Yan Ao

9.0k total citations · 6 hit papers
47 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Yan Ao is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yan Ao has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 16 papers in Molecular Biology and 12 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Yan Ao's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (11 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (10 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (8 papers). Yan Ao is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (11 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (10 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (8 papers). Yan Ao collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Egypt. Yan Ao's co-authors include Michael V. Sofroniew, Mark A. Anderson, Bingbing Song, Baljit S. Khakh, Timothy J. Deming, Joshua E. Burda, Giovanni Coppola, Timothy M. O’Shea, Riki Kawaguchi and Yilong Ren and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Yan Ao

47 papers receiving 6.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Astrocyte scar formation aids central nervous system axon regeneration

2016 1.3k citations Mark A. Anderson, Joshua E. Burda et al. Nature profile →
STAT3 is a Critical Regulator of Astrogliosis and Scar Formation after Spinal Cord Injury

2008 738 citations Julia Herrmann, Bingbing Song et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
Recovery of supraspinal control of stepping via indirect propriospinal relay connections after spinal cord injury

2007 565 citations Grégoire Courtine, Bingbing Song et al. Nature Medicine profile →
Transformation of nonfunctional spinal circuits into functional states after the loss of brain input

2009 517 citations Grégoire Courtine, Hui Zhong et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
Astrocyte Kir4.1 ion channel deficits contribute to neuronal dysfunction in Huntington's disease model mice

2014 463 citations Yan Ao, Mark A. Anderson et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
Required growth facilitators propel axon regeneration across complete spinal cord injury

2018 386 citations Mark A. Anderson, Timothy M. O’Shea et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yan Ao United States	29	2.6k	2.4k	2.0k	1.8k	1.6k	47	6.8k
Steve Lacroix Canada	41	2.0k 0.8×	1.8k 0.8×	1.4k 0.7×	1.6k 0.8×	920 0.6×	69	6.0k
Joshua E. Burda United States	15	1.7k 0.7×	1.6k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	17	4.4k
Mark A. Anderson United States	25	1.8k 0.7×	1.4k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	1.5k 0.8×	1.0k 0.6×	49	5.1k
Aileen J. Anderson United States	45	2.9k 1.1×	1.3k 0.6×	3.0k 1.5×	2.2k 1.2×	1.5k 0.9×	98	7.6k
Riki Kawaguchi United States	36	2.0k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	882 0.4×	3.1k 1.7×	1.2k 0.7×	104	6.6k
Jonah R. Chan United States	49	3.2k 1.2×	2.1k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	2.9k 1.6×	4.0k 2.4×	86	8.2k
Marc J. Ruitenberg Australia	40	1.8k 0.7×	1.2k 0.5×	888 0.4×	1.2k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	83	4.7k
Grahame J. Kidd United States	45	2.2k 0.9×	3.1k 1.3×	1.6k 0.8×	3.1k 1.7×	1.9k 1.2×	93	8.9k
Jason R. Plemel Canada	30	1.5k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	1.9k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	1.5k 0.9×	54	4.2k
Toshihide Yamashita Japan	55	4.8k 1.9×	2.3k 1.0×	1.2k 0.6×	4.5k 2.5×	2.6k 1.6×	329	11.9k

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Wang, Yuan, Meizhen Li, Zicheng Li, et al.. (2024). Essential roles of histone lysine methyltransferases EZH2 and EHMT1 in male embryo development of Phenacoccus solenopsis. Communications Biology. 7(1). 1021–1021. 1 indexed citations

O’Shea, Timothy M., Yan Ao, Shinong Wang, et al.. (2024). Derivation and transcriptional reprogramming of border-forming wound repair astrocytes after spinal cord injury or stroke in mice. Nature Neuroscience. 27(8). 1505–1521. 29 indexed citations

Zhu, Fei, et al.. (2024). Phenological growth stages of Xanthoceras sorbifolium Bunge: Codification and description according to the BBCH scale. Scientia Horticulturae. 329. 113011–113011. 1 indexed citations

