Janet Yao

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Janet Yao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Janet Yao has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Epidemiology and 6 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Janet Yao's work include Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (5 papers), Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management (5 papers) and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (4 papers). Janet Yao is often cited by papers focused on Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (5 papers), Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management (5 papers) and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (4 papers). Janet Yao collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Italy. Janet Yao's co-authors include Nicholas Chia, Patricio Jeraldo, Vijay H. Shah, Krishna R. Kalari, Sheng Cao, Jun Chen, Matthew P. Abdel, Robin Patel, Arlen D. Hanssen and Kerryl E. Greenwood‐Quaintance and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Cell.

In The Last Decade

Janet Yao

22 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Multiple sclerosis patients have a distinct gut microbiota compared to healthy controls

2016 700 citations Jun Chen, Nicholas Chia et al. Scientific Reports profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Janet Yao United States	17	1.5k	439	378	364	283	23	2.4k
Xing Zhang China	22	1.5k 1.0×	268 0.6×	187 0.5×	173 0.5×	307 1.1×	114	2.7k
Jean‐Pierre Segain France	18	1.2k 0.8×	254 0.6×	362 1.0×	413 1.1×	294 1.0×	27	2.3k
Anurag Kumar Singh Germany	28	1.6k 1.1×	416 0.9×	493 1.3×	348 1.0×	255 0.9×	88	2.7k
France Moreau Canada	26	1.3k 0.9×	312 0.7×	439 1.2×	179 0.5×	161 0.6×	59	2.3k
Francesca Rappa Italy	36	1.8k 1.2×	386 0.9×	330 0.9×	415 1.1×	264 0.9×	119	3.1k
Xiaomin Zhang China	29	1.3k 0.9×	209 0.5×	219 0.6×	223 0.6×	221 0.8×	165	2.8k
Christina Barja‐Fidalgo Brazil	36	1.6k 1.1×	474 1.1×	264 0.7×	519 1.4×	207 0.7×	116	3.7k
Xiangmei Zhou China	29	1.7k 1.1×	624 1.4×	200 0.5×	320 0.9×	133 0.5×	135	2.8k
Eishin Morita Japan	38	686 0.5×	288 0.7×	504 1.3×	713 2.0×	324 1.1×	187	5.0k
Emanuela M. Bruscia United States	28	1.1k 0.8×	228 0.5×	441 1.2×	167 0.5×	181 0.6×	50	2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Janet Yao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Janet Yao

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lo, Ting‐Wen, Wei Liu, Yuqian Zhang, et al.. (2025). An Integrated Digital Microfluidic Device for the Extraction and Detection of Extracellular Vesicle‐Based Molecules. Small. 21(38). e04335–e04335.

Liu, Yuguang, Janet Yao, & Marina Walther-António. (2019). Whole genome amplification of single epithelial cells dissociated from snap-frozen tissue samples in microfluidic platform. Biomicrofluidics. 13(3). 34109–34109. 10 indexed citations

Thoendel, Matthew, Patricio Jeraldo, Kerryl E. Greenwood‐Quaintance, et al.. (2019). Comparison of Three Commercial Tools for Metagenomic Shotgun Sequencing Analysis. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 58(3). 10 indexed citations

Hilker, Christopher A., Patricio Jeraldo, Aditya Bhagwate, et al.. (2018). Comparative evaluation of cDNA library construction approaches for RNA-Seq analysis from low RNA-content human specimens. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 154. 55–62. 12 indexed citations

Thoendel, Matthew, Patricio Jeraldo, Kerryl E. Greenwood‐Quaintance, et al.. (2018). Identification of Prosthetic Joint Infection Pathogens Using a Shotgun Metagenomics Approach. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 67(9). 1333–1338. 163 indexed citations

Kirk, William R., et al.. (2017). Photophysics of EGFP (E222H) Mutant, with Comparisons to Model Chromophores: Excited State pK’s, Progressions, Quenching and Exciton Interaction. Journal of Fluorescence. 27(3). 895–919. 1 indexed citations

