Pengyuan Yang

8.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
113 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Pengyuan Yang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Pengyuan Yang has authored 113 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Epidemiology and 17 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Pengyuan Yang's work include Hepatitis B Virus Studies (14 papers), Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications (12 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (12 papers). Pengyuan Yang is often cited by papers focused on Hepatitis B Virus Studies (14 papers), Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications (12 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (12 papers). Pengyuan Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Pengyuan Yang's co-authors include Yao‐Cheng Rui, Yun Zhang, Geoffrey J. Markowitz, Fei Lan, Yang Shi, Yujiang Geno Shi, Dong Xie, Qi-Jing Li, Ruitu Lv and Xiao-Fan Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Pengyuan Yang

111 papers receiving 5.3k 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.

Zc3h13 Regulates Nuclear RNA m6A Methylation and Mouse Embryonic Stem Cell Self-Renewal

2018 707 citations Jing Wen, Ruitu Lv et al. Molecular Cell profile →
TGF-β-miR-34a-CCL22 Signaling-Induced Treg Cell Recruitment Promotes Venous Metastases of HBV-Positive Hepatocellular Carcinoma

2012 456 citations Pengyuan Yang, Geoffrey J. Markowitz et al. profile →
RNA m6A methylation orchestrates cancer growth and metastasis via macrophage reprogramming

2021 313 citations Pengyuan Yang et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Pengyuan Yang China	35	3.4k	1.7k	1.0k	816	525	113	5.4k
Salvatore Papa United States	28	2.7k 0.8×	1.5k 0.9×	1.0k 1.0×	889 1.1×	420 0.8×	51	4.5k
Xiaojie Lu China	34	2.1k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	613 0.6×	758 0.9×	518 1.0×	113	3.8k
Shengli Yang China	33	2.0k 0.6×	845 0.5×	480 0.5×	1.0k 1.3×	407 0.8×	167	4.0k
Yanfang Liu China	33	2.5k 0.7×	1.3k 0.8×	904 0.9×	824 1.0×	475 0.9×	206	4.4k
Concetta Bubici United States	21	2.2k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	822 0.8×	756 0.9×	341 0.6×	29	3.8k
Junnian Zheng China	38	3.6k 1.0×	1.7k 1.0×	1.2k 1.2×	1.9k 2.3×	255 0.5×	201	5.8k
Qiang Xia China	44	3.5k 1.0×	1.6k 0.9×	734 0.7×	769 0.9×	1.1k 2.0×	264	6.4k
Xiao‐Feng Zhu China	36	3.0k 0.9×	1.2k 0.7×	538 0.5×	1.0k 1.3×	1.1k 2.1×	145	5.1k
Rui Zhang China	49	5.9k 1.7×	4.1k 2.5×	672 0.7×	972 1.2×	514 1.0×	290	7.8k
Dae‐Yeul Yu South Korea	42	3.5k 1.0×	915 0.6×	886 0.9×	624 0.8×	842 1.6×	129	5.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Pengyuan Yang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pengyuan Yang

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Duan, Junfei, Pengyuan Yang, Huamin Hu, et al.. (2025). Substituent-induced microstructural modulation of epoxy resin-derived hard carbon for high-performance sodium-ion battery anodes. Chemical Engineering Journal. 508. 161184–161184. 9 indexed citations

Gao, Yanan, Xuetao Huang, Yajing Hao, et al.. (2025). HBV-associated hepatocellular carcinomas inhibit antitumor CD8+ T cell via the long noncoding RNA HDAC2-AS2. Nature Communications. 16(1). 2055–2055. 5 indexed citations

Duan, Junfei, Zhou Xu, Meng Li, et al.. (2025). Structure Regulation of Hard Carbon with Enriched Semi‐Closed Ultramicropores for Enhanced Rapid Sodium Storage. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(46). 16 indexed citations

Yang, Wenlan, Kai Xu, Yu Zhou, et al.. (2023). Nsun2 coupling with RoRγt shapes the fate of Th17 cells and promotes colitis. Nature Communications. 14(1). 863–863. 30 indexed citations

Gao, Xia, Ling Lin, Anqi Hu, et al.. (2022). Shotgun lipidomics combined targeted MRM reveals sphingolipid signatures of coronary artery disease. Talanta. 245. 123475–123475. 5 indexed citations

