Ke Yao

12.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
434 papers, 9.3k citations indexed

About

Ke Yao is a scholar working on Ophthalmology, Molecular Biology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Ke Yao has authored 434 papers receiving a total of 9.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 190 papers in Ophthalmology, 162 papers in Molecular Biology and 122 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Ke Yao's work include Intraocular Surgery and Lenses (110 papers), Connexins and lens biology (98 papers) and Glaucoma and retinal disorders (66 papers). Ke Yao is often cited by papers focused on Intraocular Surgery and Lenses (110 papers), Connexins and lens biology (98 papers) and Glaucoma and retinal disorders (66 papers). Ke Yao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Saudi Arabia. Ke Yao's co-authors include Zhi‐Kang Xu, Jingwei Xu, Haijie Han, Jian Ji, Yinhui Yu, Qiuli Fu, Yanan Zhu, Xiajing Tang, Panpan Ye and Danni Lyu and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Ke Yao

416 papers receiving 9.1k 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.

Nanomaterials with a photothermal effect for antibacterial activities: an overview

2019 429 citations Ke Yao et al. profile →
Exosomes-loaded thermosensitive hydrogels for corneal epithelium and stroma regeneration

2021 192 citations Bing Lu, Qiuli Fu et al. Biomaterials profile →
Polymer- and lipid-based nanocarriers for ocular drug delivery: Current status and future perspectives

2023 178 citations Haijie Han, Jian Ji et al. profile →
Anti‐Oxidative and Anti‐Inflammatory Micelles: Break the Dry Eye Vicious Cycle

2022 121 citations Zhouyu Lu, Xingchao Shentu et al. Advanced Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ke Yao China	48	2.8k	2.8k	2.5k	1.7k	1.3k	434	9.3k
Jeong Hun Kim South Korea	56	4.2k 1.5×	2.4k 0.9×	1.6k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	440 0.3×	412	11.0k
David A. Lee United Kingdom	60	2.0k 0.7×	1.7k 0.6×	1.2k 0.5×	1.6k 0.9×	595 0.4×	269	10.6k
Mei Chen China	62	4.9k 1.7×	3.8k 1.3×	1.8k 0.7×	775 0.5×	427 0.3×	310	12.9k
Nader Sheibani United States	51	4.8k 1.7×	2.3k 0.8×	1.3k 0.5×	905 0.5×	175 0.1×	342	10.4k
Juan Ye China	37	1.4k 0.5×	816 0.3×	1.0k 0.4×	871 0.5×	432 0.3×	233	5.4k
Xiaojun Zhang China	44	1.8k 0.6×	731 0.3×	746 0.3×	1.0k 0.6×	223 0.2×	394	7.3k
F. Jung Germany	44	1.6k 0.6×	719 0.3×	1.4k 0.6×	1.5k 0.9×	172 0.1×	636	10.4k
Ying‐Ying Huang China	55	1.9k 0.7×	710 0.3×	5.0k 2.0×	4.0k 2.4×	212 0.2×	166	12.9k
Hong Ouyang China	55	2.5k 0.9×	405 0.1×	367 0.1×	1.8k 1.1×	596 0.4×	206	9.7k
Yu Hu China	56	4.9k 1.7×	477 0.2×	405 0.2×	1.5k 0.9×	391 0.3×	496	17.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ke Yao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ke Yao

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ni, Chujun, Zhenwei Qin, Ke Qiao, et al.. (2025). 4D printing of trigger-free shape-memory hydrogels towards self-adaptive substrates for bioelectronics. Nature Communications. 17(1). 677–677.

Yang, Hao, Yilei Cui, Yuqi Han, et al.. (2025). Aminated fullerene for comprehensive dry eye therapy: Promoting epithelial-barrier reconstruction and nerve regeneration by suppressing oxidation and inflammation. Biomaterials. 321. 123329–123329.

