Xiaoyan Yang

5.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
121 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Xiaoyan Yang is a scholar working on Plant Science, Paleontology and Geography, Planning and Development. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaoyan Yang has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Plant Science, 47 papers in Paleontology and 44 papers in Geography, Planning and Development. Recurrent topics in Xiaoyan Yang's work include Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (47 papers), Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (44 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (25 papers). Xiaoyan Yang is often cited by papers focused on Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (47 papers), Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (44 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (25 papers). Xiaoyan Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Xiaoyan Yang's co-authors include Houyuan Lü, Jianping Zhang, Linda Perry, Hui Jin, Maolin Ye, Naiqin Wu, Zhikun Ma, Mingqi Li, Quansheng Ge and Bo Qin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Xiaoyan Yang

114 papers receiving 3.6k citations

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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.

Earliest domestication of common millet ( Panicum miliaceum ) in East Asia extended to 10,000 years ago

2009 588 citations Houyuan Lü, Jianping Zhang et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Early millet use in northern China

2012 412 citations Xiaoyan Yang, Linda Perry et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiaoyan Yang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaoyan Yang

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Hotspots of genetic change in Yersinia pestis 2025 ·Nature Communications ·Yarong Wu, (unknown), Xiaoyan Yang, Kai Song, Qingwen Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yan Guo, Yafang Tan, Yajun Song, Huaiyu Tian, Zhizhen Qi, Ruifu Yang, Yujun Cui	3
2	Fuel-use strategies at ultrahigh elevations on the Tibetan Plateau since the last deglaciation 2024 ·Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology ·(unknown), Yu Gao, Qi Yang, Jishuai Yang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Xuke Shen, Zhikun Ma, Xiaoyan Yang	1
3	SedaDNA reveals mid-to late Holocene aquatic plant and algae changes in Luanhaizi Lake on the Tibetan Plateau 2024 ·Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology ·Hanqiu Xu, Lian‐Fang Feng, (unknown), (unknown), Zhengquan Gu, Xiaozhong Huang, Xiaoyan Yang, Fahu Chen	1
4	Heat input determines the response and rapid recovery of post-fire soil microbial biomass 2024 ·International Journal of Wildland Fire ·(unknown), (unknown), Xin Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), Davide Fornacca, Xiaoyan Yang, Wen Xiao	1
5	Safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of HRS9432(A) injection in healthy Chinese subjects: a phase-I randomized, double-blind, dose escalation, placebo-controlled study 2024 ·Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy ·Xin Yan, (unknown), (unknown), Qian Wu, Shuang Yang, Xiaoyan Yang, Honghui Chen, Jie Huang, Guoping Yang	1
6	The evolution of cropping structure in prehistoric Xizang 2024 ·Science Bulletin ·(unknown), (unknown), Jishuai Yang, (unknown), (unknown), Wei He, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ting You, Zhengquan Gu, (unknown), (unknown), Zujun Chen, Yu Gao, Xiaoyan Yang, Fahu Chen	4
