Shitong Yu

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 626 citations indexed

About

Shitong Yu is a scholar working on Surgery, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Shitong Yu has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 626 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Surgery, 21 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 10 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Shitong Yu's work include Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (21 papers), Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery (16 papers) and Head and Neck Cancer Studies (8 papers). Shitong Yu is often cited by papers focused on Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (21 papers), Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery (16 papers) and Head and Neck Cancer Studies (8 papers). Shitong Yu collaborates with scholars based in China and United States. Shitong Yu's co-authors include Faya Liang, Shangtong Lei, Baihui Sun, Renhui Chen, Xiaoming Huang, Zhigang Wei, Ping Han, Wanzhi Chen, Tingting Li and Qian Cai and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Endocrinology and International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics.

In The Last Decade

Shitong Yu

45 papers receiving 610 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.

  1. Discussion on the weak equivalence principle for a Schwarzschild gravitational field based on the light-clock model
    2024 48 citations G. Feng, Shitong Yu et al. Annals of Physics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Shitong Yu China 17 219 151 141 136 134 49 626
Umut Özbek United States 15 340 1.6× 78 0.5× 280 2.0× 227 1.7× 122 0.9× 49 984
Kwon Joong Na South Korea 13 160 0.7× 75 0.5× 142 1.0× 154 1.1× 267 2.0× 69 627
Moosa Khalil Canada 12 178 0.8× 197 1.3× 68 0.5× 53 0.4× 279 2.1× 34 583
Chris Dickhoff Netherlands 16 204 0.9× 65 0.4× 252 1.8× 63 0.5× 461 3.4× 84 771
Michal Mekel Israel 13 177 0.8× 325 2.2× 182 1.3× 200 1.5× 67 0.5× 34 663
Diana Caragacianu United States 13 177 0.8× 121 0.8× 168 1.2× 292 2.1× 55 0.4× 20 754
Sadanori Takeo Japan 19 270 1.2× 64 0.4× 488 3.5× 173 1.3× 722 5.4× 93 1.4k
Nikola Bešič Slovenia 22 585 2.7× 720 4.8× 283 2.0× 158 1.2× 78 0.6× 82 1.3k
Yuichi Sakairi Japan 13 151 0.7× 14 0.1× 170 1.2× 70 0.5× 594 4.4× 80 771
Chai Hong Rim South Korea 18 367 1.7× 57 0.4× 290 2.1× 103 0.8× 370 2.8× 96 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Shitong Yu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shitong Yu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shitong Yu

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

All Works

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Yu, Shitong, et al.. (2025). Mental toughness as a mediator between sports psychological skills and athlete burnout: a buffering model. Frontiers in Psychology. 16. 1677985–1677985.
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Zhang, Zongtang, et al.. (2025). A constitutive model for coal gangue coarse-grained subgrade filler incorporating particle breakage. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 1815–1815. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Song, Chenyu Jiang, Shitong Yu, et al.. (2025). Hickory nut polyphenols enhance oxidative stress resilience and improve the longevity of Caenorhabditis elegans through modulating DAF-16/DAF-2 insulin/IGF-1 signaling. Phytomedicine. 143. 156918–156918. 1 indexed citations
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Tan, Jie, Ruoting Ding, Shitong Yu, et al.. (2025). Advanced oxidation protein products induce apoptosis in thyroid follicular epithelial cells through oxidative stress in Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. International Immunopharmacology. 148. 114069–114069.
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Feng, G., et al.. (2024). Discussion on the weak equivalence principle for a Schwarzschild gravitational field based on the light-clock model. Annals of Physics. 473. 169903–169903. 48 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yu, Shitong, Baihui Sun, Zhigang Wei, et al.. (2024). Anillin interacts with RhoA to promote tumor progression in anaplastic thyroid cancer by activating the PI3K/AKT pathway. Endocrine. 88(1). 211–222. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Wei‐Sheng, Shitong Yu, Baihui Sun, et al.. (2023). The learning curve for gasless transaxillary posterior endoscopic thyroidectomy for thyroid cancer: a cumulative sum analysis. Updates in Surgery. 75(4). 987–994. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Tingting, Wei‐Sheng Chen, Shitong Yu, et al.. (2023). Right gasless transaxillary endoscopic total thyroidectomy (RGTETT) with video: our experience with the posterior approach: Lei’s seven-sinking method. Gland Surgery. 12(10). 1414–1424. 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Baihui, Shitong Yu, Wei‐Sheng Chen, et al.. (2023). Analysis of scene-guided camera assistance in transaxillary gasless endoscopic thyroidectomy: a minor improvement in operative technique. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 14. 1146336–1146336. 2 indexed citations
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Yu, Shitong, Baihui Sun, Zhigang Wei, et al.. (2021). Lymph node yield in the initial central neck dissection (CND) associated with the risk of recurrence in papillary thyroid cancer: A reoperative CND cohort study. Oral Oncology. 123. 105567–105567. 30 indexed citations
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Huang, Weicai, Kangneng Zhou, Yuming Jiang, et al.. (2020). Radiomics Nomogram for Prediction of Peritoneal Metastasis in Patients With Gastric Cancer. Frontiers in Oncology. 10. 1416–1416. 24 indexed citations
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Han, Ping, Xiaolin Wang, Yimin Liu, et al.. (2018). Osteoradionecrosis of the Skull Base in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: Incidence and Risk Factors. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 102(3). 552–555. 18 indexed citations
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Lin, Peiliang, Ping Han, Faya Liang, et al.. (2018). Characteristics of the parathyroid gland in endoscopic thyroidectomy with the application of an image enhancement system. Surgical Endoscopy. 32(9). 3925–3935. 7 indexed citations
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Yu, Shitong, Zhiwei Zhou, Qian Cai, et al.. (2017). Prognostic value of the C-reactive protein/albumin ratio in patients with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma. OncoTargets and Therapy. Volume 10. 879–884. 23 indexed citations
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Chen, Renhui, et al.. (2017). Endoscope-Assisted Resection of Elongated Styloid Process Through a Retroauricular Incision: A Novel Surgical Approach to Eagle Syndrome. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 75(7). 1442–1448. 14 indexed citations
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