Peifen Yao

1.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
9 papers, 831 citations indexed

About

Peifen Yao is a scholar working on Complementary and alternative medicine, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Peifen Yao has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 831 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine, 4 papers in Molecular Biology and 2 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Peifen Yao's work include Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis (4 papers), Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications (3 papers) and Fungal Biology and Applications (2 papers). Peifen Yao is often cited by papers focused on Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis (4 papers), Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications (3 papers) and Fungal Biology and Applications (2 papers). Peifen Yao collaborates with scholars based in Macao, China and Spain. Peifen Yao's co-authors include Chi Teng Vong, Shengpeng Wang, Caifang Gao, Yitao Wang, Zhejie Chen, Yan Gao, Yitao Wang, Xiuzhu Li, Qiao Liu and Zhangfeng Zhong and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Drug Discovery Today and Pharmacological Research.

In The Last Decade

Peifen Yao

9 papers receiving 819 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. Naturally occurring anti-cancer compounds: shining from Chinese herbal medicine
    2019 412 citations Hua Luo, Chi Teng Vong et al. Chinese Medicine profile →
  2. Astragali Radix (Huangqi): A promising edible immunomodulatory herbal medicine
    2020 233 citations Zhejie Chen, Lijuan Liu et al. Journal of Ethnopharmacology profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Peifen Yao 433 197 133 109 96 9 831
Bum‐Sang Shim 446 1.0× 160 0.8× 123 0.9× 150 1.4× 142 1.5× 39 926
Liu Yan-wen 558 1.3× 141 0.7× 169 1.3× 163 1.5× 110 1.1× 87 1.1k
Xingtao Zhao 512 1.2× 106 0.5× 147 1.1× 92 0.8× 121 1.3× 33 1.1k
Yi‐Ching Chuang 532 1.2× 132 0.7× 111 0.8× 85 0.8× 106 1.1× 56 869
Brian Chi‐Yan Cheng 521 1.2× 148 0.8× 150 1.1× 127 1.2× 138 1.4× 28 972
Shu‐Ju Wu 474 1.1× 115 0.6× 153 1.2× 133 1.2× 119 1.2× 36 1.1k
Yu‐Sheng Lo 554 1.3× 132 0.7× 109 0.8× 83 0.8× 107 1.1× 58 892
Chau‐Jong Wang 513 1.2× 149 0.8× 143 1.1× 169 1.6× 119 1.2× 32 1.2k
Jingchun Yao 469 1.1× 104 0.5× 176 1.3× 69 0.6× 84 0.9× 101 878
Jiyuan Sun 450 1.0× 174 0.9× 111 0.8× 123 1.1× 123 1.3× 23 988

Countries citing papers authored by Peifen Yao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Peifen Yao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Peifen Yao. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Peifen Yao. The network helps show where Peifen Yao may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peifen Yao

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

All Works

9 of 9 papers shown
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Wang, Mei, et al.. (2022). Key quality factors for Chinese herbal medicines entering the EU market. Chinese Medicine. 17(1). 29–29. 22 indexed citations
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Li, Wenbing, et al.. (2022). Quality Status Analysis and Intrinsic Connection Research of Growing place, Morphological Characteristics, and Quality of Chinese Medicine: Cyperi Rhizoma (Xiangfu) as a Case Study. Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2022. 1–13. 3 indexed citations
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Vong, Chi Teng, Peifen Yao, Hua Yu, et al.. (2021). Specific NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors: promising therapeutic agents for inflammatory diseases. Drug Discovery Today. 26(6). 1394–1408. 33 indexed citations
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Chen, Weijie, Xiuzhu Li, Zhejie Chen, et al.. (2021). A comprehensive quality analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials of Asian ginseng and American ginseng based on the CONSORT guideline. Journal of Ginseng Research. 46(1). 71–78. 4 indexed citations
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Yao, Peifen, Yan Gao, Jesús Simal‐Gándara, et al.. (2021). Litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.): a comprehensive review of phytochemistry, medicinal properties, and product development. Food & Function. 12(20). 9527–9548. 39 indexed citations
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Wu, Xu, Jiliang Cao, Mingxing Li, et al.. (2020). An integrated microbiome and metabolomic analysis identifies immunoenhancing features of Ganoderma lucidum spores oil in mice. Pharmacological Research. 158. 104937–104937. 55 indexed citations
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Chen, Zhejie, Lijuan Liu, Caifang Gao, et al.. (2020). Astragali Radix (Huangqi): A promising edible immunomodulatory herbal medicine. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 258. 112895–112895. 233 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Weijie, Peifen Yao, Chi Teng Vong, et al.. (2020). Ginseng: A bibliometric analysis of 40-year journey of global clinical trials. Journal of Advanced Research. 34. 187–197. 30 indexed citations
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Luo, Hua, Chi Teng Vong, Hanbin Chen, et al.. (2019). Naturally occurring anti-cancer compounds: shining from Chinese herbal medicine. Chinese Medicine. 14(1). 48–48. 412 indexed citations breakdown →

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