Qi‐En Yang

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Qi‐En Yang is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Reproductive Medicine and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Qi‐En Yang has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 31 papers in Reproductive Medicine and 30 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Qi‐En Yang's work include Reproductive Biology and Fertility (33 papers), Sperm and Testicular Function (30 papers) and Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (14 papers). Qi‐En Yang is often cited by papers focused on Reproductive Biology and Fertility (33 papers), Sperm and Testicular Function (30 papers) and Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (14 papers). Qi‐En Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Moldova. Qi‐En Yang's co-authors include Jon M. Oatley, Melissa J. Oatley, Amy V. Kaucher, Alan D. Ealy, Karen Racicot, Dong-Won Kim, Cooduvalli S. Shashikant, Charles J. Bieberich, Tessa Lord and Manabu Ozawa and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Genes & Development.

In The Last Decade

Qi‐En Yang

54 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

An early warning signal for grassland degradation on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

2023 112 citations Qiuan Zhu, Huai Chen et al. Nature Communications profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Qi‐En Yang China	21	790	785	738	581	221	58	1.7k
Corinne Cotinot France	31	676 0.9×	574 0.7×	1.2k 1.7×	1.7k 3.0×	106 0.5×	73	2.6k
Peng Jia China	17	249 0.3×	266 0.3×	330 0.4×	212 0.4×	144 0.7×	50	1.1k
Juliano Coelho da Silveira Brazil	29	501 0.6×	765 1.0×	1.5k 2.0×	277 0.5×	330 1.5×	113	2.4k
K. P. McNatty New Zealand	25	466 0.6×	1.2k 1.5×	648 0.9×	668 1.1×	634 2.9×	59	1.8k
B. Vigier France	26	1.1k 1.4×	977 1.2×	1.3k 1.8×	1.5k 2.6×	151 0.7×	67	2.9k
Amanda L. Anderson Australia	21	927 1.2×	657 0.8×	732 1.0×	217 0.4×	45 0.2×	52	1.6k
Maria M. Viveiros United States	21	589 0.7×	1.5k 1.9×	1.6k 2.1×	506 0.9×	111 0.5×	35	2.5k
Humphrey Hung‐Chang Yao United States	34	1.2k 1.5×	1.0k 1.3×	2.3k 3.1×	2.0k 3.4×	75 0.3×	92	3.6k
Amy E. Hamilton United States	18	1.8k 2.2×	434 0.6×	388 0.5×	370 0.6×	150 0.7×	25	2.7k
T. Grève Denmark	21	838 1.1×	1.2k 1.6×	466 0.6×	265 0.5×	258 1.2×	62	1.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qi‐En Yang

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yang, Qi‐En, et al.. (2025). Detecting the distribution patterns of histone lactylation in the mouse testis at different developmental stages. Gene. 948. 149355–149355. 1 indexed citations

He, Zhen, et al.. (2025). Transcriptomic dynamics and cell-to-cell communication during the transition of prospermatogonia to spermatogonia revealed at single-cell resolution. BMC Genomics. 26(1). 58–58.

Ding, Luming, Qi Yan, Peipei Liu, et al.. (2024). Livestock turnover and dynamic livestock carrying capacity are crucial factors for alpine grassland management: The Qinghai-Tibetan plateau as a case study. Journal of Environmental Management. 365. 121586–121586. 4 indexed citations

Zhang, Luyao, et al.. (2024). Fetal hypoxia exposure induces Hif1a activation and autophagy in adult ovarian granulosa cells. Biology of Reproduction. 111(6). 1220–1234. 3 indexed citations

Gao, Xue, Zhen He, Shixin Wu, et al.. (2024). Single-cell transcriptome analyses reveal critical regulators of spermatogonial stem cell fate transitions. BMC Genomics. 25(1). 138–138. 7 indexed citations

Zhu, Qiuan, Huai Chen, Changhui Peng, et al.. (2023). An early warning signal for grassland degradation on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Nature Communications. 14(1). 112 indexed citations breakdown →

Jia, Gongxue, Wenji Ma, Shuang Li, et al.. (2023). Single-cell transcriptomic characterization of sheep conceptus elongation and implantation. Cell Reports. 42(8). 112860–112860. 19 indexed citations

Wu, Shixin, et al.. (2023). Localization and expression of SLX4 in the testis of sterile male cattle‐yak. Reproduction in Domestic Animals. 58(5). 679–687. 3 indexed citations

Wu, Shixin, et al.. (2023). Transcriptome analysis reveals dysregulated gene expression networks in Sertoli cells of cattle-yak hybrids. Theriogenology. 203. 33–42. 5 indexed citations

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Li, Shuang, et al.. (2023). Pancreatic lipase-related protein 2 is selectively expressed by peritubular myoid cells in the murine testis and sustains long-term spermatogenesis. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 80(8). 217–217. 10 indexed citations

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Gao, Xue, Sheng Wang, Yanfen Wang, et al.. (2022). Long read genome assemblies complemented by single cell RNA-sequencing reveal genetic and cellular mechanisms underlying the adaptive evolution of yak. Nature Communications. 13(1). 4887–4887. 38 indexed citations

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Yang, Qilin, et al.. (2020). E4 Transcription Factor 1 (E4F1) Regulates Sertoli Cell Proliferation and Fertility in Mice. Animals. 10(9). 1691–1691. 7 indexed citations

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Yang, Qi‐En, et al.. (2020). Function and transcriptomic dynamics of Sertoli cells during prospermatogonia development in mouse testis. Reproductive Biology. 20(4). 525–535. 13 indexed citations

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Jia, Gongxue, Zhen Lin, Guowen Wang, et al.. (2020). WTAP Function in Sertoli Cells Is Essential for Sustaining the Spermatogonial Stem Cell Niche. Stem Cell Reports. 15(4). 968–982. 40 indexed citations

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Wang, Guowen, et al.. (2019). Gene expression dynamics during the gonocyte to spermatogonia transition and spermatogenesis in the domestic yak. Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology. 10(1). 64–64. 19 indexed citations

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Yang, Qi‐En, et al.. (2017). ID4 levels dictate the stem cell state in mouse spermatogonia. Development. 144(4). 624–634. 151 indexed citations

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Yang, Qi‐En, et al.. (2011). Fibroblast growth factors activate mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways to promote migration in ovine trophoblast cells. Reproduction. 141(5). 707–714. 34 indexed citations

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Thompson, I.M., Manabu Ozawa, J.W. Bubolz, Qi‐En Yang, & G.E. Dahl. (2011). Bovine luteal prolactin receptor expression: Potential involvement in regulation of progesterone during the estrous cycle and pregnancy1. Journal of Animal Science. 89(5). 1338–1346. 23 indexed citations

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Yang, Qi‐En, et al.. (2011). Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 Promotes Primitive Endoderm Development in Bovine Blastocyst Outgrowths1. Biology of Reproduction. 85(5). 946–953. 55 indexed citations

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Yang, Qi‐En, Sally Johnson, & Alan D. Ealy. (2010). Protein Kinase C Delta Mediates Fibroblast Growth Factor-2-Induced Interferon-Tau Expression in Bovine Trophoblast1. Biology of Reproduction. 84(5). 933–943. 17 indexed citations

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