Zuo‐Lin Li

3.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
70 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Zuo‐Lin Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Nephrology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Zuo‐Lin Li has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Molecular Biology, 32 papers in Nephrology and 12 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Zuo‐Lin Li's work include Extracellular vesicles in disease (19 papers), Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes (13 papers) and Acute Kidney Injury Research (10 papers). Zuo‐Lin Li is often cited by papers focused on Extracellular vesicles in disease (19 papers), Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes (13 papers) and Acute Kidney Injury Research (10 papers). Zuo‐Lin Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Zuo‐Lin Li's co-authors include Bi‐Cheng Liu, Lin‐Li Lv, Tao‐Tao Tang, Min Wu, Jing-Yuan Cao, Bin Wang, Ri‐Ning Tang, Yi Wen, Bin Wang and Feng Ye and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Zuo‐Lin Li

64 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

Exosomal miRNA-19b-3p of tubular epithelial cells promotes M1 macrophage activation in kidney injury

2019 314 citations Lin‐Li Lv, Feng Ye et al. Cell Death and Differentiation profile →
Exosomal miR-125b-5p deriving from mesenchymal stem cells promotes tubular repair by suppression of p53 in ischemic acute kidney injury

2021 217 citations Jing-Yuan Cao, Bin Wang et al. Theranostics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zuo‐Lin Li China	23	1.7k	810	704	376	259	70	2.7k
Ri‐Ning Tang China	24	1.5k 0.9×	755 0.9×	560 0.8×	310 0.8×	253 1.0×	70	2.4k
Tao‐Tao Tang China	27	2.2k 1.3×	1.1k 1.4×	742 1.1×	522 1.4×	347 1.3×	63	3.5k
Fabio Sallustio Italy	29	959 0.6×	745 0.9×	431 0.6×	424 1.1×	233 0.9×	80	2.1k
Wanja M. Bernhardt Germany	23	1.2k 0.7×	504 0.6×	1.3k 1.8×	236 0.6×	311 1.2×	37	2.9k
Claudia Goettsch Germany	38	2.0k 1.2×	525 0.6×	634 0.9×	780 2.1×	573 2.2×	77	4.2k
Susanna Tomasoni Italy	32	1.7k 1.0×	1.1k 1.3×	374 0.5×	552 1.5×	840 3.2×	65	3.5k
Jing-Yuan Cao China	18	938 0.5×	384 0.5×	397 0.6×	181 0.5×	158 0.6×	36	1.4k
John R. Woollard United States	31	1.3k 0.8×	404 0.5×	335 0.5×	184 0.5×	432 1.7×	59	2.8k
Fabiola Terzi France	35	1.7k 1.0×	1.2k 1.5×	222 0.3×	359 1.0×	509 2.0×	93	3.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Zuo‐Lin Li

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zuo‐Lin Li

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20 of 20 papers shown

Mei, Xin, Y. Wang, Yanqing Dong, et al.. (2025). Association of remnant cholesterol with coronary heart disease and severity of coronary artery stenosis in non-dialysis patients with stage 3–5 chronic kidney disease. Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases. 35(5). 103852–103852.

Ding, Hong, Yan Zhou, Rong Zhu, et al.. (2025). HIF-1-mediated macrophage metabolic reprogramming promotes AKI to CKD transition. International Journal of Biological Sciences. 21(13). 5936–5955.

Zhou, Yan, et al.. (2024). The multifaceted effects of mitochondria in kidney diseases. Mitochondrion. 79. 101957–101957. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Yilin, Tao‐Tao Tang, Yao Wang, et al.. (2024). Tubule-specific cyclin-dependent kinase 12 knockdown potentiates kidney injury through transcriptional elongation defects. International Journal of Biological Sciences. 20(5). 1669–1687. 1 indexed citations

Lu, Xiaoyu, Di Yin, Yilin Zhang, et al.. (2024). Macrophage-derived exosomes promote telomere fragility and senescence in tubular epithelial cells by delivering miR-155. Cell Communication and Signaling. 22(1). 357–357. 16 indexed citations

