Xinlong Yan

4.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
46 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Xinlong Yan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Xinlong Yan has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Cancer Research and 9 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Xinlong Yan's work include Mesenchymal stem cell research (9 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (7 papers) and Cancer Cells and Metastasis (6 papers). Xinlong Yan is often cited by papers focused on Mesenchymal stem cell research (9 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (7 papers) and Cancer Cells and Metastasis (6 papers). Xinlong Yan collaborates with scholars based in China, Mexico and Slovakia. Xinlong Yan's co-authors include Xuetao Pei, Quan Zeng, Zusen Fan, Guanling Huang, Pingping Zhu, Zaicheng Sun, Franklin Tao, Xiang Shui Miao, Dan Qu and Dabing Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Xinlong Yan

44 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

The Long Noncoding RNA lncTCF7 Promotes Self-Renewal of Human Liver Cancer Stem Cells through Activation of Wnt Signaling

2015 529 citations Yanying Wang, Lei He et al. profile →
Red Emissive Sulfur, Nitrogen Codoped Carbon Dots and Their Application in Ion Detection and Theraonostics

2017 422 citations Xinlong Yan et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xinlong Yan China	23	1.7k	1.1k	468	426	406	46	2.8k
Hua Chen China	30	1.7k 1.0×	854 0.8×	167 0.4×	876 2.1×	285 0.7×	90	3.6k
Ramya Lakshmi Rajendran South Korea	22	1.2k 0.7×	542 0.5×	311 0.7×	216 0.5×	279 0.7×	81	2.1k
Stefano Forte Italy	29	1.2k 0.7×	736 0.7×	187 0.4×	270 0.6×	217 0.5×	75	2.3k
Junke Zheng China	31	1.7k 1.0×	798 0.7×	323 0.7×	577 1.4×	124 0.3×	86	3.3k
Yueh Chien Taiwan	32	1.6k 1.0×	639 0.6×	191 0.4×	292 0.7×	79 0.2×	102	2.6k
Khalid Bajou Belgium	25	1.4k 0.8×	1.6k 1.5×	208 0.4×	627 1.5×	88 0.2×	42	3.0k
Olga Martinho Portugal	26	967 0.6×	499 0.5×	219 0.5×	308 0.7×	122 0.3×	58	1.7k
Shunichi Morikawa Japan	19	1.7k 1.0×	712 0.7×	306 0.7×	685 1.6×	118 0.3×	40	3.5k
Pin‐I Huang Taiwan	33	1.9k 1.1×	1.1k 1.0×	459 1.0×	1.2k 2.7×	70 0.2×	95	3.4k
Sonsoles Piera-Velázquez United States	26	1.2k 0.7×	399 0.4×	200 0.4×	274 0.6×	184 0.5×	50	3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Xinlong Yan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xinlong Yan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xinlong Yan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xinlong Yan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xinlong Yan 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 Xinlong Yan. Xinlong Yan 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

Zhang, Guangyu, Wenting Pan, Xizhao Chen, et al.. (2025). Dissecting the Spatial and Single‐Cell Transcriptomic Architecture of Cancer Stem Cell Niche Driving Tumor Progression in Gastric Cancer. Advanced Science. 12(18). e2413019–e2413019. 10 indexed citations

Chen, Rui, Xin Xin, Shuang Ge, et al.. (2025). Smad4 deficiency in hepatocytes attenuates NAFLD progression via inhibition of lipogenesis and macrophage polarization. Cell Death and Disease. 16(1). 58–58. 4 indexed citations

Qin, Qiaozhen, Heyang Zhang, Xiaotong Li, et al.. (2025). MiR-129-5p alleviates depression and anxiety by increasing astrocyte ATP production partly through targeting deubiquitinase Mysm1. PLoS ONE. 20(5). e0322715–e0322715.

