Wan Seok Yang

38.0k total citations · 7 hit papers
30 papers, 27.2k citations indexed

About

Wan Seok Yang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wan Seok Yang has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 27.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 7 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Wan Seok Yang's work include Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis (8 papers), Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism (5 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (4 papers). Wan Seok Yang is often cited by papers focused on Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis (8 papers), Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism (5 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (4 papers). Wan Seok Yang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and South Korea. Wan Seok Yang's co-authors include Brent R. Stockwell, Rachid Skouta, Andras J. Bauer, Scott J. Dixon, Caroline E. Gleason, Alexandra M. Cantley, Kathryn M. Lemberg, Michael R. Lamprecht, Barclay Morrison and Kaoru Shimada and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Wan Seok Yang

29 papers receiving 27.0k citations

Hit Papers

Ferroptosis: An Iron-Dependent Form of Nonapoptotic Cell ... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2012 2014 2015 2016 2008 4.0k 8.0k 12.0k
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. Ferroptosis: An Iron-Dependent Form of Nonapoptotic Cell Death
    2012 12.8k citations Scott J. Dixon, Kathryn M. Lemberg et al. Cell profile →
  2. Regulation of Ferroptotic Cancer Cell Death by GPX4
    2014 5.5k citations Wan Seok Yang, Rohitha Sriramaratnam et al. Cell profile →
  3. Ferroptosis: Death by Lipid Peroxidation
    2015 2.3k citations Wan Seok Yang, Brent R. Stockwell Trends in Cell Biology profile →
  4. Peroxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids by lipoxygenases drives ferroptosis
    2016 1.8k citations Wan Seok Yang, Brent R. Stockwell et al. profile →
  5. Synthetic Lethal Screening Identifies Compounds Activating Iron-Dependent, Nonapoptotic Cell Death in Oncogenic-RAS-Harboring Cancer Cells
    2008 1.5k citations Wan Seok Yang, Brent R. Stockwell Chemistry & Biology profile →
  6. RAS–RAF–MEK-dependent oxidative cell death involving voltage-dependent anion channels
    2007 1.3k citations Moritz von Rechenberg, Elma Zaganjor et al. Nature profile →
  7. Global survey of cell death mechanisms reveals metabolic regulation of ferroptosis
    2016 816 citations Kaoru Shimada, Rachid Skouta et al. Nature Chemical Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wan Seok Yang United States 20 17.2k 17.0k 12.3k 2.9k 2.0k 30 27.2k
Scott J. Dixon United States 47 18.8k 1.1× 19.3k 1.1× 13.6k 1.1× 3.1k 1.1× 2.2k 1.1× 96 31.0k
Rachid Skouta United States 29 14.1k 0.8× 14.0k 0.8× 9.9k 0.8× 2.5k 0.9× 1.7k 0.8× 53 23.9k
Marcus Conrad Germany 68 13.0k 0.8× 14.6k 0.9× 9.3k 0.8× 2.2k 0.8× 1.9k 1.0× 146 24.4k
Xuejun Jiang United States 64 11.2k 0.6× 18.6k 1.1× 9.0k 0.7× 3.3k 1.1× 2.3k 1.1× 171 28.7k
Xin Chen China 47 8.5k 0.5× 9.3k 0.5× 6.0k 0.5× 2.1k 0.7× 1.3k 0.6× 255 15.9k
Caroline E. Gleason United States 6 8.8k 0.5× 9.0k 0.5× 6.3k 0.5× 1.6k 0.5× 1.1k 0.6× 6 14.8k
Andras J. Bauer United States 8 8.5k 0.5× 8.7k 0.5× 6.0k 0.5× 1.4k 0.5× 1.1k 0.6× 9 14.2k
Boyi Gan United States 56 8.9k 0.5× 11.9k 0.7× 8.3k 0.7× 1.8k 0.6× 1.1k 0.5× 107 17.4k
Kathryn M. Lemberg United States 7 7.6k 0.4× 7.9k 0.5× 5.5k 0.4× 1.3k 0.5× 1.1k 0.5× 18 13.2k
Alexandra M. Cantley United States 7 7.6k 0.4× 7.8k 0.5× 5.3k 0.4× 1.3k 0.4× 1.0k 0.5× 7 13.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wan Seok Yang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wan Seok Yang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wan Seok 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 Wan Seok Yang. Wan Seok 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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Wang, Fei, Wan Seok Yang, Zuhong Lu, et al.. (2025). T-cadherin deprivation in endothelial cells promotes vascular injury in Kawasaki disease through SOD2/ROS/NLRP3 pathway-mediated pyroptosis. Journal of Molecular Cell Biology. 17(9).
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Jiang, Xinyu, Yirong Yang, Xuemin Xu, et al.. (2025). Removal of Pb2+from Aqueous Media by Solidago canadensis L.-Derived and Crab Shell-Derived Biochar: Adsorption Behavior and Optimization of Adsorption Conditions. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 236(2). 3 indexed citations
