Yan Yang

5.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
108 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Yan Yang is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Plant Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yan Yang has authored 108 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Pharmacology, 55 papers in Plant Science and 21 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Yan Yang's work include Fungal Biology and Applications (61 papers), Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (52 papers) and Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds (15 papers). Yan Yang is often cited by papers focused on Fungal Biology and Applications (61 papers), Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (52 papers) and Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds (15 papers). Yan Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Yan Yang's co-authors include Jingsong Zhang, Di Wu, Qingjiu Tang, Shuai Zhou, Yanfang Liu, Chaolong Yang, Jing‐Kun Yan, Wen Li, Qian Zhou and Wanchao Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Yan Yang

104 papers receiving 4.4k 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.

Large-Area, Flexible, Transparent, and Long-Lived Polymer-Based Phosphorescence Films

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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 Yang China	42	1.6k	1.5k	958	873	826	108	4.4k
Xinlin Wei China	39	1.3k 0.8×	487 0.3×	1.4k 1.5×	466 0.5×	1.2k 1.4×	119	4.7k
Di Wu China	36	1.0k 0.6×	641 0.4×	600 0.6×	367 0.4×	1.2k 1.4×	115	3.2k
Yong Il Park South Korea	35	998 0.6×	336 0.2×	1.7k 1.7×	539 0.6×	338 0.4×	161	4.7k
Jinwei Li China	45	1.6k 1.0×	410 0.3×	1.3k 1.4×	1.1k 1.2×	3.6k 4.4×	217	6.7k
Hongliang Zeng China	36	969 0.6×	419 0.3×	1.3k 1.4×	269 0.3×	2.0k 2.4×	172	5.0k
Yuanqiang Guo China	37	1.8k 1.2×	771 0.5×	2.3k 2.4×	162 0.2×	403 0.5×	265	5.0k
Fuping Lu China	36	840 0.5×	348 0.2×	2.8k 2.9×	421 0.5×	633 0.8×	326	5.3k
Huijuan Jing China	37	483 0.3×	303 0.2×	530 0.6×	1.3k 1.5×	417 0.5×	91	3.5k
Fei Liu China	26	649 0.4×	334 0.2×	840 0.9×	326 0.4×	426 0.5×	127	2.5k
Tao Feng China	40	1.0k 0.6×	516 0.4×	1.3k 1.4×	258 0.3×	1.8k 2.2×	243	4.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Yan Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yan Yang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yan Yang

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yang, Yan, et al.. (2025). Dynamics of microbial communities and non-volatile metabolites during fermentation of traditional Gengma sour meat. LWT. 228. 118106–118106. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Shuang, Fangfang Zhang, Liping Liu, et al.. (2024). Physicochemical properties of polysaccharides from Hericium erinaceus by steam explosion pretreatment and its effects on human gut microbiota. Food Hydrocolloids. 156. 110365–110365. 10 indexed citations

Yang, Yan, et al.. (2024). Characterization of the flavor profile of UHT milk during shelf-life via volatile metabolomics fingerprinting combined with chemometrics. Food Research International. 191. 114705–114705. 6 indexed citations

Xie, Zhiqiang, Ping Wen, Qisheng Wang, et al.. (2024). Risk Evaluation of Urban Subway Site Selection: Balance, Attractiveness, and Financing Models. Land. 13(12). 2015–2015. 1 indexed citations

Qu, Lunjun, Jiayue Huang, Chen Li, et al.. (2024). Long lifetimes white afterglow in slightly crosslinked polymer systems. Nature Communications. 15(1). 2947–2947. 68 indexed citations

Li, Wen, Wanchao Chen, Di Wu, et al.. (2024). Mechanistic insights into antihypertensive activity of mushroom-derived protein-peptides via metabolomic and proteomic approaches. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 283(Pt 1). 137189–137189. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Zhong, Wen Li, Wanchao Chen, et al.. (2023). Semi-solid enzymolysis enhanced the protective effects of fruiting body powders and polysaccharides of Herinaceus erinaceus on gastric mucosal injury. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 251. 126388–126388. 10 indexed citations

Yang, Yan, et al.. (2023). Investigation into Pigmentation Behaviors and Mechanism of Pigment Yellow 180 in Different Solvents. Processes. 11(10). 2951–2951. 2 indexed citations

Li, Wen, Wanchao Chen, Jinbin Wang, et al.. (2023). Structure–Activity Relationship of Novel ACE Inhibitory Undecapeptides from Stropharia rugosoannulata by Molecular Interactions and Activity Analyses. Foods. 12(18). 3461–3461. 13 indexed citations

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Jiang, Weifeng, et al.. (2023). MiR‐199a‐5p enhances neuronal differentiation of neural stem cells and promotes neurogenesis by targeting Cav‐1 after cerebral ischemia. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 29(12). 3967–3979. 13 indexed citations

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Zheng, Yan, Zhonghao Wang, Jiawei Liu, et al.. (2022). Long-Lived Room Temperature Phosphorescence Crystals with Green Light Excitation. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 14(13). 15706–15715. 74 indexed citations

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Zheng, Yan, Qian Zhou, Yan Yang, et al.. (2022). Full‐Color Long‐Lived Room Temperature Phosphorescence in Aqueous Environment. Small. 18(19). e2201223–e2201223. 132 indexed citations

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Cui, Fengjie, Lihua Jiang, Wenjing Sun, et al.. (2019). A macromolecular α-glucan from fruiting bodies of Volvariella volvacea activating RAW264. 7 macrophages through MAPKs pathway. Carbohydrate Polymers. 230. 115674–115674. 62 indexed citations

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Liu, Rui, et al.. (2017). Systems Pharmacology-based strategy to screen new adjuvant for hepatitis B vaccine from Traditional Chinese Medicine Ophiocordyceps sinensis. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 44788–44788. 15 indexed citations

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Yan, Jing‐Kun, et al.. (2017). Fabrication and stabilization of biocompatible selenium nanoparticles by carboxylic curdlans with various molecular properties. Carbohydrate Polymers. 179. 19–27. 90 indexed citations

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Zhuang, Haining, Tao Feng, Yan Yang, et al.. (2016). Characterization of Lentinus edodes β-glucan influencing the in vitro starch digestibility of wheat starch gel. Food Chemistry. 224. 294–301. 39 indexed citations

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Li, Qiaozhen, Di Wu, Shuai Zhou, et al.. (2016). Structure elucidation of a bioactive polysaccharide from fruiting bodies of Hericium erinaceus in different maturation stages. Carbohydrate Polymers. 144. 196–204. 73 indexed citations

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Zhou, Shuai, Yanfang Liu, Yan Yang, Qingjiu Tang, & Jingsong Zhang. (2015). Hypoglycemic Activity of Polysaccharide from Fruiting Bodies of the Shaggy Ink Cap Medicinal Mushroom, Coprinus comatus (Higher Basidiomycetes), on Mice Induced by Alloxan and Its Potential Mechanism. International journal of medicinal mushrooms. 17(10). 957–964. 13 indexed citations

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Du, Xiuju, Yang Zhang, Hongmei Mu, et al.. (2014). Structural elucidation and antioxidant activity of a novel polysaccharide (TAPB1) from Tremella aurantialba. Food Hydrocolloids. 43. 459–464. 59 indexed citations

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Li, Wen, et al.. (2013). Non-volatile taste components of several cultivated mushrooms. Food Chemistry. 143. 427–431. 97 indexed citations

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