Zemin Li

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
180 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Zemin Li is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Surgery and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zemin Li has authored 180 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 26 papers in Surgery and 23 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Zemin Li's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (27 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (16 papers) and Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (16 papers). Zemin Li is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (27 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (16 papers) and Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (16 papers). Zemin Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Zemin Li's co-authors include Zhaomin Zheng, Jianru Wang, Hua Wang, Linan An, Xiaowen Zhang, Cuiwei Li, Kepi Chen, Lei Tang, Hui Liu and Hehai Pan and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Zemin Li

169 papers receiving 3.6k 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. Serglycin secreted by late-stage nucleus pulposus cells is a biomarker of intervertebral disc degeneration
    2024 36 citations Zemin Li, Jianru Wang 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
Zemin Li China 34 768 586 489 455 406 180 3.6k
Masayuki Shimizu Japan 35 330 0.4× 1.2k 2.0× 155 0.3× 611 1.3× 821 2.0× 211 4.9k
Zhongyi Zhang China 45 828 1.1× 913 1.6× 126 0.3× 256 0.6× 1.1k 2.7× 203 7.9k
Anna Masek Poland 39 310 0.4× 1.6k 2.7× 128 0.3× 770 1.7× 678 1.7× 161 6.8k
Massimo Bovenzi Italy 44 360 0.5× 318 0.5× 1.8k 3.7× 325 0.7× 541 1.3× 248 7.2k
Xiaohua Yu China 41 447 0.6× 1.6k 2.8× 289 0.6× 848 1.9× 1.9k 4.7× 149 5.5k
R.N. Patel India 29 96 0.1× 410 0.7× 506 1.0× 134 0.3× 631 1.6× 86 3.5k
Ali Demırcı United States 52 212 0.3× 2.0k 3.4× 182 0.4× 381 0.8× 2.3k 5.6× 343 9.5k
John C. Wataha United States 56 253 0.3× 885 1.5× 202 0.4× 1.1k 2.5× 1.8k 4.3× 163 9.0k
Suong‐Hyu Hyon Japan 45 515 0.7× 617 1.1× 188 0.4× 1.3k 2.8× 1.7k 4.2× 185 6.7k
Jae Young Park South Korea 29 194 0.3× 522 0.9× 202 0.4× 938 2.1× 165 0.4× 354 3.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zemin Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zemin Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zemin Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zemin 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 Zemin Li. Zemin 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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Li, Zemin, et al.. (2025). Alphaherpesvirus in Pets and Livestock. Microorganisms. 13(1). 82–82.
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Hao, Wenjun, Zihao Li, Hao Yang, et al.. (2025). IL‐33‐Induced TREM2+ Macrophages Promote Pathological New Bone Formation Through CREG1‐IGF2R Axis in Ankylosing Spondylitis. Advanced Science. 12(18). e2500952–e2500952. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Zemin, et al.. (2025). Integrating microbiome and metabolome analyses to unravel the role of inulin in enhancing the meat quality and bone health of ducks. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 15194–15194. 1 indexed citations
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Yi, Yunqiang, Yue Fu, Wenhua Yang, et al.. (2024). Key role of π-π interactions for highly efficient removal of organic pollutants from water using boron-doped biochar. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 69. 106783–106783. 7 indexed citations
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Xu, Kai, et al.. (2024). Research on Multi-Layer Defense against DDoS Attacks in Intelligent Distribution Networks. Electronics. 13(18). 3583–3583. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Ziyu, Runhui Zhou, Huichen Xu, et al.. (2024). Strain‐Insensitive Pre‐Stretch‐Stabilized Polymer/Gold Hybrid Electrodes for Electrochemiluminescent Devices. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(44). 13 indexed citations
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Li, Zihao, Siwen Chen, Sifang Li, et al.. (2024). Nucleolar protein PEXF controls ribosomal RNA synthesis and pluripotency exit. Developmental Cell. 60(7). 1087–1100.e7.
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Li, Zemin, et al.. (2023). Grain boundary engineering of polycrystalline metal–organic framework membranes for gas separation. Separation and Purification Technology. 319. 123987–123987. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Zemin, Bin Zhang, Yushen Zhang, et al.. (2023). Decryption for nitrogen removal in Anammox-based coupled systems: Nitrite-induced mechanisms. Bioresource Technology. 384. 129274–129274. 9 indexed citations
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Chen, Siwen, Zihao Li, Dongying Chen, et al.. (2022). Piezo1-mediated mechanotransduction promotes entheseal pathological new bone formation in ankylosing spondylitis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 82(4). 533–545. 32 indexed citations
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Li, Zihao, Xiang Li, Dongying Chen, et al.. (2022). CXCL12/CXCR4-Rac1–mediated migration of osteogenic precursor cells contributes to pathological new bone formation in ankylosing spondylitis. Science Advances. 8(14). eabl8054–eabl8054. 25 indexed citations
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Liu, Hui, Jianru Wang, Zemin Li, et al.. (2021). Comparison study of clinical outcomes and sagittal alignment improvement between anterior and posterior fusion techniques for multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Journal of orthopaedic surgery. 29(1). 616648465–616648465. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Zihao, Siwen Chen, Xiang Li, et al.. (2021). Tenascin-C-mediated suppression of extracellular matrix adhesion force promotes entheseal new bone formation through activation of Hippo signalling in ankylosing spondylitis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 80(7). 891–902. 44 indexed citations
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Li, Xiang, Siwen Chen, Zaiying Hu, et al.. (2020). Aberrant upregulation of CaSR promotes pathological new bone formation in ankylosing spondylitis. EMBO Molecular Medicine. 12(12). e12109–e12109. 25 indexed citations
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Feng, Zuohai, et al.. (2019). Structural Analysis of the Luowei Orefield in Xidamingshan, Guangxi, China. Resource Geology. 70(1). 89–107. 1 indexed citations
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Yuan, Qiang, Zemin Li, Dajun Zhou, et al.. (2019). A feasible method for measuring the buildability of fresh 3D printing mortar. Construction and Building Materials. 227. 116600–116600. 123 indexed citations
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Zhang, Chen, Zemin Li, Chongyu Zhang, et al.. (2019). Extract Methods, Molecular Characteristics, and Bioactivities of Polysaccharide from Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.). Nutrients. 11(5). 1181–1181. 46 indexed citations
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Zhao, Deli, et al.. (2016). Image Entropy Autofocus Sharpness Evaluation Function Simulation and Analysis under Matlab. 38(10). 844. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Zemin. (2013). ECC Design and Implementation Based on FPGA for Nand Flash. Video Engineering.
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Zhao, Bo, He Wang, Ling Wang, Weijie Wang, & Zemin Li. (2010). Chronometric morphological change of larvae of two species of necrophagous flies and its implication in forensic medicine.. Kunchong zhishi. 47(2). 360–367. 4 indexed citations

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