7	Human–animal–environment dynamics and formation of pastoralism in the southern Tibetan Plateau during the Middle–Late Holocene 2023 ·Quaternary Research ·(unknown), Yu Gao, (unknown), Zhengquan Gu, Jishuai Yang, (unknown), (unknown), Wei He, (unknown), Shargan Wangdue, Chunmei Ma, Joris Peters, Xiaoyan Yang	14
8	Food resources of the Khog Gzung site on the Tibetan Plateau revealed by sedimentary ancient DNA 2023 ·Science China Earth Sciences ·Zhengquan Gu, Yu Gao, Yiru Wang, Jishuai Yang, (unknown), Xiaoyan Yang, Shargan Wangdue, Mikkel Winther Pedersen, Guilian Sheng, Yucheng Wang, Fahu Chen	7
9	Effects of Allelochemicals, Soil Enzyme Activities, and Environmental Factors on Rhizosphere Soil Microbial Community of Stellera chamaejasme L. along a Growth-Coverage Gradient 2022 ·Microorganisms ·(unknown), Hui Jin, Jinlin Zhang, (unknown), Xiaoyan Yang, Haoyue Liu, Xinxin Xu, (unknown), (unknown), Bo Qin	25
10	Sustainable Hunting Strategy of Sika Deer (Cervus nippon) in the Neolithic Lower Yangtze River Region, China 2022 ·Frontiers in Earth Science ·Ying Zhang, Guoping Sun, Yong‐Lei Wang, Yunping Huang, H Kikuchi, Xiaoyan Yang	4
11	Micro Plant Remains Reveal the Function of Grooved Pottery Vessels From the Late Neolithic Meishan Site in Central China 2022 ·Frontiers in Earth Science ·Tao Wang, (unknown), Zhikun Ma, Jishuai Yang, (unknown), Xiaoyan Yang	1
12	Association Between Inflammatory Biomarkers and Cognitive Dysfunction Analyzed by MRI in Diabetes Patients 2020 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Xiaoyan Yang, Yirong Chen, Wen Zhang, Zihan Zhang, Xuexi Yang, Ping Wang, Huijuan Yuan	1
13	Diversity and Functions of Endophytic Fungi Associated with Roots and Leaves of Stipa purpurea in an Alpine Steppe at Qinghai-Tibet Plateau 2020 ·Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology ·Xiaoyan Yang, Hui Jin, Lihong Xu, Haiyan Cui, (unknown), (unknown), Bo Qin	11
14	Purification, characterization and antioxidant activities of a polysaccharide from the roots of Lilium davidii var. unicolor Cotton 2019 ·International Journal of Biological Macromolecules ·(unknown), Hui Jin, Xiuzhuang Li, Xiaoyan Yang, Haiyan Cui, (unknown), Ruiming Zhao, (unknown)	59
15	Multiple indicators of rice remains and the process of rice domestication: A case study in the lower Yangtze River region, China 2018 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Xiaoyan Yang, Xiujia Huan, Yu Gao, (unknown), (unknown), Zhikun Ma, Linda Perry, Guoping Sun, Leping Jiang, G. Jin, Houyuan Lü	34
16	Mechanism of artemisinin phytotoxicity action: Induction of reactive oxygen species and cell death in lettuce seedlings 2015 ·Plant Physiology and Biochemistry ·Zhiqiang Yan, Dandan Wang, Lan Ding, Haiyan Cui, Hui Jin, Xiaoyan Yang, Jianshe Yang, Bo Qin	52
17	Diversity and dynamics of fungal endophytes in leaves, stems and roots of Stellera chamaejasme L. in northwestern China 2013 ·Antonie van Leeuwenhoek ·Hui Jin, Zhiqiang Yan, Quan Liu, Xiaoyan Yang, Jixiang Chen, Bo Qin	55
18	575 Phytolith evidence of millet agriculture during about 6000-2100 cal. aBP. in the Guanzhong Basin, China 2012 ·Naiqin Wu, Houyuan Lü, Jianping Zhang, Fengjiang Li, Xiaoyan Yang, (unknown), (unknown), Xiaohu Zhang	2
19	Morphological change of starch grain based on simulated experiment and its significance of agricultural archaeology - taking wheat as an example. 2011 ·Agricultural Science and Technology Hunan ·(unknown), Xiaoyan Yang, (unknown), (unknown)	7
20	Earliest domestication of common millet ( Panicum miliaceum ) in East Asia extended to 10,000 years ago breakdown → 2009 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Houyuan Lü, Jianping Zhang, Kam‐biu Liu, Naiqin Wu, Yumei Li, Kunshu Zhou, Maolin Ye, Tianyu Zhang, Haijiang Zhang, Xiaoyan Yang, Licheng Shen, Deke Xu, Quan Li	588

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