Xiaofeng Yang

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
98 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Xiaofeng Yang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaofeng Yang has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Molecular Biology, 32 papers in Immunology and 13 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Xiaofeng Yang's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (13 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (11 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (9 papers). Xiaofeng Yang is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (13 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (11 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (9 papers). Xiaofeng Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Xiaofeng Yang's co-authors include Karen Jardine, Michael W. McBurney, Xuming Deng, Xiao Chu, Mary L. Hixon, John R. Webb, Madeleine E. Lemieux, Peter M. Lansdorp, Kim Boekelheide and Yanhao He and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Xiaofeng Yang

93 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

The Mammalian SIR2α Protein Has a Role in Embryogenesis a... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 100 200 300 400 500
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. The Mammalian SIR2α Protein Has a Role in Embryogenesis and Gametogenesis
    2002 522 citations Michael W. McBurney, Xiaofeng 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
Xiaofeng Yang China 29 1.1k 516 449 417 375 98 2.7k
Hangdi Xu China 11 1.1k 1.0× 310 0.6× 304 0.7× 877 2.1× 478 1.3× 20 2.9k
Guangzhong Song China 7 1.1k 0.9× 310 0.6× 274 0.6× 864 2.1× 448 1.2× 9 2.8k
Sang‐Youel Park South Korea 29 1.4k 1.2× 199 0.4× 322 0.7× 277 0.7× 541 1.4× 105 2.6k
Agnès Coste France 24 1.2k 1.0× 362 0.7× 678 1.5× 609 1.5× 429 1.1× 54 2.5k
Shuping Li China 12 1.1k 1.0× 309 0.6× 277 0.6× 1.1k 2.7× 760 2.0× 21 3.3k
Noriyuki Sonoda Japan 32 1.9k 1.6× 405 0.8× 1.0k 2.3× 346 0.8× 534 1.4× 58 4.5k
Mireia Niso‐Santano Spain 29 2.2k 1.9× 219 0.4× 491 1.1× 378 0.9× 2.0k 5.5× 57 4.4k
Cristina Mas‐Bargues Spain 24 859 0.8× 359 0.7× 478 1.1× 151 0.4× 153 0.4× 63 2.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Xiaofeng Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiaofeng Yang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Xiaofeng Yang. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Xiaofeng Yang. The network helps show where Xiaofeng Yang may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaofeng Yang

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yang, Biao, Wenhua Li, Xin Wang, et al.. (2025). Zinc finger protein Zfp335 is required for T cell homeostatic proliferation through regulating Lmnb1. Cell & Bioscience. 15(1). 139–139.
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Yang, Xiaofeng, Jingjing Xie, Xiaoye Liu, et al.. (2025). Secretogranin 2 binds LILRB4 resulting in immunosuppression. Nature Immunology. 26(9). 1567–1580. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Juehan, et al.. (2024). Risk factors for dysphagia in patients with acute and chronic ischemic stroke: A retrospective cohort study. Heliyon. 10(2). e24582–e24582. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Xiao, Bo Guan, Xiaofeng Yang, Yong Zhang, & Yun-Fei Jia. (2023). Optimizing strength and ductility synergy achieved by multistage strain hardening in gradient recrystallized pure titanium. Materials Characterization. 205. 113333–113333. 5 indexed citations
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Zhang, Cangang, Xin Wang, Lina Sun, et al.. (2023). Single-cell sequencing reveals the evolution of immune molecules across multiple vertebrate species. Journal of Advanced Research. 55. 73–87. 21 indexed citations
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Liang, Zhanfeng, Zhaoqi Zhang, Qian Zhang, et al.. (2022). The proprotein convertase furin regulates the development of thymic epithelial cells to ensure central immune tolerance. iScience. 25(10). 105233–105233. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Cangang, Lei Lei, Xiaofeng Yang, et al.. (2021). Single-cell sequencing reveals antitumor characteristics of intratumoral immune cells in old mice. Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer. 9(10). e002809–e002809. 20 indexed citations
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Guan, Hua, et al.. (2021). CTRP9 Mitigates the Progression of Arteriovenous Shunt-Induced Pulmonary Artery Hypertension in Rats. Cardiovascular Therapeutics. 2021. 1–12. 9 indexed citations
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Shi, Jiancheng, Huadong Guo, Xiaolong Dong, et al.. (2021). Developments and Future Strategies of Earth Science from Space in China. Chinese Journal of Space Science. 41(1). 95–95. 3 indexed citations
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Zhu, Kun, Chenfeng He, Siqi Liu, et al.. (2020). Lineage Tracking the Generation of T Regulatory Cells From Microbial Activated T Effector Cells in Naïve Mice. Frontiers in Immunology. 10. 3109–3109. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Tingting, Ting Jing, Yanxiang Li, et al.. (2017). SIRT1 Regulates the Inflammatory Response of Vascular Adventitial Fibroblasts through Autophagy and Related Signaling Pathway. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 41(2). 569–582. 29 indexed citations
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Liu, Ping, Xiaohang Che, Lisha Yu, et al.. (2017). Uridine attenuates morphine-induced conditioned place preference and regulates glutamate/GABA levels in mPFC of mice. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 163. 74–82. 10 indexed citations
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Han, Hui, Chenyu Pan, Chunying Liu, et al.. (2015). Gut–neuron interaction via Hh signaling regulates intestinal progenitor cell differentiation in Drosophila. Cell Discovery. 1(1). 15006–15006. 18 indexed citations
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Yang, Xiaofeng, Fei‐Fei Mao, Xiangdong Lv, et al.. (2013). Drosophila Vps36 is involved in Hh signaling by regulating Smo trafficking. Journal of Cell Science. 126(Pt 18). 4230–8. 32 indexed citations
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Yang, Xiaofeng, Kai Wang, Jin Zheng, et al.. (2005). Construction of Prophylactic Human Papillomavirus Type 16 L1 Capsid Protein Vaccine Delivered by Live Attenuated <italic>Shigella flexneri</italic> Strain sh42. Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica. 37(11). 743–750. 11 indexed citations
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Zheng, Jin, Xiaofeng Yang, Hongli Liu, et al.. (2004). Highly Efficient and Economical Baculovirus Expression System for Preparing Human Papillomavirus Type16 Virus-like Particle. Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica. 36(8). 548–552. 15 indexed citations
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McBurney, Michael W., et al.. (2002). Evidence for Repeat-Induced Gene Silencing in Cultured Mammalian Cells: Inactivation of Tandem Repeats of Transfected Genes. Experimental Cell Research. 274(1). 1–8. 72 indexed citations
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Yang, Xiaofeng, et al.. (1998). A Role for RNA Processing in Regulating Expression from Transfected Genes. Somatic Cell and Molecular Genetics. 24(4). 203–215. 9 indexed citations

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