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D-Index
74
Citations
17145
World Ranking
2073
National Ranking
1014

Zihai Li publication distribution in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Immunology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zihai Li sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 256 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.

Zihai Li D-index placement in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zihai Li sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

Overview

Zihai Li is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States and has a substantial research portfolio in the fields of medicine, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, immunology, and microbiology. Their work primarily focuses on oncology, immunology, and molecular biology, with additional contributions in surgery and infectious diseases.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • CAR-T Cell Therapy Research
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Single-cell and Spatial Transcriptomics
  • Immune Cells in Cancer
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease

Among recent notable publications by Zihai Li are:

  • "Combination strategies to maximize the benefits of cancer immunotherapy," 2021, Journal of Hematology & Oncology
  • "Next-generation immuno-oncology agents: current momentum shifts in cancer immunotherapy," 2020, Journal of Hematology & Oncology
  • "Androgen conspires with the CD8 + T cell exhaustion program and contributes to sex bias in cancer," 2022, Science Immunology
  • "Transforming growth factor-β1 in regulatory T cell biology," 2022, Science Immunology
  • "Y chromosome loss in cancer drives growth by evasion of adaptive immunity," 2023, Nature

Zihai Li frequently collaborates with the following researchers:

  • Qin Ma
  • Dongjun Chung
  • Anjun Ma
  • Gang Xin
  • Yuzhou Chang

The scientist's work has been published across several venues, highlighting a range of research outputs in immunology and oncology. Key publication venues include:

  • Regular and Young Investigator Award Abstracts
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Journal of Immunology
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Journal of Hematology & Oncology

Best Publications

  • Heat Shock Protein–Peptide Complexes, Reconstituted In Vitro, Elicit Peptide-specific Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Response and Tumor Immunity

    Nathalie E. Blachere;Zihai Li;Rajiv Y. Chandawarkar;Ryuichiro Suto

  • Heat shock proteins transfer peptides during antigen processing and CTL priming

    Pramod K. Srivastava;Heiichiro Udono;Nathalie E. Blachere;Zihai Li

  • Combination strategies to maximize the benefits of cancer immunotherapy.

    Shaoming Zhu;Tian Zhang;Lei Zheng;Hongtao Liu

  • Heat Shock Protein gp96 Is a Master Chaperone for Toll-like Receptors and Is Important in the Innate Function of Macrophages

    Yi Yang;Bei Liu;Jie Dai;Pramod K. Srivastava

  • Th17 Cells in Cancer: The Ultimate Identity Crisis

    Stefanie R. Bailey;Michelle H. Nelson;Richard A. Himes;Zihai Li

  • Tumor rejection antigen gp96/grp94 is an ATPase: implications for protein folding and antigen presentation.

    Zihai Li;P. K. Srivastava

  • Roles of heat-shock proteins in antigen presentation and cross-presentation.

    Zihai Li;Antoine Menoret;Pramod Srivastava

  • Heat-shock proteins.

    Zihai Li;Pramod Srivastava

  • Hsp70 promotes antigen-presenting cell function and converts T-cell tolerance to autoimmunity in vivo.

    Douglas G Millar;Kristine M Garza;Bernhard Odermatt;Alisha R Elford

  • Targeting inflammasome/IL-1 pathways for cancer immunotherapy.

    Beichu Guo;Shunjun Fu;Jinyu Zhang;Bei Liu

  • Heat shock protein vaccines against cancer

    Nathalie E. Blachere;Heiichiro Udono;Sylvia Janetzki;Zihai Li

  • Platelets subvert T cell immunity against cancer via GARP-TGFβ axis.

    Saleh Rachidi;Alessandra Metelli;Brian Riesenberg;Bill X. Wu

  • Cell surface expression of an endoplasmic reticulum resident heat shock protein gp96 triggers MyD88-dependent systemic autoimmune diseases

    Bei Liu;Jie Dai;Hong Zheng;Diliana Stoilova

  • Unfolded protein response in cancer: the Physician's perspective

    Xuemei Li;Kezhong Zhang;Zihai Li

  • Cell Surface Targeting of Heat Shock Protein gp96 Induces Dendritic Cell Maturation and Antitumor Immunity

    Hong Zheng;Jie Dai;Diliana Stoilova;Zihai Li

  • Next-generation immuno-oncology agents: current momentum shifts in cancer immunotherapy

    Chongxian Pan;Hongtao Liu;Elizabeth Robins;Wenru Song

  • Folding of Toll-like receptors by the HSP90 paralogue gp96 requires a substrate-specific cochaperone

    Bei Liu;Yi Yang;Zhijuan Qiu;Matthew Staron

  • Is CD47 an innate immune checkpoint for tumor evasion

    Xiaojuan Liu;Xiaojuan Liu;Hyunwoo Kwon;Zihai Li;Zihai Li;Yang xin Fu

  • Androgen conspires with the CD8 <sup>+</sup> T cell exhaustion program and contributes to sex bias in cancer

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  • Transforming growth factor–β1 in regulatory T cell biology

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  • Roles of heat shock protein gp96 in the ER quality control: redundant or unique function?

    Yi Yang;Zihai Li

  • 4-1BB and OX40 Dual Costimulation Synergistically Stimulate Primary Specific CD8 T Cells for Robust Effector Function

    Seung-Joo Lee;Lara Myers;Guruprasaadh Muralimohan;Jie Dai

Frequent Co-Authors

Chrystal M. Paulos
Chrystal M. Paulos Emory University
Pramod K. Srivastava
Pramod K. Srivastava University of Connecticut
Gabriela Chiosis
Gabriela Chiosis Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Saad Z. Usmani
Saad Z. Usmani Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Madhav V. Dhodapkar
Madhav V. Dhodapkar Emory University
Anthony T. Vella
Anthony T. Vella University of Connecticut Health Center
Xiaoping Du
Xiaoping Du University of Illinois at Chicago
Sung-Hoon Kim
Sung-Hoon Kim Yonsei University
Michael I. Nishimura
Michael I. Nishimura Loyola University Chicago
Dianqing Wu
Dianqing Wu Yale University

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