Yao Li

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
86 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Yao Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Yao Li has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Molecular Biology, 31 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 20 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Yao Li's work include Spinal Cord Injury Research (14 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (14 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (9 papers). Yao Li is often cited by papers focused on Spinal Cord Injury Research (14 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (14 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (9 papers). Yao Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Singapore. Yao Li's co-authors include Xiangyang Wang, Kailiang Zhou, Jian Xiao, Xinli Hu, Haojie Zhang, Ling Xie, Huazi Xu, Hui Xu, Huanwen Chen and Yu Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Blood and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Yao Li

83 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Betulinic acid inhibits pyroptosis in spinal cord injury ... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 40 80 120
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.

  1. Betulinic acid inhibits pyroptosis in spinal cord injury by augmenting autophagy via the AMPK-mTOR-TFEB signaling pathway
    2021 136 citations Huanwen Chen, Haojie Zhang et al. profile →

Peers

Yao Li
Jian Zhu China
Huanwen Chen United States
Takeshi Oya Japan
Fanqi Kong China
Xuewen Kang China
Xinhua Yin China
Kaushik Das United States
Paul A.J. Krijnen Netherlands
He Tian China
Zhousheng Xiao United States
Jian Zhu China
Yao Li
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Fields of papers citing papers by Yao Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yao Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yao Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yao 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 Yao Li. Yao Li is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Yu, Jianing, Yao Li, Jiajie Yang, et al.. (2025). Butyrate derived from intratumoral microbiome facilitates pulmonary metastasis in osteosarcoma. Pharmacological Research. 219. 107897–107897.
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Yu, Dongmei, Shusen Bao, Yao Li, et al.. (2024). Effect of Sandblasting Process on 3D Printed Intervertebral Cage. 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing. 12(5). 425–434. 3 indexed citations
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Xia, Yuchen, Xiaoming Cheng, Tobias Nilsson, et al.. (2023). Nucleolin binds to and regulates transcription of hepatitis B virus covalently closed circular DNA minichromosome. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(49). e2306390120–e2306390120. 6 indexed citations
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Lu, Xiao, Chengtang Lv, Yuechao Zhao, et al.. (2022). TSG-6 released from adipose stem cells-derived small extracellular vesicle protects against spinal cord ischemia reperfusion injury by inhibiting endoplasmic reticulum stress. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 13(1). 291–291. 22 indexed citations
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Li, Yao, et al.. (2022). Ginsenoside Rg2 Ameliorates Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury by Regulating TAK1 to Inhibit Necroptosis. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 9. 824657–824657. 15 indexed citations
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Lou, Junsheng, Xiangyang Wang, Haojie Zhang, et al.. (2021). Inhibition of PLA2G4E/cPLA2 promotes survival of random skin flaps by alleviating Lysosomal membrane permeabilization-Induced necroptosis. Autophagy. 18(8). 1841–1863. 72 indexed citations
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Xu, Yu, Xinli Hu, Feida Li, et al.. (2021). GDF‐11 Protects the Traumatically Injured Spinal Cord by Suppressing Pyroptosis and Necroptosis via TFE3‐Mediated Autophagy Augmentation. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2021(1). 8186877–8186877. 27 indexed citations
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Hu, Sunli, Chunwu Zhang, Libin Ni, et al.. (2020). Stabilization of HIF-1α alleviates osteoarthritis via enhancing mitophagy. Cell Death and Disease. 11(6). 481–481. 157 indexed citations
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Zhou, Kailiang, Zhilong Zheng, Yao Li, et al.. (2020). TFE3, a potential therapeutic target for Spinal Cord Injury via augmenting autophagy flux and alleviating ER stress. Theranostics. 10(20). 9280–9302. 124 indexed citations
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Li, Yao, Jing Zhang, Kailiang Zhou, et al.. (2020). Elevating sestrin2 attenuates endoplasmic reticulum stress and improves functional recovery through autophagy activation after spinal cord injury. Cell Biology and Toxicology. 37(3). 401–419. 30 indexed citations
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Li, Yao, Wei Zhang, Junlei Li, et al.. (2020). The imbalance in the aortic ceramide/sphingosine-1-phosphate rheostat in ovariectomized rats and the preventive effect of estrogen. Lipids in Health and Disease. 19(1). 95–95. 13 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zengli, Nana Wang, Yang Chen, et al.. (2019). Somatic and germline mutations in the tumor suppressor gene PARK2 impair PINK1/Parkin-mediated mitophagy in lung cancer cells. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica. 41(1). 93–100. 37 indexed citations
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Chen, Yonglin, et al.. (2019). Interleukin-1 Receptor Associated Kinase 1 Mediates the Maintenance of Neuropathic Pain after Chronic Constriction Injury in Rats. Neurochemical Research. 44(5). 1214–1227. 6 indexed citations
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Fang, Shi, et al.. (2016). Plant Polyphenols Exert Anti-Tumor Activity by the PI3K/Akt Signaling Pathway: A Review. 37(15). 264. 1 indexed citations
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Ma, Zhengwen, Yi Ping Zhang, Wei Liu, et al.. (2016). A controlled spinal cord contusion for the rhesus macaque monkey. Experimental Neurology. 279. 261–273. 38 indexed citations
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Wang, Yongli, Hongming Xu, Xiangyang Wang, et al.. (2015). A Computed Tomographic Morphometric Study of the Pediatric Occipital Bone Thickness. Spine. 40(20). 1564–1571. 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Liang, Yunxiao Meng, Yanchen Xie, et al.. (2014). CTLA4 Variants and Haplotype Contribute Genetic Susceptibility to Myasthenia Gravis in Northern Chinese Population. PLoS ONE. 9(7). e101986–e101986. 23 indexed citations
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Min, Jie, Wei Zhang, Yu Gu, et al.. (2010). CIDE-3 interacts with lipopolysaccharide-induced tumor necrosis factor, and overexpression increases apoptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma. Medical Oncology. 28(S1). 219–227. 14 indexed citations

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