Wei Yan

5.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
85 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Wei Yan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Yan has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Molecular Biology, 22 papers in Oncology and 17 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Wei Yan's work include Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (9 papers), Synthesis and biological activity (8 papers) and Protein Degradation and Inhibitors (7 papers). Wei Yan is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (9 papers), Synthesis and biological activity (8 papers) and Protein Degradation and Inhibitors (7 papers). Wei Yan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Italy. Wei Yan's co-authors include David J. Mancuso, Richard W. Gross, Christopher M. Jenkins, Harold F. Sims, Beverly Gibson, Marina Pasca di Magliano, Yaqing Zhang, Meredith A. Collins, Hongyu Li and Filip Bednar and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Wei Yan

80 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Identification, Cloning, Expression, and Purification of Three Novel Human Calcium-independent Phospholipase A2 Family Members Possessing Triacylglycerol Lipase and Acylglycerol Transacylase Activities

2004 674 citations Christopher M. Jenkins, David J. Mancuso et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
Arginase 1 is a key driver of immune suppression in pancreatic cancer

2023 96 citations Rosa E. Menjivar, Zeribe C. Nwosu et al. eLife profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wei Yan China	26	1.5k	702	518	488	379	85	3.1k
Charles Kung United States	20	2.1k 1.3×	387 0.6×	522 1.0×	368 0.8×	713 1.9×	50	3.7k
Paul Nicklin United Kingdom	23	1.8k 1.2×	391 0.6×	516 1.0×	439 0.9×	311 0.8×	40	3.3k
Bo-Liang Li China	31	2.1k 1.3×	450 0.6×	732 1.4×	554 1.1×	419 1.1×	74	3.8k
Nathalie Andrieu‐Abadie France	36	3.1k 2.0×	724 1.0×	334 0.6×	208 0.4×	710 1.9×	85	4.5k
Louise R. Howe United States	28	2.5k 1.6×	1.1k 1.6×	702 1.4×	152 0.3×	211 0.6×	37	4.4k
Steven J. Kridel United States	27	1.8k 1.1×	538 0.8×	1.6k 3.0×	223 0.5×	285 0.8×	50	3.3k
Hong-Wu Chen United States	27	4.2k 2.7×	885 1.3×	896 1.7×	240 0.5×	409 1.1×	54	5.4k
Emanuela Felley‐Bosco Switzerland	31	1.7k 1.1×	708 1.0×	823 1.6×	302 0.6×	687 1.8×	98	3.7k
Miguel A. Gijón United States	27	1.9k 1.2×	266 0.4×	822 1.6×	474 1.0×	402 1.1×	42	3.3k
Tania Fiaschi Italy	31	2.1k 1.4×	591 0.8×	790 1.5×	101 0.2×	473 1.2×	73	3.4k

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

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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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20 of 20 papers shown

Hong, Wei, Tianhua Liu, Lijuan Zhang, et al.. (2025). Metformin alleviates lung ischemia‑reperfusion injury via the SIRT1 pathway following lung transplantation in diabetic rats. Molecular Medicine Reports. 32(5). 1–13.

Wang, Zheng‐Yu, Bo‐Syong Pan, Rajesh Manne, et al.. (2025). CD36-mediated endocytosis of proteolysis-targeting chimeras. Cell. 188(12). 3219–3237.e18. 15 indexed citations

Walsh, Ryan, Wei Yan, Filip Bednar, et al.. (2025). DUSP6 is upregulated in metastasis and influences migration and metabolism in pancreatic cancer cells. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 33996–33996.

Yan, Wei, et al.. (2024). VCH: A Velocity Measurement Method Combining HFM Signals. International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks. 2024. 1–14.

