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D-Index
93
Citations
34550
World Ranking
672
National Ranking
369

Yong Li 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 Yong Li sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 450 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Yong Li 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 Yong Li sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 93 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Best Publications

  • Role of the tumor microenvironment in PD-L1/PD-1-mediated tumor immune escape.

    Xianjie Jiang;Xianjie Jiang;Jie Wang;Xiangying Deng;Fang Xiong

  • MicroRNA-21 promotes cell transformation by targeting the programmed cell death 4 gene.

    Z. Lu;M. Liu;V. Stribinskis;C. M. Klinge

  • Circular RNAs function as ceRNAs to regulate and control human cancer progression.

    Yaxian Zhong;Yaxian Zhong;Yajun Du;Yajun Du;Xue Yang;Xue Yang;Yongzhen Mo;Yongzhen Mo

  • Exosomal transfer of stroma-derived miR21 confers paclitaxel resistance in ovarian cancer cells through targeting APAF1.

    Chi Lam Au Yeung;Ngai Na Co;Tetsushi Tsuruga;Tsz Lun Yeung

  • MicroRNAs in NF-κB signaling

    Unknown

  • Mechanisms of vasculogenic mimicry in hypoxic tumor microenvironments

    Xiaoxu Wei;Xiaoxu Wei;Yunhua Chen;Yunhua Chen;Xianjie Jiang;Miao Peng

  • Pachytene piRNAs instruct massive mRNA elimination during late spermiogenesis

    Lan Tao Gou;Peng Dai;Jian Hua Yang;Yuanchao Xue

  • Emerging role of tumor-related functional peptides encoded by lncRNA and circRNA

    Pan Wu;Pan Wu;Yongzhen Mo;Miao Peng;Ting Tang

  • Apoptosis and the target genes of microRNA-21.

    Unknown

  • Circular RNAs in human cancer

    Yumin Wang;Yongzhen Mo;Zhaojian Gong;Xiang Yang

  • Circular RNAs (circRNAs) in cancer

    Ruoyu Zhou;Yuwei Wu;Yuwei Wu;Wenxi Wang;Wenjia Su

  • miR-301a as an NF-κB activator in pancreatic cancer cells.

    Zhongxin Lu;Yan Li;Apana Takwi;Benhui Li

  • Chronic Stress Promotes Cancer Development.

    Shirui Dai;Shirui Dai;Yongzhen Mo;Yumin Wang;Bo Xiang;Bo Xiang

  • Loss of the miR-21 allele elevates the expression of its target genes and reduces tumorigenesis

    Unknown

  • Single‐cell RNA sequencing in cancer research

    Yijie Zhang;Yijie Zhang;Dan Wang;Miao Peng;Le Tang

  • Dysfunction of the TP53 tumor suppressor gene in lymphoid malignancies

    Zijun Y. Xu-Monette;L. Jeffrey Medeiros;Yong Li;Robert Z. Orlowski

  • Natural killer group 2D receptor and its ligands in cancer immune escape

    Shixin Duan;Shixin Duan;Weihua Guo;Weihua Guo;Zuxing Xu;Yunbo He

  • LncRNAs regulate the cytoskeleton and related Rho/ROCK signaling in cancer metastasis

    Yanyan Tang;Yanyan Tang;Yi He;Yi He;Ping Zhang;Ping Zhang;Jinpeng Wang

  • MiR-155 acts as an anti-inflammatory factor in atherosclerosis-Associated foam cell formation by repressing calcium-regulated heat stable protein 1

    Unknown

  • Epstein-Barr virus-encoded miR-BART6-3p inhibits cancer cell metastasis and invasion by targeting long non-coding RNA LOC553103.

    Baoyu He;Baoyu He;Weiming Li;Yingfen Wu;Fang Wei

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiaoling Li
Xiaoling Li Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China
Guiyuan Li
Guiyuan Li Central South University
Ming Zhou
Ming Zhou Central South University
Wei Xiong
Wei Xiong University of Pittsburgh
Qianjin Liao
Qianjin Liao Central South University
Ruikun Mai
Ruikun Mai Southwest Jiaotong University
Zhengyou He
Zhengyou He Southwest Jiaotong University
Govind Bhagat
Govind Bhagat Columbia University
Eric D. Hsi
Eric D. Hsi Cleveland Clinic
Miguel A. Piris
Miguel A. Piris Instituto de Salud Carlos III

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