Ruifeng Yang

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 541 citations indexed

About

Ruifeng Yang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruifeng Yang has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 541 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Cancer Research and 5 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Ruifeng Yang's work include MicroRNA in disease regulation (4 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (3 papers) and Animal Genetics and Reproduction (3 papers). Ruifeng Yang is often cited by papers focused on MicroRNA in disease regulation (4 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (3 papers) and Animal Genetics and Reproduction (3 papers). Ruifeng Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Rwanda. Ruifeng Yang's co-authors include Shujing Liu, Xiaowei Xu, Suresh Kumar, Wei Guo, Hezhe Lu, Aihua Liu, Patricia L. Hartzell, Matthew J. Rogers, Angela Stassinopoulos and L Plamann and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Oncogene and Clinical Cancer Research.

In The Last Decade

Ruifeng Yang

29 papers receiving 534 citations

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Molecular mechanisms and therapeutic strategies in overcoming chemotherapy resistance in cancer

2025 33 citations Ruifeng Yang, Yang Zhang et al. Molecular Biomedicine profile →

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Julia Etich Germany

Kunitoshi Chiba United States

Mélanie Liagre Belgium

Yeon Sook Choi United States

Brad J. Zerlanko United States

Stacey F. Hoare United Kingdom

Valentina Foglizzo Italy

Yohko Kohno Japan

Gert Van Peer Belgium

Julia Etich Germany

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ruifeng Yang

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

Yang, Ruifeng, Mengyue Wang, Mingliang Wang, et al.. (2025). Assembly and comparative analysis of chromosomal mitochondrial genomes in multiple Medicago species. BMC Plant Biology. 25(1). 1667–1667.

Oak, Allen S. W., Matthew J. Brukman, Jamie Ford, et al.. (2025). Wnt signaling modulates mechanotransduction in the epidermis to drive hair follicle regeneration. Science Advances. 11(8). eadq0638–eadq0638. 4 indexed citations

Yang, Ruifeng, et al.. (2025). Molecular mechanisms and therapeutic strategies in overcoming chemotherapy resistance in cancer. Molecular Biomedicine. 6(1). 2–2. 33 indexed citations breakdown →

Wang, Yubin, et al.. (2025). Association of sarcopenia with all-cause and cause-specific mortality in cancer patients: development and validation of a 3-year and 5-year survival prediction model. BMC Cancer. 25(1). 919–919.

Yang, Ruifeng, Jie Guo, Ning Wang, et al.. (2025). Glucagon-like Peptide-1 receptor agonists for obstructive sleep apnea in patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Translational Medicine. 23(1). 389–389. 7 indexed citations

Liu, Yumei, et al.. (2024). Anemia, iron metabolism, and anemia medication habits in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis are different: a multicenter investigation. Clinical and Experimental Nephrology. 29(5). 573–582. 1 indexed citations

Zhan, Ming, Huan Xu, Guopeng Yu, et al.. (2024). Androgen receptor deficiency-induced TUG1 in suppressing ferroptosis to promote benign prostatic hyperplasia through the miR-188-3p/GPX4 signal pathway. Redox Biology. 75. 103298–103298. 8 indexed citations

Yang, Ruimeng, Shiyang Song, Fengyao Wu, et al.. (2023). Myeloid cells interact with a subset of thyrocytes to promote their migration and follicle formation through NF-κB. Nature Communications. 14(1). 8082–8082. 3 indexed citations

Yang, Ruifeng, Linhua Yang, Manmei Long, et al.. (2023). Taurodeoxycholic acid-YAP1 upregulates OTX1 in promoting gallbladder cancer malignancy through IFITM3-dependent AKT activation. Oncogene. 42(18). 1466–1477. 8 indexed citations

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Wu, Junnan, Ruifeng Yang, Xiaoyang Wang, et al.. (2023). Total cholesterol and mortality in peritoneal dialysis: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Nephrology. 24(1). 142–142. 2 indexed citations

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Jiang, Zhenzhen, et al.. (2022). MiRNA-200b level in peripheral blood predicts renal interstitial injury in patients with diabetic nephropathy. Journal of Medical Biochemistry. 42(2). 289–295. 2 indexed citations

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Yang, Ruifeng, Chon‐Hwa Tsai‐Morris, Jung Hoon Kang, & Maria Dufau. (2015). Elucidation of RNA binding regions of gonadotropin-regulated testicular RNA helicase (GRTH/DDX25) to transcripts of a chromatin remodeling protein essential for spermatogenesis. Hormone Molecular Biology and Clinical Investigation. 22(3). 119–130. 11 indexed citations

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Xie, Lin, Ruifeng Yang, Shujing Liu, et al.. (2015). TR3 is preferentially expressed by bulge epithelial stem cells in human hair follicles. Laboratory Investigation. 96(1). 81–88. 7 indexed citations

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Cao, Cong, Guowei Zhao, Wei Yu, et al.. (2014). Activation of STAT3 stimulates AHSP expression in K562 cells. Science China Life Sciences. 57(5). 488–494. 11 indexed citations

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Yang, Ruifeng, Ying Zheng, Ling Li, et al.. (2014). Direct conversion of mouse and human fibroblasts to functional melanocytes by defined factors. Nature Communications. 5(1). 5807–5807. 53 indexed citations

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Dai, Jie, Yan Kong, Lu Si, et al.. (2013). Large-scale Analysis of PDGFRA Mutations in Melanomas and Evaluation of Their Sensitivity to Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Imatinib and Crenolanib. Clinical Cancer Research. 19(24). 6935–6942. 38 indexed citations

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Kumar, Suresh, Ruifeng Yang, Hong Yu, et al.. (2013). Human skin neural crest progenitor cells are susceptible to BRAFV600E-induced transformation. Oncogene. 33(7). 832–841. 12 indexed citations

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Yang, Ruifeng, Guowei Zhao, Shuting Liang, Hou‐Zao Chen, & De‐Pei Liu. (2013). Lysine-specific Demethylase 1 Represses THP-1 Monocyte-to-macrophage Differentiation. Chinese Medical Sciences Journal. 28(2). 82–87. 12 indexed citations

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Yang, Ruifeng, Min Jiang, Suresh Kumar, et al.. (2011). Generation of Melanocytes from Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 131(12). 2458–2466. 35 indexed citations

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Yang, Ruifeng, et al.. (2004). Inhibition Of VEGF–Induced Endothelial Cell Poliferation And Differentiation By Steroidal And Non–steroidal Cox Inhibitors With Variable Cox–1/Cox–2 Selectivity. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 45(13). 1914–1914. 1 indexed citations

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