Dun‐Sheng Yang

14.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
28 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Dun‐Sheng Yang is a scholar working on Physiology, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Dun‐Sheng Yang has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Physiology, 13 papers in Epidemiology and 9 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Dun‐Sheng Yang's work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (14 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (13 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (4 papers). Dun‐Sheng Yang is often cited by papers focused on Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (14 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (13 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (4 papers). Dun‐Sheng Yang collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Dun‐Sheng Yang's co-authors include Ralph A. Nixon, Ju‐Hyun Lee, Paul E. Fraser, Philip Stavrides, Avijit Chakrabartty, Christopher M. Yip, Efrat Levy, Monika Pawlik, Martin J. Berg and Anne M. Cataldo and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Neuroscience and Nano Letters.

In The Last Decade

Dun‐Sheng Yang

25 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

Autophagy failure in Alzheimer's disease—locating the primary defect

2011 491 citations Ralph A. Nixon, Dun‐Sheng Yang Neurobiology of Disease profile →
Faulty autolysosome acidification in Alzheimer’s disease mouse models induces autophagic build-up of Aβ in neurons, yielding senile plaques

2022 397 citations Ju‐Hyun Lee, Dun‐Sheng Yang et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dun‐Sheng Yang United States	19	1.4k	1.0k	751	533	332	28	2.5k
Barry Boland Ireland	18	1.5k 1.1×	1.2k 1.1×	1.1k 1.4×	626 1.2×	281 0.8×	26	3.0k
Monika Pawlik United States	25	1.2k 0.9×	1.0k 1.0×	646 0.9×	372 0.7×	335 1.0×	39	2.5k
María Dolores Ledesma Spain	33	1.8k 1.3×	2.0k 1.9×	446 0.6×	716 1.3×	378 1.1×	60	3.7k
Juan Pablo Muñoz Spain	24	1.1k 0.8×	2.3k 2.2×	705 0.9×	790 1.5×	236 0.7×	51	3.6k
Philip Stavrides United States	17	924 0.7×	566 0.5×	635 0.8×	468 0.9×	227 0.7×	25	1.7k
Martin J. Berg United States	25	851 0.6×	929 0.9×	424 0.6×	361 0.7×	202 0.6×	48	2.0k
Devin M. Wolfe United States	8	866 0.6×	529 0.5×	757 1.0×	434 0.8×	169 0.5×	8	1.6k
Estela Área-Gómez United States	32	1.6k 1.1×	2.8k 2.7×	714 1.0×	802 1.5×	248 0.7×	64	4.2k
Per Nilsson Sweden	29	2.1k 1.6×	1.6k 1.5×	488 0.6×	310 0.6×	796 2.4×	78	3.7k
Esperanza Arias United States	21	740 0.5×	1.4k 1.3×	1.7k 2.2×	791 1.5×	210 0.6×	29	3.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Dun‐Sheng Yang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dun‐Sheng Yang

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Stavrides, Philip, Chris N. Goulbourne, James Peddy, et al.. (2025). mTOR inhibition in Q175 Huntington’s disease model mice facilitates neuronal autophagy and mutant huntingtin clearance. eLife. 14.

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Stavrides, Philip, Chris N. Goulbourne, James Peddy, et al.. (2025). mTOR inhibition in Q175 Huntington’s disease model mice facilitates neuronal autophagy and mutant huntingtin clearance. eLife. 14.

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Berg, Martin J., Veeranna, Asok Kumar, et al.. (2025). Pathobiology of the autophagy-lysosomal pathway in the Huntington’s disease brain. Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 13(1). 228–228.

