Zhirong Li

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
99 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Zhirong Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhirong Li has authored 99 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Immunology and 14 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Zhirong Li's work include Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (11 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (10 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (10 papers). Zhirong Li is often cited by papers focused on Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (11 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (10 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (10 papers). Zhirong Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Italy. Zhirong Li's co-authors include Krishna Niyogi, Setsuko Wakao, Beat B. Fischer, Roberto Bassi, Graham R. Fleming, Tae Kyu Ahn, Thomas J. Avenson, Matteo Ballottari, Jay D. Keasling and Shujun Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Zhirong Li

92 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Sensing and Responding to Excess Light 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 250 500 750
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. Sensing and Responding to Excess Light
    2008 781 citations Zhirong Li, Krishna Niyogi et al. profile →

Peers

Zhirong Li
Boris Zybailov United States
Jean‐Michel Camadro France
Paul A. Cobine United States
Isamu Sakurai Japan
Allan Green Australia
Jinfang Ma China
Meyrick J. Peak United States
Georg H. Schmid Germany
Hyung‐Soon Yim South Korea
Alison Baker United Kingdom
Boris Zybailov United States
Zhirong Li
Citations per year, relative to Zhirong Li Zhirong Li (= 1×) peers Boris Zybailov

Countries citing papers authored by Zhirong Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhirong Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhirong Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhirong Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhirong 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 Zhirong Li. Zhirong 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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Yang, Jing, Huimin Zhang, Min Zhao, et al.. (2025). Differences in virulence and drug resistance between Clostridioides difficile ST37 and ST1 isolates. Virulence. 16(1). 2502554–2502554.
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Wu, Ting, Yaoyao Li, Zhirong Li, et al.. (2025). Ectopic protein lysine methacrylation contributes to defects caused by loss of HIBCH or ECHS1. Cell Reports. 44(3). 115379–115379.
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Zhang, Dengfeng, et al.. (2024). Occurrence and Prognosis of Mixed Subtype Adenocarcinoma and Adeno-Squamous Carcinoma in Esophageal Cancer. Journal of Cancer. 15(5). 1442–1461.
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Liu, Haitao, et al.. (2024). FABP6 serves as a new therapeutic target in esophageal tumor. Aging. 16(2). 1640–1662. 3 indexed citations
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Yu, Yan, et al.. (2024). Analysis of Antioxidant Compounds in Vitex negundo Leaves Using Offline 2D-LC-ECD and LC-MS/MS. Molecules. 29(13). 3133–3133. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiangyu, Yao Lin, Shuai Yue, et al.. (2023). PD-1/PD-L1 blockade restores tumor-induced COVID-19 vaccine bluntness. Vaccine. 41(34). 4986–4995. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yanyan, Baohua Li, Qiang Baï, et al.. (2021). The lncRNA Snhg1-Vps13D vesicle trafficking system promotes memory CD8 T cell establishment via regulating the dual effects of IL-7 signaling. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. 6(1). 126–126. 32 indexed citations
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Li, Tingting, Zhirong Li, Kang‐Di Hu, et al.. (2017). Hydrogen Sulfide Alleviates Kiwifruit Ripening and Senescence by Antagonizing Effect of Ethylene. HortScience. 52(11). 1556–1562. 40 indexed citations
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Ni, Zhi‐Jing, Kang‐Di Hu, Run‐Hui Ma, et al.. (2016). Hydrogen Sulfide Alleviates Postharvest Senescence of Grape by Modulating the Antioxidant Defenses. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2016(1). 4715651–4715651. 92 indexed citations
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Yang, Jing, Zhirong Li, Jianhong Zhao, et al.. (2013). Multilocus sequence typing of 33 clinical Clostridium difficile isolates. Zhonghua jianyan yixue zazhi. 36(10). 920–925. 1 indexed citations
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Nagel, Kerstin, Bernd Kastenholz, Roberto Bassi, et al.. (2012). Effects of altered α‐ and β‐branch carotenoid biosynthesis on photoprotection and whole‐plant acclimation of Arabidopsis to photo‐oxidative stress. Plant Cell & Environment. 36(2). 438–453. 23 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiaopeng, et al.. (2010). Extraction and Content Determination of Shikimic Acid in Pinus elliottii Engelm. Agricultural Science and Technology Hunan. 11(3). 177–181.
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Chen, Xiaopeng, et al.. (2010). Determination of the content of shikimic acid in pine needles by high performance liquid chromatography. Chemical Research and Application. 22(7). 943–947. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Zhirong, Tae Kyu Ahn, Thomas J. Avenson, et al.. (2009). Lutein Accumulation in the Absence of Zeaxanthin Restores Nonphotochemical Quenching in the Arabidopsis thaliana npq1 Mutant . The Plant Cell. 21(6). 1798–1812. 156 indexed citations
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Avenson, Thomas J., Tae Kyu Ahn, Donatas Zigmantas, et al.. (2007). Zeaxanthin Radical Cation Formation in Minor Light-harvesting Complexes of Higher Plant Antenna. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(6). 3550–3558. 178 indexed citations

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