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D-Index
94
Citations
27816
World Ranking
10595
National Ranking
5446

Yiwei 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 Yiwei Li sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 232 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yiwei 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 Yiwei Li sits on this spectrum.

70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 400 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 94 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Yiwei Li is affiliated with Wayne State University in the United States and works extensively in the fields of Medicine, as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research spans several key subfields including Molecular Biology, Oncology, Cancer Research, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Health Informatics.

Their scientific contributions involve diverse topics such as RNA modifications and cancer, Nuclear Structure and Function, RNA Research and Splicing, Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research, Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education, and Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging.

Yiwei Li has published multiple papers, including recent works such as:

  • Non-Coding RNAs in Pancreatic Cancer Diagnostics and Therapy: Focus on lncRNAs, circRNAs, and piRNAs (2021) in Cancers
  • Deregulated transcription factors and poor clinical outcomes in cancer patients (2022) in Seminars in Cancer Biology

Other notable recent papers with coauthors include:

  • KRAS G12C Game of Thrones, which direct KRAS inhibitor will claim the iron throne? (2020) in Cancer Treatment Reviews
  • Connecting the Human Microbiome and Pancreatic Cancer (2022) in Cancer and Metastasis Reviews
  • Inhibitor of the Nuclear Transport Protein XPO1 Enhances the Anticancer Efficacy of KRAS G12C Inhibitors in Preclinical Models of KRAS G12C-Mutant Cancers (2022) in Cancer Research Communications

Their collaborations frequently include coauthors such as Asfar S. Azmi, Amro Aboukameel, Husain Yar Khan, Mohammed Najeeb Al Hallak, and Md. Hafiz Uddin.

Yiwei Li publishes regularly in venues that include:

  • Cancer Research
  • Blood
  • Cancer and Metastasis Reviews
  • Cancers
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Best Publications

  • Up-regulation of miR-200 and let-7 by Natural Agents Leads to the Reversal of Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition in Gemcitabine-Resistant Pancreatic Cancer Cells

    Yiwei Li;Timothy G. VandenBoom;Dejuan Kong;Zhiwei Wang

  • Multi-targeted therapy of cancer by genistein

    Sanjeev Banerjee;Yiwei Li;Zhiwei Wang;Fazlul H. Sarkar

  • Acquisition of Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Phenotype of Gemcitabine-Resistant Pancreatic Cancer Cells Is Linked with Activation of the Notch Signaling Pathway

    Zhiwei Wang;Yiwei Li;Dejuan Kong;Sanjeev Banerjee

  • miR-146a suppresses invasion of pancreatic cancer cells

    Yiwei Li;Timothy G. VandenBoom;Zhiwei Wang;Dejuan Kong

  • Soy Isoflavones and Cancer Prevention

    Fazlul H. Sarkar;Yiwei Li

  • Inactivation of Nuclear Factor κB by Soy Isoflavone Genistein Contributes to Increased Apoptosis Induced by Chemotherapeutic Agents in Human Cancer Cells

    Yiwei Li;Fakhara Ahmed;Shadan Ali;Philip A. Philip

  • Epithelial to mesenchymal transition is mechanistically linked with stem cell signatures in prostate cancer cells.

    Dejuan Kong;Sanjeev Banerjee;Aamir Ahmad;Yiwei Li

  • Indole-3-carbinol (I3C) induced cell growth inhibition, G1 cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in prostate cancer cells.

    Sreenivasa R Chinni;Yiwei Li;Sunil Upadhyay;Prathima K Koppolu

  • Cancer Stem Cells and Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT)-Phenotypic Cells: Are They Cousins or Twins?

    Dejuan Kong;Yiwei Li;Zhiwei Wang;Fazlul H. Sarkar

  • Inhibition of Nuclear Factor κB Activation in PC3 Cells by Genistein Is Mediated via Akt Signaling Pathway

    Yiwei Li;Fazlul H. Sarkar

  • Down-regulation of Notch-1 inhibits invasion by inactivation of nuclear factor-κB, vascular endothelial growth factor, and matrix metalloproteinase-9 in pancreatic cancer cells

    Zhiwei Wang;Sanjeev Banerjee;Yiwei Li;K.M. Wahidur Rahman

  • Mechanisms of cancer chemoprevention by soy isoflavone genistein.

    Fazlul H. Sarkar;Yiwei Li

  • Induction of apoptosis in breast cancer cells MDA-MB-231 by genistein.

    Yiwei Li;Sunil Upadhyay;Mahbubur Bhuiyan;Fazlul H Sarkar

  • Down-regulation of Notch-1 contributes to cell growth inhibition and apoptosis in pancreatic cancer cells

    Zhiwei Wang;Yuxiang Zhang;Yiwei Li;Sanjeev Banerjee

  • Metformin inhibits cell proliferation, migration and invasion by attenuating CSC function mediated by deregulating miRNAs in pancreatic cancer cells

    Bin Bao;Zhiwei Wang;Shadan Ali;Aamir Ahmad

  • The role of Notch signaling pathway in epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) during development and tumor aggressiveness.

    Zhiwei Wang;Yiwei Li;Dejuan Kong;Fazlul H. Sarkar

  • Pancreatic cancer: understanding and overcoming chemoresistance

    Zhiwei Wang;Yiwei Li;Aamir Ahmad;Sanjeev Banerjee

  • Targeting miRNAs involved in cancer stem cell and EMT regulation: An emerging concept in overcoming drug resistance

    Zhiwei Wang;Yiwei Li;Aamir Ahmad;Asfar S. Azmi

  • Retraction notice to “Notch-1 induces Epithelial-mesenchymal transition consistent with cancer stem cell phenotype in pancreatic cancer cells”

    Bin Bao;Zhiwei Wang;Shadan Ali;Dejuan Kong

  • miR-200 Regulates PDGF-D-Mediated Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition, Adhesion, and Invasion of Prostate Cancer Cells

    Dejuan Kong;Yiwei Li;Zhiwei Wang;Sanjeev Banerjee

Frequent Co-Authors

Fazlul H. Sarkar
Fazlul H. Sarkar Wayne State University
Zhiwei Wang
Zhiwei Wang Soochow University
Sanjeev Banerjee
Sanjeev Banerjee Wayne State University
Bin Bao
Bin Bao Wayne State University
Philip A. Philip
Philip A. Philip Wayne State University
Subhash Padhye
Subhash Padhye Savitribai Phule Pune University
Maha Hussain
Maha Hussain Northwestern University
Wael Sakr
Wael Sakr Wayne State University
Lucio Miele
Lucio Miele Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans
James L. Abbruzzese
James L. Abbruzzese Duke University

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