Thompson, Kevin J., James N. Ingle, Xiaojia Tang, et al.. (2017). A comprehensive analysis of breast cancer microbiota and host gene expression. PLoS ONE. 12(11). e0188873–e0188873. 138 indexed citations

Thoendel, Matthew, Patricio Jeraldo, Kerryl E. Greenwood‐Quaintance, et al.. (2017). Impact of Contaminating DNA in Whole-Genome Amplification Kits Used for Metagenomic Shotgun Sequencing for Infection Diagnosis. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 55(6). 1789–1801. 59 indexed citations

Chen, Jun, Nicholas Chia, Krishna R. Kalari, et al.. (2016). Multiple sclerosis patients have a distinct gut microbiota compared to healthy controls. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 28484–28484. 700 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hieken, Tina J., Jun Chen, Tanya L. Hoskin, et al.. (2016). The Microbiome of Aseptically Collected Human Breast Tissue in Benign and Malignant Disease. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 30751–30751. 352 indexed citations

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Thoendel, Matthew, Patricio Jeraldo, Kerryl E. Greenwood‐Quaintance, et al.. (2016). Comparison of microbial DNA enrichment tools for metagenomic whole genome sequencing. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 127. 141–145. 102 indexed citations

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Kang‐Decker, Ningling, Sheng Cao, Suvro Chatterjee, et al.. (2007). Nitric oxide promotes endothelial cell survival signaling through S-nitrosylation and activation of dynamin-2. Journal of Cell Science. 120(3). 492–501. 110 indexed citations

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Das, Amitava, Martín E. Fernández-Zapico, Sheng Cao, et al.. (2006). Disruption of an SP2/KLF6 Repression Complex by SHP Is Required for Farnesoid X Receptor-induced Endothelial Cell Migration. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(51). 39105–39113. 68 indexed citations

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Lee, June Sung, et al.. (2005). Mechanisms of Nitric Oxide Interplay with Rho GTPase Family Members in Modulation of Actin Membrane Dynamics in Pericytes and Fibroblasts. American Journal Of Pathology. 166(6). 1861–1870. 72 indexed citations

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Cao, Sheng, Janet Yao, & Vijay H. Shah. (2003). The Proline-rich Domain of Dynamin-2 Is Responsible for Dynamin-dependent in Vitro Potentiation of Endothelial Nitric-oxide Synthase Activity via Selective Effects on Reductase Domain Function. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(8). 5894–5901. 38 indexed citations

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Trushina, Eugenia, Michael P. Heldebrant, Carmen Pérez-Terzic, et al.. (2003). Microtubule destabilization and nuclear entry are sequential steps leading to toxicity in Huntington's disease. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(21). 12171–12176. 74 indexed citations

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Cao, Sheng, Janet Yao, Timothy J. McCabe, et al.. (2001). Direct Interaction between Endothelial Nitric-oxide Synthase and Dynamin-2. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(17). 14249–14256. 99 indexed citations

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Shah, Vijay H., Sheng Cao, Helen Hendrickson, Janet Yao, & Zvonimir S. Katušić. (2001). Regulation of hepatic eNOS by caveolin and calmodulin after bile duct ligation in rats. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 280(6). G1209–G1216. 80 indexed citations

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Shah, Vijay H., Alex F. Chen, Sheng Cao, et al.. (2000). Gene transfer of recombinant endothelial nitric oxide synthase to liver in vivo and in vitro. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 279(5). G1023–G1030. 40 indexed citations

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Gacy, A. Marquis, Geoffrey M. Goellner, Craig Spiro, et al.. (1998). GAA Instability in Friedreich's Ataxia Shares a Common, DNA-Directed and Intraallelic Mechanism with Other Trinucleotide Diseases. Molecular Cell. 1(4). 583–593. 145 indexed citations

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