Haining Yang

10.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
76 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Haining Yang is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Molecular Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Haining Yang has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 20 papers in Molecular Biology and 13 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Haining Yang's work include Occupational and environmental lung diseases (55 papers), Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (18 papers) and Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies (13 papers). Haining Yang is often cited by papers focused on Occupational and environmental lung diseases (55 papers), Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (18 papers) and Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies (13 papers). Haining Yang collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and China. Haining Yang's co-authors include Michele Carbone, Harvey I. Pass, Giovanni Gaudino, Joseph R. Testa, Thomas Krausz, Amy Powers, Andrea Napolitano, Ian Pagano, Mika Tanji and Masaki Nasu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Nature Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Haining Yang

75 papers receiving 5.4k 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.

Germline BAP1 mutations predispose to malignant mesothelioma

2011 719 citations A. Umran Doğan, Harvey I. Pass et al. profile →
BAP1 and cancer

2013 462 citations Michele Carbone, Haining Yang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Haining Yang United States	37	3.4k	1.5k	962	659	645	76	5.4k
David Plieth United States	13	1.5k 0.4×	2.8k 1.9×	1.4k 1.5×	651 1.0×	584 0.9×	16	5.6k
Fei Ma China	35	1.6k 0.5×	2.0k 1.3×	3.1k 3.2×	1.8k 2.8×	599 0.9×	448	6.0k
Zhong Chen China	41	968 0.3×	2.8k 1.8×	1.1k 1.1×	1.0k 1.5×	547 0.8×	146	5.2k
Jan H. Verheijen Netherlands	48	1.4k 0.4×	1.5k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	3.1k 4.7×	504 0.8×	110	5.9k
Feliciano Baldi Italy	34	514 0.2×	1.5k 1.0×	1.0k 1.0×	361 0.5×	348 0.5×	76	3.4k
Mohammad Obaidul Hoque United States	52	1.7k 0.5×	5.9k 3.9×	1.8k 1.8×	2.0k 3.0×	452 0.7×	133	8.3k
Keiko Hiyama Japan	35	787 0.2×	3.0k 2.0×	853 0.9×	669 1.0×	515 0.8×	128	6.4k
Osamu Matsubara Japan	43	1.5k 0.4×	2.0k 1.3×	1.5k 1.6×	630 1.0×	526 0.8×	202	6.1k
Gero Kramer Austria	34	2.9k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	1.1k 1.1×	630 1.0×	445 0.7×	185	5.0k
William Kim United States	20	556 0.2×	2.9k 2.0×	686 0.7×	3.0k 4.6×	320 0.5×	41	5.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Haining Yang

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Carbone, Michele, Michael Minaai, Muaiad Kittaneh, et al.. (2025). Clinical and Pathologic Phenotyping of Mesotheliomas Developing in Carriers of Germline BAP1 Mutations. Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 20(11). 1683–1698. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Lu, Jia Wu, Siliang Wang, et al.. (2024). AKR1B1-dependent fructose metabolism enhances malignancy of cancer cells. Cell Death and Differentiation. 31(12). 1611–1624. 7 indexed citations

Vitto, Veronica Angela Maria, Alessandro Rimessi, Haining Yang, et al.. (2022). Molecular Mechanisms of Autophagy in Cancer Development, Progression, and Therapy. Biomedicines. 10(7). 1596–1596. 32 indexed citations

Gaudino, Giovanni, et al.. (2021). Asbestos-induced chronic inflammation in malignant pleural mesothelioma and related therapeutic approaches—a narrative review. PubMed. 4. 27–27. 23 indexed citations

Xue, Jiaming, Simone Patergnani, Carlotta Giorgi, et al.. (2020). Asbestos induces mesothelial cell transformation via HMGB1-driven autophagy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(41). 25543–25552. 57 indexed citations

Pass, Harvey I., Marjan Alimi, Michele Carbone, Haining Yang, & Chandra Goparaju. (2020). Mesothelioma Biomarkers. Thoracic surgery clinics/Thorac. surg. clin.. 30(4). 395–423. 8 indexed citations

