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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
69
Citations
25317
World Ranking
7256
National Ranking
3331

Pin-Lan Li publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Pin-Lan Li sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 433 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Pin-Lan Li D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Pin-Lan Li is affiliated with Virginia Commonwealth University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with a significant focus on Molecular Biology and Physiology as key subfields.

Their scholarly output includes work on topics such as inflammasome and immune disorders, calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism, renal diseases and glomerulopathies, sphingolipid metabolism and signaling, extracellular vesicles in disease, erythrocyte function and pathophysiology, and ion channels and receptors.

Among recent publications, notable papers include:

  • Arterial Medial Calcification through Enhanced small Extracellular Vesicle Release in Smooth Muscle-Specific Asah1 Gene Knockout Mice, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Podocytopathy and Nephrotic Syndrome in Mice with Podocyte-Specific Deletion of the Asah1 Gene, 2020, American Journal Of Pathology
  • Regulation of TRPML1 channel activity and inflammatory exosome release by endogenously produced reactive oxygen species in mouse podocytes, 2021, Redox Biology
  • Podocyte Lysosome Dysfunction in Chronic Glomerular Diseases, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Reversal of Endothelial Extracellular Vesicle-Induced Smooth Muscle Phenotype Transition by Hypercholesterolemia Stimulation: Role of NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation, 2020, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Frequent co-authors in their research include Guangbi Li, Dandan Huang, Owais M. Bhat, Xinxu Yuan, and Joseph K. Ritter.

Pin-Lan Li has contributed extensively to several publication venues, most notably:

  • The FASEB Journal
  • Physiology
  • American Journal Of Pathology
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Redox regulation of NLRP3 inflammasomes: ROS as trigger or effector?

    Justine M. Abais;Min Xia;Yang Zhang;Krishna M. Boini

  • Epoxyeicosatrienoic Acids Activate K+ Channels in Coronary Smooth Muscle Through a Guanine Nucleotide Binding Protein

    Pin-Lan Li;William B. Campbell

  • Physiological and pathophysiological aspects of ceramide

    Erich Gulbins;Pin Lan Li

  • The docosatriene protectin D1 is produced by TH2 skewing and promotes human T cell apoptosis via lipid raft clustering.

    Amiram Ariel;Pin-Lan Li;Wei Wang;Wang-Xian Tang;Wang-Xian Tang

  • Characteristics and Superoxide-Induced Activation of Reconstituted Myocardial Mitochondrial ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channels

    David X. Zhang;Ya-Fei Chen;William B. Campbell;Ai-Ping Zou

  • Role of Nitric Oxide in the Cardiovascular and Renal Systems

    Ashfaq Ahmad;Sara K Dempsey;Zdravka Daneva;Maleeha Azam

  • Lipid Raft Clustering and Redox Signaling Platform Formation in Coronary Arterial Endothelial Cells

    Andrew Y. Zhang;Fan Yi;Guo Zhang;Erich Gulbins

  • Activation of Nod-Like Receptor Protein 3 Inflammasomes Turns on Podocyte Injury and Glomerular Sclerosis in Hyperhomocysteinemia

    Chun Zhang;Krishna M. Boini;Min Xia;Justine M. Abais

  • Production and Actions of Hydrogen Sulfide, a Novel Gaseous Bioactive Substance, in the Kidneys

    Min Xia;Li Chen;Rachel W. Muh;Pin-Lan Li

  • Trimethylamine-N-Oxide Instigates NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation and Endothelial Dysfunction.

    Krishna M. Boini;Tahir Hussain;Pin-Lan Li;Saisudha Koka

  • Nod-like Receptor Protein 3 (NLRP3) Inflammasome Activation and Podocyte Injury via Thioredoxin-Interacting Protein (TXNIP) during Hyperhomocysteinemia

    Justine M. Abais;Min Xia;Guangbi Li;Yang Chen

  • NADPH Oxidase-Mediated Triggering of Inflammasome Activation in Mouse Podocytes and Glomeruli During Hyperhomocysteinemia

    Justine M. Abais;Chun Zhang;Min Xia;Qinglian Liu

  • Reconstitution and characterization of a nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NAADP)-sensitive Ca2+ release channel from liver lysosomes of rats.

    Fan Zhang;Pin-Lan Li

  • Mechanisms of homocysteine-induced glomerular injury and sclerosis.

    Fan Yi;Pin-Lan Li

  • Acid sphingomyelinase and its redox amplification in formation of lipid raft redox signaling platforms in endothelial cells.

    Andrew Y. Zhang;Fan Yi;Si Jin;Min Xia

  • Homocysteine activates NADH/NADPH oxidase through ceramide-stimulated Rac GTPase activity in rat mesangial cells

    Fan Yi;Andrew Y. Zhang;Jennifer L. Janscha;Pin-Lan Li

  • Role of renal medullary adenosine in the control of blood flow and sodium excretion

    Ai-Ping Zou;Kasem Nithipatikom;Pin-Lan Li;Allen W. Cowley

  • Enhancement of autophagy by simvastatin through inhibition of Rac1-mTOR signaling pathway in coronary arterial myocytes.

    Yu Miao Wei;Xiang Li;Ming Xu;Justine M. Abais

  • Urotensin II is a nitric oxide-dependent vasodilator and natriuretic peptide in the rat kidney

    Andrew Y. Zhang;Ya-Fei Chen;David X. Zhang;Fu-Xian Yi

Frequent Co-Authors

William B. Campbell
William B. Campbell Medical College of Wisconsin
Erich Gulbins
Erich Gulbins University of Duisburg-Essen
Allen W. Cowley
Allen W. Cowley Medical College of Wisconsin
Garrett J. Gross
Garrett J. Gross Medical College of Wisconsin
Rakesh C. Kukreja
Rakesh C. Kukreja Virginia Commonwealth University
Aron H. Lichtman
Aron H. Lichtman Virginia Commonwealth University
Cecilia J. Hillard
Cecilia J. Hillard Medical College of Wisconsin
Charles E. Chalfant
Charles E. Chalfant Virginia Commonwealth University
Hisashi Harada
Hisashi Harada Virginia Commonwealth University
Joseph T. Barbieri
Joseph T. Barbieri Medical College of Wisconsin

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