Wan Yu

4.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
70 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Wan Yu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Wan Yu has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Cancer Research and 10 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Wan Yu's work include Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (10 papers), Migration and Labor Dynamics (9 papers) and Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (9 papers). Wan Yu is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (10 papers), Migration and Labor Dynamics (9 papers) and Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (9 papers). Wan Yu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Wan Yu's co-authors include Sheung Tat Fan, David Ho, Ronnie T. P. Poon, Zhen Yang, Michael Ng, Weiyi Wang, Rodney A. Stewart, Sheng Zhang, Tian Xu and Chi Tat Lam and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Development and Hepatology.

In The Last Decade

Wan Yu

67 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

Significance of CD90+ Cancer Stem Cells in Human L... 1995 2026 2005 2015 2008 1995 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. Significance of CD90+ Cancer Stem Cells in Human Liver Cancer
    2008 963 citations Zhen Yang, David Ho et al. profile →
  2. Identifying tumor suppressors in genetic mosaics: the Drosophila lats gene encodes a putative protein kinase
    1995 688 citations Wan Yu et al. 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 Yu China 27 1.7k 1.2k 925 731 637 70 3.5k
Paolo Michieli Italy 28 2.7k 1.6× 1.8k 1.5× 1.1k 1.1× 424 0.6× 1.3k 2.0× 41 4.6k
Kyle A. Furge United States 33 2.8k 1.6× 652 0.5× 1.1k 1.2× 403 0.6× 313 0.5× 55 3.8k
Frédéric Di Fiore France 32 1.4k 0.8× 2.1k 1.7× 593 0.6× 207 0.3× 272 0.4× 122 4.0k
Su Young Kim South Korea 33 2.7k 1.6× 1.1k 0.9× 660 0.7× 206 0.3× 146 0.2× 96 3.7k
Kamran Alimoghaddam Iran 34 2.1k 1.2× 746 0.6× 555 0.6× 146 0.2× 398 0.6× 242 4.9k
Zhenfeng Duan United States 37 1.7k 1.0× 1.3k 1.1× 952 1.0× 176 0.2× 184 0.3× 92 3.6k
Shoumei Bai United States 17 1.8k 1.0× 798 0.7× 1.2k 1.3× 131 0.2× 167 0.3× 28 2.8k
Masahiro Gotoh Japan 30 1.7k 1.0× 727 0.6× 452 0.5× 323 0.4× 114 0.2× 80 3.2k
Álvaro N.A. Monteiro United States 42 3.9k 2.2× 1.1k 0.9× 1.2k 1.3× 218 0.3× 96 0.2× 146 5.7k
Zahra Madjd Iran 35 1.9k 1.1× 1.7k 1.4× 931 1.0× 247 0.3× 86 0.1× 174 4.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Wan Yu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wan Yu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wan Yu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wan Yu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wan 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 Wan Yu. Wan Yu 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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Yu, Wan, et al.. (2024). Unraveling the hierarchical structure of posture and muscle activity changes during mating of Caenorhabditis elegans. PNAS Nexus. 3(2). pgae032–pgae032. 2 indexed citations
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Huang, Rong, et al.. (2023). Cryptotanshinone Reverses Corticosteroid Insensitivity by Inhibition of Phosphoinositide-3-Kinase-δ in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. International Journal of COPD. Volume 18. 797–809. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Min, et al.. (2023). Sparcl1 and Atherosclerosis. Journal of Inflammation Research. Volume 16. 2121–2127. 5 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jie, et al.. (2020). <p>miRNA-486-5p Promotes COPD Progression by Targeting HAT1 to Regulate the TLR4-Triggered Inflammatory Response of Alveolar Macrophages</p>. International Journal of COPD. Volume 15. 2991–3001. 23 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jie, et al.. (2020). Identification of biomarkers associated with clinical severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. PeerJ. 8. e10513–e10513. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lin, Xinyang Yu, Wan Yu, et al.. (2019). Regulation of the Neurospora Circadian Clock by the Spliceosome Component PRP5. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 9(11). 3653–3661. 3 indexed citations
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Cheng, Xiao‐Wen, Wan Yu, Qing Zhou, Yuan Wang, & Huaqing Zhu. (2017). MicroRNA-126 inhibits endothelial permeability and apoptosis in apolipoprotein E-knockout mice fed a high-fat diet. Molecular Medicine Reports. 16(3). 3061–3068. 19 indexed citations
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Chen, Jianhui, et al.. (2017). Overexpression of lncRNA HOXA11-AS promotes cell epithelial–mesenchymal transition by repressing miR-200b in non-small cell lung cancer. Cancer Cell International. 17(1). 64–64. 80 indexed citations
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Yu, Wan. (2015). The Cloning and characterization of Neurospora crassa sn RNA genes. Mycosystema. 1 indexed citations
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Yu, Wan, Guobin Huang, Dongni Wang, et al.. (2015). The exosome controls alternative splicing by mediating the gene expression and assembly of the spliceosome complex. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 13403–13403. 19 indexed citations
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Zheng, Yulong, Wan Yu, Liyang Zhou, et al.. (2013). Risk factors and mortality of patients with nosocomial carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii pneumonia. American Journal of Infection Control. 41(7). e59–e63. 55 indexed citations
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Cheung, Tan To, See Ching Chan, Ksh Chok, et al.. (2012). Rapid measurement of indocyanine green retention by pulse spectrophotometry: a validation study in 70 patients with Child-Pugh A cirrhosis before hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatobiliary & pancreatic diseases international. 11(3). 267–271. 26 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lin, Wan Yu, Xinyang Yu, et al.. (2012). Changes in the Diurnal Rhythms during a 45-Day Head-Down Bed Rest. PLoS ONE. 7(10). e47984–e47984. 26 indexed citations
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Fan, Sheung Tat, Zhen Yang, David Ho, et al.. (2011). Prediction of Posthepatectomy Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Circulating Cancer Stem Cells. Annals of Surgery. 254(4). 569–576. 126 indexed citations
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Yu, Wan. (2010). Analysis on the Safety Influence Factors of Pyrotechnics. 1 indexed citations
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Yu, Wan. (2004). Generalized Weighted Functional Proportional Mean Combining Forecasting Model of Air Material Consumption. Acta Automatica Sinica. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Yuqing, Ronnie T.P. Poon, Jeremy Hughes, et al.. (2004). Chemokine receptors support infiltration of lymphocyte subpopulations in human hepatocellular carcinoma. Clinical Immunology. 114(2). 174–182. 29 indexed citations

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