Wu, Fang, et al.. (2024). Hyaluronan-modified nanoceria for dry eye disease treatment. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 683(Pt 2). 215–225. 2 indexed citations

Song, Xiaohui, et al.. (2024). A novel intraocular pressure predicting method based on hyperelastic mechanical model of cornea. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials. 153. 106475–106475. 4 indexed citations

Gu, Yuzhou, Ye Liu, Shuying Chen, et al.. (2024). Ferroptosis is involved in the damage of ocular lens under long-term PM2.5 exposure in rat models and humans. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 288. 117397–117397. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Zhe, Rongrong Chen, Shuying Chen, et al.. (2024). Characterization of mechanical stress in the occurrence of cortical opacification in age-related cataracts using three-dimensional finite element model of the human lens and RNA-seq. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1870(6). 167265–167265. 1 indexed citations

Zhou, Xianchi, Zhouyu Lu, Zihao Zhu, et al.. (2024). Immunocompatible elastomer with increased resistance to the foreign body response. Nature Communications. 15(1). 7526–7526. 10 indexed citations

Zhou, Xianchi, Yongcheng Chen, Zihao Zhu, et al.. (2024). Poly(Glutamic Acid‐Lysine) Hydrogels with Alternating Sequence Resist the Foreign Body Response in Rodents and Non‐Human Primates. Advanced Science. 11(16). e2308077–e2308077. 21 indexed citations

Zhou, Xianchi, Yongcheng Chen, Zihao Zhu, et al.. (2024). An elastomer with in situ generated pure zwitterionic surfaces for fibrosis-resistant implants. Acta Biomaterialia. 185. 226–239. 11 indexed citations

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Zhao, Wei, Shuying Chen, Bing Lu, et al.. (2023). Upregulation of EphA2 is associated with apoptosis in response to H2O2 and UV radiation-induced cataracts. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 747. 109756–109756. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ying, Wei Wu, Jian Liu, et al.. (2023). Cataract-causing variant Q70P damages structural stability of βB1-crystallin and increases its tendency to form insoluble aggregates. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 242(Pt 2). 124722–124722. 2 indexed citations

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Huang, Jian‐An, Xiaoyu Cheng, Yiyao Wang, et al.. (2023). Biomimetic Corneal Stroma for Scarless Corneal Wound Healing via Structural Restoration and Microenvironment Modulation. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 13(5). e2302889–e2302889. 20 indexed citations

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Qin, Qiyu, Ke Yao, Xin Liu, et al.. (2023). Macromolecular carrier with long retention and body-temperature triggered nitric oxide release for corneal alkali burn therapy via leptin-related signaling. Nano Today. 54. 102108–102108. 2 indexed citations

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Zhu, Sha, Yibo Xi, Jingjie Xu, et al.. (2023). The 18th amino acid glycine plays an essential role in maintaining the structural stabilities of γS-crystallin linking with congenital cataract. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 251. 126339–126339. 1 indexed citations

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Chen, J, Yingdong Zhang, Ke Yao, et al.. (2021). Development of a Species-Specific SCAR-PCR Assay for Direct Detection of Sugar Beet Cyst Nematode (Heterodera schachtii) from Infected Roots and Soil Samples. Life. 11(12). 1358–1358. 5 indexed citations

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Pan, Xiangji, Kai Jin, Jing Cao, et al.. (2020). Multi-label classification of retinal lesions in diabetic retinopathy for automatic analysis of fundus fluorescein angiography based on deep learning. Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 258(4). 779–785. 55 indexed citations

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Song, Xiaohui, Yanan Zhu, Danni Lyu, et al.. (2019). Comparison of the Clinical Outcomes between Echelette Extended Range of Vision and Diffractive Bifocal Intraocular Lenses. Journal of Ophthalmology. 2019. 1–9. 15 indexed citations

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Li, Jinyu, Qiwei Wang, Yanan Zhu, et al.. (2013). A novel connexin 50 gene (gap junction protein, alpha 8) mutation associated with congenital nuclear and zonular pulverulent cataract.. PubMed. 19. 767–74. 18 indexed citations

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Zhao, Jialiang, Jian Ge, Xiaoxin Li, et al.. (2011). Comparative efficacy and safety of the fixed versus unfixed combination of latanoprost and timolol in Chinese patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension. BMC Ophthalmology. 11(1). 23–23. 17 indexed citations

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Jin, Chongfei, Ke Yao, Jin Jiang, et al.. (2007). Novel FBN1 mutations associated with predominant ectopia lentis and marfanoid habitus in Chinese patients.. PubMed. 13. 1280–4. 22 indexed citations

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