Ren-qi Yao

2.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
76 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Ren-qi Yao is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Immunology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ren-qi Yao has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Epidemiology, 20 papers in Immunology and 16 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Ren-qi Yao's work include Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (23 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (11 papers) and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (9 papers). Ren-qi Yao is often cited by papers focused on Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (23 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (11 papers) and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (9 papers). Ren-qi Yao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and South Korea. Ren-qi Yao's co-authors include Yong-ming Yao, Chao Ren, Zhaofan Xia, Yongwen Feng, Pengyue Zhao, Hui Zhang, Yuxuan Li, Yingping Tian, Yao Wu and Liyu Zheng and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Ren-qi Yao

72 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Organelle-specific autophagy in inflammatory diseases: a ... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 2024 100 200 300
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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. Organelle-specific autophagy in inflammatory diseases: a potential therapeutic target underlying the quality control of multiple organelles
    2020 318 citations Ren-qi Yao, Chao Ren et al. profile →
  2. Ferritinophagy: A novel insight into the double‐edged sword in ferritinophagy–ferroptosis axis and human diseases
    2024 39 citations Yuxuan Li, Yingping Tian 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
Ren-qi Yao China 23 673 619 353 279 204 76 1.8k
Jinjun Bian China 23 726 1.1× 339 0.5× 524 1.5× 160 0.6× 339 1.7× 72 1.8k
Yancun Liu China 15 638 0.9× 430 0.7× 781 2.2× 164 0.6× 146 0.7× 49 1.8k
Takashi Ito Japan 28 604 0.9× 800 1.3× 691 2.0× 323 1.2× 142 0.7× 102 2.7k
Kuang‐Yao Yang Taiwan 28 477 0.7× 500 0.8× 593 1.7× 711 2.5× 202 1.0× 96 2.3k
Peng Yan China 21 433 0.6× 488 0.8× 280 0.8× 258 0.9× 146 0.7× 70 1.5k
Florian Uhle Germany 22 382 0.6× 581 0.9× 419 1.2× 258 0.9× 67 0.3× 101 1.7k
Qiu Zhao China 25 754 1.1× 339 0.5× 271 0.8× 319 1.1× 414 2.0× 112 2.1k
Jeffrey Nicastro United States 25 639 0.9× 297 0.5× 662 1.9× 215 0.8× 139 0.7× 74 1.9k
Meihong Deng United States 25 686 1.0× 352 0.6× 687 1.9× 148 0.5× 159 0.8× 59 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Ren-qi Yao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ren-qi Yao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Ren-qi Yao. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Ren-qi Yao. The network helps show where Ren-qi Yao may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ren-qi Yao

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chen, Ning, Jiaqi Yang, Lu Xu, et al.. (2025). FAM134B in Cellular Homeostasis: Bridging Endoplasmic Reticulum-Phagy to Human Diseases. International Journal of Biological Sciences. 21(12). 5514–5530.
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Zhao, Pengyue, Jingyan Li, Yao Wu, et al.. (2025). NUFIP1-Mediated Ribophagy Alleviates PANoptosis of CD4 + T Lymphocytes in Sepsis via the cGAS-STING Pathway. Research. 9. 895–895. 1 indexed citations
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Ren, Chao, Lu Wang, Yu Duan, et al.. (2024). The crosstalk between mitochondrial quality control and metal-dependent cell death. Cell Death and Disease. 15(4). 299–299. 35 indexed citations
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Zhao, Pengyue, Yuxuan Li, Yan Yang, et al.. (2024). DIMINISHED EXPRESSION OF GLS IN CD4+ T CELLS SERVES AS A PROGNOSTIC INDICATOR ASSOCIATED WITH CUPROPTOSIS IN SEPTIC PATIENTS. Shock. 62(1). 51–62. 3 indexed citations
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Duan, Yu, Ren-qi Yao, Hua Ling, et al.. (2024). Organellophagy regulates cell death:A potential therapeutic target for inflammatory diseases. Journal of Advanced Research. 70. 371–391. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Lu, Zihui Deng, Yun Li, et al.. (2024). Ameliorative effects of mesenchymal stromal cells on senescence associated phenotypes in naturally aged rats. Journal of Translational Medicine. 22(1). 722–722. 4 indexed citations
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Chen, Gan, Chao Ren, Yao Xiao, et al.. (2023). Time-resolved single-cell transcriptomics reveals the landscape and dynamics of hepatic cells in sepsis-induced acute liver dysfunction. JHEP Reports. 5(6). 100718–100718. 12 indexed citations
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Li, Zhixuan, Ren-qi Yao, Qingbao Cheng, et al.. (2022). Single-cell atlas of diverse immune populations in the advanced biliary tract cancer microenvironment. npj Precision Oncology. 6(1). 58–58. 8 indexed citations
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Yao, Ren-qi, Pengyue Zhao, Zhengbo Tao, et al.. (2022). Publication trends of research on COVID-19 and host immune response: A bibliometric analysis. Frontiers in Public Health. 10. 939053–939053. 13 indexed citations
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Liu, Yuyang, Ren-qi Yao, Yuxiao Liu, et al.. (2022). Worldwide productivity and research trend of publications concerning glioma-associated macrophage/microglia: A bibliometric study. Frontiers in Neurology. 13. 1047162–1047162. 3 indexed citations
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Yu, Yue, Jingwen Yu, Ren-qi Yao, et al.. (2021). Admission Serum Ionized and Total Calcium as New Predictors of Mortality in Patients with Cardiogenic Shock. BioMed Research International. 2021(1). 6612276–6612276. 15 indexed citations
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Ren, Chao, Ren-qi Yao, Xiaomin Liang, et al.. (2021). The microbiological diagnostic performance of metagenomic next-generation sequencing in patients with sepsis. BMC Infectious Diseases. 21(1). 1257–1257. 28 indexed citations
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Ren, Chao, Lixue Wang, Ren-qi Yao, et al.. (2021). Sestrin2 protects dendrite cells against ferroptosis induced by sepsis. Cell Death and Disease. 12(9). 834–834. 88 indexed citations
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Zhao, Pengyue, Ren-qi Yao, Chao Ren, et al.. (2021). De Ritis Ratio as a Significant Prognostic Factor in Patients with Sepsis: A Retrospective Analysis. Journal of Surgical Research. 264. 375–385. 14 indexed citations
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Ren, Chao, Ren-qi Yao, Jinxiu Li, et al.. (2020). The Clinical Features and Prognostic Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 Infection-Induced Sepsis Among COVID-19 Patients in Shenzhen, China. Frontiers in Medicine. 7. 570853–570853. 7 indexed citations
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Ren, Chao, et al.. (2020). Clinical features and development of sepsis in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2: a retrospective analysis of 150 cases outside Wuhan, China. Intensive Care Medicine. 46(8). 1630–1633. 14 indexed citations
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Yu, Yue, Peng Zhang, Ren-qi Yao, et al.. (2020). Prognostic value of log odds of positive lymph nodes in node-positive lung squamous cell carcinoma patients after surgery: a SEER population-based study. Translational Lung Cancer Research. 9(4). 1285–1301. 29 indexed citations

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