Liping Yang

5.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
56 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Liping Yang is a scholar working on Immunology, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Liping Yang has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Immunology, 13 papers in Epidemiology and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Liping Yang's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (34 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (23 papers) and Reproductive System and Pregnancy (11 papers). Liping Yang is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (34 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (23 papers) and Reproductive System and Pregnancy (11 papers). Liping Yang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Liping Yang's co-authors include Wayne M. Yokoyama, Sung‐Jin Kim, Anthony R. French, Megan A. Cooper, Peter A. Keyel, Jennifer Poursine‐Laurent, Dorothy K. Sojka, John B. Sunwoo, Javier A. Carrero and Julie M. Elliott and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Liping Yang

52 papers receiving 4.2k 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.

Licensing of natural killer cells by host major histocompatibility complex class I molecules

2005 990 citations Sung‐Jin Kim, Jennifer Poursine‐Laurent et al. profile →
Cytokine-induced memory-like natural killer cells

2009 618 citations Megan A. Cooper, Julie M. Elliott et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Liping Yang United States	28	3.8k	731	462	388	372	56	4.3k
Gabriel Márquez Spain	35	2.9k 0.8×	1.3k 1.8×	273 0.6×	977 2.5×	191 0.5×	77	4.6k
Jorunn B. Jørgensen Norway	37	2.4k 0.6×	159 0.2×	169 0.4×	400 1.0×	114 0.3×	117	3.5k
Li‐xin Xiang China	37	2.4k 0.6×	210 0.3×	156 0.3×	1.2k 3.1×	73 0.2×	102	4.0k
Douglas W. Leaman United States	32	1.8k 0.5×	1.3k 1.7×	288 0.6×	1.6k 4.1×	46 0.1×	68	4.0k
M A Schoenborn United States	13	1.7k 0.4×	390 0.5×	335 0.7×	551 1.4×	241 0.6×	14	2.8k
Hans‐Heinrich Oberg Germany	36	2.4k 0.6×	1.2k 1.6×	196 0.4×	751 1.9×	122 0.3×	85	3.5k
François Hentges Luxembourg	25	1.3k 0.3×	310 0.4×	157 0.3×	371 1.0×	108 0.3×	52	2.5k
De’Broski R. Herbert United States	31	2.3k 0.6×	325 0.4×	417 0.9×	548 1.4×	64 0.2×	80	4.2k
Sofía de Oliveira United States	20	1.0k 0.3×	165 0.2×	192 0.4×	671 1.7×	106 0.3×	34	2.2k
Nicolas S. Merle France	13	1.6k 0.4×	85 0.1×	270 0.6×	668 1.7×	411 1.1×	34	2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Liping Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Liping Yang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Liping Yang

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

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Li, Yijie, et al.. (2025). Lactiplantibacillus plantarum Ameliorated Growth Performance and Intestinal Inflammation by Modulating Gut Microbial Structure and Function of Yellow River Carp (Cyprinus carpio). Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins. 18(1). 1073–1092.

Piersma, Sytse J., Pamela Wong, Michael D. Bern, et al.. (2024). Expression of a single inhibitory member of the Ly49 receptor family is sufficient to license NK cells for effector functions. eLife. 13. 1 indexed citations

Piersma, Sytse J., Sushant Bangru, Liping Yang, et al.. (2023). NK cell expansion requires HuR and mediates control of solid tumors and long-term virus infection. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 220(11). 6 indexed citations

Wang, Junli, Yiran Wang, Liping Yang, et al.. (2023). Establishment and characterization of Yellow River carp (Cyprinus carpio haematopterus) muscle cell line and its application to fish virology and immunology. Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 139. 108859–108859. 10 indexed citations

Zhang, Yuru, Junmei Zhang, Ronghua Lu, et al.. (2023). Genome‐wide comparative identification and analysis of membrane‐FADS‐like superfamily genes in freshwater economic fishes. FEBS Open Bio. 13(6). 1067–1085. 1 indexed citations

Bigley, Tarin M., Liping Yang, Liang‐I Kang, et al.. (2022). Disruption of thymic central tolerance by infection with murine roseolovirus induces autoimmune gastritis. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 219(3). 14 indexed citations

Sojka, Dorothy K., Liping Yang, & Wayne M. Yokoyama. (2019). Uterine Natural Killer Cells. Frontiers in Immunology. 10. 960–960. 126 indexed citations

Wang, Xiaoli, Sytse J. Piersma, Christopher A. Nelson, et al.. (2018). A herpesvirus encoded Qa-1 mimic inhibits natural killer cell cytotoxicity through CD94/NKG2A receptor engagement. eLife. 7. 7 indexed citations

Sojka, Dorothy K., Liping Yang, Béatrice Plougastel-Douglas, et al.. (2018). Cutting Edge: Local Proliferation of Uterine Tissue-Resident NK Cells during Decidualization in Mice. The Journal of Immunology. 201(9). 2551–2556. 61 indexed citations

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Meng, Xiaolin, Shuai Li, Chaobin Qin, et al.. (2018). Intestinal microbiota and lipid metabolism responses in the common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) following copper exposure. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 160. 257–264. 154 indexed citations

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Ebihara, Takashi, Christina Song, Hyunji Ryu, et al.. (2015). Runx3 specifies lineage commitment of innate lymphoid cells. Nature Immunology. 16(11). 1124–1133. 144 indexed citations

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Gainey, Maria D., Joshua Rivenbark, Hyelim Cho, Liping Yang, & Wayne M. Yokoyama. (2012). Viral MHC class I inhibition evades CD8 ⁺ T-cell effector responses in vivo but not CD8 ⁺ T-cell priming. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(47). E3260–7. 30 indexed citations

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Jonsson, A. Helena, Liping Yang, Sung‐Jin Kim, Samantha Taffner, & Wayne M. Yokoyama. (2010). Effects of MHC Class I Alleles on Licensing of Ly49A+ NK Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 184(7). 3424–3432. 57 indexed citations

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Cooper, Megan A., Julie M. Elliott, Peter A. Keyel, et al.. (2009). Cytokine-induced memory-like natural killer cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(6). 1915–1919. 618 indexed citations breakdown →

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French, Anthony R., Rima Koka, Liping Yang, et al.. (2006). DAP12 Signaling Directly Augments Proproliferative Cytokine Stimulation of NK Cells during Viral Infections. The Journal of Immunology. 177(8). 4981–4990. 64 indexed citations

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French, Anthony R., Jeanette T. Pingel, Markus Wagner, et al.. (2004). Escape of Mutant Double-Stranded DNA Virus from Innate Immune Control. Immunity. 20(6). 747–756. 96 indexed citations

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Dokun, Ayotunde O., et al.. (2001). Analysis of In Situ NK Cell Responses During Viral Infection. The Journal of Immunology. 167(9). 5286–5293. 78 indexed citations

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Yang, Liping, et al.. (2000). Dynamic variations of antibody producing cells in local immune organs of SPF chickens infected with reticuloendotheliosis virus.. 26(12). 13–15. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Junda, et al.. (1997). The monitoring biomarker for immune function of lymphocytes in the elderly. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development. 94(1-3). 177–182. 15 indexed citations

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Randolph, David A., James Verbsky, Liping Yang, et al.. (1996). PCR-based gene targeting of the inducible nitric oxide synthase (NOS2) locus in murine ES cells, a new and more cost-effective approach. Transgenic Research. 5(6). 413–420. 5 indexed citations

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