Chan Yang

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Chan Yang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Chan Yang has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Immunology and 9 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Chan Yang's work include SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (7 papers), Insect Resistance and Genetics (7 papers) and Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (4 papers). Chan Yang is often cited by papers focused on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (7 papers), Insect Resistance and Genetics (7 papers) and Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (4 papers). Chan Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and South Korea. Chan Yang's co-authors include Shuwen Liu, Yuan Huang, Wei Xü, Xinghui Qiu, Mei Li, Xinfeng Xu, Nian Liu, Xiaoyan Pan, Ying Tong and Xiaopeng Zeng and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and Biochemical Pharmacology.

In The Last Decade

Chan Yang

48 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Structural and functional properties of SARS-CoV-2 spike ... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 500 1000 1.5k
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Structural and functional properties of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein: potential antivirus drug development for COVID-19
    2020 1.5k citations Chan Yang, Wei Xü et al. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Chan Yang China 15 1.3k 638 218 193 159 50 2.0k
Jie Sheng China 16 1.4k 1.1× 622 1.0× 162 0.7× 149 0.8× 227 1.4× 41 2.2k
Dan Mi China 5 1.7k 1.4× 497 0.8× 194 0.9× 234 1.2× 136 0.9× 6 2.3k
Zhaozhong Zhu China 10 1.3k 1.1× 524 0.8× 162 0.7× 145 0.8× 116 0.7× 18 2.0k
Annika Kratzel Switzerland 6 1.8k 1.4× 835 1.3× 306 1.4× 301 1.6× 117 0.7× 9 2.7k
Xianyue Wang China 9 1.3k 1.0× 442 0.7× 158 0.7× 138 0.7× 118 0.7× 13 1.9k
Zhixia Mu China 13 1.9k 1.5× 601 0.9× 207 0.9× 268 1.4× 140 0.9× 18 2.5k
Silvio Steiner Switzerland 8 1.6k 1.3× 752 1.2× 274 1.3× 273 1.4× 117 0.7× 10 2.5k
Xiuyuan Ou China 11 1.9k 1.5× 596 0.9× 210 1.0× 260 1.3× 143 0.9× 21 2.5k
Yuan Huang China 18 1.2k 1.0× 1.2k 1.9× 209 1.0× 280 1.5× 163 1.0× 42 2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Chan Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chan Yang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chan Yang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Chan Yang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Chan Yang based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Chan Yang. Chan Yang is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yang, Chan, Jinshen Wang, Haibin Su, et al.. (2025). Dihydrotanshinone I targets the spike N-terminal domain to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 entry and spike-induced inflammation. Phytomedicine. 145. 156989–156989.
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Li, Songshan, Yantong Cai, Rongrong Zhu, et al.. (2025). Small molecule UCM05 inhibits HSV-2 infection via targeting viral glycoproteins and fatty acid synthase with potentiating antiviral immunity. Virology Journal. 22(1). 249–249.
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Zheng, Peng, et al.. (2024). Antagonising Yin Yang 1 ameliorates the symptoms of lupus nephritis via modulating T lymphocyte signaling. Pharmacological Research. 210. 107525–107525. 2 indexed citations
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Jiang, Ping, Zhong Dai, Chan Yang, et al.. (2024). CFTR Inhibitors Display Antiviral Activity against Herpes Simplex Virus. Viruses. 16(8). 1308–1308. 1 indexed citations
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Wu, Zhenhua, Chan Yang, Wei Xü, et al.. (2024). Cdc42 improve SARS-CoV-2 spike protein-induced cellular senescence through activating of Wnt/β-Catenin signaling pathway. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 14. 1449423–1449423. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jiaxing, Chen Chen, Qingan Wang, et al.. (2023). Interaction of estradiol and vitamin D with low skeletal muscle mass among middle-aged and elderly women. BMC Women s Health. 23(1). 491–491. 4 indexed citations
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Yang, Qin, Chan Yang, Chunlin Zhang, et al.. (2023). Sarcopenia is an independent risk factor for all-cause mortality rate in patients with diabetic foot ulcers. Frontiers in Nutrition. 10. 1097008–1097008. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiaowei, Chan Yang, Yuanyuan Dang, et al.. (2023). Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases Among Different Metabolic Obesity Phenotypes: A Prospective Observational Study. Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders. 21(6). 306–313. 2 indexed citations
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Zhu, Jiang, Yawei Wang, Kai Tian, et al.. (2023). Up-regulation of CYP6G4 mediated by a CncC/maf binding-site-containing insertion confers resistance to multiple classes of insecticides in the house fly Musca domestica. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 253(Pt 4). 127024–127024. 9 indexed citations
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Yang, Chan, Xiaowei Liu, Juan Li, et al.. (2022). Association of Serum Vitamin D and Estradiol Levels with Metabolic Syndrome in Rural Women of Northwest China: A Cross-Sectional Study. Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders. 20(3). 182–189. 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, Panli, Bochao Liu, Chan Yang, et al.. (2021). Prime-boost vaccination of mice and rhesus macaques with two novel adenovirus vectored COVID-19 vaccine candidates. Emerging Microbes & Infections. 10(1). 1002–1015. 19 indexed citations
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Wang, Wei, Shasha Li, Xinfeng Xu, et al.. (2021). Danshensu alleviates pseudo-typed SARS-CoV-2 induced mouse acute lung inflammation. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica. 43(4). 771–780. 26 indexed citations
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Yang, Chan, Chunlin Zhang, Zhipeng Du, et al.. (2020). <p>Correlation Between Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy and Sarcopenia in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Diabetic Foot Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study</p>. Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity. Volume 13. 377–386. 29 indexed citations
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Yang, Chan, Xinfeng Xu, Chen Chen, et al.. (2020). A novel selective histone deacetylase I inhibitor CC-4a activates latent HIV-1 through NF-κB pathway. Life Sciences. 267. 118427–118427. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Yunzhu, et al.. (2019). Primary hyaline vascular Castleman disease of the kidney: case report and literature review. Diagnostic Pathology. 14(1). 94–94. 7 indexed citations
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Zuo, Xuan, Yunzhu Li, Haoran Tai, et al.. (2018). Combined use of bFGF/EGF and all-trans-retinoic acid cooperatively promotes neuronal differentiation and neurite outgrowth in neural stem cells. Neuroscience Letters. 690. 61–68. 28 indexed citations
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Yang, Chan, et al.. (2017). RDL mutations predict multiple insecticide resistance in Anopheles sinensis in Guangxi, China. Malaria Journal. 16(1). 482–482. 19 indexed citations
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Yang, Chan, et al.. (2016). Diversity and frequency of kdr mutations within Anopheles sinensis populations from Guangxi, China. Malaria Journal. 15(1). 411–411. 15 indexed citations

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