Zan Li

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
158 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Zan Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zan Li has authored 158 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Molecular Biology, 33 papers in Immunology and 20 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Zan Li's work include Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (24 papers), Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (17 papers) and Cephalopods and Marine Biology (16 papers). Zan Li is often cited by papers focused on Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (24 papers), Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (17 papers) and Cephalopods and Marine Biology (16 papers). Zan Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Zan Li's co-authors include Wenzhi Liu, Hui Lin, Yuyi Yang, Wenjuan Song, Chen Ye, Guihua Liu, Zheng Hu, Christina Curtis, Zhicheng Ma and Xiumei Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Genetics, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Zan Li

139 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals differences in immune responses to copper ions in Sepia esculenta under high-temperature conditions
    2025 15 citations Guohua Sun, Yanwei Feng 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
Zan Li China 26 647 509 317 311 279 158 2.7k
Yan Ma China 36 1.4k 2.1× 439 0.9× 200 0.6× 348 1.1× 129 0.5× 291 4.4k
Hui Yang China 37 1.4k 2.1× 572 1.1× 1.1k 3.3× 499 1.6× 279 1.0× 285 4.6k
Rui Xue China 36 1.5k 2.3× 214 0.4× 401 1.3× 192 0.6× 573 2.1× 219 4.2k
Hanbo Chen Canada 28 1.1k 1.7× 628 1.2× 226 0.7× 142 0.5× 357 1.3× 131 4.6k
Nobuo Suzuki Japan 35 1.6k 2.5× 386 0.8× 631 2.0× 123 0.4× 277 1.0× 434 5.6k
Xiaoxia Wen China 43 1.1k 1.7× 122 0.2× 490 1.5× 418 1.3× 135 0.5× 181 5.9k
Min Tang China 30 629 1.0× 466 0.9× 160 0.5× 111 0.4× 121 0.4× 117 3.1k
Qi Wang China 38 1.4k 2.1× 153 0.3× 175 0.6× 555 1.8× 117 0.4× 288 4.5k
Ravindra Kumar India 41 2.9k 4.5× 636 1.2× 381 1.2× 185 0.6× 448 1.6× 237 7.0k
Mingyu Wang China 35 1.1k 1.7× 605 1.2× 124 0.4× 211 0.7× 57 0.2× 275 4.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Zan Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zan Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Zan 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 Zan Li. The network helps show where Zan Li may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zan Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zan Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zan 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 Zan Li. Zan 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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Liu, Xiumei, Jianmin Yang, Weijun Wang, et al.. (2025). Mechanisms of nanoplastic-induced energy metabolism reprogramming in juvenile Sepia esculenta: mRNA profile, miRNA/mRNA network, and ceRNA network. Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology. 7. 1836–1849. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Wenhao, Rui Li, Weiyi Huang, et al.. (2025). RNF138 regulates skeletal muscle differentiation via the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway. Theranostics. 15(10). 4446–4464.
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Liu, Xianhui, Lin Wang, Xinming Zhang, et al.. (2025). Identification and biochemical characterization of a novel porcine circovirus associated with porcine respiratory and diarrheal diseases. Microbiology Spectrum. 13(11). e0229925–e0229925. 1 indexed citations
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Han, Bing, Qian Chen, Ting Wang, et al.. (2025). Sodium butyrate inhibits colorectal cancer development by reducing M2 macrophage polarization and PD-L1 expression. mSystems. 10(12). e0069225–e0069225.
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Liu, Ruifeng, et al.. (2025). Determination of radiated energy and energy-moment ratio for the 2025 Dingri, Xizang M6.8 earthquake. Earthquake Science. 38(6). 564–574.
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Li, Xiang, et al.. (2024). Competitive Inhibition of Okanin against Plasmodium falciparum Tyrosyl-tRNA Synthetase. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(9). 4751–4751. 1 indexed citations
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Fretwurst, E., E. Garutti, J. Schwandt, et al.. (2024). Investigation of high resistivity p-type FZ silicon diodes after 60Co γ-irradiation. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 1061. 169103–169103. 3 indexed citations
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Lu, Lixin, Yang Yu, Xiaohua He, et al.. (2023). Alterations in mitochondrial structure and function in response to environmental temperature changes in Apostichopus japonicus. Marine Environmental Research. 194. 106330–106330. 4 indexed citations
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Fretwurst, E., E. Garutti, J. Schwandt, et al.. (2023). Investigation of the Boron removal effect induced by 5.5 MeV electrons on highly doped EPI- and Cz-silicon. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 1056. 168559–168559. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Zan, et al.. (2023). The effects of context, story-type, and language proficiency on EFL word learning and retention from reading. IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching. 63(2). 1507–1531. 1 indexed citations
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Fretwurst, E., E. Garutti, J. Schwandt, et al.. (2022). The Boron–Oxygen (BᵢOᵢ) Defect Complex Induced by Irradiation With 23 GeV Protons in p-Type Epitaxial Silicon Diodes. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 69(3). 576–586. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Zan, et al.. (2018). Methyl jasmonate pretreatment promotes the growth and photosynthesis of maize seedlings under saline conditions by enhancing the antioxidant defense system.. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 20(6). 1454–1462. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Jianping, Jiajun Liu, Runmin Lai, et al.. (2014). Gold mineralization in Proterozoic black shales: Example from the Haoyaoerhudong gold deposit, northern margin of the North China Craton. Ore Geology Reviews. 63. 150–159. 32 indexed citations
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Li, Zan. (2013). Chemical composition in fruiting body of Inonotus hispidus (Hymenochaetales,Basidiomycota). Mycosystema. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Zan. (2013). Experiment on relationship between different cultivation patterns and soil wind erosion intensity by wind tunnel. Ganhanqu ziyuan yu huanjing. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Zan. (2008). Chemical composition in fruiting body of Cortinarius rufo-olivaceus. Mycosystema. 3 indexed citations

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