Magaki, Shino, Mohammad Haeri, Zesheng Chen, et al.. (2023). Hyaline protoplasmic astrocytopathy in epilepsy. Neuropathology. 43(6). 441–456. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Yi, et al.. (2023). The relationship between canopy microclimate, fruit and seed yield, and quality in Xanthoceras sorbifolium. Journal of Plant Physiology. 284. 153975–153975. 7 indexed citations

Cheng, Yuyan, Yuqin Yin, Alice Zhang, et al.. (2022). Transcription factor network analysis identifies REST/NRSF as an intrinsic regulator of CNS regeneration in mice. Nature Communications. 13(1). 4418–4418. 35 indexed citations

Burda, Joshua E., Timothy M. O’Shea, Yan Ao, et al.. (2022). Divergent transcriptional regulation of astrocyte reactivity across disorders. Nature. 606(7914). 557–564. 95 indexed citations

Wang, Kexin, et al.. (2022). Phenotypic Variation in Seed Morphochemical and Seedling Traits in Four Chinese Provenances of Xanthoceras sorbifolium. Forests. 13(6). 959–959. 2 indexed citations

Kim, Hyosung, Kun Leng, Jinhee Park, et al.. (2022). Reactive astrocytes transduce inflammation in a blood-brain barrier model through a TNF-STAT3 signaling axis and secretion of alpha 1-antichymotrypsin. Nature Communications. 13(1). 6581–6581. 99 indexed citations

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Wang, Yuan, Shuping Wang, Zicheng Li, et al.. (2022). Fatty acyl-CoA reductase influences wax biosynthesis in the cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley. Communications Biology. 5(1). 1108–1108. 18 indexed citations

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Anderson, Mark A., Timothy M. O’Shea, Joshua E. Burda, et al.. (2018). Required growth facilitators propel axon regeneration across complete spinal cord injury. Nature. 561(7723). 396–400. 386 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ren, Yilong, Yan Ao, Timothy M. O’Shea, et al.. (2017). Ependymal cell contribution to scar formation after spinal cord injury is minimal, local and dependent on direct ependymal injury. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 41122–41122. 109 indexed citations

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Ao, Yan, et al.. (2017). Reproductive Plasticity of an Invasive Insect Pest, Rice Water Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Journal of Economic Entomology. 110(6). 2381–2387. 4 indexed citations

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Itoh, Noriko, Yuichiro Itoh, Alessia Tassoni, et al.. (2017). Cell-specific and region-specific transcriptomics in the multiple sclerosis model: Focus on astrocytes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(2). E302–E309. 185 indexed citations

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Zhang, Shanshan, Joshua E. Burda, Mark A. Anderson, et al.. (2015). Thermoresponsive Copolypeptide Hydrogel Vehicles for Central Nervous System Cell Delivery. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 1(8). 705–717. 33 indexed citations

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Zhang, Shanshan, Mark A. Anderson, Yan Ao, et al.. (2013). Tunable diblock copolypeptide hydrogel depots for local delivery of hydrophobic molecules in healthy and injured central nervous system. Biomaterials. 35(6). 1989–2000. 41 indexed citations

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Hamby, Mary E., Giovanni Coppola, Yan Ao, et al.. (2012). Inflammatory Mediators Alter the Astrocyte Transcriptome and Calcium Signaling Elicited by Multiple G-Protein-Coupled Receptors. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(42). 14489–14510. 178 indexed citations

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Song, Bingbing, Yan Ao, Andrew P. Nowak, et al.. (2009). Biocompatibility of amphiphilic diblock copolypeptide hydrogels in the central nervous system. Biomaterials. 30(15). 2881–2898. 115 indexed citations

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Courtine, Grégoire, Bingbing Song, Roland R. Roy, et al.. (2007). Recovery of supraspinal control of stepping via indirect propriospinal relay connections after spinal cord injury. Nature Medicine. 14(1). 69–74. 565 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dai, Tiane, Yongquan Wu, Yan Ao, et al.. (2003). RXRα-regulated liver SAMe and GSH levels influence susceptibility to alcohol-induced hepatotoxicity. Experimental and Molecular Pathology. 75(3). 194–200. 16 indexed citations

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