Wei Yan

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
133 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Wei Yan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Yan has authored 133 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Surgery and 15 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Wei Yan's work include Gut microbiota and health (14 papers), Tryptophan and brain disorders (9 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (5 papers). Wei Yan is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (14 papers), Tryptophan and brain disorders (9 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (5 papers). Wei Yan collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and United States. Wei Yan's co-authors include Lijia Chang, Kenji Hashimoto, Xue Ying, Li Y, Wan-Liang Lü, Hai He, Xinru Jia, Ju Du, Youge Qu and Jinning Lou and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Wei Yan

123 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Brain–gut–microbiota axis in depression: A historical ove... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 50 100 150 200 250
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. Brain–gut–microbiota axis in depression: A historical overview and future directions
    2022 254 citations Lijia Chang, Wei Yan 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
Wei Yan China 27 1.2k 606 328 326 237 133 2.8k
Xu Hu China 28 2.1k 1.8× 695 1.1× 678 2.1× 185 0.6× 144 0.6× 95 3.4k
Yanling Wei China 29 1.3k 1.0× 335 0.6× 327 1.0× 175 0.5× 137 0.6× 90 3.0k
José A. Sánchez‐Alcázar Spain 42 3.1k 2.5× 578 1.0× 678 2.1× 283 0.9× 179 0.8× 133 5.0k
Joo‐Ho Chung South Korea 33 1.3k 1.0× 156 0.3× 380 1.2× 365 1.1× 291 1.2× 221 3.9k
Pedro Bullón Spain 41 1.5k 1.2× 284 0.5× 858 2.6× 330 1.0× 392 1.7× 153 5.4k
Xiao Zheng China 33 1.7k 1.4× 506 0.8× 348 1.1× 204 0.6× 130 0.5× 100 3.0k
Shailendra Anoopkumar‐Dukie Australia 30 927 0.8× 152 0.3× 302 0.9× 336 1.0× 161 0.7× 126 2.8k
Xiaojuan Li China 41 2.7k 2.2× 651 1.1× 418 1.3× 357 1.1× 305 1.3× 247 5.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Wei Yan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wei Yan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Wei Yan. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Wei Yan. The network helps show where Wei Yan may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei Yan

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

All Works

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Li, Yu, Yuqin Wang, Hui Li, et al.. (2025). Isolation and characterization of extracellular polysaccharide from Colletotrichum gloeosporioides: New plant immune elicitor for plant protection. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 304(Pt 2). 140858–140858. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Yang, Yi Zhang, Jiayin Zhou, et al.. (2025). Pro-repair macrophages driven by CGRP rescue white matter integrity following intracerebral hemorrhage. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 22(1). 161–161.
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Zhu, Ximei, Jianyu Que, Wei Yan, et al.. (2024). Efficiency and safety of continuous theta burst stimulation for primary insomnia: A randomized clinical trial. Sleep Medicine. 124. 77–83. 1 indexed citations
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Yan, Wei, et al.. (2024). Research on brain functional network property analysis and recognition methods targeting brain fatigue. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 22556–22556. 2 indexed citations
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Liang, Xiaofei, Wei Yan, Sheng Guo, et al.. (2024). In vitro fermentation characteristics and interaction of neutral and acidic polysaccharides from Lycii fructus on human gut microbiota. Food Hydrocolloids. 152. 109940–109940. 14 indexed citations
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Hassan, Adil, Yin Huang, Xiangxiu Wang, et al.. (2024). Emerging role of gut microbiota extracellular vesicle in neurodegenerative disorders and insights on their therapeutic management. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(2). e33–e33. 1 indexed citations
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Chang, Lijia, Tong Wang, Youge Qu, et al.. (2024). Identification of novel endoplasmic reticulum-related genes and their association with immune cell infiltration in major depressive disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders. 356. 190–203. 3 indexed citations
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Geng, Sha, Xiaotong Wang, Wei Yan, et al.. (2024). Overexpression of Cassava MeSTP7 Promotes Arabidopsis Seedling Development. Plants. 13(21). 3102–3102. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Shimeng, et al.. (2024). Mapping of health technology assessment in China: a comparative study between 2016 and 2021. Global Health Research and Policy. 9(1). 4–4. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Fei, et al.. (2023). Water extract of Pingchuan formula ameliorated murine asthma through modulating metabolites and gut microbiota. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis. 236. 115728–115728. 9 indexed citations
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Yan, Wei, Lijia Chang, Guoqi Liu, et al.. (2022). Long-lasting beneficial effects of maternal intake of sulforaphane glucosinolate on gut microbiota in adult offspring. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 109. 109098–109098. 23 indexed citations
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Wang, Siming, Tamaki Ishima, Youge Qu, et al.. (2021). Ingestion of Faecalibaculum rodentium causes depression-like phenotypes in resilient Ephx2 knock-out mice: A role of brain–gut–microbiota axis via the subdiaphragmatic vagus nerve. Journal of Affective Disorders. 292. 565–573. 90 indexed citations
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Yan, Wei, et al.. (2018). Over-expression of Smad4 could prevent migration and invasion in colon cancer SW480 and SW620 cells and mechanism. Zhonghua shiyan waike zazhi. 35(2). 238–241. 1 indexed citations
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Yan, Wei, et al.. (2018). Transoral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy: Review of 81 Cases in a Single Institute. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. 28(3). 286–291. 52 indexed citations
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Zhang, Hongkang, Beiyan Zou, Haibo Yu, et al.. (2012). Modulation of hERG potassium channel gating normalizes action potential duration prolonged by dysfunctional KCNQ1 potassium channel. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(29). 11866–11871. 46 indexed citations
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Zhang, Haifeng, Linyan Zhu, Wanhong Zuo, et al.. (2012). The ClC-3 chloride channel protein is a downstream target of cyclin D1 in nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells. The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 45(3). 672–683. 15 indexed citations
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Yan, Wei. (2004). Experimental Study on Hysteromyoma of Rat Sex Hormone Model Treated with Xiaoyaowan. 1 indexed citations

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