Xiaofei Yang

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Xiaofei Yang is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaofei Yang has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Cell Biology, 22 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Xiaofei Yang's work include Cellular transport and secretion (23 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (13 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (8 papers). Xiaofei Yang is often cited by papers focused on Cellular transport and secretion (23 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (13 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (8 papers). Xiaofei Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Xiaofei Yang's co-authors include Thomas C. Südhof, Zhiping P. Pang, Yea Jin Kaeser‐Woo, Taulant Bacaj, Peng Zhou, Anton Maximov, Jiong Tang, Wei Xu, Robert C. Malenka and Peng Cao and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Xiaofei Yang

30 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Synaptotagmin-1 and Synaptotagmin-7 Trigger Synchronous and Asynchronous Phases of Neurotransmitter Release

2013 218 citations Taulant Bacaj, Dick Wu et al. Neuron profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiaofei Yang China	19	1.3k	1.2k	789	159	136	30	1.7k
Marcial Camacho Spain	19	1.3k 1.0×	1.2k 1.0×	789 1.0×	159 1.0×	165 1.2×	25	1.7k
Taulant Bacaj United States	18	1.1k 0.8×	898 0.8×	678 0.9×	135 0.8×	139 1.0×	18	1.6k
Jeong-Seop Rhee Germany	14	1.5k 1.1×	1.2k 1.0×	1.0k 1.3×	156 1.0×	147 1.1×	16	2.0k
Mirko Messa United States	20	958 0.7×	696 0.6×	543 0.7×	160 1.0×	83 0.6×	27	1.5k
Iris Augustin Germany	9	1.4k 1.0×	1.2k 1.0×	1.0k 1.3×	153 1.0×	135 1.0×	9	1.9k
Andreas Königstorfer Germany	12	1.5k 1.1×	1.2k 1.0×	838 1.1×	197 1.2×	167 1.2×	13	2.0k
Oussama El Far France	23	1.4k 1.0×	622 0.5×	1.1k 1.4×	116 0.7×	76 0.6×	47	1.9k
Mikhail Khvotchev United States	22	1.4k 1.1×	1.2k 1.0×	677 0.9×	255 1.6×	165 1.2×	27	2.0k
Alexander M. Walter Germany	25	1.2k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	767 1.0×	130 0.8×	121 0.9×	53	1.9k
Noreen E. Reist United States	17	1.3k 1.0×	1.0k 0.8×	882 1.1×	166 1.0×	144 1.1×	30	1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Xiaofei Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiaofei Yang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaofei Yang

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

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Liu, Haowen, Lei Li, Jiafan Wang, et al.. (2025). Mechanisms that regulate the C1-C2B mutual inhibition control functional switch of UNC-13. eLife. 14. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Guo, et al.. (2025). Effects of natural products on macrophage immunometabolism: A new frontier in the treatment of metabolic diseases. Pharmacological Research. 213. 107634–107634. 4 indexed citations

Ouyang, Jun, et al.. (2022). Combined Attitude Determination for Real-Time Geomagnetic Navigation. IEEE Magnetics Letters. 13. 1–5. 1 indexed citations

Gong, Jihong, et al.. (2021). Exploring the Two Coupled Conformational Changes That Activate the Munc18-1/Syntaxin-1 Complex. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 14. 785696–785696. 4 indexed citations

Wang, Shen, Yun Li, Jihong Gong, et al.. (2019). Munc18 and Munc13 serve as a functional template to orchestrate neuronal SNARE complex assembly. Nature Communications. 10(1). 69–69. 84 indexed citations

Liu, Haowen, Lei Li, Wei Wang, et al.. (2018). Spontaneous Vesicle Fusion Is Differentially Regulated at Cholinergic and GABAergic Synapses. Cell Reports. 22(9). 2334–2345. 29 indexed citations

Jiang, Wei, Rui Hua, Mengping Wei, et al.. (2015). An optimized method for high-titer lentivirus preparations without ultracentrifugation. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 13875–13875. 101 indexed citations

Yang, Xiaofei, Jimin Pei, Yea Jin Kaeser‐Woo, et al.. (2015). Evolutionary conservation of complexins: from choanoflagellates to mice. EMBO Reports. 16(10). 1308–1317. 20 indexed citations

Bacaj, Taulant, Dick Wu, Xiaofei Yang, et al.. (2013). Synaptotagmin-1 and Synaptotagmin-7 Trigger Synchronous and Asynchronous Phases of Neurotransmitter Release. Neuron. 80(4). 947–959. 218 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhou, Peng, Taulant Bacaj, Xiaofei Yang, Zhiping P. Pang, & Thomas C. Südhof. (2013). Lipid-Anchored SNAREs Lacking Transmembrane Regions Fully Support Membrane Fusion during Neurotransmitter Release. Neuron. 80(2). 470–483. 96 indexed citations

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Cao, Peng, Xiaofei Yang, & Thomas C. Südhof. (2013). Complexin Activates Exocytosis of Distinct Secretory Vesicles Controlled by Different Synaptotagmins. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(4). 1714–1727. 49 indexed citations

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Kaeser‐Woo, Yea Jin, Xiaofei Yang, & Thomas C. Südhof. (2012). C-Terminal Complexin Sequence Is Selectively Required for Clamping and Priming But Not for Ca²⁺Triggering of Synaptic Exocytosis. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(8). 2877–2885. 76 indexed citations

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Zhou, Peng, Zhiping P. Pang, Xiaofei Yang, et al.. (2012). Syntaxin‐1 N‐peptide and Habc‐domain perform distinct essential functions in synaptic vesicle fusion. The EMBO Journal. 32(1). 159–171. 100 indexed citations

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Ahmad, Mohiuddin, Jai S. Polepalli, Debanjan Goswami, et al.. (2012). Postsynaptic Complexin Controls AMPA Receptor Exocytosis during LTP. Neuron. 73(2). 260–267. 107 indexed citations

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Yang, Xiaofei, Yea Jin Kaeser‐Woo, Zhiping P. Pang, Wei Xu, & Thomas C. Südhof. (2010). Complexin Clamps Asynchronous Release by Blocking a Secondary Ca2+ Sensor via Its Accessory α Helix. Neuron. 68(5). 907–920. 113 indexed citations

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Maximov, Anton, Jiong Tang, Xiaofei Yang, Zhiping P. Pang, & Thomas C. Südhof. (2009). Complexin Controls the Force Transfer from SNARE Complexes to Membranes in Fusion. Science. 323(5913). 516–521. 269 indexed citations

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Fan, Junmei, Xiaofei Yang, Jingze Lu, Liangyi Chen, & Pingyong Xu. (2007). Role of Habc domain in membrane trafficking and targeting of syntaxin 1A. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 359(2). 245–250. 4 indexed citations

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Dong, Yongming, et al.. (2007). Interaction of Munc18 and Syntaxin in the regulation of insulin secretion. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 360(3). 609–614. 11 indexed citations

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Yang, Xiaofei, Pingyong Xu, Yang Xiao, Xiong Xiong, & Tao Xu. (2006). Domain Requirement for the Membrane Trafficking and Targeting of Syntaxin 1A. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(22). 15457–15463. 22 indexed citations

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Yang, Xiaofei, Pingyong Xu, & Tao Xu. (2005). A new pair for inter- and intra-molecular FRET measurement. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 330(3). 914–920. 21 indexed citations

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