Yan Gao

7.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
234 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Yan Gao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yan Gao has authored 234 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 97 papers in Molecular Biology, 26 papers in Epidemiology and 25 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Yan Gao's work include Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications (16 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (16 papers) and Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (10 papers). Yan Gao is often cited by papers focused on Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications (16 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (16 papers) and Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (10 papers). Yan Gao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Macao. Yan Gao's co-authors include Nai‐Hong Chen, Shifeng Chu, Chenggang Zhang, Cong‐Yuan Xia, Songwei Yang, Zhao Zhang, Yonghong Wu, Zhen‐Zhen Wang, Juntong Li and Qidi Ai and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Yan Gao

223 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Naturally occurring anti-cancer compounds: shining from Chinese herbal medicine

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yan Gao China	41	2.8k	768	601	567	563	234	6.0k
Yan Liu China	41	3.0k 1.1×	393 0.5×	489 0.8×	465 0.8×	649 1.2×	297	6.5k
Ji Hoon Jeong South Korea	40	1.9k 0.7×	452 0.6×	774 1.3×	819 1.4×	1.1k 1.9×	260	5.7k
Minakshi Nihal United States	27	2.6k 1.0×	345 0.4×	877 1.5×	381 0.7×	984 1.7×	49	7.5k
Sandro Argüelles Spain	26	2.3k 0.8×	276 0.4×	462 0.8×	381 0.7×	976 1.7×	47	7.1k
Yin Lu China	45	4.6k 1.7×	478 0.6×	984 1.6×	163 0.3×	464 0.8×	226	8.5k
Jianping Chen China	41	2.5k 0.9×	227 0.3×	579 1.0×	272 0.5×	329 0.6×	231	5.3k
Shannon Reagan‐Shaw United States	21	2.8k 1.0×	277 0.4×	616 1.0×	377 0.7×	934 1.7×	21	7.0k
Kenneth R. Reuhl United States	45	2.4k 0.9×	265 0.3×	518 0.9×	565 1.0×	557 1.0×	141	7.6k
Soo‐Wan Chae South Korea	40	3.2k 1.2×	622 0.8×	647 1.1×	244 0.4×	749 1.3×	226	6.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Yan Gao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yan Gao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yan Gao

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

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Hu, Kaiwen, Weifeng Li, Weixia Zhang, et al.. (2025). Diltiazem disrupts Ca2+-homeostasis and exerts immunotoxic effects on a marine bivalve mollusc, the blood clam (Tegillarca granosa). Marine Pollution Bulletin. 217. 118055–118055. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Yuchen, Yan Gao, Haifeng Zheng, et al.. (2025). Fluorinated covalent organic frameworks enable photocatalytic H2O2 production via a photoinduced framework radical pathway. Science China Chemistry. 69(2). 742–746. 2 indexed citations

Ding, Jingjing, Xue Wang, Fan Cao, et al.. (2025). Therapeutic effect and mechanism of far-red/near-infrared light on lens-induced myopia Guinea pigs. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 777. 152282–152282.

Chen, Lingzhi, Lin Wang, Yan Gao, et al.. (2024). Automated measurement and correlation analysis of fundus tessellation and optic disc characteristics in myopia. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 28399–28399. 4 indexed citations

Chen, Cong, et al.. (2024). Bacteroides Fragilis Exacerbates T2D Vascular Calcification by Secreting Extracellular Vesicles to Induce M2 Macrophages. Advanced Science. 12(5). e2410495–e2410495. 4 indexed citations

Gao, Yan, Desheng Liu, Shan Sun, et al.. (2024). Defects in Exosome Biogenesis Are Associated with Sensorimotor Defects in Zebrafish vps4a Mutants. Journal of Neuroscience. 44(50). e0680242024–e0680242024.

Chen, Cong, Yuqi He, Yan Gao, Qunwen Pan, & Jingsong Cao. (2023). Extracellular vesicles of Bacteroides fragilis regulated macrophage polarization through promoted Sema7a expression. Microbial Pathogenesis. 187. 106527–106527. 3 indexed citations

Chen, Cong, et al.. (2023). Pravastatin promotes type 2 diabetes vascular calcification through activating intestinal Bacteroides fragilis to induce macrophage M1 polarization. Journal of Diabetes. 16(6). e13514–e13514. 4 indexed citations

Feng, Yi, et al.. (2023). Comparative study of functional optical zone: small incision lenticule extraction versus femtosecond laser assisted excimer laser keratomileusis. International Journal of Ophthalmology. 16(2). 238–244. 2 indexed citations

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Gao, Yan, et al.. (2023). Applications of spatially resolved omics in the field of endocrine tumors. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 13. 993081–993081. 9 indexed citations

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Du, Xue, Yan Gao, Shuang Hu, et al.. (2022). Sex Differences in Characteristics, Treatments, and Outcomes Among Patients Hospitalized for Non–ST-Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction in China: 2006 to 2015. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. 15(6). e008535–e008535. 6 indexed citations

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Cao, Jingsong, Cong Chen, Qian Chen, et al.. (2022). Extracellular vesicle miR-32 derived from macrophage promotes arterial calcification in mice with type 2 diabetes via inhibiting VSMC autophagy. Journal of Translational Medicine. 20(1). 307–307. 28 indexed citations

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Song, Jiali, Yan Gao, Shuang Hu, et al.. (2021). Association of long-term exposure to PM _2.5 with hypertension prevalence and blood pressure in China: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 11(12). e050159–e050159. 14 indexed citations

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Luo, Hua, Yan Gao, Jian Zou, et al.. (2020). Reflections on treatment of COVID-19 with traditional Chinese medicine. Chinese Medicine. 15(1). 94–94. 67 indexed citations

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Wang, Xianqiang, Xue Du, Hao Yang, et al.. (2020). Use of intravenous magnesium sulfate among patients with acute myocardial infarction in China from 2001 to 2015: China PEACE—Retrospective AMI Study. BMJ Open. 10(3). e033269–e033269. 4 indexed citations

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Wang, Yun, Qiuli Zhang, Erica S. Spatz, et al.. (2019). Persistent geographic variations in availability and quality of nursing home care in the United States: 1996 to 2016. BMC Geriatrics. 19(1). 103–103. 22 indexed citations

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Tao, Liang, Qi Sun, Yan Gao, et al.. (2018). The kinase receptor-interacting protein 1 is required for inflammasome activation induced by endoplasmic reticulum stress. Cell Death and Disease. 9(6). 641–641. 24 indexed citations

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Song, Yang, Xinfang Xu, Shuya Xu, et al.. (2017). Purification, characterization and biological effect of reversing the kidney-yang deficiency of polysaccharides from semen cuscutae. Carbohydrate Polymers. 175. 249–256. 36 indexed citations

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Ye, Qiao, Yonghong Wu, Yan Gao, et al.. (2015). Pichia pastoris Production of Tat-NGB and Its Neuroprotection on Rat Pheochromocytoma Cells. Molecular Biotechnology. 58(1). 22–29. 6 indexed citations

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Li, Jing, Xi Li, Yiping Chen, et al.. (2013). National survey of doctor-reported secondary preventive treatment for patients with acute coronary syndrome in China. Chinese Medical Journal. 126(18). 3451–3455. 1 indexed citations

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