Liu, Xiao, et al.. (2024). Discovery of first-in-class PROTACs targeting maternal embryonic leucine zipper kinase (MELK) for the treatment of Burkitt lymphoma. RSC Medicinal Chemistry. 15(7). 2351–2356. 2 indexed citations

Lu, Jiahao, Wei Yan, Ran Tao, Zhengwei Wang, & Di Zhu. (2023). Exploring the Mechanism of Strong-Pressure Fluctuation under Partial Load in the Turbine Mode of Pump Turbines for Hydro and Marine Power Storage. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 11(5). 1089–1089. 4 indexed citations

Menjivar, Rosa E., Zeribe C. Nwosu, Wenting Du, et al.. (2023). Arginase 1 is a key driver of immune suppression in pancreatic cancer. eLife. 12. 96 indexed citations breakdown →

Scales, Michael K., Ashley Velez-Delgado, Nina G. Steele, et al.. (2022). Combinatorial Gli activity directs immune infiltration and tumor growth in pancreatic cancer. PLoS Genetics. 18(7). e1010315–e1010315. 18 indexed citations

Li, Shiqiang, Wei Yan, Ming Zhang, et al.. (2021). One-pot synthesis of natural-product inspired spiroindolines with anti-cancer activities. Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 9(3). 682–686. 7 indexed citations

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Lei, Jie, Dianyong Tang, Wei Yan, et al.. (2020). Synthesis of indoline-piperidinonesviaa novel Ugi, ring expansion,pseudo-Dieckmann condensation and rearrangement cascade reaction. Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 7(5). 737–741. 14 indexed citations

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Lei, Jie, Yong Li, Dianyong Tang, et al.. (2020). Expeditious access of chromone analogues via a Michael addition-driven multicomponent reaction. Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 7(8). 987–992. 21 indexed citations

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Li, Jinying, Ye Sun, Xiaonan Zhang, et al.. (2020). L-lactate preconditioning promotes plasticity-related proteins expression and reduces neurological deficits by potentiating GPR81 signaling in rat traumatic brain injury model. Brain Research. 1746. 146945–146945. 24 indexed citations

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Tang, Dianyong, Fang Yao, Wei Yan, et al.. (2019). Diversity-Oriented Synthesis of Imidazo-Dipyridines with Anticancer Activity via the Groebke–Blackburn–Bienaymé and TBAB-Mediated Cascade Reaction in One Pot. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 84(19). 12632–12638. 24 indexed citations

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Bednar, Filip, Heather Schofield, Meredith A. Collins, et al.. (2015). Bmi1 is required for the initiation of pancreatic cancer through an Ink4a-independent mechanism. Carcinogenesis. 36(7). 730–738. 21 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yaqing, Wei Yan, Esha Mathew, et al.. (2014). CD4+ T Lymphocyte Ablation Prevents Pancreatic Carcinogenesis in Mice. Cancer Immunology Research. 2(5). 423–435. 69 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yaqing, John P. Morris, Wei Yan, et al.. (2013). Canonical Wnt Signaling Is Required for Pancreatic Carcinogenesis. Cancer Research. 73(15). 4909–4922. 152 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yaqing, Wei Yan, Meredith A. Collins, et al.. (2013). Interleukin-6 Is Required for Pancreatic Cancer Progression by Promoting MAPK Signaling Activation and Oxidative Stress Resistance. Cancer Research. 73(20). 6359–6374. 197 indexed citations

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Chang, Ying, Wei Yan, Xingxing He, et al.. (2012). miR-375 Inhibits Autophagy and Reduces Viability of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells Under Hypoxic Conditions. Gastroenterology. 143(1). 177–187.e8. 252 indexed citations

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Mancuso, David J., Xianlin Han, Christopher M. Jenkins, et al.. (2007). Dramatic Accumulation of Triglycerides and Precipitation of Cardiac Hemodynamic Dysfunction during Brief Caloric Restriction in Transgenic Myocardium Expressing Human Calcium-independent Phospholipase A2γ. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(12). 9216–9227. 49 indexed citations

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Jenkins, Christopher M., Wei Yan, David J. Mancuso, & Richard W. Gross. (2006). Highly Selective Hydrolysis of Fatty Acyl-CoAs by Calcium-independent Phospholipase A2β. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(23). 15615–15624. 44 indexed citations

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