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Zheng-gang Liu

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
28594
World Ranking
12248
National Ranking
5236

Zheng-gang Liu publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zheng-gang Liu sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 93 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Zheng-gang Liu D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zheng-gang Liu sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Zheng-gang Liu is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States and contributes significantly to research in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, along with medicine. Their work primarily centers around molecular biology with a focus on several intersecting subfields including immunology, epidemiology, cancer research, and genetics.

The core topics in their research cover cell death mechanisms and regulation, phagocytosis and immune regulation, autophagy in disease and therapy, obstructive sleep apnea research, microRNA in disease regulation, neuroblastoma research and treatments, and glioma diagnosis and treatment.

Several recent publications illustrate the scope of their scientific inquiries:

  • "Necroptosis, tumor necrosis and tumorigenesis" (2020) published in Cell Stress
  • "Tumor necroptosis-mediated shedding of cell surface proteins promotes metastasis of breast cancer by suppressing anti-tumor immunity" (2023) published in Breast Cancer Research

Other notable related works coauthored in the network of frequent collaborators include:

  • "Necroptosis and tumor progression" (2021) in Trends in Cancer
  • "ZBP1 not RIPK1 mediates tumor necroptosis in breast cancer" (2021) in Nature Communications
  • "A Small Molecule Stabilizer of the MYC G4-Quadruplex Induces Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress, Senescence and Pyroptosis in Multiple Myeloma" (2020) published in Cancers

The researcher works frequently with a number of coauthors including Swati Choksi, Zhaoshan Liu, Rui Lu, Fang Lü, and Delong Jiao, indicating collaborative contributions across multiple projects in related fields.

Their publications are found in diverse venues such as Trends in Cancer, Cell Stress, Nature Communications, Cancers, and Breast Cancer Research, indicating a spread of expertise across several recognized scientific journals.

Best Publications

  • AP-1 function and regulation.

    Michael Karin;Zheng-gang Liu;Ebrahim Zandi

  • Crosstalk of reactive oxygen species and NF-κB signaling.

    Michael J Morgan;Zheng-gang Liu

  • Dissection of TNF Receptor 1 Effector Functions: JNK Activation Is Not Linked to Apoptosis While NF-κB Activation Prevents Cell Death

    Zheng-gang Liu;Hailing Hsu;David V Goeddel;Michael Karin

  • Plasma membrane translocation of trimerized MLKL protein is required for TNF-induced necroptosis

    Zhenyu Cai;Siriporn Jitkaew;Jie Zhao;Hsueh Cheng Chiang

  • Cleavage of the death domain kinase RIP by caspase-8 prompts TNF-induced apoptosis.

    Yong Lin;Anne Devin;Yolanda Rodriguez;Zheng-gang Liu

  • Mixed lineage kinase domain-like is a key receptor interacting protein 3 downstream component of TNF-induced necrosis

    Jie Zhao;Siriporn Jitkaew;Zhenyu Cai;Swati Choksi

  • JNK signaling pathway is a key modulator in cell death mediated by reactive oxygen and nitrogen species

    Han-Ming Shen;Zheng-gang Liu

  • Apoptotic Signals Delivered Through the T-Cell Receptor of a T-Cell Hybrid Require the Immediate-Early Gene Nur77

    Zheng-Gang Liu;Sallie W. Smith;Kelly A. McLaughlin;Lawrence M. Schwartz

  • TRAF6 Mediates Smad-Independent Activation of JNK and p38 by TGF-β

    Motozo Yamashita;Karoly Fatyol;Chaoyang Jin;Xiangchun Wang

  • TNF-induced activation of the Nox1 NADPH oxidase and its role in the induction of necrotic cell death

    You-Sun Kim;Michael J. Morgan;Swati Choksi;Zheng-gang Liu

  • Signaling by proinflammatory cytokines: oligomerization of TRAF2 and TRAF6 is sufficient for JNK and IKK activation and target gene induction via an amino-terminal effector domain.

    Véronique Baud;Zheng-Gang Liu;Brydon Bennett;Nobutaka Suzuki

  • The distinct roles of TRAF2 and RIP in IKK activation by TNF-R1: TRAF2 recruits IKK to TNF-R1 while RIP mediates IKK activation.

    Anne Devin;Amy Cook;Yong Lin;Yolanda Rodriguez

  • The essential role of MEKK3 in TNF-induced NF-κB activation

    Jianhua Yang;Yong Lin;Zijian Guo;Jinke Cheng

  • ROS play a critical role in the differentiation of alternatively activated macrophages and the occurrence of tumor-associated macrophages

    Yan Zhang;Swati Choksi;Kun Chen;Kun Chen;Yelena Pobezinskaya

  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-induced Nonapoptotic Cell Death Requires Receptor-interacting Protein-mediated Cellular Reactive Oxygen Species Accumulation

    Yong Lin;Swati Choksi;Han-Ming Shen;Qing-Feng Yang

  • Disruption of Hsp90 Function Results in Degradation of the Death Domain Kinase, Receptor-interacting Protein (RIP), and Blockage of Tumor Necrosis Factor-induced Nuclear Factor-κB Activation

    Joseph Lewis;Anne Devin;Abigail Miller;Yong Lin

  • Three distinct signalling responses by murine fibroblasts to genotoxic stress

    Zheng-Gang Liu;Rajasekaran Baskaran;Elaine T. Lea-Chou;Lauren D. Wood

  • MicroRNAs modulate the noncanonical transcription factor NF-kappaB pathway by regulating expression of the kinase IKKalpha during macrophage differentiation.

    Tao Li;Michael J. Morgan;Swati Choksi;Yan-Yan Zhang

  • Differential regulation of interleukin 1 receptor and Toll-like receptor signaling by MEKK3.

    Qiaojia Huang;Jianhua Yang;Yong Lin;Christopher Walker

  • Molecular mechanism of TNF signaling and beyond.

    Zheng Gang Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Karin
Michael Karin University of California, San Diego
Han-Ming Shen
Han-Ming Shen University of Macau
Sergei A. Nedospasov
Sergei A. Nedospasov Lomonosov Moscow State University
Barbara A. Osborne
Barbara A. Osborne University of Massachusetts Amherst
Leonard M. Neckers
Leonard M. Neckers National Institutes of Health
Bing Su
Bing Su Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Zhijian J. Chen
Zhijian J. Chen The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Jiahuai Han
Jiahuai Han Xiamen University
Shideng Bao
Shideng Bao Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Michelle A. Kelliher
Michelle A. Kelliher University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

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