Hongbo Yu

5.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
134 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Hongbo Yu is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Plant Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hongbo Yu has authored 134 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 48 papers in Plant Science and 27 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Hongbo Yu's work include Lignin and Wood Chemistry (44 papers), Enzyme-mediated dye degradation (41 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (36 papers). Hongbo Yu is often cited by papers focused on Lignin and Wood Chemistry (44 papers), Enzyme-mediated dye degradation (41 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (36 papers). Hongbo Yu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Russia. Hongbo Yu's co-authors include Xiaoyu Zhang, Fuying Ma, Daniel D. Oprian, Geraldine S. Pinkus, Benjamin J. Chen, Xuewei Yang, Scott J. Rodig, Chunyan Xu, Margaret A. Shipp and Jing Ouyang and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Nature Communications and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Hongbo Yu

129 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

PD-L1 Expression Is Characteristic of a Subset of Aggress... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 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. PD-L1 Expression Is Characteristic of a Subset of Aggressive B-cell Lymphomas and Virus-Associated Malignancies
    2013 657 citations Benjamin J. Chen, Bjoern Chapuy et al. Clinical Cancer Research profile →

Peers

Hongbo Yu
Nuzhat Ahmed Australia
Yanrong Liu China
Hui Xu China
Jinbao Liu China
Héctor M. Álvarez Argentina
Makoto Hirata Japan
Lü Chen China
Yi Liang China
Hiromi Tanaka Japan
Ahmad Reza Bahrami Iran
Nuzhat Ahmed Australia
Hongbo Yu
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Countries citing papers authored by Hongbo Yu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hongbo Yu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Hongbo Yu. 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 Hongbo Yu. The network helps show where Hongbo Yu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hongbo Yu

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

All Works

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Ai, Yingwei, Muzi Li, Jiacheng Shi, et al.. (2025). Discovery of mannose as an alternative non-nutrient-deficient regulator of lipid accumulation in microalgae. Journal of Advanced Research. 79. 239–250. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiaoyu, et al.. (2025). The co-culturing of microalgae and fungi for synergistic valorization of alkali pretreatment liquor. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 71. 107380–107380.
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Ma, Yan, Jiaxuan Wang, Fuying Ma, et al.. (2025). Collagen Nanofiber‐Lignin Composite Sponges with Adjustable Hierarchical Pore Structure for Efficient Low‐Frequency Sound Absorption. Advanced Science. 12(10). e2412583–e2412583. 7 indexed citations
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Chen, Baiyu, Fei Pan, Ze Wang, et al.. (2025). TCnet: A Novel Strategy to Predict Target Combination of Alzheimer’s Disease via Network-Based Methods. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling. 65(7). 3866–3878. 1 indexed citations
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Yu, Hongbo, et al.. (2025). CLaSP: A Contrastive Learning-Guided Latent Scoring Platform for Comprehensive Drug-Likeness Evaluation. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 68(15). 16750–16765. 1 indexed citations
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Zhou, Zijie, et al.. (2024). High antimony resistance strain Enterobacter sp. Z1 mediates biomineralization of antimony trioxide. Environment International. 195. 109237–109237. 3 indexed citations
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Fu, Xiao, et al.. (2023). Mimicking the Fungal Decay Strategy for Promoting the Bacterial Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoate from Kraft Lignin. Fermentation. 9(7). 649–649. 5 indexed citations
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Fu, Xiao, Shuai Zhang, Xu Zhang, et al.. (2023). Sustainable Microplastic Remediation with Record Capacity Unleashed via Surface Engineering of Natural Fungal Mycelium Framework. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(27). 30 indexed citations
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Sun, Su, Fei Li, Muzi Li, et al.. (2023). Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase synergized with lignin-degrading enzymes for efficient lignin degradation. iScience. 26(10). 107870–107870. 17 indexed citations
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Li, Fei, et al.. (2022). Chitin Biodegradation by Lytic Polysaccharide Monooxygenases from Streptomyces coelicolor In Vitro and In Vivo. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(1). 275–275. 9 indexed citations
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Wang, Lei, Ran Zhang, Jian Li, et al.. (2018). Comparative study of the fast pyrolysis behavior of ginkgo, poplar, and wheat straw lignin at different temperatures. Industrial Crops and Products. 122. 465–472. 58 indexed citations
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Kaymaz, Yasin, Cliff I. Oduor, Hongbo Yu, et al.. (2017). Comprehensive Transcriptome and Mutational Profiling of Endemic Burkitt Lymphoma Reveals EBV Type–Specific Differences. Molecular Cancer Research. 15(5). 563–576. 75 indexed citations
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Chen, Benjamin J., Bjoern Chapuy, Jing Ouyang, et al.. (2013). PD-L1 Expression Is Characteristic of a Subset of Aggressive B-cell Lymphomas and Virus-Associated Malignancies. Clinical Cancer Research. 19(13). 3462–3473. 657 indexed citations breakdown →
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Song, Lili, et al.. (2011). COMBINED PRETREATMENT WITH WHITE-ROT FUNGUS AND ALKALI AT NEAR ROOM-TEMPERATURE FOR IMPROVING SACCHARIFICATION OF CORN STALKS. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Wen, et al.. (2010). New Polysaccharide Compounds Derived from Submerged Culture of Ganoderma lucidum and Lycium barbarum. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 15 indexed citations
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Ma, Fuying, et al.. (2009). Screening of White Rot Fungi for Biological Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass. Shipin yu fajiao gongye. 35(2). 17–21. 4 indexed citations
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Yu, Hongbo, Xiaoyu Zhang, Ke Jing, & Fuying Ma. (2009). Optimization of enzymatic hydrolysis of corn straw after biological-alkaline/oxidative pretreatment.. Nongye gongcheng xuebao. 25(4). 201–205. 1 indexed citations
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Yu, Hongbo, et al.. (2008). Effects of wood species and enzyme production on lignocellulose degradation during the biodegradation of three native woods by Trametes versicolor. Forest Products Journal. 58(4). 62–65. 12 indexed citations

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