Yongxin Liu

34.6k total citations · 7 hit papers
135 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Yongxin Liu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yongxin Liu has authored 135 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Molecular Biology, 29 papers in Plant Science and 17 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Yongxin Liu's work include Gut microbiota and health (22 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (15 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (12 papers). Yongxin Liu is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (22 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (15 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (12 papers). Yongxin Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Yongxin Liu's co-authors include Tong Chen, Yang Bai, Yuan Qin, Luqi Huang, Xiaoxuan Guo, Meiping Lu, Xubo Qian, Yuechen Bai, Baoyuan Qu and Ting Jiang and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Yongxin Liu

129 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

A practical guide to amplicon and metagenomic analysis of... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2020 2019 2022 2022 2024 100 200 300 400 500
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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. A practical guide to amplicon and metagenomic analysis of microbiome data
    2020 566 citations Yongxin Liu, Yuan Qin et al. Protein & Cell profile →
  2. A specialized metabolic network selectively modulates Arabidopsis root microbiota
    2019 542 citations Ancheng C. Huang, Ting Jiang et al. Science profile →
  3. ImageGP: An easy‐to‐use data visualization web server for scientific researchers
    2022 336 citations Tong Chen, Yongxin Liu et al. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →
  4. ggClusterNet: An R package for microbiome network analysis and modularity‐based multiple network layouts
    2022 264 citations Tao Wen, Guoqing Niu et al. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →
  5. Wekemo Bioincloud: A user‐friendly platform for meta‐omics data analyses
    2024 130 citations Yunyun Gao, Guo‐Xing Zhang et al. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →
  6. Visualizing set relationships: EVenn's comprehensive approach to Venn diagrams
    2024 60 citations Tong Chen, Yongxin Liu et al. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →
  7. Beneficial microorganisms: Regulating growth and defense for plant welfare
    2024 56 citations Yan Liu, Aiqin Shi et al. Plant Biotechnology Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yongxin Liu China 27 1.6k 1.5k 695 323 251 135 4.1k
Lili Zhang China 39 1.6k 1.0× 1.3k 0.9× 442 0.6× 292 0.9× 300 1.2× 219 5.1k
Zheng Gao China 39 1.5k 1.0× 2.1k 1.4× 672 1.0× 203 0.6× 526 2.1× 143 4.3k
Tao Zhang China 36 1.2k 0.7× 1.3k 0.9× 721 1.0× 155 0.5× 432 1.7× 210 5.1k
Jianfeng Zhang China 32 1.3k 0.8× 1.5k 1.0× 365 0.5× 228 0.7× 329 1.3× 310 4.0k
Gary Xie United States 38 2.0k 1.3× 775 0.5× 937 1.3× 143 0.4× 226 0.9× 95 4.6k
Zhenshan Liu China 33 2.0k 1.3× 1.7k 1.1× 365 0.5× 272 0.8× 120 0.5× 97 4.1k
Chun Wang China 29 1.9k 1.2× 2.2k 1.5× 358 0.5× 91 0.3× 357 1.4× 162 4.3k
Huan Zhang China 36 1.6k 1.0× 2.0k 1.4× 281 0.4× 137 0.4× 179 0.7× 217 4.8k
Joseph N. Paulson United States 24 3.1k 2.0× 1.5k 1.0× 924 1.3× 220 0.7× 144 0.6× 66 6.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yongxin Liu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yongxin Liu

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wang, Mengli, Xuejun Chai, Yongxin Liu, et al.. (2025). Disruption of tryptophan metabolism by high-fat diet-triggered maternal immune activation promotes social behavioral deficits in male mice. Nature Communications. 16(1). 2105–2105. 2 indexed citations
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He, Yuling, Yongxin Liu, Rongyao Wang, et al.. (2025). Clemastine fumarate alleviates endoplasmic reticulum stress through the Nur77/GFPT2/CHOP pathway after ischemia/reperfusion in rat hearts. International Immunopharmacology. 149. 114242–114242. 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Ruiji, Ziheng Wang, Peng Luo, et al.. (2025). iMetaMed: Transcending Disciplinary Borders and Integrative Vision for Medicine. 1(1).
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Zhou, Mengran, Kai Wang, Tao Lin, et al.. (2025). Can urban three-dimensional compact form reduce building operational carbon emissions? New evidence from a prototypical coastal city. Sustainable Cities and Society. 130. 106664–106664. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xinlu, Xu Zhang, Yongxin Liu, et al.. (2024). Glutathione-depleting polyprodrug nanoparticle for enhanced photodynamic therapy and cascaded locoregional chemotherapy. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 670. 279–287. 10 indexed citations
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Li, Yahui, Haifei Yang, Zhicheng Ju, et al.. (2024). FoodMicroDB: A microbiome database for composition and time‐series research in food. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(2). e40–e40. 5 indexed citations
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Gao, Yunyun, et al.. (2024). Wekemo Bioincloud: A user‐friendly platform for meta‐omics data analyses. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). e175–e175. 130 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Yan, Aiqin Shi, Yue Chen, et al.. (2024). Beneficial microorganisms: Regulating growth and defense for plant welfare. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 23(3). 986–998. 56 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhou, Yuanping, Yongxin Liu, & Xuemeng Li. (2024). USEARCH 12: Open‐source software for sequencing analysis in bioinformatics and microbiome. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(5). e236–e236. 12 indexed citations
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Zhong, Shi, Yuqing Sun, Jinxi Huo, et al.. (2024). The gut microbiota‐aromatic hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) axis mediates the anticolitic effect of polyphenol‐rich extracts from Sanghuangporus. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(2). e180–e180. 40 indexed citations
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Zhang, Tianyuan, Hanzhou Li, Mian Jiang, et al.. (2024). Nanopore sequencing: flourishing in its teenage years. Journal of genetics and genomics. 51(12). 1361–1374. 28 indexed citations
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Ren, Guangxu, Liang He, Yongxin Liu, et al.. (2024). The long‐term intake of milk fat does not significantly increase the blood lipid burden in normal and high‐fat diet‐fed mice. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(6). e256–e256. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Yan, Caiting Yang, Xiaoting Zhang, et al.. (2023). FOXG1 regulates the proliferation and apoptosis of human lung cancer cells. Heliyon. 9(9). e19540–e19540. 4 indexed citations
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Wen, Tao, Guoqing Niu, Tong Chen, et al.. (2023). The best practice for microbiome analysis using R. Protein & Cell. 14(10). 713–725. 68 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jingying, Yongxin Liu, Xiaoxuan Guo, et al.. (2021). High-throughput cultivation and identification of bacteria from the plant root microbiota. Nature Protocols. 16(2). 988–1012. 162 indexed citations
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Liu, Yongxin, Yuan Qin, Tong Chen, et al.. (2020). A practical guide to amplicon and metagenomic analysis of microbiome data. Protein & Cell. 12(5). 315–330. 566 indexed citations breakdown →
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Huang, Ancheng C., Ting Jiang, Yongxin Liu, et al.. (2019). A specialized metabolic network selectively modulates Arabidopsis root microbiota. Science. 364(6440). 542 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yan, Ru, et al.. (2019). Effect of clemastine fumarate on TLR4/PI3K/Akt signaling pathway during hypoxia-reoxygenation in rat cardiomyocytes. Zhonghua mazuixue zazhi. 39(5). 610–612. 1 indexed citations

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