Lejin Yang

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 664 citations indexed

About

Lejin Yang is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Biological Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Lejin Yang has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 664 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Social Psychology, 5 papers in Biological Psychiatry and 4 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Lejin Yang's work include Tryptophan and brain disorders (5 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (4 papers) and Mental Health Treatment and Access (2 papers). Lejin Yang is often cited by papers focused on Tryptophan and brain disorders (5 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (4 papers) and Mental Health Treatment and Access (2 papers). Lejin Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and India. Lejin Yang's co-authors include Xiaorong Yang, Tongchao Zhang, Xiaolin Yin, Jinyu Man, Yuan Fang, Ming Lü, Hui Chen, M. F. Beal, Rajnish Kumar Chaturvedi and Thomas Hennessey and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Human Molecular Genetics and Frontiers in Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Lejin Yang

17 papers receiving 651 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.

Global, regional and national burden of anxiety disorders from 1990 to 2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

2021 249 citations Xiaorong Yang, Yuan Fang et al. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lejin Yang China	11	165	112	102	85	83	20	664
Jaqueline Bohrer Schuch Brazil	16	140 0.8×	98 0.9×	139 1.4×	112 1.3×	46 0.6×	68	755
Gerard van Grootheest Netherlands	16	231 1.4×	107 1.0×	166 1.6×	61 0.7×	54 0.7×	26	786
Krisztina Mekli United Kingdom	15	122 0.7×	121 1.1×	119 1.2×	72 0.8×	74 0.9×	24	736
Ihn‐Geun Choi South Korea	14	120 0.7×	126 1.1×	67 0.7×	126 1.5×	70 0.8×	28	674
Yaira Z. Nuñez United States	12	178 1.1×	122 1.1×	137 1.3×	42 0.5×	56 0.7×	21	675
Antonino Petralia Italy	14	146 0.9×	49 0.4×	100 1.0×	83 1.0×	70 0.8×	36	697
Silvana Almeida Brazil	18	118 0.7×	115 1.0×	98 1.0×	31 0.4×	56 0.7×	64	807
Yuting Hu China	15	212 1.3×	35 0.3×	90 0.9×	70 0.8×	52 0.6×	49	702
Yuliya I. Kuras United States	12	126 0.8×	47 0.4×	179 1.8×	76 0.9×	86 1.0×	14	692
Halil Özcan Türkiye	14	75 0.5×	47 0.4×	117 1.1×	70 0.8×	63 0.8×	55	644

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Liang, Wenjia, Wenjun Wang, Baoshan Wang, et al.. (2025). Alterations in miR-151a-3p of plasma-derived exosomes and associated multimodal neuroimaging patterns in major depressive disorder. Molecular Psychiatry. 30(11). 5177–5191.

Chen, Wanyu, et al.. (2025). Adolescent–Parent Career Congruence and Career Adaptability in High School Students: Learning Factors’ Mediation. Journal of Career Development. 52(3). 407–422.

Huang, Shen-Ming, Lei Liu, Lejin Yang, et al.. (2025). Structural characterization of the urea transporter bound to the orally bioavailable inhibitor E3. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica. 46(11). 2989–2997.

Zhong, Ya-Ni, Ru Zhang, Jingjing Sun, et al.. (2024). Structural basis of ligand recognition and activation of the histamine receptor family. Nature Communications. 15(1). 8296–8296. 7 indexed citations

Zhang, Tongchao, Lin Sun, Xiaolin Yin, et al.. (2024). Burden of drug use disorders in the United States from 1990 to 2021 and its projection until 2035: results from the GBD study. BMC Public Health. 24(1). 1639–1639. 28 indexed citations

Wang, Wei, Yihe Wang, Feng Wang, et al.. (2024). Notable dysthymia: evolving trends of major depressive disorders and dysthymia in China from 1990 to 2019, and projections until 2030. BMC Public Health. 24(1). 1585–1585. 8 indexed citations

Wang, Wei, et al.. (2024). Global, regional, and national burden of bullying related mental disorders of adolescent from 1990 to 2019: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Psychiatry Research. 341. 116154–116154. 5 indexed citations

Yang, Xiaorong, et al.. (2023). Causal atlas between inflammatory bowel disease and mental disorders: a bi-directional 2-sample Mendelian randomization study. Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1267834–1267834. 16 indexed citations

Li, Zhen, Lejin Yang, Hui Chen, et al.. (2022). Global, regional and national burden of autism spectrum disorder from 1990 to 2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences. 31. e33–e33. 35 indexed citations

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Yang, Xiaorong, Yuan Fang, Hui Chen, et al.. (2021). Global, regional and national burden of anxiety disorders from 1990 to 2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences. 30. e36–e36. 249 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yang, Lejin, et al.. (2019). PDTC Alleviates Depressive Symptoms and Colon Tissue Injury via Inhibiting NO Overproduction in CUMS Rats. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 13. 1327–1327. 7 indexed citations

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Fan, Cuiqin, Lejin Yang, Shuyan Yu, et al.. (2018). Ginsenoside Rg1 Prevents Chronic Stress-Induced Depression-Like Behaviors and Neuronal Structural Plasticity in Rats. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 48(6). 2470–2482. 62 indexed citations

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Peng, Tao, Hongyu Li, Zhao Hu, Lejin Yang, & Xiangdong Yang. (2015). Psychological status of patients with nephrotic syndrome undergoing percutaneous renal biopsy. Journal of the Chinese Medical Association. 78(11). 657–661. 2 indexed citations

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Yang, Lejin, Zhuanfang Bi, Zengqiang Kou, et al.. (2014). Time‐Series Analysis on Human Brucellosis During 2004–2013 in Shandong Province, China. Zoonoses and Public Health. 62(3). 228–235. 21 indexed citations

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Yang, Lejin, Bin Zhang, Yifei Yuan, Can Li, & Zhifeng Wang. (2013). Oxidative stress and DNA damage in utero and embryo implantation of mice exposed to carbon disulfide at peri-implantation. Human & Experimental Toxicology. 33(4). 424–434. 14 indexed citations

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Cao, Aihua, et al.. (2012). Effects of methylphenidate on attentional set-shifting in a genetic model of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Behavioral and Brain Functions. 8(1). 10–10. 44 indexed citations

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Fan, Shu Juan, Hong Jiang, Lejin Yang, et al.. (2011). Effects of adrenergic agents on stress-induced brain microstructural and immunochemical changes in adult male Wistar rats. Annals of Anatomy - Anatomischer Anzeiger. 193(5). 418–424. 17 indexed citations

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Chaturvedi, Rajnish Kumar, et al.. (2010). Impairment of PGC-1alpha expression, neuropathology and hepatic steatosis in a transgenic mouse model of Huntington's disease following chronic energy deprivation. Human Molecular Genetics. 19(16). 3190–3205. 114 indexed citations

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Cl, Zhang, et al.. (2010). Polymorphism of the VEGF gene and its association with growth traits in four goat breeds. South African Journal of Animal Science. 40(1). 2 indexed citations

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Lu, Yanxia, Meng Liu, Hong Jiang, et al.. (2010). Effects of Stress in Early Life on Immune Functions in Rats With Asthma and the Effects of Music Therapy. Journal of Asthma. 47(5). 526–531. 33 indexed citations

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