Yana Cen

4.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
44 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Yana Cen is a scholar working on Geriatrics and Gerontology, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yana Cen has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Geriatrics and Gerontology, 16 papers in Epidemiology and 14 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Yana Cen's work include Sirtuins and Resveratrol in Medicine (26 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (15 papers) and Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism (13 papers). Yana Cen is often cited by papers focused on Sirtuins and Resveratrol in Medicine (26 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (15 papers) and Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism (13 papers). Yana Cen collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Switzerland. Yana Cen's co-authors include Anthony A. Sauve, Carles Cantó, Hiroyasu Yamamoto, Johan Auwerx, Riekelt H. Houtkooper, Kristina Schoonjans, Marcella Fulco, Po Zhao, Eric P. Hoffman and Michael W. McBurney and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Yana Cen

43 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

The NAD+ Precursor Nicotinamide Riboside Enhances Oxidati... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2012 2008 2011 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. The NAD+ Precursor Nicotinamide Riboside Enhances Oxidative Metabolism and Protects against High-Fat Diet-Induced Obesity
    2012 945 citations Carles Cantó, Riekelt H. Houtkooper et al. Cell Metabolism profile →
  2. Glucose Restriction Inhibits Skeletal Myoblast Differentiation by Activating SIRT1 through AMPK-Mediated Regulation of Nampt
    2008 657 citations Yana Cen, Anthony A. Sauve et al. profile →
  3. PARP-1 Inhibition Increases Mitochondrial Metabolism through SIRT1 Activation
    2011 656 citations Péter Bai, Carles Cantó et al. Cell Metabolism profile →

Peers

Yana Cen
Vinodkumar B. Pillai United States
Gil Blander United States
Sadhana Samant United States
Athanassios Vassilopoulos United States
Alessia Grozio Italy
Philip Redpath United Kingdom
Tianle Yang United States
Enxuan Jing United States
Margie T. Borra United States
Tiara L.A. Kawahara United States
Vinodkumar B. Pillai United States
Yana Cen
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Countries citing papers authored by Yana Cen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yana Cen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yana Cen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yana Cen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yana Cen 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 Yana Cen. Yana Cen 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, Mingxing, et al.. (2025). Chimeric antigen receptor-T cells targeting AFP-GPC3 mediate increased antitumor efficacy in hepatocellular carcinoma. Arab Journal of Gastroenterology. 26(1). 84–93. 3 indexed citations
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Cen, Yana, Song Miao, Shijian Li, et al.. (2025). A novel tyrosinase-ascorbate system for fluorescence detection of equine doping adrenaline. Dyes and Pigments. 245. 113222–113222. 1 indexed citations
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Sharma, Chiranjeev, et al.. (2024). Post-Translational Modifications and Diabetes. Biomolecules. 14(3). 310–310. 15 indexed citations
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Cen, Yana, et al.. (2023). Activation of SIRT6 Deacetylation by DNA Strand Breaks. ACS Omega. 8(44). 41310–41320. 3 indexed citations
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Sharma, Chiranjeev, et al.. (2023). Multifunctional activity-based chemical probes for sirtuins. RSC Advances. 13(17). 11771–11781. 7 indexed citations
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Szymański, Michał R., et al.. (2022). Human EXOG Possesses Strong AP Hydrolysis Activity: Implication on Mitochondrial DNA Base Excision Repair. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 144(51). 23543–23550. 6 indexed citations
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Cen, Yana, et al.. (2021). Human Sirtuin Regulators: The “Success” Stories. Frontiers in Physiology. 12. 752117–752117. 50 indexed citations
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Carraway, Hetty E., Sridhar A. Malkaram, Yana Cen, et al.. (2020). Activation of SIRT6 by DNA hypomethylating agents and clinical consequences on combination therapy in leukemia. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 10325–10325. 16 indexed citations
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Carraway, Hetty E., Sridhar A. Malkaram, Yana Cen, et al.. (2020). Author Correction: Activation of SIRT6 by DNA hypomethylating agents and clinical consequences on combination therapy in leukemia. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 15386–15386. 1 indexed citations
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Zheng, Song Guo, et al.. (2017). Trichostatin A inhibits deacetylation of histone H3 and p53 by SIRT6. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 638. 8–17. 49 indexed citations
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Kraus, Daniel, Qin Yang, Dong Kong, et al.. (2014). Nicotinamide N-methyltransferase knockdown protects against diet-induced obesity. Nature. 508(7495). 258–262. 365 indexed citations
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North, Brian J., Michael A. Rosenberg, Karthik B. Jeganathan, et al.. (2014). SIRT 2 induces the checkpoint kinase BubR1 to increase lifespan. The EMBO Journal. 33(13). 1438–1453. 192 indexed citations
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Cantó, Carles, Riekelt H. Houtkooper, Eija Pirinen, et al.. (2012). The NAD+ Precursor Nicotinamide Riboside Enhances Oxidative Metabolism and Protects against High-Fat Diet-Induced Obesity. Cell Metabolism. 15(6). 838–847. 945 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bai, Péter, Carles Cantó, Attila Brunyánszki, et al.. (2011). PARP-2 Regulates SIRT1 Expression and Whole-Body Energy Expenditure. Cell Metabolism. 13(4). 450–460. 212 indexed citations
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Frizzell, Kristine M., Matthew J. Gamble, Tong Zhang, et al.. (2009). Global Analysis of Transcriptional Regulation by Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase-1 and Poly(ADP-ribose) Glycohydrolase in MCF-7 Human Breast Cancer Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(49). 33926–33938. 94 indexed citations
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Cen, Yana. (2009). Sirtuins inhibitors: The approach to affinity and selectivity. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics. 1804(8). 1635–1644. 58 indexed citations
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Cen, Yana & Anthony A. Sauve. (2009). Diastereocontrolled Electrophilic Fluorinations of 2-Deoxyribonolactone: Syntheses of All Corresponding 2-Deoxy-2-fluorolactones and 2′-Deoxy-2′-fluoro-NAD+s. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 74(16). 5779–5789. 24 indexed citations
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French, Jarrod B., Yana Cen, & Anthony A. Sauve. (2008). Plasmodium falciparum Sir2 is an NAD+-Dependent Deacetylase and an Acetyllysine-Dependent and Acetyllysine-Independent NAD+ Glycohydrolase. Biochemistry. 47(38). 10227–10239. 40 indexed citations

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