Minkai Yang

723 total citations
49 papers, 527 citations indexed

About

Minkai Yang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Toxicology. According to data from OpenAlex, Minkai Yang has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 527 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 22 papers in Plant Science and 18 papers in Toxicology. Recurrent topics in Minkai Yang's work include Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents (18 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (14 papers) and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (8 papers). Minkai Yang is often cited by papers focused on Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents (18 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (14 papers) and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (8 papers). Minkai Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, Czechia and United States. Minkai Yang's co-authors include Yonghua Yang, Jinliang Qi, Zhongling Wen, Guihua Lu, Hongyan Lin, Hongwei Han, Tongming Yin, Jiangyan Fu, Aliya Fazal and Xiaoming Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Hazardous Materials and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Minkai Yang

47 papers receiving 524 citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Minkai Yang China	14	261	184	116	102	35	49	527
Rongwu Yang China	16	258 1.0×	168 0.9×	148 1.3×	135 1.3×	38 1.1×	41	534
Cheng‐Yi Tang China	14	241 0.9×	152 0.8×	174 1.5×	138 1.4×	40 1.1×	23	481
Lijun Ling China	16	148 0.6×	241 1.3×	41 0.4×	45 0.4×	39 1.1×	45	581
Xiaoshan Wang China	12	216 0.8×	343 1.9×	16 0.1×	62 0.6×	61 1.7×	33	529
Jana Swaczynová Czechia	11	305 1.2×	189 1.0×	19 0.2×	51 0.5×	15 0.4×	14	462
Sheng Li China	12	342 1.3×	271 1.5×	16 0.1×	33 0.3×	23 0.7×	63	654
Yiyun Zhu China	13	255 1.0×	191 1.0×	16 0.1×	16 0.2×	35 1.0×	27	524
Shinsuke Imai Japan	18	449 1.7×	432 2.3×	31 0.3×	88 0.9×	144 4.1×	41	935
Daisy Jereissati Barbosa Lima Brazil	12	171 0.7×	95 0.5×	76 0.7×	126 1.2×	46 1.3×	16	425
Steven J.T. Jackson United States	5	350 1.3×	72 0.4×	48 0.4×	114 1.1×	13 0.4×	7	398

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Wen, Zhongling, Minkai Yang, Changyi Wang, et al.. (2025). Shikonin Derivative Suppresses Colorectal Cancer Cells Growth via Reactive Oxygen Species‐Mediated Mitochondrial Apoptosis and PI3K/AKT Pathway. Chemistry & Biodiversity. 22(4). e202403291–e202403291. 2 indexed citations

Han, Hongwei, Minkai Yang, Zhongling Wen, et al.. (2024). Trametinib and M17, a novel small molecule inhibitor of AKT, display a synergistic antitumor effect in triple negative breast cancer cells through the AKT/mTOR and MEK/ERK pathways. Bioorganic Chemistry. 154. 107981–107981. 5 indexed citations

Fazal, Aliya, Minkai Yang, Guihua Lu, et al.. (2024). Impact of dual Bt-transgenic maize (2A7) on soil microbial communities and enzyme activities: A comparative study with control variety Z58. Environmental Research. 263(Pt 1). 120006–120006. 3 indexed citations

Yang, Minkai, Zhenghua Li, Tongming Yin, et al.. (2024). Unveiling the hidden world: How arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and its regulated core fungi modify the composition and metabolism of soybean rhizosphere microbiome. Environmental Microbiome. 19(1). 78–78. 9 indexed citations

Han, Hongwei, Minkai Yang, Zhongling Wen, et al.. (2023). A modified natural small molecule inhibits triple-negative breast cancer growth by interacting with Tubb3. Phytomedicine. 126. 154894–154894. 2 indexed citations

Fazal, Aliya, Zhongling Wen, Minkai Yang, et al.. (2023). Triple-transgenic soybean in conjunction with glyphosate drive patterns in the rhizosphere microbial community assembly. Environmental Pollution. 335. 122337–122337. 6 indexed citations

