Kai Yang

3.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
134 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Kai Yang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Yang has authored 134 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Molecular Biology, 29 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 24 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Kai Yang's work include Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (54 papers), Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (23 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (19 papers). Kai Yang is often cited by papers focused on Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (54 papers), Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (23 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (19 papers). Kai Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Kai Yang's co-authors include Yu‐qiang Ma, Bing Yuan, Jingliang Li, Xianren Zhang, Ye Li, Tongtao Yue, Jiaojiao Liu, Zhi-Xiong Deng, Xuemei Lu and Naiyan Lu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Kai Yang

123 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

Computer simulation of the translocation of nanoparticles with different shapes across a lipid bilayer

2010 603 citations Kai Yang et al. profile →
Gallic Acid Ameliorated Chronic DSS‐Induced Colitis Through Gut Microbiota Modulation, Intestinal Barrier Improvement, and Inflammation

2025 16 citations Baoming Tian, Peiyi Wang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kai Yang China	27	1.3k	680	618	612	340	134	2.6k
Bing Yuan China	28	938 0.7×	577 0.8×	698 1.1×	514 0.8×	351 1.0×	159	2.3k
Avinash Bajaj India	35	2.1k 1.6×	931 1.4×	610 1.0×	795 1.3×	256 0.8×	109	3.8k
Wei Shen China	26	749 0.6×	714 1.1×	551 0.9×	765 1.3×	129 0.4×	121	2.7k
Simona Sennato Italy	29	931 0.7×	679 1.0×	568 0.9×	482 0.8×	73 0.2×	143	2.6k
Kamaljit Kaur Canada	38	2.0k 1.5×	785 1.2×	348 0.6×	505 0.8×	289 0.8×	101	3.9k
Benjamin W. Muir Australia	35	1.3k 1.0×	1.1k 1.6×	820 1.3×	687 1.1×	90 0.3×	121	3.4k
Luciano Caseli Brazil	32	2.0k 1.6×	646 0.9×	558 0.9×	422 0.7×	151 0.4×	170	3.6k
Mahmoud Y. Alkawareek Jordan	15	966 0.7×	860 1.3×	685 1.1×	860 1.4×	113 0.3×	27	3.0k
Charlotte E. Conn Australia	33	1.9k 1.5×	363 0.5×	582 0.9×	742 1.2×	211 0.6×	119	3.2k
Marité Cárdenas Sweden	32	1.8k 1.4×	484 0.7×	264 0.4×	499 0.8×	173 0.5×	97	3.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Kai Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kai Yang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Yang

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

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Wang, Yue, et al.. (2025). Mx of Sebastes schlegelii: expression pattern, antibacterial activity and antiviral mechanism. Developmental & Comparative Immunology. 167. 105374–105374.

Zhang, Hongshuai, et al.. (2025). Allosteric ribozyme-driven crRNA switch for the amplification-free detection of biomolecules. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 280. 117450–117450.

Fang, Wangxi, Dianyu Dong, Xinke Zhang, et al.. (2025). Ion-Selective, Amide-Free Membranes with Exceptional Acid Tolerance for Lithium and Acid Recovery from Waste Batteries. CCS Chemistry. 1–9.

Wang, Guanghua, Kai Yang, Yue Wang, et al.. (2025). Immunometabolic interplay and molecular characterization of hepcidins reveal ferroptosis mechanisms to Edwardsiella piscicida infection in black rockfish Sebastes schlegeli. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 318(Pt 3). 145037–145037.

