Damian Yap

9.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Damian Yap is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Damian Yap has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Oncology and 7 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Damian Yap's work include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (7 papers), Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (6 papers) and Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (5 papers). Damian Yap is often cited by papers focused on Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (7 papers), Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (6 papers) and Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (5 papers). Damian Yap collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and United States. Damian Yap's co-authors include Samuel Aparício, Sohrab P. Shah, Adrian Wan, Emma Laks, Andrew Roth, Alexandre Bouchard‐Côté, Justina Biele, Xin Lü, Gavin Ha and Jaswinder Khattra and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Blood and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Damian Yap

24 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

PyClone: statistical inference of clonal population structure in cancer

2014 575 citations Andrew Roth, Jaswinder Khattra et al. Nature Methods profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Damian Yap Canada	18	1.3k	671	548	304	224	24	1.9k
Tatiana Popova France	20	1.5k 1.1×	899 1.3×	831 1.5×	256 0.8×	532 2.4×	39	2.4k
Hena R. Ashar United States	12	1.2k 0.9×	380 0.6×	522 1.0×	122 0.4×	177 0.8×	13	1.6k
Loris Bernard Italy	14	1.4k 1.0×	643 1.0×	754 1.4×	120 0.4×	264 1.2×	18	2.1k
Elisabeth Mueller‐Holzner Austria	18	1.5k 1.1×	523 0.8×	679 1.2×	187 0.6×	199 0.9×	31	2.1k
Sara Widaa United Kingdom	3	762 0.6×	632 0.9×	354 0.6×	159 0.5×	266 1.2×	3	1.3k
Sajani Swamy United States	6	743 0.6×	537 0.8×	262 0.5×	192 0.6×	228 1.0×	6	1.2k
Eleonor Olsson Sweden	12	678 0.5×	617 0.9×	668 1.2×	136 0.4×	98 0.4×	14	1.4k
Nataliya Melnyk Canada	15	898 0.7×	523 0.8×	422 0.8×	345 1.1×	167 0.7×	18	2.0k
Alison Cheung Canada	14	1.3k 1.0×	488 0.7×	684 1.2×	104 0.3×	162 0.7×	26	1.9k
Andrew Lawson United Kingdom	13	817 0.6×	698 1.0×	291 0.5×	197 0.6×	194 0.9×	23	1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Damian Yap

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Araki, Shinsuke, Momoko Ohori, Amal M. El-Naggar, et al.. (2019). Pharmacological systems analysis defines EIF4A3 functions in cell-cycle and RNA stress granule formation. Communications Biology. 2(1). 165–165. 30 indexed citations

Farahani, Hossein, Camila P. E. de Souza, Damian Yap, et al.. (2017). Engineered in-vitro cell line mixtures and robust evaluation of computational methods for clonal decomposition and longitudinal dynamics in cancer. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 13467–13467. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Yemin, Anthony N. Karnezis, Shane Colborne, et al.. (2017). The histone methyltransferase EZH2 is a therapeutic target in small cell carcinoma of the ovary, hypercalcaemic type. The Journal of Pathology. 242(3). 371–383. 71 indexed citations

Roth, Andrew, Andrew McPherson, Emma Laks, et al.. (2016). Clonal genotype and population structure inference from single-cell tumor sequencing. Nature Methods. 13(7). 573–576. 75 indexed citations

Wang, Yemin, Jiamin Chen, Winnie Yang, et al.. (2015). The Oncogenic Roles of DICER1 RNase IIIb Domain Mutations in Ovarian Sertoli-Leydig Cell Tumors. Neoplasia. 17(8). 650–660. 59 indexed citations

Burleigh, Angela, Steven McKinney, Jazmine Brimhall, et al.. (2015). A co-culture genome-wide RNAi screen with mammary epithelial cells reveals transmembrane signals required for growth and differentiation. Breast Cancer Research. 17(1). 4–4. 14 indexed citations

Yun, Haiyang, Frédérik Damm, Damian Yap, et al.. (2014). Impact of MLL5 expression on decitabine efficacy and DNA methylation in acute myeloid leukemia. Haematologica. 99(9). 1456–1464. 23 indexed citations

Roth, Andrew, Jaswinder Khattra, Damian Yap, et al.. (2014). PyClone: statistical inference of clonal population structure in cancer. Nature Methods. 11(4). 396–398. 575 indexed citations breakdown →

Lemak, Alexander, Adelinda Yee, Hong Wu, et al.. (2013). Solution NMR Structure and Histone Binding of the PHD Domain of Human MLL5. PLoS ONE. 8(10). e77020–e77020. 21 indexed citations

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Prentice, Leah, Xavier d’Anglemont de Tassigny, Steven McKinney, et al.. (2011). The testosterone-dependent and independent transcriptional networks in the hypothalamus of Gpr54 and Kiss1 knockout male mice are not fully equivalent. BMC Genomics. 12(1). 209–209. 12 indexed citations

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Yap, Damian, David C. Walker, Leah Prentice, et al.. (2011). Mll5 Is Required for Normal Spermatogenesis. PLoS ONE. 6(11). e27127–e27127. 37 indexed citations

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Berg, Tobias, Damian Yap, Silvia Thoene, et al.. (2011). Mutated EZH2 Collaborates with Myc in Inducing Lymphoma in a Mouse Model. Blood. 118(21). 227–227. 3 indexed citations

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Yap, Damian, Justin Chu, Tobias Berg, et al.. (2010). Somatic mutations at EZH2 Y641 act dominantly through a mechanism of selectively altered PRC2 catalytic activity, to increase H3K27 trimethylation. Blood. 117(8). 2451–2459. 435 indexed citations

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Gillotin, Sébastien, Damian Yap, & Xin Lü. (2010). Mutation at Ser392 specifically sensitizes mutant p53H175 to mdm2-mediated degradation. Cell Cycle. 9(7). 1390–1398. 16 indexed citations

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Heuser, Michael, Damian Yap, Teresa Ruiz de Algara, et al.. (2008). Loss of Mll5 results in pleiotropic hematopoietic defects, reduced neutrophil immune function, and extreme sensitivity to DNA demethylation. Blood. 113(7). 1432–1443. 76 indexed citations

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Fogal, Valentina, Giuseppe Trigiante, Susana Llanos, et al.. (2005). ASPP1 and ASPP2 are new transcriptional targets of E2F. Cell Death and Differentiation. 12(4). 369–376. 44 indexed citations

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Hsieh, Jung-Kuang, Damian Yap, Daniel O’Connor, et al.. (2002). Novel Function of the Cyclin A Binding Site of E2F in Regulating p53-Induced Apoptosis in Response to DNA Damage. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 22(1). 78–93. 85 indexed citations

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Yap, Damian, Jung-Kuang Hsieh, & Xin Lü. (2000). Mdm2 Inhibits the Apoptotic Function of p53 Mainly by Targeting It for Degradation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(47). 37296–37302. 20 indexed citations

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Yap, Damian, Jung-Kuang Hsieh, Florence Chan, & Xin Lü. (1999). mdm2: a bridge over the two tumour suppressors, p53 and Rb. Oncogene. 18(53). 7681–7689. 76 indexed citations

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Yap, Damian, et al.. (1997). Ligation of CD40 Potentiates Fas-Mediated Activation of the Cysteine Protease CPP32, Cleavage of Its Death Substrate PARP, and Apoptosis in Ramos–Burkitt Lymphoma B Cells. Cellular Immunology. 181(2). 139–152. 17 indexed citations

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