Meifang Yu

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Meifang Yu is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Molecular Biology and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Meifang Yu has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Meifang Yu's work include Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials (9 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (5 papers) and Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (5 papers). Meifang Yu is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials (9 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (5 papers) and Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (5 papers). Meifang Yu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Netherlands. Meifang Yu's co-authors include Dennis W. Wolff, Peter W. Abel, Jinhua Zhang, Yen‐Tsung Huang, Jing Zhao, Yan Xie, Yuhai Tu, Chunying Chen, Teng Zhou and Hejiang Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Biomaterials and Advanced Functional Materials.

In The Last Decade

Meifang Yu

20 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

  1. Mitochondrial dynamics regulates migration and invasion of breast cancer cells
    2012 595 citations Jing Zhao, Jinhua Zhang et al. Oncogene profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Meifang Yu China 9 715 355 278 166 137 23 1.2k
Zhi Sheng United States 23 779 1.1× 156 0.4× 193 0.7× 80 0.5× 63 0.5× 58 1.4k
Rainer Wittig Germany 21 611 0.9× 196 0.6× 233 0.8× 73 0.4× 69 0.5× 45 1.2k
Lissa Nurrul Abdullah Singapore 8 454 0.6× 207 0.6× 200 0.7× 212 1.3× 118 0.9× 8 1.0k
Kaja Urbańska Poland 11 328 0.5× 162 0.5× 143 0.5× 88 0.5× 78 0.6× 32 769
Yichao Lu China 20 1.1k 1.5× 216 0.6× 225 0.8× 43 0.3× 100 0.7× 48 1.7k
Zhiwei Qiu China 11 598 0.8× 214 0.6× 125 0.4× 40 0.2× 80 0.6× 29 1.1k
Qiang Lü China 18 529 0.7× 186 0.5× 134 0.5× 62 0.4× 76 0.6× 51 1.1k
Xuting Zhang China 9 719 1.0× 305 0.9× 330 1.2× 93 0.6× 168 1.2× 21 1.0k
Calvin R. Justus United States 9 530 0.7× 206 0.6× 169 0.6× 41 0.2× 88 0.6× 10 1.0k
Gerard G. M. D’Souza United States 25 1.5k 2.1× 123 0.3× 398 1.4× 190 1.1× 407 3.0× 46 2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Meifang Yu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Meifang Yu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Meifang Yu

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Xu, Ping, Xiaoye Zhang, Xuan Zhang, et al.. (2025). Dissection of transcriptome and metabolome insights into the polyphyllin biosynthesis in Paris. BMC Plant Biology. 25(1). 206–206. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Andi, Xian Chen, Astrid M. Manuel, et al.. (2025). Single-nucleus multiomics reveals the disrupted regulatory programs in three brain regions of sporadic early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Science Advances. 11(51). eadw4917–eadw4917.
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Xu, Ping, Jia Chen, You Lu, et al.. (2024). Metabolomics and transcriptomics profiling of three Paris species with varied polyphyllin compositions. Scientific Data. 11(1). 1293–1293. 2 indexed citations
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Yu, Meifang, et al.. (2023). Abstract 4830: Uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2) loss of function mediates PDAC tumor suppression by mitochondrial fusion. Cancer Research. 83(7_Supplement). 4830–4830.
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Nguyen, Nicholas D., Meifang Yu, Joseph Abi Jaoude, et al.. (2021). Comparative Untargeted Metabolomic Profiling of Induced Mitochondrial Fusion in Pancreatic Cancer. Metabolites. 11(9). 627–627. 3 indexed citations
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Fujimoto, Tara N., Lauren E. Colbert, Yanqing Huang, et al.. (2019). Selective EGLN Inhibition Enables Ablative Radiotherapy and Improves Survival in Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer. Cancer Research. 79(9). 2327–2338. 22 indexed citations
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Yu, Meifang, Nicholas D. Nguyen, Yanqing Huang, et al.. (2019). Mitochondrial fusion exploits a therapeutic vulnerability of pancreatic cancer. JCI Insight. 4(16). 129 indexed citations
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Yu, Meifang, Yuan Qiu, Jiming Chen, & Wenming Jiang. (2016). Enhanced humoral and cellular immune responses to PRRS virus GP5 glycoprotein by DNA prime-adenovirus boost vaccination in mice. Virus Genes. 52(2). 228–234. 3 indexed citations
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Zhou, Teng, Bo Zhang, Peng Wei, et al.. (2014). Energy metabolism analysis reveals the mechanism of inhibition of breast cancer cell metastasis by PEG-modified graphene oxide nanosheets. Biomaterials. 35(37). 9833–9843. 99 indexed citations
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Zhou, Teng, Meifang Yu, Bo Zhang, et al.. (2014). Inhibition of Cancer Cell Migration by Gold Nanorods: Molecular Mechanisms and Implications for Cancer Therapy. Advanced Functional Materials. 24(44). 6922–6932. 69 indexed citations
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Zhou, Hejiang, Bo Zhang, Jia‐Jia Zheng, et al.. (2013). The inhibition of migration and invasion of cancer cells by graphene via the impairment of mitochondrial respiration. Biomaterials. 35(5). 1597–1607. 170 indexed citations
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Zhao, Jing, Jinhua Zhang, Meifang Yu, et al.. (2012). Mitochondrial dynamics regulates migration and invasion of breast cancer cells. Oncogene. 32(40). 4814–4824. 595 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wu, Jiaqiang, J. Li, Fulin Tian, et al.. (2009). Genetic variation and pathogenicity of highly virulent porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus emerging in China. Archives of Virology. 154(10). 1589–1597. 47 indexed citations
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Li, He, et al.. (2002). Progress in MBE growth of HgCdTe at SITP. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 4 indexed citations
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He, Li, et al.. (2000). MBE growth of HgCdTe and device applications. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 4086. 311–311. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Shan‐Li, et al.. (2000). Comparison of surface morphologies of HgCdTe films grown by MBE and LPE. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 4086. 100–100.
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He, Liang, Jing Yang, Meifang Yu, et al.. (1999). Molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) in situ high-temperature annealing of HgCdTe. Journal of Crystal Growth. 201-202. 524–529. 17 indexed citations
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He, Li, Shan‐Li Wang, Meifang Yu, et al.. (1998). <title>MBE growth of HgCdTe for infrared focal plane arrays</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 3553. 13–22. 3 indexed citations
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He, Li, et al.. (1991). Infrared photoconductor fabricated with a molecular beam epitaxially grown CdTe/HgCdTe heterostructure. Applied Physics Letters. 58(9). 914–916. 13 indexed citations
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He, Li, et al.. (1990). MBE growth of (111) CdTe on Zn-stabilized and Se-stabilized (100) ZnSe. Journal of Crystal Growth. 101(1-4). 147–152. 2 indexed citations

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