Lixin Yang

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
79 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Lixin Yang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lixin Yang has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Molecular Biology, 23 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 11 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Lixin Yang's work include RNA modifications and cancer (12 papers), Mercury impact and mitigation studies (9 papers) and Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (8 papers). Lixin Yang is often cited by papers focused on RNA modifications and cancer (12 papers), Mercury impact and mitigation studies (9 papers) and Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (8 papers). Lixin Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and United States. Lixin Yang's co-authors include Uwe Strähle, Shaojuan Guo, Jessica Legradi, Ferenc Müller, Feifei Wang, Yubin Zhang, Nga Ho, Yun Yen, Sepand Rastegar and Ralf Mikut and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Environmental Science & Technology and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Lixin Yang

78 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Toxicity of mercury: Molecular evidence

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lixin Yang China	30	1.1k	813	318	275	272	79	2.7k
William G. Willmore Canada	34	1.5k 1.3×	646 0.8×	183 0.6×	185 0.7×	386 1.4×	103	4.3k
Susan Hester United States	29	1.2k 1.0×	633 0.8×	291 0.9×	223 0.8×	415 1.5×	72	2.8k
Yubin Zhang China	34	1.0k 0.9×	1.1k 1.4×	103 0.3×	318 1.2×	246 0.9×	149	3.5k
Barbara Canonico Italy	34	1.2k 1.1×	434 0.5×	196 0.6×	589 2.1×	235 0.9×	117	3.8k
Anna Federica Castoldi Italy	25	1.4k 1.3×	1.2k 1.4×	154 0.5×	139 0.5×	201 0.7×	63	3.6k
Zhenghong Zuo China	37	975 0.9×	2.1k 2.6×	339 1.1×	595 2.2×	266 1.0×	168	4.2k
Laura Vergani Italy	32	884 0.8×	498 0.6×	151 0.5×	169 0.6×	138 0.5×	95	2.7k
Lihong Xu China	34	1.1k 1.0×	672 0.8×	174 0.5×	182 0.7×	364 1.3×	157	3.4k
Shuangqing Peng China	33	1.1k 1.0×	760 0.9×	143 0.4×	261 0.9×	262 1.0×	121	3.1k
María E. Gonsebatt Mexico	31	1.1k 1.0×	1.3k 1.6×	158 0.5×	310 1.1×	686 2.5×	83	3.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lixin Yang

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhang, Lei, Lixin Yang, Xiaoli Jia, et al.. (2025). Acteoside inhibits hepatic lipid accumulation and oxidative stress in type 2 diabetic mice via the Nrf2/HO-1 Pathway. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. 88(15). 616–625. 1 indexed citations

Yang, Lixin, Qixin Kan, Peipei Wang, et al.. (2024). Metagenomics and untargeted metabolomics analyses to unravel the formation mechanism of characteristic metabolites in Cantonese soy sauce during different fermentation stages. Food Research International. 181. 114116–114116. 14 indexed citations

Guan, Feifei, Lixin Yang, Xiaoqing Liu, et al.. (2023). MECE: a method for enhancing the catalytic efficiency of glycoside hydrolase based on deep neural networks and molecular evolution. Science Bulletin. 68(22). 2793–2805. 10 indexed citations

Zhuang, Mengru, Peng Han, Chao Liu, et al.. (2023). YTHDF2 in dentate gyrus is the m6A reader mediating m6A modification in hippocampus-dependent learning and memory. Molecular Psychiatry. 28(4). 1679–1691. 14 indexed citations

Guo, Shaojuan, et al.. (2023). Methylmercury induces ectopic expression of complement components and apoptotic cell death in the retina of the zebrafish embryo. The Science of The Total Environment. 896. 165215–165215. 4 indexed citations

Yu, Jun, Yuanchu She, Lixin Yang, et al.. (2021). The m ⁶ A Readers YTHDF1 and YTHDF2 Synergistically Control Cerebellar Parallel Fiber Growth by Regulating Local Translation of the Key Wnt5a Signaling Components in Axons. Advanced Science. 8(22). e2101329–e2101329. 29 indexed citations

Meng, Xiangxi, Lixin Yang, Hanqing Liu, et al.. (2021). Protein engineering of stable IsPETase for PET plastic degradation by Premuse. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 180. 667–676. 77 indexed citations

Gao, Xianli, Junke Zhang, Lixin Yang, et al.. (2020). Accelerating aroma formation of raw soy sauce using low intensity sonication. Food Chemistry. 329. 127118–127118. 84 indexed citations

Yang, Lixin, Feifei Wang, & Uwe Strähle. (2020). The Genetic Programs Specifying Kolmer–Agduhr Interneurons. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 14. 577879–577879. 8 indexed citations

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Otte, Jens C., Jessica Legradi, Lixin Yang, et al.. (2017). Fishing for contaminants: identification of three mechanism specific transcriptome signatures using Danio rerio embryos. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 25(5). 4023–4036. 7 indexed citations

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Takamiya, Masanari, Johannes Stegmaier, Nils Klüver, et al.. (2016). Zebrafish biosensor for toxicant induced muscle hyperactivity. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 23768–23768. 23 indexed citations

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Yang, Lixin, Xiang‐Yu Hou, Yongjie Wei, Phong K. Thai, & Fahe Chai. (2016). Biomarkers of the health outcomes associated with ambient particulate matter exposure. The Science of The Total Environment. 579. 1446–1459. 56 indexed citations

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Qian, Yan, Xiaoli Wang, Mats Tysklind, et al.. (2015). Quantification for total demethylation potential of environmental samples utilizing the EGFP reporter gene. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 306. 278–285. 5 indexed citations

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Yang, Lixin, Charles Warden, Jie Li, et al.. (2014). Wnt modulates MCL1 to control cell survival in triple negative breast cancer. BMC Cancer. 14(1). 124–124. 51 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lisheng, Lixin Yang, Xiyong Liu, et al.. (2012). MicroRNA-657 promotes tumorigenesis in hepatocellular carcinoma by targeting transducin-like enhancer protein 1 through nuclear factor kappa B pathways. Hepatology. 57(5). 1919–1930. 55 indexed citations

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Klüver, Nils, Lixin Yang, Wibke Busch, et al.. (2011). Transcriptional Response of Zebrafish Embryos Exposed to Neurotoxic Compounds Reveals a Muscle Activity Dependent hspb11 Expression. PLoS ONE. 6(12). e29063–e29063. 24 indexed citations

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Yang, Lixin, Xiwei Wu, Jun Wu, et al.. (2011). FZD7 has a critical role in cell proliferation in triple negative breast cancer. Oncogene. 30(43). 4437–4446. 240 indexed citations

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Wahl, M.C., et al.. (2010). Polybrominated diphenyl ethers and arylhydrocarbon receptor agonists: Different toxicity and target gene expression. Toxicology Letters. 198(2). 119–126. 27 indexed citations

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Yang, Lixin, Nga Ho, Rüdiger Alshut, et al.. (2009). Zebrafish embryos as models for embryotoxic and teratological effects of chemicals. Reproductive Toxicology. 28(2). 245–253. 238 indexed citations

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Yang, Lixin, Matthias Bauer, Jessica Legradi, et al.. (2007). Transcriptional profiling reveals barcode-like toxicogenomic responses in the zebrafish embryo. Genome biology. 8(10). R227–R227. 147 indexed citations

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