Iwei Yeh

8.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
88 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Iwei Yeh is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Iwei Yeh has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Molecular Biology, 45 papers in Oncology and 18 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Iwei Yeh's work include Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management (38 papers), Melanoma and MAPK Pathways (33 papers) and Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (16 papers). Iwei Yeh is often cited by papers focused on Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management (38 papers), Melanoma and MAPK Pathways (33 papers) and Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (16 papers). Iwei Yeh collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Australia. Iwei Yeh's co-authors include Boris C. Bastian, Timothy H. McCalmont, A. Hunter Shain, Philip E. LeBoit, Jeffrey P. North, Russ B. Altman, Eric Talevich, Laura B. Pincus, Beth S. Ruben and Peter D. Karp and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Iwei Yeh

84 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

The Genetic Evolution of Melanoma from Precursor Lesions 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 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. The Genetic Evolution of Melanoma from Precursor Lesions
    2015 660 citations A. Hunter Shain, Iwei Yeh et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Iwei Yeh United States 32 2.0k 1.9k 713 475 401 88 3.8k
A. Hunter Shain United States 23 2.8k 1.4× 2.1k 1.1× 1.2k 1.7× 571 1.2× 438 1.1× 36 4.6k
Alexander Roesch Germany 29 2.7k 1.3× 2.3k 1.2× 806 1.1× 420 0.9× 423 1.1× 94 5.1k
Göran Jönsson Sweden 38 2.5k 1.2× 2.2k 1.2× 1.2k 1.6× 630 1.3× 339 0.8× 118 4.7k
Uwe Trefzer Germany 30 2.8k 1.4× 2.7k 1.4× 341 0.5× 385 0.8× 169 0.4× 78 4.5k
Klaus Griewank Germany 28 2.0k 1.0× 2.5k 1.3× 480 0.7× 580 1.2× 430 1.1× 82 5.3k
Toshiro Kageshita Japan 28 2.9k 1.4× 2.8k 1.5× 514 0.7× 308 0.6× 600 1.5× 135 5.1k
Zachary A. Cooper United States 34 2.6k 1.3× 2.6k 1.4× 623 0.9× 473 1.0× 352 0.9× 77 4.8k
Leslie A. Fecher United States 21 1.6k 0.8× 2.1k 1.1× 240 0.3× 351 0.7× 147 0.4× 49 3.2k
Bastian Schilling Germany 36 1.3k 0.7× 2.8k 1.5× 360 0.5× 493 1.0× 165 0.4× 131 4.7k
Michael Hölzel Germany 33 2.2k 1.1× 1.7k 0.9× 588 0.8× 443 0.9× 282 0.7× 96 4.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Iwei Yeh

