Yan Geng

4.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
60 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Yan Geng is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Rheumatology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yan Geng has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Rheumatology and 12 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Yan Geng's work include Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (13 papers), Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (7 papers) and Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research (5 papers). Yan Geng is often cited by papers focused on Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (13 papers), Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (7 papers) and Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research (5 papers). Yan Geng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Yan Geng's co-authors include Piotr Siciński, Qunyan Yu, Roderick T. Bronson, Lynda K. McGinnis, John J. Eppig, John D. Biggers, JoAnne S. Richards, Robert A. Weinberg, Susan B. Parker and Humphrey Gardner and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Yan Geng

58 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Specific protection against breast cancers by cyclin D1 a... 1996 2026 2006 2016 2001 1996 2020 250 500 750
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. Specific protection against breast cancers by cyclin D1 ablation
    2001 777 citations Qunyan Yu, Yan Geng et al. Nature profile →
  2. Cyclin D2 is an FSH-responsive gene involved in gonadal cell proliferation and oncogenesis
    1996 593 citations Piotr Siciński, Joana Liu Donaher et al. Nature profile →
  3. Isolation and characterization of exosomes for cancer research
    2020 376 citations Le Zhu, Haoting Sun et al. Journal of Hematology & Oncology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yan Geng China 19 1.7k 939 544 367 265 60 2.9k
Anthony W. Ashton United States 35 1.8k 1.1× 498 0.5× 575 1.1× 507 1.4× 270 1.0× 87 3.7k
Domenick J. Falcone United States 30 1.1k 0.6× 813 0.9× 789 1.5× 411 1.1× 212 0.8× 51 2.8k
Sara Teresinha Olalla Saad Brazil 34 1.7k 1.0× 419 0.4× 358 0.7× 572 1.6× 425 1.6× 298 4.5k
Mehmet Gündüz Türkiye 28 2.5k 1.5× 1.4k 1.4× 541 1.0× 311 0.8× 382 1.4× 167 4.2k
Keiichi Morita Japan 24 1.7k 1.0× 416 0.4× 390 0.7× 286 0.8× 215 0.8× 76 2.8k
Ken Taniguchi Japan 23 1.4k 0.8× 955 1.0× 270 0.5× 522 1.4× 298 1.1× 67 3.5k
Michał Mikuła Poland 28 1.6k 0.9× 474 0.5× 471 0.9× 302 0.8× 336 1.3× 135 2.7k
Hiroaki Taniguchi Japan 37 1.2k 0.7× 635 0.7× 482 0.9× 469 1.3× 454 1.7× 114 3.1k
Cong Wang China 28 1.4k 0.8× 483 0.5× 472 0.9× 306 0.8× 318 1.2× 100 2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Yan Geng

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yan Geng

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yan Geng

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Li, Ruizhi, et al.. (2025). Uteroplacental microvascular remodeling in health and disease. Acta Physiologica. 241(5). e70035–e70035. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Xue, Tao Li, Yan Wang, et al.. (2022). Association Between Blood PLT and RBC Related Indices and Disease Activity in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 12 indexed citations
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Chen, Xue, Yanyan Xu, Heng Zhang, et al.. (2022). The phosphatase PTEN links platelets with immune regulatory functions of mouse T follicular helper cells. Nature Communications. 13(1). 2762–2762. 13 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yang, Huiyuan Wang, Yan Geng, et al.. (2022). Risk Factors Associated With Increased Anxiety Sensitivity in Children and Adolescents in Northwest China During COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown. Frontiers in Psychology. 13. 933207–933207. 6 indexed citations
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Fu, Wei, Chi Chen, Xinlin Chen, et al.. (2021). A U‐shaped association between baseline neutrophil count and COVID‐19‐related mortality: A retrospective cohort study. Journal of Medical Virology. 93(7). 4265–4272. 6 indexed citations
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Zhou, Ting, et al.. (2021). Curcumin alleviates imiquimod-induced psoriasis in progranulin-knockout mice. European Journal of Pharmacology. 909. 174431–174431. 19 indexed citations
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Liu, Zeshi, Lu Bai, Jiayun Liu, et al.. (2021). Parallel Validation of the NG-Test Carba 5 and the Xpert Carba-R for Detection and Characterization of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales Causing Bloodstream Infections. Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. 23(8). 1007–1014. 12 indexed citations
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Li, Xue, Tao Li, Xueyi Li, et al.. (2021). Plasma fibrinogen, d-dimer, and fibrin degradation product as biomarkers of rheumatoid arthritis. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 16903–16903. 18 indexed citations
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Sharma, Samanta, Tian Zhang, Wojciech Michowski, et al.. (2020). Targeting the cyclin-dependent kinase 5 in metastatic melanoma. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(14). 8001–8012. 17 indexed citations
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Zhu, Le, Haoting Sun, Shun Wang, et al.. (2020). Isolation and characterization of exosomes for cancer research. Journal of Hematology & Oncology. 13(1). 152–152. 376 indexed citations breakdown →
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Han, Jingjing, Yan Geng, Xuerong Deng, & Zhuoli Zhang. (2017). Risk factors of flare in rheumatoid arthritis patients with both clinical and ultrasonographic remission: a retrospective study from China. Clinical Rheumatology. 36(8). 1721–1727. 10 indexed citations
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Odajima, Junko, Yan Geng, Eugenio Marco, et al.. (2016). Proteomic Landscape of Tissue-Specific Cyclin E Functions in Vivo. PLoS Genetics. 12(11). e1006429–e1006429. 20 indexed citations
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Li, Xue, Yan Geng, Ming Li, et al.. (2016). The effects of D3R on TLR4 signaling involved in the regulation of METH-mediated mast cells activation. International Immunopharmacology. 36. 187–198. 18 indexed citations
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Geng, Yan, Xiangling Wang, Xiaolan Lu, et al.. (2016). Mutation Changes in the preC/Core Promoter in HBeAg-Positive Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B During Interferon Therapy. Medicine. 95(5). e2657–e2657. 5 indexed citations
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Nakaya, Takeo, Kei‐ichiro Ishiguro, Camille Belzil, et al.. (2013). p600 Plays Essential Roles in Fetal Development. PLoS ONE. 8(6). e66269–e66269. 9 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaolin, et al.. (2008). DNA packaging via combinative self-assembly. Molecular BioSystems. 4(6). 515–517. 2 indexed citations
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Siciński, Piotr, Joana Liu Donaher, Yan Geng, et al.. (1996). Cyclin D2 is an FSH-responsive gene involved in gonadal cell proliferation and oncogenesis. Nature. 384(6608). 470–474. 593 indexed citations breakdown →

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