Kai Yu

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Kai Yu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Yu has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Cancer Research and 8 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Kai Yu's work include Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis (7 papers), Machine Learning in Bioinformatics (6 papers) and Software Testing and Debugging Techniques (6 papers). Kai Yu is often cited by papers focused on Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis (7 papers), Machine Learning in Bioinformatics (6 papers) and Software Testing and Debugging Techniques (6 papers). Kai Yu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Kai Yu's co-authors include Zexian Liu, Rui‐Hua Xu, Huai‐Qiang Ju, Qi Zhao, Zekun Liu, Han Cheng, Jin‐Fei Lin, Xiao-Long Zhang, Junzhong Lin and Qi‐Nian Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Nature Communications and Journal of the American Statistical Association.

In The Last Decade

Kai Yu

51 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Phosphorylated NFS1 weakens oxaliplatin-based chemosensitivity of colorectal cancer by preventing PANoptosis

2022 226 citations Jin‐Fei Lin, Kai 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
Kai Yu China	20	868	377	293	137	122	56	1.3k
Fathi Elloumi United States	16	603 0.7×	312 0.8×	116 0.4×	403 2.9×	89 0.7×	29	1.1k
Xinyi Zhang China	19	434 0.5×	128 0.3×	109 0.4×	276 2.0×	194 1.6×	110	1.4k
Shuguang Huang United States	19	655 0.8×	205 0.5×	77 0.3×	221 1.6×	71 0.6×	66	1.2k
Heng Li China	25	1.2k 1.4×	936 2.5×	315 1.1×	185 1.4×	87 0.7×	91	2.0k
Shulin Zhou China	23	470 0.5×	347 0.9×	88 0.3×	86 0.6×	71 0.6×	105	1.7k
Fan Xia China	24	614 0.7×	144 0.4×	281 1.0×	540 3.9×	233 1.9×	115	1.9k
Sarika Jain India	13	252 0.3×	181 0.5×	123 0.4×	196 1.4×	46 0.4×	66	778
Stephen Piccolo United States	20	757 0.9×	282 0.7×	152 0.5×	182 1.3×	58 0.5×	67	1.2k
Sven Laur Estonia	11	509 0.6×	246 0.7×	144 0.5×	72 0.5×	76 0.6×	27	1.1k
Éva Latulippe Canada	11	1.7k 1.9×	553 1.5×	618 2.1×	380 2.8×	91 0.7×	21	2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Kai Yu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Yu

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

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Yu, Kai, Yu Cao, Xiaodong Zeng, et al.. (2025). Deep Learning Enhanced Near Infrared-II Imaging and Image-Guided Small Interfering Ribonucleic Acid Therapy of Ischemic Stroke. ACS Nano. 19(10). 10323–10336. 9 indexed citations

Zheng, Yongqiang, Kai Yu, Jin‐Fei Lin, et al.. (2025). Deep learning prioritizes cancer mutations that alter protein nucleocytoplasmic shuttling to drive tumorigenesis. Nature Communications. 16(1). 2511–2511. 1 indexed citations

Zhu, Peican, et al.. (2024). QTL mapping and candidate gene identification for lower temperature tolerance and growth traits using whole genome re-sequencing in Argopecten scallops. Aquaculture. 595. 741513–741513. 1 indexed citations

Ye, Yingze, Kai Yu, Wei Hu, et al.. (2024). Ratiometric two-photon fluorescent probe for imaging hydrogen peroxide during stroke-induced ferroptosis. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 417. 136064–136064. 7 indexed citations

Yu, Kai, Xiaodong Zeng, Xiaoxing Xiong, et al.. (2024). Near-Infrared II Fluorescence Imaging and Image-Guided siRNA Therapy of Atherosclerosis. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 67(14). 12428–12438. 18 indexed citations

Wu, Qi‐Nian, Ze-Kun Liu, Xiaojing Luo, et al.. (2024). HIPK3 maintains sensitivity to platinum drugs and prevents disease progression in gastric cancer. Cancer Letters. 584. 216643–216643. 7 indexed citations

Yu, Xue, et al.. (2023). Integrated Analysis Identifies Upregulated SAMD9L as a Potential Biomarker Correlating with the Severity of Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome. Journal of Inflammation Research. Volume 16. 3725–3738. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Xia, Bo Liu, Haijun Liu, et al.. (2023). Potential roles of IFI44 genes in high resistance to Vibrio in hybrids of Argopecten scallops. Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 135. 108702–108702. 1 indexed citations

Zheng, Yongqiang, Jiayuan Chen, Kai Yu, et al.. (2022). Endoscopic excision as a viable alternative to major resection for early duodenal cancers: A population-based cohort study. International Journal of Surgery. 101. 106644–106644. 6 indexed citations

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Zheng, Yongqiang, Jiayuan Chen, Zhihao Wei, et al.. (2022). Prevalence and outcomes of transurethral resection versus radical cystectomy for muscle-infiltrating bladder cancer in the United States: A population-based cohort study. International Journal of Surgery. 103. 106693–106693. 6 indexed citations

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Yu, Kai, Yulong Ji, Min Liu, et al.. (2022). High Expression of CKS2 Predicts Adverse Outcomes: A Potential Therapeutic Target for Glioma. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 881453–881453. 12 indexed citations

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Yu, Kai, Guandi Wu, Jian Zheng, et al.. (2021). pCysMod: Prediction of Multiple Cysteine Modifications Based on Deep Learning Framework. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 9. 617366–617366. 38 indexed citations

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Ruan, Dan‐Yun, Ting Li, Yingnan Wang, et al.. (2021). FTO downregulation mediated by hypoxia facilitates colorectal cancer metastasis. Oncogene. 40(33). 5168–5181. 116 indexed citations

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Yu, Kai, Yuanshan Liu, Fengqing Song, et al.. (2021). Sodium–Glucose Co-Transporter 2 Inhibition With Empagliflozin Improves Cardiac Function After Cardiac Arrest in Rats by Enhancing Mitochondrial Energy Metabolism. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 12. 758080–758080. 24 indexed citations

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Liu, Zekun, Qi Zhao, Zhixiang Zuo, et al.. (2020). Systematic Analysis of the Aberrances and Functional Implications of Ferroptosis in Cancer. iScience. 23(7). 101302–101302. 163 indexed citations

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Zheng, Shaoquan, Yutian Zou, Xinhua Xie, et al.. (2020). Development and validation of a stromal immune phenotype classifier for predicting immune activity and prognosis in triple‐negative breast cancer. International Journal of Cancer. 147(2). 542–553. 43 indexed citations

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Zhang, Qingbin, et al.. (2018). Prediction of prkC-mediated protein serine/threonine phosphorylation sites for bacteria. PLoS ONE. 13(10). e0203840–e0203840. 7 indexed citations

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Liang, Faming, Qifan Song, & Kai Yu. (2013). Bayesian Subset Modeling for High-Dimensional Generalized Linear Models. Journal of the American Statistical Association. 108(502). 589–606. 46 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiangyu, Mengxiang Lin, & Kai Yu. (2012). An integrated bug processing framework. International Conference on Software Engineering. 1469–1470.

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Wang, Yan, et al.. (2007). Correcting SINS gyro drift in winged missile by star sensor. Journal of Chinese Inertial Technology. 550–554. 1 indexed citations

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