Wei Yu

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
131 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Wei Yu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Yu has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Molecular Biology, 31 papers in Oncology and 30 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Wei Yu's work include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (17 papers), Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers (13 papers) and Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations (12 papers). Wei Yu is often cited by papers focused on Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (17 papers), Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers (13 papers) and Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations (12 papers). Wei Yu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Wei Yu's co-authors include Sharmila Shankar, Rohit Srivastava, Yiming Ma, Anju Shrivastava, Raj Kumar Verma, Jing Yang, John R. Falck, Achim Rittmeyer, Jing Yan and Christina Matheny and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Wei Yu

126 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

Association of Immune-Related Adverse Events With Efficacy of Atezolizumab in Patients With Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wei Yu China	31	1.2k	901	506	464	275	131	2.7k
Yiming Ma China	31	1.5k 1.2×	487 0.5×	630 1.2×	519 1.1×	290 1.1×	165	2.9k
Shujuan Chen United States	31	2.2k 1.8×	835 0.9×	422 0.8×	367 0.8×	214 0.8×	91	3.7k
Yifeng Zheng China	28	1.2k 1.0×	742 0.8×	447 0.9×	396 0.9×	577 2.1×	72	2.7k
Jing Lü China	28	1.3k 1.0×	556 0.6×	525 1.0×	374 0.8×	341 1.2×	152	2.6k
Akira Ikari Japan	35	1.5k 1.2×	461 0.5×	335 0.7×	341 0.7×	135 0.5×	190	3.6k
Melinda S. Yates United States	25	1.8k 1.4×	447 0.5×	367 0.7×	237 0.5×	284 1.0×	57	2.9k
Hua Sui China	32	1.8k 1.5×	690 0.8×	862 1.7×	160 0.3×	326 1.2×	89	3.0k
Fang Xia China	32	1.7k 1.4×	530 0.6×	385 0.8×	410 0.9×	380 1.4×	124	3.2k
Shasha Tao China	33	2.0k 1.6×	702 0.8×	663 1.3×	747 1.6×	332 1.2×	101	3.7k
Ping Zhao China	28	1.5k 1.2×	465 0.5×	220 0.4×	309 0.7×	180 0.7×	147	2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Wei Yu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wei Yu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei Yu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wei Yu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wei 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 Wei Yu. Wei Yu 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

Zhang, Yu, Junyan Sun, Lulu Wang, et al.. (2025). Brain structural alterations in young women with premature ovarian insufficiency: Implications for dementia risk. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 21(3). e70111–e70111. 4 indexed citations

Yu, Wei, et al.. (2024). Oncogenic Role of SATB2 In Vitro: Regulator of Pluripotency, Self-Renewal, and Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition in Prostate Cancer. Cells. 13(11). 962–962. 3 indexed citations

Yu, Wei, et al.. (2024). High Luminescent Carbon Dots Derived from Fermented Beverages for Sensitive Sensing of Tartrazine in Foods. Journal of Fluorescence. 35(7). 4989–4996. 2 indexed citations

Yan, Jing, et al.. (2022). Validation of the Anticolitis Efficacy of the Jian-Wei-Yu-Yang Formula. Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2022. 1–20. 2 indexed citations

Yu, Wei, et al.. (2022). Pharmacological Mechanism of Pingxiao Formula against Colorectal Cancer. Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2022. 1–17. 2 indexed citations

Yu, Wei, et al.. (2022). Fructus ligustri lucidi suppresses inflammation and restores the microbiome profile in murine colitis models. Phytomedicine. 106. 154438–154438. 8 indexed citations

Cong, Cong, Lichun Zhang, Lin Zheng, et al.. (2021). Complete genome analysis of the newly isolated Shigella sonnei phage vB_SsoM_Z31. Archives of Virology. 166(9). 2597–2602. 1 indexed citations

Cui, Anfang, Yan‐Hong Huang, Xiaolin Han, et al.. (2020). Knockdown of CRAD suppresses the growth and promotes the apoptosis of human lung cancer cells via Claudin 4. Bioscience Reports. 40(10). 1 indexed citations

Li, Qian, Min Wang, Yan Zhang, et al.. (2020). BIX-01294-enhanced chemosensitivity in nasopharyngeal carcinoma depends on autophagy-induced pyroptosis. Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica. 52(10). 1131–1139. 16 indexed citations

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Wang, Haifang, et al.. (2020). Changes in social support among patients with hematological malignancy undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in Souzhou, China. Indian Journal of Cancer. 57(3). 253–253. 3 indexed citations

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Yu, Wei, et al.. (2017). [Yield reduction risk based on WOFOST model and water stress for winter wheat in Henan Province, China].. PubMed. 28(3). 911–917. 1 indexed citations

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Yu, Wei, et al.. (2017). Evaluation of resistance of soybean germplasm to race 3 of soybean cyst nematode.. Dadou kexue. 36(5). 778–788. 1 indexed citations

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Yu, Wei, Zhihong Li, Wen Chen, et al.. (2017). A Systems Pharmacology Approach to Determine Active Compounds and Action Mechanisms of Xipayi KuiJie’an enema for Treatment of Ulcerative colitis. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 1189–1189. 30 indexed citations

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Sumis, Allison, Katherine L. Cook, Rong Hu, et al.. (2016). Social isolation induces autophagy in the mouse mammary gland: link to increased mammary cancer risk. Endocrine Related Cancer. 23(10). 839–856. 17 indexed citations

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Verma, Raj Kumar, Wei Yu, Anju Shrivastava, Sharmila Shankar, & Rohit Srivastava. (2016). α-Mangostin-encapsulated PLGA nanoparticles inhibit pancreatic carcinogenesis by targeting cancer stem cells in human, and transgenic (KrasG12D, and KrasG12D/tp53R270H) mice. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 32743–32743. 66 indexed citations

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Yu, Wei, Hongyan Chai, Ying Li, et al.. (2012). Increased expression of CYP4Z1 promotes tumor angiogenesis and growth in human breast cancer. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 264(1). 73–83. 72 indexed citations

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Yu, Wei. (2009). Effects of Different Treatments on Degradation Rate of NDF and ADF in Stover Silage. China Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Medicine. 1 indexed citations

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Uslu, Burak, et al.. (2008). Solomon Islands 2007 Tsunami Near-Field Modeling and Source Earthquake Deformation. AGUFM. 2008. 1 indexed citations

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Mishra, Sandip K., Abhijit Mazumdar, Ratna K. Vadlamudi, et al.. (2003). MICoA, a Novel Metastasis-associated Protein 1 (MTA1) Interacting Protein Coactivator, Regulates Estrogen Receptor-α Transactivation Functions. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(21). 19209–19219. 53 indexed citations

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Yu, Wei. (2001). Comparison of Genetic Variations among Sichuan Wheat Landraces and Cultivars Based on SSR Analysis. Sichuan Nongye Daxue xuebao. 1 indexed citations

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