Ying Liu

92.7k total citations · 14 hit papers
1.7k papers, 63.4k citations indexed

About

Ying Liu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Ying Liu has authored 1.7k papers receiving a total of 63.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 448 papers in Molecular Biology, 327 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 256 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Ying Liu's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (113 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (88 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (55 papers). Ying Liu is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (113 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (88 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (55 papers). Ying Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Ying Liu's co-authors include Chunying Chen, Jieming Qu, Yang Han, Yang Qiu, Xuan Dong, Nanshan Chen, Fengyun Gong, Yuan Wei, Jingli Wang and Xinxin Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Ying Liu

1.6k papers receiving 62.3k citations

Hit Papers

Epidemiological an... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2020 2011 2011 2000 2012 4.0k 8.0k 12.0k
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. Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 99 cases of 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a descriptive study
    2020 14.3k citations Ying Liu et al. profile →
  2. Cellular Uptake, Intracellular Trafficking, and Cytotoxicity of Nanomaterials
    2011 960 citations Ying Liu et al. profile →
  3. Binding of blood proteins to carbon nanotubes reduces cytotoxicity
    2011 772 citations Ying Liu et al. profile →
  4. Langerin, a Novel C-Type Lectin Specific to Langerhans Cells, Is an Endocytic Receptor that Induces the Formation of Birbeck Granules
    2000 726 citations Ying Liu et al. profile →
  5. Understanding the Toxicity of Carbon Nanotubes
    2012 585 citations Ying Liu et al. profile →
  6. Surface chemistry and aspect ratio mediated cellular uptake of Au nanorods
    2010 570 citations Ying Liu et al. profile →
  7. Au@Pt nanostructures as oxidase and peroxidase mimetics for use in immunoassays
    2010 540 citations Ying Liu et al. profile →
  8. Bismuth Sulfide Nanorods as a Precision Nanomedicine forin VivoMultimodal Imaging-Guided Photothermal Therapy of Tumor
    2015 517 citations Ying Liu et al. profile →
  9. Human kidney is a target for novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection
    2021 347 citations Ying Liu et al. profile →
  10. Biofilm formation and its influences on the properties of microplastics as affected by exposure time and depth in the seawater
    2020 329 citations Ying Liu et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
  11. Self‐Assembling Peptide‐Based Hydrogels for Wound Tissue Repair
    2022 233 citations Ying Liu et al. profile →
  12. Astragalus polysaccharide: a review of its immunomodulatory effect
    2022 187 citations Ying Liu et al. profile →
  13. Anti‐Quenching NIR‐II J‐Aggregates of Benzo[c]thiophene Fluorophore for Highly Efficient Bioimaging and Phototheranostics
    2023 136 citations Ying Liu et al. profile →
  14. Psychobiotic Lactobacillus plantarum JYLP-326 relieves anxiety, depression, and insomnia symptoms in test anxious college via modulating the gut microbiota and its metabolism
    2023 104 citations Ying Liu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ying Liu China 100 13.5k 12.6k 11.9k 10.9k 6.7k 1.7k 63.4k
Yi Liu China 86 6.0k 0.4× 17.3k 1.4× 11.2k 0.9× 5.5k 0.5× 2.2k 0.3× 1.2k 43.8k
Michael R. Hamblin United States 139 32.1k 2.4× 17.3k 1.4× 15.3k 1.3× 3.0k 0.3× 7.4k 1.1× 982 81.8k
Li Zhu China 148 20.3k 1.5× 19.3k 1.5× 28.6k 2.4× 998 0.1× 6.1k 0.9× 5.0k 141.8k
Lin Li China 99 12.0k 0.9× 16.7k 1.3× 11.7k 1.0× 948 0.1× 6.5k 1.0× 2.0k 55.4k
Jeremy C. Smith United States 92 5.5k 0.4× 32.0k 2.5× 7.8k 0.7× 1.7k 0.2× 2.5k 0.4× 848 58.8k
Ralph Weissleder United States 169 36.0k 2.7× 45.9k 3.6× 15.1k 1.3× 1.8k 0.2× 17.0k 2.5× 1.1k 118.0k
Samir Mitragotri United States 107 16.6k 1.2× 13.9k 1.1× 7.3k 0.6× 746 0.1× 13.5k 2.0× 357 48.6k
Ralph B. D’Agostino United States 196 4.0k 0.3× 14.5k 1.2× 3.9k 0.3× 2.2k 0.2× 641 0.1× 1.4k 175.5k
Yukio Ando Japan 98 3.7k 0.3× 16.5k 1.3× 7.7k 0.6× 995 0.1× 745 0.1× 2.8k 56.0k
Chen Chen China 88 4.4k 0.3× 19.5k 1.5× 3.1k 0.3× 947 0.1× 1.9k 0.3× 2.5k 51.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ying Liu

