Yinqing Li

10.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
53 papers, 7.0k citations indexed

About

Yinqing Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yinqing Li has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 7.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 4 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yinqing Li's work include CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (16 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (9 papers) and Advancements in Battery Materials (9 papers). Yinqing Li is often cited by papers focused on CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (16 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (9 papers) and Advancements in Battery Materials (9 papers). Yinqing Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Yinqing Li's co-authors include Feng Zhang, F. Ann Ran, Vineeta Agarwala, Joshua A. Weinstein, Patrick D. Hsu, David A. Scott, Luciano A. Marraffini, Gang Bao, Xuebing Wu and Silvana Konermann and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Yinqing Li

50 papers receiving 6.9k citations

Hit Papers

DNA targeting specificity of RNA-guided Cas9 nucleases 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 2014 2016 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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. DNA targeting specificity of RNA-guided Cas9 nucleases
    2013 3.4k citations Patrick D. Hsu, David A. Scott et al. Nature Biotechnology profile →
  2. In vivo interrogation of gene function in the mammalian brain using CRISPR-Cas9
    2014 608 citations Lukasz Swiech, Matthias Heidenreich et al. Nature Biotechnology profile →
  3. Crystal Structure of Cpf1 in Complex with Guide RNA and Target DNA
    2016 552 citations Hiroshi Nishimasu, Bernd Zetsche et al. Cell profile →

Peers

Yinqing Li
Daesik Kim South Korea
Neville E. Sanjana United States
Haoyi Wang China
Gregory A. Newby United States
Luhan Yang United States
Alexandro E. Trevino United States
Winston X. Yan United States
Robert P. J. Barretto United States
Thomas Gaj United States
Morgan L. Maeder United States
Daesik Kim South Korea
Yinqing Li
Citations per year, relative to Yinqing Li Yinqing Li (= 1×) peers Daesik Kim

Countries citing papers authored by Yinqing Li

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yinqing Li

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Yinqing Li. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Yinqing Li. The network helps show where Yinqing Li may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yinqing Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yinqing Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yinqing 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 Yinqing Li. Yinqing Li 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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Yuan, Junsong, Xiaoyu Ren, Huimin Wang, et al.. (2024). Tracking-seq reveals the heterogeneity of off-target effects in CRISPR–Cas9-mediated genome editing. Nature Biotechnology. 43(5). 799–810. 23 indexed citations
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Wei, Lei, et al.. (2024). scDecouple: decoupling cellular response from infected proportion bias in scCRISPR-seq. Briefings in Bioinformatics. 25(2). 1 indexed citations
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Zhu, Zhiwen, Wenhao Zhang, Yuling Chen, et al.. (2023). Global histone H2B degradation regulates insulin/ IGF signaling‐mediated nutrient stress. The EMBO Journal. 42(19). e113328–e113328. 8 indexed citations
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Liu, Xin-Yi, Xiaobo Wang, Shuang Geng, et al.. (2023). Sustained store-operated calcium entry utilizing activated chromatin state leads to instability in iTregs. eLife. 12. 2 indexed citations
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Hu, Yanyan, Yuanyuan Yang, Pengcheng Tan, et al.. (2022). Induction of mouse totipotent stem cells by a defined chemical cocktail. Nature. 617(7962). 792–797. 67 indexed citations
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Yi, Ruowei, Yinchao Zhao, Chenguang Liu, et al.. (2022). A Ti3C2Tx-Based Composite as Separator Coating for Stable Li-S Batteries. Nanomaterials. 12(21). 3770–3770. 15 indexed citations
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Sui, Xin, Yinqing Li, Na Li, et al.. (2019). Oviductus Ranae protein hydrolyzate prevents menopausal osteoporosis by regulating TGFβ/BMP2 signaling. Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 299(3). 873–882. 11 indexed citations
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Mirzazadeh, Reza, Silvano Garnerone, Martin Schneider, et al.. (2017). BLISS is a versatile and quantitative method for genome-wide profiling of DNA double-strand breaks. Nature. 86 indexed citations
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Yan, Winston X., Reza Mirzazadeh, Silvano Garnerone, et al.. (2017). BLISS is a versatile and quantitative method for genome-wide profiling of DNA double-strand breaks. Nature Communications. 8(1). 15058–15058. 272 indexed citations
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Habib, Naomi, Yinqing Li, Matthias Heidenreich, et al.. (2016). Div-Seq: Single-nucleus RNA-Seq reveals dynamics of rare adult newborn neurons. Science. 353(6302). 925–928. 382 indexed citations
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Li, Yinqing, et al.. (2015). Modular construction of mammalian gene circuits using TALE transcriptional repressors. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 1 indexed citations
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Li, Yinqing, et al.. (2015). Modular construction of mammalian gene circuits using TALE transcriptional repressors. Nature Chemical Biology. 11(3). 207–213. 68 indexed citations
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Nishimasu, Hiroshi, Le Cong, Winston X. Yan, et al.. (2015). Crystal Structure of Staphylococcus aureus Cas9. Cell. 162(5). 1113–1126. 335 indexed citations
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Busskamp, Volker, Nathan E. Lewis, Patrick Guye, et al.. (2014). Rapid neurogenesis through transcriptional activation in human stem cells. Molecular Systems Biology. 10(11). 760–760. 158 indexed citations
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Swiech, Lukasz, Matthias Heidenreich, Abhishek Banerjee, et al.. (2014). In vivo interrogation of gene function in the mammalian brain using CRISPR-Cas9. Nature Biotechnology. 33(1). 102–106. 608 indexed citations breakdown →
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Duportet, Xavier, Liliana Wróblewska, Patrick Guye, et al.. (2014). A platform for rapid prototyping of synthetic gene networks in mammalian cells. Nucleic Acids Research. 42(21). 13440–13451. 109 indexed citations
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Hsu, Patrick D., David A. Scott, Joshua A. Weinstein, et al.. (2013). DNA targeting specificity of RNA-guided Cas9 nucleases. Nature Biotechnology. 31(9). 827–832. 3441 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sakar, Mahmut Selman, Devin Neal, Thomas Boudou, et al.. (2012). Formation and Optogenetic Control of 3D Engineered Skeletal Muscle Bioactuators. Europe PMC (PubMed Central). 226 indexed citations
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Li, Yinqing. (2012). Optimization of smoke extraction system for spaces without ceilings or with hollow ceilings. Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 1 indexed citations
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Li, Yinqing, et al.. (2010). Preventive and therapeutic effects of antler collagen on osteoporosis in ovariectomized rats. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. 9(38). 6437–6441. 9 indexed citations

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