Zhen Li

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
134 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Zhen Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhen Li has authored 134 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Molecular Biology, 45 papers in Cancer Research and 21 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Zhen Li's work include RNA modifications and cancer (22 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (20 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (18 papers). Zhen Li is often cited by papers focused on RNA modifications and cancer (22 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (20 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (18 papers). Zhen Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Zhen Li's co-authors include Chi Hin Cho, Chunying Gao, Tao Hu, Gary J. Nabel, Jiaoti Huang, Jun Huang, Zhao Meng, Jun Wu, James C. Liao and Shota Atsumi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Nature Communications and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Zhen Li

125 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

Mechanisms of drug resistance in colon cancer and its the... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 50 100 150 200 250
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. Mechanisms of drug resistance in colon cancer and its therapeutic strategies
    2016 295 citations Zhen 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
Zhen Li China 33 1.9k 1.1k 569 414 277 134 3.6k
Peihao Yin China 39 1.9k 1.0× 855 0.8× 602 1.1× 270 0.7× 318 1.1× 166 4.1k
Yimin Wang China 33 2.2k 1.1× 564 0.5× 361 0.6× 184 0.4× 244 0.9× 131 3.9k
Chi Wang United States 32 2.5k 1.3× 726 0.7× 531 0.9× 294 0.7× 257 0.9× 155 3.9k
Ping Zhou China 32 1.4k 0.7× 773 0.7× 376 0.7× 399 1.0× 151 0.5× 207 3.5k
Li Wan China 37 2.6k 1.3× 1.4k 1.3× 404 0.7× 377 0.9× 424 1.5× 295 5.4k
Muzafar A. Macha India 35 2.4k 1.2× 1.2k 1.1× 1.2k 2.1× 419 1.0× 508 1.8× 90 4.0k
Thang V. Pham Netherlands 35 2.2k 1.1× 764 0.7× 599 1.1× 236 0.6× 241 0.9× 134 3.4k
Hani Choudhry Saudi Arabia 34 3.3k 1.7× 1.9k 1.8× 531 0.9× 352 0.9× 427 1.5× 150 5.2k
Jun S. Wei United States 34 3.4k 1.7× 1.1k 1.0× 730 1.3× 618 1.5× 299 1.1× 92 5.4k
Hailong Zhang China 35 2.6k 1.3× 956 0.9× 442 0.8× 136 0.3× 250 0.9× 98 3.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhen Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhen Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhen Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhen Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhen 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 Zhen Li. Zhen 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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Zhang, Yaxin, et al.. (2025). Passively <italic>Q</italic>-switched 2.8 <bold>μ</bold>m Laser Based on Sb<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Saturable Absorber. Chinese Journal of Luminescence. 46(3). 528–535.
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Li, Zhen, et al.. (2024). TRIM3 inhibits colorectal cancer cell migration and lipid droplet formation by promoting FABP4 degradation.. PubMed. 39(2). 239–250. 6 indexed citations
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Ye, Shanyu, Wenwen Si, Lin Yang, et al.. (2022). Atractylodes lancea volatile oils target ADAR2‐miR‐181a‐5p signaling to mesenchymal stem cell chondrogenic differentiation. The Anatomical Record. 306(12). 3006–3020. 3 indexed citations
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Peng, Yulu, Jun Wang, Zhen Li, et al.. (2022). Role of Sam68 in Sunitinib induced renal cell carcinoma apoptosis. Cancer Medicine. 11(19). 3674–3686. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Chang‐Yan, Feng Su, Le Zhang, et al.. (2022). Macrophage M1 regulatory diabetic nephropathy is mediated by m6A methylation modification of lncRNA expression. Molecular Immunology. 144. 16–25. 31 indexed citations
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Wu, Liyuan, Chi Zhang, Yi Kang, et al.. (2022). Identification and characterization of aging/senescence-induced genes in osteosarcoma and predicting clinical prognosis. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 997765–997765. 36 indexed citations
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Li, Zhen, et al.. (2020). In situ formation of injectable hydrogels for chronic wound healing. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 8(38). 8768–8780. 150 indexed citations
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Zhu, Yinghao, Tao Li, Junchao Xia, et al.. (2020). Enhanced magnetocaloric effect and magnetic phase diagrams of single-crystalGdCrO3. Physical review. B.. 102(14). 21 indexed citations
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Leeuw, Renée de, Christopher McNair, Matthew J. Schiewer, et al.. (2018). MAPK Reliance via Acquired CDK4/6 Inhibitor Resistance in Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. 24(17). 4201–4214. 77 indexed citations
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Li, Zhen, Shuan Li, Yu Liu, et al.. (2017). TNF-α -308 A allele is associated with an increased risk of distant metastasis in rectal cancer patients from Southwestern China. PLoS ONE. 12(6). e0178218–e0178218. 6 indexed citations
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Gan, Wenjian, Xiangpeng Dai, Andrea Lunardi, et al.. (2015). SPOP Promotes Ubiquitination and Degradation of the ERG Oncoprotein to Suppress Prostate Cancer Progression. PMC. 1 indexed citations
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Zhao, Guangming, Xiaodong Han, Siwen Zheng, et al.. (2015). Curcumin induces autophagy, inhibits proliferation and invasion by downregulating AKT/mTOR signaling pathway in human melanoma cells. Oncology Reports. 35(2). 1065–1074. 132 indexed citations
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Li, Zhen, Yin Sun, Xufeng Chen, et al.. (2014). p53 Mutation Directs AURKA Overexpression via miR-25 and FBXW7 in Prostatic Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma. Molecular Cancer Research. 13(3). 584–591. 63 indexed citations
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Li, Zhen, et al.. (2014). Nuclear factor-κB is involved in the protocadherin-10-mediated pro-apoptotic effect in multiple myeloma. Molecular Medicine Reports. 10(2). 832–838. 18 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Hiroki, Zhen Li, Katsuya Ikuta, et al.. (2011). Iron facilitator LS081 reduces hypoxia‐inducible factor‐1α protein and functions as anticancer agent in hepatocellular carcinoma. Cancer Science. 103(4). 767–774. 7 indexed citations

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