Haijuan Yang

6.5k total citations · 7 hit papers
20 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Haijuan Yang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Nephrology. According to data from OpenAlex, Haijuan Yang has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Genetics and 3 papers in Nephrology. Recurrent topics in Haijuan Yang's work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (7 papers), PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer (5 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (5 papers). Haijuan Yang is often cited by papers focused on DNA Repair Mechanisms (7 papers), PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer (5 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (5 papers). Haijuan Yang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and South Korea. Haijuan Yang's co-authors include Nikola P. Pavletich, Yigong Shi, Zhucheng Chen, Joseph D. Koos, Pier Paolo Pandolfi, Joan Massagué, Yanfei Wang, Lata Jayaraman, Jack E. Dixon and Jie‐Oh Lee and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Haijuan Yang

19 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

Crystal Structure of the PTEN Tumor Suppressor 1998 2026 2007 2016 1999 2013 1998 2007 2008 250 500 750
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. Crystal Structure of the PTEN Tumor Suppressor
    1999 851 citations Jie‐Oh Lee, Haijuan Yang et al. Cell profile →
  2. mTOR kinase structure, mechanism and regulation
    2013 817 citations Haijuan Yang, Joseph D. Koos et al. Nature profile →
  3. Crystal Structure of a Smad MH1 Domain Bound to DNA
    1998 594 citations Yigong Shi, Yanfei Wang et al. Cell profile →
  4. Ubiquitination Regulates PTEN Nuclear Import and Tumor Suppression
    2007 593 citations Lloyd C. Trotman, Xinjiang Wang et al. Cell profile →
  5. Mechanism of homologous recombination from the RecA–ssDNA/dsDNA structures
    2008 555 citations Zhucheng Chen, Haijuan Yang et al. Nature profile →
  6. BRCA2 Function in DNA Binding and Recombination from a BRCA2-DSS1-ssDNA Structure
    2002 549 citations Haijuan Yang, Philip D. Jeffrey et al. Science profile →
  7. Mechanisms of mTORC1 activation by RHEB and inhibition by PRAS40
    2017 381 citations Haijuan Yang, Xiaolu Jiang et al. Nature profile →

Peers

Haijuan Yang
Beric R. Henderson Australia
Jens Peter von Kries Germany
Ethan Lee United States
Jamal Tazi France
Javier Muñoz Spain
Siavash K. Kurdistani United States
Michelle Barton United States
Michael B. Major United States
Xiaobing Shi United States
William P. Tansey United States
Beric R. Henderson Australia
Haijuan Yang
Citations per year, relative to Haijuan Yang Haijuan Yang (= 1×) peers Beric R. Henderson

Countries citing papers authored by Haijuan Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Haijuan Yang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Haijuan Yang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Haijuan Yang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Haijuan Yang 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 Haijuan Yang. Haijuan Yang 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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Su, Hong-yong, Rong Zou, Xiaocui Chen, et al.. (2024). Sterile inflammation of peritoneal membrane caused by peritoneal dialysis: focus on the communication between immune cells and peritoneal stroma. Frontiers in Immunology. 15. 1387292–1387292. 8 indexed citations
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Su, Hong-yong, Rong Zou, Ning An, et al.. (2023). Autophagy in peritoneal fibrosis. Frontiers in Physiology. 14. 1187207–1187207. 4 indexed citations
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Yang, Haijuan & Nikola P. Pavletich. (2021). Insights into homology search from cryo-EM structures of RecA-DNA recombination intermediates. Current Opinion in Genetics & Development. 71. 188–194. 6 indexed citations
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Yang, Haijuan, et al.. (2020). Mechanism of strand exchange from RecA–DNA synaptic and D-loop structures. Nature. 586(7831). 801–806. 41 indexed citations
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Yang, Haijuan, et al.. (2017). Mechanisms of mTORC1 activation by RHEB and inhibition by PRAS40. Nature. 552(7685). 368–373. 381 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Qiuhua, Yanwen Chen, Haijuan Yang, et al.. (2015). Role of basophils in rheumatoid arthritis (Review). Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine. 9(5). 1567–1571. 7 indexed citations
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Yang, Haijuan, et al.. (2013). mTOR kinase structure, mechanism and regulation. Nature. 497(7448). 217–223. 817 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Zhucheng, Haijuan Yang, & Nikola P. Pavletich. (2008). Mechanism of homologous recombination from the RecA–ssDNA/dsDNA structures. Nature. 453(7194). 489–494. 555 indexed citations breakdown →
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Trotman, Lloyd C., Xinjiang Wang, Andrea Alimonti, et al.. (2007). Ubiquitination Regulates PTEN Nuclear Import and Tumor Suppression. Cell. 128(1). 141–156. 593 indexed citations breakdown →
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Takai, Hiroyuki, Richard C. Wang, Kaori Takai, Haijuan Yang, & Titia de Lange. (2007). Tel2 Regulates the Stability of PI3K-Related Protein Kinases. Cell. 131(7). 1248–1259. 173 indexed citations
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Yang, Haijuan, Qiubai Li, Jie Fan, William K. Holloman, & Nikola P. Pavletich. (2005). The BRCA2 homologue Brh2 nucleates RAD51 filament formation at a dsDNA–ssDNA junction. Nature. 433(7026). 653–657. 261 indexed citations
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Kojić, Milorad, Haijuan Yang, Corwin F. Kostrub, Nikola P. Pavletich, & William K. Holloman. (2003). The BRCA2-Interacting Protein DSS1 Is Vital for DNA Repair, Recombination, and Genome Stability in Ustilago maydis. Molecular Cell. 12(4). 1043–1049. 94 indexed citations
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Yang, Haijuan, Philip D. Jeffrey, Julie J. Miller, et al.. (2002). BRCA2 Function in DNA Binding and Recombination from a BRCA2-DSS1-ssDNA Structure. Science. 297(5588). 1837–1848. 549 indexed citations breakdown →
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Georgescu, M M, et al.. (2000). Stabilization and productive positioning roles of the C2 domain of PTEN tumor suppressor.. PubMed. 60(24). 7033–8. 152 indexed citations
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Lee, Jie‐Oh, Haijuan Yang, Maria-Magdalena Georgescu, et al.. (1999). Crystal Structure of the PTEN Tumor Suppressor. Cell. 99(3). 323–334. 851 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shi, Yigong, Yanfei Wang, Lata Jayaraman, et al.. (1998). Crystal Structure of a Smad MH1 Domain Bound to DNA. Cell. 94(5). 585–594. 594 indexed citations breakdown →
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Light, Kim E., Cynthia J.M. Kane, Dwight R. Pierce, et al.. (1998). Intragastric Intubation: Important Aspects of the Model for Administration of Ethanol to Rat Pups During the Postnatal Period. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 22(7). 1600–1606. 33 indexed citations
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Kane, Colleen, Dwight R. Pierce, Nasser Nyamweya, et al.. (1997). Nutritional Factors Modify the Inhibition of CNS Development by Combined Exposure to Methadone and Ethanol in Neonatal Rats. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 56(3). 399–407. 6 indexed citations

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