Hao Yang

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
96 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Hao Yang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Hao Yang has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Physiology and 18 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Hao Yang's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (12 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (10 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (8 papers). Hao Yang is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (12 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (10 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (8 papers). Hao Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, Netherlands and United States. Hao Yang's co-authors include Peter ten Dijke, D.A. Baker, Luis J. Cruz, Mei Zheng, Baolong Liu, Zili Gu, Ferry Ossendorp, Timo Schomann, Grant A. Mitchell and Shu Pei Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Hao Yang

89 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

TGF-β-Mediated Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Canc... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 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. TGF-β-Mediated Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Cancer Metastasis
    2019 821 citations Hao Yang, D.A. Baker et al. International Journal of Molecular Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hao Yang China 25 1.1k 474 398 390 315 96 2.7k
Danyang Chen China 31 1.5k 1.4× 461 1.0× 362 0.9× 418 1.1× 255 0.8× 167 3.7k
Xin‐Ying Ji China 33 1.4k 1.3× 301 0.6× 354 0.9× 389 1.0× 381 1.2× 133 3.4k
Cameron J. Nowell Australia 32 1.4k 1.3× 450 0.9× 188 0.5× 249 0.6× 498 1.6× 123 3.3k
Hua Long China 27 1.1k 1.0× 302 0.6× 471 1.2× 230 0.6× 411 1.3× 139 2.5k
Subhra Mohapatra United States 31 1.2k 1.1× 486 1.0× 216 0.5× 666 1.7× 339 1.1× 112 3.3k
Xiaofei Gao China 30 1.1k 1.0× 309 0.7× 298 0.7× 284 0.7× 528 1.7× 126 2.8k
Fang Fang China 33 2.3k 2.0× 524 1.1× 347 0.9× 270 0.7× 281 0.9× 197 4.1k
Jin Woong Chung South Korea 31 1.4k 1.3× 368 0.8× 280 0.7× 194 0.5× 568 1.8× 85 3.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Hao Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hao Yang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Hao Yang. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Hao Yang. The network helps show where Hao Yang may publish in the future.

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

20 of 20 papers shown
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Li, Yuyang, Xiang Li, He Shi, et al.. (2025). Nanodynamic therapy for cancer: mechanistic innovations, targeting strategies and multimodal treatments. Journal of Translational Medicine. 23(1). 1300–1300.
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Wu, Han, Shi Chen, Xiang Li, et al.. (2025). RNA modifications in cancer. MedComm. 6(1). e70042–e70042. 2 indexed citations
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Wu, Zhengli, Xinjing Wang, Hao Yang, et al.. (2024). Dynamic changes of gut microbiota composition during the intervention of apple polyphenols extract to alleviate high-carbohydrate-diet induced body weight gain. Food Bioscience. 60. 104272–104272. 5 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yitian, Jun Li, Qiang Zhang, et al.. (2024). Targeted regulation of autophagy using sorafenib-loaded biomineralization nanoenzyme for enhanced photodynamic therapy of hepatoma. Materials Today Bio. 29. 101270–101270. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Haixia, Xing Kang, Peng Ren, et al.. (2023). Hydrogen gas ameliorates acute alcoholic liver injury via anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects and regulation of intestinal microbiota. International Immunopharmacology. 120. 110252–110252. 18 indexed citations
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Liu, Shanshan, Hao Yang, Luhong Zhou, et al.. (2023). Dynamic response of root-associated fungal community structure to nitrogen and phosphorus additions in a subtropical forest. Pedobiologia. 101. 150909–150909. 7 indexed citations
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Yang, Hao, et al.. (2023). Lipid‐based nanoparticles as drug delivery systems for cancer immunotherapy. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(4). e339–e339. 40 indexed citations
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Yu, Zhenfeng, Yuanyuan He, Timo Schomann, et al.. (2022). Rare-Earth-Metal (Nd3+, Ce3+ and Gd3+)-Doped CaF2: Nanoparticles for Multimodal Imaging in Biomedical Applications. Pharmaceutics. 14(12). 2796–2796. 10 indexed citations
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Yu, Zhenfeng, Yuanyuan He, Timo Schomann, et al.. (2022). Achieving Effective Multimodal Imaging with Rare-Earth Ion-Doped CaF2 Nanoparticles. Pharmaceutics. 14(4). 840–840. 16 indexed citations
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Yang, Hao, Chih Kit Chung, Zhenfeng Yu, et al.. (2022). Combinatorial Therapeutic Approaches with Nanomaterial-Based Photodynamic Cancer Therapy. Pharmaceutics. 14(1). 120–120. 43 indexed citations
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Cai, Mengru, Yawen Zeng, Manting Liu, et al.. (2021). Construction of a Multifunctional Nano-Scale Metal-Organic Framework-Based Drug Delivery System for Targeted Cancer Therapy. Pharmaceutics. 13(11). 1945–1945. 13 indexed citations
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Liu, Songtao, Lin Lin, Hao Yang, et al.. (2021). Pasteurella multocida capsular: lipopolysaccharide types D:L6 and A:L3 remain to be the main epidemic genotypes of pigs in China. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(1). 26–26. 11 indexed citations
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Liu, Qingqing, Yongbo Kang, Yan Tian, et al.. (2021). Probiotics alleviate autoimmune hepatitis in mice through modulation of gut microbiota and intestinal permeability. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 98. 108863–108863. 60 indexed citations
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Yang, Hao, D.A. Baker, & Peter ten Dijke. (2019). TGF-β-Mediated Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Cancer Metastasis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(11). 2767–2767. 821 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rhodes, Steven D., Hao Yang, K.M.J. Menon, et al.. (2015). Nf1 haploinsufficiency alters myeloid lineage commitment and function, leading to deranged skeletal homeostasis. PMC. 1 indexed citations
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Xiang, Jianxing, Hao Yang, Ting Zhao, et al.. (2013). Huntingtin-associated protein 1 regulates postnatal neurogenesis and neurotrophin receptor sorting. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 124(1). 85–98. 31 indexed citations

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