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Li, Yongdong, Xinya Li, Tong Li, et al.. (2025). Identification of key chromium resistance genes in Cellulomonas using transcriptomics. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 291. 117843–117843. 2 indexed citations
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Tan, Rong, Xin Wei Wang, Xu Wang, et al.. (2025). 8-Epidiosbulbin E acetate triggers apoptosis via metabolic activation-mediated crosstalk between mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 302. 118614–118614.
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Liu, Ying, Xinyu Li, Nianwu Li, et al.. (2024). Recent progress in gelatin-based electrospun nanofibrous membranes for wound dressings: A Review. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 415. 126411–126411. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Ying, et al.. (2024). Eu3+-based InP/ZnS quantum dot fluorescence platform for multi-color and sensitive visualization of tetracycline. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 313. 124167–124167. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Mengyu, et al.. (2024). Effects of polyethylene and poly (butyleneadipate-co-terephthalate) contamination on soil respiration and carbon sequestration. Environmental Pollution. 364(Pt 2). 125315–125315. 5 indexed citations
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Zhang, Haifeng, Xuzhuang Yang, Guanjun Gao, et al.. (2024). Green hydrogen production by photocatalytic direct dehydrogenation of methanol on CuPt/TiO2. Fuel. 366. 131391–131391. 6 indexed citations
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Zhou, Qing, Ying Liu, Yijun Liu, et al.. (2024). PLUNC inhibits invasion and metastasis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma by inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1870(7). 167352–167352. 1 indexed citations
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Gao, Jinfang, Ying Liu, Na Zhang, et al.. (2023). Photodynamic therapy for arthritis: A promising therapeutic strategy. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(4). 205–219. 7 indexed citations
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Lei, Chao, et al.. (2023). Effects of microplastics and cadmium on the soil-wheat system as single and combined contaminants. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 196. 291–301. 29 indexed citations
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Li, Jiangxue, Shilin Li, Xiaoyu Liang, et al.. (2023). Sustained oral intake of nano-iron oxide perturbs the gut-liver axis. NanoImpact. 30. 100464–100464. 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yi, Jingfeng Gao, Zhiqi Wang, et al.. (2023). The responses of microbial metabolic activity, bacterial community and resistance genes under the coexistence of nanoplastics and quaternary ammonium compounds in the sewage environment. The Science of The Total Environment. 879. 163064–163064. 8 indexed citations
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Song, Xiao, Xiaodan Zhang, Junzhong Ji, & Ying Liu. (2023). Multi-scale Superpixel based Hierarchical Attention model for brain CT classification. Journal of Visual Communication and Image Representation. 91. 103773–103773. 4 indexed citations
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Yan, Zhipeng, Qishuo Yang, Jun Han, et al.. (2023). Thickness dependence of optical and electronic properties of FeCl2 films under high pressure. Optical Materials. 146. 114603–114603. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Yutian, et al.. (2023). Impairment of bile acid metabolism and altered composition by lead and copper in Bufo gargarizans tadpoles. The Science of The Total Environment. 900. 165901–165901. 7 indexed citations
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Li, Kailing, Jun Wang, Li Liu, et al.. (2023). Pd(II)-based coordination polymer nanosheets for ratiometric colorimetric and photothermal dual-mode assay of serum alkaline phosphatase. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 299. 122802–122802. 3 indexed citations
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Guo, Yi, et al.. (2023). Mitigating the inhibition of antibacterial agent chloroxylenol on nitrification system-The role of Rhodococcus ruber in a bioaugmentation system. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 447. 130758–130758. 21 indexed citations
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Liu, Ying, Wei Xue, Xin Chen, et al.. (2023). Total flavonoids of Litchi seed attenuate stem cell-like properties in breast cancer by regulating Notch3 signaling pathway. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 305. 116133–116133. 11 indexed citations
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Yan, Xiaoting, et al.. (2023). Succinylation of CTBP1 mediated by KAT2A suppresses its inhibitory activity on the transcription of CDH1 to promote the progression of prostate cancer. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 650. 9–16. 17 indexed citations

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