Yan Fan

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Yan Fan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Yan Fan has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 5 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Yan Fan's work include Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (4 papers), Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications (2 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (2 papers). Yan Fan is often cited by papers focused on Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (4 papers), Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications (2 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (2 papers). Yan Fan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Yan Fan's co-authors include Ruo‐Pan Huang, Xiaowei Zhan, Jiayu Wang, Wei Wang, Kuan Liu, Cenqi Yan, Tsz‐Ki Lau, Xinhui Lu, Alton L. Boynton and Zilong Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Cell Death and Differentiation and International Journal of Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Yan Fan

25 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Fused Hexacyclic Nonfullerene Acceptor with Strong Near‐I... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 100 200 300
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.

  1. Fused Hexacyclic Nonfullerene Acceptor with Strong Near‐Infrared Absorption for Semitransparent Organic Solar Cells with 9.77% Efficiency
    2017 392 citations Yan Fan, Xiaowei Zhan et al. profile →

Peers

Yan Fan
Lijie Gong China
Dong Hoon Shin South Korea
Cheol Soo Choi South Korea
Yingying Hu China
Yingjie Cui China
Chi‐Chen Huang Taiwan
Xiang Yin China
Xin Wei China
Fen Long China
Guangqin Zhang China
Lijie Gong China
Yan Fan
Citations per year, relative to Yan Fan Yan Fan (= 1×) peers Lijie Gong

Countries citing papers authored by Yan Fan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yan Fan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Yan Fan. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Yan Fan. The network helps show where Yan Fan may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yan Fan

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

All Works

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Fan, Yan, Jian Mei, Ying Gao, et al.. (2025). Promotion of NLRP3 autophagosome degradation by PV-K nanodevice for protection against macrophage pyroptosis-mediated lung injury. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 23(1). 148–148. 1 indexed citations
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Fan, Xuejun, Zhengmin Wang, Xiaoyan Sun, et al.. (2025). Arctiin suppress Th17 cells response and ameliorates experimental autoimmune uveitis through JAK/STAT signaling. Cellular Immunology. 409-410. 104927–104927.
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Sun, Hongwei, et al.. (2024). PSMA and FDG PET/CT Findings in Patient With Dedifferentiated Liposarcoma and Prostate Cancer Metastases. Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 49(7). 652–654.
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Li, Jie, Zhao Zheng, Qianqian Wang, et al.. (2023). Procedural Promotion of Multiple Stages in the Wound Healing Process by Graphene-Spiky Silica Heterostructured Nanoparticles. International Journal of Nanomedicine. Volume 18. 6585–6599. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Zhijun, et al.. (2021). Paeoniflorin reduces the inflammatory response of THP-1 cells by up‐regulating microRNA-124. Genes & Genomics. 43(6). 623–631. 10 indexed citations
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Fan, Yan, et al.. (2020). LncRNA BDNF-AS promotes autophagy and apoptosis in MPTP-induced Parkinson’s disease via ablating microRNA-125b-5p. Brain Research Bulletin. 157. 119–127. 67 indexed citations
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Wang, Mei, Xiaofei Wang, Yamin Li, et al.. (2020). Cross-talk between autophagy and apoptosis regulates testicular injury/recovery induced by cadmium via PI3K with mTOR-independent pathway. Cell Death and Disease. 11(1). 46–46. 66 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xu, et al.. (2020). Antenna Performance Test Method and Result Analysis for V2X Communication of Connected Vehicle. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 1607(1). 12082–12082. 2 indexed citations
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Fan, Yan, Na Chen, Mei Wang, Meng Rao, & Ping Su. (2018). In vitro study evaluating the instantaneous treatment of ozonised olive oil on human sperm. The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care. 23(2). 147–153. 1 indexed citations
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Fan, Yan, et al.. (2018). Postural sway in patients with early Parkinson’s disease performing cognitive tasks while standing. Neurological Research. 40(6). 491–498. 31 indexed citations
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Qin, Dashan, Pei Cheng, Yifan Wang, Yan Fan, & Xiaowei Zhan. (2015). Electron-transporting third component modifying cathode for simplified inverted ternary blend solar cells. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 4(5). 1051–1056. 19 indexed citations
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Li, Zhongrui, et al.. (2013). Astaxanthin protects ARPE-19 cells from oxidative stress via upregulation of Nrf2-regulated phase II enzymes through activation of PI3K/Akt.. PubMed. 19. 1656–66. 122 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zilong, et al.. (2012). Ginsenoside Rg1 inhibits autophagy in H9c2 cardiomyocytes exposed to hypoxia/reoxygenation. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 365(1-2). 243–250. 76 indexed citations
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Huang, Ruochun, Ying Lin, Yan Fan, et al.. (2001). Enhanced apoptosis under low serum conditions in human glioblastoma cells by connexin 43 (Cx43). Molecular Carcinogenesis. 32(3). 128–138. 35 indexed citations
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Huang, Ruo‐Pan, Yan Fan, & Alton L. Boynton. (1999). UV irradiation upregulates Egr-1 expression at transcription level. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 73(2). 227–236. 32 indexed citations
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Huang, Ruo‐Pan, et al.. (1999). Tumor promotion by hydrogen peroxide in rat liver epithelial cells. Carcinogenesis. 20(3). 485–492. 52 indexed citations
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Huang, R P, et al.. (1998). Suppression of human fibrosarcoma cell growth by transcription factor, Egr-1, involves down-regulation of Bcl-2. International Journal of Cancer. 77(6). 880–886. 39 indexed citations
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Huang, Ruo‐Pan, et al.. (1998). Egr-1 inhibits apoptosis during the UV response: correlation of cell survival with Egr-1 phosphorylation. Cell Death and Differentiation. 5(1). 96–106. 56 indexed citations
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Huang, Ruo‐Pan, et al.. (1997). Reciprocal modulation between Sp1 and Egr-1. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 66(4). 489–499. 85 indexed citations

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