Ji Yu

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Ji Yu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biophysics and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ji Yu has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Biophysics and 7 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Ji Yu's work include Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (7 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (6 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (5 papers). Ji Yu is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (7 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (6 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (5 papers). Ji Yu collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and China. Ji Yu's co-authors include X. Sunney Xie, Jie Xiao, Kaiqin Lao, Xiaojia Ren, Wei Yang, Peter Setlow, Jingqiao Zhang, Hyeyoung Kim, Vedakumar Tatavarty and Ann E. Cowan and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Ji Yu

47 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

Probing Gene Expression in Live Cells, One Protein Molecule at a Time

2006 685 citations Ji Yu, Jie Xiao et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ji Yu United States	25	1.5k	490	463	224	210	48	2.2k
Timothy H. Tran United States	18	2.2k 1.5×	319 0.7×	406 0.9×	157 0.7×	340 1.6×	34	3.0k
В. З. Плетнев Russia	24	1.5k 1.0×	494 1.0×	306 0.7×	181 0.8×	230 1.1×	88	2.3k
Yongfang Zhao China	18	1.2k 0.8×	235 0.5×	192 0.4×	136 0.6×	129 0.6×	51	2.0k
Ran Kafri United States	17	2.2k 1.5×	163 0.3×	250 0.5×	235 1.0×	378 1.8×	26	3.0k
Boris Steipe Germany	26	2.2k 1.5×	326 0.7×	206 0.4×	103 0.5×	146 0.7×	41	3.0k
Karin Giller Germany	36	2.5k 1.7×	341 0.7×	295 0.6×	109 0.5×	149 0.7×	97	4.3k
Petr Heřman Czechia	28	1.7k 1.1×	244 0.5×	87 0.2×	209 0.9×	187 0.9×	97	2.4k
Ulrike Eggert United States	29	1.8k 1.3×	341 0.7×	180 0.4×	165 0.7×	839 4.0×	76	3.0k
Ivan R. Corrêa United States	34	4.0k 2.7×	949 1.9×	343 0.7×	395 1.8×	767 3.7×	98	5.5k
Bogdan Budnik United States	41	4.0k 2.7×	126 0.3×	296 0.6×	575 2.6×	347 1.7×	96	6.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Ji Yu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ji Yu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ji Yu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ji Yu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ji 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 Ji Yu. Ji 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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20 of 20 papers shown

Yu, Ji, et al.. (2026). Machine learning-based hybrid preprocessing techniques for UAV spare parts demand forecasting. European J of Industrial Engineering. 21(1). 33–53.

Yang, Ji-Hye, Seok Jung Kim, Ji Yu, et al.. (2025). Blockade of ZMIZ1‐GATA4 Axis Regulation Restores Youthfulness to Aged Cartilage. Advanced Science. 12(16). e2404311–e2404311. 1 indexed citations

Li, Jingjing, Haiou Liu, Chang Yuan, et al.. (2024). Fast chlorophyll fluorescence rise kinetics as a high-throughput diagnostic tool for evaluating the capacity of 2-amino-3-methylhexanoic acid at inducing plant resistance against high temperature. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 229. 106040–106040. 1 indexed citations

Yu, Ji. (2023). Point-Supervised Single-Cell Segmentation via Collaborative Knowledge Sharing. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging. 42(12). 3884–3894. 5 indexed citations

El‐Damasy, Ashraf K., Seon Hee Seo, Young Ho Seo, et al.. (2020). Structural Basis for Design of New Purine-Based Inhibitors Targeting the Hydrophobic Binding Pocket of Hsp90. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(24). 9377–9377. 9 indexed citations

Jiang, Xiangyi, Ji Yu, Zhongxia Zhou, et al.. (2019). Molecular design opportunities presented by solvent‐exposed regions of target proteins. Medicinal Research Reviews. 39(6). 2194–2238. 40 indexed citations

Machida, Kazuya, et al.. (2017). Optogenetic activation of EphB2 receptor in dendrites induced actin polymerization by activating Arg kinase. Biology Open. 6(12). 1820–1830. 19 indexed citations

Das, Sulagna, Ji Yu, Igor L. Novak, et al.. (2017). A minimal actomyosin-based model predicts the dynamics of filopodia on neuronal dendrites. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 28(8). 1021–1033. 12 indexed citations

Das, Sulagna, et al.. (2015). Single-molecule tracking of small GTPase Rac1 uncovers spatial regulation of membrane translocation and mechanism for polarized signaling. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(3). E267–76. 62 indexed citations

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Yu, Ji, et al.. (2015). Optimal Drift Correction for Superresolution Localization Microscopy with Bayesian Inference. Biophysical Journal. 109(9). 1772–1780. 18 indexed citations

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Yu, Ji & Hyeyoung Kim. (2014). Oxidative Stress and Cytokines in the Pathogenesis of Pancreatic Cancer. Journal of Cancer Prevention. 19(2). 97–102. 32 indexed citations

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Kim, Yong Deuk, Yong‐Hoon Kim, Surendar Tadi, et al.. (2012). Metformin Inhibits Growth Hormone–Mediated Hepatic PDK4 Gene Expression Through Induction of Orphan Nuclear Receptor Small Heterodimer Partner. Diabetes. 61(10). 2484–2494. 25 indexed citations

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Tatavarty, Vedakumar, Marius F. Ifrim, Mikhail K. Levin, et al.. (2012). Single-molecule imaging of translational output from individual RNA granules in neurons. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 23(5). 918–929. 46 indexed citations

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Griffiths, Keren K., Jingqiao Zhang, Ann E. Cowan, Ji Yu, & Peter Setlow. (2011). Germination proteins in the inner membrane of dormant Bacillus subtilis spores colocalize in a discrete cluster. Molecular Microbiology. 81(4). 1061–1077. 90 indexed citations

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Yu, Ji, et al.. (2011). Fingerprint analysis of placenta polypeptide injection by high performance liquid chromatography. Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis. 2(1). 71–75. 4 indexed citations

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Zhang, Pengfei, et al.. (2010). Factors Affecting Variability in Time between Addition of Nutrient Germinants and Rapid Dipicolinic Acid Release during Germination of Spores of Bacillus Species. Journal of Bacteriology. 192(14). 3608–3619. 84 indexed citations

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Vats, Purva, Ji Yu, & Lawrence Rothfield. (2009). The dynamic nature of the bacterial cytoskeleton. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 66(20). 3353–3362. 38 indexed citations

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Yu, Ji, Jie Xiao, Xiaojia Ren, Kaiqin Lao, & X. Sunney Xie. (2006). Probing Gene Expression in Live Cells, One Protein Molecule at a Time. Science. 311(5767). 1600–1603. 685 indexed citations breakdown →

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Falck, John R., L. Manmohan Reddy, Y. Krishna Reddy, et al.. (2003). 11,12-Epoxyeicosatrienoic acid (11,12-EET): structural determinants for inhibition of TNF-α-Induced VCAM-1 expression. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 13(22). 4011–4014. 66 indexed citations

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Yu, Ji. (2002). Influence of sea pyrimidine on apoptosis of SGC-7901 human stomach cancer cells. Ha'erbin gongye daxue xuebao. 1 indexed citations

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