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Iwei Yeh

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Iwei Yeh. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Iwei Yeh 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 Iwei Yeh. Iwei Yeh 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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Roy, Simon F., et al.. (2025). 465 MET-Fused Melanocytic Spitz Tumors: 18 Cases with Identifiable Histomorphological and Genetic Features. Laboratory Investigation. 105(3). 102693–102693. 1 indexed citations
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Lorbeer, Franziska K., Aditya Goel, Meng Wang, et al.. (2024). Distinct senescence mechanisms restrain progression of dysplastic nevi. PNAS Nexus. 3(2). pgae041–pgae041. 3 indexed citations
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Tirode, Franck, et al.. (2024). Smooth muscle hyperplasia in protein kinase C‐fused blue naevi: Report of 12 cases. Histopathology. 85(2). 347–352. 1 indexed citations
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Polubothu, Satyamaanasa, Alicia L. Bruzos, Gavin Kelly, et al.. (2023). Mosaic BRAF Fusions Are a Recurrent Cause of Congenital Melanocytic Nevi Targetable by MAPK Pathway Inhibition. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 144(3). 593–600.e7. 8 indexed citations
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Lezcano, Cecilia, Marianne Berwick, Li Luo, et al.. (2023). Interobserver agreement in the histopathological classification of desmoplastic melanomas. Pathology. 55(2). 223–226. 4 indexed citations
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Chen, Limin, Darwin Chang, Joanna Poźniak, et al.. (2023). STmut: a framework for visualizing somatic alterations in spatial transcriptomics data of cancer. Genome biology. 24(1). 273–273. 10 indexed citations
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Muir, Ryan K., Adam B. Olshen, Iwei Yeh, et al.. (2021). Ferrous iron–activatable drug conjugate achieves potent MAPK blockade in KRAS -driven tumors. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 219(4). 16 indexed citations
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Raghavan, Shyam S., Sandra Peternel, Thaddeus W. Mully, et al.. (2020). Spitz melanoma is a distinct subset of spitzoid melanoma. Modern Pathology. 33(6). 1122–1134. 76 indexed citations
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Houlier, Aurélie, Daniel Pissaloux, Ingrid Masse, et al.. (2019). Melanocytic tumors with MAP3K8 fusions: report of 33 cases with morphological-genetic correlations. Modern Pathology. 33(5). 846–857. 48 indexed citations
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Ablain, Julien, Mengshu Xu, Harriet Rothschild, et al.. (2018). Human tumor genomics and zebrafish modeling identify SPRED1 loss as a driver of mucosal melanoma. Science. 362(6418). 1055–1060. 97 indexed citations
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Stevers, Meredith, Joseph T. Rabban, Karuna Garg, et al.. (2018). Well-differentiated papillary mesothelioma of the peritoneum is genetically defined by mutually exclusive mutations in TRAF7 and CDC42. Modern Pathology. 32(1). 88–99. 58 indexed citations
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Matsumoto, Andrew, Iwei Yeh, Brian S. Schwartz, Michael D. Rosenblum, & Timothy H. Schmidt. (2017). Chronic Helicobacter cinaedi cellulitis diagnosed by microbial polymerase chain reaction. JAAD Case Reports. 3(5). 398–400. 5 indexed citations
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Shain, A. Hunter, Iwei Yeh, Ivanka Kovalyshyn, et al.. (2015). The Genetic Evolution of Melanoma from Precursor Lesions. New England Journal of Medicine. 373(20). 1926–1936. 660 indexed citations breakdown →
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Moore, Carlene, Ferda Cevikbas, H. Amalia Pasolli, et al.. (2013). UVB radiation generates sunburn pain and affects skin by activating epidermal TRPV4 ion channels and triggering endothelin-1 signaling. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(34). E3225–34. 192 indexed citations
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Yeh, Iwei, Andreas von Deimling, & Boris C. Bastian. (2013). Clonal BRAF Mutations in Melanocytic Nevi and Initiating Role of BRAF in Melanocytic Neoplasia. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 105(12). 917–919. 71 indexed citations
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North, Jeffrey P., Iwei Yeh, Timothy H. McCalmont, & Philip E. LeBoit. (2012). Melanoma ex blue nevus: two cases resembling large plaque‐type blue nevus with subcutaneous cellular nodules. Journal of Cutaneous Pathology. 39(12). 1094–1099. 30 indexed citations
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Yeh, Iwei, et al.. (2012). Neurofibroma-Like Spindle Cell Melanoma. American Journal of Dermatopathology. 34(6). 668–670. 11 indexed citations
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Yeh, Iwei, Timothy H. McCalmont, & Philip E. LeBoit. (2012). Differential expression of PHLDA1 (TDAG51) in basal cell carcinoma and trichoepithelioma. British Journal of Dermatology. 167(5). 1106–1110. 31 indexed citations
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Yeh, Iwei, Evan George, & Philip Fleckman. (2011). Eccrine hidradenitis sine neutrophils: a toxic response to chemotherapy. Journal of Cutaneous Pathology. 38(11). 905–910. 4 indexed citations
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Yeh, Iwei & Russ B. Altman. (2006). Drug Targets for Plasmodium falciparum: A Post-Genomic Review/Survey. Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry. 6(2). 177–202. 21 indexed citations

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