Duonan Yu

7.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
87 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Duonan Yu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Duonan Yu has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Molecular Biology, 30 papers in Cancer Research and 20 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Duonan Yu's work include MicroRNA in disease regulation (25 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (17 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (11 papers). Duonan Yu is often cited by papers focused on MicroRNA in disease regulation (25 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (17 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (11 papers). Duonan Yu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Duonan Yu's co-authors include Andrei Thomas‐Tikhonenko, Erik A. Wentzel, Joshua T. Mendell, Chi V. Dang, Michael Dews, Tsung-Cheng Chang, Dan E. Arking, Yun‐Sil Lee, Ravi K. Amaravadi and Craig B. Thompson and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Duonan Yu

78 papers receiving 5.7k citations

Hit Papers

Widespread microRNA repression by Myc contributes to tumo... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2007 2007 2006 250 500 750 1000
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.

  1. Widespread microRNA repression by Myc contributes to tumorigenesis
    2007 1.1k citations Duonan Yu, Erik A. Wentzel et al. Nature Genetics profile →
  2. Autophagy inhibition enhances therapy-induced apoptosis in a Myc-induced model of lymphoma
    2007 936 citations Ravi K. Amaravadi, Duonan Yu et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  3. Augmentation of tumor angiogenesis by a Myc-activated microRNA cluster
    2006 851 citations Michael Dews, Duonan Yu et al. Nature Genetics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Duonan Yu China 28 4.1k 2.4k 897 873 645 87 5.8k
Enrico De Smaele Italy 38 4.0k 1.0× 1.8k 0.7× 983 1.1× 389 0.4× 770 1.2× 75 5.4k
Min Sup Song United States 25 4.2k 1.0× 1.5k 0.6× 1.1k 1.3× 391 0.4× 408 0.6× 53 5.3k
Nicholas M. Dean United States 52 6.2k 1.5× 1.5k 0.6× 1.2k 1.3× 358 0.4× 566 0.9× 99 7.8k
Steven B. McMahon United States 42 6.5k 1.6× 1.9k 0.8× 2.2k 2.5× 513 0.6× 711 1.1× 77 8.1k
Clifford G. Tepper United States 41 4.0k 1.0× 1.8k 0.7× 1.3k 1.4× 434 0.5× 821 1.3× 102 6.2k
Martin J. Walsh United States 43 5.1k 1.2× 1.8k 0.7× 639 0.7× 450 0.5× 345 0.5× 105 6.5k
Lindsey D. Mayo United States 28 4.6k 1.1× 1.5k 0.6× 2.4k 2.7× 319 0.4× 934 1.4× 61 6.3k
Richard Possemato United States 26 4.1k 1.0× 1.9k 0.8× 832 0.9× 319 0.4× 601 0.9× 40 5.5k
Laura Sanz Spain 36 4.1k 1.0× 1.2k 0.5× 1.4k 1.6× 394 0.5× 1.4k 2.2× 103 6.3k
Xiaohong Mao China 22 4.8k 1.2× 751 0.3× 1.1k 1.2× 360 0.4× 1.3k 2.0× 40 6.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Duonan Yu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Duonan Yu

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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He, Sheng, et al.. (2025). Dysregulated tryptophan metabolism and gut microbiota in chronic hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension rats. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis. 266. 117111–117111.
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Gao, Xiang, et al.. (2024). MiR‐144/451 attenuates lipopolysaccharide‐induced lung inflammation by downregulating Rac1 and STAT‐3 in macrophages. Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology. 38(11). e70006–e70006. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Zheng, Lei Wu, Zhihui Xu, et al.. (2023). B lymphocytes transdifferentiate into immunosuppressive erythroblast-like cells. Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1202943–1202943. 4 indexed citations
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Lin, Zhijie, Xiaoyan Xie, Min Gu, et al.. (2022). microRNA-144/451 decreases dendritic cell bioactivity via targeting interferon-regulatory factor 5 to limit DSS-induced colitis. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 928593–928593. 11 indexed citations
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Fang, Lei, Yan Yan, Xin Jiang, et al.. (2021). Tectochrysin ameliorates murine allergic airway inflammation by suppressing Th2 response and oxidative stress. European Journal of Pharmacology. 902. 174100–174100. 23 indexed citations
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Fang, Lei, Fan Wu, Yan Yan, et al.. (2020). A mouse allergic asthma model induced by shrimp tropomyosin. International Immunopharmacology. 91. 107289–107289. 14 indexed citations
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Wang, Fangfang, Jun Ni, Lei Wu, et al.. (2019). Gender disparity in the survival of patients with primary myelodysplastic syndrome. Journal of Cancer. 10(5). 1325–1332. 16 indexed citations
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Yu, Duonan, Camila O. dos Santos, Guowei Zhao, et al.. (2010). miR-451 protects against erythroid oxidant stress by repressing 14-3-3ζ. Genes & Development. 24(15). 1620–1633. 189 indexed citations
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Yu, Ming, Laura Riva, Huafeng Xie, et al.. (2009). Insights into GATA-1-Mediated Gene Activation versus Repression via Genome-wide Chromatin Occupancy Analysis. Molecular Cell. 36(4). 682–695. 250 indexed citations
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Amaravadi, Ravi K., Duonan Yu, Julian J. Lum, et al.. (2007). Autophagy inhibition enhances therapy-induced apoptosis in a Myc-induced model of lymphoma. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 117(2). 326–336. 936 indexed citations breakdown →
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O’Donnell, Kathryn A., Duonan Yu, Karen Zeller, et al.. (2006). Activation of Transferrin Receptor 1 by c-Myc Enhances Cellular Proliferation and Tumorigenesis. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 26(6). 2373–2386. 195 indexed citations
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Dews, Michael, Duonan Yu, Danielle Murphy, et al.. (2006). Augmentation of tumor angiogenesis by a Myc-activated microRNA cluster. Nature Genetics. 38(9). 1060–1065. 851 indexed citations breakdown →
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Patel, Jagruti, et al.. (2005). Metastasis-associated protein 1 (MTA1) is an essential downstream effector of the c-MYC oncoprotein. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(39). 13968–13973. 99 indexed citations
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Yu, Duonan, et al.. (2005). Functional Validation of Genes Implicated in Lymphomagenesis: An in Vivo Selection Assay Using a Myc‐Induced B‐Cell Tumor. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1059(1). 145–159. 36 indexed citations
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Johnson, Kristen, David L. Pflugh, Duonan Yu, et al.. (2004). B cell–specific loss of histone 3 lysine 9 methylation in the VH locus depends on Pax5. Nature Immunology. 5(8). 853–861. 91 indexed citations
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Hunter, Christopher A., Duonan Yu, Michael S. Gee, et al.. (2001). Cutting Edge: Systemic Inhibition of Angiogenesis Underlies Resistance to Tumors During Acute Toxoplasmosis. The Journal of Immunology. 166(10). 5878–5881. 69 indexed citations
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Yu, Duonan & Robert Auerbach. (1999). Brain-specific differentiation of mouse yolk sac endothelial cells. Developmental Brain Research. 117(2). 159–169. 9 indexed citations

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