Rui Yi

8.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
52 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Rui Yi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Urology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rui Yi has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Molecular Biology, 26 papers in Cancer Research and 10 papers in Urology. Recurrent topics in Rui Yi's work include MicroRNA in disease regulation (23 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (17 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (13 papers). Rui Yi is often cited by papers focused on MicroRNA in disease regulation (23 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (17 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (13 papers). Rui Yi collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Rui Yi's co-authors include Bryan R. Cullen, Ian G. Macara, Yi Qin, Yan Zeng, Elaine Fuchs, Markus Stoffel, Matthew N. Poy, Dónal O’Carroll, Dongmei Wang and H. Amalia Pasolli and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Rui Yi

50 papers receiving 6.3k 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.

Exportin-5 mediates the nuclear export of pre-microRNAs and short hairpin RNAs

2003 2.2k citations Rui Yi, Yi Qin et al. Genes & Development profile →
MicroRNAs and small interfering RNAs can inhibit mRNA expression by similar mechanisms

2003 721 citations Rui Yi, Bryan R. Cullen et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
A skin microRNA promotes differentiation by repressing ‘stemness’

2008 606 citations Rui Yi, Elaine Fuchs et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rui Yi United States	27	5.1k	3.9k	460	451	432	52	6.4k
Michaela Frye United Kingdom	41	6.2k 1.2×	2.5k 0.6×	416 0.9×	563 1.2×	537 1.2×	57	7.2k
Ramanuj DasGupta United States	31	4.7k 0.9×	640 0.2×	1.2k 2.6×	684 1.5×	1.4k 3.2×	75	6.2k
John M. Levorse United States	29	4.2k 0.8×	570 0.1×	150 0.3×	481 1.1×	609 1.4×	40	5.3k
Thomas Andl United States	36	4.6k 0.9×	1.2k 0.3×	2.2k 4.8×	1.3k 2.8×	1.6k 3.8×	83	7.5k
Jordon K. Wang United States	8	6.5k 1.3×	5.0k 1.3×	54 0.1×	210 0.5×	138 0.3×	8	7.4k
Spiro Getsios United States	37	1.9k 0.4×	463 0.1×	118 0.3×	389 0.9×	868 2.0×	70	4.0k
María I. Morasso United States	38	2.6k 0.5×	364 0.1×	430 0.9×	467 1.0×	565 1.3×	91	4.5k
Karl Willert United States	42	7.9k 1.5×	604 0.2×	265 0.6×	1.3k 2.8×	1.1k 2.6×	65	9.8k
Roswitha Nischt Germany	37	1.6k 0.3×	722 0.2×	201 0.4×	443 1.0×	1.2k 2.7×	73	4.0k
Alberto M. Pendás Spain	49	4.1k 0.8×	2.5k 0.6×	83 0.2×	1.8k 3.9×	792 1.8×	102	7.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Rui Yi

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rui Yi

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Rui Yi. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Rui Yi 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 Rui Yi. Rui Yi 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

Yi, Rui, et al.. (2025). An expert narrative review on the brain-kidney axis in diabetic kidney disease: Mechanisms and therapeutic insights. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 233. 113055–113055.

Wang, Jingjing, Haimin Li, Dongmei Wang, et al.. (2025). PIEZO1-mediated calcium signaling reinforces mechanical properties of hair follicle stem cells to promote quiescence. Science Advances. 11(22). eadt2771–eadt2771. 1 indexed citations

Yi, Rui, et al.. (2025). Actinomycetes: Treasure trove for discovering novel antibiotic candidates. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 286. 117317–117317. 4 indexed citations

Yi, Rui, et al.. (2025). Optimal sexual frequency may exist and help mitigate depression odds in young and middle-aged U.S. citizens: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Affective Disorders. 375. 165–173. 1 indexed citations

Yi, Rui, et al.. (2024). MicroRNA205: A Key Regulator of Cardiomyocyte Transition from Proliferative to Hypertrophic Growth in the Neonatal Heart. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(4). 2206–2206. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Jingjing, Yuheng Fu, Wenmao Huang, et al.. (2023). MicroRNA-205 promotes hair regeneration by modulating mechanical properties of hair follicle stem cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(22). e2220635120–e2220635120. 8 indexed citations

Liu, Jiahong, Qijin He, Yixuan Wu, et al.. (2023). The Effect of Sowing Date on the Nutritional Quality of Kernels of Various Maize Varieties in Northeast China. Agronomy. 13(10). 2543–2543. 6 indexed citations

Zhang, Chi, Dongmei Wang, Robin D. Dowell, & Rui Yi. (2023). Single cell analysis of transcriptome and open chromatin reveals the dynamics of hair follicle stem cell aging. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 1192149–1192149. 6 indexed citations

Watson, Katrina L., Rui Yi, & Roger A. Moorehead. (2021). Transgenic overexpression of the miR-200b/200a/429 cluster inhibits mammary tumor initiation. Translational Oncology. 14(12). 101228–101228. 4 indexed citations

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Shukla, Siddharth, Glen A. Bjerke, Denise Muhlrad, Rui Yi, & Roy Parker. (2019). The RNase PARN Controls the Levels of Specific miRNAs that Contribute to p53 Regulation. Molecular Cell. 73(6). 1204–1216.e4. 56 indexed citations

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Fu, Xiaojun, Liang Luo, Rui Yi, et al.. (2019). Transcriptome profiling in Eid1-KO mice brain shows that Eid1 links cell proliferation in the brain. Gene. 717. 143998–143998. 3 indexed citations

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Latil, Mathilde, Dany Nassar, Benjamin Beck, et al.. (2016). Cell-Type-Specific Chromatin States Differentially Prime Squamous Cell Carcinoma Tumor-Initiating Cells for Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition. Cell stem cell. 20(2). 191–204.e5. 151 indexed citations

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Yi, Rui, Yao Li, Feiliang Wang, et al.. (2016). Transforming growth factor (TGF) β1 acted through miR-130b to increase integrin α5 to promote migration of colorectal cancer cells. Tumor Biology. 37(8). 10763–10773. 18 indexed citations

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Riemondy, Kent, Xiao‐Jing Wang, Enrique C. Torchia, Dennis R. Roop, & Rui Yi. (2015). MicroRNA-203 represses selection and expansion of oncogenic Hras transformed tumor initiating cells. eLife. 4. 16 indexed citations

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Wang, Li & Rui Yi. (2013). 3′UTRs take a long shot in the brain. BioEssays. 36(1). 39–45. 23 indexed citations

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Wang, Li, Robin D. Dowell, & Rui Yi. (2013). Genome-wide maps of polyadenylation reveal dynamic mRNA 3′-end formation in mammalian cell lineages. RNA. 19(3). 413–425. 36 indexed citations

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Wang, Dongmei, Thomas Lee, Stéphane Houel, et al.. (2012). Quantitative functions of Argonaute proteins in mammalian development. Genes & Development. 26(7). 693–704. 141 indexed citations

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Yi, Rui & Elaine Fuchs. (2009). MicroRNA-mediated control in the skin. Cell Death and Differentiation. 17(2). 229–235. 88 indexed citations

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Yi, Rui, Dónal O’Carroll, H. Amalia Pasolli, et al.. (2006). Morphogenesis in skin is governed by discrete sets of differentially expressed microRNAs. Nature Genetics. 38(3). 356–362. 432 indexed citations

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Yi, Rui, Brian Doehle, Yi Qin, Ian G. Macara, & Bryan R. Cullen. (2004). Overexpression of Exportin 5 enhances RNA interference mediated by short hairpin RNAs and microRNAs. RNA. 11(2). 220–226. 210 indexed citations

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