Xiang Yao

5.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
71 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Xiang Yao is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiang Yao has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 28 papers in Biomaterials and 17 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Xiang Yao's work include Silk-based biomaterials and applications (20 papers), 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (14 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (11 papers). Xiang Yao is often cited by papers focused on Silk-based biomaterials and applications (20 papers), 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (14 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (11 papers). Xiang Yao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Portugal. Xiang Yao's co-authors include Jiandong Ding, Rong Peng, Norman Arnheim, Yaopeng Zhang, Sean M. Baker, Suna Fan, R. Michael Liskay, Tomas A. Prolla, Allan Bradley and Christian Bronner and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Xiang Yao

66 papers receiving 4.0k 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.

Involvement of mouse Mlh1 in DNA mismatch repair and meiotic crossing over

1996 675 citations Xiang Yao et al. profile →
Cell–Material Interactions Revealed Via Material Techniques of Surface Patterning

2013 442 citations Xiang Yao, Jiandong Ding et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiang Yao China	29	1.7k	1.4k	837	746	564	71	4.0k
Alyssa Panitch United States	43	1.4k 0.8×	1.0k 0.7×	1.5k 1.8×	907 1.2×	152 0.3×	146	4.7k
Lonnie D. Shea United States	39	1.6k 0.9×	909 0.7×	731 0.9×	270 0.4×	348 0.6×	70	3.8k
Ernst Reichmann Switzerland	31	2.1k 1.2×	724 0.5×	774 0.9×	736 1.0×	170 0.3×	99	4.6k
Simon M. Cool Singapore	45	2.4k 1.4×	1.8k 1.3×	1.5k 1.7×	1.1k 1.5×	184 0.3×	159	6.5k
Florence Ruggiero France	43	1.8k 1.0×	438 0.3×	857 1.0×	1.2k 1.6×	147 0.3×	107	4.8k
Martin M. Knight United Kingdom	42	1.7k 1.0×	937 0.7×	504 0.6×	1.2k 1.7×	130 0.2×	121	4.7k
Jessica E. Frith Australia	33	1.0k 0.6×	1.7k 1.3×	750 0.9×	707 0.9×	139 0.2×	67	3.9k
Moonsoo M. Jin United States	36	1.6k 0.9×	1.0k 0.8×	983 1.2×	503 0.7×	121 0.2×	85	4.9k
Richard P. Visconti United States	29	1.1k 0.7×	1.9k 1.4×	499 0.6×	454 0.6×	133 0.2×	49	3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Xiang Yao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiang Yao

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

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Wang, Nan, Zongxin Li, Xiang Shen, et al.. (2025). Hierarchically released biomimetic scaffold incorporating VEGF, bFGF, and BMP2 synergistically promotes angiogenesis and bone regeneration. Materials & Design. 258. 114609–114609.

Wang, Su, Huihui Zhang, Kai Li, et al.. (2024). Spun-dyed Lyocell fiber prepared from pulp modified by reactive dye. Industrial Crops and Products. 220. 119238–119238.

Yao, Xiang, et al.. (2024). The conformation of FOXM1 homodimers in vivo is crucial for regulating transcriptional activities. Nucleic Acids Research. 52(22). 13625–13643.

Niu, Qianqian, Jie Chen, Suna Fan, et al.. (2024). Silk nanoribbon films with enriched silk II structure and enhanced piezoelectricity for self-powered implantable and wearable devices. Nano Today. 56. 102228–102228. 16 indexed citations

Zhang, Huihui, Zhaobin Chen, Gesheng Yang, et al.. (2024). Antibacterial cellulose solution-blown nonwovens modified with salicylic acid microcapsules using NMMO as solvent. Carbohydrate Polymers. 345. 122567–122567. 2 indexed citations

Niu, Qianqian, Li Huang, Suna Fan, Xiang Yao, & Yaopeng Zhang. (2024). 3D Printing Silk Fibroin/Polyacrylamide Triple-Network Composite Hydrogels with Stretchability, Conductivity, and Strain-Sensing Ability as Bionic Electronic Skins. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 10(5). 3489–3499. 15 indexed citations

Liu, Xiaojiao, et al.. (2024). A facile nanopattern modification of silk fibroin electrospun scaffold and the corresponding impact on cell proliferation and osteogenesis. Regenerative Biomaterials. 11. rbae117–rbae117. 7 indexed citations

Yang, Gesheng, Su Wang, Kai Li, et al.. (2024). Structure and properties of spun-dyed lyocell fibers based on indigo dye. Cellulose. 31(14). 9011–9023. 1 indexed citations

Yang, Gesheng, et al.. (2023). Preparation and characterization of dissolving pulp and lyocell fibers from corncob. Cellulose. 30(8). 4841–4853. 7 indexed citations

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Fan, Suna, et al.. (2023). Fiber diameters and parallel patterns: proliferation and osteogenesis of stem cells. Regenerative Biomaterials. 10. 21 indexed citations

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Geng, Yanan, et al.. (2023). Silk fibroin/polyacrylamide-based tough 3D printing scaffold with strain sensing ability and chondrogenic activity. Composites Part B Engineering. 271. 111173–111173. 22 indexed citations

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Yao, Xiang, et al.. (2022). Nonmulberry silk fibroin-based biomaterials: Impact on cell behavior regulation and tissue regeneration. Acta Biomaterialia. 153. 68–84. 49 indexed citations

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Huang, Xiangyu, et al.. (2021). One-Step Approach to Prepare Transparent Conductive Regenerated Silk Fibroin/PEDOT:PSS Films for Electroactive Cell Culture. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 14(1). 123–137. 34 indexed citations

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Qian, Ying, Suna Fan, Xiang Yao, et al.. (2021). Transparent Conductive Silk Film with a PEDOT–OH Nano Layer as an Electroactive Cell Interface. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 7(3). 1202–1215. 14 indexed citations

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Yao, Xiang, Xinlei Wang, & Jiandong Ding. (2021). Exploration of possible cell chirality using material techniques of surface patterning. Acta Biomaterialia. 126. 92–108. 37 indexed citations

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Lan, Zhixian, et al.. (2020). The Interaction Between lncRNA SNHG6 and hnRNPA1 Contributes to the Growth of Colorectal Cancer by Enhancing Aerobic Glycolysis Through the Regulation of Alternative Splicing of PKM. Frontiers in Oncology. 10. 363–363. 68 indexed citations

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Wang, Xinke, Zhixian Lan, Juan He, et al.. (2019). LncRNA SNHG6 promotes chemoresistance through ULK1-induced autophagy by sponging miR-26a-5p in colorectal cancer cells. Cancer Cell International. 19(1). 234–234. 88 indexed citations

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Zhang, Qiang, et al.. (2018). A modified method of endoclip-and-snare to assist in endoscopic submucosal dissection with mucosal traction in the upper GI tract. VideoGIE. 3(4). 137–141. 3 indexed citations

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Liu, Qiong‐Jie, et al.. (2018). Degradation rate affords a dynamic cue to regulate stem cells beyond varied matrix stiffness. Biomaterials. 178. 467–480. 137 indexed citations

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Yao, Xiang, Hajime Fugo, & Satoshi Takeda. (1991). Effect of validoxylamine A on the trehalase activity in the colleterial glands of the silkmoth, Bombyx mori. Nihon sanshigaku zasshi. 60(4). 296–301. 4 indexed citations

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