Zhihua Liu

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Zhihua Liu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhihua Liu has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Cell Biology and 5 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Zhihua Liu's work include Cellular transport and secretion (6 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (3 papers) and Cancer Cells and Metastasis (3 papers). Zhihua Liu is often cited by papers focused on Cellular transport and secretion (6 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (3 papers) and Cancer Cells and Metastasis (3 papers). Zhihua Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and France. Zhihua Liu's co-authors include Michael J. Lenardo, Li Yu, Eric H. Baehrecke, Sudeshna Dutta, Sarah J. Welsh, Eric C. Freundt, Fengyi Wan, Yongqing Zhang, Arthur J. Ragauskas and Bin Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Neuroscience and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Zhihua Liu

36 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Autophagic programmed cell death by selective catalase de... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 100 200 300 400 500
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. Autophagic programmed cell death by selective catalase degradation
    2006 561 citations Li Yu, Fengyi Wan et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhihua Liu China 19 939 426 402 228 166 36 1.8k
Werner J. Kovacs Switzerland 21 1.4k 1.5× 248 0.6× 276 0.7× 185 0.8× 102 0.6× 42 2.1k
Sandra Healy Ireland 12 974 1.0× 525 1.2× 890 2.2× 138 0.6× 131 0.8× 20 1.8k
Stefan Taubert Canada 26 2.1k 2.3× 184 0.4× 323 0.8× 145 0.6× 316 1.9× 46 3.5k
Ling Hao United States 20 1.1k 1.2× 357 0.8× 168 0.4× 214 0.9× 58 0.3× 60 1.8k
Tingting Sun China 20 1.2k 1.3× 202 0.5× 154 0.4× 157 0.7× 239 1.4× 96 2.0k
Ying Sun China 22 1.7k 1.9× 131 0.3× 210 0.5× 155 0.7× 170 1.0× 86 2.8k
Asier González Spain 17 1.4k 1.5× 277 0.7× 263 0.7× 398 1.7× 58 0.3× 38 1.9k
Jincheng Wang China 23 813 0.9× 238 0.6× 164 0.4× 115 0.5× 164 1.0× 44 2.0k
Huimei Yu China 26 1.2k 1.3× 343 0.8× 190 0.5× 72 0.3× 178 1.1× 65 2.0k
Haojie Wang China 21 1.3k 1.4× 203 0.5× 247 0.6× 131 0.6× 167 1.0× 67 1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhihua Liu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhihua Liu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhihua Liu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhihua Liu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhihua Liu 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 Zhihua Liu. Zhihua Liu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Shi, Tao, Zhihua Liu, Arthur J. Ragauskas, Ying‐Jin Yuan, & Bing‐Zhi Li. (2025). Versatile lignin valorization drives sustainable agriculture. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 215. 115632–115632. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhihua, Xitong Liang, Jian Chen, et al.. (2025). Blue light restores functional circadian clocks in eyeless cave spiders. Science Advances. 11(7). eadr2802–eadr2802. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Fangping, et al.. (2024). Feasibility of intraoperative assessment of STAS in pathologic stage 1 lung adenocarcinomas in Chinese patients. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 51(8). 108747–108747. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Jian, Lijuan Wang, Limin Wang, et al.. (2022). A novel aged mouse model of recurrent intracerebral hemorrhage in the bilateral striatum. Neural Regeneration Research. 18(2). 344–344. 2 indexed citations
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Xu, Ning, Zhihua Liu, Ye Zhang, et al.. (2020). Fast synthesis of thin all-silica DDR zeolite membranes by co-template strategy. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 298. 110091–110091. 24 indexed citations
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Gu, Lei, Longfei Wang, Hao Chen, et al.. (2020). CG14906 (mettl4) mediates m6A methylation of U2 snRNA in Drosophila. Cell Discovery. 6(1). 44–44. 38 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhihua, Rosemary K. Le, Matyas Kosa, et al.. (2019). Identifying and creating pathways to improve biological lignin valorization. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 105. 349–362. 126 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhihua, et al.. (2016). Development of SSR Markers Linked to Low Hydrocyanic Acid Content in Sorghum-Sudan Grass Hybrid Based on BSA Method. Protein and Peptide Letters. 23(5). 417–423. 2 indexed citations
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Cho, Hyun Jin, Jia Yu, Chengsong Xie, et al.. (2014). Leucine‐rich repeat kinase 2 regulates Sec16A at ER exit sites to allow ER –Golgi export. The EMBO Journal. 33(20). 2314–2331. 61 indexed citations
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Zhang, Tao, et al.. (2013). Effects of Five Primary Processing Parameters on Deliveries of Nine Components in Mainstream Cigarette Smoke. Tobacco Science & Technology. 1 indexed citations
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Graf, Ethan R., Vera Valakh, Christina M. Wright, et al.. (2012). RIM Promotes Calcium Channel Accumulation at Active Zones of theDrosophilaNeuromuscular Junction. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(47). 16586–16596. 79 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhihua, Yan Huang, Yi Zhang, Di Chen, & Yongqing Zhang. (2011). DrosophilaAcyl-CoA Synthetase Long-Chain Family Member 4 Regulates Axonal Transport of Synaptic Vesicles and Is Required for Synaptic Development and Transmission. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(6). 2052–2063. 31 indexed citations
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Jin, Shan, et al.. (2010). Drosophila FMRP regulates microtubule network formation and axonal transport of mitochondria. Human Molecular Genetics. 20(1). 51–63. 46 indexed citations
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Reeve, Simon, Fangfang Jiang, Zhihua Liu, et al.. (2008). Mutational Analysis Establishes a Critical Role for the N Terminus of Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein FMRP. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(12). 3221–3226. 23 indexed citations
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Yu, Li, Fengyi Wan, Sudeshna Dutta, et al.. (2006). Autophagic programmed cell death by selective catalase degradation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(13). 4952–4957. 561 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Liyong, Fang Ding, Zhongmin Liu, et al.. (2005). [Effect of stomatin-like protein 2 (SLP-2) gene on growth and proliferation of esophageal squamous carcinoma cell line TE12].. PubMed. 24(2). 155–9. 11 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhihua, Dian Jiao, & Xiaohan Sun. (2005). Classifying Genomic Sequences by Sequence Feature Analysis. Genomics Proteomics & Bioinformatics. 3(4). 201–205. 16 indexed citations

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