Kwanha Yu

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 769 citations indexed

About

Kwanha Yu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Kwanha Yu has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 769 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Cancer Research and 4 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Kwanha Yu's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (4 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (4 papers) and Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (3 papers). Kwanha Yu is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (4 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (4 papers) and Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (3 papers). Kwanha Yu collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and Canada. Kwanha Yu's co-authors include Benjamin Deneen, Jeffrey L. Noebels, Asante Hatcher, Carrie Mohila, Yiqun Zhang, Chad J. Creighton, Fengju Chen, Wenyi Zhu, Matthew C. Weston and Chia-Ching Lin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Kwanha Yu

13 papers receiving 769 citations

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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.

Identification of diverse astrocyte populations and their malignant analogs

2017 373 citations Chia-Ching Lin, Kwanha Yu et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kwanha Yu United States	8	289	274	246	208	179	14	769
Asante Hatcher United States	4	238 0.8×	261 1.0×	232 0.9×	168 0.8×	144 0.8×	4	675
Brittney Lozzi United States	13	228 0.8×	173 0.6×	150 0.6×	142 0.7×	96 0.5×	20	556
Jeffrey Carlson United States	7	250 0.9×	256 0.9×	156 0.6×	85 0.4×	145 0.8×	8	641
Alessandro Cattalini Italy	9	304 1.1×	186 0.7×	260 1.1×	200 1.0×	397 2.2×	13	810
Jayshree Samanta United States	9	541 1.9×	221 0.8×	171 0.7×	123 0.6×	499 2.8×	15	953
Thamara J. Abouantoun Lebanon	13	333 1.2×	114 0.4×	196 0.8×	120 0.6×	308 1.7×	18	951
José Manuel Morante‐Redolat Spain	14	678 2.3×	123 0.4×	309 1.3×	74 0.4×	358 2.0×	23	1.3k
Alyssa Noll United States	3	201 0.7×	95 0.3×	133 0.5×	279 1.3×	81 0.5×	3	560
Colin P. Glover United Kingdom	17	507 1.8×	92 0.3×	329 1.3×	110 0.5×	112 0.6×	26	967
Crystal R. McClain United States	6	342 1.2×	274 1.0×	159 0.6×	62 0.3×	407 2.3×	6	885

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14 of 14 papers shown

Yu, Kwanha, Benjamin Deneen, V. Wee Yong, et al.. (2025). EZHIP boosts neuronal-like synaptic gene programs and depresses polyamine metabolism. Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 13(1). 227–227.

Woo, Junsung, Debosmita Sardar, Kwanha Yu, et al.. (2024). Sex-specific astrocyte regulation of spinal motor circuits by Nkx6.1. Cell Reports. 44(1). 115121–115121. 1 indexed citations

Williamson, Michael R., Wookbong Kwon, Junsung Woo, et al.. (2024). Learning-associated astrocyte ensembles regulate memory recall. Nature. 637(8045). 478–486. 30 indexed citations

Kwon, Wookbong, Dong‐Joo Choi, Kwanha Yu, et al.. (2024). Comparative Transcriptomic Analysis of Cerebellar Astrocytes across Developmental Stages and Brain Regions. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(2). 1021–1021. 2 indexed citations

Meyer, J., et al.. (2024). Glioblastoma disrupts cortical network activity at multiple spatial and temporal scales. Nature Communications. 15(1). 4503–4503. 15 indexed citations

Belykh, Evgenii, Liudmila Bardonova, Irakliy Abramov, et al.. (2023). 5-aminolevulinic acid, fluorescein sodium, and indocyanine green for glioma margin detection: analysis of operating wide-field and confocal microscopy in glioma models of various grades. Frontiers in Oncology. 13. 1156812–1156812. 5 indexed citations

Yu, Kwanha, Kathleen Kong, Brittney Lozzi, et al.. (2022). In vivofunctional characterization of EGFR variants identifies novel drivers of glioblastoma. Neuro-Oncology. 25(3). 471–481. 2 indexed citations

Sardar, Debosmita, Hsiao‐Chi Chen, Srinidhi Varadharajan, et al.. (2022). Sox9 directs divergent epigenomic states in brain tumor subtypes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(29). e2202015119–e2202015119. 15 indexed citations

Jalali, Ali, Kwanha Yu, Vivek B. Beechar, et al.. (2021). POT1 Regulates Proliferation and Confers Sexual Dimorphism in Glioma. Cancer Research. 81(10). 2703–2713. 4 indexed citations

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Hatcher, Asante, Kwanha Yu, J. Meyer, et al.. (2020). Pathogenesis of peritumoral hyperexcitability in an immunocompetent CRISPR-based glioblastoma model. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 130(5). 2286–2300. 63 indexed citations

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Yu, Kwanha, Asante Hatcher, Brittney Lozzi, et al.. (2020). PIK3CA variants selectively initiate brain hyperactivity during gliomagenesis. Nature. 578(7793). 166–171. 143 indexed citations

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Kfoury, Najla, Tao Sun, Kwanha Yu, et al.. (2018). Cooperative p16 and p21 action protects female astrocytes from transformation. Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 6(1). 12–12. 49 indexed citations

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Lin, Chia-Ching, Kwanha Yu, Asante Hatcher, et al.. (2017). Identification of diverse astrocyte populations and their malignant analogs. Nature Neuroscience. 20(3). 396–405. 373 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yu, Kwanha, et al.. (2013). Floor plate-derived sonic hedgehog regulates glial and ependymal cell fates in the developing spinal cord. Development. 140(7). 1594–1604. 67 indexed citations

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