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Kun-Liang Guan

Kun-Liang Guan

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Molecular Biology
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2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Best Scientists 176 686 628 427 382 501 154171
Molecular Biology 178 36 31 1 1 467 138664

Kun-Liang Guan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kun-Liang Guan between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kun-Liang Guan published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 16.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 66 publications in 2023. 20 of the 614 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 66. Peak 66 publications in 2023. 1988: 1 publication 1989: 3 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 10 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 16 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 18 publications 2010: 23 publications 2011: 31 publications 2012: 28 publications 2013: 32 publications 2014: 28 publications 2015: 44 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 25 publications 2019: 33 publications 2020: 21 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 66 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 8 publications
1988 2025

614 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kun-Liang Guan: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 1
1989 3
1990 3
1991 7
1992 3
1993 7
1994 7
1995 10
1996 7
1997 10
1998 3
1999 8
2000 11
2001 8
2002 10
2003 16
2004 14
2005 9
2006 12
2007 8
2008 16
2009 18
2010 23
2011 31
2012 28
2013 32
2014 28
2015 44
2016 19
2017 21
2018 25
2019 33
2020 21
2021 16
2022 16
2023 66
2024 12
2025 8
Total 614
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Kun-Liang Guan 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 Kun-Liang Guan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 467–476 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 467 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 7
57–66 17
67–76 65
77–86 90
87–96 125
97–106 131
107–116 162
117–126 177
127–136 158
137–146 158
147–156 146
157–166 159
167–176 131
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74
237–246 72
247–256 63
257–266 53
267–276 54
277–286 49
287–296 52
297–306 43
307–316 46
317–326 41
327–336 42
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20
427–436 12
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14 467
477–486 14
487–496 10
497–506 13
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100
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Kun-Liang Guan 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 Kun-Liang Guan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 145+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 178 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 36
42–43 101
44–45 115
46–47 121
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116
56–57 113
58–59 129
60–61 120
62–63 105
64–65 131
66–67 95
68–69 97
70–71 106
72–73 83
74–75 89
76–77 77
78–79 70
80–81 73
82–83 60
84–85 48
86–87 45
88–89 50
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43
96–97 38
98–99 39
100–101 41
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35
108–109 20
110–111 38
112–113 19
114–115 28
116–117 13
118–119 23
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21
128–129 7
130–131 13
132–133 14
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100 178
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1998 - Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation

Overview

Kun-Liang Guan is affiliated with Westlake University in China. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a particular emphasis on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Cancer Research, Immunology, and Physiology.

The scientist's main topics of work include:

  • Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer
  • Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Immune cells in cancer

Their frequent collaborators include Dan Ye, Yue Xiong (listed with three separate entries indicating multiple collaborations), and Qun-Ying Lei.

Kun-Liang Guan has published extensively in a variety of venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Trends in Biochemical Sciences
  • Nature Cell Biology
  • Nature Communications
  • Science Advances

Recent publications by Kun-Liang Guan and coauthors encompass significant topics in signaling pathways, cancer biology, and liver disease, including:

  • "Targeting the Hippo pathway in cancer, fibrosis, wound healing and regenerative medicine," 2020, Nature Reviews Drug Discovery
  • "The Hippo signalling pathway and its implications in human health and diseases," 2022, Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy
  • "Metabolic Reprograming via Deletion of CISH in Human iPSC-Derived NK Cells Promotes In Vivo Persistence and Enhances Anti-tumor Activity," 2020, Cell Stem Cell
  • "Targeting ferroptosis alleviates methionine-choline deficient (MCD)-diet induced NASH by suppressing liver lipotoxicity," 2020, Liver International
  • "Hippo Signaling in Embryogenesis and Development," 2020, Trends in Biochemical Sciences

In recognition of contributions to science, Kun-Liang Guan was named a Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation in 1998 and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2010.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • AMPK and mTOR regulate autophagy through direct phosphorylation of Ulk1

    Joungmok Kim;Mondira Kundu;Benoit Viollet;Kun-Liang Guan

  • TSC2 mediates cellular energy response to control cell growth and survival.

    Ken Inoki;Tianqing Zhu;Kun Liang Guan

  • TSC2 is phosphorylated and inhibited by Akt and suppresses mTOR signalling

    Ken Inoki;Yong Li;Tianquan Zhu;Jun Wu

  • Inactivation of YAP oncoprotein by the Hippo pathway is involved in cell contact inhibition and tissue growth control

    Bin Zhao;Xiaomu Wei;Weiquan Li;Ryan S. Udan;Ryan S. Udan

  • Oncometabolite 2-Hydroxyglutarate Is a Competitive Inhibitor of α-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenases

    Wei Xu;Hui Yang;Ying Liu;Ying Yang

  • TEAD mediates YAP-dependent gene induction and growth control

    Bin Zhao;Xin Ye;Jindan Yu;Li Li;Li Li

  • Eukaryotic proteins expressed in Escherichia coli: an improved thrombin cleavage and purification procedure of fusion proteins with glutathione S-transferase.

    KunLiang Guan;Jack E. Dixon

  • Rheb GTPase is a direct target of TSC2 GAP activity and regulates mTOR signaling

    Ken Inoki;Yong Li;Tian Xu;Kun Liang Guan

  • Regulation of cellular metabolism by protein lysine acetylation.

    Shimin Zhao;Wei Xu;Wenqing Jiang;Wei Yu

  • Hippo Pathway in Organ Size Control, Tissue Homeostasis, and Cancer.

    Fa Xing Yu;Bin Zhao;Kun Liang Guan

  • mTOR: a pharmacologic target for autophagy regulation

    Young Chul Kim;Kun-Liang Guan

  • ULK1 induces autophagy by phosphorylating Beclin-1 and activating VPS34 lipid kinase

    Ryan C. Russell;Ye Tian;Haixin Yuan;Hyun Woo Park

  • Regulation of the Hippo-YAP Pathway by G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Signaling

    Fa Xing Yu;Bin Zhao;Nattapon Panupinthu;Jenna L. Jewell

  • TSC2 Integrates Wnt and Energy Signals via a Coordinated Phosphorylation by AMPK and GSK3 to Regulate Cell Growth

    Ken Inoki;Hongjiao Ouyang;Tianqing Zhu;Charlotta Lindvall

  • Mechanisms of Hippo pathway regulation

    Zhipeng Meng;Toshiro Moroishi;Kun-Liang Guan

  • Regulation of TORC1 by Rag GTPases in nutrient response.

    Eunjung Kim;Pankuri Goraksha-Hicks;Li Li;Thomas P. Neufeld

  • The Hippo–YAP pathway in organ size control and tumorigenesis: an updated version

    Bin Zhao;Li Li;Qunying Lei;Kun-Liang Guan

  • TSC2 is phosphorylated and inhibited by Akt and suppresses

    Ken Inoki;Yong Li;Tianquan Zhu;Jun Wu

Frequent Co-Authors

Yue Xiong
Yue Xiong University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Qun-Ying Lei
Qun-Ying Lei Fudan University
Ken Inoki
Ken Inoki University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Cun-Yu Wang
Cun-Yu Wang University of California, Los Angeles
Jack E. Dixon
Jack E. Dixon University of California, San Diego
Yan Lin
Yan Lin Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Yanhui Xu
Yanhui Xu Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University
Min Han
Min Han University of Colorado Boulder
Ming You
Ming You Medical College of Wisconsin
Bing Ren
Bing Ren New York Genome Center

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