Lei Yang

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
99 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Lei Yang is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Biomaterials and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Lei Yang has authored 99 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 29 papers in Biomaterials and 23 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Lei Yang's work include Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (31 papers), Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (23 papers) and Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management (16 papers). Lei Yang is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (31 papers), Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (23 papers) and Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management (16 papers). Lei Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Lei Yang's co-authors include Yiwen Li, Xianhu Liu, Gaigai Duan, Yunbing Wang, Zhipeng Gu, Junfei Hu, Yu Fu, Jianhua Zhang, Zhi‐Gang Chen and Zhekai Jin and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Society Reviews, Nature Communications and Accounts of Chemical Research.

In The Last Decade

Lei Yang

98 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

Polydopamine antibacterial materials 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. Polydopamine antibacterial materials
    2021 417 citations Lei Yang, Yiwen Li et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lei Yang China 33 1.2k 979 655 513 477 99 3.4k
Kibret Mequanint Canada 35 1.7k 1.4× 2.0k 2.0× 1.2k 1.9× 323 0.6× 300 0.6× 139 3.9k
Pathiraja A. Gunatillake Australia 33 1.4k 1.2× 1.6k 1.6× 454 0.7× 945 1.8× 702 1.5× 79 4.4k
Zhilu Yang China 40 2.2k 1.8× 2.1k 2.1× 1.1k 1.7× 307 0.6× 786 1.6× 107 5.3k
Xiang Ge China 28 1.6k 1.3× 629 0.6× 445 0.7× 186 0.4× 507 1.1× 80 2.8k
Rifang Luo China 30 844 0.7× 1.3k 1.4× 680 1.0× 235 0.5× 351 0.7× 77 2.6k
Cheng Hu China 33 1.4k 1.2× 1.5k 1.6× 589 0.9× 257 0.5× 426 0.9× 98 4.0k
Marcella Trombetta Italy 45 2.4k 2.0× 1.3k 1.3× 1.0k 1.5× 232 0.5× 1.5k 3.1× 127 5.7k
Hua Qiu China 24 1.1k 0.9× 670 0.7× 374 0.6× 122 0.2× 298 0.6× 52 2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Lei Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lei Yang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lei Yang

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Xu, Jigang, Zhibin Shen, Hao Xu, & Lei Yang. (2025). In-Situ Monitor for Cure-Induced Deviatoric Stress in Propellant Charges of Solid Rocket Motors. Experimental Mechanics. 65(8). 1307–1320.
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Zhang, Jianhua, Jian Zhong, Bo Liang, et al.. (2025). Robust Injectable Hydrogels for Hemophilic Arthropathy via Anti‐Inflammation, Iron Removal and Cartilage Protection. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(36). 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Xinfang, Xuhua Liu, Chang Chen, et al.. (2025). Quercetin promotes angiogenesis and protects the blood-spinal cord barrier structure after spinal cord injury by targeting the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway. Journal of Translational Medicine. 23(1). 958–958. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Min, et al.. (2025). Catalytic Enantioselective Aza-Friedel–Crafts Reaction of Ketimines and Indoles for Constructing Tetrasubstituted Carbon Centers Adjacent to Two Heteroatoms. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 90(33). 11802–11810. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Jianwei, Miao Wang, Xiang Zheng, et al.. (2025). A dual-component particulate dressing for simultaneous microenvironment modulation and tissue regeneration in infected diabetic wounds. Materials Today Bio. 33. 102005–102005. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Lu‐Yang, Le Tong, Yi Chen, et al.. (2024). Ferroptosis-inducing nanomedicine and targeted short peptide for synergistic treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 22(1). 533–533. 16 indexed citations
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Yang, Li, Lei Yang, Shumang Zhang, et al.. (2023). Biomimetic-modified bioprosthetic heart valves with Cysteine-Alanine-Glycine peptide for anti-thrombotic, endothelialization and anti-calcification. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 250. 126244–126244. 6 indexed citations
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Yang, Lei, Duan Liu, & Jianhong Luo. (2023). Synthesis and ion exchange properties of the new composite cation exchanger polypyrrole tin boratophosphate. Journal of Materials Science. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Lei, Xiaorong Lan, Zhoukun He, et al.. (2021). Multifarious anti-biofouling bioprosthetic heart valve materials with the formation of interpenetrating polymer network structures. Materials & Design. 206. 109803–109803. 12 indexed citations
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Lan, Xiaorong, Lei Yang, Zhoukun He, et al.. (2021). A transparent hydrophilic anti-biofouling coating for intraocular lens materials prepared by “bridging” of the intermediate adhesive layer. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 9(17). 3696–3704. 20 indexed citations
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Zhao, Liang, Xiafei Li, Lei Yang, et al.. (2020). Evaluation of remodeling and regeneration of electrospun PCL/fibrin vascular grafts in vivo. Materials Science and Engineering C. 118. 111441–111441. 64 indexed citations
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Wang, Changping, Chongyi Liu, Lei Yang, et al.. (2020). S,S-Tetrazine-Based Hydrogels with Visible Light Cleavable Properties for On-Demand Anticancer Drug Delivery. Research. 2020. 6563091–6563091. 15 indexed citations
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Yang, Lei, et al.. (2019). Exogenous hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulfate crosslinking treatment for increasing the amount and stability of glycosaminoglycans in bioprosthetic heart valves. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine. 30(3). 38–38. 10 indexed citations
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Yang, Lei, et al.. (2018). Bioprosthetic heart valves’ structural integrity improvement through exogenous amino donor treatments. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 33(17). 2576–2585. 5 indexed citations
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Sinha, Aditi, Nasim Nosoudi, Lei Yang, et al.. (2014). Nanoparticle targeting to diseased vasculature for imaging and therapy. Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine. 10(5). e1003–e1012. 46 indexed citations
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Yang, Lei, et al.. (2013). Efficacy of Reversal of Aortic Calcification by Chelating Agents. Calcified Tissue International. 93(5). 426–435. 27 indexed citations
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Rai, Bina, et al.. (2007). Polycaprolactone-20% Tricalcium Phosphate Scaffolds in Combination With Platelet-Rich Plasma for the Treatment of Critical-Sized Defects of the Mandible: A Pilot Study. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 65(11). 2195–2205. 59 indexed citations

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