Dayong Yang

10.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
192 papers, 8.5k citations indexed

About

Dayong Yang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Dayong Yang has authored 192 papers receiving a total of 8.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 139 papers in Molecular Biology, 56 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 37 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Dayong Yang's work include Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (123 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (80 papers) and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (37 papers). Dayong Yang is often cited by papers focused on Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (123 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (80 papers) and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (37 papers). Dayong Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Dayong Yang's co-authors include Chi Yao, Dan Luo, Jianpu Tang, Yuhang Dong, Xingyu Jiang, Zi Gu, Feng Li, Feng Li, Yi Zhu and Huaping Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Dayong Yang

181 papers receiving 8.4k citations

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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.

A mechanical metamaterial made from a DNA hydrogel

2012 517 citations Dayong Yang et al. profile →
DNA Functional Materials Assembled from Branched DNA: Design, Synthesis, and Applications

2020 433 citations Yuhang Dong, Chi Yao et al. profile →
Recent Advances in Hydrogels

2022 156 citations Dayong Yang profile →
A DNA/Upconversion Nanoparticle Complex Enables Controlled Co‐Delivery of CRISPR‐Cas9 and Photodynamic Agents for Synergistic Cancer Therapy

2024 69 citations Nachuan Song, Xiaocui Guo et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dayong Yang China	52	4.8k	3.1k	2.0k	1.7k	622	192	8.5k
Renjun Pei China	48	4.3k 0.9×	4.0k 1.3×	1.8k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	1.0k 1.6×	303	8.7k
Dan Luo United States	53	8.6k 1.8×	3.9k 1.3×	1.7k 0.8×	1.8k 1.1×	740 1.2×	146	12.5k
Mauri A. Kostiainen Finland	51	4.2k 0.9×	3.7k 1.2×	1.4k 0.7×	2.1k 1.3×	375 0.6×	174	8.8k
Yong Wang China	44	4.0k 0.8×	2.2k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	524 0.8×	216	7.7k
João Conde Portugal	47	3.4k 0.7×	3.8k 1.2×	2.1k 1.0×	2.2k 1.3×	366 0.6×	139	8.4k
Ping Yuan China	43	2.7k 0.6×	2.8k 0.9×	2.0k 1.0×	1.6k 1.0×	666 1.1×	198	7.1k
Mizuo Maeda Japan	48	4.9k 1.0×	3.3k 1.1×	1.6k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	931 1.5×	397	9.0k
Khuloud T. Al‐Jamal United Kingdom	49	3.2k 0.7×	3.4k 1.1×	2.6k 1.3×	2.0k 1.2×	226 0.4×	168	7.7k
Santosh Aryal United States	42	3.4k 0.7×	4.1k 1.3×	1.4k 0.7×	3.9k 2.3×	295 0.5×	108	8.2k
Oscar R. Miranda United States	37	3.1k 0.6×	2.8k 0.9×	2.9k 1.4×	1.6k 0.9×	596 1.0×	52	7.1k

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Song, Nachuan, Lijun Wang, Le Zhang, et al.. (2025). Precision Delivery of CRISPR/Cas Systems via DNA Nanostructures for Gene Therapy and Intracellular Detection. ChemBioChem. 26(22). e202500357–e202500357.

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Chen, Jie, Xiaodie Li, Qian Chen, et al.. (2025). A DNA Nanomachine Modulates the Stemness-Associated Signaling Pathways for Overcoming Chemoresistance by Temporally Programming Drug Release. Research. 8. 999–999.

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Song, Nachuan, Rui Zhang, Yan Huang, et al.. (2025). Spatially Controlled Co‐Delivery of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Agents Using DNA Nanoframeworks for Pancreatic Cancer Precision Therapy. Angewandte Chemie. 137(22).

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Guo, Yanfei, Siqi Li, Zhaoyue Lv, et al.. (2025). Programmable DNA‐Based Synthetic Organelles as Telomerase Traps for Cell Cycle Regulation in Cancer Cells. Advanced Functional Materials. 36(14).

