Yan Gu

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Yan Gu is a scholar working on Orthodontics, Oral Surgery and Complementary and Manual Therapy. According to data from OpenAlex, Yan Gu has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Orthodontics, 19 papers in Oral Surgery and 14 papers in Complementary and Manual Therapy. Recurrent topics in Yan Gu's work include Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics (27 papers), Dental Radiography and Imaging (16 papers) and Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (14 papers). Yan Gu is often cited by papers focused on Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics (27 papers), Dental Radiography and Imaging (16 papers) and Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (14 papers). Yan Gu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Yan Gu's co-authors include Lu Gao, Song Jiang, Feng Chen, Tiansong Xu, Gang Huang, Jiuxiang Lin, James A. McNamara, A. Bakr M. Rabie, Urban Hägg and Danqing He and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Immunity and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Yan Gu

40 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

Oral microbiomes: more and more importance in oral cavity... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 100 200 300 400 500
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. Oral microbiomes: more and more importance in oral cavity and whole body
    2018 535 citations Lu Gao, Tiansong Xu et al. Protein & Cell 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 Gu China 13 430 354 344 224 220 42 1.1k
Patrizia Gallenzi Italy 17 153 0.4× 224 0.6× 169 0.5× 64 0.3× 206 0.9× 47 760
Andrea Butera Italy 22 449 1.0× 708 2.0× 144 0.4× 62 0.3× 479 2.2× 61 1.4k
Dario Di Stasio Italy 23 127 0.3× 675 1.9× 165 0.5× 30 0.1× 278 1.3× 76 1.4k
M. Cenk Haytaç Türkiye 19 78 0.2× 497 1.4× 125 0.4× 27 0.1× 451 2.0× 41 1.4k
Melinda Madléna Hungary 15 219 0.5× 424 1.2× 92 0.3× 44 0.2× 156 0.7× 55 710
Ingvar Magnusson United States 19 193 0.4× 644 1.8× 177 0.5× 30 0.1× 405 1.8× 34 1.1k
Onur Özçelik Türkiye 18 62 0.1× 596 1.7× 156 0.5× 24 0.1× 363 1.6× 26 1.2k
Jeffrey A. Rossmann United States 19 145 0.3× 484 1.4× 107 0.3× 24 0.1× 673 3.1× 37 1.4k
Tao He United States 23 511 1.2× 1.1k 3.1× 158 0.5× 36 0.2× 483 2.2× 94 1.6k
Leif Helldén Sweden 22 273 0.6× 1.5k 4.3× 138 0.4× 135 0.6× 987 4.5× 43 2.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Yan Gu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yan Gu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Yan Gu. 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 Gu. The network helps show where Yan Gu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yan Gu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yan Gu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yan Gu 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 Gu. Yan Gu 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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Wang, Yixiang, et al.. (2025). TFRC Ablation Induces Insufficient Cartilage Development Through Mitochondrial p53 Translocation-Mediated Ferroptosis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(6). 2724–2724. 1 indexed citations
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Huang, Yiqian, Daixing Zhang, Haotian Chen, et al.. (2025). siAkt2‐Loaded Nanoparticles Reprogramming Macrophages to M2 Phenotype for Effective Bone Defect Repair. Advanced Materials. 38(6). e10507–e10507. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Yujia, Yangyang Chai, Yanfang Liu, et al.. (2025). Inhibition of tumor cell macropinocytosis driver DHODH reverses immunosuppression and overcomes anti-PD1 resistance. Immunity. 58(10). 2456–2471.e6. 3 indexed citations
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Guo, Yutong, Hong Zhou, Yixiang Wang, & Yan Gu. (2025). Activated NETosis of bone marrow neutrophils up-regulates macrophage osteoclastogenesis via cGAS-STING/AKT2 pathway to promote osteoporosis. Experimental Cell Research. 446(2). 114477–114477. 3 indexed citations
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Wu, Xiaowei, Yidi Wang, Haotian Chen, Yixiang Wang, & Yan Gu. (2022). Phosphatase and tensin homologue determine inflammatory status by differentially regulating the expression of Akt1 and Akt2 in macrophage alternative polarization of periodontitis. Journal Of Clinical Periodontology. 50(2). 220–231. 15 indexed citations
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Gu, Yan, et al.. (2022). A preliminary study of buccal and lingual alveolar bone thickness of posterior teeth in patients with skeletal Class III malocclusion and mandibular asymmetry. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. 162(1). 66–79.e6. 2 indexed citations
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He, Danqing, et al.. (2019). Evaluation of aesthetic anteroposterior position of maxillary incisors in patients with extraction treatment using facial reference lines. Journal of International Medical Research. 47(7). 2951–2960. 11 indexed citations
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Gao, Lu, Tiansong Xu, Gang Huang, et al.. (2018). Oral microbiomes: more and more importance in oral cavity and whole body. Protein & Cell. 9(5). 488–500. 535 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gu, Yan, et al.. (2011). Differences in dentofacial characteristics between southern versus northern Chinese adolescents. Australasian Orthodontic Journal. 27(2). 155–161. 8 indexed citations
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Gu, Yan. (2010). Factors contributing to stability of protraction facemask treatment of Class III malocclusion. Australasian Orthodontic Journal. 26(2). 171–177. 7 indexed citations
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Gu, Yan, et al.. (2008). Brainstem raphe pallidus and the adjacent area contain a novel action site in the melanocortin circuitry regulating energy balance. Digital Commons - George Fox University (George Fox University). 5(3). 1–13. 1 indexed citations
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Gu, Yan & A. Bakr M. Rabie. (2000). Dental changes and space gained as a result of early treatment of pseudo-Class III malocclusion. Australasian Orthodontic Journal. 16(1). 40–52. 8 indexed citations
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Rabie, A. Bakr M. & Yan Gu. (2000). Diagnostic criteria for pseudo–Class III malocclusion. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. 117(1). 1–9. 58 indexed citations
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Rabie, A. Bakr M. & Yan Gu. (1999). Management of pseudo Class III malocclusion in southern Chinese children. BDJ. 186(4). 183–187. 21 indexed citations

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