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X. Shirley Liu

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 125 308 298 162 156 289 107268
Molecular Biology 125 220 200 133 121 289 107268

X. Shirley Liu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by X. Shirley Liu between 2000 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. X. Shirley Liu published across 27 years, from 2000 to 2026, averaging 21.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 186 publications in 2023. 45 of the 570 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
50 100 150
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2000 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 186. Peak 186 publications in 2023. 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 3 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 18 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 24 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 23 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 29 publications 2021: 28 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 186 publications 2024: 42 publications 2025: 41 publications 2026: 4 publications
2000 2026

570 publications in total across all disciplines

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X. Shirley Liu: publications per year, 2000 to 2026
Year Publications
2000 1
2001 0
2002 1
2003 1
2004 3
2005 5
2006 7
2007 10
2008 12
2009 13
2010 18
2011 16
2012 17
2013 18
2014 24
2015 13
2016 23
2017 15
2018 14
2019 16
2020 29
2021 28
2022 13
2023 186
2024 42
2025 41
2026 4
Total 570
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X. Shirley 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 X. Shirley 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, 287–296 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: 289 publications — 79th percentile

79% 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
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 52 289
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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X. Shirley 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 X. Shirley 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, 124–125 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: 125 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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
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 11 125
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

X. Shirley Liu is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields including molecular biology, oncology, immunology, cancer research, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The scientist's research prominently focuses on cancer immunotherapy and biomarkers, single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, immune cell function and interaction, genomics and chromatin dynamics, cancer genomics and diagnostics, protein degradation and inhibitors, as well as RNA modifications and cancer.

Frequent publication venues for their work include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, Cancer Discovery, Cancer Immunology Research, and Cancer Research.

Among recent papers, notable titles and publication details include:

  • "TIMER2.0 for analysis of tumor-infiltrating immune cells," 2020, Nucleic Acids Research
  • "A single-cell and spatially resolved atlas of human breast cancers," 2021, Nature Genetics
  • "Large-scale public data reuse to model immunotherapy response and resistance," 2020, Genome Medicine
  • "Transfer learning enables predictions in network biology," 2023, Nature
  • "Stromal cell diversity associated with immune evasion in human triple-negative breast cancer," 2020, The EMBO Journal

X. Shirley Liu frequently collaborates with researchers including Myles Brown, Henry W. Long, Shengqing Gu, Clifford A. Meyer, and Zexian Zeng.

Best Publications

  • Model-based Analysis of ChIP-Seq (MACS)

    Yong Zhang;Tao Liu;Clifford A Meyer;Jérôme Eeckhoute

  • Signatures of T cell dysfunction and exclusion predict cancer immunotherapy response

    Peng Jiang;Shengqing Gu;Deng Pan;Jingxin Fu

  • TIMER: A Web Server for Comprehensive Analysis of Tumor-Infiltrating Immune Cells

    Taiwen Li;Taiwen Li;Jingyu Fan;Binbin Wang;Nicole Traugh

  • TIMER2.0 for analysis of tumor-infiltrating immune cells

    Taiwen Li;Jingxin Fu;Jingxin Fu;Zexian Zeng;David Cohen

  • ChIP-seq guidelines and practices of the ENCODE and modENCODE consortia

    Stephen G. Landt;Georgi K. Marinov;Anshul Kundaje;Pouya Kheradpour

  • MAGeCK enables robust identification of essential genes from genome-scale CRISPR/Cas9 knockout screens.

    Wei Li;Han Xu;Tengfei Xiao;Le Cong;Le Cong

  • Comprehensive analyses of tumor immunity: implications for cancer immunotherapy

    Bo Li;Eric Severson;Eric Severson;Jean Christophe Pignon;Haoquan Zhao

  • Identifying ChIP-seq enrichment using MACS

    Jianxing Feng;Tao Liu;Bo Qin;Yong Zhang

  • Genome-wide analysis of estrogen receptor binding sites

    Jason S Carroll;Clifford A Meyer;Jun Song;Wei Li

  • Chromosome-Wide Mapping of Estrogen Receptor Binding Reveals Long-Range Regulation Requiring the Forkhead Protein FoxA1

    Jason S. Carroll;X. Shirley Liu;Alexander S. Brodsky;Wei Li

  • Impaired hydroxylation of 5-methylcytosine in myeloid cancers with mutant TET2

    Myunggon Ko;Yun Huang;Yun Huang;Anna M. Jankowska;Utz J. Pape;Utz J. Pape

  • Integrative analysis of the Caenorhabditis elegans genome by the modENCODE project

    Mark B. Gerstein;Zhi John Lu;Eric L. Van Nostrand;Chao Cheng

  • FoxA1 Translates Epigenetic Signatures into Enhancer-Driven Lineage-Specific Transcription

    Mathieu Lupien;Jérôme Eeckhoute;Clifford A. Meyer;Qianben Wang

  • BioProspector: discovering conserved DNA motifs in upstream regulatory regions of co-expressed genes.

    X. Liu;Douglas L. Brutlag;Jun S. Liu

  • Androgen receptor regulates a distinct transcription program in androgen-independent prostate cancer

    Qianben Wang;Wei Li;Yong Zhang;Xin Yuan

  • The JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway is required for growth of CD44+CD24– stem cell–like breast cancer cells in human tumors

    Lauren L.C. Marotta;Vanessa Almendro;Vanessa Almendro;Andriy Marusyk;Michail Shipitsin

  • Genome-wide mapping of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine in embryonic stem cells

    William A. Pastor;Utz J. Pape;Utz J. Pape;Yun Huang;Hope R. Henderson;Hope R. Henderson

  • A single-cell and spatially resolved atlas of human breast cancers.

    Sunny Z. Wu;Sunny Z. Wu;Ghamdan Al-Eryani;Ghamdan Al-Eryani;Daniel Lee Roden;Daniel Lee Roden;Simon Junankar;Simon Junankar

  • EZH2 Oncogenic Activity in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Cells Is Polycomb-Independent

    Kexin Xu;Zhenhua Jeremy Wu;Anna C. Groner;Housheng Hansen He

  • PPARγ and C/EBP factors orchestrate adipocyte biology via adjacent binding on a genome-wide scale

    Martina I. Lefterova;Yong Zhang;David J. Steger;Michael Schupp

Frequent Co-Authors

Myles Brown
Myles Brown Harvard University
Clifford A. Meyer
Clifford A. Meyer Harvard University
Yong Zhang
Yong Zhang Tongji University
Jun S. Liu
Jun S. Liu Harvard University
Henry W. Long
Henry W. Long Harvard University
Housheng Hansen He
Housheng Hansen He University of Toronto
Bo Li
Bo Li Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Jason S. Carroll
Jason S. Carroll University of Cambridge
Kornelia Polyak
Kornelia Polyak Harvard University
Ramesh A. Shivdasani
Ramesh A. Shivdasani Harvard University

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