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D-Index
89
Citations
64801
World Ranking
1091
National Ranking
526

Han Liang publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Han Liang sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 213 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Han Liang D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Han Liang sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Han Liang is affiliated with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in the United States. Their research spans across the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine, contributing to a total of 277 publications combined.

Their primary subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Cancer Research, and Immunology. Within these areas, Han Liang has focused on several key topics such as Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes, RNA modifications and cancer, Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics.

Han Liang's recent publications cover a range of subjects in high-impact journals. Notable papers include:

  • "Comprehensive molecular characterization of mitochondrial genomes in human cancers" (2020, Nature Genetics)
  • "A targetable LIFR−NF-κB−LCN2 axis controls liver tumorigenesis and vulnerability to ferroptosis" (2021, Nature Communications)
  • "A cellular hierarchy in melanoma uncouples growth and metastasis" (2022, Nature)
  • "An expanded universe of cancer targets" (2021, Cell)
  • "Multi-omics characterization of molecular features of gastric cancer correlated with response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy" (2020, Science Advances)

Han Liang frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Jun Li
  • Yikai Luo
  • Gordon B. Mills
  • Yiling Lu
  • Yitao Tang

Their work appears predominantly in prominent scientific venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Cancer Research
  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Cancer Cell

Han Liang was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2020.

Best Publications

  • The cancer genome atlas pan-cancer analysis project

    John N Weinstein;John N Weinstein;Eric A. Collisson;Gordon B Mills;Kenna R Mills Shaw;Kenna R Mills Shaw

  • Integrated genomic characterization of endometrial carcinoma

    Gad Getz;Stacey B. Gabriel;Kristian Cibulskis;Eric Lander

  • The Immune Landscape of Cancer

    Vésteinn Thorsson;David L Gibbs;Scott D Brown;Denise Wolf

  • Oncogenic Signaling Pathways in The Cancer Genome Atlas

    Francisco Sanchez-Vega;Marco Mina;Joshua Armenia;Walid K. Chatila

  • Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes

    Peter J. Campbell;Gad Getz;Jan O. Korbel;Joshua M. Stuart

  • Cell-of-Origin Patterns Dominate the Molecular Classification of 10,000 Tumors from 33 Types of Cancer.

    Katherine A. Hoadley;Christina Yau;Christina Yau;Toshinori Hinoue;Denise M. Wolf

  • Comprehensive Characterization of Cancer Driver Genes and Mutations.

    Matthew H Bailey;Collin Tokheim;Eduard Porta-Pardo;Sohini Sengupta

  • Human polymorphism at microRNAs and microRNA target sites.

    Liuqing Yang;Chunru Lin;Chunyu Jin;Joy C. Yang

  • Comprehensive Molecular Characterization of Papillary Renal-Cell Carcinoma.

    W. Marston Linehan;Paul T. Spellman;Christopher J. Ricketts;Chad J. Creighton

  • Genomic and Functional Approaches to Understanding Cancer Aneuploidy

    Alison M. Taylor;Alison M. Taylor;Juliann Shih;Gavin Ha;Gavin Ha;Galen F. Gao

  • Clonal evolution in breast cancer revealed by single nucleus genome sequencing

    Yong Wang;Jill Waters;Marco L. Leung;Anna Unruh

  • Patterns of somatic structural variation in human cancer genomes

    Yilong Li;Nicola D Roberts;Jeremiah A Wala;Jeremiah A Wala;Ofer Shapira;Ofer Shapira

  • Comprehensive Analysis of Alternative Splicing Across Tumors from 8,705 Patients.

    André Kahles;Kjong-Van Lehmann;Nora C Toussaint;Matthias Hüser

  • Pathogenic Germline Variants in 10,389 Adult Cancers

    Kuan-Lin Huang;R Jay Mashl;Yige Wu;Deborah I Ritter

  • Human polymorphism at microRNAs and microRNA target sites

    Matthew A. Saunders;Han Liang;Wen Hsiung Li

  • Long noncoding RNA MALAT1 suppresses breast cancer metastasis

    Jongchan Kim;Hai Long Piao;Hai Long Piao;Beom Jun Kim;Fan Yao

  • A pan-cancer proteomic perspective on The Cancer Genome Atlas

    Rehan Akbani;Patrick Kwok Shing Ng;Henrica M.J. Werner;Maria Shahmoradgoli

  • A Pan-Cancer Proteogenomic Atlas of PI3K/AKT/mTOR Pathway Alterations

    Yiqun Zhang;Patrick Kwok-Shing Ng;Melanie Kucherlapati;Fengju Chen

  • The LINK-A lncRNA activates normoxic HIF1α signalling in triple-negative breast cancer

    Aifu Lin;Chunlai Li;Zhen Xing;Qingsong Hu

  • The Cancer Genome Atlas Pan-Cancer analysis project

    Kyle Chang;Chad J Creighton;Caleb Davis;Lawrence Donehower

Frequent Co-Authors

Gordon B. Mills
Gordon B. Mills Oregon Health & Science University
Yiling Lu
Yiling Lu The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Leng Han
Leng Han Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
John N. Weinstein
John N. Weinstein The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Chad J. Creighton
Chad J. Creighton Baylor College of Medicine
Gad Getz
Gad Getz Broad Institute
Hui Shen
Hui Shen Van Andel Institute
Li Ding
Li Ding Washington University in St. Louis
Andrew D. Cherniack
Andrew D. Cherniack Broad Institute
Jianjiong Gao
Jianjiong Gao Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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