PingAr Yang

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

PingAr Yang is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, PingAr Yang has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Immunology, 20 papers in Molecular Biology and 12 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in PingAr Yang's work include T-cell and B-cell Immunology (29 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (20 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (18 papers). PingAr Yang is often cited by papers focused on T-cell and B-cell Immunology (29 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (20 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (18 papers). PingAr Yang collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Japan. PingAr Yang's co-authors include John D. Mountz, Hui‐Chen Hsu, Qi Wu, Huang‐Ge Zhang, Qi Wu, Albert Tousson, Horst Bluethmann, Carl K. Edwards, Tong Zhou and Bao Luo and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Nature Communications and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

PingAr Yang

60 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

Interleukin 17–producing T helper cells and interleukin 1... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Interleukin 17–producing T helper cells and interleukin 17 orchestrate autoreactive germinal center development in autoimmune BXD2 mice
    2007 581 citations Hui‐Chen Hsu, PingAr Yang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
PingAr Yang United States 31 2.0k 939 622 480 412 62 3.1k
Akihiro Ishizu Japan 27 1.8k 0.9× 1.2k 1.2× 320 0.5× 292 0.6× 277 0.7× 151 3.4k
Florence W. L. Tsui Canada 26 1.1k 0.5× 1.1k 1.2× 623 1.0× 276 0.6× 185 0.4× 63 2.3k
David M. Lee United States 26 2.7k 1.3× 905 1.0× 1.0k 1.6× 472 1.0× 149 0.4× 32 4.0k
Tong Zhou United States 26 1.5k 0.8× 1.3k 1.3× 470 0.8× 473 1.0× 178 0.4× 68 2.9k
Ko Okumura Japan 29 1.6k 0.8× 901 1.0× 394 0.6× 400 0.8× 165 0.4× 70 2.8k
Alla Skapenko Germany 25 1.4k 0.7× 768 0.8× 684 1.1× 532 1.1× 119 0.3× 69 2.8k
Liduine van den Bersselaar Netherlands 19 1.5k 0.8× 734 0.8× 1.1k 1.7× 699 1.5× 177 0.4× 30 2.7k
Johan Richter Sweden 36 773 0.4× 1.5k 1.6× 668 1.1× 851 1.8× 418 1.0× 145 4.2k
Michael F. Denny United States 17 2.0k 1.0× 708 0.8× 632 1.0× 252 0.5× 175 0.4× 21 2.7k
Marilyn C. Pike United States 25 890 0.5× 1.1k 1.2× 592 1.0× 514 1.1× 165 0.4× 36 2.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by PingAr Yang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of PingAr Yang

