Changsong Yang

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Changsong Yang is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Immunology and Allergy. According to data from OpenAlex, Changsong Yang has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Cell Biology, 16 papers in Molecular Biology and 13 papers in Immunology and Allergy. Recurrent topics in Changsong Yang's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (28 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (13 papers) and Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (9 papers). Changsong Yang is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (28 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (13 papers) and Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (9 papers). Changsong Yang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Changsong Yang's co-authors include Tatyana Svitkina, Sally H. Zigmond, Charles Boone, Marie Evangelista, M. Pring, David Pruyne, Erfei Bi, Anthony Bretscher, Giorgio Scita and Roberto Domínguez and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Changsong Yang

48 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Role of Formins in Actin Assembly: Nucleation and Barbed-... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Role of Formins in Actin Assembly: Nucleation and Barbed-End Association
    2002 578 citations David Pruyne, Marie Evangelista et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Changsong Yang United States 25 2.0k 1.4k 387 350 268 52 2.9k
Christophe Le Clainche France 26 2.2k 1.1× 1.4k 1.0× 316 0.8× 503 1.4× 328 1.2× 48 3.5k
Mark Holt United Kingdom 29 1.4k 0.7× 1.7k 1.2× 389 1.0× 563 1.6× 174 0.6× 44 3.0k
William M. Brieher United States 25 1.9k 1.0× 2.1k 1.6× 175 0.5× 391 1.1× 255 1.0× 42 3.5k
Kurt J. Amann United States 15 1.3k 0.6× 1.2k 0.9× 326 0.8× 242 0.7× 275 1.0× 17 2.1k
James B. Moseley United States 28 2.3k 1.1× 2.2k 1.7× 424 1.1× 144 0.4× 255 1.0× 53 3.4k
Oleg Y. Chaga United States 13 1.7k 0.8× 808 0.6× 146 0.4× 372 1.1× 227 0.8× 16 2.5k
Louise P. Cramer United Kingdom 26 2.8k 1.4× 1.9k 1.4× 310 0.8× 629 1.8× 231 0.9× 32 4.2k
Guillaume Romet‐Lemonne France 27 2.1k 1.0× 1.0k 0.8× 349 0.9× 144 0.4× 487 1.8× 63 2.8k
Andrei V. Karginov United States 24 1.5k 0.8× 1.6k 1.2× 131 0.3× 640 1.8× 208 0.8× 43 2.9k
Deborah Wessels United States 39 2.5k 1.2× 1.5k 1.1× 401 1.0× 305 0.9× 373 1.4× 84 3.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Changsong Yang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Changsong Yang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Changsong Yang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Changsong 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 Changsong Yang. Changsong Yang is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Ding, Yong, et al.. (2024). A Fast Cross‐Chain Protocol Based on Trusted Notary Group for Metaverse. International Journal of Network Management. 35(1). 3 indexed citations
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Pandey, Pratima, Changsong Yang, Bing Li, et al.. (2024). Spatiotemporal coordination of actin regulators generates invasive protrusions in cell–cell fusion. Nature Cell Biology. 26(11). 1860–1877. 5 indexed citations
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Liu, Di-Ao, Kai Tao, Bin Wu, et al.. (2023). A phosphoinositide switch mediates exocyst recruitment to multivesicular endosomes for exosome secretion. Nature Communications. 14(1). 6883–6883. 43 indexed citations
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Ding, Yong, et al.. (2023). Blockchain-Based Data Acquisition with Privacy Protection in UAV Cluster Network. Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences. 137(1). 879–902. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Changsong, et al.. (2022). Actin polymerization promotes invagination of flat clathrin-coated lattices in mammalian cells by pushing at lattice edges. Nature Communications. 13(1). 6127–6127. 15 indexed citations
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McEvoy, Eóin, Emad Moeendarbary, Yousef Javanmardi, et al.. (2022). Feedback between mechanosensitive signaling and active forces governs endothelial junction integrity. Nature Communications. 13(1). 7089–7089. 23 indexed citations
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Efimova, Nadia, Changsong Yang, Ning Li, et al.. (2020). Branched actin networks are assembled on microtubules by adenomatous polyposis coli for targeted membrane protrusion. The Journal of Cell Biology. 219(9). 25 indexed citations
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Garbett, Damien, Anjali Bisaria, Changsong Yang, et al.. (2020). T-Plastin reinforces membrane protrusions to bridge matrix gaps during cell migration. Nature Communications. 11(1). 4818–4818. 25 indexed citations
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Tang, Qing, Matthias Schaks, Changsong Yang, et al.. (2020). WAVE1 and WAVE2 have distinct and overlapping roles in controlling actin assembly at the leading edge. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 31(20). 2168–2178. 21 indexed citations
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Yang, Changsong & Tatyana Svitkina. (2019). Ultrastructure and dynamics of the actin−myosin II cytoskeleton during mitochondrial fission. Nature Cell Biology. 21(5). 603–613. 103 indexed citations
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Madasu, Yadaiah, Changsong Yang, Małgorzata Boczkowska, et al.. (2015). PICK1 is implicated in organelle motility in an Arp2/3 complex–independent manner. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 26(7). 1308–1322. 27 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yuting, Jianglan Liu, Changsong Yang, et al.. (2013). Exo70 Generates Membrane Curvature for Morphogenesis and Cell Migration. Developmental Cell. 26(3). 266–278. 78 indexed citations
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Liu, Jianglan, Yuting Zhao, Yujie Sun, et al.. (2012). Exo70 Stimulates the Arp2/3 Complex for Lamellipodia Formation and Directional Cell Migration. Current Biology. 22(16). 1510–1515. 45 indexed citations
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Shutova, Maria S., Changsong Yang, Jury M. Vasiliev, & Tatyana Svitkina. (2012). Functions of Nonmuscle Myosin II in Assembly of the Cellular Contractile System. PLoS ONE. 7(7). e40814–e40814. 91 indexed citations
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Yang, Changsong. (2010). Application of federated Kalman filter to integrated navigation system of small autonomous underwater vehicle. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Changsong, M. Pring, Martin A. Wear, et al.. (2005). Mammalian CARMIL Inhibits Actin Filament Capping by Capping Protein. Developmental Cell. 9(2). 209–221. 96 indexed citations
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Pruyne, David, Marie Evangelista, Changsong Yang, et al.. (2002). Role of Formins in Actin Assembly: Nucleation and Barbed-End Association. Science. 297(5581). 612–615. 578 indexed citations breakdown →
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Huang, Minzhou, Changsong Yang, Dorothy A. Schafer, et al.. (1999). Cdc42-induced actin filaments are protected from capping protein. Current Biology. 9(17). 979–S2. 27 indexed citations
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Yang, Changsong, Xiuyin Teng, Michal Žurovec, Klaus Scheller, & František Sehnal. (1998). Characterization of the P25 silk gene and associated insertion elements in Galleria mellonella. Gene. 209(1-2). 157–165. 11 indexed citations

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