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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 60 1949 1755 968 856 595 14163

Yunlong Liu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yunlong Liu between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yunlong Liu published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 26.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 129 publications in 2023. 133 of the 876 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 129. Peak 129 publications in 2023. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 22 publications 2014: 33 publications 2015: 40 publications 2016: 59 publications 2017: 38 publications 2018: 56 publications 2019: 51 publications 2020: 77 publications 2021: 76 publications 2022: 73 publications 2023: 129 publications 2024: 90 publications 2025: 43 publications
1993 2025

876 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yunlong Liu: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 2
2004 2
2005 3
2006 2
2007 6
2008 12
2009 13
2010 17
2011 18
2012 13
2013 22
2014 33
2015 40
2016 59
2017 38
2018 56
2019 51
2020 77
2021 76
2022 73
2023 129
2024 90
2025 43
Total 876
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Yunlong 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 Yunlong 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, 564+ 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: 595 publications — 97th percentile

97% 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
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+ 100 595
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Yunlong 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 Yunlong 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, 60–61 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: 60 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% 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 60
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

Yunlong Liu is affiliated with Indiana University in the United States. Their research encompasses a broad range of topics within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, as well as medicine. Their scholarly output includes 352 publications in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, and 234 publications in medicine. Key subfields of Liu's research focus on molecular biology, cancer research, immunology, genetics, and neurology.

The scientist's main research topics include RNA modifications and cancer, RNA research and splicing, single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, cancer-related molecular mechanisms, epigenetics and DNA methylation, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, and genetic associations and epidemiology.

Yunlong Liu's frequent coauthors include:

  • Hongyu Gao
  • Xiaoling Xuei
  • Howard J. Edenberg
  • Dongbing Lai
  • Jun Wan

Their work has been published extensively in various scientific venues. The most frequent publication platforms are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cancer Research
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Nature Communications
  • Cancers

Selected recent papers by Yunlong Liu include:

  • Hair-bearing human skin generated entirely from pluripotent stem cells, 2020, Nature
  • Multivariate analysis of 1.5 million people identifies genetic associations with traits related to self-regulation and addiction, 2021, Nature Neuroscience
  • Integration of Alzheimer's disease genetics and myeloid genomics identifies disease risk regulatory elements and genes, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Tumor-derived IL-6 and trans-signaling among tumor, fat, and muscle mediate pancreatic cancer cachexia, 2021, The Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • Refining colorectal cancer classification and clinical stratification through a single-cell atlas, 2022, Genome Biology

Best Publications

  • Predicting intrinsic disorder in proteins: an overview.

    Bo He;Kejun Wang;Yunlong Liu;Bin Xue

  • Estradiol-regulated microRNAs control estradiol response in breast cancer cells

    Poornima Bhat-Nakshatri;Guohua Wang;Nikail R. Collins;Michael J. Thomson

  • MicroRNA Cluster 221-222 and Estrogen Receptor α Interactions in Breast Cancer

    Gianpiero Di Leva;Pierluigi Gasparini;Claudia Piovan;Apollinaire Ngankeu

  • Prioritization of disease microRNAs through a human phenome-microRNAome network

    Qinghua Jiang;Yangyang Hao;Guohua Wang;Liran Juan

  • Splicing factor SFRS1 recognizes a functionally diverse landscape of RNA transcripts

    Jeremy R. Sanford;Xin Wang;Matthew Mort;Natalia VanDuyn

  • Hair-bearing human skin generated entirely from pluripotent stem cells

    Jiyoon Lee;Jiyoon Lee;Cyrus C. Rabbani;Cyrus C. Rabbani;Hongyu Gao;Matthew R. Steinhart;Matthew R. Steinhart

  • Alcohol exposure alters DNA methylation profiles in mouse embryos at early neurulation

    Yunlong Liu;Yokesh Balaraman;Guohua Wang;Guohua Wang;Kenneth P. Nephew

  • NF-κB-HOTAIR Axis Links DNA Damage Response, Chemoresistance and Cellular Senescence in Ovarian Cancer

    Ali R. Özeş;David F. Miller;Osman N. Özeş;Fang Fang

  • A Western-style diet induces benign and malignant neoplasms in the colon of normal C57Bl/6 mice

    H.L. Newmark;K. Yang;M. Lipkin;L. Kopelovich

  • Lessons learned from whole exome sequencing in multiplex families affected by a complex genetic disorder, intracranial aneurysm

    Janice L. Farlow;Hai Lin;Laura Sauerbeck;Dongbing Lai

  • Comprehensive comparison of molecular portraits between cell lines and tumors in breast cancer

    Guanglong Jiang;Shijun Zhang;Aida Yazdanparast;Meng Li

  • The TGF-β Signaling Regulator PMEPA1 Suppresses Prostate Cancer Metastases to Bone.

    Pierrick Gj. Fournier;Patricia Juárez;Patricia Juárez;Guanglong Jiang;Gregory A. Clines

  • Chemotherapy-related cachexia is associated with mitochondrial depletion and the activation of ERK1/2 and p38 MAPKs

    Rafael Barreto;David L. Waning;Hongyu Gao;Yunlong Liu

  • Gene Expression Patterns in Bone Following Mechanical Loading

    Sara M Mantila Roosa;Yunlong Liu;Charles H Turner;Charles H Turner;Charles H Turner

  • TGF-β induces global changes in DNA methylation during the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in ovarian cancer cells

    Horacio Cardenas;Edyta Vieth;Jiyoon Lee;Mathew Segar

  • Epigenetic targeting of ovarian cancer stem cells.

    Yinu Wang;Horacio Cardenas;Fang Fang;Salvatore Condello

  • Alcohol Alters DNA Methylation Patterns and Inhibits Neural Stem Cell Differentiation

    Feng C. Zhou;Yokesh Balaraman;MingXiang Teng;MingXiang Teng;Yunlong Liu

  • Integration of Alzheimer's disease genetics and myeloid genomics identifies disease risk regulatory elements and genes.

    Gloriia Novikova;Manav Kapoor;Julia Tcw;Edsel M. Abud

  • Some perspectives on dietary inhibition of carcinogenesis: studies with curcumin and tea

    A H Conney;Y R Lou;J G Xie;T Osawa

  • Control of EVI-1 oncogene expression in metastatic breast cancer cells through microRNA miR-22

    J B Patel;H N Appaiah;R M Burnett;P Bhat-Nakshatri

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth P. Nephew
Kenneth P. Nephew Indiana University
Howard J. Edenberg
Howard J. Edenberg Indiana University
Harikrishna Nakshatri
Harikrishna Nakshatri Indiana University
Tim H M Huang
Tim H M Huang The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Tatiana Foroud
Tatiana Foroud Indiana University
David Neil Cooper
David Neil Cooper Cardiff University
Matthew Mort
Matthew Mort Cardiff University
Yaoqi Zhou
Yaoqi Zhou Griffith University
Yuedong Yang
Yuedong Yang Sun Yat-sen University
Changyu Shen
Changyu Shen Chinese Academy of Sciences

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