Dakai Yang

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 956 citations indexed

About

Dakai Yang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Hepatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Dakai Yang has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 956 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Cancer Research and 4 papers in Hepatology. Recurrent topics in Dakai Yang's work include Extracellular vesicles in disease (5 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (4 papers) and Liver physiology and pathology (3 papers). Dakai Yang is often cited by papers focused on Extracellular vesicles in disease (5 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (4 papers) and Liver physiology and pathology (3 papers). Dakai Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and United States. Dakai Yang's co-authors include Hui Qian, Qin Zhuang, Jing Liu, Jing Liu, Wenrong Xu, Hui Qian, Michael P. Manns, Asha Balakrishnan, Qinggong Yuan and Michael Ott and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, ACS Nano and Cell stem cell.

In The Last Decade

Dakai Yang

18 papers receiving 951 citations

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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.

Cancer-associated fibroblasts: from basic science to anticancer therapy

2023 268 citations Dakai Yang, Jing Liu et al. Experimental & Molecular Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dakai Yang China	13	462	210	178	161	147	20	956
И. В. Холоденко Russia	18	467 1.0×	140 0.7×	226 1.3×	125 0.8×	121 0.8×	51	945
Cheng Zhou China	17	583 1.3×	436 2.1×	250 1.4×	179 1.1×	99 0.7×	51	1.1k
Zhihang Zhou China	19	509 1.1×	210 1.0×	262 1.5×	90 0.6×	58 0.4×	78	1.1k
Weijie Ye China	10	372 0.8×	191 0.9×	135 0.8×	257 1.6×	78 0.5×	16	946
Zongliu Hou China	19	445 1.0×	194 0.9×	284 1.6×	184 1.1×	40 0.3×	59	993
Man Liu China	14	375 0.8×	143 0.7×	287 1.6×	181 1.1×	86 0.6×	43	825
Sofia Karkampouna Switzerland	14	310 0.7×	146 0.7×	216 1.2×	65 0.4×	60 0.4×	31	755
Xuesong Dong China	18	404 0.9×	295 1.4×	215 1.2×	55 0.3×	109 0.7×	41	1.1k
Yoshihiro Nakagawa Japan	16	320 0.7×	96 0.5×	265 1.5×	213 1.3×	209 1.4×	54	1.1k
Xinyu Wen United States	15	444 1.0×	190 0.9×	200 1.1×	102 0.6×	61 0.4×	42	839

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20 of 20 papers shown

Cai, Yun, et al.. (2026). Beyond hepatic stellate cell heterogeneity: Resolving fibrosis, restoring regeneration (Review). International Journal of Molecular Medicine. 57(3).

Yang, Dakai, et al.. (2025). Cell competition as an emerging mechanism and therapeutic target in cancer. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1871(5). 167769–167769.

Zhang, Jianfei, et al.. (2024). Development and numerical optimization of a cylindrical wire-fin-type integrated ionic wind heat sink for cooling high-power LEDs. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow. 109. 109527–109527. 5 indexed citations

Wang, Min, Dakai Yang, Peipei Wu, et al.. (2024). A Dual Role of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Derived Small Extracellular Vesicles on TRPC6 Protein and Mitochondria to Promote Diabetic Wound Healing. ACS Nano. 18(6). 4871–4885. 26 indexed citations

Zhu, Junyan, Sicong Wang, Dakai Yang, Wenrong Xu, & Hui Qian. (2023). Extracellular vesicles: emerging roles, biomarkers and therapeutic strategies in fibrotic diseases. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 21(1). 164–164. 33 indexed citations

Sun, Chang, Chenguang Qiu, Yanyan Zhang, et al.. (2023). Lactiplantibacillus plantarum NKK20 Alleviates High-Fat-Diet-Induced Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Mice through Regulating Bile Acid Anabolism. Molecules. 28(10). 4042–4042. 11 indexed citations

Yang, Dakai, Jing Liu, Hui Qian, & Qin Zhuang. (2023). Cancer-associated fibroblasts: from basic science to anticancer therapy. Experimental & Molecular Medicine. 55(7). 1322–1332. 268 indexed citations breakdown →

Liu, Jing, Dakai Yang, Xiaojing Wang, et al.. (2022). Gut Microbiota Targeted Approach in the Management of Chronic Liver Diseases. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 12. 774335–774335. 26 indexed citations

Huang, Yan, Fei Mao, Dakai Yang, et al.. (2022). HucMSC-derived exosomes delivered BECN1 induces ferroptosis of hepatic stellate cells via regulating the xCT/GPX4 axis. Cell Death and Disease. 13(4). 319–319. 116 indexed citations

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Zhang, Dewei, et al.. (2021). A review on recent advances and challenges of ionic wind produced by corona discharges with practical applications. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 55(15). 153002–153002. 44 indexed citations

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Shi, Hui, Min Wang, Yaoxiang Sun, et al.. (2021). Exosomes: Emerging Cell-Free Based Therapeutics in Dermatologic Diseases. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 9. 736022–736022. 37 indexed citations

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Yang, Dakai & Jing Liu. (2021). Neutrophil Extracellular Traps: A New Player in Cancer Metastasis and Therapeutic Target. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research. 40(1). 233–233. 57 indexed citations

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Yang, Dakai, Zhen Dai, Taihua Yang, et al.. (2020). MicroRNA‐125b‐5p Regulates Hepatocyte Proliferation During the Termination Phase of Liver Regeneration. Hepatology Communications. 4(12). 1851–1863. 12 indexed citations

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Yang, Dakai & Jing Liu. (2020). Targeting extracellular vesicles‐mediated hepatic inflammation as a therapeutic strategy in liver diseases. Liver International. 40(9). 2064–2073. 11 indexed citations

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Yang, Dakai, et al.. (2020). Isoflurane decreases substantia gelatinosa neuron excitability and synaptic transmission from periphery in the rat spinal dorsal horn. Neuroreport. 32(2). 77–81. 4 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jie, Dakai Yang, Haoliang Huang, Yang Sun, & Yang Hu. (2018). Coordination of Necessary and Permissive Signals by PTEN Inhibition for CNS Axon Regeneration. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 12. 558–558. 29 indexed citations

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Thakral, Sharda, Bo Zhang, Nissar Ahmad Wani, et al.. (2017). miRNA-122 Protects Mice and Human Hepatocytes from Acetaminophen Toxicity by Regulating Cytochrome P450 Family 1 Subfamily A Member 2 and Family 2 Subfamily E Member 1 Expression. American Journal Of Pathology. 187(12). 2758–2774. 36 indexed citations

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Yang, Dakai, Qinggong Yuan, Asha Balakrishnan, et al.. (2016). MicroRNA-125b-5p mimic inhibits acute liver failure. Nature Communications. 7(1). 11916–11916. 48 indexed citations

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Song, Guangqi, Asha Balakrishnan, Qinggong Yuan, et al.. (2016). Direct Reprogramming of Hepatic Myofibroblasts into Hepatocytes In Vivo Attenuates Liver Fibrosis. Cell stem cell. 18(6). 797–808. 159 indexed citations

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Yang, Dakai, Qinggong Yuan, Timo H. Lüdtke, et al.. (2014). MicroRNA-199a-5p inhibition enhances the liver repopulation ability of human embryonic stem cell-derived hepatic cells. Journal of Hepatology. 62(1). 101–110. 34 indexed citations

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