Yang, Haining, et al.. (2019). Formulation And Evaluation Of Nanostructured Lipid Carriers (NLCs) Of 20(S)-Protopanaxadiol (PPD) By Box-Behnken Design. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

Mutti, Luciano, Tobias Peikert, B. W. Robinson, et al.. (2018). Scientific Advances and New Frontiers in Mesothelioma Therapeutics. Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 13(9). 1269–1283. 69 indexed citations

Daou, Salima, Haithem Barbour, Louis Masclef, et al.. (2018). Monoubiquitination of ASXLs controls the deubiquitinase activity of the tumor suppressor BAP1. Nature Communications. 9(1). 4385–4385. 41 indexed citations

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Szymiczek, Agata, Sandra Pastorino, David Larson, et al.. (2017). FTY720 inhibits mesothelioma growth in vitro and in a syngeneic mouse model. Journal of Translational Medicine. 15(1). 58–58. 20 indexed citations

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Bononi, Angela, Haining Yang, Carlotta Giorgi, et al.. (2017). Germline BAP1 mutations induce a Warburg effect. Cell Death and Differentiation. 24(10). 1694–1704. 84 indexed citations

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Szymiczek, Agata, Michele Carbone, Sandra Pastorino, et al.. (2017). Inhibition of the spindle assembly checkpoint kinase Mps-1 as a novel therapeutic strategy in malignant mesothelioma. Oncogene. 36(46). 6501–6507. 20 indexed citations

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Napolitano, Andrea, Daniel J. Antoine, Laura Pellegrini, et al.. (2016). HMGB1 and Its Hyperacetylated Isoform are Sensitive and Specific Serum Biomarkers to Detect Asbestos Exposure and to Identify Mesothelioma Patients. Clinical Cancer Research. 22(12). 3087–3096. 83 indexed citations

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Bononi, Angela, Andrea Napolitano, Harvey I. Pass, Haining Yang, & Michele Carbone. (2015). Latest developments in our understanding of the pathogenesis of mesothelioma and the design of targeted therapies. Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine. 9(5). 633–654. 37 indexed citations

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Nasu, Masaki, Mitsuru Emi, Sandra Pastorino, et al.. (2015). High Incidence of Somatic BAP1 Alterations in Sporadic Malignant Mesothelioma. Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 10(4). 565–576. 216 indexed citations

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Croce, Alessandro, et al.. (2015). Numerous Iron-Rich Particles Lie on the Surface of Erionite Fibers from Rome (Oregon, USA) and Karlik (Cappadocia, Turkey). Microscopy and Microanalysis. 21(5). 1341–1347. 18 indexed citations

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Napolitano, Andrea, Laura Pellegrini, Anwesha Dey, et al.. (2015). Minimal asbestos exposure in germline BAP1 heterozygous mice is associated with deregulated inflammatory response and increased risk of mesothelioma. Oncogene. 35(15). 1996–2002. 115 indexed citations

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Jube, Sandro, Zeyana S. Rivera, Marco E. Bianchi, et al.. (2012). Cancer Cell Secretion of the DAMP Protein HMGB1 Supports Progression in Malignant Mesothelioma. Cancer Research. 72(13). 3290–3301. 199 indexed citations

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Rivera, Zeyana, Soldano Ferrone, Xinhui Wang, et al.. (2012). CSPG4 as a Target of Antibody-Based Immunotherapy for Malignant Mesothelioma. Clinical Cancer Research. 18(19). 5352–5363. 76 indexed citations

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Nasu, Masanori, Michele Carbone, Giovanni Gaudino, et al.. (2011). Ranpirnase Interferes with NF- B Pathway and MMP9 Activity, Inhibiting Malignant Mesothelioma Cell Invasiveness and Xenograft Growth. Genes & Cancer. 2(5). 576–584. 24 indexed citations

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