Lifeng Yang

11.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
214 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Lifeng Yang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Neurology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lifeng Yang has authored 214 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 118 papers in Molecular Biology, 33 papers in Neurology and 30 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Lifeng Yang's work include Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (55 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (21 papers) and Neurological diseases and metabolism (18 papers). Lifeng Yang is often cited by papers focused on Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (55 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (21 papers) and Neurological diseases and metabolism (18 papers). Lifeng Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Pakistan. Lifeng Yang's co-authors include Deepak Nagrath, Deming Zhao, Sriram Venneti, Xiangmei Zhou, Syed Zahid Ali Shah, Xiaomin Yin, Abhinav Achreja, Juan C. Marini, Tyler J. Moss and Prahlad T. Ram and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Lifeng Yang

206 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Tumor microenvironment derived exosomes pleiotropically modulate cancer cell metabolism

2016 729 citations Lifeng Yang, Abhinav Achreja et al. profile →
Glutaminolysis: A Hallmark of Cancer Metabolism

2017 644 citations Lifeng Yang, Deepak Nagrath et al. profile →
PINK1/Parkin-mediated mitophagy in neurodegenerative diseases

2022 199 citations Deming Zhao, Lifeng Yang et al. profile →
Oxidative stress and mitochondrial impairment: Key drivers in neurodegenerative disorders

2025 45 citations Deming Zhao, Lifeng Yang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lifeng Yang China	42	3.9k	2.1k	822	767	726	214	7.2k
Cheng Wang China	60	7.0k 1.8×	5.2k 2.5×	939 1.1×	454 0.6×	738 1.0×	411	12.0k
Lei Zhou China	45	2.8k 0.7×	751 0.4×	778 0.9×	639 0.8×	613 0.8×	358	7.8k
Bin Liu China	48	4.8k 1.2×	1.9k 0.9×	1.3k 1.5×	515 0.7×	1.0k 1.4×	495	9.1k
Yang Yang China	49	4.2k 1.1×	604 0.3×	715 0.9×	2.0k 2.6×	852 1.2×	439	9.4k
Takayuki Takahashi Japan	43	3.8k 1.0×	1.4k 0.7×	1.2k 1.4×	790 1.0×	1.8k 2.5×	364	9.9k
Juan Manuel Falcón‐Pérez Spain	46	5.5k 1.4×	2.3k 1.1×	304 0.4×	517 0.7×	755 1.0×	147	7.0k
Stefanie M. Hauck Germany	48	4.4k 1.1×	1.1k 0.5×	537 0.7×	464 0.6×	1.1k 1.5×	271	7.8k
Jin Chen China	63	8.1k 2.1×	1.8k 0.9×	2.6k 3.2×	744 1.0×	1.6k 2.2×	354	14.2k
Xiaohua Jiang China	42	4.0k 1.0×	749 0.4×	604 0.7×	720 0.9×	813 1.1×	219	8.8k
Kwon‐Soo Ha South Korea	52	4.7k 1.2×	947 0.5×	543 0.7×	1.0k 1.3×	1.2k 1.7×	289	9.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lifeng Yang

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Wang, Junyao, Zi Li, Qiang Zhao, et al.. (2025). Dietary sulfur amino acid restriction improves metabolic health by reducing fat mass. PubMed. 4(3). loaf009–loaf009.

Wang, Zinan, Xiaoyi Ye, Ping Liang, et al.. (2025). Short-term methionine deprivation inhibits TCA cycle and regulates macrophage polarization through uncharged tRNA and PDHA1 phosphorylation. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 143. 109939–109939. 2 indexed citations

Qi, Ji, et al.. (2025). A cognitive digital twin approach to improving driver compliance and accident prevention. Accident Analysis & Prevention. 211. 107913–107913. 1 indexed citations

Ma, Xinfang, Wenzhe Zhang, Yushi Zou, et al.. (2025). Data-driven and unsupervised machine learning for comprehensive quality evaluation and intelligent optimization of multi-stage design in horizontal wells within shale reservoir. Geoenergy Science and Engineering. 253. 213991–213991. 1 indexed citations

