Sheng Yang

12.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
237 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

About

Sheng Yang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Sheng Yang has authored 237 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 145 papers in Molecular Biology, 62 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 34 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Sheng Yang's work include Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (61 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (46 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (32 papers). Sheng Yang is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (61 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (46 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (32 papers). Sheng Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Sheng Yang's co-authors include Yu Jiang, Weihong Jiang, Bingbing Sun, Junjie Yang, Run‐Cang Sun, Yang Gu, Tong‐Qi Yuan, Biao Chen, Yunliu Yang and He Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Sheng Yang

224 papers receiving 8.3k citations

Hit Papers

Multigene Editing in the Escherichia coli Genome via the ... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 250 500 750
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.

  1. Multigene Editing in the Escherichia coli Genome via the CRISPR-Cas9 System
    2015 994 citations Yu Jiang, Biao Chen et al. Applied and Environmental Microbiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sheng Yang China 50 5.7k 3.0k 1.2k 866 621 237 8.4k
Jochen Büchs Germany 52 7.6k 1.3× 5.5k 1.9× 435 0.4× 1.2k 1.4× 356 0.6× 385 10.9k
João A. Queiroz Portugal 45 5.1k 0.9× 1.6k 0.5× 706 0.6× 506 0.6× 340 0.5× 284 8.3k
Enoch Y. Park Japan 46 5.3k 0.9× 3.1k 1.0× 410 0.4× 850 1.0× 1.2k 1.9× 315 8.1k
Cuiqing Ma China 50 4.7k 0.8× 3.0k 1.0× 404 0.4× 810 0.9× 573 0.9× 203 7.3k
L. R. Rodrigues Portugal 58 5.0k 0.9× 2.8k 0.9× 572 0.5× 1.7k 1.9× 443 0.7× 285 11.6k
Byung‐Kwan Cho South Korea 49 5.1k 0.9× 1.0k 0.4× 1.4k 1.2× 502 0.6× 536 0.9× 222 7.1k
Yanfeng Liu China 43 5.0k 0.9× 1.1k 0.4× 1.3k 1.1× 829 1.0× 354 0.6× 335 7.1k
Yong‐Su Jin United States 57 8.5k 1.5× 6.3k 2.1× 678 0.6× 982 1.1× 446 0.7× 254 11.0k
Jianghua Li China 56 8.2k 1.4× 3.1k 1.0× 1.3k 1.2× 2.1k 2.4× 2.6k 4.2× 579 14.8k
Byung‐Gee Kim South Korea 52 6.6k 1.2× 1.6k 0.6× 556 0.5× 917 1.1× 814 1.3× 374 9.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Sheng Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sheng Yang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sheng Yang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sheng Yang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sheng 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 Sheng Yang. Sheng Yang 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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Wu, Lian, Jun‐Bin He, Wanqing Wei, et al.. (2025). Three distinct strategies lead to programmable aliphatic C−H oxidation in bicyclomycin biosynthesis. Nature Communications. 16(1). 4651–4651.
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Yang, Siqi, et al.. (2025). Implementation of RAGATH RNA‐associated DNA Endonucleases as Genome Editing Tool in Escherichia coli. Biotechnology Journal. 20(3). e70005–e70005.
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Zhang, Jiaxuan, Sheng Yang, Yanmin Zhang, et al.. (2024). Xianglian pill alleviates ulcerative colitis by inhibiting M1 macrophage polarization via modulation of energy metabolite itaconate. Phytomedicine. 135. 156179–156179. 12 indexed citations
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Jing, Xinyun, Xiaojuan Zhou, Ping Chen, et al.. (2024). Creating a bacterium that forms eukaryotic nucleosome core particles. Nature Communications. 15(1). 8283–8283. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Wenlong, Juanxiu Qin, Lina Zhao, et al.. (2023). Host Sorbitol and Bacterial Sorbitol Utilization Promote Clostridioides difficile Infection in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Gastroenterology. 164(7). 1189–1201.e13. 12 indexed citations
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He, Jun‐Bin, Lian Wu, Wanqing Wei, et al.. (2023). Enzymatic catalysis favours eight-membered over five-membered ring closure in bicyclomycin biosynthesis. Nature Catalysis. 6(7). 637–648. 12 indexed citations
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Wen, Zhiqiang, Rodrigo Ledesma‐Amaro, Minrui Lu, et al.. (2020). Combined evolutionary engineering and genetic manipulation improve low pH tolerance and butanol production in a synthetic microbial Clostridium community. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 117(7). 2008–2022. 33 indexed citations
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Wen, Zhiqiang, Rodrigo Ledesma‐Amaro, Minrui Lu, Mingjie Jin, & Sheng Yang. (2020). Metabolic Engineering of Clostridium cellulovorans to Improve Butanol Production by Consolidated Bioprocessing. ACS Synthetic Biology. 9(2). 304–315. 33 indexed citations
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Song, Xin, He Huang, Zhiqiang Xiong, Lianzhong Ai, & Sheng Yang. (2017). CRISPR-Cas9 D10A Nickase-Assisted Genome Editing in Lactobacillus casei. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 83(22). 137 indexed citations
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Yang, Sheng, Teng Hu, Wei Lü, & Huajian Chang. (2016). Experimental Study on Critical Heat Flux of Chemical Water Boiling on a Downward Facing Curved Surface for IVR-ERVC Strategy. 37(6). 27. 2 indexed citations
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Jiang, Yu, et al.. (2015). Multigene Editing in the Escherichia coli Genome via the CRISPR-Cas9 System. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 81(7). 2506–2514. 994 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Haiming, et al.. (2015). Food Grade Pickering Emulsion: A Review. Food Science. 36(19). 265. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Sheng. (2012). Identification and expression analysis of serine protease AlSP3 gene in Apolygus lucorum(Meyer-Dür). Jiangsu nongye xuebao.
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Yang, Sheng. (2012). Effects of micron replicated trizact diamond tile(TDT) on the quality of glass substrate after lapping.
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Lü, Yinhua, Weihua Wang, Dan Shu, et al.. (2007). Characterization of a novel two-component regulatory system involved in the regulation of both actinorhodin and a type I polyketide in Streptomyces coelicolor. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 77(3). 625–635. 48 indexed citations
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Cai, Zhu, Sheng Yang, Zhao, & Jiang. (2007). Cloning, overexpression, and characterization of a novel thermostable penicillin g acylase from Achromobacter xylosoxidans： Probing the molecular basis for its high thermostability. 中国生物学文摘. 21(1). 3–3. 4 indexed citations
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Yang, Sheng. (2002). Experimental Study on the Factors of Influencing the Result of CO_2 Huff-puff. 2 indexed citations
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Yu, Hui, et al.. (2001). [Introduction of Vitreoscilla hemoglobin gene in a recombinant E. coli for PHB production].. PubMed. 41(5). 548–52. 1 indexed citations

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