John Yu

8.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
161 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

John Yu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, John Yu has authored 161 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Molecular Biology, 24 papers in Oncology and 23 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in John Yu's work include Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (18 papers), Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (18 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (11 papers). John Yu is often cited by papers focused on Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (18 papers), Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (18 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (11 papers). John Yu collaborates with scholars based in United States, Taiwan and China. John Yu's co-authors include Theodore L. Steck, Alice L. Yu, Donald A. Fischman, Li‐En Shao, Tung‐Tien Sun, Xue‐Ru Wu, Joan Vaughan, Sheng‐Hung Wang, Steven R. Goodman and Jung‐Tung Hung and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

John Yu

157 papers receiving 6.6k 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.

Selective solubilization of proteins and phospholipids from red blood cell membranes by nonionic detergents

1973 593 citations John Yu et al. profile →
Selective solubilization of proteins from red blood cell membranes by protein perturbants

1973 569 citations John Yu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
John Yu United States	43	4.4k	1.2k	879	819	802	161	6.9k
Werner Müller‐Esterl Germany	55	3.6k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	1.0k 1.2×	558 0.7×	616 0.8×	185	10.6k
Christer Wernstedt Sweden	45	6.1k 1.4×	1.6k 1.3×	1.5k 1.7×	1.2k 1.5×	995 1.2×	85	9.5k
Paul H. Weinreb United States	44	3.4k 0.8×	1.3k 1.1×	950 1.1×	465 0.6×	653 0.8×	78	7.8k
Kazuo Nagashima Japan	50	3.3k 0.7×	651 0.5×	2.4k 2.7×	812 1.0×	1.0k 1.3×	300	9.0k
Douglas J. Taatjes United States	46	2.4k 0.5×	727 0.6×	381 0.4×	524 0.6×	806 1.0×	181	5.8k
Ann B. Kier United States	45	6.1k 1.4×	970 0.8×	1.6k 1.8×	1.5k 1.8×	979 1.2×	157	9.7k
Raija Sormunen Finland	50	5.3k 1.2×	648 0.5×	891 1.0×	879 1.1×	1.0k 1.3×	177	9.0k
Daniela Malide United States	35	2.9k 0.7×	927 0.7×	783 0.9×	782 1.0×	727 0.9×	67	6.8k
Luisa Lanfrancone Italy	38	4.9k 1.1×	894 0.7×	1.6k 1.8×	485 0.6×	839 1.0×	95	7.8k
Peter J. Sims United States	50	4.6k 1.0×	1.4k 1.2×	557 0.6×	880 1.1×	844 1.1×	98	9.4k

Countries citing papers authored by John Yu

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Fields of papers citing papers by John Yu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Yu

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

Tsai, Hsiu‐Hui, Fu‐Chih Hsiao, Alice L. Yu, et al.. (2025). Empagliflozin Reduces High Glucose-Induced Cardiomyopathy in hiPSC-Derived Cardiomyocytes. Stem Cell Reviews and Reports. 21(3). 849–858.

Lin, Ruey‐Jen, Yahui Wang, Yenlin Huang, et al.. (2023). The interplay between IGF-1R signaling and Hippo-YAP in breast cancer stem cells. Cell Communication and Signaling. 21(1). 81–81. 11 indexed citations

Wang, Minxian, Vivian S. Lee, Deepak Atri, et al.. (2021). Rare, Damaging DNA Variants in CORIN and Risk of Coronary Artery Disease: Insights From Functional Genomics and Large-Scale Sequencing Analyses. Circulation Genomic and Precision Medicine. 14(5). e003399–e003399. 9 indexed citations

Tseng, Yi‐Hsin, Yu‐Chi Chen, Alice L. Yu, & John Yu. (2021). Benzo[a]pyrene induces fibrotic changes and impairs differentiation in lung stem cells. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 210. 111892–111892. 16 indexed citations

Lin, Wender, Tan‐Chi Fan, Jung‐Tung Hung, et al.. (2020). Sialylation of CD55 by ST3GAL1 Facilitates Immune Evasion in Cancer. Cancer Immunology Research. 9(1). 113–122. 34 indexed citations

Yeo, Hui Ling, Tan‐Chi Fan, Ruey‐Jen Lin, et al.. (2018). Sialylation of vasorin by ST3Gal1 facilitates TGF‐β1‐mediated tumor angiogenesis and progression. International Journal of Cancer. 144(8). 1996–2007. 56 indexed citations

Wang, Sheng‐Hung, I‐Ju Chen, Han‐Chung Wu, et al.. (2016). Structure-based optimization of GRP78-binding peptides that enhances efficacy in cancer imaging and therapy. Biomaterials. 94. 31–44. 37 indexed citations

Yu, John. (2015). Harnessing novel biomarkers of human embryonic stem cells for cancer diagnosis and therapy. 1 indexed citations

Cheng, Jing‐Yan, Sheng‐Hung Wang, Yi-Chien Tsai, et al.. (2014). Globo-H Ceramide Shed from Cancer Cells Triggers Translin-Associated Factor X-Dependent Angiogenesis. Cancer Research. 74(23). 6856–6866. 49 indexed citations

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Chen, Yihui & John Yu. (2014). Epigenetic Disruptions of Histone Signatures for the Trophectoderm and Inner Cell Mass in Mouse Parthenogenetic Embryos. Stem Cells and Development. 24(5). 550–564. 6 indexed citations

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Lai, Chao-Yang, et al.. (2011). Identification of Tumorigenic Cells in KrasG12D -Induced Lung Adenocarcinoma. Cancer Research. 71(23). 7250–7258. 28 indexed citations

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Lin, Yuping, Yaling Chen, Yi‐Ching Lee, et al.. (2011). Interplay between SIN3A and STAT3 Mediates Chromatin Conformational Changes and GFAP Expression during Cellular Differentiation. PLoS ONE. 6(7). e22018–e22018. 49 indexed citations

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Lin, You-Chin, Li‐Ching Hsieh, John Yu, et al.. (2007). Human TRIM71 and Its Nematode Homologue Are Targets of let-7 MicroRNA and Its Zebrafish Orthologue Is Essential for Development. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 24(11). 2525–2534. 72 indexed citations

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Dolter, K E, et al.. (1998). Analysis of activin A gene expression in human bone marrow stromal cells. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 70(1). 8–21. 12 indexed citations

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Yu, John & K E Dolter. (1997). Production of activin A and its roles in inflammation and hematopoiesis.. PubMed. 3(3). 169–77. 58 indexed citations

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Dialynas, Deno P., et al.. (1997). Phenotypic and functional characterization of a new human macrophage cell line K1m demonstrating immunophagocytic activity and signalling through HLA class II. Immunology. 90(4). 470–476. 4 indexed citations

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Dialynas, Deno P., et al.. (1997). Characterization of a New Human Macrophage Cell Line 2MAC. Cellular Immunology. 177(2). 182–193. 4 indexed citations

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Yu, John, Li‐En Shao, Normand L. Frigon, et al.. (1991). Specific Roles of Activin/Inhibin in Human Erythropoiesis in Vitro^a. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 628(1). 199–211. 12 indexed citations

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Yu, John, et al.. (1989). Induction of erythroid differentiation in K562 cells by inhibitors of inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase.. PubMed. 49(20). 5555–60. 48 indexed citations

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Yu, John, Arnljot Elgsaeter, & Daniel Branton. (1977). Intramembrane particle aggregation in erythrocyte membranes and band 3-lipid recombinants.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 17. 453–8. 1 indexed citations

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