Wei Yang

19.2k citations
225 papers · 14.9k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 60
    • DNA Repair Mechanisms 80
    • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry 73
    • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 44
    • RNA modifications and cancer 32
    • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering 20
    • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation 18
  • Virology top 1%
  • Genetics top 0.5%
    • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology 18
    • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer 18

Wei Yang

220 papers receiving 14.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Wei Yang
Comparison fields: 5 of 169
  • Molecular Biology 12.6k
  • Virology 588
  • Cancer Research 1.4k
  • Genetics 2.4k
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1.5k
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Countries citing papers authored by Wei Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wei Yang

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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Wei Yang, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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About Wei Yang

Wei Yang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Virology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine, having authored 225 papers that have together received 14.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (80 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (73 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (44 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (32 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (20 papers), Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (18 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (18 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (18 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (12.6k citations), Virology (588 citations) and Cancer Research (1.4k citations). Wei Yang has collaborated with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. Frequent co-authors include Marcin Nowotny, Roger Woodgate, Robert J. Crouch, Hong Ling, Changill Ban, François Boudsocq, Yang Gao, Thomas A. Steitz, Peggy Hsieh and Galina Obmolova. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Molecular Cell, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature and Cell.

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