Hao Yang

4.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
125 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Hao Yang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Developmental Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Hao Yang has authored 125 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Molecular Biology, 38 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 36 papers in Developmental Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Hao Yang's work include Nerve injury and regeneration (34 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (33 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (19 papers). Hao Yang is often cited by papers focused on Nerve injury and regeneration (34 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (33 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (19 papers). Hao Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Hao Yang's co-authors include Jing An, Jingjing Zhao, Cuicui Liu, Lingling Zhang, Qian Zhang, Qing Chen, Zuping He, Qian Zhang, Gong Ju and Bin Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Biomaterials and The Journal of Comparative Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Hao Yang

121 papers receiving 3.7k 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.

Natural products for treatment of osteoporosis: The effects and mechanisms on promoting osteoblast-mediated bone formation

2016 426 citations Jing An, Hao Yang et al. profile →
Microglia in the Neuroinflammatory Pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Therapeutic Targets

2022 213 citations Hao 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
Hao Yang China	34	1.5k	672	459	431	430	125	3.7k
Jianguo Hu China	38	2.4k 1.5×	677 1.0×	452 1.0×	137 0.3×	464 1.1×	219	5.1k
Shinn‐Zong Lin Taiwan	28	1.1k 0.7×	617 0.9×	290 0.6×	160 0.4×	303 0.7×	160	2.8k
Shahnaz Razavi Iran	32	702 0.5×	426 0.6×	238 0.5×	1.0k 2.4×	145 0.3×	102	3.3k
Mansoureh Soleimani Iran	27	573 0.4×	402 0.6×	204 0.4×	112 0.3×	228 0.5×	121	2.1k
Kimberly B. Bjugstad United States	28	814 0.5×	901 1.3×	431 0.9×	122 0.3×	229 0.5×	57	2.7k
Lingling Zhu China	31	1.7k 1.1×	207 0.3×	218 0.5×	193 0.4×	243 0.6×	115	3.4k
Jian Fei China	34	1.7k 1.1×	775 1.2×	124 0.3×	173 0.4×	292 0.7×	186	3.9k
Xing‐Mei Zhang Sweden	31	717 0.5×	245 0.4×	185 0.4×	175 0.4×	698 1.6×	77	3.0k
Cheng‐Yoong Pang Taiwan	33	1.9k 1.3×	364 0.5×	359 0.8×	66 0.2×	239 0.6×	126	3.6k
Alp Can Türkiye	30	1.1k 0.7×	304 0.5×	114 0.2×	159 0.4×	568 1.3×	82	3.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Hao Yang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hao Yang

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

All Works

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Chen, Meng, Hao Yang, Shengli Li, et al.. (2025). Vicenin-2 reduces inflammation and apoptosis to relieve skin photoaging via suppressing GSK3β. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology. 264. 113117–113117. 3 indexed citations

Chen, Haonan, et al.. (2025). Prenatal alcohol exposure impairs offspring cognition through oxidative stress disrupting CREB/BDNF/TrkB signaling and GABAergic neuron deficits. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 207. 115820–115820. 1 indexed citations

Yang, Hao, et al.. (2024). An overview of current advances in perinatal alcohol exposure and pathogenesis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders. 16(1). 20–20. 3 indexed citations

Liu, Peng, et al.. (2024). Construction of high-quality genomes and gene catalogue for culturable microbes of sugarcane (Saccharum spp.). Scientific Data. 11(1). 534–534. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Yujuan, et al.. (2024). A Case Report of Zosteriform Cutaneous Metastases from Breast Carcinoma. Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology. Volume 17. 205–209. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Jinchao, et al.. (2024). Advances in genetically modified neural stem cell therapy for central nervous system injury and neurological diseases. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 15(1). 482–482. 15 indexed citations

Gao, Weiwei, Hao Yang, Tingting Liu, et al.. (2024). Sodium tanshinone IIA sulfonate suppresses microglia polarization and neuroinflammation possibly via regulating miR-125b-5p/STAT3 axis to ameliorate neuropathic pain. European Journal of Pharmacology. 972. 176523–176523. 9 indexed citations

Xu, Gaolian, Hao Yang, Julien Reboud, et al.. (2023). Sequence terminus dependent PCR for site-specific mutation and modification detection. Nature Communications. 14(1). 1169–1169. 16 indexed citations

Jiang, Chao Qiang, Zhe Chen, Xiaohui Wang, et al.. (2023). Curcumin-activated Olfactory Ensheathing Cells Improve Functional Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury by Modulating Microglia Polarization Through APOE/TREM2/NF-κB Signaling Pathway. Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology. 18(3). 476–494. 23 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yongyuan, Xiaohui Wang, Chao Qiang Jiang, et al.. (2022). Rho Kinase Inhibitor Y27632 Improves Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury by Shifting Astrocyte Phenotype and Morphology via the ROCK/NF-κB/C3 Pathway. Neurochemical Research. 47(12). 3733–3744. 14 indexed citations

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Zhao, Jingjing, Wei He, Hongqing Zheng, Rui Zhang, & Hao Yang. (2022). Bone Regeneration and Angiogenesis by Co-transplantation of Angiotensin II–Pretreated Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Endothelial Cells in Early Steroid-Induced Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head. Cell Transplantation. 31. 4221144821–4221144821. 7 indexed citations

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Fan, Hong, Zhe Chen, Hai‐Bin Tang, et al.. (2022). Necroptosis of nucleus pulposus cells involved in intervertebral disc degeneration through MyD88 signaling. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 13. 994307–994307. 20 indexed citations

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Yang, Hao, et al.. (2021). The involvement of bioactive factors in the self-renewal and stemness maintenance of spermatogonial stem cells. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 476(4). 1813–1823. 3 indexed citations

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Zhang, Qian, Xifang Liu, Liang Yan, et al.. (2019). Danshen extract (Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge) attenuate spinal cord injury in a rat model: A metabolomic approach for the mechanism study. Phytomedicine. 62. 152966–152966. 19 indexed citations

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Yang, Hao, Cuicui Liu, Bo Chen, et al.. (2016). Efficient Generation of Functionally Active Spinal Cord Neurons from Spermatogonial Stem Cells. Molecular Neurobiology. 54(1). 788–803. 6 indexed citations

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Qin, Yiren, Chikai Zhou, Nianhong Wang, Hao Yang, & Wei‐Qiang Gao. (2015). Conversion of Adipose Tissue-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Neural Stem Cell-Like Cells by a Single Transcription Factor, Sox2. Cellular Reprogramming. 17(3). 221–226. 24 indexed citations

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Yang, Shi, Ping Ping, Meng Ma, et al.. (2014). Generation of Haploid Spermatids with Fertilization and Development Capacity from Human Spermatogonial Stem Cells of Cryptorchid Patients. Stem Cell Reports. 3(4). 663–675. 76 indexed citations

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Guo, Jun, Hongzeng Li, Caiyong Yu, et al.. (2009). Decreased Neural Stem/Progenitor Cell Proliferation in Mice with Chronic/Nonremitting Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis. Neurosignals. 18(1). 1–8. 17 indexed citations

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Yang, Hao, Xiping Cheng, Jingwen Li, Yao Qin, & Gong Ju. (2009). De-differentiation Response of Cultured Astrocytes to Injury Induced by Scratch or Conditioned Culture Medium of Scratch-Insulted Astrocytes. Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology. 29(4). 455–473. 56 indexed citations

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Wu, Yumei, et al.. (2002). Protective effects of paeoniflorin on cultured cortical neurons of mice. Zhongguo yaolixue yu dulixue zazhi. 16(3). 172–175. 4 indexed citations

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