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Yang, Dayong, Junyu Ren, Jianwen Bai, et al.. (2025). Hydroxycitric acid inhibits ferroptosis and ameliorates benign prostatic hyperplasia by upregulating the Nrf2/GPX4 pathway. World Journal of Urology. 43(1). 318–318. 1 indexed citations

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Song, Nachuan, Rui Zhang, Yan Huang, et al.. (2025). Spatially Controlled Co‐Delivery of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Agents Using DNA Nanoframeworks for Pancreatic Cancer Precision Therapy. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(22). e202500566–e202500566. 6 indexed citations

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Tang, Jianpu, Zhaoyue Lv, Rui Zhang, et al.. (2024). Smart DNA Network Capturing and Destructing Tumor‐Derived Small Extracellular Vesicles at Tumor Sites for Localized Cancer Therapy. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(44). 4 indexed citations

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Wu, Junlin, Zhongyu Wang, Yu Cheng, et al.. (2024). A Smart DNA Hydrogel Enables Synergistic Immunotherapy and Photodynamic Therapy of Melanoma. Angewandte Chemie. 136(14). 2 indexed citations

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Liu, Mingxing, Jianpu Tang, Siqi Li, et al.. (2024). Sequential assembly of DNA nanoparticles inside cells enables lysosome interference and cell behavior regulation. Nano Today. 56. 102224–102224. 10 indexed citations

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Zhao, Jingwen, Jianpu Tang, Zhen Cui, et al.. (2023). A DNA micro-complex containing polyaptamer for exosome separation and wound healing. Chinese Chemical Letters. 35(9). 109303–109303. 3 indexed citations

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Guo, Yanfei, et al.. (2023). Construction of DNA aggregates in cell milieu for bio‐interference. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(6). 6 indexed citations

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Li, Fengqin, Weiqiang Yang, Shuai Yang, et al.. (2023). Framework‐Hotspot Enhanced Trans Cleavage of CRISPR‐Cas12a for Clinical Samples Detection. Angewandte Chemie. 135(32). 9 indexed citations

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Li, Feng, Xiaohui Ding, Zhaoyue Lv, Jing Li, & Dayong Yang. (2023). A DNA-polymer hybrid nanocomplex based bi-adjuvant vaccine for tumor immunotherapy. Nano Today. 54. 102061–102061. 15 indexed citations

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Wang, Jing, et al.. (2023). Advances in Rolling Circle Amplification (RCA)‐Based DNA‐Functional Materials for Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(3). 9 indexed citations

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Tang, Jianpu, et al.. (2023). DNA-guided self-assembly in living cells. iScience. 26(5). 106620–106620. 9 indexed citations

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Yao, Chi, Rui Zhang, Jianpu Tang, & Dayong Yang. (2021). Rolling circle amplification (RCA)-based DNA hydrogel. Nature Protocols. 16(12). 5460–5483. 151 indexed citations

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Zhao, Huaixin, Yi Jiao, Yi Zhu, et al.. (2020). Biosynthetic molecular imaging probe for tumor-targeted dual-modal fluorescence/magnetic resonance imaging. Biomaterials. 256. 120220–120220. 30 indexed citations

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Zhao, Huaixin, Chunxia Liu, Zi Gu, et al.. (2019). Persistent Luminescent Nanoparticles Containing Hydrogels for Targeted, Sustained, and Autofluorescence-Free Tumor Metastasis Imaging. Nano Letters. 20(1). 252–260. 75 indexed citations

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Li, Feng, Yuhang Dong, Zhikun Zhang, et al.. (2018). A recyclable biointerface based on cross-linked branched DNA nanostructures for ultrasensitive nucleic acid detection. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 117. 562–566. 30 indexed citations

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Yang, Dayong, et al.. (2014). Comparison of the Late Carboniferous Reef Community Ecosystem in Guizhou and Guangxi. Journal of Northeastern University. 35(1). 107. 2 indexed citations

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