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Suling Liu

Suling Liu

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 58 2055 1848 56 56 136 22647

Suling Liu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Suling Liu between 2000 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Suling Liu published across 26 years, from 2000 to 2025, averaging 10.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 85 publications in 2023. 44 of the 284 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2000 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 85. Peak 85 publications in 2023. 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 85 publications 2024: 42 publications 2025: 2 publications
2000 2025

284 publications in total across all disciplines

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Suling Liu: publications per year, 2000 to 2025
Year Publications
2000 1
2001 0
2002 4
2003 0
2004 4
2005 6
2006 9
2007 6
2008 3
2009 7
2010 8
2011 8
2012 12
2013 7
2014 6
2015 8
2016 5
2017 5
2018 13
2019 7
2020 14
2021 12
2022 10
2023 85
2024 42
2025 2
Total 284
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Suling 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 Suling 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, 127–136 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: 136 publications — 30th percentile

30% 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
127–136 158 136
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
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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Suling 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 Suling 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, 58–59 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: 58 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% 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 58
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
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Overview

Suling Liu is affiliated with Fudan University in China and has focused their research primarily within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Their work spans various subfields including Molecular Biology, Oncology, Cancer Research, Immunology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Their research topics cover several areas related to cancer biology, with notable focus on:

  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Cancer-related gene regulation
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics

Recent scholarly publications by Suling Liu include:

  • Esterification of cellulose using carboxylic acid-based deep eutectic solvents to produce high-yield cellulose nanofibers, 2020, Carbohydrate Polymers
  • Cancer stem cell regulated phenotypic plasticity protects metastasized cancer cells from ferroptosis, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Targeting Breast Cancer Stem Cells, 2023, International Journal of Biological Sciences
  • PRMT5 regulates RNA m6A demethylation for doxorubicin sensitivity in breast cancer, 2022, Molecular Therapy
  • Myeloid PTEN promotes chemotherapy-induced NLRP3-inflammasome activation and antitumour immunity, 2020, Nature Cell Biology

The venues where Liu has frequently published are:

  • International Journal of Biological Sciences
  • Nature Communications
  • Nature Cell Biology
  • Theranostics
  • Pharmacological Research

Liu collaborates regularly with several co-authors, highlighting an active research network. Frequent collaborators include Lixing Zhang, Juchuanli Tu, Qiaodan Deng, Jiahui Xu, and Ceshi Chen.

Best Publications

  • ALDH1 is a marker of normal and malignant human mammary stem cells and a predictor of poor clinical outcome.

    Christophe Ginestier;Min Hee Hur;Emmanuelle Charafe-Jauffret;Florence Monville

  • Cancer Stem Cells: An Old Idea--A Paradigm Shift

    M. S Wicha;S. Liu;G. Dontu

  • Hedgehog signaling and Bmi-1 regulate self-renewal of normal and malignant human mammary stem cells.

    Suling Liu;Gabriela Dontu;Ilia D. Mantle;Shivani Patel

  • Breast cancer stem cells transition between epithelial and mesenchymal states reflective of their normal counterparts

    Suling Liu;Yang Cong;Dong Wang;Yu-Min Sun

  • CXCR1 blockade selectively targets human breast cancer stem cells in vitro and in xenografts

    Christophe Ginestier;Suling Liu;Mark E. Diebel;Hasan Korkaya

  • Breast cancer stem cells, cytokine networks, and the tumor microenvironment

    Hasan Korkaya;Suling Liu;Max S. Wicha

  • Breast Cancer Stem Cells Are Regulated by Mesenchymal Stem Cells through Cytokine Networks

    Suling Liu;Christophe Ginestier;Sing J. Ou;Shawn G. Clouthier

  • Sulforaphane, a Dietary Component of Broccoli/Broccoli Sprouts, Inhibits Breast Cancer Stem Cells

    Yanyan Li;Tao Zhang;Hasan Korkaya;Suling Liu

  • Mammary stem cells, self-renewal pathways, and carcinogenesis

    Suling Liu;Gabriela Dontu;Max S Wicha

  • BRCA1 regulates human mammary stem/progenitor cell fate

    Suling Liu;Christophe Ginestier;Emmanuelle Charafe-Jauffret;Hailey Foco

  • Activation of an IL6 Inflammatory Loop Mediates Trastuzumab Resistance in HER2+ Breast Cancer by Expanding the Cancer Stem Cell Population

    Hasan Korkaya;Gwang Il Kim;April Davis;Fayaz Malik

  • Targeting breast stem cells with the cancer preventive compounds curcumin and piperine.

    Madhuri Kakarala;Madhuri Kakarala;Dean E. Brenner;Dean E. Brenner;Hasan Korkaya;Connie Cheng

  • Targeting Breast Cancer Stem Cells

    Suling Liu;Max S. Wicha

  • Regulation of cancer stem cells by cytokine networks: attacking cancer's inflammatory roots.

    Hasan Korkaya;Suling Liu;Max S. Wicha

  • Expression of aldehyde dehydrogenase and CD133 defines ovarian cancer stem cells.

    Ilona Kryczek;Suling Liu;Michael Roh;Linhua Vatan

  • Mammary Epithelial-Specific Ablation of the Focal Adhesion Kinase Suppresses Mammary Tumorigenesis by Affecting Mammary Cancer Stem/Progenitor Cells

    Ming Luo;Huaping Fan;Tamas Nagy;Huijun Wei

  • Stress-induced epinephrine enhances lactate dehydrogenase A and promotes breast cancer stem-like cells

    Bai Cui;Yuanyuan Luo;Pengfei Tian;Fei Peng

  • Gd-metallofullerenol nanomaterial as non-toxic breast cancer stem cell-specific inhibitor

    Ying Liu;Chunying Chen;Pengxu Qian;Xuefei Lu

  • MicroRNA93 Regulates Proliferation and Differentiation of Normal and Malignant Breast Stem Cells

    Suling Liu;Shivani H. Patel;Christophe Ginestier;Ingrid Ibarra

  • Stem cells in mammary development and carcinogenesis: implications for prevention and treatment

    Gabriela Dontu;Suling Liu;Max S. Wicha

Frequent Co-Authors

Max S. Wicha
Max S. Wicha University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Gregory J. Hannon
Gregory J. Hannon University of Cambridge
Peter E. Lobie
Peter E. Lobie Tsinghua University
John C. Byrd
John C. Byrd University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
Michael R. Grever
Michael R. Grever The Ohio State University
Celina G. Kleer
Celina G. Kleer University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Jun-Lin Guan
Jun-Lin Guan University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Huafeng Zhang
Huafeng Zhang University of Science and Technology of China

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