Qingning Yuan

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 517 citations indexed

About

Qingning Yuan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Qingning Yuan has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 517 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 3 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Qingning Yuan's work include Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (15 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (8 papers) and Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (3 papers). Qingning Yuan is often cited by papers focused on Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (15 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (8 papers) and Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (3 papers). Qingning Yuan collaborates with scholars based in China, Macao and United States. Qingning Yuan's co-authors include H. Eric Xu, Yi Jiang, Xinheng He, Xi Cheng, Kaichun Wu, Youwen Zhuang, Weiyi Liu, Yue Wang, Jia Duan and Youwei Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Qingning Yuan

21 papers receiving 512 citations

Hit Papers

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Structures of the entire human opioid receptor family

2023 106 citations Yue Wang, Youwen Zhuang et al. Cell profile →

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Qingning Yuan

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Li-Yin Huang United States

Shimeng Guo China

Christian Watson United States

Kalyan Tirupula United States

Michelle L. Ganno United States

Ségolène Galandrin France

Michael R. Tabet United States

Meng He China

Annika Kreuchwig Germany

Li-Yin Huang United States

Qingning Yuan

680 ×2.0

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365 ×1.8

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76 ×1.4

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83 ×1.6

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68 ×1.6

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Countries citing papers authored by Qingning Yuan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qingning Yuan

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Wu, Canrong, Yong Zhang, Antao Dai, et al.. (2025). Molecular mechanisms of urate transport by the native human URAT1 and its inhibition by anti-gout drugs. Cell Discovery. 11(1). 33–33. 2 indexed citations

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Cao, Yinglong, Chao Zhang, Qingning Yuan, et al.. (2025). Mechanisms of chemokine recognition and receptor activation of chemokine receptor CCR7. Cell Reports. 44(11). 116582–116582.

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Li, Xinzhu, Wen Hu, Kaichun Wu, et al.. (2025). Structural basis of peptide recognition and modulation for neuropeptide FF receptors. Cell Reports. 44(9). 116160–116160.

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Sun, Demeng, Xiang Li, Qingning Yuan, et al.. (2025). Molecular mechanism of the arrestin-biased agonism of neurotensin receptor 1 by an intracellular allosteric modulator. Cell Research. 35(4). 284–295. 4 indexed citations

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Xu, Youwei, Li Hou, Xinheng He, et al.. (2024). Molecular basis of lipid and ligand regulation of prostaglandin receptor DP2. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(51). e2403304121–e2403304121. 5 indexed citations

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Guo, Shimeng, Youwei Xu, Xin Li, et al.. (2024). Structural basis for recognition of 26RFa by the pyroglutamylated RFamide peptide receptor. Cell Discovery. 10(1). 58–58. 3 indexed citations

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Yuan, Qingning, Hong Shan, Yimin Gu, et al.. (2024). Mechanisms of ligand recognition and activation of melanin-concentrating hormone receptors. Cell Discovery. 10(1). 48–48. 3 indexed citations

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Yin, Yu-Ling, Antao Dai, Tianwei Zhang, et al.. (2024). Dimerization and antidepressant recognition at noradrenaline transporter. Nature. 630(8015). 247–254. 18 indexed citations

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Zheng, You, Yumeng Wang, Xinheng He, et al.. (2023). Recognition of methamphetamine and other amines by trace amine receptor TAAR1. Nature. 624(7992). 663–671. 34 indexed citations

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Wang, Yue, Weiyi Liu, Youwei Xu, et al.. (2023). Revealing the signaling of complement receptors C3aR and C5aR1 by anaphylatoxins. Nature Chemical Biology. 19(11). 1351–1360. 36 indexed citations

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Ji, Yujie, Jia Duan, Qingning Yuan, et al.. (2023). Structural basis of peptide recognition and activation of endothelin receptors. Nature Communications. 14(1). 1268–1268. 19 indexed citations

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Yuan, Qingning, Xinzhu Li, Xinheng He, et al.. (2023). Molecular recognition of niacin and lipid-lowering drugs by the human hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 2. Cell Reports. 42(11). 113406–113406. 9 indexed citations

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Sun, Wenjing, Fan Yang, Huanhuan Zhang, et al.. (2023). Structural insights into neurokinin 3 receptor activation by endogenous and analogue peptide agonists. Cell Discovery. 9(1). 66–66. 9 indexed citations

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Wang, Yue, Youwen Zhuang, Jeffrey F. DiBerto, et al.. (2023). Structures of the entire human opioid receptor family. Cell. 186(2). 413–427.e17. 106 indexed citations breakdown →

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Luo, Ping, Wenbo Feng, Shanshan Ma, et al.. (2023). Structural basis of signaling regulation of the human melanocortin-2 receptor by MRAP1. Cell Research. 33(1). 46–54. 18 indexed citations

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Duan, Jia, Heng Liu, Fenghui Zhao, et al.. (2023). GPCR activation and GRK2 assembly by a biased intracellular agonist. Nature. 620(7974). 676–681. 58 indexed citations

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Duan, Jia, Qiufeng Liu, Qingning Yuan, et al.. (2022). Insights into divalent cation regulation and G13-coupling of orphan receptor GPR35. Cell Discovery. 8(1). 135–135. 31 indexed citations

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Duan, Jia, Peiyu Xu, Xiaodong Luan, et al.. (2022). Hormone- and antibody-mediated activation of the thyrotropin receptor. Nature. 609(7928). 854–859. 49 indexed citations

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Xu, Youwei, Canrong Wu, Xiaodan Cao, et al.. (2022). Structural and biochemical mechanism for increased infectivity and immune evasion of Omicron BA.2 variant compared to BA.1 and their possible mouse origins. Cell Research. 32(7). 609–620. 56 indexed citations

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Yuan, Qingning, et al.. (2018). Development of “4E” Levelriver-Sea-Going Ship. Polish Maritime Research. 25(s3). 84–90. 3 indexed citations

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