Lin Yang

8.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
129 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Lin Yang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Lin Yang has authored 129 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Molecular Biology, 35 papers in Materials Chemistry and 20 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Lin Yang's work include Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (31 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (16 papers) and Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (12 papers). Lin Yang is often cited by papers focused on Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (31 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (16 papers) and Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (12 papers). Lin Yang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and South Korea. Lin Yang's co-authors include Huey W. Huang, Thomas Weiß, Thad A. Harroun, Lai Ding, William T. Heller, Robert I. Lehrer, Wangchen Wang, Steven J. Ludtke, Ke He and Zhenan Bao and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Lin Yang

124 papers receiving 6.8k 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.

Barrel-Stave Model or Toroidal Model? A Case Study on Melittin Pores

2001 887 citations Lin Yang, Thad A. Harroun et al. Biophysical Journal profile →
Membrane Pores Induced by Magainin

1996 665 citations William T. Heller, Thad A. Harroun et al. profile →
Effect of Mesoscale Crystalline Structure on the Field‐Effect Mobility of Regioregular Poly(3‐hexyl thiophene) in Thin‐Film Transistors

2005 513 citations Lin 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
Lin Yang United States	39	3.5k	2.0k	1.3k	925	886	129	6.9k
William T. Heller United States	39	2.9k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	720 0.6×	1.0k 1.1×	600 0.7×	151	5.9k
Yong Liu China	46	2.1k 0.6×	596 0.3×	670 0.5×	2.2k 2.4×	1.0k 1.2×	218	6.9k
Joshua A. Jackman Singapore	48	3.5k 1.0×	306 0.2×	746 0.6×	2.7k 2.9×	525 0.6×	178	6.7k
Anne S. Ulrich Germany	63	7.9k 2.3×	4.3k 2.1×	295 0.2×	742 0.8×	2.1k 2.3×	295	11.9k
Annelise E. Barron United States	53	5.4k 1.5×	2.1k 1.0×	713 0.6×	3.3k 3.5×	2.1k 2.4×	197	10.1k
Gregory N. Tew United States	63	4.2k 1.2×	3.4k 1.7×	1.5k 1.2×	1.6k 1.7×	6.5k 7.3×	224	12.4k
Vincent Humblot France	33	1.1k 0.3×	735 0.4×	794 0.6×	1.5k 1.6×	684 0.8×	105	3.7k
Bernard Desbat France	38	2.2k 0.6×	293 0.1×	2.4k 1.9×	767 0.8×	751 0.8×	167	6.8k
Claudia Steinem Germany	47	4.7k 1.4×	274 0.1×	975 0.8×	2.4k 2.6×	437 0.5×	198	7.4k
Bradford G. Orr United States	45	3.6k 1.0×	265 0.1×	643 0.5×	1.4k 1.6×	782 0.9×	115	7.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Lin Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lin Yang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lin Yang

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Zhang, Honghu, Dmytro Nykypanchuk, Ruipeng Li, et al.. (2025). Macroscale-area patterning of three-dimensional DNA-programmable frameworks. Nature Communications. 16(1). 3238–3238. 2 indexed citations

Wu, Fu‐Peng, Yubin Fu, Renxiang Liu, et al.. (2024). Towards the Tetrabenzo-Fused Circumazulene via In-Solution and On-Surface Synthesis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(2). 71–77. 2 indexed citations

Mead, Andrew F., Shane R. Nelson, Bradley M. Palmer, et al.. (2024). Functional role of myosin-binding protein H in thick filaments of developing vertebrate fast-twitch skeletal muscle. The Journal of General Physiology. 156(12).

Li, Zheng, Yongbiao Mu, Qing Zhang, et al.. (2024). Constructing highly durable reversal-tolerant anodes via integrating high-surface-area Ti₄O₇ supported Pt and Ir@IrO_x for proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Energy & Environmental Science. 17(4). 1580–1591. 19 indexed citations

Yang, Lin. (2024). X-ray scattering based scanning tomography for imaging and structural characterization of cellulose in plants. Journal of Synchrotron Radiation. 31(4). 936–947.

Byrnes, James, et al.. (2023). Structural Characterization of Nucleic Acid Nanoparticles Using SAXS and SAXS-Driven MD. Methods in molecular biology. 2709. 65–94. 2 indexed citations

Wahane, Aniket, et al.. (2023). Next-generation poly-L-histidine formulations for miRNA mimic delivery. Molecular Therapy — Methods & Clinical Development. 29. 271–283. 13 indexed citations

Barker, J. G., et al.. (2022). Facile polymerization in a bicellar template to produce polymer nano-rings. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 630(Pt A). 629–637. 2 indexed citations

Aishima, Jun, H. J. Bernstein, Martin R. Fuchs, et al.. (2021). Robotic sample changers for macromolecular X-ray crystallography and biological small-angle X-ray scattering at the National Synchrotron Light Source II. Journal of Synchrotron Radiation. 28(5). 1649–1661. 11 indexed citations

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Yang, Lin, et al.. (2021). Tools for supporting solution scattering during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Synchrotron Radiation. 28(4). 1237–1244. 20 indexed citations

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Yang, Lin, et al.. (2020). Refining internal bilayer structure of bicelles resolved by extended-q small angle X-ray scattering. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids. 231. 104945–104945. 9 indexed citations

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Uchida, Masaki, Byeongdu Lee, Masafumi Fukuto, et al.. (2019). Linker-Mediated Assembly of Virus-Like Particles into Ordered Arrays via Electrostatic Control. ACS Applied Bio Materials. 2(5). 2192–2201. 21 indexed citations

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Liu, Panpan, Hanchao Li, Lin Yang, et al.. (2018). Influence of Annealing Temperature on the Metal-catalyzed Crystallization of Tetrahedral Amorphous Carbon to Graphene. Cailiao yanjiu xuebao. 32(5). 341–347. 1 indexed citations

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Schneider, Dieter K., L. E. Berman, Oleg Chubar, et al.. (2013). Three Biomedical Beamlines at NSLS-II for Macromolecular Crystallography and Small-Angle Scattering. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 425(1). 12003–12003. 7 indexed citations

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Yang, Lin. (2013). Using an in-vacuum CCD detector for simultaneous small- and wide-angle scattering at beamline X9. Journal of Synchrotron Radiation. 20(2). 211–218. 34 indexed citations

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Qian, Shuo, Wangchen Wang, Lin Yang, & Huey W. Huang. (2008). Structure of transmembrane pore induced by Bax-derived peptide: Evidence for lipidic pores. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(45). 17379–17383. 181 indexed citations

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Loll, Patrick J., et al.. (2008). Vancomycin Forms Ligand-Mediated Supramolecular Complexes. Journal of Molecular Biology. 385(1). 200–211. 38 indexed citations

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Wang, Wangchen, Lin Yang, & Huey W. Huang. (2007). Evidence of Cholesterol Accumulated in High Curvature Regions: Implication to the Curvature Elastic Energy for Lipid Mixtures. Biophysical Journal. 92(8). 2819–2830. 88 indexed citations

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Yang, Lin, Thomas Weiß, Thad A. Harroun, William T. Heller, & Huey W. Huang. (1999). Supramolecular Structures of Peptide Assemblies in Membranes by Neutron Off-Plane Scattering: Method of Analysis. Biophysical Journal. 77(5). 2648–2656. 44 indexed citations

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Yang, Lin, et al.. (1998). Neutron Off-Plane Scattering of Aligned Membranes. I. Method of Measurement. Biophysical Journal. 75(2). 641–645. 55 indexed citations

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