Heyu Yang

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 575 citations indexed

About

Heyu Yang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Heyu Yang has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 575 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Plant Science and 5 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Heyu Yang's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (8 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (7 papers) and Plant Gene Expression Analysis (4 papers). Heyu Yang is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (8 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (7 papers) and Plant Gene Expression Analysis (4 papers). Heyu Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Heyu Yang's co-authors include Chang Liu, Haimei Chen, Jingling Li, Yang Ni, Jiehua Wang, G. B. Lucas, Shaohui Yang, Ronald E. Welty, J. T. FLETCHER and Xinyi Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and Journal of Experimental Botany.

In The Last Decade

Heyu Yang

28 papers receiving 565 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. CPGView: A package for visualizing detailed chloroplast genome structures
    2023 268 citations Yang Ni, Jingling Li et al. Molecular Ecology Resources profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Heyu Yang China 11 406 214 128 84 62 29 575
Bingbing Liu China 12 300 0.7× 242 1.1× 129 1.0× 155 1.8× 45 0.7× 35 564
Andrew W. Gichira China 14 345 0.8× 136 0.6× 180 1.4× 128 1.5× 41 0.7× 36 464
Yun Jia China 13 289 0.7× 116 0.5× 101 0.8× 129 1.5× 43 0.7× 50 517
Zhumei Ren China 10 218 0.5× 164 0.8× 129 1.0× 114 1.4× 16 0.3× 43 443
Bohumil Trávníček Czechia 13 273 0.7× 643 3.0× 416 3.3× 62 0.7× 36 0.6× 51 800
Dominique Garcia France 17 320 0.8× 429 2.0× 55 0.4× 116 1.4× 223 3.6× 43 700
Z. Szabó Hungary 16 220 0.5× 372 1.7× 60 0.5× 105 1.3× 40 0.6× 60 654
Fumiya Taniguchi Japan 12 368 0.9× 164 0.8× 57 0.4× 113 1.3× 70 1.1× 27 612
Aaron H. Kennedy United States 12 285 0.7× 281 1.3× 319 2.5× 66 0.8× 95 1.5× 17 548

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Fields of papers citing papers by Heyu Yang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heyu Yang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Heyu Yang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Heyu 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 Heyu Yang. Heyu 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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Yuan, Lichai, Yang Ni, Jingling Li, et al.. (2024). The Complete Chloroplast Genome of Inula britannica: Unraveling the Phylogeny, Evolution, and Taxonomic Significance of the Genus Inula. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter. 43(2). 411–427. 1 indexed citations
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Yuan, Lichai, Yang Ni, Haimei Chen, et al.. (2024). Comparative chloroplast genomes study of five officinal Ardisia Species: Unraveling interspecific diversity and evolutionary insights in Ardisia. Gene. 912. 148349–148349. 3 indexed citations
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Ni, Yang, et al.. (2023). CPGView: A package for visualizing detailed chloroplast genome structures. Molecular Ecology Resources. 23(3). 694–704. 268 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yang, Heyu, Haimei Chen, Yang Ni, et al.. (2023). Mitochondrial Genome Sequence of Salvia officinalis (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) Suggests Diverse Genome Structures in Cogeneric Species and Finds the Stop Gain of Genes through RNA Editing Events. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(6). 5372–5372. 29 indexed citations
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Yang, Heyu, et al.. (2023). The mitochondrial genomes of Panax notoginseng reveal recombination mediated by repeats associated with DNA replication. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 252. 126359–126359. 27 indexed citations
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Yang, Heyu, et al.. (2022). Overexpression of SHORT-ROOT2 transcription factor enhances the outgrowth of mature axillary buds in poplar trees. Journal of Experimental Botany. 73(8). 2469–2486. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Heyu, Hui Wang, Shun Bai, et al.. (2022). Effects of iron oxide nanoparticles as T2-MRI contrast agents on reproductive system in male mice. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 20(1). 98–98. 36 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xinyi, Heyu Yang, Bin Wu, & Haimei Chen. (2022). The chloroplast genome of the Iris japonica Thunberg (Butterfly flower) reveals the genomic and evolutionary characteristics of Iris species. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(10). 1776–1782. 1 indexed citations
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Du, Qing, et al.. (2022). Comparative Genomics and Phylogenetic Analysis of the Chloroplast Genomes in Three Medicinal Salvia Species for Bioexploration. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(20). 12080–12080. 11 indexed citations
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Yang, Heyu, Liqiang Wang, Haimei Chen, et al.. (2021). Phylogenetic analysis and development of molecular markers for five medicinal Alpinia species based on complete plastome sequences. BMC Plant Biology. 21(1). 431–431. 23 indexed citations
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Wang, Caili, et al.. (2019). Genome-wide identification, expression and functional analysis of Populus xylogen-like genes. Plant Science. 287. 110191–110191. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Lu, Chenchen Zhang, Zhiyi Guo, et al.. (2019). An efficient gene disruption system for the nematophagous fungus Purpureocillium lavendulum. Fungal Biology. 123(4). 274–282. 17 indexed citations
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Li, Xin, Heyu Yang, Caili Wang, Shaohui Yang, & Jiehua Wang. (2018). Distinct transgenic effects of poplar TDIF genes on vascular development in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell Reports. 37(5). 799–808. 8 indexed citations
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Yang, Heyu, et al.. (2016). Phenotypic Plasticity of Schisandra sphenanthera Leaf and the Effect of Environmental Factors on Leaf Phenotype. Chinese Bulletin of Botany. 51(3). 322. 6 indexed citations
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Dong, Manyu, et al.. (2011). Effect of alpine treeline conditions on the response of the stem radial variation of Picea meyeri Rebd. et Wils to environmental factors. Polish Journal of Ecology. 59(4). 9 indexed citations

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