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D-Index
60
Citations
12957
World Ranking
11948
National Ranking
5128

Song 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 Song Li sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 228 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Song 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 Song Li sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Song Li is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States and has a research focus across several interconnected fields of study, including Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Immunology and Microbiology. Their work spans multiple subfields such as Immunology, Molecular Biology, Oncology, Biomedical Engineering, and Cancer Research.

Li's research topics include:

  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery

The scientist has coauthored extensively with several frequent collaborators, including Yixian Huang, Zhangyi Luo, Haozhe Huang, Yuang Chen, and Jingjing Sun.

Song Li has published numerous papers in a variety of scientific journals. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Cancer Research
  • Science Advances
  • Nature Communications
  • Acta Biomaterialia
  • Cancer Letters

Recent research contributions by Song Li include:

  • "Targeting Xkr8 via nanoparticle-mediated in situ co-delivery of siRNA and chemotherapy drugs for cancer immunochemotherapy" (2022) published in Nature Nanotechnology
  • "Engineering a folic acid-decorated ultrasmall gemcitabine nanocarrier for breast cancer therapy: Dual targeting of tumor cells and tumor-associated macrophages" (2021) published in Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B
  • "The anti-fibrotic drug pirfenidone inhibits liver fibrosis by targeting the small oxidoreductase glutaredoxin-1" (2021) published in Science Advances
  • "Overcoming pancreatic cancer immune resistance by codelivery of CCR2 antagonist using a STING-activating gemcitabine-based nanocarrier" (2022) published in Materials Today
  • "Tumor-Derived IL33 Promotes Tissue-Resident CD8+ T Cells and Is Required for Checkpoint Blockade Tumor Immunotherapy" (2020) published in Cancer Immunology Research

Best Publications

  • Nonviral gene therapy: promises and challenges.

    S Li;L Huang

  • Hepatic Fatty Acid Transporter Cd36 Is a Common Target of LXR, PXR, and PPARγ in Promoting Steatosis

    Jie Zhou;Maria Febbraio;Taira Wada;Yonggong Zhai

  • Characterization of cationic lipid-protamine-DNA (LPD) complexes for intravenous gene delivery.

    S Li;M A Rizzo;S Bhattacharya;L Huang

  • Dynamic changes in the characteristics of cationic lipidic vectors after exposure to mouse serum: implications for intravenous lipofection.

    Li S;Tseng Wc;Stolz Db;Wu Sp

  • lncRNA epigenetic landscape analysis identifies EPIC1 as an oncogenic lncRNA that interacts with MYC and promotes cell-cycle progression in cancer

    Zehua Wang;Bo Yang;Min Zhang;Weiwei Guo

  • Polymeric Micelles: Nanocarriers for Cancer-Targeted Drug Delivery

    Yifei Zhang;Yixian Huang;Song Li

  • Anisamide-targeted stealth liposomes: a potent carrier for targeting doxorubicin to human prostate cancer cells.

    Rajkumar Banerjee;Pradeep Tyagi;Song Li;Leaf Huang

  • Cationic lipids enhance siRNA-mediated interferon response in mice

    Zheng Ma;Jiang Li;Fengtian He;Annette Wilson

  • Effect of immune response on gene transfer to the lung via systemic administration of cationic lipidic vectors

    Song Li;Su Ping Wu;Mark Whitmore;Eric J. Loeffert

  • The inhibitory role of CpG immunostimulatory motifs in cationic lipid vector-mediated transgene expression in vivo.

    Yadi Tan;Song Li;Bruce R. Pitt;Leaf Huang

  • miR-122 regulates collagen production via targeting hepatic stellate cells and suppressing P4HA1 expression

    Jiang Li;Mohammed Ghazwani;Yifei Zhang;Jianqin Lu

  • Lyophilization of cationic lipid–protamine–DNA (LPD) complexes

    Bei Li;Song Li;Yadi Tan;Donna B. Stolz

  • Targeted gene delivery to pulmonary endothelium by anti-PECAM antibody

    Song Li;Yadi Tan;Ekapop Viroonchatapan;Bruce R. Pitt

  • An immunostimulatory dual-functional nanocarrier that improves cancer immunochemotherapy

    Yichao Chen;Rui Xia;Yixian Huang;Wenchen Zhao

  • Downregulation of Endothelin-1 by Farnesoid X Receptor in Vascular Endothelial Cells

    Fengtian He;Jiang Li;Ying Mu;Ramalinga Kuruba

  • Liposomal gene delivery: a complex package.

    Leaf Huang;Song Li

  • Systemic administration of LPD prepared with CpG oligonucleotides inhibits the growth of established pulmonary metastases by stimulating innate and acquired antitumor immune responses.

    Mark M. Whitmore;Song Li;Louis Falo;Leaf Huang

  • RB-mediated suppression of spontaneous multiple neuroendocrine neoplasia and lung metastases in Rb+/- mice.

    Alexander Yu Nikitin;María I. Juárez-Pérez;Song Li;Leaf Huang

  • The antiparasitic drug ivermectin is a novel FXR ligand that regulates metabolism.

    Lihua Jin;Xuhui Feng;Hui Rong;Zhifu Pan

  • Arsenic-stimulated liver sinusoidal capillarization in mice requires NADPH oxidase–generated superoxide

    Adam C. Straub;Katherine A. Clark;Mark A. Ross;Ashwin G. Chandra

Frequent Co-Authors

Leaf Huang
Leaf Huang University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Wen Xie
Wen Xie University of Pittsburgh
Michael W. Epperly
Michael W. Epperly University of Pittsburgh
Joel S. Greenberger
Joel S. Greenberger University of Pittsburgh
Peter Wipf
Peter Wipf University of Pittsburgh
Raman Venkataramanan
Raman Venkataramanan University of Pittsburgh
Bruce R. Pitt
Bruce R. Pitt University of Pittsburgh
Jie Fan
Jie Fan University of Pittsburgh
Valerian E. Kagan
Valerian E. Kagan University of Pittsburgh
Binfeng Lu
Binfeng Lu University of Pittsburgh

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