Maojun Yang

9.8k citations

96 papers · 6.8k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 36

Impact in

Molecular Biology top 1%
- Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
- ATP Synthase and ATPases Research
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
- Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
- Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
Structural Biology top 2%

Papers in

Molecular Biology 73
- Mitochondrial Function and Pathology 14
- ATP Synthase and ATPases Research 12
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms 10
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 9
- Ion channel regulation and function 8
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering 7
- Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways 6
Biochemistry 6

Co-authors: Jinke Gu Runyu GuoMeng WuShuai Zong Hongtao Yu Mischa Machius Ning Gao Jinlan Gao
Journals: Protein & Cell (11 papers)Nature Communications (6 papers)Nature (6 papers)Journal of Biological Chemistry (6 papers)Cell Discovery (5 papers)
Partner nations: China United States Saudi Arabia

In The Last Decade

Maojun Yang

91 papers receiving 6.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Recent progress and challenges in the treatment of spinal cord injury 2023 · 70 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2023 Protein & Cell
2003 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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1	Propionate alleviates ulcerative colitis by modulating the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway and suppressing NLRP3 inflammasome activation Food & Function ·李开江, Danqing Xin, GJ Tolhurst, Shuanglian Wang, Maojun Yang, Chuanyong Liu	2025	1
2	Molecular architecture of the mammalian 2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase complex Nature Communications ·Irene Faranda, Adedeji Thompson Okunade, Xudong Chen, J. P., Jian Yin, B. M. Lotarev, Xin Gao, Sensen Zhang, Maojun Yang	2024	4
3	Structural basis for the regulatory mechanism of mammalian mitochondrial respiratory chain megacomplex-I2III2IV2 Laixing Zhang, Runyu Guo, Mohd Affendy Bin Chi'Nong, F. H. Fockens, Jinke Gu, Maojun Yang	2024	0
4	Structural basis for the reaction cycle and transport mechanism of human Na ⁺ -sulfate cotransporter NaS1 (SLC13A1) Science Advances ·Xudong Chen, (unknown), Chien-Chia Chuang, Minseo Kim, Chang Liu, 洋一佐々井, Ivona Dlouhá, Åsne Myklebust, 光紀樋泉, Qikai Li, 石原慎, Xiangmei Chen, Xin Gao, Guangyan Cai, Sensen Zhang, Boda Zhou, Maojun Yang	2024	0
5	Strengthened interlayer interaction and improved room-temperature thermoelectric performance of Ag-doped n-type Bi2Te2.7Se0.3 Science China Materials ·Long Li, Ping Wei, Maojun Yang, Wanting Zhu, Xiaolei Nie, Wenyu Zhao, Qingjie Zhang	2023	20
6	Molecular basis for the catalytic mechanism of human neutral sphingomyelinases 1 (hSMPD2) Nature Communications ·Jingbo Yi, 佐藤千鶴, Jian Yin, Зайцева А. С., Xudong Chen, W. Lehmann, Guohui Li, Sensen Zhang, Yuebin Zhang, Maojun Yang	2023	4
7	The coupling mechanism of mammalian mitochondrial complex I Nature Structural & Molecular Biology ·Jinke Gu, Tianya Liu, Runyu Guo, Laixing Zhang, Maojun Yang	2022	67
8	Mechanism of siRNA production by a plant Dicer-RNA complex in dicing-competent conformation Science ·Satoshi Suzuki, Yan Xue, Laixing Zhang, Zhenhui Zhong, Suhua Feng, Alexandre Aguilera Luque, B. Shilpa, Zhenlin Yang, C. Jake Harris, Zhe Wu, Jixian Zhai, Maojun Yang, Sisi Li, Steven E. Jacobsen, Jiamu Du	2021	67
9	The structural basis of function and regulation of neuronal cotransporters NKCC1 and KCC2 Communications Biology ·Sensen Zhang, Jun Zhou, Yuebin Zhang, Tianya Liu, Perrine Friedel, Wei Zhuo, Roberto Bonin, Kasturi Roy, Laixing Zhang, B. Guy Peters, Xianbin Meng, Haiteng Deng, Wenwen Zeng, Guohui Li, Biff Forbush, Maojun Yang	2021	62
10	Atomic structure of human TOM core complex Cell Discovery ·Wenhe Wang, Xudong Chen, Laixing Zhang, Jingbo Yi, G.Y. Voumbo, Jian Yin, Wei Zhuo, Jinke Gu, Maojun Yang	2020	90