Han, Hongwei, Zhongling Wen, Minkai Yang, et al.. (2023). Novel shikonin derivative suppresses tumor growth and metastasis intervention of Wnt/β-catenin pathway. Process Biochemistry. 132. 297–307. 1 indexed citations

Wen, Zhongling, Minkai Yang, Qingqing Chen, et al.. (2023). Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of novel modified dual-target shikonin derivatives for colorectal cancer treatment. Bioorganic Chemistry. 139. 106703–106703. 6 indexed citations

Lin, Hongyan, Hongwei Han, Minkai Yang, et al.. (2023). PKM2/PDK1 dual-targeted shikonin derivatives restore the sensitivity of EGFR-mutated NSCLC cells to gefitinib by remodeling glucose metabolism. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 249. 115166–115166. 15 indexed citations

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Fazal, Aliya, Minkai Yang, Xuan Wang, et al.. (2023). Discrepancies in rhizobacterial assembly caused by glyphosate application and herbicide-tolerant soybean Co-expressing GAT and EPSPS. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 450. 131053–131053. 14 indexed citations

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Wang, Xuan, Changyi Wang, Minkai Yang, et al.. (2023). Genome-Wide Comparison and Functional Characterization of HMGR Gene Family Associated with Shikonin Biosynthesis in Lithospermum erythrorhizon. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(15). 12532–12532. 8 indexed citations

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Wen, Zhongling, Minkai Yang, Aliya Fazal, et al.. (2022). Differential assembly of root-associated bacterial and fungal communities of a dual transgenic insect-resistant maize line at different host niches and different growth stages. Frontiers in Microbiology. 13. 1023971–1023971. 5 indexed citations

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Chen, Qingqing, Hongwei Han, Feng Lu, et al.. (2022). Novel shikonin derivatives suppress cell proliferation, migration and induce apoptosis in human triple-negative breast cancer cells via regulating PDK1/PDHC axis. Life Sciences. 310. 121077–121077. 18 indexed citations

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Lin, Hongyan, Xiaopeng Ma, Xiaorong Yang, et al.. (2022). Natural shikonin and acetyl-shikonin improve intestinal microbial and protein composition to alleviate colitis-associated colorectal cancer. International Immunopharmacology. 111. 109097–109097. 54 indexed citations

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Fu, Jiangyan, Jin Suo, Zhongling Wen, et al.. (2022). Overexpression of a putative 12-oxophytodienoate reductase gene, EpOPR1, enhances acetylshikonin production in Echium plantagineum. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant. 58(2). 311–320. 4 indexed citations

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Yang, Xiaorong, Hongwei Han, Zhongling Wen, et al.. (2021). Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of anilide (dicarboxylic acid) shikonin esters as antitumor agents through targeting PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway. Bioorganic Chemistry. 111. 104872–104872. 22 indexed citations

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Han, Hongwei, Wenxue Sun, Feng Lu, et al.. (2021). Differential relieving effects of shikonin and its derivatives on inflammation and mucosal barrier damage caused by ulcerative colitis. PeerJ. 9. e10675–e10675. 21 indexed citations

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Han, Hongwei, Cong He, Xingyu Chen, et al.. (2021). Shikonin N-benzyl matrinic acid ester derivatives as novel telomerase inhibitors with potent activity against lung cancer cell lines. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 57. 128503–128503. 7 indexed citations

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Sun, Wenxue, Hongwei Han, Minkai Yang, et al.. (2019). Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of benzoylacrylic acid shikonin ester derivatives as irreversible dual inhibitors of tubulin and EGFR. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 27(23). 115153–115153. 22 indexed citations

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Qiu, Han‐Yue, Jiangyan Fu, Minkai Yang, et al.. (2017). Identification of new shikonin derivatives as STAT3 inhibitors. Biochemical Pharmacology. 146. 74–86. 37 indexed citations

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