2026 Hu Li: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	57	2129	1914	1058	938	290	17723

Hu Li publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hu Li sits on this spectrum.

47 publications 564+

This scientist: 290 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Hu Li D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

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

40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Overview

Hu Li is affiliated with the Mayo Clinic in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their research focuses primarily on molecular biology, oncology, immunology, cancer research, and physiology.

Li's work addresses several specialized topics, including:

CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
RNA modifications and cancer
Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
Tryptophan and brain disorders
Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks

Frequent publication venues for Li include:

Cancer Research
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Nature Communications
Biological Psychiatry
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Among Li's recent publications are:

"p21 produces a bioactive secretome that places stressed cells under immunosurveillance" (2021, Science)
"Immune signatures underlying post-acute COVID-19 lung sequelae" (2021, Science Immunology)
"Senescent alveolar macrophages promote early-stage lung tumorigenesis" (2023, Cancer Cell)
"Metabolic remodelling during early mouse embryo development" (2021, Nature Metabolism)
"SspABCD-SspE is a phosphorothioation-sensing bacterial defence system with broad anti-phage activities" (2020, Nature Microbiology)

Li has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

Cheng Zhang
Cristina Correia
Choong Yong Ung
Taylor M. Weiskittel
Richard M. Weinshilboum

Best Publications

Highly efficient reprogramming to pluripotency and directed differentiation of human cells with synthetic modified mRNA

Luigi Warren;Philip D. Manos;Philip D. Manos;Tim Ahfeldt;Tim Ahfeldt;Yuin-Han Loh

3238
Citations
Donor cell type can influence the epigenome and differentiation potential of human induced pluripotent stem cells

Kitai Kim;Kitai Kim;Rui Zhao;Akiko Doi;Kitwa Ng

703
Citations
Development of a primary human Small Intestine-on-a-Chip using biopsy-derived organoids

Magdalena Kasendra;Alessio Tovaglieri;Alessio Tovaglieri;Alexandra Sontheimer-Phelps;Alexandra Sontheimer-Phelps;Sasan Jalili-Firoozinezhad;Sasan Jalili-Firoozinezhad

613
Citations
CellNet: Network Biology Applied to Stem Cell Engineering

Patrick Cahan;Hu Li;Samantha A. Morris;Samantha A. Morris;Edroaldo Lummertz da Rocha;Edroaldo Lummertz da Rocha;Edroaldo Lummertz da Rocha

574
Citations
Distinct brain transcriptome profiles in C9orf72-associated and sporadic ALS

Mercedes Prudencio;Veronique V Belzil;Ranjan Batra;Christian A Ross

422
Citations
The inhibition of TDP-43 mitochondrial localization blocks its neuronal toxicity

Wenzhang Wang;Luwen Wang;Junjie Lu;Sandra L Siedlak

388
Citations
LIN28 Regulates Stem Cell Metabolism and Conversion to Primed Pluripotency.

Jin Zhang;Sutheera Ratanasirintrawoot;Sutheera Ratanasirintrawoot;Sriram Chandrasekaran;Zhaoting Wu

346
Citations
Induction of multipotential hematopoietic progenitors from human pluripotent stem cells via respecification of lineage-restricted precursors

Sergei Doulatov;Sergei Doulatov;Linda T. Vo;Linda T. Vo;Stephanie S. Chou;Stephanie S. Chou;Peter G. Kim;Peter G. Kim

303
Citations
Interaction of tau with the RNA-Binding Protein TIA1 Regulates tau Pathophysiology and Toxicity.

Tara Vanderweyde;Daniel J. Apicco;Katherine Youmans-Kidder;Peter E.A. Ash

296
Citations
Dissecting engineered cell types and enhancing cell fate conversion via CellNet.

Samantha A. Morris;Samantha A. Morris;Patrick Cahan;Patrick Cahan;Hu Li;Anna M. Zhao;Anna M. Zhao

275
Citations
Reducing the RNA binding protein TIA1 protects against tau-mediated neurodegeneration in vivo

Daniel J. Apicco;Peter E. A. Ash;Brandon Maziuk;Chelsey LeBlang

269
Citations
The Transcriptional Landscape of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Ontogeny

Shannon McKinney-Freeman;Patrick Cahan;Hu Li;Hu Li;Scott A. Lacadie

205
Citations
PD-L1 (B7-H1) Competes with the RNA Exosome to Regulate the DNA Damage Response and Can Be Targeted to Sensitize to Radiation or Chemotherapy

Xinyi Tu;Bo Qin;Yong Zhang;Cheng Zhang

198
Citations
Hsp70-Bag3 interactions regulate cancer-related signaling networks

Teresa A. Colvin;Vladimir L. Gabai;Jianlin Gong;Stuart K. Calderwood

196
Citations
Senescent cells: a therapeutic target for cardiovascular disease

Bennett G. Childs;Hu Li;Jan M. van Deursen

188
Citations
p21 produces a bioactive secretome that places stressed cells under immunosurveillance.

Ines Sturmlechner;Ines Sturmlechner;Cheng Zhang;Chance C. Sine;Erik-Jan van Deursen

170
Citations
PPAR-α and glucocorticoid receptor synergize to promote erythroid progenitor self-renewal

Hsiang Ying Lee;Xiaofei Gao;M. Inmaculada Barrasa;Hu Li

143
Citations
Alternative splicing of MBD2 supports self-renewal in human pluripotent stem cells.

Yu Lu;Yu Lu;Yuin Han Loh;Yuin Han Loh;Yuin Han Loh;Hu Li;Hu Li;Hu Li;Marcella Cesana;Marcella Cesana

132
Citations
Metabolism in Pluripotent Stem Cells and Early Mammalian Development

Jin Zhang;Jing Zhao;Perrine Dahan;Vivian Lu

131
Citations
RNA binding proteins co-localize with small tau inclusions in tauopathy

Brandon F. Maziuk;Daniel J. Apicco;Anna Lourdes Cruz;Lulu Jiang

129
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

James J. Collins MIT

George Q. Daley Boston Children's Hospital

Jan M. van Deursen Mayo Clinic

Benjamin Wolozin Boston University

Richard M. Weinshilboum Mayo Clinic

Rui Zhao University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Scott H. Kaufmann Mayo Clinic

Melissa E. Murray Mayo Clinic

Liewei Wang Mayo Clinic

Leonard Petrucelli Mayo Clinic

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