Yang Liu

50.3k total citations · 8 hit papers
1.9k papers, 33.9k citations indexed

About

Yang Liu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Yang Liu has authored 1.9k papers receiving a total of 33.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 642 papers in Molecular Biology, 323 papers in Surgery and 321 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Yang Liu's work include Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (126 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (105 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (104 papers). Yang Liu is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (126 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (105 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (104 papers). Yang Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Yang Liu's co-authors include Lixia Chen, Hua Li, Peng Zhang, Yueying Yang, Mengzhu Zheng, Canrong Wu, Yang Xu, Xingzhou Li, Qiqi Wang and Wu Zhong and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Yang Liu

1.8k papers receiving 33.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Analysis of therapeutic targets for SARS-CoV-2 and discovery of potential drugs by computational methods

2020 1.7k citations Yang Liu et al. profile →
Mapping global prevalence of depression among postpartum women

2021 370 citations Yang Liu et al. profile →
Engineered exosomes from different sources for cancer-targeted therapy

2023 292 citations Yang Liu et al. profile →
Evolutionary enhancement of Zika virus infectivity in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

2017 281 citations Yang Liu et al. profile →
Cuproptosis-Related Risk Score Predicts Prognosis and Characterizes the Tumor Microenvironment in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

2022 192 citations Yang Liu et al. profile →
RNA demethylase ALKBH5 in cancer: from mechanisms to therapeutic potential

2022 159 citations Yang Liu et al. profile →
GPX4, ferroptosis, and diseases

2024 141 citations Yang Liu et al. profile →
TMEM164 is a new determinant of autophagy-dependent ferroptosis

2022 133 citations Yang Liu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yang Liu China	72	13.8k	6.9k	3.2k	3.2k	3.2k	1.9k	33.9k
Chen Chen China	88	19.5k 1.4×	5.7k 0.8×	2.3k 0.7×	3.8k 1.2×	3.7k 1.2×	2.5k	51.4k
Stephen J. Chanock United States	88	11.5k 0.8×	3.9k 0.6×	2.5k 0.8×	4.5k 1.4×	2.4k 0.8×	588	28.5k
Ning Wang China	84	15.3k 1.1×	6.0k 0.9×	2.5k 0.8×	3.1k 1.0×	2.0k 0.6×	1.2k	34.9k
Qing‐Yu He China	56	21.6k 1.6×	7.5k 1.1×	5.8k 1.8×	5.3k 1.7×	2.1k 0.7×	397	39.0k
Demetrios�� Spandidos Greece	77	10.3k 0.7×	3.7k 0.5×	2.6k 0.8×	5.9k 1.9×	2.3k 0.7×	973	27.1k
Li Zhang China	105	28.5k 2.1×	7.4k 1.1×	4.0k 1.2×	2.7k 0.9×	5.0k 1.6×	1.9k	60.1k
Jian Zhang China	79	15.5k 1.1×	7.5k 1.1×	4.4k 1.4×	6.7k 2.1×	2.9k 0.9×	1.3k	32.7k
Ting Liu China	66	10.7k 0.8×	3.1k 0.5×	1.8k 0.6×	3.8k 1.2×	2.1k 0.6×	1.1k	26.1k
Lin Wang China	78	9.9k 0.7×	3.9k 0.6×	1.6k 0.5×	3.8k 1.2×	2.1k 0.7×	896	28.1k
Ying Wang China	86	13.6k 1.0×	4.2k 0.6×	2.5k 0.8×	7.4k 2.3×	3.2k 1.0×	934	33.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yang Liu

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Liu, Yang, Ping Xiong, Qiushi Li, et al.. (2025). Experimental investigation on the influence of surface conditions on boiling heat transfer during quenching of a cylinder in subcooled water. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science. 165. 111446–111446.

Li, Haiyang, et al.. (2025). Structural Optimization of Fibroblast Activation Protein Inhibitors Through Zwitterionic and PEG Modification Strategy: Impact on Pharmacokinetics and Tumor Imaging. Molecular Pharmaceutics. 22(8). 4831–4843.

