Mingfeng Yang

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Mingfeng Yang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Mingfeng Yang has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Physiology and 4 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Mingfeng Yang's work include Protein Structure and Dynamics (7 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (6 papers) and Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes (4 papers). Mingfeng Yang is often cited by papers focused on Protein Structure and Dynamics (7 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (6 papers) and Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes (4 papers). Mingfeng Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Netherlands. Mingfeng Yang's co-authors include David B. Teplow, Robin Roychaudhuri, Minako Hoshi, Shuanghong Huo, Ming Lei, Yuanzhi Li, Yining Fan, Yi Chen, Bolian Xu and Hanpei Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Mingfeng Yang

17 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Amyloid β-Protein Assembly and Alzheimer Disease 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 100 200 300 400 500
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. Amyloid β-Protein Assembly and Alzheimer Disease
    2008 530 citations Robin Roychaudhuri, Mingfeng Yang et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mingfeng Yang China 11 752 634 222 152 133 18 1.1k
Melissa A. Moss United States 22 781 1.0× 638 1.0× 197 0.9× 124 0.8× 201 1.5× 51 1.4k
Masafumi Sakono Japan 18 597 0.8× 791 1.2× 117 0.5× 208 1.4× 122 0.9× 56 1.4k
Axel Abelein Sweden 19 664 0.9× 654 1.0× 143 0.6× 125 0.8× 73 0.5× 36 1.1k
Dahabada H. J. Lopes United States 13 564 0.8× 581 0.9× 132 0.6× 83 0.5× 135 1.0× 19 1.0k
Marten Beeg Italy 23 949 1.3× 1.0k 1.6× 209 0.9× 111 0.7× 198 1.5× 47 1.8k
Yuxi Lin South Korea 17 749 1.0× 800 1.3× 96 0.4× 116 0.8× 82 0.6× 57 1.4k
Sean Chia United Kingdom 21 916 1.2× 929 1.5× 233 1.0× 110 0.7× 123 0.9× 46 1.5k
Rashmi Kumar United States 7 916 1.2× 660 1.0× 247 1.1× 65 0.4× 214 1.6× 10 1.2k
Michael R. Nichols United States 21 764 1.0× 567 0.9× 144 0.6× 66 0.4× 150 1.1× 45 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Mingfeng Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mingfeng Yang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mingfeng Yang

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

All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Zheng, Xiaomin, Ben Chen, Mingfeng Yang, et al.. (2025). Sex differences in brain activity and connectivity in late-life depression. PubMed. 6. kkaf029–kkaf029.
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Wang, Yiwen, et al.. (2024). Identification the role of necroptosis in rheumatoid arthritis by WGCNA network. Autoimmunity. 57(1). 2358069–2358069. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Mingfeng, et al.. (2023). Efficacy of JAK Inhibitors versus DMARDs in the Treatment of Polymyalgia Rheumatica in China. International Journal of General Medicine. Volume 16. 2981–2986. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Jiaming, Tianyi Li, Mingfeng Yang, et al.. (2023). Storage-life prediction and relationship between maximum elongation and stabilizer depletion for a composite modified double base propellant (CMDB) propellant. Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials. 28(4). 2411–2427. 3 indexed citations
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Yang, Mingfeng, et al.. (2022). The protective role of glucocerebrosidase/ceramide in rheumatoid arthritis. Connective Tissue Research. 63(6). 625–633. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Bin, et al.. (2018). High mobility group box protein 1 downregulates acid β-glucosidase 1 in synovial fibroblasts from patients with rheumatoid arthritis.. PubMed. 11(7). 3575–3582. 1 indexed citations
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Roychaudhuri, Robin, Mingfeng Yang, Atul Deshpande, et al.. (2012). C-Terminal Turn Stability Determines Assembly Differences between Aβ40 and Aβ42. Journal of Molecular Biology. 425(2). 292–308. 68 indexed citations
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Roychaudhuri, Robin, Mingfeng Yang, Margaret M. Condron, & David B. Teplow. (2012). Structural Dynamics of the Amyloid β-Protein Monomer Folding Nucleus. Biochemistry. 51(19). 3957–3959. 14 indexed citations
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Yang, Mingfeng & David B. Teplow. (2008). Amyloid β-Protein Monomer Folding: Free-Energy Surfaces Reveal Alloform-Specific Differences. Journal of Molecular Biology. 384(2). 450–464. 222 indexed citations
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Lim, Chee Chew, Haijun Yang, Mingfeng Yang, et al.. (2008). A Novel Mutant Cardiac Troponin C Disrupts Molecular Motions Critical for Calcium Binding Affinity and Cardiomyocyte Contractility. Biophysical Journal. 94(9). 3577–3589. 57 indexed citations
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Roychaudhuri, Robin, Mingfeng Yang, Minako Hoshi, & David B. Teplow. (2008). Amyloid β-Protein Assembly and Alzheimer Disease. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(8). 4749–4753. 530 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yang, Mingfeng, Boyan Yordanov, Yaakov Levy, Rafael Brüschweiler, & Shuanghong Huo. (2006). The Sequence-Dependent Unfolding Pathway Plays a Critical Role in the Amyloidogenicity of Transthyretin. Biochemistry. 45(39). 11992–12002. 26 indexed citations
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Yang, Mingfeng, Ming Lei, Rafael Brüschweiler, & Shuanghong Huo. (2005). Initial Conformational Changes of Human Transthyretin under Partially Denaturing Conditions. Biophysical Journal. 89(1). 433–443. 23 indexed citations
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Lei, Ming, Mingfeng Yang, & Shuanghong Huo. (2004). Intrinsic versus mutation dependent instability/flexibility: a comparative analysis of the structure and dynamics of wild-type transthyretin and its pathogenic variants. Journal of Structural Biology. 148(2). 153–168. 20 indexed citations
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Yang, Mingfeng, Ming Lei, & Shuanghong Huo. (2003). Why is Leu55→Pro55 transthyretin variant the most amyloidogenic: Insights from molecular dynamics simulations of transthyretin monomers. Protein Science. 12(6). 1222–1231. 38 indexed citations
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Li, Yuanzhi, Yining Fan, Hanpei Yang, et al.. (2003). Strong metal-support interaction and catalytic properties of anatase and rutile supported palladium catalyst Pd/TiO2. Chemical Physics Letters. 372(1-2). 160–165. 103 indexed citations

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