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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 64 1720 1543 42 42 161 18671

Pentao Liu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Pentao Liu between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Pentao Liu published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 7 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 2023. 20 of the 216 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 28. Peak 28 publications in 2023. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 3 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 1 publication 2007: 2 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 20 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 19 publications 2023: 28 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 12 publications
1995 2025

216 publications in total across all disciplines

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Pentao Liu: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 1
1997 0
1998 2
1999 1
2000 1
2001 0
2002 1
2003 3
2004 2
2005 1
2006 1
2007 2
2008 4
2009 4
2010 7
2011 9
2012 9
2013 5
2014 7
2015 19
2016 9
2017 20
2018 11
2019 12
2020 7
2021 10
2022 19
2023 28
2024 8
2025 12
Total 216
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Pentao Liu 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 Pentao Liu 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, 157–166 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: 161 publications — 43rd percentile

43% 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
157–166 159 161
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
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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Pentao Liu 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 Pentao Liu 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, 64–65 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: 64 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% 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 64
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
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Overview

Pentao Liu is affiliated with the University of Hong Kong in China. Their research is primarily situated within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Medicine.

Their subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Immunology, Oncology, Genetics, and Cancer Research. Key research topics covered by Liu involve Pluripotent Stem Cells Research, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, CAR-T cell therapy research, Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, Renal and related cancers, and Immune cells in cancer.

Frequent venues for their publications are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Nature Communications
  • Nature Cell Biology
  • EMBO Reports

Several recent papers exemplify their research output:

  • "Establishment of bovine expanded potential stem cells," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "SpatialDM for rapid identification of spatially co-expressed ligand-receptor and revealing cell-cell communication patterns," 2023, Nature Communications
  • "Myeloid-derived suppressor cells promote lung cancer metastasis by CCL11 to activate ERK and AKT signaling and induce epithelial-mesenchymal transition in tumor cells," 2021, Oncogene
  • "IL-6 trans-signaling promotes the expansion and anti-tumor activity of CAR T cells," 2020, Leukemia
  • "Co-expression of a PD-L1-specific chimeric switch receptor augments the efficacy and persistence of CAR T cells via the CD70-CD27 axis," 2022, Nature Communications

Liu frequently collaborates with several researchers who have coauthored multiple publications alongside them. These co-authors include:

  • Peng Li
  • Yao Yao
  • Degong Ruan
  • Qiting Wu
  • Xuefei Gao

Best Publications

  • piggyBac transposition reprograms fibroblasts to induced pluripotent stem cells

    Knut Woltjen;Iacovos P. Michael;Iacovos P. Michael;Paria Mohseni;Paria Mohseni;Ridham Desai;Ridham Desai

  • A Highly Efficient Recombineering-Based Method for Generating Conditional Knockout Mutations

    Pentao Liu;Nancy A. Jenkins;Neal G. Copeland

  • Requirement for Wnt3 in vertebrate axis formation

    Pentao Liu;Maki Wakamiya;Martin J. Shea;Urs Albrecht

  • The Merlin/NF2 Tumor Suppressor Functions through the YAP Oncoprotein to Regulate Tissue Homeostasis in Mammals

    Nailing Zhang;Haibo Bai;Karen K. David;Jixin Dong

  • Chromosome engineering in mice

    Ramlro Ramirez-Solis;Pentao Liu;Allan Bradley

  • Single Cell RNA-Sequencing of Pluripotent States Unlocks Modular Transcriptional Variation.

    Aleksandra A. Kolodziejczyk;Aleksandra A. Kolodziejczyk;Jong Kyoung Kim;Jason C.H. Tsang;Tomislav Ilicic;Tomislav Ilicic

  • Chromosomal transposition of PiggyBac in mouse embryonic stem cells

    Wei Wang;Chengyi Lin;Dong Lu;Zeming Ning

  • Bcl11a is essential for normal lymphoid development

    Pentao Liu;Jonathan R Keller;Mariaestela Ortiz;Lino Tessarollo

  • Reprogramming of T Cells to Natural Killer–Like Cells upon Bcl11b Deletion

    Peng Li;Shannon Burke;Juexuan Wang;Xiongfeng Chen

  • Evolutionary routes and KRAS dosage define pancreatic cancer phenotypes

    Sebastian Mueller;Thomas Engleitner;Thomas Engleitner;Roman Maresch;Roman Maresch;Magdalena Zukowska

  • Establishment of porcine and human expanded potential stem cells

    Xuefei Gao;Xuefei Gao;Monika Nowak-Imialek;Monika Nowak-Imialek;Xi Chen;Dongsheng Chen

  • Rapid and efficient reprogramming of somatic cells to induced pluripotent stem cells by retinoic acid receptor gamma and liver receptor homolog 1

    Wei Wang;Jian Yang;Hui Liu;Dong Lu

  • Single-cell RNA-seq identifies a PD-1 hi ILC progenitor and defines its development pathway

    Yong Yu;Jason C. H. Tsang;Jason C. H. Tsang;Cui Wang;Simon Clare

  • PiggyBac Transposon Mutagenesis: A Tool for Cancer Gene Discovery in Mice

    Roland Rad;Lena Rad;Wei Wang;Juan Cadinanos

  • Bcl11a is essential for lymphoid development and negatively regulates p53

    Yong Yu;Yong Yu;Juexuan Wang;Walid Khaled;Shannon Burke

  • Mutant nucleophosmin and cooperating pathways drive leukemia initiation and progression in mice

    George S Vassiliou;Jonathan L Cooper;Roland Rad;Juan Li

  • Establishment of mouse expanded potential stem cells

    Jian Yang;David J. Ryan;Wei Wang;Jason Cheuk-Ho Tsang

  • JAK2 V617F impairs hematopoietic stem cell function in a conditional knock-in mouse model of JAK2 V617F–positive essential thrombocythemia

    Juan Li;Dominik Spensberger;Jong Sook Ahn;Shubha Anand

  • A Genetic Progression Model of BrafV600E-Induced Intestinal Tumorigenesis Reveals Targets for Therapeutic Intervention

    Roland Rad;Roland Rad;Roland Rad;Juan Cadiñanos;Lena Rad;Ignacio Varela

  • CRISPR/Cas9 somatic multiplex-mutagenesis for high-throughput functional cancer genomics in mice

    Julia Weber;Julia Weber;Rupert Öllinger;Mathias Friedrich;Ursula Ehmer

Frequent Co-Authors

Allan Bradley
Allan Bradley University of Cambridge
Duanqing Pei
Duanqing Pei Westlake University
Wei Wang
Wei Wang Harbin Institute of Technology
Donghai Wu
Donghai Wu Cornell University
Roland Rad
Roland Rad Technical University of Munich
Nancy A. Jenkins
Nancy A. Jenkins The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Jian Yang
Jian Yang University of Birmingham
Neal G. Copeland
Neal G. Copeland The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Fengtang Yang
Fengtang Yang Wellcome Sanger Institute
George S. Vassiliou
George S. Vassiliou University of Cambridge

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