Dan Yu

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Dan Yu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Dan Yu has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Cell Biology and 5 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Dan Yu's work include Connexins and lens biology (5 papers), Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (5 papers) and Barrier Structure and Function Studies (5 papers). Dan Yu is often cited by papers focused on Connexins and lens biology (5 papers), Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (5 papers) and Barrier Structure and Function Studies (5 papers). Dan Yu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Spain. Dan Yu's co-authors include Jerrold R. Turner, Christopher R. Weber, David R. Raleigh, Le Shen, Yingmin Wang, Amanda M. Marchiando, Xiaokun Shu, Yuh Nung Jan, Kalpana Makhijani and Lawrence W. Miller and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Advanced Materials and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Dan Yu

30 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Tight Junction Pore and Leak Pathways: A Dynamic Duo

2011 678 citations Le Shen, Christopher R. Weber et al. Annual Review of Physiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dan Yu United States	19	1.2k	743	277	193	181	30	2.2k
Jörg Piontek Germany	34	1.7k 1.4×	2.5k 3.3×	355 1.3×	39 0.2×	154 0.9×	67	3.5k
Agata Matejuk United States	25	815 0.7×	373 0.5×	106 0.4×	38 0.2×	143 0.8×	44	3.1k
Martin J. Behne United States	22	736 0.6×	129 0.2×	339 1.2×	168 0.9×	57 0.3×	36	2.0k
Attila E. Farkas Hungary	28	1.2k 0.9×	719 1.0×	591 2.1×	14 0.1×	201 1.1×	60	2.6k
Gabriella Rainaldi Italy	26	926 0.7×	71 0.1×	188 0.7×	168 0.9×	110 0.6×	65	2.2k
Morven Graham United States	25	2.0k 1.6×	95 0.1×	616 2.2×	50 0.3×	250 1.4×	39	3.1k
Nicolas Touret Canada	26	1.4k 1.1×	62 0.1×	478 1.7×	74 0.4×	127 0.7×	44	2.6k
Marco Biggiogera Italy	35	2.7k 2.2×	66 0.1×	267 1.0×	62 0.3×	106 0.6×	158	3.9k
Ceniz Zihni United Kingdom	15	1.0k 0.8×	526 0.7×	498 1.8×	9 0.0×	138 0.8×	19	2.0k
Kazuhiko Matsuo Japan	29	788 0.6×	311 0.4×	169 0.6×	20 0.1×	89 0.5×	84	2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Dan Yu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Dan Yu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dan Yu

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Jiang, Min, Dan Yu, Hao Huang, et al.. (2020). WNT signaling suppresses oligodendrogenesis via Ngn2-dependent direct inhibition of Olig2 expression. Molecular Brain. 13(1). 155–155. 9 indexed citations

Ma, Jiao, Bin Liu, Dan Yu, et al.. (2019). SIRT3 deacetylase activity confers chemoresistance in AML via regulation of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation. British Journal of Haematology. 187(1). 49–64. 49 indexed citations

Yang, Yan, Jiao Luo, Dan Yu, et al.. (2018). Vitamin A Promotes Leydig Cell Differentiation via Alcohol Dehydrogenase 1. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 9. 11 indexed citations

Yu, Dan, et al.. (2017). Inhibition of mitochondrial translation effectively sensitizes renal cell carcinoma to chemotherapy. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 490(3). 767–773. 42 indexed citations

Yu, Dan, et al.. (2017). Murine Aortic Crush Injury: An Efficient <em>In Vivo</em> Model of Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation and Endothelial Function. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 1 indexed citations

To, Tsz‐Leung, Antonino Schepis, Rubén Ruiz‐González, et al.. (2016). Rational Design of a GFP-Based Fluorogenic Caspase Reporter for Imaging Apoptosis In Vivo. Cell chemical biology. 23(7). 875–882. 34 indexed citations

Yu, Dan, Michelle A. Baird, John R. Allen, et al.. (2015). A naturally monomeric infrared fluorescent protein for protein labeling in vivo. Nature Methods. 12(8). 763–765. 138 indexed citations

Yu, Dan, W. Clay Gustafson, Chun Han, et al.. (2014). An improved monomeric infrared fluorescent protein for neuronal and tumour brain imaging. Nature Communications. 5(1). 3626–3626. 140 indexed citations

Shen, Le, Christopher R. Weber, David R. Raleigh, Dan Yu, & Jerrold R. Turner. (2011). Tight Junction Pore and Leak Pathways: A Dynamic Duo. Annual Review of Physiology. 73(1). 283–309. 678 indexed citations breakdown →

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Piontek, Jörg, Susanne Fritzsche, Jimmi Cording, et al.. (2011). Elucidating the principles of the molecular organization of heteropolymeric tight junction strands. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 68(23). 3903–3918. 114 indexed citations

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Yu, Dan, Xiaoguo H. Zhan, Shuqiong Niu, et al.. (2011). Murine Missing in Metastasis (MIM) Mediates Cell Polarity and Regulates the Motility Response to Growth Factors. PLoS ONE. 6(6). e20845–e20845. 16 indexed citations

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Yu, Dan, Amanda M. Marchiando, Christopher R. Weber, et al.. (2010). MLCK-dependent exchange and actin binding region-dependent anchoring of ZO-1 regulate tight junction barrier function. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(18). 8237–8241. 203 indexed citations

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Zheng, Datong, Shuqiong Niu, Dan Yu, et al.. (2010). Abba promotes PDGF-mediated membrane ruffling through activation of the small GTPase Rac1. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 401(4). 527–532. 18 indexed citations

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Paschoud, Serge, Dan Yu, Pamela Pulimeno, et al.. (2010). Cingulin and paracingulin show similar dynamic behaviour, but are recruited independently to junctions. Molecular Membrane Biology. 28(2). 123–135. 29 indexed citations

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Esmaili, Ali, Alip Borthakur, Dan Yu, et al.. (2009). Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Infection Inhibits Intestinal Serotonin Transporter Function and Expression. Gastroenterology. 137(6). 2074–2083. 62 indexed citations

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Yu, Dan, Helin Zhang, Thomas A. Blanpied, Elizabeth Smith, & Xi Zhan. (2009). Cortactin is implicated in murine zygotic development. Experimental Cell Research. 316(5). 848–858. 22 indexed citations

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Yu, Dan, Amanda M. Marchiando, Le Shen, & Jerrold R. Turner. (2009). 396 The ZO-1 Actin Binding Region (ABR) Is Required for Cytoskeletal Tight Junction Regulation. Gastroenterology. 136(5). A–66. 1 indexed citations

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Yu, Dan & Jerrold R. Turner. (2007). Stimulus-induced reorganization of tight junction structure: The role of membrane traffic. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1778(3). 709–716. 74 indexed citations

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Yu, Dan. (2005). Cortactin mediated morphogenic cell movements during zebrafish (Danio rerio) gastrulation. Science in China Series C Life Sciences. 48(6). 601–601. 2 indexed citations

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Yu, Dan & Peijun Zhang. (2005). A sperm-mediated GFP gene transfer in amphioxus (Branchiostoma belcheri tsingtaoense). Chinese Science Bulletin. 50(4). 380–382. 2 indexed citations

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