Y Zhai

856 total citations
8 papers, 692 citations indexed

About

Y Zhai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Y Zhai has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 692 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Cell Biology and 3 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Y Zhai's work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (4 papers), Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds (3 papers) and Synthesis and biological activity (2 papers). Y Zhai is often cited by papers focused on Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (4 papers), Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds (3 papers) and Synthesis and biological activity (2 papers). Y Zhai collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. Y Zhai's co-authors include Gary G. Borisy, Andrew S. Belmont, Peggy M. Simon, Gregg G. Gundersen, J. Chloë Bulinski, John Peloquin, Qin Tian, Gang Ding, Ran He and Wei Hong and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Cell Biology, Journal of Cell Science and ChemistrySelect.

In The Last Decade

Y Zhai

5 papers receiving 685 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Y Zhai United States 5 577 531 74 65 26 8 692
Nick P. Ferenz United States 6 442 0.8× 487 0.9× 75 1.0× 46 0.7× 18 0.7× 8 532
Lucia Sironi Germany 6 889 1.5× 663 1.2× 96 1.3× 81 1.2× 31 1.2× 8 973
Emanuele Roscioli United Kingdom 11 384 0.7× 297 0.6× 72 1.0× 52 0.8× 20 0.8× 15 451
Erika V. Williams United States 8 609 1.1× 499 0.9× 137 1.9× 86 1.3× 37 1.4× 8 725
Wilco Nijenhuis Netherlands 12 535 0.9× 501 0.9× 110 1.5× 52 0.8× 31 1.2× 16 673
David Mahaffey United States 8 504 0.9× 421 0.8× 38 0.5× 97 1.5× 25 1.0× 9 573
Jun-Yong Huang United Kingdom 10 480 0.8× 432 0.8× 112 1.5× 52 0.8× 32 1.2× 14 549
Hartmut C. Vodermaier Austria 6 863 1.5× 671 1.3× 129 1.7× 156 2.4× 42 1.6× 6 953
Pat Wadsworth United States 5 298 0.5× 320 0.6× 52 0.7× 35 0.5× 17 0.7× 6 381
Athanassios Adamopoulos Netherlands 6 350 0.6× 295 0.6× 57 0.8× 37 0.6× 19 0.7× 8 445

Countries citing papers authored by Y Zhai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Y Zhai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Y Zhai

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

All Works

8 of 8 papers shown
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Hong, Wei, et al.. (2025). Synthesis, Characterization, and Anticancer Activity of 2-Aminothiazole Derivatives. Russian Journal of Organic Chemistry. 61(5). 881–891.
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Li, Rui, et al.. (2024). Design, Synthesis, and Anticancer Activities of Bakuchiol-1,3,5-triazine Derivatives. Russian Journal of Bioorganic Chemistry. 50(5). 1851–1862.
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Zhai, Y, et al.. (2000). Detyrosinated (Glu) microtubules are stabilized by an ATP-sensitive plus-end cap. Journal of Cell Science. 113(22). 3907–3919. 90 indexed citations
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Peloquin, John, et al.. (1996). Removal of MAP4 from microtubules in vivo produces no observable phenotype at the cellular level.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 132(3). 345–357. 64 indexed citations
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Zhai, Y, et al.. (1995). Kinetochore microtubule dynamics and the metaphase-anaphase transition.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 131(3). 721–734. 245 indexed citations
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Belmont, Andrew S., et al.. (1993). Lamin B distribution and association with peripheral chromatin revealed by optical sectioning and electron microscopy tomography.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 123(6). 1671–1685. 132 indexed citations

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