Zongwei Li

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
94 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Zongwei Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zongwei Li has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Cancer Research and 16 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Zongwei Li's work include Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (11 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (9 papers) and Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (7 papers). Zongwei Li is often cited by papers focused on Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (11 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (9 papers) and Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (7 papers). Zongwei Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Zongwei Li's co-authors include Peng Yang, Zhuoyu Li, Haili Wu, Zhuoyu Li, Lichao Zhang, Guo‐Yuan Yang, Yaying Song, Yaohui Tang, Tingting He and Zhongfang Tan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Bioinformatics and Circulation Research.

In The Last Decade

Zongwei Li

91 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

M2 microglia-derived exosomes protect the mouse brain from ischemia-reperfusion injury via exosomal miR-124

2019 379 citations Yaying Song, Zongwei Li et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zongwei Li China	33	1.8k	733	432	368	356	94	3.2k
Enzo Spisni Italy	31	1.3k 0.7×	439 0.6×	339 0.8×	328 0.9×	229 0.6×	106	3.1k
José Andrés Morgado‐Díaz Brazil	32	1.6k 0.9×	596 0.8×	297 0.7×	186 0.5×	471 1.3×	87	3.2k
Jaewang Ghim South Korea	20	2.2k 1.2×	287 0.4×	163 0.4×	238 0.6×	333 0.9×	28	3.3k
Chien‐An Andy Hu United States	32	1.5k 0.9×	360 0.5×	203 0.5×	167 0.5×	434 1.2×	68	3.3k
Arnaud Muller Luxembourg	20	2.3k 1.3×	475 0.6×	95 0.2×	389 1.1×	307 0.9×	42	3.3k
Jaladanki N. Rao United States	49	3.7k 2.1×	1.3k 1.7×	279 0.6×	158 0.4×	205 0.6×	127	5.1k
Liping Luo China	31	2.0k 1.1×	353 0.5×	197 0.5×	275 0.7×	504 1.4×	98	3.9k
Mikhail Alexeyev United States	36	3.0k 1.7×	317 0.4×	239 0.6×	148 0.4×	373 1.0×	103	4.8k
Prachya Kongtawelert Thailand	32	1.2k 0.7×	324 0.4×	609 1.4×	158 0.4×	166 0.5×	156	3.1k
Andrea I. Doseff United States	37	2.4k 1.4×	343 0.5×	223 0.5×	134 0.4×	316 0.9×	66	4.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Zongwei Li

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zongwei Li

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zuo, Zhang, Zongwei Li, & Zhe Wang. (2025). Human-machine synergy in spatial decision-making: a multi-scenario SDSS prototype for high-rise buildings. Cities. 165. 106090–106090.

Song, Yaying, Rubing Shi, Yingjun Liu, et al.. (2023). M2 Microglia Extracellular Vesicle miR-124 Regulates Neural Stem Cell Differentiation in Ischemic Stroke via AAK1/NOTCH. Stroke. 54(10). 2629–2639. 35 indexed citations

Liu, Huan, Jin He, Rozita Bagheri‐Yarmand, et al.. (2022). Osteocyte CIITA aggravates osteolytic bone lesions in myeloma. Nature Communications. 13(1). 3684–3684. 17 indexed citations

Yang, Peng, et al.. (2022). Cucurbitacin E Triggers Cellular Senescence in Colon Cancer Cells via Regulating the miR-371b-5p/TFAP4 Signaling Pathway. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 70(9). 2936–2947. 16 indexed citations

Liang, Jing, Zongwei Li, Caitong Yue, et al.. (2022). Multi-modal optimization to identify personalized biomarkers for disease prediction of individual patients with cancer. Briefings in Bioinformatics. 23(5). 10 indexed citations

Yin, Fan, Fan Feng, Lei Wang, et al.. (2019). SREBP-1 inhibitor Betulin enhances the antitumor effect of Sorafenib on hepatocellular carcinoma via restricting cellular glycolytic activity. Cell Death and Disease. 10(9). 672–672. 104 indexed citations

Zhang, Lichao, Zongwei Li, Guo‐Bin Ding, et al.. (2017). GRP78 plays an integral role in tumor cell inflammation-related migration induced by M2 macrophages. Cellular Signalling. 37. 136–148. 19 indexed citations

Zhang, Lichao, Zongwei Li, Yongsheng Fan, et al.. (2015). Overexpressed GRP78 affects EMT and cell-matrix adhesion via autocrine TGF-β/Smad2/3 signaling. The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 64. 202–211. 28 indexed citations

Shi, Jiangying, et al.. (2015). Bound polyphenol from foxtail millet bran induces apoptosis in HCT-116 cell through ROS generation. Journal of Functional Foods. 17. 958–968. 37 indexed citations

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Li, Zongwei, et al.. (2015). GRP78 is implicated in the modulation of tumor aerobic glycolysis by promoting autophagic degradation of IKKβ. Cellular Signalling. 27(6). 1237–1245. 30 indexed citations

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Shi, Jiangying, et al.. (2015). Targeted anti-colon cancer activities of a millet bran-derived peroxidase were mediated by elevated ROS generation. Food & Function. 6(7). 2331–2338. 27 indexed citations

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Yang, Peng, Zongwei Li, Yingying Wang, et al.. (2015). Secreted pyruvate kinase M2 facilitates cell migration via PI3K/Akt and Wnt/β-catenin pathway in colon cancer cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 459(2). 327–332. 43 indexed citations

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Shan, Shuhua, et al.. (2014). Cloning and Expression of a Novel Water Stress Protein from Nostoc commune Vauch. and Its Inhibitory Effect on the Proliferation of Human Colon Cancer SW480 Cells. Food Science. 35(13). 151. 5 indexed citations

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Yang, Peng, et al.. (2014). Pyruvate kinase M2 facilitates colon cancer cell migration via the modulation of STAT3 signalling. Cellular Signalling. 26(9). 1853–1862. 117 indexed citations

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Li, Zongwei, Peng Yang, & Zhuoyu Li. (2014). The multifaceted regulation and functions of PKM2 in tumor progression. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Cancer. 1846(2). 285–296. 141 indexed citations

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Wu, Haili, et al.. (2014). PKM2 depletion induces the compensation of glutaminolysis through β-catenin/c-Myc pathway in tumor cells. Cellular Signalling. 26(11). 2397–2405. 49 indexed citations

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Peng, Yanan, et al.. (2013). GRP78 secreted by tumor cells stimulates differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells to cancer-associated fibroblasts. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 440(4). 558–563. 54 indexed citations

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Chen, Ting‐Hsuan, Jeffrey J. Hsu, Xin Zhao, et al.. (2012). Left-Right Symmetry Breaking in Tissue Morphogenesis via Cytoskeletal Mechanics. Circulation Research. 110(4). 551–559. 95 indexed citations

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Shao, Hua, et al.. (2010). Functional analysis of a putative transcriptional regulator gene dr2539 in Deinococcus radiodurans. African Journal of Microbiology Research. 4(7). 515–522. 2 indexed citations

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Wang, Junru, et al.. (2005). Testing of active constituents in the stems and leaves of ten {\sl Caragana} plants. Xibei zhiwu xuebao. 25(12). 2549–2552. 1 indexed citations

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