Ya Yang

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
99 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Ya Yang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ya Yang has authored 99 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Molecular Biology, 28 papers in Plant Science and 24 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Ya Yang's work include Plant Diversity and Evolution (16 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (14 papers) and Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (10 papers). Ya Yang is often cited by papers focused on Plant Diversity and Evolution (16 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (14 papers) and Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (10 papers). Ya Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Ya Yang's co-authors include Stephen A. Smith, Michael J. Moore, Joseph W. Brown, Samuel F. Brockington, Paul E. Berry, Alfonso Timoneda, Jiansheng Wang, Jia Zhang, Michael R. McKain and Simon Uribe‐Convers and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Bioinformatics and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Ya Yang

95 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

Analysis of phylogenomic datasets reveals conflict, concordance, and gene duplications with examples from animals and plants

2015 348 citations Stephen A. Smith, Michael J. Moore et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ya Yang China	26	1.6k	1.1k	853	591	229	99	3.0k
Anders Larsson Sweden	29	1.7k 1.1×	982 0.9×	854 1.0×	530 0.9×	110 0.5×	76	4.4k
Maria D. Logacheva Russia	33	2.7k 1.7×	646 0.6×	1.4k 1.7×	558 0.9×	224 1.0×	139	3.9k
Lu Chen China	27	1.4k 0.9×	425 0.4×	1.2k 1.4×	753 1.3×	246 1.1×	121	3.8k
Olivier Bouchez France	31	1.3k 0.8×	322 0.3×	1.3k 1.5×	898 1.5×	251 1.1×	97	3.9k
Jinling Huang China	35	2.7k 1.7×	481 0.4×	1.6k 1.9×	400 0.7×	148 0.6×	131	4.4k
Björn Rotter Germany	29	1.1k 0.7×	358 0.3×	1.0k 1.2×	254 0.4×	78 0.3×	69	3.0k
Takashi Makino Japan	26	1.1k 0.7×	561 0.5×	658 0.8×	821 1.4×	60 0.3×	156	2.7k
Fabián A. Michelangeli United States	34	2.1k 1.3×	2.3k 2.1×	718 0.8×	468 0.8×	326 1.4×	231	4.2k
Jonathan Palmer United States	37	1.8k 1.1×	839 0.8×	1.5k 1.8×	354 0.6×	124 0.5×	99	4.5k
Abdelaziz Heddi France	35	1.1k 0.7×	326 0.3×	525 0.6×	510 0.9×	72 0.3×	72	3.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Ya Yang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ya Yang

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

McKain, Michael R., Ya Yang, Agnieszka A. Golicz, & Briana L. Gross. (2024). Charting the course for new discoveries in polyploid lineages. Applications in Plant Sciences. 12(4). 1 indexed citations

Walker, Joseph F., Hannah E. Marx, Ya Yang, et al.. (2024). The link between ancient whole‐genome duplications and cold adaptations in the Caryophyllaceae. American Journal of Botany. 111(8). e16350–e16350. 5 indexed citations

Feng, Tao, Boas Pucker, Bo Song, et al.. (2023). The genome of the glasshouse plant noble rhubarb (Rheum nobile) provides a window into alpine adaptation. Communications Biology. 6(1). 14 indexed citations

Pucker, Boas, Nathanael Walker‐Hale, Won Cheol Yim, et al.. (2023). Multiple mechanisms explain loss of anthocyanins from betalain‐pigmented Caryophyllales, including repeated wholesale loss of a key anthocyanidin synthesis enzyme. New Phytologist. 241(1). 471–489. 22 indexed citations

Liu, Wanhong, et al.. (2023). Effects of EDTA and Organic Acids on Physiological Processes, Gene Expression Levels, and Cadmium Accumulation in Solanum nigrum Under Cadmium Stress. Journal of soil science and plant nutrition. 23(3). 3823–3833. 10 indexed citations

Morales‐Briones, Diego F., Berit Gehrke, Chien‐Hsun Huang, et al.. (2021). Analysis of Paralogs in Target Enrichment Data Pinpoints Multiple Ancient Polyploidy Events in Alchemilla s.l. (Rosaceae). Systematic Biology. 71(1). 190–207. 43 indexed citations

Morales‐Briones, Diego F., Gudrun Kadereit, Michael J. Moore, et al.. (2020). Disentangling Sources of Gene Tree Discordance in Phylogenomic Data Sets: Testing Ancient Hybridizations in Amaranthaceae s.l. Systematic Biology. 70(2). 219–235. 139 indexed citations

Chen, Ling‐Yun, Diego F. Morales‐Briones, Courtney N. Passow, & Ya Yang. (2019). Performance of gene expression analyses using de novo assembled transcripts in polyploid species. Bioinformatics. 35(21). 4314–4320. 7 indexed citations

Yang, Ya, Xiaoying Wu, Xin Zeng, et al.. (2018). Prediction of the potential global distribution for Biomphalaria straminea, an intermediate host for Schistosoma mansoni. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 12(5). e0006548–e0006548. 41 indexed citations

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Yang, Ya, et al.. (2018). [Effects of altitude on the reproductive characteristics of Saussurea przewalskii at the eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau, China.]. PubMed. 29(1). 68–74. 1 indexed citations

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Gitzendanner, Matthew A., Ya Yang, Norman J. Wickett, Michael R. McKain, & Jeremy M. Beaulieu. (2018). Methods for exploring the plant tree of life. Applications in Plant Sciences. 6(3). 1 indexed citations

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McKain, Michael R., Matthew G. Johnson, Simon Uribe‐Convers, Deren A. R. Eaton, & Ya Yang. (2018). Practical considerations for plant phylogenomics. Applications in Plant Sciences. 6(3). e1038–e1038. 141 indexed citations

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Smith, Stephen A., Joseph W. Brown, Ya Yang, et al.. (2017). Disparity, diversity, and duplications in the Caryophyllales. New Phytologist. 217(2). 836–854. 54 indexed citations

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Yang, Ya, Michael J. Moore, Samuel F. Brockington, et al.. (2017). Improved transcriptome sampling pinpoints 26 ancient and more recent polyploidy events in Caryophyllales, including two allopolyploidy events. New Phytologist. 217(2). 855–870. 72 indexed citations

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Lopez‐Nieves, Samuel, Ya Yang, Alfonso Timoneda, et al.. (2017). Relaxation of tyrosine pathway regulation underlies the evolution of betalain pigmentation in Caryophyllales. New Phytologist. 217(2). 896–908. 83 indexed citations

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Yang, Ya, Yibiao Zhou, Yan Shi, et al.. (2017). Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection and its correlates in a rural area of southwestern China: a community-based cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 7(8). e015717–e015717. 2 indexed citations

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Yang, Ya, et al.. (2012). A common genetic variant of 5p15.33 is associated with risk for prostate cancer in the Chinese population. Genetics and Molecular Research. 11(2). 1349–1356. 1 indexed citations

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Yang, Ya, et al.. (2012). Genome‐wide association study validation identifies novel loci for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 10(8). 1508–1514. 122 indexed citations

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Yang, Ya. (2002). Study on the Determination of Volatile Phenol in Drinking Water by Solid Phase Extraction Spectrophotometry. Journal of Analytical Science. 1 indexed citations

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Yang, Ya. (2002). Resources and Actualities of Breeds of Famous Citrus grandis in China. 5 indexed citations

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