Yanjun Li

3.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
70 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Yanjun Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yanjun Li has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Oncology and 8 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Yanjun Li's work include Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (15 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (13 papers) and Cancer-related gene regulation (8 papers). Yanjun Li is often cited by papers focused on Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (15 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (13 papers) and Cancer-related gene regulation (8 papers). Yanjun Li collaborates with scholars based in China, Canada and United States. Yanjun Li's co-authors include Jinrong Min, Chao Xu, Ke Liu, W. Tempel, Ian A. Roundtree, Zhike Lu, Chuan He, Xiao Wang, Mervin C. Yöder and Rebecca J. Chan and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Yanjun Li

66 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Structural basis for selective binding of m6A RNA by the YTHDC1 YTH domain

2014 568 citations Ke Liu, Yanjun Li et al. Nature Chemical Biology profile →
Structure and activity of human TMPRSS2 protease implicated in SARS-CoV-2 activation

2022 134 citations Yanjun Li, Levon Halabelian et al. Nature Chemical Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yanjun Li China	22	1.6k	312	215	191	120	70	2.0k
Young-Joon Kim South Korea	25	2.5k 1.6×	252 0.8×	554 2.6×	186 1.0×	355 3.0×	69	3.2k
Youheng Wei China	20	648 0.4×	102 0.3×	131 0.6×	106 0.6×	132 1.1×	56	1.1k
Ewald H. Hettema United Kingdom	31	3.1k 2.0×	116 0.4×	108 0.5×	179 0.9×	75 0.6×	51	3.6k
Georgios Ioannis Karras United States	8	1.3k 0.8×	143 0.5×	218 1.0×	446 2.3×	84 0.7×	14	1.6k
Katarzyna H. Kaminska Poland	20	1.1k 0.7×	229 0.7×	118 0.5×	83 0.4×	100 0.8×	42	1.4k
M. Hammarstrom Sweden	22	1.3k 0.8×	70 0.2×	317 1.5×	269 1.4×	173 1.4×	29	1.7k
Lilin Zhang China	20	904 0.6×	135 0.4×	162 0.8×	189 1.0×	151 1.3×	78	1.6k
Nara Lee United States	21	1.1k 0.7×	441 1.4×	182 0.8×	228 1.2×	70 0.6×	48	1.6k
Alexey Stukalov Austria	17	1.5k 1.0×	252 0.8×	312 1.5×	323 1.7×	173 1.4×	36	2.1k
Amie J. McClellan United States	11	1.4k 0.9×	59 0.2×	188 0.9×	190 1.0×	102 0.8×	14	1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Yanjun Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yanjun Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yanjun Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yanjun Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yanjun Li based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Yanjun Li. Yanjun Li is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Du, Juan, Lulu Li, Yanjun Li, et al.. (2025). A rice DELLA protein OsSLR1 positively regulates rice resistance to southern rice black-streaked dwarf virus infection. BMC Plant Biology. 25(1). 379–379. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Huan, et al.. (2025). NSUN2/ALYREF-medicated m5C-modified circRNA505 regulates the proliferation, differentiation, and glycolysis of antler chondrocytes via the miRNA-127/p53 axis and LDHA. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 309(Pt 1). 142527–142527. 4 indexed citations

Li, Yanjun, Xin Wang, Nannan Luo, et al.. (2025). Flat bands induced by destructive interference in twisted WSe2 bilayers. Physical review. B.. 111(23). 1 indexed citations

Şerban, Simona, Jun Wang, Haifeng Jia, et al.. (2025). Strategies for the Chromatographic Purification of Lactoferrin from Dairy Sources and Fermentation Broth. Industrial Biotechnology. 21(4). 255–263.

Dong, Aiping, Alma Seitova, Yanjun Li, et al.. (2025). Structural basis of TMPRSS11D specificity and autocleavage activation. Nature Communications. 16(1). 4351–4351. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Xin, Yanjun Li, Nannan Luo, et al.. (2025). Orbital-frustrated flat-band model and its realization in materials. Physical review. B.. 111(4). 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Ruifang, et al.. (2024). Editing of OsPsaL gene improves both yield and antiviral immunity in rice. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 23(1). 17–19. 1 indexed citations

Righetto, Germanna Lima, Yanting Yin, David M. Duda, et al.. (2024). Probing the CRL4DCAF12 interactions with MAGEA3 and CCT5 di-Glu C-terminal degrons. PNAS Nexus. 3(4). pgae153–pgae153. 1 indexed citations

Niu, Yuanjie, et al.. (2024). Advances in research on malignant tumors and targeted agents for TOP2A (Review). Molecular Medicine Reports. 31(2). 2 indexed citations

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Liu, Ke, Jin Zhang, Yuqing Xiao, et al.. (2023). Structural insights into DNA recognition by the BEN domain of the transcription factor BANP. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 299(6). 104734–104734. 3 indexed citations

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Sun, Yangyang, et al.. (2023). Identification and evolution of non-traditional nitrilase from Spirosoma linguale DSM 74 with high hydration activity. Bioorganic Chemistry. 143. 107055–107055. 6 indexed citations

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Kimani, Serah, Sumera Perveen, Hong Zeng, et al.. (2023). The co-crystal structure of Cbl-b and a small-molecule inhibitor reveals the mechanism of Cbl-b inhibition. Communications Biology. 6(1). 1272–1272. 12 indexed citations

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Liu, Qiangqiang, Qian Luo, Jianyu Feng, et al.. (2022). Hypoxia-induced proteasomal degradation of DBC1 by SIAH2 in breast cancer progression. eLife. 11. 13 indexed citations

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Yan, Xiaojie, Xiaolu Wang, Mengqi Zhou, et al.. (2021). Molecular basis for ubiquitin ligase CRL2FEM1C-mediated recognition of C-degron. Nature Chemical Biology. 17(3). 263–271. 30 indexed citations

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Mann, Mandeep, Carlos Zepeda‐Velázquez, Aiping Dong, et al.. (2021). Structure–Activity Relationship of USP5 Inhibitors. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 64(20). 15017–15036. 13 indexed citations

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Zhou, Mengqi, et al.. (2021). Structural basis for the recognition of the S2, S5‐phosphorylated RNA polymerase II CTD by the mRNA anti‐terminator protein hSCAF4. FEBS Letters. 596(2). 249–259. 5 indexed citations

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Cheng, Dong, Reiko Nakagawa, Kyohei Oyama, et al.. (2020). Structural basis for histone variant H3tK27me3 recognition by PHF1 and PHF19. eLife. 9. 16 indexed citations

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Lei, Ming, Yue Feng, Mengqi Zhou, et al.. (2018). Crystal structure of chromo barrel domain of RBBP1. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 496(4). 1344–1348. 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jianxin, et al.. (2017). Effects of different doses of dexmedetomidine on inflammatory factors and T lymphocyte subsets in elderly patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yong, et al.. (2016). Effect of Different Drying Methods on Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitory Activity of Peptides from Bovine Casein Hydrolysate. 37(19). 210. 2 indexed citations

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