Sun, Yuhao, Shixin Zhang, Lifeng Yang, et al.. (2025). Tactile data generation and applications based on visuo-tactile sensors: A review. Information Fusion. 121. 103162–103162. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Yuxuan, et al.. (2024). Identification of JUN gene and cellular microenvironment in response to PD-1 blockade treatment in lung cancer patients via single-cell RNA sequencing. Aging. 16(12). 10348–10365. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Lin, Xi Xing, Xianfeng Zeng, et al.. (2022). Spatially resolved isotope tracing reveals tissue metabolic activity. Nature Methods. 19(2). 223–230. 104 indexed citations

Yang, Lifeng, Tara TeSlaa, Serina Ng, et al.. (2022). Ketogenic diet and chemotherapy combine to disrupt pancreatic cancer metabolism and growth. Med. 3(2). 119–136.e8. 72 indexed citations

Yang, Lifeng, Juan Carlos García‐Cañaveras, Zihong Chen, et al.. (2020). Serine Catabolism Feeds NADH when Respiration Is Impaired. Cell Metabolism. 31(4). 809–821.e6. 132 indexed citations

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Ju, Huai‐Qiang, Haoqiang Ying, Tian Tian, et al.. (2017). Mutant Kras- and p16-regulated NOX4 activation overcomes metabolic checkpoints in development of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Nature Communications. 8(1). 14437–14437. 78 indexed citations

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Yang, Lifeng, Kenji Fukunaga, Ryôta Hosomi, et al.. (2015). Effect of Bean Extract of Yabumame (Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald subsp. edgeworthii (Benth.) H.Ohashi) on Low-Density Lipoprotein Oxidation In Vitro. Food Science and Technology Research. 21(4). 589–596. 4 indexed citations

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Shah, Syed Zahid Ali, et al.. (2015). Unfolded Protein Response Pathways in Neurodegenerative Diseases. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience. 57(4). 529–537. 31 indexed citations

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Wang, Jun, Dongqing Li, Mingzhi Gong, et al.. (2015). Bridging external fixation versus non-bridging external fixation for unstable distal radius fractures: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Orthopaedic Science. 21(1). 24–31. 5 indexed citations

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Zhou, Xiangmei, Yun Lu, Yun Peng, et al.. (2014). Mycobacterium Bovis Ornithine Carbamoyltransferase, MB1684, Induces Proinflammatory Cytokine Gene Expression by Activating NF-κB in Macrophages. DNA and Cell Biology. 33(5). 311–319. 4 indexed citations

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Liu, He, Xiangmei Zhou, Xiaomin Yin, et al.. (2014). Comparative Study of the Growth and Survival of Recombinant Mycobacterium smegmatis Expressing Mce4A and Mce4E from Mycobacterium bovis. DNA and Cell Biology. 34(2). 125–132. 4 indexed citations

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Yang, Lifeng. (2013). Channa argus Nutritional Value and the Intensive Processing Development Prospect. 2 indexed citations

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Shi, Guohai, Dingwei Ye, Xudong Yao, et al.. (2011). Clinical efficacy and tolerance of sunitinib in the treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma. Zhonghua miniao waike zazhi. 32(6). 423–426. 1 indexed citations

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Kouadir, Mohammed, Lifeng Yang, Jian Cheng Tu, et al.. (2011). Comparison of mRNA Expression Patterns of Class B Scavenger Receptors in BV2 Microglia upon Exposure to Amyloidogenic Fragments of Beta-Amyloid and Prion Proteins. DNA and Cell Biology. 30(11). 893–897. 12 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jing, Lifeng Yang, Ganesh S. Anand, Bow Ho, & Jeak Ling Ding. (2011). Pathophysiological condition changes the conformation of a flexible FBG-related protein, switching it from pathogen-recognition to host-interaction. Biochimie. 93(10). 1710–1719. 9 indexed citations

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Suttajit, Maitree, et al.. (2006). Thai jute seed oil: a potential polyunsaturated fatty acid source. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4 indexed citations

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