Lutian Yao

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
72 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Lutian Yao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lutian Yao has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Molecular Biology, 23 papers in Oncology and 22 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in Lutian Yao's work include Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (11 papers), Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (10 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (9 papers). Lutian Yao is often cited by papers focused on Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (11 papers), Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (10 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (9 papers). Lutian Yao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Lutian Yao's co-authors include Ling Qin, Leilei Zhong, Liping Xia, Yupei Zhao, Quan Liao, Mengyi Wang, Zheyu Niu, Jing Lu, Li Zhou and Yulong Wei and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Lutian Yao

67 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Single-cell atlas of human infrapatellar fat pad and synovium implicates APOE signaling in osteoarthritis pathology

2024 61 citations Su’an Tang, Lutian Yao et al. Science Translational Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lutian Yao China	24	656	379	375	332	225	72	1.7k
Yu‐Wen Su China	25	826 1.3×	278 0.7×	526 1.4×	242 0.7×	226 1.0×	72	2.0k
Stefano Soldano Italy	22	566 0.9×	476 1.3×	730 1.9×	231 0.7×	203 0.9×	71	2.2k
Simona Neri Italy	20	377 0.6×	249 0.7×	414 1.1×	224 0.7×	234 1.0×	55	1.4k
Michal A. Rahat Israel	28	579 0.9×	187 0.5×	554 1.5×	274 0.8×	237 1.1×	66	1.8k
Eny Maria Goloni‐Bertollo Brazil	28	1.1k 1.6×	543 1.4×	152 0.4×	258 0.8×	337 1.5×	148	2.5k
Cindy Strehl Germany	19	346 0.5×	181 0.5×	351 0.9×	138 0.4×	139 0.6×	36	1.3k
Zhifeng Gu China	31	1.1k 1.6×	754 2.0×	456 1.2×	178 0.5×	265 1.2×	100	2.7k
Giuliana Gobbi Italy	27	617 0.9×	135 0.4×	492 1.3×	316 1.0×	188 0.8×	82	2.1k
Érika Cristina Pavarino Brazil	25	872 1.3×	520 1.4×	127 0.3×	228 0.7×	246 1.1×	127	2.1k
Naoki Kondo Japan	23	637 1.0×	598 1.6×	170 0.5×	275 0.8×	368 1.6×	94	2.2k

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Wang, Huan, Lutian Yao, Leilei Zhong, et al.. (2025). Marrow adipogenic lineage precursors (MALPs) facilitate bone marrow recovery after chemotherapy. Bone. 195. 117446–117446.

Wang, Huan, Lutian Yao, Michael P. Duffy, et al.. (2025). Bone marrow adipogenic lineage precursors are the major regulator of bone resorption in adult mice. Bone Research. 13(1). 39–39. 2 indexed citations

Guo, Yuhan, et al.. (2025). A practical protocol of processing mineralized tissue for Visium spatial transcriptomics. PubMed. 3(4). 100163–100163.

Tang, Su’an, Lutian Yao, Jingliang Kang, et al.. (2024). Single-cell atlas of human infrapatellar fat pad and synovium implicates APOE signaling in osteoarthritis pathology. Science Translational Medicine. 16(731). eadf4590–eadf4590. 61 indexed citations breakdown →

Song, Fangfang, Won Dong Lee, Chao Song, et al.. (2023). Osteoblast-intrinsic defect in glucose metabolism impairs bone formation in type II diabetic male mice. eLife. 12. 23 indexed citations

Calabrese, Gina M., Larry D. Mesner, Emily Farber, et al.. (2023). Single‐Cell Transcriptomics of Bone Marrow Stromal Cells in Diversity Outbred Mice: A Model for Population‐Level scRNA‐Seq Studies. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 38(9). 1350–1363. 3 indexed citations

Yao, Lutian, Leilei Zhong, Yulong Wei, et al.. (2023). Activin A marks a novel progenitor cell population during fracture healing and reveals a therapeutic strategy. eLife. 12. 10 indexed citations

Zhong, Leilei, Lutian Yao, Wei Yu, et al.. (2023). Csf1 from marrow adipogenic precursors is required for osteoclast formation and hematopoiesis in bone. eLife. 12. 25 indexed citations

Yang, Jie, Shanshan Li, Zhenyan Li, et al.. (2023). Targeting YAP1‐regulated Glycolysis in Fibroblast‐Like Synoviocytes Impairs Macrophage Infiltration to Ameliorate Diabetic Osteoarthritis Progression. Advanced Science. 11(5). e2304617–e2304617. 42 indexed citations

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Zhang, Chenghao, Leilei Zhong, Lutian Yao, et al.. (2023). Single cell RNA sequencing reveals emergent notochord‐derived cell subpopulations in the postnatal nucleus pulposus. The FASEB Journal. 38(1). e23363–e23363. 2 indexed citations

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Zhong, Leilei, Lutian Yao, Nicholas Holdreith, et al.. (2022). Transient expansion and myofibroblast conversion of adipogenic lineage precursors mediate bone marrow repair after radiation. JCI Insight. 7(7). 9 indexed citations

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Tang, Wang, Zhenwei Li, Zhipeng Li, et al.. (2022). Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Reveals Transcriptional Changes in the Cartilage of Subchondral Insufficiency Fracture of the Knee. Journal of Inflammation Research. Volume 15. 6105–6112. 1 indexed citations

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Yang, Jie, Lutian Yao, Ran Huo, et al.. (2021). Interleukin-35 Regulates Angiogenesis Through P38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Signaling Pathway in Interleukin-1β-Stimulated SW1353 Cells and Cartilage Bioinformatics Analysis. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 41(5). 164–171. 2 indexed citations

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Wei, Yulong, Hao Sun, Tao Gui, et al.. (2021). The critical role of Hedgehog-responsive mesenchymal progenitors in meniscus development and injury repair. eLife. 10. 13 indexed citations

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Haseeb, Abdul, Ranjan Kc, Marco Angelozzi, et al.. (2021). SOX9 keeps growth plates and articular cartilage healthy by inhibiting chondrocyte dedifferentiation/osteoblastic redifferentiation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(8). 152 indexed citations

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Zhong, Leilei, Lutian Yao, Patrick Seale, & Ling Qin. (2021). Marrow adipogenic lineage precursor: A new cellular component of marrow adipose tissue. Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 35(4). 101518–101518. 22 indexed citations

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Shi, Yu, Xueyang Liao, Lutian Yao, et al.. (2021). Gli1+ progenitors mediate bone anabolic function of teriparatide via Hh and Igf signaling. Cell Reports. 36(7). 109542–109542. 26 indexed citations

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Zhong, Leilei, Lutian Yao, & Ling Qin. (2020). A Novel Enzymatic Digestion Approach for Isolation and Culture of Rodent Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Progenitors. Methods in molecular biology. 2221. 29–39. 1 indexed citations

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Huang, Menggui, Duo Zhang, Chunsheng Li, et al.. (2020). Wnt-mediated endothelial transformation into mesenchymal stem cell–like cells induces chemoresistance in glioblastoma. Science Translational Medicine. 12(532). 106 indexed citations

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Yu, Wei, Leilei Zhong, Lutian Yao, et al.. (2020). Bone marrow adipogenic lineage precursors promote osteoclastogenesis in bone remodeling and pathologic bone loss. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 131(2). 148 indexed citations

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