Zhi‐Jie Liu

13.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
184 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Zhi‐Jie Liu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhi‐Jie Liu has authored 184 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 121 papers in Molecular Biology, 34 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 32 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Zhi‐Jie Liu's work include Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (27 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (21 papers) and Protein Structure and Dynamics (15 papers). Zhi‐Jie Liu is often cited by papers focused on Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (27 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (21 papers) and Protein Structure and Dynamics (15 papers). Zhi‐Jie Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Russia. Zhi‐Jie Liu's co-authors include Bi‐Cheng Wang, Songying Ouyang, Neil Shaw, Tian Hua, Eugene S. Vysotski, John P. Rose, Suwen Zhao, Wei Ding, Raymond C. Stevens and Meng Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Zhi‐Jie Liu

179 papers receiving 5.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Common activation mechanism of class A GPCRs

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhi‐Jie Liu China	41	3.6k	898	814	626	528	184	5.6k
Pascal Benkert Switzerland	27	3.5k 1.0×	435 0.5×	528 0.6×	439 0.7×	398 0.8×	89	7.6k
Kanagalaghatta R. Rajashankar United States	48	4.6k 1.3×	816 0.9×	382 0.5×	692 1.1×	399 0.8×	105	7.1k
Jean‐Marie Ruysschaert Belgium	41	4.4k 1.2×	407 0.5×	674 0.8×	219 0.3×	414 0.8×	110	6.7k
Christian Slomianny France	51	3.5k 1.0×	545 0.6×	625 0.8×	244 0.4×	334 0.6×	151	7.4k
Christoph Weise Germany	46	3.7k 1.0×	496 0.6×	946 1.2×	150 0.2×	292 0.6×	177	6.5k
Stefan Tenzer Germany	46	5.3k 1.5×	496 0.6×	1.9k 2.4×	505 0.8×	1.1k 2.1×	178	10.9k
Jiawei Wang China	48	5.8k 1.6×	411 0.5×	527 0.6×	226 0.4×	556 1.1×	132	8.6k
Klaus Richter Germany	51	7.5k 2.1×	689 0.8×	827 1.0×	333 0.5×	1.2k 2.3×	172	9.9k
Magnar Bjørås Norway	49	8.5k 2.4×	1.6k 1.7×	430 0.5×	470 0.8×	294 0.6×	233	11.2k
Matthew C. J. Wilce Australia	51	5.4k 1.5×	323 0.4×	2.0k 2.5×	645 1.0×	566 1.1×	206	9.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhi‐Jie Liu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhi‐Jie Liu

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Liu, Zhi‐Jie, Lingxiao Li, Hao Zhang, et al.. (2025). Multimodal mechanisms of di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate-induced cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome: Integrating epidemiology, network toxicology and experimental validation. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 309. 119515–119515. 1 indexed citations

Wu, Lijie, Xu Yue, Wei Ding, et al.. (2025). Structural and functional characterization of human sweet taste receptor. Nature. 645(8081). 801–808. 1 indexed citations

Hua, Tian, Kiran Vemuri, Spyros P. Nikas, et al.. (2025). Crystal structures of agonist-bound human cannabinoid receptor CB1. Nature. 646(8085). 754–758. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Lixia, et al.. (2025). Graphene-gold nanoparticle composite-based electrochemical biosensor for human papilomavirus detection. International Journal of Electrochemical Science. 20(6). 101014–101014. 1 indexed citations

Hu, Xiaolong, Lijie Wu, Yuan Pei, et al.. (2024). Bitter taste TAS2R14 activation by intracellular tastants and cholesterol. Nature. 631(8020). 459–466. 29 indexed citations

Liu, Zhi‐Jie, Baojian Guo, Qingbin Cui, et al.. (2024). Pharmacological Mechanisms of Periplocae Cortex Against Congestive Heart Failure Based on Network Pharmacology and Experimental Evaluation. Natural Product Communications. 19(3).

Jiang, Hongliu, et al.. (2023). A novel tetrafluoroterephthalonitrile-crosslinked quercetin/chitosan adsorbent and its adsorption properties for dyes. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1282. 135150–135150. 11 indexed citations

Li, Xiaoting, Partha Mukhopadhyay, Mohammed Ahmed Mustafa, et al.. (2023). Structural basis of selective cannabinoid CB2 receptor activation. Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances. 79(a2). C1059–C1059. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Kaiwen, Ling Shen, Meng Wu, Zhi‐Jie Liu, & Tian Hua. (2021). Structural insights into the activation of chemokine receptor CXCR2. FEBS Journal. 289(2). 386–393. 12 indexed citations

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Hu, Tao, Guoxun Zheng, Dongxiang Xue, et al.. (2021). Rational Remodeling of Atypical Scaffolds for the Design of Photoswitchable Cannabinoid Receptor Tools. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 64(18). 13752–13765. 12 indexed citations

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Yang, Junping, Rui Sun, Yun Cao, et al.. (2020). PTPN3 Inhibits the Growth and Metastasis of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma via Inhibition of PI3K/AKT Signaling. Molecular Cancer Research. 18(6). 903–912. 19 indexed citations

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Zhang, Bingjie, Simeng Zhao, Dehua Yang, et al.. (2020). A Novel G Protein-Biased and Subtype-Selective Agonist for a G Protein-Coupled Receptor Discovered from Screening Herbal Extracts. ACS Central Science. 6(2). 213–225. 36 indexed citations

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Li, Youquan, Xuan Li, Dan Jia, et al.. (2020). Complete genome sequence and antimicrobial activity of Bacillus velezensis JT3-1, a microbial germicide isolated from yak feces. 3 Biotech. 10(5). 231–231. 18 indexed citations

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Qu, Lu, Qingtong Zhou, Yueming Xu, et al.. (2019). Structural Basis of the Diversity of Adrenergic Receptors. Cell Reports. 29(10). 2929–2935.e4. 34 indexed citations

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Ma, Jun, Yan Lu, Dong Wu, et al.. (2017). Ligand identification of the adenosine A_2Areceptor in self-assembled nanodiscs by affinity mass spectrometry. Analytical Methods. 9(40). 5851–5858. 5 indexed citations

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Liu, Fengjun, Xiaoli Chen, Ziqiang Zhang, et al.. (2013). Dual effects of molybdenum on mouse oocyte quality and ovarian oxidative stress. Systems Biology in Reproductive Medicine. 59(6). 312–318. 28 indexed citations

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Cheng, Chongyun, Neil Shaw, Xuejun Zhang, et al.. (2012). Structural View of a Non Pfam Singleton and Crystal Packing Analysis. PLoS ONE. 7(2). e31673–e31673. 1 indexed citations

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Wu, Dong, Yang Li, Gaojie Song, et al.. (2009). Structural Basis for the Inhibition of Human 5,10-Methenyltetrahydrofolate Synthetase by N10-Substituted Folate Analogues. Cancer Research. 69(18). 7294–7301. 19 indexed citations

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Xu, Hao, Cheng Yang, Lirong Chen, et al.. (2005). Away from the edge II: in-house Se-SAS phasing with chromium radiation. Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography. 61(7). 960–966. 10 indexed citations

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Chen, Liqing, Liqing Chen, Yujun Wang, et al.. (2004). The Hyperthermophile Protein Sso10a is a Dimer of Winged Helix DNA-binding Domains Linked by an Antiparallel Coiled Coil Rod. Journal of Molecular Biology. 341(1). 73–91. 30 indexed citations

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