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Lee, Ju‐Hyun, Dun‐Sheng Yang, Chris N. Goulbourne, et al.. (2022). Faulty autolysosome acidification in Alzheimer’s disease mouse models induces autophagic build-up of Aβ in neurons, yielding senile plaques. Nature Neuroscience. 25(6). 688–701. 397 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lie, Pearl P.Y., Dun‐Sheng Yang, Philip Stavrides, et al.. (2021). Post-Golgi carriers, not lysosomes, confer lysosomal properties to pre-degradative organelles in normal and dystrophic axons. Cell Reports. 35(4). 109034–109034. 55 indexed citations

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Lee, Ju‐Hyun, Mala V. Rao, Dun‐Sheng Yang, et al.. (2018). Transgenic expression of a ratiometric autophagy probe specifically in neurons enables the interrogation of brain autophagy in vivo. Autophagy. 15(3). 543–557. 62 indexed citations

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Saito, Mariko, et al.. (2012). Elevation of GM2 ganglioside during ethanol‐induced apoptotic neurodegeneration in the developing mouse brain. Journal of Neurochemistry. 121(4). 649–661. 18 indexed citations

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Nixon, Ralph A. & Dun‐Sheng Yang. (2011). Autophagy failure in Alzheimer's disease—locating the primary defect. Neurobiology of Disease. 43(1). 38–45. 491 indexed citations breakdown →

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Veeranna, Dun‐Sheng Yang, Ju‐Hyun Lee, et al.. (2009). Declining phosphatases underlie aging-related hyperphosphorylation of neurofilaments. Neurobiology of Aging. 32(11). 2016–2029. 40 indexed citations

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Yang, Dun‐Sheng, Ju‐Hyun Lee, & Ralph A. Nixon. (2009). Chapter 6 Monitoring Autophagy in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Neurodegenerative Diseases. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 453. 111–144. 25 indexed citations

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Rao, Mala V., Panaiyur S. Mohan, Corrinne M. Peterhoff, et al.. (2008). Marked Calpastatin (CAST) Depletion in Alzheimer's Disease Accelerates Cytoskeleton Disruption and Neurodegeneration: Neuroprotection by CAST Overexpression. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(47). 12241–12254. 88 indexed citations

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Yang, Dun‐Sheng, Asok Kumar, Philip Stavrides, et al.. (2008). Neuronal Apoptosis and Autophagy Cross Talk in Aging PS/APP Mice, a Model of Alzheimer's Disease. American Journal Of Pathology. 173(3). 665–681. 144 indexed citations

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Chen, Yuanxin, Victor V. Dyakin, Craig A. Branch, et al.. (2008). In vivo MRI identifies cholinergic circuitry deficits in a Down syndrome model. Neurobiology of Aging. 30(9). 1453–1465. 43 indexed citations

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Nixon, Ralph A., Dun‐Sheng Yang, & Ju‐Hyun Lee. (2008). Neurodegenerative lysosomal disorders: A continuum from development to late age. Autophagy. 4(5). 590–599. 296 indexed citations

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Zou, Wen‐Quan, Dun‐Sheng Yang, Paul E. Fraser, Neil R. Cashman, & Avijit Chakrabartty. (2001). All or none fibrillogenesis of a prion peptide. European Journal of Biochemistry. 268(18). 4885–4891. 7 indexed citations

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Qin, Kefeng, Dun‐Sheng Yang, Ying Yang, et al.. (2000). Copper(II)-induced Conformational Changes and Protease Resistance in Recombinant and Cellular PrP. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(25). 19121–19131. 130 indexed citations

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Yang, Dun‐Sheng, et al.. (2000). Examining the zinc binding site of the amyloid‐β peptide. European Journal of Biochemistry. 267(22). 6692–6698. 102 indexed citations

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Yang, Dun‐Sheng, et al.. (2000). Alternate Aggregation Pathways of the Alzheimer β-Amyloid Peptide. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(46). 36436–36440. 66 indexed citations

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Yang, Dun‐Sheng, et al.. (1999). Manipulating the Amyloid-β Aggregation Pathway with Chemical Chaperones. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(46). 32970–32974. 225 indexed citations

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Yang, Dun‐Sheng, Jonathan D. Smith, Zhongmin Zhou, Sam Gandy, & Ralph N. Martins. (1997). Characterization of the Binding of Amyloid‐β Peptide to Cell Culture‐Derived Native Apolipoprotein E2, E3, and E4 Isoforms and to Isoforms from Human Plasma. Journal of Neurochemistry. 68(2). 721–725. 91 indexed citations

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