Yan Ni

6.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
120 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Yan Ni is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yan Ni has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Molecular Biology, 24 papers in Epidemiology and 19 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Yan Ni's work include Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (29 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (18 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (16 papers). Yan Ni is often cited by papers focused on Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (29 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (18 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (16 papers). Yan Ni collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Italy. Yan Ni's co-authors include Wei Jia, Mingming Su, Tianlu Chen, Aihua Zhao, Yunping Qiu, Guoxiang Xie, Runmin Wei, Jingye Wang, Shaoqiu Chen and Xiaojiao Zheng and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Yan Ni

112 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Missing Value Imputation Approach for Mass Spectrometry-based Metabolomics Data

2018 441 citations Mingming Su, Yan Ni et al. profile →
MetOrigin: Discriminating the origins of microbial metabolites for integrative analysis of the gut microbiome and metabolome

2022 143 citations Gang Yu, Danni Zhang et al. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →
Clostridium butyricum and carbohydrate active enzymes contribute to the reduced fat deposition in pigs

2024 51 citations Yan Ni, Yingping Xiao et al. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yan Ni China	36	2.6k	726	564	484	378	120	4.5k
Akiyoshi Hirayama Japan	32	3.2k 1.2×	997 1.4×	734 1.3×	447 0.9×	305 0.8×	116	4.9k
Zhiqiang Pang Canada	19	3.2k 1.2×	808 1.1×	398 0.7×	493 1.0×	196 0.5×	29	5.9k
Masakazu Shinohara Japan	38	2.2k 0.8×	660 0.9×	504 0.9×	457 0.9×	219 0.6×	172	4.8k
Hua Chen China	44	2.8k 1.1×	473 0.7×	405 0.7×	562 1.2×	400 1.1×	173	6.0k
Tianlu Chen China	37	3.2k 1.2×	966 1.3×	616 1.1×	842 1.7×	489 1.3×	102	5.2k
Uta Ceglarek Germany	42	2.1k 0.8×	871 1.2×	304 0.5×	510 1.1×	289 0.8×	200	5.3k
Othman Soufan Canada	14	3.1k 1.2×	530 0.7×	794 1.4×	394 0.8×	228 0.6×	19	5.0k
Mingming Su China	42	3.9k 1.5×	1.0k 1.4×	603 1.1×	967 2.0×	643 1.7×	126	6.3k
Kazutaka Ikeda Japan	36	4.1k 1.6×	815 1.1×	395 0.7×	442 0.9×	182 0.5×	95	6.2k
Vidya Velagapudi Finland	31	2.8k 1.1×	1.3k 1.8×	348 0.6×	953 2.0×	385 1.0×	71	4.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Yan Ni

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yan Ni

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yan Ni

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

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Ren, Tengfei, Kechao Lu, Tao Feng, et al.. (2025). Phosphorus-induced single-atom iron coordination symmetry disruption for superior catalytic ozonation. Nature Communications. 16(1). 9037–9037. 1 indexed citations

Leng, Lijun, et al.. (2025). Lithocholic Acid Species: Metabolism, Signaling Pathways, and Clinical Significance in Enterohepatic Diseases. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(23). 11530–11530.

Lv, Yao, Xiaoxi Wang, Jingan Lou, et al.. (2025). Ruminococcus torques ameliorates the inflammation bowel disease and gut barrier dysfunction by modulating gut microbiota and bile acid metabolism. Journal of Translational Medicine. 23(1). 1162–1162.

Zhou, Xiaodong, Qin‐Fen Chen, Michael D. Shapiro, et al.. (2024). Serum bile acid profiles are associated with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in patients with metabolic dysfunction‐associated fatty liver disease: An exploratory study. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism. 26(9). 3684–3695. 8 indexed citations

Yu, Gang, et al.. (2024). MetOrigin 2.0: Advancing the discovery of microbial metabolites and their origins. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(6). e246–e246. 10 indexed citations

Li, Yanmei, Xinyu Li, Yan Ni, et al.. (2024). Cascade STING activation of a ternary immunostimulant for colorectal cancer eradication via photodynamic DNA damage and T regulatory cell inhibition. Chemical Engineering Journal. 497. 154849–154849. 2 indexed citations

Jin, Xing, Lei Liu, Dan Liu, et al.. (2024). Unveiling the methionine cycle: a key metabolic signature and NR4A2 as a methionine-responsive oncogene in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Cell Death and Differentiation. 31(5). 558–573. 11 indexed citations

Wang, Yanfei, Lei Hu, Jing Ye, et al.. (2024). Elevated total bile acid levels as an independent predictor of mortality in pediatric sepsis. Pediatric Research. 97(3). 1114–1121. 4 indexed citations

Chen, Wen‐Ying, Jiahui Zhang, Lili Chen, et al.. (2024). Bioactive metabolites: A clue to the link between MASLD and CKD?. Clinical and Molecular Hepatology. 31(1). 56–73. 3 indexed citations

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Zhang, Danni, Huiying Wang, Shan Wang, et al.. (2023). The chronic consumption of dietary fructose promotes the gut Clostridium species imbalance and bile acid alterations in developing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 121. 109434–109434. 14 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yunjian, Yijie Li, Yan Ni, et al.. (2023). Long‐term effectiveness and seizure recurrence risk factors of ketogenic diet for pediatric refractory epilepsy: Experience from a tertiary care center in China. Epileptic Disorders. 25(6). 856–866. 2 indexed citations

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Sun, Dan‐Qin, Ling Jiang, Liang‐Jie Tang, et al.. (2023). Secondary bile acids improve risk prediction for non‐invasive identification of mild liver fibrosis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 57(8). 872–885. 25 indexed citations

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Wang, Shan, Rahim Ullah, Xinyi Liang, et al.. (2023). Gender differences in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in obese children and adolescents: a large cross-sectional study. Hepatology International. 18(1). 179–187. 9 indexed citations

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Yu, Gang, et al.. (2022). MetOrigin: Discriminating the origins of microbial metabolites for integrative analysis of the gut microbiome and metabolome. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(1). e10–e10. 143 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lv, Yao, Qi Cheng, Jingan Lou, et al.. (2022). The impact of exclusive enteral nutrition on the gut microbiome and bile acid metabolism in pediatric Crohn's disease. Clinical Nutrition. 42(2). 116–128. 12 indexed citations

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Ni, Yan, Gang Yu, Huan Chen, et al.. (2020). M2IA: a web server for microbiome and metabolome integrative analysis. Bioinformatics. 36(11). 3493–3498. 53 indexed citations

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Dai, Weixing, Ye Xu, Shaobo Mo, et al.. (2020). GLUT3 induced by AMPK/CREB1 axis is key for withstanding energy stress and augments the efficacy of current colorectal cancer therapies. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. 5(1). 177–177. 90 indexed citations

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Xiao, Ling, Qiuming Yao, Yan Ni, et al.. (2017). A case–control study of selenoprotein genes polymorphisms and autoimmune thyroid diseases in a Chinese population. BMC Medical Genetics. 18(1). 54–54. 9 indexed citations

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Ni, Yan. (2010). The value of HbA1c for diagnosing type 2 diabetes in high-risk population. Xi'an Jiaotong Daxue xuebao. 1 indexed citations

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Ni, Yan. (2008). Study of Quality Standard for Qingfei Yihuo Tablet. Zhongguo zhongyiyao xinxi zazhi. 1 indexed citations

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