11	Cryo-EM structure of the mammalian ATP synthase tetramer bound with inhibitory protein IF1 Science ·Jinke Gu, Laixing Zhang, Shuai Zong, Runyu Guo, Tianya Liu, Jingbo Yi, Peiyi Wang, Wei Zhuo, Maojun Yang	2019	148
12	Temperature-dependent ESR and computational studies on antiferromagnetic electron transfer in the yeast NADH dehydrogenase Ndi1 Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics ·Kaiqi Wu, Wenfei Li, Lu Yu, Wei Tong, Yue Feng, Shenglong Ling, Longhua Zhang, Xiao Zheng, Maojun Yang, Changlin Tian	2017	5
13	Expression, purification, crystallization and structure determination of the N terminal domain of Fhb, a factor H binding protein from Streptococcus suis Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Chunmao Zhang, You Yu, Maojun Yang, Yongqiang Jiang	2015	4
14	Structural Insight into Caenorhabditis elegans Sex-determining Protein FEM-2* Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Yi Zhang, FU Qun-xing, 輝子谷嶋, Jingpeng Ge, Yang Li, Jinke Gu, Peng Li, Yue Feng, Maojun Yang	2013	13
15	Structural basis for a homodimeric ATPase subunit of an ECF transporter Protein & Cell ·Chengliang Chai, You Yu, Wei Zhuo, FU Qun-xing, Xiaolu Li, С. В. Сакун, Jijie Chai, Maojun Yang	2013	7
16	Structure and molecular mechanism of an anion-selective mechanosensitive channel of small conductance Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Xiaozhe Zhang, Jingjing Wang, Yue Feng, Jingpeng Ge, Wenfei Li, Wending Sun, Irene Iscla, Jie Yu, Paul Blount, Yang Li, Maojun Yang	2012	49
17	The N-terminal Domain of NPC1L1 Protein Binds Cholesterol and Plays Essential Roles in Cholesterol Uptake Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Jinhui Zhang, Liang Ge, Wei Qi, Liqing Zhang, Hong‐Hua Miao, Bo-Liang Li, Maojun Yang, Bao‐Liang Song	2011	91
18	Structural basis of histone demethylation by LSD1 revealed by suicide inactivation Nature Structural & Molecular Biology ·Maojun Yang, Jeffrey C. Culhane, Lawrence M. Szewczuk, Christian B. Gocke, Chad A. Brautigam, Diana R. Tomchick, Mischa Machius, Philip A. Cole, Hongtao Yu	2007	148
19	The crystal structures of severe acute respiratory syndrome virus main protease and its complex with an inhibitor Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Haitao Yang, Maojun Yang, Yi Ding, Yiwei Liu, Zhiyong Lou, Zhe Zhou, Lei Sun, Lijuan Mo, Sheng Ye, Hai Pang, George F. Gao, K. Anand, Mark Bartlam, R. Hilgenfeld, Zihe Rao Hit paper breakdown →	2003	773
20	Crystallization and preliminary crystallographic analysis of RSB-66, a novel round spermatid-specific protein Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography ·Maojun Yang, Shentao Li, Gang Liang, Lei Sun, Xian Zhang, Ning Liu, Hai Pang, Shiying Miao, Linfang Wang, Zihe Rao	2003	4

About Maojun Yang

Maojun Yang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Aging, Clinical Biochemistry and Virology, having authored 96 papers that have together received 6.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (14 papers), ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (12 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (10 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (10 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (9 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (8 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (7 papers) and Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (4.8k citations), Structural Biology (77 citations), Clinical Biochemistry (292 citations), Infectious Diseases (787 citations) and Biochemistry (292 citations). Maojun Yang has collaborated with scholars based in China, United States and Saudi Arabia. Frequent co-authors include Jinke Gu, Runyu Guo, Meng Wu, Shuai Zong, Hongtao Yu, Mischa Machius, Ning Gao, Jinlan Gao, Diana R. Tomchick and Jingpeng Ge. Their work appears in journals such as Protein & Cell, Nature Communications, Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Cell Discovery.

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