Li Yang

31.9k total citations · 11 hit papers
252 papers, 19.5k citations indexed

About

Li Yang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Li Yang has authored 252 papers receiving a total of 19.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 203 papers in Molecular Biology, 67 papers in Cancer Research and 22 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Li Yang's work include RNA Research and Splicing (57 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (47 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (44 papers). Li Yang is often cited by papers focused on RNA Research and Splicing (57 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (47 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (44 papers). Li Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Laos. Li Yang's co-authors include Ling‐Ling Chen, Xiao‐Ou Zhang, Xiang Li, Yang Zhang, Qing-Fei Yin, Jian‐Feng Xiang, Xuhua Lu, Yu‐Hang Xing, Haibin Wang and Rui Dong and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Li Yang

241 papers receiving 19.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Circular Intronic Long Noncoding RNAs

2013 1.8k citations Li Yang, Ling‐Ling Chen et al. profile →
Complementary Sequence-Mediated Exon Circularization

2014 1.5k citations Ling‐Ling Chen, Li Yang et al. profile →
Regulation of circRNA biogenesis

2015 1.5k citations Ling‐Ling Chen, Li Yang profile →
The Biogenesis, Functions, and Challenges of Circular RNAs

2018 1.5k citations Li Yang, Ling‐Ling Chen et al. profile →
Diverse alternative back-splicing and alternative splicing landscape of circular RNAs

2016 754 citations Jun Zhang, Ling‐Ling Chen et al. profile →
Structure and Degradation of Circular RNAs Regulate PKR Activation in Innate Immunity

2019 605 citations Chu‐Xiao Liu, Xiang Gao et al. profile →
Human colorectal cancer-specific CCAT1-L lncRNA regulates long-range chromatin interactions at the MYC locus

2014 583 citations Li Yang, Ling‐Ling Chen et al. profile →
Coordinated circRNA Biogenesis and Function with NF90/NF110 in Viral Infection

2017 502 citations Chu‐Xiao Liu, Wei Xue et al. profile →
The Biogenesis of Nascent Circular RNAs

2016 480 citations Wei Xue, Xiang Li et al. profile →
Base editing with a Cpf1–cytidine deaminase fusion

2018 322 citations Xiaosa Li, Ying Wang et al. profile →
Biogenesis and Regulatory Roles of Circular RNAs

2022 191 citations Li Yang, Ling‐Ling Chen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Li Yang China	59	17.5k	11.5k	1.5k	866	851	252	19.5k
Gunter Meister Germany	65	16.9k 1.0×	9.4k 0.8×	1.9k 1.3×	844 1.0×	1.4k 1.6×	162	20.0k
V. Narry Kim South Korea	49	23.0k 1.3×	16.8k 1.5×	2.4k 1.6×	1.1k 1.3×	1.9k 2.2×	92	28.3k
Mihaela Zavolan Switzerland	63	16.5k 0.9×	9.1k 0.8×	1.8k 1.2×	929 1.1×	1.2k 1.4×	141	19.7k
Lee P. Lim United States	27	17.8k 1.0×	14.2k 1.2×	2.6k 1.8×	958 1.1×	1.1k 1.2×	47	21.6k
Ling‐Ling Chen China	62	24.9k 1.4×	19.3k 1.7×	887 0.6×	701 0.8×	1.3k 1.5×	210	27.8k
György Hutvàgner Australia	33	10.4k 0.6×	6.4k 0.6×	1.7k 1.1×	749 0.9×	639 0.8×	69	12.4k
Abdullah Yalçın United States	17	11.6k 0.7×	5.4k 0.5×	866 0.6×	1.6k 1.8×	1.1k 1.3×	30	13.5k
Sakari Kauppinen Denmark	61	14.1k 0.8×	12.2k 1.1×	1.3k 0.9×	634 0.7×	1.1k 1.2×	112	18.7k
David Brown United States	41	9.0k 0.5×	6.4k 0.6×	1.8k 1.2×	480 0.6×	529 0.6×	86	12.1k
Stacia K. Wyman United States	25	9.6k 0.5×	5.9k 0.5×	891 0.6×	1.2k 1.4×	671 0.8×	37	11.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Li Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Li Yang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Li Yang

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Chen, Jia, et al.. (2025). Alkanolamine-based deep eutectic solvent as an efficient extractant for dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction of digoxin in human plasma. Microchemical Journal. 212. 113306–113306. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Jing, Hong‐Li Guo, Li Yang, et al.. (2025). Cyclodextrin sensitized homogeneous liquid–liquid microextraction for six hepatotoxic ingredients in “Psoraleae Fructus” based on a switchable deep eutectic supramolecular polymer. Microchemical Journal. 212. 113313–113313. 1 indexed citations

Yang, Li, et al.. (2025). Clinical significance and expression of ALDH1 in triple-negative breast cancer. Diagnostic Pathology. 20(1). 117–117.

