Liang Yang

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Liang Yang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Liang Yang has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Cancer Research and 11 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Liang Yang's work include Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research (8 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (7 papers) and Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (6 papers). Liang Yang is often cited by papers focused on Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research (8 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (7 papers) and Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (6 papers). Liang Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Montenegro. Liang Yang's co-authors include Hangyu Li, Qing Fan, Xueqiang Peng, Shibo Wei, Yingbo Ma, Mingyao Huang, Jingang Liu, Shuo Yang, Jiankang Liu and Hongyuan Jin and has published in prestigious journals such as Biomaterials, British Journal of Pharmacology and Life Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Liang Yang

43 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

The regulation, function, and role of lipophagy, a form o... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 50 100 150
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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.

  1. The regulation, function, and role of lipophagy, a form of selective autophagy, in metabolic disorders
    2022 169 citations Xueqiang Peng, Shuo Yang 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
Liang Yang China 17 596 337 208 167 162 44 1.3k
Van Hung Nguyen Vietnam 18 1.2k 2.0× 271 0.8× 346 1.7× 107 0.6× 128 0.8× 68 3.8k
Iman M. Ahmad United States 23 985 1.7× 443 1.3× 259 1.2× 262 1.6× 133 0.8× 55 2.3k
Chang Shu China 24 589 1.0× 398 1.2× 136 0.7× 244 1.5× 142 0.9× 73 1.8k
Ruiguang Zhang China 22 673 1.1× 319 0.9× 273 1.3× 531 3.2× 335 2.1× 70 2.1k
Mohsen Nabi‐Afjadi Iran 22 501 0.8× 197 0.6× 94 0.5× 257 1.5× 89 0.5× 81 1.4k
Ruiqi Wang China 23 920 1.5× 553 1.6× 109 0.5× 164 1.0× 150 0.9× 115 1.6k
Ping Zhou China 24 603 1.0× 226 0.7× 98 0.5× 106 0.6× 142 0.9× 107 1.7k
Weifeng Zhu China 21 591 1.0× 272 0.8× 75 0.4× 318 1.9× 244 1.5× 110 1.6k
Ezio Laconi Italy 25 836 1.4× 337 1.0× 348 1.7× 388 2.3× 76 0.5× 97 2.4k
Sheng‐Fang Su Taiwan 23 782 1.3× 245 0.7× 126 0.6× 341 2.0× 185 1.1× 56 2.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Liang Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Liang Yang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Liang Yang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Liang Yang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Liang 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 Liang Yang. Liang 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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Ge, Zeng, Meiting Wang, Jiaxing Liu, et al.. (2024). Advancing cancer research through organoid technology. Journal of Translational Medicine. 22(1). 1007–1007. 12 indexed citations
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Gao, Yu, Liang Yang, Zhenning Li, Xueqiang Peng, & Hangyu Li. (2024). mRNA vaccines in tumor targeted therapy: mechanism, clinical application, and development trends. Biomarker Research. 12(1). 93–93. 15 indexed citations
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Yang, Liang, et al.. (2024). Recreational Marijuana Legalization and Workplace Injuries Among Younger Workers. JAMA Health Forum. 5(2). e235438–e235438. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Bingqian, et al.. (2022). Intracerebral hemorrhage alters α2δ1 and thrombospondin expression in rats. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine. 23(5). 327–327. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaopeng, et al.. (2022). Gabapentin Alleviates Brain Injury in Intracerebral Hemorrhage Through Suppressing Neuroinflammation and Apoptosis. Neurochemical Research. 47(10). 3063–3075. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Nan, et al.. (2021). Arborinine suppresses ovarian cancer development through inhibition of LSD1. Life Sciences. 291. 120275–120275. 10 indexed citations
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Yang, Liang, et al.. (2021). Atorvastatin-Induced Absorption of Chronic Subdural Hematoma Is Partially Attributed to the Polarization of Macrophages. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience. 72(3). 565–573. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Bowen, Shibo Wei, Liang Yang, et al.. (2021). CISD2 Promotes Resistance to Sorafenib-Induced Ferroptosis by Regulating Autophagy in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Frontiers in Oncology. 11. 657723–657723. 50 indexed citations
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Jefferies, Sarah, Nigel French, Virginia Hope, et al.. (2020). COVID-19 in New Zealand and the impact of the national response: a descriptive epidemiological study. The Lancet Public Health. 5(11). e612–e623. 188 indexed citations
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Wang, Yuanyu, Weili Sun, Jiankai Yang, et al.. (2019). PUM2 Promotes Glioblastoma Cell Proliferation and Migration via Repressing BTG1 Expression. Cell Structure and Function. 44(1). 29–39. 15 indexed citations
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Yang, Liang, Shuo Yang, Xinyu Li, et al.. (2019). Tumor organoids: From inception to future in cancer research. Cancer Letters. 454. 120–133. 41 indexed citations
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Yang, Jiankai, Jiankai Yang, Hongjiang Liu, et al.. (2018). Exosomal miR-214-5p Released from Glioblastoma Cells Modulates Inflammatory Response of Microglia after Lipopolysaccharide Stimulation through Targeting CXCR5. CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets. 18(1). 78–87. 29 indexed citations
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Fan, Qing, Liang Yang, Xiaodong Zhang, et al.. (2018). Autophagy promotes metastasis and glycolysis by upregulating MCT1 expression and Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway activation in hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research. 37(1). 9–9. 169 indexed citations
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Yang, Lijun, et al.. (2018). HMGB1 a-Box Reverses Brain Edema and Deterioration of Neurological Function in a Traumatic Brain Injury Mouse Model. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 46(6). 2532–2542. 39 indexed citations
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Li, Chen, et al.. (2016). Phosphoribosylpyrophosphate Synthetase 1 Knockdown Suppresses Tumor Formation of Glioma CD133+ Cells Through Upregulating Cell Apoptosis. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience. 60(2). 145–156. 10 indexed citations
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Yang, Liang, et al.. (2016). Down‐expression of miR‐154 suppresses tumourigenesis in CD133+ glioblastoma stem cells. Cell Biochemistry and Function. 34(6). 404–413. 16 indexed citations
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Yang, Lijun, et al.. (2015). Functionalized graphene oxide as a drug carrier for loading pirfenidone in treatment of subarachnoid hemorrhage. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 129. 21–29. 44 indexed citations
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Wang, Yuguang, Fei Li, Liang Yang, et al.. (2013). [Research on the incompatibility of Radix adenophora, Radix glehniae combined with Veratrum nigrum L. by uniform designed toxicity assay].. PubMed. 33(5). 686–90. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Liang, Fang Jia-sheng, Lei Huo, et al.. (2011). RRP22: a novel neural tumor suppressor for astrocytoma. Medical Oncology. 29(1). 332–339. 4 indexed citations

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