Yujing Li

10.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
59 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Yujing Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Yujing Li has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Genetics and 7 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Yujing Li's work include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (22 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (11 papers) and Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (9 papers). Yujing Li is often cited by papers focused on Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (22 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (11 papers) and Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (9 papers). Yujing Li collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Rwanda. Yujing Li's co-authors include Peng Jin, Keith E. Szulwach, Xuekun Li, Chuan He, Chun‐Xiao Song, Qing Dai, Hao Wu, Bing Yao, Lucy A. Godley and Ye Fu and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Yujing Li

56 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

Zika Virus Infects Human Cortical Neural Progenitors a... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2016 2010 2015 2011 250 500 750
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. Zika Virus Infects Human Cortical Neural Progenitors and Attenuates Their Growth
    2016 914 citations Hengli Tang, Christy Hammack et al. Cell stem cell profile →
  2. Selective chemical labeling reveals the genome-wide distribution of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine
    2010 818 citations Keith E. Szulwach, Qing Dai et al. profile →
  3. CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing in human tripronuclear zygotes
    2015 701 citations Yujing Li et al. profile →
  4. 5-hmC–mediated epigenetic dynamics during postnatal neurodevelopment and aging
    2011 638 citations Keith E. Szulwach, Xuekun Li 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
Yujing Li United States 24 4.3k 1.1k 800 642 561 59 5.6k
Stevens K. Rehen Brazil 34 2.6k 0.6× 586 0.5× 786 1.0× 247 0.4× 552 1.0× 119 4.7k
Alexandre Reymond Switzerland 48 5.9k 1.4× 2.6k 2.3× 466 0.6× 987 1.5× 107 0.2× 122 8.6k
Scott Dewell United States 22 6.5k 1.5× 1.1k 1.0× 293 0.4× 1.5k 2.3× 190 0.3× 32 7.8k
Mitsuyoshi Nakao Japan 57 7.4k 1.7× 2.3k 2.1× 188 0.2× 1.1k 1.6× 188 0.3× 174 9.6k
Zhexing Wen United States 30 1.6k 0.4× 404 0.4× 851 1.1× 179 0.3× 606 1.1× 65 3.7k
Jun Qin China 53 7.0k 1.6× 1.9k 1.7× 200 0.3× 2.0k 3.2× 301 0.5× 226 10.7k
Mattia Pelizzola Italy 32 7.0k 1.6× 1.4k 1.3× 168 0.2× 989 1.5× 202 0.4× 60 8.8k
Orla M. Conneely United States 58 4.4k 1.0× 4.9k 4.5× 1.0k 1.3× 530 0.8× 171 0.3× 120 12.1k
Jing Zhou United States 37 2.0k 0.5× 575 0.5× 252 0.3× 217 0.3× 941 1.7× 98 4.5k
Wei Xie China 36 7.2k 1.7× 1.6k 1.5× 373 0.5× 502 0.8× 55 0.1× 113 8.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Yujing Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yujing Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yujing Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yujing Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yujing 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 Yujing Li. Yujing 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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Zhao, Jinying, Tongjun Gu, Cheng Gao, et al.. (2025). Brain 5-hydroxymethylcytosine alterations are associated with Alzheimer’s disease neuropathology. Nature Communications. 16(1). 2842–2842. 6 indexed citations
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You, Xintong, Yanan Zhou, Yuhan Wang, et al.. (2025). CAR Macrophages Engineered In Vivo for Attenuating Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury. Circulation Research. 137(6). 846–859. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Yuhan, Yujing Li, Yanan Zhou, et al.. (2025). Nynrin enhances cardiac function by inhibiting mitochondrial permeability transition pore opening upon myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 209. 93–103. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Yujing, et al.. (2025). Case Report: Abnormal pupils caused by the mitochondrial MT-TL1 gene m.3243A>G mutation. Frontiers in Pediatrics. 13. 1573886–1573886.
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Zhang, Xinyue, Mei Zhang, Yujing Li, & Yanzhi Jiang. (2024). Comprehensive transcriptional analysis of early dorsal skin development in pigs. Gene. 899. 148141–148141. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaohu, Min Wu, Wenlong Li, et al.. (2024). Genome-Wide Identification and Functional Analysis of the Genes of the ATL Family in Maize during High-Temperature Stress in Maize. Genes. 15(8). 1106–1106. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Fangyuan, Ruiying Wang, Yujing Li, et al.. (2024). Collagen-based materials in male genitourinary diseases and tissue regeneration. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(1). 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Jiaqi, Jason P. Schroeder, David Weinshenker, et al.. (2023). Lowering Hippocampal miR-29a Expression Slows Cognitive Decline and Reduces Beta-Amyloid Deposition in 5×FAD Mice. Molecular Neurobiology. 61(6). 3343–3356. 7 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaowei, et al.. (2022). Human Brain Organoid: A Versatile Tool for Modeling Neurodegeneration Diseases and for Drug Screening. Stem Cells International. 2022. 1–20. 14 indexed citations
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Cheng, Ying, Miao Sun, Li Chen, et al.. (2018). Ten-Eleven Translocation Proteins Modulate the Response to Environmental Stress in Mice. Cell Reports. 25(11). 3194–3203.e4. 53 indexed citations
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Li, Xuekun, Bing Yao, Li Chen, et al.. (2017). Ten-eleven translocation 2 interacts with forkhead box O3 and regulates adult neurogenesis. Nature Communications. 8(1). 15903–15903. 81 indexed citations
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Xu, Chun, Liang Wang, Ying Liu, et al.. (2017). Genetic association analysis of polymorphisms in PSD3 gene with obesity, type 2 diabetes, and HDL cholesterol. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 126. 105–114. 15 indexed citations
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Tang, Hengli, Christy Hammack, Sarah C. Ogden, et al.. (2016). Zika Virus Infects Human Cortical Neural Progenitors and Attenuates Their Growth. Cell stem cell. 18(5). 587–590. 914 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wingo, Aliza P., Lynn M. Almli, Jennifer S. Stevens, et al.. (2015). DICER1 and microRNA regulation in post-traumatic stress disorder with comorbid depression. Nature Communications. 6(1). 10106–10106. 68 indexed citations
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Guo, Junjie U., Keith E. Szulwach, Yijing Su, et al.. (2014). Genome-wide antagonism between 5-hydroxymethylcytosine and DNA methylation in the adult mouse brain. Frontiers in Biology. 9(1). 66–74. 24 indexed citations
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Li, Jian, et al.. (2013). Medulloblastoma Treatment using Gene Therapy. 1(1). 1 indexed citations
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Li, Yujing & Peng Jin. (2012). RNA-mediated neurodegeneration in fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome. Brain Research. 1462. 112–117. 29 indexed citations

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