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yang, PingAr, et al.. (2025). ZmTCP23 regulates leaf angle and tassel branch angle formation in maize by modulating LG1 expression and abscisic acid catabolism. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 67(10). 2744–2759.
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Ding, Yanna, Jun Li, PingAr Yang, et al.. (2014). Interleukin‐21 Promotes Germinal Center Reaction by Skewing the Follicular Regulatory T Cell to Follicular Helper T Cell Balance in Autoimmune BXD2 Mice. Arthritis & Rheumatology. 66(9). 2601–2612. 91 indexed citations
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Li, Hao, Qi Wu, PingAr Yang, et al.. (2011). IL-23 induces apoptosis of self-reactive thymocytes in thymic negative selection by an Rorc dependent mechanism (64.19). The Journal of Immunology. 186(1_Supplement). 64.19–64.19. 2 indexed citations
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Xie, Shutao, Jun Li, Qi Wu, et al.. (2010). IL-17 Activates the Canonical NF-κB Signaling Pathway in Autoimmune B Cells of BXD2 Mice To Upregulate the Expression of Regulators of G-Protein Signaling 16. The Journal of Immunology. 184(5). 2289–2296. 89 indexed citations
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Li, Jun, Qi Wu, PingAr Yang, et al.. (2009). Marginal Zone Precursor B Cells as Cellular Agents for Type I IFN–Promoted Antigen Transport in Autoimmunity. The Journal of Immunology. 184(1). 442–451. 35 indexed citations
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Hsu, Hui‐Chen, Yalei Wu, PingAr Yang, et al.. (2007). Overexpression of Activation-Induced Cytidine Deaminase in B Cells Is Associated with Production of Highly Pathogenic Autoantibodies. The Journal of Immunology. 178(8). 5357–5365. 62 indexed citations
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Hsu, Hui‐Chen, PingAr Yang, Qi Wu, et al.. (2007). IL-17 promotes germinal center response and AID-regulated pathogenic autoantibody production in autoimmune BXD2 mice (130.21). The Journal of Immunology. 178(1_Supplement). S231–S231. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Jian, Qi Wu, PingAr Yang, Hui‐Chen Hsu, & John D. Mountz. (2005). Determination of Specific CD4 and CD8 T Cell Epitopes after AAV2- and AAV8-hF.IX Gene Therapy. Molecular Therapy. 13(2). 260–269. 57 indexed citations
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Zhang, Huang‐Ge, Katherine A. High, Qi Wu, et al.. (2005). Genetic analysis of the antibody response to AAV2 and factor IX. Molecular Therapy. 11(6). 866–874. 14 indexed citations
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Mountz, John D., PingAr Yang, Qiulian Wu, et al.. (2005). Genetic Segregation of Spontaneous Erosive Arthritis and Generalized Autoimmune Disease in the BXD2 Recombinant Inbred Strain of Mice. Scandinavian Journal of Immunology. 61(2). 128–138. 52 indexed citations
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Hsu, Hui‐Chen, Cecil R. Stockard, PingAr Yang, et al.. (2004). IL-12 Inhibits Thymic Involution by Enhancing IL-7- and IL-2-Induced Thymocyte Proliferation. The Journal of Immunology. 172(5). 2909–2916. 44 indexed citations
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Xu, Xin, Hui‐Chen Hsu, Albert Tousson, et al.. (2003). CII-DC-AdTRAIL cell gene therapy inhibits infiltration of CII-reactive T cells and CII-induced arthritis. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 112(9). 1332–1341. 74 indexed citations
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Zhang, Huang‐Ge, PingAr Yang, Jinfu Xie, et al.. (2002). Depletion of Collagen II-Reactive T Cells and Blocking of B Cell Activation Prevents Collagen II-Induced Arthritis in DBA/1j Mice. The Journal of Immunology. 168(8). 4164–4172. 31 indexed citations
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Hsu, Hui‐Chen, John D. Mountz, Robert W. Williams, et al.. (2002). Age-related change in thymic T-cell development is associated with genetic loci on mouse chromosomes 1, 3, and 11. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development. 123(8). 1145–1158. 20 indexed citations
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Hsu, Hui‐Chen, Wen‐Jang Chu, PingAr Yang, et al.. (2001). Normal T-cell response and in vivo magnetic resonance imaging of T cells loaded with HIV transactivator-peptide-derived superparamagnetic nanoparticles. Journal of Immunological Methods. 256(1-2). 89–105. 173 indexed citations
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Su, Xiao, Tong Zhou, PingAr Yang, Carl K. Edwards, & John D. Mountz. (1998). Reduction of arthritis and pneumonitis in motheaten mice by soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 41(1). 139–149. 3 indexed citations
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Su, Xiao, Jianhua Cheng, Weimin Liu, et al.. (1998). Autocrine and Paracrine Apoptosis Are Mediated by Differential Regulation of Fas Ligand Activity in Two Distinct Jurkat T Cell Populations. The Journal of Immunology. 160(11). 5288–5293. 33 indexed citations
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Zhou, Tong, Jianhua Cheng, PingAr Yang, et al.. (1996). Inhibition of Nur77/Nurr1 leads to inefficient clonal deletion of self-reactive T cells.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 183(4). 1879–1892. 134 indexed citations

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