Liu, Xinyao, Qiuxia Huang, Weifeng Li, et al.. (2024). The inhibitory impact of Schisandrin on inflammation and oxidative stress alleviates LPS‐induced acute kidney injury. Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry. 71(5). 1116–1128. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Yang, et al.. (2024). Effect of orthotic insole on symptomatic flexible flatfoot in school-age children: Meta-analysis and 1-year follow-up study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7. 63–70.

Wang, Ligang, Ying Wang, Qiqi Xie, et al.. (2024). Resveratrol liposomes reverse sorafenib resistance in renal cell carcinoma models by modulating PI3K-AKT-mTOR and VHL-HIF signaling pathways. International Journal of Pharmaceutics X. 8. 100280–100280. 5 indexed citations

Liu, Yang, et al.. (2024). Discovery of bioactive-chemical Q-markers of Acanthopanax sessiliflorus leaves: An integrated strategy of plant metabolomics, fingerprint and spectrum-efficacy relationship research. Journal of Chromatography B. 1233. 124009–124009. 4 indexed citations

Wang, Danyang, et al.. (2024). Comparison of ultrasound-guided subtransverse process interligamentary plane block with paravertebral block for postoperative analgesia in thoracic surgery: protocol for a randomised non-inferiority trial. BMJ Open. 14(3). e082135–e082135. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Chaoxu, Yang Liu, Qing Ding, et al.. (2023). Harnessing electromagnetic fields to assist bone tissue engineering. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 14(1). 7–7. 28 indexed citations

Liu, Yang, et al.. (2023). Cordyceps militaris polysaccharide alleviates ovalbumin-induced allergic asthma through the Nrf2/HO-1 and NF-κB signaling pathways and regulates the gut microbiota. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 238. 124333–124333. 23 indexed citations

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Ma, Xinbo, Kunyu Zhang, Ji Yi, et al.. (2023). The disruption of blood-brain barrier induced by long-term arsenic exposure is associated with the increase of MMP-9 and MMP-2: The characteristics are similar to those caused by senescence. Chemico-Biological Interactions. 385. 110743–110743. 10 indexed citations

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Liu, Yang, Jie Ding, Yibo Zhang, et al.. (2023). Effects of hypoxia stress on oxidative stress, apoptosis and microorganisms in the intestine of large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea). Aquaculture. 581. 740444–740444. 26 indexed citations

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Liu, Yang, et al.. (2023). Comparative efficacy and safety of multiple acupuncture therapies for post stroke cognitive impairment: a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Frontiers in Neurology. 14. 1218095–1218095. 5 indexed citations

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Liu, Yang, et al.. (2022). Identification of clinical candidates against West Nile virus by activity screening in vitro and effect evaluation in vivo. Journal of Medical Virology. 94(10). 4918–4925. 17 indexed citations

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Li, Wang, Mei Mei, Tian Liu, et al.. (2022). Identification of PDCD1 and PDCD1LG2 as Prognostic Biomarkers and Associated with Immune Infiltration in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6 indexed citations

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Liu, Pingping, et al.. (2022). Sulforaphane inhibits cytokine-stimulated chemokine and adhesion molecule expressions in human corneal fibroblasts: Involvement of the MAPK, STAT, and NF-κB signaling pathways. Experimental Eye Research. 216. 108946–108946. 10 indexed citations

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Wang, Wei, et al.. (2020). Influencing Factors and Exercise Intervention of Cognitive Impairment in Elderly Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

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Li, Liu, et al.. (2020). Long-term outcome and postoperative anal function after laparoscopic modified Bacon’ s radical resection of rectal cancer. 14(1). 46–49.

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Liu, Yang, et al.. (2015). Variation of the default mode network with altered alertness levels induced by propofol. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations

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Zhu, Yong‐Guan, et al.. (2015). Hierarchical micro/nanostructured titanium with balanced actions to bacterial and mammalian cells for dental implants. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

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Yonemura, Yutaka, Emel Canbay, Shouzou Sako, et al.. (2014). Effects of Laparosopic Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Peritoneal Metastasis from Gastric Cancer. 3(2). 2 indexed citations

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