Zhifen Liu

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
99 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Zhifen Liu is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhifen Liu has authored 99 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 22 papers in Molecular Biology and 18 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Zhifen Liu's work include Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (34 papers), Tryptophan and brain disorders (15 papers) and Mental Health Research Topics (9 papers). Zhifen Liu is often cited by papers focused on Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (34 papers), Tryptophan and brain disorders (15 papers) and Mental Health Research Topics (9 papers). Zhifen Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Israel. Zhifen Liu's co-authors include Kerang Zhang, Ning Sun, Chunxia Yang, Yong Xu, Zesheng An, Yue Lv, Ai‐Xia Zhang, Penghong Liu, Xinrong Li and Yanfang Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Zhifen Liu

93 papers receiving 2.4k citations

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Immunoregulatory role of the gut microbiota in inflammatory depression

2024 110 citations Penghong Liu, Zhifen Liu et al. Nature Communications profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Metabolomic insights into late-life depression: a systematic review 2025 ·BMC Geriatrics ·Yao Gao, (unknown), Z. G. Wen, Tao Dong, (unknown), Zhifen Liu, Sha Liu	0
2	Hydrogen Sulfide Alleviates Schizophrenia‐Like Behavior Through Regulating Apoptosis by S‐Sulfhydrylation Modification 2025 ·CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics ·Xinzhe Du, Wei Hu, Meiqi Liu, (unknown), Yao Gao, Xiao Wang, Wentao Zhao, Junxia Li, Xinrong Li, Xiaohua Cao, Zhifen Liu, Yong Xu, Sha Liu	3
3	Efficacy of Magnetic Seizure Therapy in Patients with Schizophrenia and Combined fMRI-EEG to Explore the Regulatory Mechanisms of Brain Networks 2025 ·Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment ·(unknown), Bingbing Chen, Zhenglong Guo, H. Zhang, Jianying Li, (unknown), Chunxia Yang, Jianhong Li, (unknown), Zhifen Liu, Yong Xu, Sha Liu	1
4	Identifying potential pathogenic oxidative stress-related genes in depression through multi-omics summary-data-based Mendelian randomization analysis 2025 ·Journal of Affective Disorders ·(unknown), Zhifen Liu, (unknown), (unknown), Hongjing Han, Na Liu, Juan Shi, (unknown), Ning Ma	1
5	Immunoregulatory role of the gut microbiota in inflammatory depression breakdown → 2024 ·Nature Communications ·Penghong Liu, Zhifen Liu, Jizhi Wang, Junyan Wang, Mingxue Gao, Yanyan Zhang, Chunxia Yang, Ai‐Xia Zhang, Gaizhi Li, Xinrong Li, Sha Liu, Lixin Liu, Ning Sun, Kerang Zhang	110
6	Exploring the connectivity of dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and the modulatory impact of transcranial magnetic stimulation in adolescents with depression: a focus on pain-related cognitive processing 2024 ·BMC Psychiatry ·Dan Qiao, Yiran Li, Xiaoyu Zhang, Yujiao Wen, Xuemin Zhang, (unknown), Gaizhi Li, Chunxia Yang, Zhifen Liu	1
7	The neurodevelopmental regulatory role and clinical value of hsa-circ-CORO1C–hsa-miR-708-3p–JARID2 + LNPEP axis in early-onset schizophrenia 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Zexuan Li, Xinzhe Du, Xijin Wang, Jingjing Hu, Meiqi Liu, Yao Gao, Zhifen Liu, Xiaohua Cao, Xinrong Li, (unknown), Sha Liu	2
8	Positive effects of parent–child group emotional regulation and resilience training on nonsuicidal self-injury behavior in adolescents: a quasi-experimental study 2024 ·Frontiers in Psychiatry ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ho Jae Han, Na Liu, (unknown), Xiaomei Liu, (unknown), (unknown), Zhifen Liu, (unknown)	5
9	Potential mechanisms of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) in major depressive disorder: a systematic review 2023 ·General Psychiatry ·(unknown), Huifeng Zhang, Jinghong Chen, Jiaye Chen, Zhifen Liu, Yuqi Cheng, Ti‐Fei Yuan, Daihui Peng	16
10	Distinguishing between bipolar depression and unipolar depression based on the reward circuit activities and clinical characteristics: A machine learning analysis 2023 ·Journal of Affective Disorders ·Ai‐Xia Zhang, Dan Qiao, Yuchen Wang, Chunxia Yang, Yanfang Wang, Ning Sun, Xiaodong Hu, Zhifen Liu, Kerang Zhang	12
11	EEG microstates as markers of major depressive disorder and predictors of response to SSRIs therapy 2022 ·Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry ·Lei Lei, Zhifen Liu, Yu Zhang, Meng Guo, Penghong Liu, Xiao Hu, Chunxia Yang, Ai‐Xia Zhang, Ning Sun, Yanfang Wang, Kerang Zhang	55
12	<p>Similar and Different Regional Homogeneity Changes Between Bipolar Disorder and Unipolar Depression: A Resting-State fMRI Study</p> 2020 ·Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment ·Penghong Liu, (unknown), Ai‐Xia Zhang, Zhifen Liu, Ning Sun, Chunxia Yang, Yanfang Wang, Kerang Zhang	17
13	Brain structural and functional alterations in MDD patient with gastrointestinal symptoms: A resting-state MRI study 2020 ·Journal of Affective Disorders ·Penghong Liu, Gaizhi Li, Ai‐Xia Zhang, Chunxia Yang, Zhifen Liu, Ning Sun, Kerang Zhang	23
14	Fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations and gray matter volume alterations in patients with bipolar depression 2020 ·Neuroscience Letters ·Ning Sun, (unknown), Ai‐Xia Zhang, Chunxia Yang, Penghong Liu, Zhifen Liu, Yanfang Wang, (unknown), Kerang Zhang	18
15	The Association Study of Clock Gene Polymorphisms with Antidepressant Effect in Chinese with Major Depressive Disorder 2018 ·Personalized Medicine ·(unknown), Zhifen Liu, Yifan Xu, Xiao Hu, Ning Sun, Xinrong Li, Kerang Zhang	12
16	The interaction of combined effects of the BDNF and PRKCG genes and negative life events in major depressive disorder 2016 ·Psychiatry Research ·Chunxia Yang, Ning Sun, Zhifen Liu, Xinrong Li, Yong Xu, Kerang Zhang	9
17	Five-phase S-curve Control Method Based on Particle Swarm Optimization 2015 ·Journal of Beijing University of Technology ·Zhifen Liu	1
18	White matter abnormalities in medication-naïve adult patients with major depressive disorder: tract-based spatial statistical analysis. 2014 ·PubMed ·Yanfang Wang, Xu Cheng, Ai‐Xia Zhang, Xi‐Nian Zuo, Qiang Gao, Xia Li, Zhifen Liu, Xiaohua Cao, Kerang Zhang	13
19	A combined study of GSK3β polymorphisms and brain network topological metrics in major depressive disorder 2014 ·Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging ·Zhifen Liu, Hao Guo, Xiaohua Cao, Cheng Chen, Chunxia Yang, Xu Cheng, Ai‐Xia Zhang, Ning Sun, Xinrong Li, Kerang Zhang	25
20	Abnormal Functional Brain Network Metrics for Machine Learning Classifier in Depression Patients Identification 2013 ·Research Journal of Applied Sciences Engineering and Technology ·Hao Guo, Xiaohua Cao, Zhifen Liu, Junjie Chen	2

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