Chen, Liang, Dawei Zhang, Peng Zhao, et al.. (2021). Single-cell epigenomic landscape of peripheral immune cells reveals establishment of trained immunity in individuals convalescing from COVID-19. Nature Cell Biology. 23(6). 620–630. 69 indexed citations

Gao, Yanan, Geoffrey J. Markowitz, Jing Fu, et al.. (2021). Hepatitis B–Induced IL8 Promotes Hepatocellular Carcinoma Venous Metastasis and Intrahepatic Treg Accumulation. Cancer Research. 81(9). 2386–2398. 56 indexed citations

Yang, Lujie, Hao Chen, Quanqing Zhang, et al.. (2021). Computational and Mass Spectrometry-Based Approach Identify Deleterious Non-Synonymous Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (nsSNPs) in JMJD6. Molecules. 26(15). 4653–4653. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Cuiping, Zuojian Hu, Ke Wang, et al.. (2020). Lipidomic profiling of virus infection identifies mediators that resolve herpes simplex virus-induced corneal inflammatory lesions. The Analyst. 145(11). 3967–3976. 8 indexed citations

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Wang, Bin, Yanan Gao, Yuan Tian, et al.. (2019). Targeting Histone Deacetylase 6 Reprograms Interleukin‐17‐Producing Helper T Cell Pathogenicity and Facilitates Immunotherapies for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Hepatology. 71(6). 1967–1987. 33 indexed citations

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Wang, Dong, Yuhuan Luo, Xiaoxin Wang, et al.. (2018). The Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitor Dapagliflozin Prevents Renal and Liver Disease in Western Diet Induced Obesity Mice. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 19(1). 137–137. 76 indexed citations

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Wen, Jing, Ruitu Lv, Honghui Ma, et al.. (2018). Zc3h13 Regulates Nuclear RNA m6A Methylation and Mouse Embryonic Stem Cell Self-Renewal. Molecular Cell. 69(6). 1028–1038.e6. 707 indexed citations breakdown →

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Markowitz, Geoffrey J., Pengyuan Yang, Jing Fu, et al.. (2016). Inflammation-Dependent IL18 Signaling Restricts Hepatocellular Carcinoma Growth by Enhancing the Accumulation and Activity of Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes. Cancer Research. 76(8). 2394–2405. 42 indexed citations

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Ma, Chun, Violetta Karwacki-Neisius, Haoran Tang, et al.. (2016). Nono, a Bivalent Domain Factor, Regulates Erk Signaling and Mouse Embryonic Stem Cell Pluripotency. Cell Reports. 17(4). 997–1007. 33 indexed citations

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Wang, Pei, Tian‐Ying Xu, Yun‐Feng Guan, et al.. (2014). Vascular smooth muscle cell apoptosis is an early trigger for hypothyroid atherosclerosis. Cardiovascular Research. 102(3). 448–459. 60 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yanfeng, Su Qu, Xinwen Zhou, et al.. (2010). Proteomic analysis of primary duck hepatocytes infected with duck hepatitis B virus. Proteome Science. 8(1). 28–28. 12 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ting, Shuxun Liu, Pengyuan Yang, et al.. (2009). Fibronectin maintains survival of mouse natural killer (NK) cells via CD11b/Src/β-catenin pathway. Blood. 114(19). 4081–4088. 34 indexed citations

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Li, Tiejun, et al.. (2007). MODULATION OF SIGNAL TRANSDUCERS AND ACTIVATORS OF TRANSCRIPTION (STAT) FACTOR PATHWAYS DURING FOCAL CEREBRAL ISCHAEMIA: A GENE EXPRESSION ARRAY STUDY IN RAT HIPPOCAMPUS AFTER MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology. 34(11). 1097–1101. 17 indexed citations

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Almofti, Mohamad Radwan, et al.. (2004). Comparative analysis of the proteome of left ventricular heart of arteriosclerosis in rat. Life Sciences. 75(26). 3103–3115. 18 indexed citations

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Yang, Pengyuan, Yao‐Cheng Rui, Youxin Jin, et al.. (2003). Antisense oligodeoxynucleotide inhibits vascular endothelial growth factor expression in U937 foam cells.. PubMed. 24(6). 610–4. 9 indexed citations

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