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D-Index
133
Citations
52805
World Ranking
2260
National Ranking
1278

Ting-Kai Li publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ting-Kai Li sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 514 publications — 60th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Ting-Kai Li D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ting-Kai Li sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 133 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1999 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Ting-Kai Li was affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their research contributions spanned multiple areas related to molecular biology and plant science.

Their scientific work covered key topics including:

  • Natural product bioactivities and synthesis
  • Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
  • Phytochemistry and Biological Activities

Ting-Kai Li's publication record showed a focus on both research articles and collaborative efforts. Frequent publication venues included:

  • Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research
  • Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research
  • Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - New Crystal Structures

Examples of recent papers authored or co-authored by Ting-Kai Li were:

  • Issue Information, 2020, Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research
  • Issue Information, 2023, Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research

The scientist collaborated regularly with several colleagues, most notably:

  • Charles S. Lieber
  • Frank A. Seixas
  • Marcus A. Rothschild
  • Ivan Diamond
  • Laura E. Nagy

Ting-Kai Li was recognized by the scientific community with memberships in prestigious professional organizations. They were a member of the National Academy of Medicine since 1999 and also held membership in the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Genome‐wide search for genes affecting the risk for alcohol dependence

    Theodore Reich;Howard J. Edenberg;Alison Goate;Jeff T. Williams

  • Effects of Moderate Alcohol Consumption on the Central Nervous System

    Michael J. Eckardt;Sandra E. File;Gian Luigi Gessa;Kathleen A. Grant

  • Animal models of alcoholism: neurobiology of high alcohol-drinking behavior in rodents.

    William J. McBride;Ting Kai Li

  • Drug addiction: the neurobiology of behaviour gone awry.

    Nora D. Volkow;Ting-Kai Li

  • Variations in GABRA2, Encoding the α2 Subunit of the GABAA Receptor, Are Associated with Alcohol Dependence and with Brain Oscillations

    Howard J. Edenberg;Danielle M. Dick;Xiaoling Xuei;Huijun Tian

  • Alcohol and aldehyde dehydrogenase genotypes and alcoholism in Chinese men.

    Holly Read Thomasson;Howard J. Edenberg;David W. Crabb;Xiao Ling Mai

  • Alcohol stimulates the release of dopamine and serotonin in the nucleus accumbens.

    K. Yoshimoto;W.J. McBride;L. Lumeng;T.-K. Li

  • Genetic polymorphism of human liver alcohol and aldehyde dehydrogenases, and their relationship to alcohol metabolism and alcoholism.

    William F. Bosron;Ting‐Kai Li

  • Genotypes for aldehyde dehydrogenase deficiency and alcohol sensitivity. The inactive ALDH2(2) allele is dominant.

    D W Crabb;H J Edenberg;W F Bosron;T K Li

  • The Alcohol Flushing Response: An Unrecognized Risk Factor for Esophageal Cancer from Alcohol Consumption

    Philip J Brooks;Mary-Anne Enoch;David Goldman;Ting-Kai Li

  • Interaction between the Functional Polymorphisms of the Alcohol-Metabolism Genes in Protection against Alcoholism

    Chiao Chicy Chen;Ru Band Lu;Yi Chyan Chen;Ming Fang Wang

  • Selective breeding for alcohol preference and associated responses.

    Ting-Kai Li;Lawrence Lumeng;Donald P. Doolittle

  • Determinants of alcohol use and abuse: Impact of quantity and frequency patterns on liver disease.

    Samir Zakhari;Ting-Kai Li

  • Serotonin, dopamine and GABA involvement in alcohol drinking of selectively bred rats

    W.J. McBride;J.M. Murphy;L. Lumeng;T.-K. Li

  • Naloxone attenuates voluntary ethanol intake in rats selectively bred for high ethanol preference

    J.C. Froehlich;J.C. Froehlich;J. Harts;J. Harts;L. Lumeng;L. Lumeng;T.-K. Li;T.-K. Li

  • Contents of monoamines in forebrain regions of alcohol-preferring (P) and -nonpreferring (NP) lines of rats.

    J.M. Murphy;W.J. McBride;L. Lumeng;T.-K. Li

  • What’s in a Word? Addiction Versus Dependence in DSM-V

    Charles P. O'brien;Nora Volkow;T.-K. Li

  • The neuroscience of addiction.

    Nora Volkow;Ting-Kai Li

  • Ethanol Self-Infusion Into the Ventral Tegmental Area by Alcohol-Preferring Rats

    G.J. Gatto;W.J. McBride;J.M. Murphy;J.M. Murphy;L. Lumeng;L. Lumeng

  • Genotypes for Aldehyde Dehydrogenase Deficiency and Alcohol Sensitivity

    David W. Crabb;Howard J. Edenberg;William F. Bosron;Ting-Kai Li

Frequent Co-Authors

William J. McBride
William J. McBride Indiana University
James M. Murphy
James M. Murphy Indiana University
Lawrence Lumeng
Lawrence Lumeng Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
William F. Bosron
William F. Bosron Indiana University
Howard J. Edenberg
Howard J. Edenberg Indiana University
Tatiana Foroud
Tatiana Foroud Indiana University
John I. Nurnberger
John I. Nurnberger Indiana University
Theodore Reich
Theodore Reich Washington University in St. Louis
John P. Rice
John P. Rice Washington University in St. Louis
Alison Goate
Alison Goate Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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