Run-Wen Yao

3.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
12 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Run-Wen Yao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Run-Wen Yao has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Cancer Research and 1 paper in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Run-Wen Yao's work include RNA Research and Splicing (10 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (6 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (6 papers). Run-Wen Yao is often cited by papers focused on RNA Research and Splicing (10 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (6 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (6 papers). Run-Wen Yao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Run-Wen Yao's co-authors include Ling‐Ling Chen, Yang Wang, Li Yang, Qing-Fei Yin, Chu‐Xiao Liu, Xiang Li, Shan Jiang, Jia Wei, Yang Zhang and Wei Xue and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Run-Wen Yao

11 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

Cellular functions of long noncoding RNAs

2019 1.1k citations Run-Wen Yao, Yang Wang et al. Nature Cell Biology profile →
Coordinated circRNA Biogenesis and Function with NF90/NF110 in Viral Infection

2017 502 citations Xiang Li, Chu‐Xiao Liu et al. Molecular Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Run-Wen Yao China	7	2.3k	1.6k	120	110	74	12	2.5k
Wenqian Hu United States	18	1.6k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	196 1.6×	156 1.4×	66 0.9×	49	2.0k
Jian‐Feng Xiang China	14	3.2k 1.4×	2.6k 1.6×	102 0.8×	71 0.6×	42 0.6×	29	3.4k
Daniel Thomson Australia	11	2.6k 1.1×	2.4k 1.5×	130 1.1×	87 0.8×	36 0.5×	17	3.0k
Sylvia Schütz United States	9	1.7k 0.7×	1.3k 0.8×	168 1.4×	150 1.4×	81 1.1×	9	2.1k
Miguel Brown United States	15	1.4k 0.6×	1.0k 0.6×	198 1.6×	61 0.6×	63 0.9×	19	1.8k
Ci Chu United States	13	3.1k 1.4×	2.4k 1.5×	159 1.3×	148 1.3×	56 0.8×	17	3.4k
Nenad Bartoniček Australia	17	1.8k 0.8×	1.3k 0.8×	138 1.1×	102 0.9×	59 0.8×	28	2.2k
Vihandha O. Wickramasinghe United Kingdom	14	1.6k 0.7×	708 0.4×	83 0.7×	69 0.6×	33 0.4×	19	1.7k
Chenguang Gong United States	10	1.6k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	49 0.4×	58 0.5×	52 0.7×	14	1.8k
Chun‐Kan Chen United States	8	2.7k 1.2×	1.5k 0.9×	107 0.9×	39 0.4×	49 0.7×	11	2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Run-Wen Yao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Run-Wen Yao

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Run-Wen 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 Run-Wen Yao. The network helps show where Run-Wen Yao may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Run-Wen Yao

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

All Works

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12 of 12 papers shown

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Huertas, Jan, Run-Wen Yao, Nirnay Samanta, et al.. (2025). Multiscale structure of chromatin condensates explains phase separation and material properties. Science. 390(6777). eadv6588–eadv6588.

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Yao, Run-Wen & Michael K. Rosen. (2024). Advanced surface passivation for high-sensitivity studies of biomolecular condensates. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(22). e2403013121–e2403013121. 6 indexed citations

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Yao, Run-Wen, et al.. (2021). An optimized fixation method containing glyoxal and paraformaldehyde for imaging nuclear bodies. RNA. 27(6). 725–733. 6 indexed citations

4.

Yao, Run-Wen, Yang Wang, & Ling‐Ling Chen. (2019). Cellular functions of long noncoding RNAs. Nature Cell Biology. 21(5). 542–551. 1055 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yao, Run-Wen, Guang Xu, Ying Wang, et al.. (2019). Nascent Pre-rRNA Sorting via Phase Separation Drives the Assembly of Dense Fibrillar Components in the Human Nucleolus. Molecular Cell. 76(5). 767–783.e11. 218 indexed citations

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Yao, Run-Wen, Chu‐Xiao Liu, & Ling‐Ling Chen. (2019). Linking RNA Processing and Function. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 84(2). 67–82. 4 indexed citations

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Yang, Liang-Zhong, Yang Wang, Siqi Li, et al.. (2019). Dynamic Imaging of RNA in Living Cells by CRISPR-Cas13 Systems. Molecular Cell. 76(6). 981–997.e7. 234 indexed citations

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Wang, Yang, Shi-Bin Hu, Mengran Wang, et al.. (2018). Genome-wide screening of NEAT1 regulators reveals cross-regulation between paraspeckles and mitochondria. Nature Cell Biology. 20(10). 1145–1158. 138 indexed citations

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Xing, Yu‐Hang, Run-Wen Yao, Yang Zhang, et al.. (2017). SLERT Regulates DDX21 Rings Associated with Pol I Transcription. Cell. 169(4). 664–678.e16. 214 indexed citations

10.

Li, Xiang, Chu‐Xiao Liu, Wei Xue, et al.. (2017). Coordinated circRNA Biogenesis and Function with NF90/NF110 in Viral Infection. Molecular Cell. 67(2). 214–227.e7. 502 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wu, Huang, Qing-Fei Yin, Z. David Luo, et al.. (2016). Unusual Processing Generates SPA LncRNAs that Sequester Multiple RNA Binding Proteins. Molecular Cell. 64(3). 534–548. 122 indexed citations

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Hu, Shi-Bin, Run-Wen Yao, & Ling‐Ling Chen. (2016). Shedding light on paraspeckle structure by super-resolution microscopy. The Journal of Cell Biology. 214(7). 789–791. 3 indexed citations

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