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Yang, Wan Seok. (2023). Ferroptosis: whERe is the critical site of lipid peroxidation?. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 11. 4 indexed citations
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Yang, Wan Seok, et al.. (2023). Mouse embryonic stem cell‐derived motor neurons are susceptible to ferroptosis. FEBS Open Bio. 13(3). 419–433. 3 indexed citations
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Yang, Wan Seok, et al.. (2020). Detection of Ferroptosis by BODIPY™ 581/591 C11. Methods in molecular biology. 2108. 125–130. 79 indexed citations
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Welsch, Matthew, Anna Kaplan, Jennifer M. Chambers, et al.. (2017). Multivalent Small-Molecule Pan-RAS Inhibitors. Cell. 168(5). 878–889.e29. 199 indexed citations
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Li, Hai, Takaaki Kuwajima, Derek H. Oakley, et al.. (2016). Protein Prenylation Constitutes an Endogenous Brake on Axonal Growth. Cell Reports. 16(2). 545–558. 49 indexed citations
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Shimada, Kaoru, Rachid Skouta, Anna Kaplan, et al.. (2016). Global survey of cell death mechanisms reveals metabolic regulation of ferroptosis. Nature Chemical Biology. 12(7). 497–503. 816 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yang, Wan Seok, et al.. (2015). Incorporation of metabolically stable ketones into a small molecule probe to increase potency and water solubility. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 25(21). 4787–4792. 105 indexed citations
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Yang, Wan Seok & Brent R. Stockwell. (2015). Ferroptosis: Death by Lipid Peroxidation. Trends in Cell Biology. 26(3). 165–176. 2308 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yang, Wan Seok, Rohitha Sriramaratnam, Matthew Welsch, et al.. (2014). Regulation of Ferroptotic Cancer Cell Death by GPX4. Cell. 156(1-2). 317–331. 5536 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Meng, Wan Seok Yang, Qian Zeng, et al.. (2013). Effect of treadmill exercise on 5-HT, 5-HT1A receptor and brain derived neurophic factor in rats after permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion. Neurological Sciences. 35(5). 761–766. 29 indexed citations
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Dixon, Scott J., Kathryn M. Lemberg, Michael R. Lamprecht, et al.. (2012). Ferroptosis: An Iron-Dependent Form of Nonapoptotic Cell Death. Cell. 149(5). 1060–1072. 12762 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yang, Wan Seok & Brent R. Stockwell. (2008). Inhibition of casein kinase 1-epsilon induces cancer-cell-selective, PERIOD2-dependent growth arrest. Genome biology. 9(6). R92–R92. 79 indexed citations
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Yang, Wan Seok & Brent R. Stockwell. (2008). Synthetic Lethal Screening Identifies Compounds Activating Iron-Dependent, Nonapoptotic Cell Death in Oncogenic-RAS-Harboring Cancer Cells. Chemistry & Biology. 15(3). 234–245. 1456 indexed citations breakdown →
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Huang, Meng, Yunguang Sun, Wan Seok Yang, et al.. (2007). [583] ACH-806: A POTENT INHIBITOR OF HCV REPLICATION WITH A NOVEL MECHANISM OF ACTION. Journal of Hepatology. 46. S221–S221. 8 indexed citations
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Rechenberg, Moritz von, Elma Zaganjor, Andras J. Bauer, et al.. (2007). RAS–RAF–MEK-dependent oxidative cell death involving voltage-dependent anion channels. Nature. 447(7146). 865–869. 1301 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yang, Wan Seok, A‐Rum Yoon, Ji Young Yoo, et al.. (2006). Suicide cancer gene therapy using pore-forming toxin, streptolysin O. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 5(6). 1610–1619. 51 indexed citations
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Ko, Jae‐Kyun, Heejung Kim, Hyeyoung Choi, et al.. (2003). Conversion of Bfl‐1, an anti‐apoptotic Bcl‐2 family protein, to a potent pro‐apoptotic protein by fusion with green fluorescent protein (GFP). FEBS Letters. 551(1-3). 29–36. 10 indexed citations
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Kim, Jin Woo, Tong-Shin Chang, Ji Eun Lee, et al.. (2001). Negative Regulation of the Sapk/Jnk Signaling Pathway by Presenilin 1. The Journal of Cell Biology. 153(3). 457–464. 25 indexed citations

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