Bai, Yi‐Ru, Xin Yang, Yaodong Zhang, et al.. (2024). A comprehensive review of new small molecule drugs approved by the FDA in 2022: Advance and prospect. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 277. 116759–116759. 5 indexed citations

Zhu, Xinyi, et al.. (2024). Compound heterozygous variants in SLC45A1 might cause syndromic intellectual disability by localization failure and activity attenuation in cells. Clinical Genetics. 106(5). 638–643.

Guarnacci, Marco, Peihong Zhang, Madhu M. Kanchi, et al.. (2024). Substrate diversity of NSUN enzymes and links of 5-methylcytosine to mRNA translation and turnover. Life Science Alliance. 7(9). e202402613–e202402613. 8 indexed citations

Zhang, Xingming, Li Yang, Yingying Wang, et al.. (2023). Anlotinib exerts an anti-T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia effect in vitro and in vivo. Cellular Signalling. 110. 110837–110837. 2 indexed citations

Pang, Nan, Kuokuo Li, Meilin Chen, et al.. (2023). Targeted sequencing identifies risk variants in 202 candidate genes for neurodevelopmental disorders. Gene. 897. 148071–148071. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Guang‐Zhong, et al.. (2022). RNAlight: a machine learning model to identify nucleotide features determining RNA subcellular localization. Briefings in Bioinformatics. 24(1). 27 indexed citations

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Li, Xiaosa, Lina Zhou, Guangye Li, et al.. (2022). Highly efficient prime editing by introducing same-sense mutations in pegRNA or stabilizing its structure. Nature Communications. 13(1). 1669–1669. 102 indexed citations

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Liang, Jianqing, Jun Qian, Li Yang, et al.. (2022). Modeling Human Thyroid Development by Fetal Tissue‐Derived Organoid Culture. Advanced Science. 9(9). e2105568–e2105568. 25 indexed citations

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Zhang, Zengrong, Mohan Qiu, Huarui Du, et al.. (2020). Small RNA sequencing reveals miRNAs important for hypoxic adaptation in the Tibetan chicken. British Poultry Science. 61(6). 632–639. 4 indexed citations

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Wang, Xinwu, Yalu Ji, Yibing Xue, et al.. (2020). Therapeutic Efficacy of Phage P _IZ SAE-01E2 against Abortion Caused by Salmonella enterica Serovar Abortusequi in Mice. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 86(22). 13 indexed citations

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Li, Siqi, Xiang Li, Wei Xue, et al.. (2020). Screening for functional circular RNAs using the CRISPR–Cas13 system. Nature Methods. 18(1). 51–59. 247 indexed citations

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Niu, Jinzhi, Wanjun Yang, Yuan Tian, et al.. (2019). Topical dsRNA delivery induces gene silencing and mortality in the pea aphid. Pest Management Science. 75(11). 2873–2881. 62 indexed citations

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Zhu, Yanjing, Bo Zheng, Guijuan Luo, et al.. (2019). Circular RNAs negatively regulate cancer stem cells by physically binding FMRP against CCAR1 complex in hepatocellular carcinoma. Theranostics. 9(12). 3526–3540. 202 indexed citations

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Li, Xiaofeng, Wanwan Zhu, Li Yang, et al.. (2017). Regulatory network and genetic interactions established by OsMADS34 in rice inflorescence and spikelet morphogenesis. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 59(9). 693–707. 18 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jianfeng, et al.. (2017). Recent advances in tobacco chloroplast genetic engineering. Tobacco Science & Technology. 3 indexed citations

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Yang, Li, Hu Lei, Wei Wei, et al.. (2015). Hsp90 Is a Novel Target Molecule of CDDO-Me in Inhibiting Proliferation of Ovarian Cancer Cells. PLoS ONE. 10(7). e0132337–e0132337. 27 indexed citations

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Chen, Ling‐Ling, Li Yang, & Gordon Carmichael. (2010). Molecular basis for an attenuated cytoplasmic dsRNA response in human embryonic stem cells. Cell Cycle. 9(17). 3552–3564. 51 indexed citations

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