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Biology and Biochemistry
China
2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
90
Citations
38510
World Ranking
2394
National Ranking
55

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in China Leader Award

Overview

Jian Ni is affiliated with Zhejiang Normal University in China. Their research spans multiple disciplines primarily within Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. The scientist's work places significant emphasis on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The main topics addressed in Jian Ni's research focus include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Tree-ring climate responses
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Remote Sensing in Agriculture

Jian Ni has contributed to research published in several recurrent venues, including:

  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Earth system science data

The scientist has published works covering topics such as pollen-based reconstructions, removal of toxic elements from environments, plant diversity changes due to human activity, and microbial soil communities. Significant papers include:

  • Towards quantification of Holocene anthropogenic land-cover change in temperate China: A review in the light of pollen-based REVEALS reconstructions of regional plant cover (2020, Earth-Science Reviews)
  • Insight into efficient removal of Cr(VI) by magnetite immobilized with Lysinibacillus sp. JLT12: Mechanism and performance (2020, Chemosphere)
  • Human activities have reduced plant diversity in eastern China over the last two millennia (2022, Global Change Biology)
  • Cathepsin B deteriorates diabetic cardiomyopathy induced by streptozotocin via promoting NLRP3-mediated pyroptosis (2022, Molecular Therapy - Nucleic Acids)
  • Effects of vegetation type, season, and soil properties on soil microbial community in subtropical forests (2020, Applied Soil Ecology)

Jian Ni collaborates frequently with a number of researchers, including:

  • Mengna Liao
  • Xianyong Cao
  • Kai Li
  • Ulrike Herzschuh
  • Muhammad Umair

Best Publications

  • FLICE, a novel FADD-homologous ICE/CED-3-like protease, is recruited to the CD95 (Fas/APO-1) death--inducing signaling complex.

    Marta Muzio;Arul M. Chinnaiyan;Frank C. Kischkel;Karen O'Rourke

  • The receptor for the cytotoxic ligand TRAIL

    Guohua Pan;Karen O'Rourke;Arul M. Chinnaiyan;Reiner Gentz

  • LYVE-1, a New Homologue of the CD44 Glycoprotein, Is a Lymph-specific Receptor for Hyaluronan

    Suneale Banerji;Jian Ni;Shu-Xia Wang;Steven Clasper

  • TRY plant trait database : Enhanced coverage and open access

    Jens Kattge;Gerhard Bönisch;Sandra Díaz;Sandra Lavorel

  • MEASURING NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION IN FORESTS: CONCEPTS AND FIELD METHODS

    Deborah A. Clark;Sandra Brown;David W. Kicklighter;Jeffrey Q. Chambers

  • Nod1, an Apaf-1-like Activator of Caspase-9 and Nuclear Factor-κB

    Naohiro Inohara;Takeyoshi Koseki;Luis del Peso;Yuanming Hu

  • Signal Transduction by DR3, a Death Domain-Containing Receptor Related to TNFR-1 and CD95

    Arul M. Chinnaiyan;Karen O'Rourke;Guo Liang Yu;Robert H. Lyons

  • TL1A Is a TNF-like Ligand for DR3 and TR6/DcR3 and Functions as a T Cell Costimulator

    Thi Sau Migone;Jun Zhang;Xia Luo;Li Zhuang

  • Characterization of the Intracellular Domain of Receptor Activator of NF-κB (RANK) INTERACTION WITH TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR-ASSOCIATED FACTORS AND ACTIVATION OF NF-κB AND c-JUN N-TERMINAL KINASE

    Bryant G. Darnay;Valsala Haridas;Jian Ni;Paul A. Moore

  • I-flice, a novel inhibitor of tumor necrosis factor receptor-1 and cd-95 induced apoptosis

    Jian Ni;Craig A. Rosen;Vishva M. Dixit;Reiner L. Gentz

  • RIP2 Is a Novel NF-κB-activating and Cell Death-inducing Kinase

    Justin V. McCarthy;Jian Ni;Vishva M. Dixit;Vishva M. Dixit

  • A Newly Identified Member of Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Superfamily (TR6) Suppresses LIGHT-mediated Apoptosis

    Kang-Yeol Yu;Byungsuk Kwon;Jian Ni;Yifan Zhai

  • Carbon storage in grasslands of China

    Jian Ni

  • Activation of NF-κB by RANK Requires Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-associated Factor (TRAF) 6 and NF-κB-inducing Kinase IDENTIFICATION OF A NOVEL TRAF6 INTERACTION MOTIF

    Bryant G. Darnay;Jian Ni;Paul A. Moore;Bharat B. Aggarwal

  • Identification and Characterization of a Novel Cytokine, THANK, aTNF Homologue That ActivatesApoptosis, Nuclear Factor-κB, and c-Jun NH2-Terminal Kinase *

    Asok Mukhopadhyay;Jian Ni;Yifan Zhai;Guo-Liang Yu

  • Palaeovegetation of China: a pollen data‐based synthesis for the mid‐Holocene and last glacial maximum

    G. Yu;G. Yu;G. Yu;X. Chen;X. Chen;J. Ni;J. Ni;R. Cheddadi

  • TRUNDD, a new member of the TRAIL receptor family that antagonizes TRAIL signalling

    Guohua Pan;Jian Ni;Guo-liang Yu;Ying-Fei Wei

  • Identification and functional characterization of DR6, a novel death domain-containing TNF receptor

    Guohua Pan;Johannes H Bauer;Valsala Haridas;Shuxia Wang

  • Inhibition of mammalian legumain by some cystatins is due to a novel second reactive site.

    Marcia Alvarez-Fernandez;Alan J. Barrett;Bernd Gerhartz;Pam M. Dando

  • Modulation of T-cell-mediated immunity in tumor and graft-versus-host disease models through the LIGHT co-stimulatory pathway

    Koji Tamada;Koji Shimozaki;Andrei I. Chapoval;Gefeng Zhu

Frequent Co-Authors

Reiner L. Gentz
Reiner L. Gentz Gentz Biopharmaceutical Consulting
Craig A. Rosen
Craig A. Rosen CoGenesys, Inc.
Steven M. Ruben
Steven M. Ruben Celera Corporation
Ulrike Herzschuh
Ulrike Herzschuh University of Potsdam
Reinhard Ebner
Reinhard Ebner Human Genome Sciences (United States)
Xianyong Cao
Xianyong Cao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Paul A. Moore
Paul A. Moore MacroGenics (United States)
Sandy P. Harrison
Sandy P. Harrison University of Reading
Qinghai Xu
Qinghai Xu Hebei Normal University
Paul R. Crocker
Paul R. Crocker University of Dundee

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