Shan Yuan

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
64 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Shan Yuan is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Shan Yuan has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Plant Science, 20 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Shan Yuan's work include Soybean genetics and cultivation (26 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (17 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (14 papers). Shan Yuan is often cited by papers focused on Soybean genetics and cultivation (26 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (17 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (14 papers). Shan Yuan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Ghana. Shan Yuan's co-authors include Adel K. El‐Naggar, Mingzhao Xing, Dingxie Liu, Hui Sun, Justin A. Bishop, Xiaoli Liu, Avaniyapuram Kannan Murugan, Sara I. Pai, Shi Sun and Tianfu Han and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Shan Yuan

60 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Shan Yuan China	18	669	628	589	281	256	64	1.7k
Juliane Ramser Germany	20	240 0.4×	934 1.5×	79 0.1×	158 0.6×	376 1.5×	54	1.8k
Jeanette Nilsson Sweden	18	533 0.8×	890 1.4×	132 0.2×	119 0.4×	154 0.6×	25	1.3k
Sanjeev K. Baniwal United States	22	524 0.8×	1.3k 2.0×	62 0.1×	394 1.4×	182 0.7×	24	1.8k
Paul T. Christie United Kingdom	22	114 0.2×	528 0.8×	116 0.2×	455 1.6×	413 1.6×	38	1.5k
Marı́a Tortolero Spain	22	61 0.1×	791 1.3×	353 0.6×	296 1.1×	113 0.4×	49	1.4k
Bidyut Ghosh United States	18	175 0.3×	914 1.5×	63 0.1×	457 1.6×	185 0.7×	38	1.4k
Xun Chen China	23	470 0.7×	835 1.3×	23 0.0×	254 0.9×	199 0.8×	78	1.9k
Hiroshi Fukamachi Japan	27	255 0.4×	1.5k 2.4×	59 0.1×	641 2.3×	387 1.5×	109	2.7k
Deniz M. Özata United States	17	599 0.9×	1.5k 2.4×	42 0.1×	64 0.2×	167 0.7×	24	1.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shan Yuan

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhang, Jinping, et al.. (2025). Coulomb Effect of Intermediate Products of Core–Shell SiO2@Al Nanothermite. Molecules. 30(4). 932–932.

Yuan, Shan, Chao Xu, Miaomiao Jin, et al.. (2025). Stress-driven dynamic regulation of multiple genes to reduce accumulation of toxic aldehydes. Metabolic Engineering. 90. 129–140. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Miao, Lixin Zhang, Hui Jiang, et al.. (2025). GmSWEET20, a sugar transporter, facilitates the simultaneous enhancement of yield and protein content in soybean. Journal of Integrative Agriculture.

Wu, Shuiqing, Li Chen, Yupeng Cai, et al.. (2024). CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knockout of E4 gene promotes maturation in soybean. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9(3). 170–176. 1 indexed citations

Han, Yu, Tingting Wu, Bingjun Jiang, et al.. (2023). CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Targeted Mutagenesis of GmEOD1 Enhances Seed Size of Soybean. Agronomy. 13(9). 2359–2359. 5 indexed citations

Yuan, Shan, Chao Xu, Miaomiao Jin, Mo Xian, & Wei Liu. (2023). Synergistic improvement of cinnamylamine production by metabolic regulation. Journal of Biological Engineering. 17(1). 14–14. 2 indexed citations

Yuan, Shan, et al.. (2023). Missense variants in CYP4B1 associated with increased risk of lung cancer among Chinese Han population. World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 21(1). 352–352. 4 indexed citations

Wu, Tingting, Xinyue Zhang, Hongchang Jia, et al.. (2023). Genome-wide association study for temperature response and photo-thermal interaction of flowering time in soybean using a panel of cultivars with diverse maturity groups. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 136(12). 245–245. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Chunlei, Xin Xu, Shan Yuan, et al.. (2023). Establishment of a novel experimental system for studying the photoperiodic response of short-day dicots using soybean ‘cotyledon-only plant’ as material. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 1101715–1101715. 2 indexed citations

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Lin, Xiaowei, Can Yuan, Tingting Yuan, et al.. (2021). LFR Physically and Genetically Interacts With SWI/SNF Component SWI3B to Regulate Leaf Blade Development in Arabidopsis. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12. 717649–717649. 14 indexed citations

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Sun, Shi, Tingting Wu, Luping Liu, et al.. (2020). Natural variation and CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated mutation in GmPRR37 affect photoperiodic flowering and contribute to regional adaptation of soybean. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 18(9). 1869–1881. 93 indexed citations

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Cai, Yupeng, Liwei Wang, Li Chen, et al.. (2019). Mutagenesis of GmFT2a and GmFT5a mediated by CRISPR/Cas9 contributes for expanding the regional adaptability of soybean. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 18(1). 298–309. 118 indexed citations

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Huang, Yanhua, Cong Guan, Yanrong Liu, et al.. (2017). Enhanced Growth Performance and Salinity Tolerance in Transgenic Switchgrass via Overexpressing Vacuolar Na+ (K+)/H+ Antiporter Gene (PvNHX1). Frontiers in Plant Science. 8. 458–458. 36 indexed citations

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Yuan, Shan, Chengyuan Guo, Linna Ma, & Renzhong Wang. (2016). Environmental conditions and genetic differentiation: what drives the divergence of coexistingLeymus chinensisecotypes in a large-scale longitudinal gradient?. Journal of Plant Ecology. 9(5). 616–628. 10 indexed citations

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Yuan, Shan, et al.. (2016). What drives phenotypic divergence in Leymus chinensis (Poaceae) on large-scale gradient, climate or genetic differentiation?. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 26288–26288. 6 indexed citations

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Yuan, Shan, Aiping Meng, Jianqiang Li, & Hengchang Wang. (2012). Population Genetic Structure and Variation of Endangered Cercidiphyllum japonicum in Shennongjia Area:The Mountain Barrier to Gene Flow. Plant Science Journal. 30(4). 358–358. 3 indexed citations

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Prabhu, Antony, Bhaswati Sarcar, Soumen Kahali, Shan Yuan, & Prakash Chinnaiyan. (2012). Targeting the Unfolded Protein Response in Glioblastoma Cells with the Fusion Protein EGF-SubA. PLoS ONE. 7(12). e52265–e52265. 23 indexed citations

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Hakam, Ardeshir, et al.. (2012). Cerebral metastasis of cervical cancer, report of two cases and review of the literature.. PubMed. 5(7). 710–4. 16 indexed citations

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Yuan, Shan, Xiaomei Li, Yining Yang, et al.. (2011). Epidemiological survey of hyperuricemia and gout in Xinjiang adult population. Zhonghua neifenmi daixie zazhi. 27(7). 570–572. 3 indexed citations

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Wang, Lifen, et al.. (2011). Prevalence of abnormal glycometabolism in patients with chronic hepatitis C and related risk factors in China.. PubMed. 124(2). 183–8. 11 indexed citations

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