Zhao, Yajie, Yao Wang, Zuo‐Lin Li, et al.. (2024). Therapeutic role of miR-26a on cardiorenal injury in a mice model of angiotensin-II induced chronic kidney disease through inhibition of LIMS1/ILK pathway. Chinese Medical Journal. 138(2). 193–204. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Yao, Jingjing Zhu, Yan Zhou, et al.. (2024). Activation of HIF-1α C-terminal transactivation domain promotes tubulointerstitial fibrosis through hexokinase 2-mediated metabolic reprogramming. Cellular Signalling. 127. 111531–111531. 1 indexed citations

Jiang, Wei, Yilin Zhang, Zuo‐Lin Li, et al.. (2024). CD8 T cells induce the peritubular capillary rarefaction during AKI to CKD transition. International Journal of Biological Sciences. 20(8). 2980–2993. 6 indexed citations

Zhang, Liuping, Ying Wang, Shengchun Xu, et al.. (2022). Sarcopenia and echocardiographic parameters for prediction of cardiovascular events and mortality in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. PeerJ. 10. e14429–e14429. 5 indexed citations

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Li, Zuo‐Lin, et al.. (2022). Long noncoding RNA SNHG5 promotes podocyte injury via the microRNA-26a-5p/TRPC6 pathway in diabetic nephropathy. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 298(12). 102605–102605. 11 indexed citations

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Tang, Tao‐Tao, Jing-Yuan Cao, Zuo‐Lin Li, et al.. (2022). KIM-1 augments hypoxia-induced tubulointerstitial inflammation through uptake of small extracellular vesicles by tubular epithelial cells. Molecular Therapy. 31(5). 1437–1450. 30 indexed citations

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Lv, Lin‐Li, Cui Wang, Zuo‐Lin Li, et al.. (2021). SAP130 released by damaged tubule drives necroinflammation via miRNA-219c/Mincle signaling in acute kidney injury. Cell Death and Disease. 12(10). 866–866. 31 indexed citations

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Cao, Jing-Yuan, Bin Wang, Tao‐Tao Tang, et al.. (2021). Exosomal miR-125b-5p deriving from mesenchymal stem cells promotes tubular repair by suppression of p53 in ischemic acute kidney injury. Theranostics. 11(11). 5248–5266. 217 indexed citations breakdown →

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Li, Zuo‐Lin, Bin Wang, Lin‐Li Lv, et al.. (2021). FIH-1-modulated HIF-1α C-TAD promotes acute kidney injury to chronic kidney disease progression via regulating KLF5 signaling. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica. 42(12). 2106–2119. 19 indexed citations

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Feng, Songtao, Yue-Ming Gao, Di Yin, et al.. (2021). Identification of Lumican and Fibromodulin as Hub Genes Associated with Accumulation of Extracellular Matrix in Diabetic Nephropathy. Kidney & Blood Pressure Research. 46(3). 275–285. 18 indexed citations

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Ye, Feng, Xin Zhong, Tao‐Tao Tang, et al.. (2020). Rab27a dependent exosome releasing participated in albumin handling as a coordinated approach to lysosome in kidney disease. Cell Death and Disease. 11(7). 513–513. 18 indexed citations

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Yang, Yan, et al.. (2019). MicroRNA26a inhibits cisplatin‐induced renal tubular epithelial cells apoptosis through suppressing the expression of transient receptor potential channel 6 mediated dynamin‐related protein 1. Cell Biochemistry and Function. 38(4). 384–391. 10 indexed citations

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Lv, Lin‐Li, Feng Ye, Min Wu, et al.. (2019). Exosomal miRNA-19b-3p of tubular epithelial cells promotes M1 macrophage activation in kidney injury. Cell Death and Differentiation. 27(1). 210–226. 314 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ye, Feng, Yi Wen, Weijun Wu, et al.. (2018). Exosomal CCL2 from Tubular Epithelial Cells Is Critical for Albumin-Induced Tubulointerstitial Inflammation. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 29(3). 919–935. 193 indexed citations

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Lv, Lin‐Li, et al.. (2017). Therapeutic application of extracellular vesicles in kidney disease: promises and challenges. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 22(2). 728–737. 69 indexed citations

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