Qian Yuan

1.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
23 papers, 839 citations indexed

About

Qian Yuan is a scholar working on Nephrology, Molecular Biology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Qian Yuan has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 839 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Nephrology, 6 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Qian Yuan's work include Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes (5 papers), Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring (4 papers) and Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies (4 papers). Qian Yuan is often cited by papers focused on Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes (5 papers), Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring (4 papers) and Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies (4 papers). Qian Yuan collaborates with scholars based in China and United States. Qian Yuan's co-authors include Chun Zhang, Youhua Liu, Roderick J. Tan, Lili Zhou, Meizhi Lu, Haiyan Fu, Fan Fan Hou, Xiaowen Chen, Yuan Tian and Huishi Tan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Diabetes and Kidney International.

In The Last Decade

Qian Yuan

21 papers receiving 836 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.

Signaling pathways of chronic kidney diseases, implications for therapeutics

2022 248 citations Qian Yuan, Chun Zhang et al. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy profile →
A Klotho-derived peptide protects against kidney fibrosis by targeting TGF-β signaling

2022 101 citations Qian Yuan, Qian Ren 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
Qian Yuan China	11	352	293	122	100	98	23	839
Cristina Alonso‐Montes Spain	15	365 1.0×	302 1.0×	126 1.0×	80 0.8×	114 1.2×	39	851
Pierre Galichon France	17	341 1.0×	401 1.4×	145 1.2×	170 1.7×	70 0.7×	47	991
Qifeng Liu China	19	296 0.8×	236 0.8×	67 0.5×	137 1.4×	107 1.1×	56	758
Xinli Xu China	9	322 0.9×	246 0.8×	67 0.5×	82 0.8×	85 0.9×	12	690
Kerstin Ebefors Sweden	17	509 1.4×	282 1.0×	134 1.1×	86 0.9×	54 0.6×	35	912
Tangli Xiao China	15	534 1.5×	378 1.3×	98 0.8×	120 1.2×	144 1.5×	29	1.1k
Xianjin Bi China	15	296 0.8×	268 0.9×	71 0.6×	63 0.6×	90 0.9×	18	649
Yunjian Huang China	20	505 1.4×	320 1.1×	133 1.1×	179 1.8×	120 1.2×	31	1.1k
Alla Mitrofanova United States	18	362 1.0×	344 1.2×	78 0.6×	152 1.5×	62 0.6×	31	857

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qian Yuan

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Xue, Huazhu, et al.. (2025). Prediction of runoff in the upper reaches of the Hei River based on the LSTM model guided by physical mechanisms. Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies. 58. 102218–102218. 6 indexed citations

Xiao, Jing, et al.. (2025). Sulfotransferases in Cardamine hupingshanensis: Identification, expression, and regulatory role in selenium metabolism under selenium stress. Plant Science. 359. 112670–112670.

Cao, Yiling, et al.. (2024). Yishen paidu pills attenuates 5/6 nephrectomy induced kidney disease via inhibiting the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 15. 1510098–1510098.

Xie, Yajuan, Qian Yuan, Yiling Cao, et al.. (2024). CPT1A Protects Podocytes From Lipotoxicity and Apoptosis In Vitro and Alleviates Diabetic Nephropathy In Vivo. Diabetes. 73(6). 879–895. 9 indexed citations

Yuan, Qian, Hui Tang, Chun‐Tao Lei, et al.. (2023). The MAD2B‐APC / C‐MDM2 axis mediates acute kidney injury by modulating p53. FEBS Journal. 290(15). 3858–3876. 2 indexed citations

Cheng, Lin, Qian Yuan, Xiaowen Wang, et al.. (2022). Effects of Lactobacillus plantarum HFY15 on Lupus Nephritis in Mice by Regulation of the TGF-β1 Signaling Pathway. Drug Design Development and Therapy. Volume 16. 2851–2860. 6 indexed citations

Chen, Xiaowen, Huishi Tan, Jie Xu, et al.. (2022). Klotho-derived peptide 6 ameliorates diabetic kidney disease by targeting Wnt/β-catenin signaling. Kidney International. 102(3). 506–520. 57 indexed citations

Yuan, Qian, Qian Ren, Li Li, et al.. (2022). A Klotho-derived peptide protects against kidney fibrosis by targeting TGF-β signaling. Nature Communications. 13(1). 438–438. 101 indexed citations breakdown →

Chen, Yiqing, Chun‐Lin Chen, Kui Su, et al.. (2022). Targeting the Akt/PI3K/mTOR signaling pathway for complete eradication of keloid disease by sunitinib. APOPTOSIS. 27(11-12). 812–824. 14 indexed citations

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Yuan, Qian, et al.. (2022). Signaling pathways of chronic kidney diseases, implications for therapeutics. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. 7(1). 182–182. 248 indexed citations breakdown →

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Li, Li, Qian Yuan, Xue Hong, et al.. (2021). Fibrillin-1–enriched microenvironment drives endothelial injury and vascular rarefaction in chronic kidney disease. Science Advances. 7(5). 47 indexed citations

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Tang, Yiting, Qian Yuan, Ying Xu, et al.. (2021). Targeting USP11 may alleviate radiation-induced pulmonary fibrosis by regulating endothelium tight junction. International Journal of Radiation Biology. 98(1). 30–40. 10 indexed citations

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Yuan, Qian, et al.. (2020). Evaluation of Cognitive Behavior Combined with Biofeedback Therapy Based on the Fusion of Normed Space and Banach Space on the Emotional State of Patients with Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 20(s1). 1 indexed citations

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Lan, Ke, Xiaoli Liu, Peiyao Li, et al.. (2019). Poster: DeePTOP: Personalized Tachycardia Onset Prediction Using Bi-directional LSTM in Wearable Embedded Systems. 216–217. 2 indexed citations

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Zhou, Lili, Xiaowen Chen, Meizhi Lu, et al.. (2019). Wnt/β-catenin links oxidative stress to podocyte injury and proteinuria. Kidney International. 95(4). 830–845. 128 indexed citations

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Cheng, Lin, Yu Wang, Xiaoyu Li, et al.. (2019). Meta-analysis of the associations of CYP2B6-516G>T polymorphisms with efavirenz-induced central nervous system side effects and virological outcome in HIV-infected adults. The Pharmacogenomics Journal. 20(2). 246–259. 10 indexed citations

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Yuan, Qian, Roderick J. Tan, & Youhua Liu. (2019). Myofibroblast in Kidney Fibrosis: Origin, Activation, and Regulation. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1165. 253–283. 157 indexed citations

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Han, Ning, Peiyao Li, Zhicheng Yang, et al.. (2019). Robust Assessment of ECG Signal Quality for Wearable Devices. 1–3. 5 indexed citations

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Yuan, Qian, et al.. (2014). A resource mapping framework for value co-creation in social media. International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations. 14(1/2). 25–25. 5 indexed citations

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Yuan, Qian, et al.. (2001). [Analysis of heart rate variability during acute exposure to hypoxia].. PubMed. 14(5). 328–31. 11 indexed citations

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