Heiko Yang

600 total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 326 citations indexed

About

Heiko Yang is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Heiko Yang has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 326 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 12 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 5 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Heiko Yang's work include Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments (14 papers), Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies (12 papers) and Ureteral procedures and complications (5 papers). Heiko Yang is often cited by papers focused on Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments (14 papers), Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies (12 papers) and Ureteral procedures and complications (5 papers). Heiko Yang collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Australia. Heiko Yang's co-authors include Yukiko Yamashita, Peter R. Carroll, H Weinstein, Paul Allegakoen, Bruce Wang, Jamie Xie, Matthew R. Cooperberg, Marc H. Wadsworth, Alex K. Shalek and Franklin W. Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Nature Biotechnology.

In The Last Decade

Heiko Yang

29 papers receiving 326 citations

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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.

Single-cell analysis of human primary prostate cancer reveals the heterogeneity of tumor-associated epithelial cell states

2022 140 citations Hanbing Song, H Weinstein et al. Nature Communications profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Heiko Yang United States	8	130	104	66	59	35	32	326
Deborah Morena Italy	8	222 1.7×	65 0.6×	92 1.4×	75 1.3×	35 1.0×	11	351
Sheeba Jacob India	11	169 1.3×	123 1.2×	97 1.5×	71 1.2×	33 0.9×	29	344
Rebeca San Martin United States	7	198 1.5×	84 0.8×	54 0.8×	77 1.3×	29 0.8×	14	353
Murali Mohan Sagar Balla India	9	98 0.8×	35 0.3×	29 0.4×	69 1.2×	53 1.5×	18	390
Rositsa Koleva United States	6	213 1.6×	51 0.5×	46 0.7×	66 1.1×	26 0.7×	7	314
F. Chellini Italy	10	117 0.9×	61 0.6×	30 0.5×	59 1.0×	24 0.7×	12	370
Cristina Bottin Italy	13	163 1.3×	64 0.6×	77 1.2×	113 1.9×	45 1.3×	30	406
Ashley Sawle United Kingdom	14	241 1.9×	54 0.5×	60 0.9×	120 2.0×	87 2.5×	22	551
Daniel N. Weinberg United States	10	370 2.8×	37 0.4×	49 0.7×	47 0.8×	36 1.0×	10	502
Baocheng Gong China	10	140 1.1×	95 0.9×	72 1.1×	77 1.3×	60 1.7×	30	310

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Sui, Wilson, et al.. (2025). Re‐defining the interpretation of 24‐h urine studies for stone formers. British Journal of Urology. 135(4). 691–699.

Yang, Heiko, Hanbing Song, Timothy Gilpatrick, et al.. (2025). Bladder cancer variants share aggressive features including a CA125+ cell state and targetable TM4SF1 expression. Nature Communications. 16(1). 5312–5312. 1 indexed citations

Li, Kevin, et al.. (2024). Case presentation and review of renal autotransplantation for nutcracker syndrome. Urology Case Reports. 54. 102717–102717. 1 indexed citations

Shee, Kevin, Heiko Yang, Wilson Sui, et al.. (2024). A Novel Machine-Learning Algorithm to Predict Stone Recurrence with 24-Hour Urine Data. Journal of Endourology. 38(8). 809–816. 7 indexed citations

Sui, Wilson, et al.. (2024). The Yield of Genetic Testing in Management of Nephrolithiasis. Urology. 193. 27–34. 1 indexed citations

Sui, Wilson, Heiko Yang, Manoj C. Desai, Thomas Chi, & Marshall L. Stoller. (2024). The potential role of Sodium/Glucose Cotransporter 2 inhibitors in the treatment of cystinuria. Urolithiasis. 52(1). 168–168.

Shee, Kevin, Heiko Yang, Wilson Sui, et al.. (2023). Voided volume may not impact stone outcomes: Review of a large institutional nephrolithiasis cohort. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(5). 556–561. 1 indexed citations

Shee, Kevin, Andy Liu, Heiko Yang, et al.. (2023). PD34-05 A NOVEL MACHINE-LEARNING ALGORITHM TO PREDICT STONE RECURRENCE WITH 24-HOUR URINE DATA. The Journal of Urology. 209(Supplement 4). 1 indexed citations

Yang, Heiko, Kevin Chang, Rei Unno, et al.. (2023). Ultrasound-Only Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Is Safe and Effective Compared to Fluoroscopy-Directed Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy. Journal of Endourology. 37(6). 634–641. 4 indexed citations

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Song, Hanbing, H Weinstein, Paul Allegakoen, et al.. (2022). Single-cell analysis of human primary prostate cancer reveals the heterogeneity of tumor-associated epithelial cell states. Nature Communications. 13(1). 141–141. 140 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yang, Heiko, Rei Unno, Justin Ahn, et al.. (2022). Determinants of ureteral obstruction after percutaneous nephrolithotomy. Urolithiasis. 50(6). 759–764. 1 indexed citations

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Unno, Rei, Kazumi Taguchi, Manint Usawachintachit, et al.. (2022). Maternal family history of urolithiasis is associated with earlier age of onset of stone disease. World Journal of Urology. 41(1). 241–247. 7 indexed citations

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Shee, Kevin, et al.. (2022). The endoplasmic reticulum stress response in prostate cancer. Nature Reviews Urology. 19(12). 708–726. 22 indexed citations

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Yang, Heiko, Benjamin N. Breyer, Eric B. Rimm, et al.. (2022). Plant‐based diet index and erectile dysfunction in the Health Professionals Follow‐Up Study. British Journal of Urology. 130(4). 514–521. 9 indexed citations

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Yang, Heiko, et al.. (2021). The erector spinae plane block can facilitate outpatient stone surgery by reducing breakthrough pain. British Journal of Urology. 128(5). 557–560. 2 indexed citations

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Yang, Heiko, Meera R. Chappidi, Maya Overland, et al.. (2020). Live Renal Ultrasonography Facilitates Double-J Ureteral Stent Insertion at the Bedside: A Pilot Study for the COVID-19 Era. Journal of Endourology. 35(7). 1078–1083. 2 indexed citations

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Chappidi, Meera R., et al.. (2019). Urethral Defect in Setting of Recurrent Urethral Foreign Body Insertion. Urology. 137. e12–e13. 3 indexed citations

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Lim, Zita Dubauskas, Lingling Zhu, Heiko Yang, et al.. (2019). P2.04-26 Single Cell Proteomics Profiling of Live T-Cells in KRAS+ and MET-Amp NSCLC to Predict Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Response. Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 14(10). S718–S718. 2 indexed citations

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Yang, Heiko, et al.. (2017). spict, a cyst cell-specific gene, regulates starvation-induced spermatogonial cell death in the Drosophila testis. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 40245–40245. 12 indexed citations

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Yang, Heiko. (2011). South Korea's stem cell approval. Nature Biotechnology. 29(10). 857–857. 11 indexed citations

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