Zhijun Liu

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
74 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Zhijun Liu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhijun Liu has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Epidemiology and 12 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Zhijun Liu's work include Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models (5 papers), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (4 papers) and Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (4 papers). Zhijun Liu is often cited by papers focused on Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models (5 papers), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (4 papers) and Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (4 papers). Zhijun Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Zhijun Liu's co-authors include Yin Luo, Hai‐Liang Zhu, Stephen Y. Chih, Krishnamoorthy Thamburaj, Benjamin Anderson, Brad E. Zacharia, Hong‐Gang Wang, Yiju Wei, Tong Lu and Wei Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Oncogene.

In The Last Decade

Zhijun Liu

66 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Neutrophil-induced ferroptosis promotes tumor necrosis in... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 100 200 300
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. Neutrophil-induced ferroptosis promotes tumor necrosis in glioblastoma progression
    2020 302 citations Patricia Yee, Yiju Wei et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhijun Liu China 19 518 236 217 169 145 74 1.3k
Jang Hee Hong South Korea 26 926 1.8× 249 1.1× 108 0.5× 201 1.2× 176 1.2× 96 1.7k
Weimin Sun United States 26 728 1.4× 188 0.8× 346 1.6× 300 1.8× 220 1.5× 88 1.9k
Yan Tian China 15 628 1.2× 207 0.9× 135 0.6× 251 1.5× 457 3.2× 35 1.5k
Lili Zhang China 25 1.1k 2.1× 252 1.1× 329 1.5× 217 1.3× 171 1.2× 91 2.1k
Yoshihiko Noguchi Japan 20 732 1.4× 141 0.6× 97 0.4× 77 0.5× 246 1.7× 61 1.4k
Yuhua Ji China 23 924 1.8× 318 1.3× 111 0.5× 121 0.7× 83 0.6× 78 1.7k
Lijuan Zou China 25 914 1.8× 302 1.3× 157 0.7× 133 0.8× 233 1.6× 99 1.8k
Sutapa Ray United States 26 1.1k 2.1× 185 0.8× 149 0.7× 360 2.1× 419 2.9× 74 2.0k
Feng Zhou China 26 844 1.6× 267 1.1× 169 0.8× 121 0.7× 265 1.8× 70 1.5k
Sarah M. Planchon United States 22 1.2k 2.4× 190 0.8× 114 0.5× 288 1.7× 338 2.3× 39 2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhijun Liu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhijun Liu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhijun Liu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhijun Liu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhijun 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 Zhijun Liu. Zhijun Liu 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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Zhang, Anni, Xuran Zhang, Jiahui Chen, et al.. (2025). Approaches and applications in transdermal and transpulmonary gene drug delivery. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 12. 1519557–1519557. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Jingfei, et al.. (2025). Efficacy and safety of tirabrutinib monotherapy in relapsed or refractory B-cell lymphomas/leukemia: a meta-analysis. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 16. 1559056–1559056.
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Guo, Jianan, Zhijun Liu, Jing Liu, et al.. (2024). Salvianolic acid A attenuates non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by regulating the AMPK-IGFBP1 pathway. Chemico-Biological Interactions. 400. 111162–111162. 6 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhijun, et al.. (2024). Primary Pulmonary Enteric Adenocarcinoma: Rare Imaging Findings. Current Medical Imaging Formerly Current Medical Imaging Reviews. 20. e15734056272178–e15734056272178. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaochen, et al.. (2023). Ligands and receptors in human cytomegalovirus entry: Current therapies and new directions. Drug Discovery Today. 29(1). 103833–103833.
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Liang, Zhihou, et al.. (2023). Clinical and genetic characteristics in a central-southern Chinese cohort of early-onset Alzheimer's disease. Frontiers in Neurology. 14. 1119326–1119326. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhijun, et al.. (2022). A stochastic mussel-algae model under regime switching. Mathematical Biosciences & Engineering. 19(5). 4794–4811. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhijun, et al.. (2022). Predictive value of magnetic resonance imaging-based texture analysis for hemorrhage transformation in large cerebral infarction. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 16. 923708–923708. 5 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhijun, Lianwen Wang, & Ronghua Tan. (2021). Spatiotemporal dynamics for a diffusive HIV-1 infection model with distributed delays and CTL immune response. Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - B. 27(5). 2767–2767. 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xinguo, et al.. (2021). Utilization of Data Analysis and Decision Support System in the Chinese General Hospitals. African and Asian Studies. 20(3). 347–362.
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Yee, Patricia, Yiju Wei, Tong Lu, et al.. (2020). Neutrophil-induced ferroptosis promotes tumor necrosis in glioblastoma progression. Nature Communications. 11(1). 5424–5424. 302 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhao, Siyu, Kaining Zhang, Zhijun Liu, et al.. (2019). Resonance assignments of sigma factor S binding protein Crl from Escherichia coli. Biomolecular NMR Assignments. 13(1). 223–226. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Guanghui, et al.. (2018). Fifteen-degree clavicular hook plate achieves better clinical outcomes in the treatment of acromioclavicular joint dislocation. Journal of International Medical Research. 46(11). 4547–4559. 11 indexed citations
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Wang, Yujuan, et al.. (2017). Idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis causing unilateral ureteral and sigmoid colon obstruction. Medicine. 96(7). e6105–e6105. 3 indexed citations
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Shang, Xulan, et al.. (2015). SIMULTANEOUS DETERMINATION OF FLAVONOIDS AND TRITERPENOIDS IN CYCLOCARYA PALIURUS LEAVES USING HIGH-PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY. African Journal of Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicines. 12(3). 6 indexed citations
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Li, Wentong, Zhijun Liu, Chunling Zhao, & Limin Zhai. (2015). Binding of MMP-9-degraded fibronectin to β6 integrin promotes invasion via the FAK-Src-related Erk1/2 and PI3K/Akt/Smad-1/5/8 pathways in breast cancer. Oncology Reports. 34(3). 1345–1352. 52 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lirong, Zhijun Liu, Hui Zhang, et al.. (2012). Synthesis, biological evaluation and molecular docking studies of novel 2-(1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-ylthio)-1-phenylethanone derivatives. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 20(11). 3615–3621. 31 indexed citations
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Guan, Yingjun, Fengjie Li, Xutong Li, et al.. (2012). Effects of rat cytomegalovirus on the nervous system of the early rat embryo. Virologica Sinica. 27(4). 234–240. 5 indexed citations
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Chen, Wenxing, Yan Luo, Lei Liu, et al.. (2010). Cryptotanshinone Inhibits Cancer Cell Proliferation by Suppressing Mammalian Target of Rapamycin–Mediated Cyclin D1 Expression and Rb Phosphorylation. Cancer Prevention Research. 3(8). 1015–1025. 84 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ping & Zhijun Liu. (2004). [99mTc-MIBI imaging of nasopharyngeal angiofibroma].. PubMed. 18(9). 538–9. 1 indexed citations

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