Yan Ma

5.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
65 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Yan Ma is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Radiation and Radiological and Ultrasound Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yan Ma has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Radiation and 10 papers in Radiological and Ultrasound Technology. Recurrent topics in Yan Ma's work include Radioactivity and Radon Measurements (10 papers), Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (9 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (7 papers). Yan Ma is often cited by papers focused on Radioactivity and Radon Measurements (10 papers), Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (9 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (7 papers). Yan Ma collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Saudi Arabia. Yan Ma's co-authors include Oliver Fiehn, Tobias Kind, Tomáš Čajka, Hiroshi Tsugawa, Masanori Arita, Brendan T. Higgins, Jean S. VanderGheynst, Mitsuhiro Kanazawa, Kazutaka Ikeda and Sajjan S. Mehta and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Analytical Chemistry and Nature Methods.

In The Last Decade

Yan Ma

60 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

MS-DIAL: data-independent MS/MS deconvolution for compreh... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 2017 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. MS-DIAL: data-independent MS/MS deconvolution for comprehensive metabolome analysis
    2015 2.3k citations Tobias Kind, Yan Ma et al. profile →
  2. Identification of small molecules using accurate mass MS/MS search
    2017 342 citations Tobias Kind, Yan Ma et al. 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 Ma China 18 2.3k 752 496 430 313 65 3.6k
Sandra Castillo Finland 15 2.7k 1.2× 843 1.1× 456 0.9× 500 1.2× 317 1.0× 27 3.9k
Richard D. Beger United States 40 3.2k 1.4× 653 0.9× 318 0.6× 343 0.8× 250 0.8× 163 5.8k
Kwang‐Hyeon Liu South Korea 36 2.1k 0.9× 565 0.8× 400 0.8× 191 0.4× 279 0.9× 188 4.8k
Julien Boccard Switzerland 37 2.1k 0.9× 1.1k 1.4× 483 1.0× 512 1.2× 422 1.3× 129 4.0k
Tomáš Pluskal United States 25 3.4k 1.4× 836 1.1× 794 1.6× 482 1.1× 262 0.8× 45 5.0k
Grace O’Maille United States 9 3.5k 1.5× 1.3k 1.7× 495 1.0× 689 1.6× 233 0.7× 9 4.6k
Hilary Major United Kingdom 21 1.8k 0.8× 824 1.1× 436 0.9× 316 0.7× 191 0.6× 32 2.7k
Kai Dührkop Germany 18 2.5k 1.1× 943 1.3× 410 0.8× 510 1.2× 229 0.7× 29 3.6k
Christophe Junot France 40 3.4k 1.5× 1.0k 1.4× 804 1.6× 575 1.3× 359 1.1× 125 5.9k
Marie Brown United Kingdom 24 3.4k 1.5× 929 1.2× 407 0.8× 620 1.4× 258 0.8× 36 4.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Yan Ma

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yan Ma

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yan Ma

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yan Ma. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yan Ma 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 Ma. Yan Ma 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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Wei, Ziyang, Pengpeng Zhang, Yan Ma, et al.. (2025). A novel liquid scintillation counter with single-photon elimination based on pulse width discrimination. Journal of Instrumentation. 20(1). P01022–P01022.
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Xiao, Hong‐Wei, et al.. (2024). Stable carbon isotope characterization and the source of total carbon in Guangzhou PM<sub>2.5</sub>. Bulletin of Mineralogy Petrology and Geochemistry. 43(2). 403–408.
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Ma, Yan, et al.. (2024). TDCR Cherenkov counting for determining 90Y activity in blood samples. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry.
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Chen, Peihao, Yu Cao, Shanshan Liu, et al.. (2023). Chemical inhibition of mitochondrial fission via targeting the DRP1-receptor interaction. Cell chemical biology. 30(3). 278–294.e11. 16 indexed citations
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Ma, Lina, et al.. (2022). A method for determining 212Bi by TDCR Cherenkov counting. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. 332(1). 143–152. 1 indexed citations
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Zou, Hui, Yan Ma, Yuwan Li, et al.. (2022). Effects of High Pressure Processing and Thermal Treatment on the Interaction between α-Lactalbumin and Pelargonium-3-Glucoside. Molecules. 27(15). 4944–4944. 4 indexed citations
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Ma, Yan, et al.. (2020). A rapid screening method for 32P in urine samples by TDCR Cerenkov measurement. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. 326(1). 369–377. 4 indexed citations
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Ma, Lina, et al.. (2019). Method for sequential determination of 55Fe and 63Ni in leaching solution from cement solidification. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. 319(3). 1227–1234. 6 indexed citations
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Liang, Ting, Ligang Chen, & Yan Ma. (2019). Mesoporous structured molecularly imprinted polymer with restricted access function for highly selective extraction of chlorpyrifos from soil. Journal of Chromatography A. 1609. 460453–460453. 23 indexed citations
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Ma, Yan, et al.. (2017). Method of Polonium Source Preparation Using Tellurium Microprecipitation for Alpha Spectrometry. Analytical Chemistry. 89(24). 13651–13657. 9 indexed citations
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Zhang, Mei, Yuan Yuan, Sheng Liang, et al.. (2017). Irradiation-induced effect measurement in double-clad large core pure quartz fiber on 60 Co source. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms. 51(3). 536–542. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Dawei, et al.. (2015). Lipidomic Analysis of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii under Nitrogen and Sulfur Deprivation. PLoS ONE. 10(9). e0137948–e0137948. 51 indexed citations
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Ma, Yan, Yamil Simón‐Manso, Juliane Hollender, et al.. (2015). Retention projection enables accurate calculation of liquid chromatographic retention times across labs and methods. Journal of Chromatography A. 1412. 43–51. 40 indexed citations
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Ma, Yan, Tobias Kind, Arpana Vaniya, et al.. (2015). An in silico MS/MS library for automatic annotation of novel FAHFA lipids. Journal of Cheminformatics. 7(1). 53–53. 64 indexed citations
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Ma, Yan, Alexander W. Chassy, Shota Miyazaki, et al.. (2015). Efficiency of short, small-diameter columns for reversed-phase liquid chromatography under practical operating conditions. Journal of Chromatography A. 1383. 47–57. 25 indexed citations
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Ma, Yan. (2008). Biological Control of Root-knot Nematode. Journal of Hebei Agricultural Sciences. 8 indexed citations
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Ma, Yan. (2007). Study on Thermal-oxydative Ageing Mechanisms of Silicone Rubber Foam Materials. 2 indexed citations
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Ma, Yan, et al.. (2005). LC/MS/MS quantitation assay for pharmacokinetics of naringenin and double peaks phenomenon in rats plasma. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 307(2). 292–299. 72 indexed citations
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Hong-tao, Song, Tao Guo, Ruhua Zhang, et al.. (2002). Preparation of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Compound Recipe Heart-Protecting Musk pH-Dependent Gradient-Release Pellets. Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy. 28(10). 1261–1273. 18 indexed citations

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