Haw Yang

7.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
131 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Haw Yang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biophysics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Haw Yang has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Molecular Biology, 39 papers in Biophysics and 38 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Haw Yang's work include Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (38 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (17 papers) and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (16 papers). Haw Yang is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (38 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (17 papers) and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (16 papers). Haw Yang collaborates with scholars based in United States, Taiwan and Germany. Haw Yang's co-authors include Lucas P. Watkins, Xiaohui Xie, Liwei Lin, Charles B. Harris, Hauyee Chang, Kai Zhang, Luying Xun, S. Cova, Ivan Rech and Guobin Luo and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Haw Yang

125 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

Protein Conformational Dynamics Probed by Single-Molecule... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 200 400 600
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. Protein Conformational Dynamics Probed by Single-Molecule Electron Transfer
    2003 709 citations Haw Yang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Haw Yang United States 34 2.0k 1.5k 1.3k 1.2k 1.2k 131 5.5k
Jürgen Köhler Germany 42 2.6k 1.3× 2.2k 1.5× 2.8k 2.1× 815 0.7× 667 0.6× 250 7.1k
Gilad Haran Israel 49 4.6k 2.3× 2.1k 1.4× 1.8k 1.4× 963 0.8× 2.1k 1.8× 118 8.1k
Salvatore Cannistraro Italy 36 2.7k 1.3× 1.2k 0.8× 1.8k 1.4× 383 0.3× 721 0.6× 224 5.1k
Hiroyuki Noji Japan 54 9.9k 4.8× 956 0.6× 1.3k 1.0× 1.0k 0.8× 2.5k 2.2× 236 13.4k
Dario Polli Italy 36 887 0.4× 1.2k 0.8× 2.4k 1.8× 936 0.8× 1.2k 1.0× 172 5.2k
Jennifer L. Herek Netherlands 38 1.5k 0.7× 831 0.6× 3.0k 2.2× 653 0.5× 493 0.4× 102 4.9k
Douglas Magde United States 38 3.5k 1.7× 3.1k 2.1× 1.6k 1.2× 2.4k 2.0× 1.3k 1.1× 90 9.9k
Bertil Halle Sweden 54 4.4k 2.1× 2.2k 1.5× 3.2k 2.5× 705 0.6× 753 0.6× 160 9.1k
Benjamin Schuler Switzerland 53 8.1k 4.0× 3.1k 2.1× 1.9k 1.5× 2.4k 1.9× 890 0.8× 145 10.6k
Jau Tang United States 40 1.6k 0.8× 3.0k 2.0× 1.6k 1.2× 402 0.3× 710 0.6× 189 6.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Haw Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Haw Yang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Haw Yang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Haw Yang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Haw 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 Haw Yang. Haw 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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Yang, Haw, et al.. (2023). Mechanical codes of chemical-scale specificity in DNA motifs. Chemical Science. 14(37). 10155–10166.
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Sun, Xun, Hao Li, Thomas E. Morrell, et al.. (2023). Subdomain dynamics enable chemical chain reactions in non-ribosomal peptide synthetases. Nature Chemistry. 16(2). 259–268. 6 indexed citations
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Pálmai, Marcell, Joseph S. Beckwith, Tian Zhao, et al.. (2022). Parabolic Potential Surfaces Localize Charge Carriers in Nonblinking Long-Lifetime “Giant” Colloidal Quantum Dots. Nano Letters. 22(23). 9470–9476. 6 indexed citations
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Yin, Shuhui, Szu‐Wei Huang, Minghui Yang, et al.. (2022). The trajectory patterns of single HIV-1 virus-like particle in live CD4 cells: A real time three-dimensional multi-resolution microscopy study using encapsulated nonblinking giant quantum dot. Journal of Microbiology Immunology and Infection. 56(2). 257–266. 5 indexed citations
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Zhao, Tian, et al.. (2022). Multicolor multifocal 3D microscopy using in-situ optimization of a spatial light modulator. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 16343–16343. 6 indexed citations
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Beckwith, Joseph S. & Haw Yang. (2021). Sub-millisecond Translational and Orientational Dynamics of a Freely Moving Single Nanoprobe. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 125(49). 13436–13443. 9 indexed citations
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Zhao, Tian, Joseph S. Beckwith, Marcell Pálmai, et al.. (2021). Leveraging lifetime information to perform real-time 3D single-particle tracking in noisy environments. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 155(16). 164201–164201. 6 indexed citations
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Beckwith, Joseph S. & Haw Yang. (2021). Information bounds in determining the 3D orientation of a single emitter or scatterer using point-detector-based division-of-amplitude polarimetry. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 155(14). 144110–144110. 6 indexed citations
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Yang, Haw, et al.. (2019). Photobleaching statistics in single-molecule on-/off-time distributions. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 151(17). 174101–174101. 5 indexed citations
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Bregulla, Andreas P., Haw Yang, & Frank Cichos. (2013). Individually tunable micromachines driven by laser induced self propelled thermophoresis. Diffusion fundamentals.. 20. 1 indexed citations
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Hanson, Jeffrey, et al.. (2011). Structural distributions from single-molecule measurements as a tool for molecular mechanics. Chemical Physics. 396. 61–71. 14 indexed citations
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Chen, Baoyu, Tatyana A. Sysoeva, Saikat Chowdhury, et al.. (2010). Engagement of Arginine Finger to ATP Triggers Large Conformational Changes in NtrC1 AAA+ ATPase for Remodeling Bacterial RNA Polymerase. Structure. 18(11). 1420–1430. 43 indexed citations
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Duderstadt, Karl E., et al.. (2010). Origin Remodeling and Opening in Bacteria Rely on Distinct Assembly States of the DnaA Initiator. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(36). 28229–28239. 72 indexed citations
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Yang, Haw, et al.. (2010). Seeing the forest for the trees: fluorescence studies of single enzymes in the context of ensemble experiments. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 13(5). 1709–1721. 19 indexed citations
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Hanson, Jeffrey, et al.. (2008). Direct Mg2+ Binding Activates Adenylate Kinase from Escherichia coli. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(5). 3306–3313. 24 indexed citations
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Anderson, Laura & Haw Yang. (2008). A simplified model for lysogenic regulation through DNA looping. PubMed. 35. 607–610. 5 indexed citations
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Yang, Haw, Jayne B. Morrow, R T Vinopal, Domenico Grasso, & Barth F. Smets. (2005). Antecedent growth conditions cause large changes in adhesion and transport in periodically wetted porous media within a collection of environmental Escherichia coli isolates. Technical University of Denmark, DTU Orbit (Technical University of Denmark, DTU). 7. 1 indexed citations
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Watkins, Lucas P. & Haw Yang. (2004). Single Molecule Dynamics of Adenylate Kinase. APS March Meeting Abstracts. 2004. 1 indexed citations
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Watkins, Lucas P. & Haw Yang. (2004). Information Bounds and Optimal Analysis of Dynamic Single Molecule Measurements. Biophysical Journal. 86(6). 4015–4029. 94 indexed citations
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Yang, Haw & Charles B. Harris. (2001). Probing Bond Activation Reactions with Femtosecond Infrared. ChemInform. 32(48). 94–129.

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