Qin, Qiaozhen, Heyang Zhang, Xiaotong Li, et al.. (2024). Deubiquitinase Mysm1 regulates neural stem cell proliferation and differentiation by controlling Id4 expression. Cell Death and Disease. 15(2). 129–129. 5 indexed citations

Liu, Ting, Xinyuan Zhang, Xinlong Yan, et al.. (2024). Smad4 Deficiency in S100A4⁺ Macrophages Enhances Colitis-associated Tumorigenesis by Promoting Macrophage Lipid Metabolism Augmented M2 Polarization. International Journal of Biological Sciences. 20(15). 6114–6129. 3 indexed citations

Liu, Chao, Min Zhang, Xinlong Yan, et al.. (2023). Single-cell dissection of cellular and molecular features underlying human cervical squamous cell carcinoma initiation and progression. Science Advances. 9(4). eadd8977–eadd8977. 65 indexed citations

Shi, Gaona, Yu Zhou, Chengjuan Chen, et al.. (2023). Bone-derived MSCs encapsulated in alginate hydrogel prevent collagen-induced arthritis in mice through the activation of adenosine A2A/2B receptors in tolerogenic dendritic cells. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B. 13(6). 2778–2794. 24 indexed citations

Hu, Liming, et al.. (2023). Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel Diaminopyrimidine Derivatives as Covalent Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 4 Inhibitors. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Heyang, Qiaozhen Qin, Zhenhua Xu, et al.. (2022). Genetic and Pharmacological Inhibition of Astrocytic Mysm1 Alleviates Depressive‐Like Disorders by Promoting ATP Production. Advanced Science. 10(1). 19 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ting, Yanan Zhang, Jie Liu, et al.. (2022). MicroRNA-377-3p inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma growth and metastasis through negative regulation of CPT1C-mediated fatty acid oxidation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10(1). 2–2. 33 indexed citations

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Liu, Mengyu, Fei Xie, Yan Zhang, et al.. (2019). Molecular hydrogen suppresses glioblastoma growth via inducing the glioma stem-like cell differentiation. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 10(1). 145–145. 31 indexed citations

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Bai, Yun, Yudi Han, Xinlong Yan, et al.. (2018). Adipose mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes stimulated by hydrogen peroxide enhanced skin flap recovery in ischemia-reperfusion injury. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 500(2). 310–317. 134 indexed citations

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Han, Yudi, Yun Bai, Xinlong Yan, et al.. (2018). Co-transplantation of exosomes derived from hypoxia-preconditioned adipose mesenchymal stem cells promotes neovascularization and graft survival in fat grafting. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 497(1). 305–312. 125 indexed citations

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Yan, Xinlong, Dongdong Zhang, Wei Wu, et al.. (2017). Mesenchymal Stem Cells Promote Hepatocarcinogenesis via lncRNA–MUF Interaction with ANXA2 and miR-34a. Cancer Research. 77(23). 6704–6716. 207 indexed citations

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Zhu, Pingping, Yanying Wang, Ying Du, et al.. (2015). C8orf4 negatively regulates self-renewal of liver cancer stem cells via suppression of NOTCH2 signalling. Nature Communications. 6(1). 7122–7122. 106 indexed citations

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Chen, Haixu, Sihan Wang, Jing Zhang, et al.. (2014). A novel molecule Me6TREN promotes angiogenesis via enhancing endothelial progenitor cell mobilization and recruitment. Scientific Reports. 4(1). 6222–6222. 12 indexed citations

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Wang, Jingxue, Quan Zeng, Lin Chen, et al.. (2012). SPINDLIN1 Promotes Cancer Cell Proliferation through Activation of WNT/TCF-4 Signaling. Molecular Cancer Research. 10(3). 326–335. 61 indexed citations

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Wang, Fang, Xinlong Yan, Yong Wen, et al.. (2011). Gingiva-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Mediated Therapeutic Approach for Bone Tissue Regeneration. Stem Cells and Development. 20(12). 2093–2102. 128 indexed citations

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Yuan, Hongfeng, Chao Zhai, Xinlong Yan, et al.. (2011). SIRT1 is required for long-term growth of human mesenchymal stem cells. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 90(4). 389–400. 106 indexed citations

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Jia, Yi, Lei Shi, Junnian Zhou, et al.. (2011). Epimorphin promotes human hepatocellular carcinoma invasion and metastasis through activation of focal adhesion kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase/matrix metalloproteinase-9 axis. Hepatology. 54(5). 1808–1818. 76 indexed citations

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