Weilian Yang

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Weilian Yang is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Materials Chemistry and Radiation. According to data from OpenAlex, Weilian Yang has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 19 papers in Materials Chemistry and 11 papers in Radiation. Recurrent topics in Weilian Yang's work include Boron Compounds in Chemistry (49 papers), Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications (43 papers) and Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research (17 papers). Weilian Yang is often cited by papers focused on Boron Compounds in Chemistry (49 papers), Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications (43 papers) and Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research (17 papers). Weilian Yang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Sweden. Weilian Yang's co-authors include Rolf F. Barth, Werner Tjarks, Peng Mi, Gong Wu, Melvin L. Moeschberger, Robert A. Fenstermaker, Michael J. Ciesielski, Joseph H. Goodman, Mark S. Soloway and Jeffrey A. Coderre and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Weilian Yang

66 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Boron delivery agents for neutron capture therapy of cancer 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 100 200 300
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. Boron delivery agents for neutron capture therapy of cancer
    2018 347 citations Rolf F. Barth, Weilian Yang 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
Weilian Yang United States 33 1.8k 886 677 340 331 70 3.0k
Werner Tjarks United States 37 2.9k 1.6× 1.3k 1.5× 1.0k 1.5× 326 1.0× 138 0.4× 84 4.3k
Kent J. Riley United States 22 1.2k 0.7× 557 0.6× 192 0.3× 602 1.8× 105 0.3× 30 1.7k
Peter J. Binns United States 23 1.3k 0.7× 513 0.6× 203 0.3× 676 2.0× 104 0.3× 58 1.8k
D. Scott Wilbur United States 35 2.7k 1.5× 203 0.2× 678 1.0× 287 0.8× 48 0.1× 150 3.7k
Michael J. Ciesielski United States 30 483 0.3× 231 0.3× 1.1k 1.6× 42 0.1× 435 1.3× 69 2.4k
Yoshinori Koyama Japan 31 417 0.2× 811 0.9× 1.4k 2.0× 66 0.2× 61 0.2× 76 3.4k
Mark D. Pagel United States 33 1.9k 1.1× 2.1k 2.4× 416 0.6× 47 0.1× 70 0.2× 120 3.5k
RB Pedley United Kingdom 31 1.5k 0.8× 378 0.4× 1.3k 1.9× 55 0.2× 60 0.2× 75 2.9k
Lars Gedda Sweden 28 1.1k 0.6× 292 0.3× 719 1.1× 60 0.2× 64 0.2× 85 1.9k
Reinier Hernandez United States 31 1.2k 0.6× 605 0.7× 548 0.8× 94 0.3× 64 0.2× 100 2.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Weilian Yang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weilian Yang

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

All Works

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Elleaume, Hélène, Rolf F. Barth, Julia Rousseau, et al.. (2020). Radiation therapy combined with intracerebral convection-enhanced delivery of cisplatin or carboplatin for treatment of the F98 rat glioma. Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 149(2). 193–208. 16 indexed citations
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Barth, Rolf F., Gong Wu, Walter H. Meisen, et al.. (2016). Design, synthesis, and evaluation of cisplatin-containing EGFR targeting bioconjugates as potential therapeutic agents for brain tumors. OncoTargets and Therapy. 9. 2769–2769. 14 indexed citations
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Yang, Weilian, Rolf F. Barth, Tianyao Huo, et al.. (2014). Radiation therapy combined with intracerebral administration of carboplatin for the treatment of brain tumors. Radiation Oncology. 9(1). 25–25. 25 indexed citations
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Yang, Weilian, Rolf F. Barth, Tianyao Huo, et al.. (2014). Effects of l-DOPA pre-loading on the uptake of boronophenylalanine using the F98 glioma and B16 melanoma models. Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 88. 69–73. 11 indexed citations
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Barth, Rolf F., George W. Kabalka, Weilian Yang, et al.. (2013). Evaluation of unnatural cyclic amino acids as boron delivery agents for treatment of melanomas and gliomas. Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 88. 38–42. 20 indexed citations
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Racke, Frederick, Rolf F. Barth, Tianyao Huo, et al.. (2012). Unique In Vitro and In Vivo Thrombopoietic Activities of Ingenol 3,20 Dibenzoate, A Ca++-Independent Protein Kinase C Isoform Agonist. PLoS ONE. 7(12). e51059–e51059. 6 indexed citations
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Yang, Weilian. (2010). Orbit Design for Chang’e-2 Lunar Orbiter. Spacecraft Engineering. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Weilian, Tianyao Huo, Rolf F. Barth, et al.. (2010). Convection enhanced delivery of carboplatin in combination with radiotherapy for the treatment of brain tumors. Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 101(3). 379–390. 38 indexed citations
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Kawabata, Shinji, Weilian Yang, Rolf F. Barth, et al.. (2010). Convection enhanced delivery of carboranylporphyrins for neutron capture therapy of brain tumors. Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 103(2). 175–185. 34 indexed citations
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Yang, Weilian. (2009). Accuracy Evaluation of Two Line Element. Spacecraft Engineering. 3 indexed citations
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Christoforidis, Gregory A., Ming Yang, Marinos Kontzialis, et al.. (2009). High Resolution Ultra High Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Glioma Microvascularity and Hypoxia Using Ultra-Small Particles of Iron Oxide. Investigative Radiology. 44(7). 375–383. 22 indexed citations
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Yang, Weilian. (2008). Long-term Evolution and Control for Sunsynchronous and Recursive Orbit. Spacecraft Engineering. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Weilian. (2007). Orbit Analysis for Space Vehicle Rendezvous with ISS in US and Russia. Spacecraft Engineering. 1 indexed citations
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Wu, Gong, Rolf F. Barth, Weilian Yang, et al.. (2006). Boron Containing Macromolecules and Nanovehicles as Delivery Agents for Neutron Capture Therapy†. Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry. 6(2). 167–184. 73 indexed citations
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Barth, Rolf F., Gong Wu, Weilian Yang, et al.. (2004). Neutron capture therapy of epidermal growth factor (+) gliomas using boronated cetuximab (IMC-C225) as a delivery agent. Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 61(5). 899–903. 55 indexed citations
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Gibson, Christopher R., et al.. (2003). Pharmacokinetics of sodium borocaptate: a critical assessment of dosing paradigms for boron neutron capture therapy. Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 62(1-2). 157–169. 12 indexed citations
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Barth, Rolf F., Weilian Yang, Raymond T. Bartus, et al.. (2002). Neutron capture therapy of intracerebral melanoma: enhanced survival and cure after blood-brain barrier opening to improve delivery of boronophenylalanine. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 52(3). 858–868. 40 indexed citations
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Gibson, Christopher R., Alfred E. Staubus, Rolf F. Barth, et al.. (2001). Boron neutron capture therapy of brain tumors: investigation of urinary metabolites and oxidation products of sodium borocaptate by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry.. PubMed. 29(12). 1588–98. 10 indexed citations

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