Dong, Xuewei, et al.. (2025). Molecular Insights into the Membrane Phase Separation Influenced by Membrane/Lipid Structural Changes. Chemical Research in Chinese Universities. 42(1). 244–250. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Min, Wenqing Liu, Yue Wang, et al.. (2024). Molecular characterization, antibacterial and immunoregulatory activities of liver-expressed antimicrobial peptide 2 in black rockfish, Sebastes schlegelii. Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 147. 109467–109467. 6 indexed citations

Li, Wenwen, et al.. (2023). Asymmetric disturbance and permeabilization of bilayer membranes by 3-nm carbon dots. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 465. 133382–133382. 6 indexed citations

Wang, Peiyi, Baoming Tian, Zhiwei Ge, et al.. (2023). Ultrasound and deep eutectic solvent as green extraction technology for recovery of phenolic compounds from Dendrobium officinale leaves. Process Biochemistry. 128. 1–11. 24 indexed citations

Yang, Kai, et al.. (2023). Whole Genome Resequencing Revealed the Genetic Relationship and Selected Regions among Baicheng-You, Beijing-You, and European-Origin Broilers. Biology. 12(11). 1397–1397. 2 indexed citations

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Yan, Chenxu, Yue Wu, Dan Li, et al.. (2023). Uniting Dual‐Modal MRI/Chemiluminescence Nanotheranostics: Spatially and Sensitively Self‐Reporting Photodynamic Therapy in Oral Cancer. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(40). 16 indexed citations

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Wen, Xiaona, Saji Uthaman, Yu‐Chuan Ou, et al.. (2023). Physicochemical Properties and Route of Systemic Delivery Control the In Vivo Dynamics and Breakdown of Radiolabeled Gold Nanostars. Small. 19(29). e2204293–e2204293. 8 indexed citations

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Jiang, Chenyu, Wei Cheng, Kai Yang, et al.. (2023). A solid strategy to realize efficient antibacterial activity on the shade surface of bulk silicon under natural or indoor lighting. Chemical Engineering Journal. 479. 147734–147734. 3 indexed citations

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Tian, Tian, et al.. (2021). Microstructure, Mechanical and Antibacterial Properties of TiNb-Based Alloy Implanted by Silver Ions. Coatings. 11(10). 1213–1213. 4 indexed citations

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Sun, Yuliang, Zhi-Xiong Deng, Xukai Jiang, Bing Yuan, & Kai Yang. (2021). Interactions between polymyxin B and various bacterial membrane mimics: A molecular dynamics study. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 211. 112288–112288. 10 indexed citations

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Liu, Jingjing, Amin Zhang, Yuliang Guo, et al.. (2020). Carbon nanocage-based nanozyme as an endogenous H₂O₂-activated oxygenerator for real-time bimodal imaging and enhanced phototherapy of esophageal cancer. Nanoscale. 12(42). 21674–21686. 42 indexed citations

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Azad, Mohammad Abul Kalam, Kade D. Roberts, Lin Wan, et al.. (2020). Structure–Interaction Relationship of Polymyxins with the Membrane of Human Kidney Proximal Tubular Cells. ACS Infectious Diseases. 6(8). 2110–2119. 21 indexed citations

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Yang, Kai, Bing Yuan, Mei‐Ling Han, et al.. (2020). Molecular dynamics simulations informed by membrane lipidomics reveal the structure–interaction relationship of polymyxins with the lipid A-based outer membrane of Acinetobacter baumannii. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 75(12). 3534–3543. 39 indexed citations

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Yang, Kai, Mei‐Ling Han, Bing Yuan, et al.. (2020). Outer Membranes of Polymyxin-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii with Phosphoethanolamine-Modified Lipid A and Lipopolysaccharide Loss Display Different Atomic-Scale Interactions with Polymyxins. ACS Infectious Diseases. 6(10). 2698–2708. 32 indexed citations

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Deng, Zhi-Xiong, Jingliang Li, Bing Yuan, & Kai Yang. (2019). Residue-Specialized Membrane Poration Kinetics of Melittin and Its Variants: Insight from Mechanistic Landscapes*. Communications in Theoretical Physics. 71(7). 887–887. 19 indexed citations

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Xiao, Tingting, Kai Yang, Yanzi Zhou, et al.. (2019). Risk factors and outcomes in non-transplant patients with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli bacteremia: a retrospective study from 2013 to 2016. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control. 8(1). 144–144. 20 indexed citations

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