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Tianliang Li

Immunology and Microbiology · The Ohio State University

Mid career · publishing since 2004Rising activity

Publications

63

Citations

1,347

Est. group size

~5

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

23

Publishing since 2004

Research summary
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This publication record appears to combine work from multiple distinct research groups sharing the same name, spanning immunology, cell biology, environmental toxicology, nanomaterials, agricultural science, and even social science topics. Within the immunology-relevant subset, there is a recurring interest in innate immune defense mechanisms, including autophagy-related antibacterial pathways (LC3-associated phagocytosis) and host-pathogen interactions, as well as inflammation-related studies using proteomic and metabolomic approaches. Prospective students should note the unusually broad topic spread, which suggests this name may correspond to more than one researcher rather than a single coherent research program.

Innate immunity and antibacterial defense (LC3-associated phagocytosis)Inflammation and gut/colon toxicology (proteomics and metabolomics)Host-pathogen and viral interaction mechanismsNanomaterials and biomimetic catalysis for disease applicationsCancer immunology and single-cell/bulk transcriptomic profiling

Publication output has grown over the last decade, rising from occasional single-digit yearly counts before 2020 to a peak of 11 in 2024, though the topic diversity suggests this trend may reflect an aggregation of multiple authors with the same name rather than one individual's steady growth.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 6.4/year recently
172018: 2 publications182019: 7 publications192020: 2 publications202021: 5 publications212022: 5 publications222023: 6 publications232024: 11 publications11242025: 9 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Scientific Reports×3
  • Nature Communications×3
  • Immunity×2
  • Cellular and Molecular Immunology×2
  • Chemical Engineering Journal×2
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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