Yanan Ji

1.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
56 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Yanan Ji is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Yanan Ji has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 9 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Yanan Ji's work include Muscle Physiology and Disorders (12 papers), Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (8 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (7 papers). Yanan Ji is often cited by papers focused on Muscle Physiology and Disorders (12 papers), Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (8 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (7 papers). Yanan Ji collaborates with scholars based in China, Iran and United States. Yanan Ji's co-authors include Hualin Sun, Yuntian Shen, Ping Zhan, Kexin Wang, Ruiqi Liu, Li Yu, Mengyuan Chang, Chunyan Deng, Jianwei Zhu and Hua Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Yanan Ji

52 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Inflammation: Roles in Skeletal Muscle Atrophy 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 2023 50 100 150
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. Inflammation: Roles in Skeletal Muscle Atrophy
    2022 162 citations Yanan Ji, Mengyuan Chang et al. profile →
  2. Mitochondrial dysfunction: roles in skeletal muscle atrophy
    2023 144 citations Xin Chen, Yanan Ji 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
Yanan Ji China 19 659 231 164 148 136 56 1.2k
Chun Guo China 26 974 1.5× 207 0.9× 203 1.2× 83 0.6× 147 1.1× 56 1.8k
Haiyan Huang China 24 615 0.9× 144 0.6× 279 1.7× 111 0.8× 183 1.3× 86 1.5k
Haibin Tian China 23 651 1.0× 75 0.3× 156 1.0× 103 0.7× 107 0.8× 79 1.4k
Tao Tan United States 25 1.1k 1.7× 329 1.4× 293 1.8× 106 0.7× 209 1.5× 58 1.8k
Katarzyna Pietraszek‐Gremplewicz Poland 18 595 0.9× 172 0.7× 250 1.5× 51 0.3× 89 0.7× 29 1.2k
Zheng Zhang China 20 646 1.0× 250 1.1× 116 0.7× 57 0.4× 120 0.9× 63 1.1k
Shoichiro Kokabu Japan 21 975 1.5× 144 0.6× 170 1.0× 86 0.6× 69 0.5× 104 1.6k
Yan Sun China 19 422 0.6× 148 0.6× 157 1.0× 127 0.9× 155 1.1× 75 1.3k
Bei Guo China 20 626 0.9× 125 0.5× 275 1.7× 89 0.6× 133 1.0× 36 1.1k
Kyoungmin Park United States 25 730 1.1× 295 1.3× 184 1.1× 59 0.4× 209 1.5× 48 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Yanan Ji

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yanan Ji

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yanan Ji

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

All Works

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Ji, Yanan, et al.. (2025). Macrophage polarization: molecular mechanisms, disease implications, and targeted therapeutic strategies. Frontiers in Immunology. 16. 1732718–1732718. 1 indexed citations
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Ji, Yanan, Quan Jiang, Xin Chen, et al.. (2025). Endoplasmic reticulum stress and unfolded protein response: Roles in skeletal muscle atrophy. Biochemical Pharmacology. 234. 116799–116799. 7 indexed citations
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Ji, Yanan, Ruiqi Liu, Kexin Wang, et al.. (2024). Celecoxib attenuates hindlimb unloading-induced muscle atrophy via suppressing inflammation, oxidative stress and ER stress by inhibiting STAT3. Inflammopharmacology. 32(2). 1633–1646. 13 indexed citations
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Yao, Xinlei, Xinyang Zhou, Yanan Ji, et al.. (2024). Advances in biomaterial-based tissue engineering for peripheral nerve injury repair. Bioactive Materials. 46. 150–172. 14 indexed citations
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Luo, Jiao, et al.. (2023). Nuclear miR-150 enhances hepatic lipid accumulation by targeting RNA transcripts overlapping the PLIN2 promoter. iScience. 26(10). 107837–107837. 12 indexed citations
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Ji, Yanan, et al.. (2023). Serpentine and Vermiform Are Produced Autonomously to Fulfill Their Function in Drosophila Wings. Insects. 14(5). 406–406. 2 indexed citations
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Luo, Jiao, Ge Song, Ningning Chen, et al.. (2023). Ferroptosis contributes to ethanol-induced hepatic cell death via labile iron accumulation and GPx4 inactivation. Cell Death Discovery. 9(1). 311–311. 39 indexed citations
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Yan, Yan, Ming Li, Yanan Ji, et al.. (2022). Adenosine monophosphate activated protein kinase contributes to skeletal muscle health through the control of mitochondrial function. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 13. 947387–947387. 29 indexed citations
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Luo, Jiao, Yufei Hou, Wanli Ma, et al.. (2021). A novel epigenetic mechanism unravels hsa-miR-148a-3p-mediated CYP2B6 downregulation in alcoholic hepatitis disease. Biochemical Pharmacology. 188. 114582–114582. 15 indexed citations
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Cai, Junyan, Jiayi Qiu, Hongliang Wang, Jiacheng Sun, & Yanan Ji. (2021). Identification of potential biomarkers in ovarian carcinoma and an evaluation of their prognostic value. Annals of Translational Medicine. 9(18). 1472–1472. 13 indexed citations
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Zhang, Dan, et al.. (2019). Analysis of different choroidal stratification thickness under macular fovea in patients with early graves ophthalmopathy. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Lin, Ya‐Ping, et al.. (2019). Functional conservation and division of two single-carbohydrate-recognition domain C-type lectins from the nipa palm hispid beetle Octodonta nipae (Maulik). Developmental & Comparative Immunology. 100. 103416–103416. 11 indexed citations
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Zhang, Min, et al.. (2019). The putative chitin deacetylases Serpentine and Vermiform have non-redundant functions during Drosophila wing development. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 110. 128–135. 27 indexed citations
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Ji, Yanan, et al.. (2012). CYP1A1 MspI polymorphisms and lung cancer risk: An updated meta-analysis involving 20,209 subjects. Cytokine. 59(2). 324–334. 15 indexed citations
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Ji, Yanan, et al.. (2012). Cytomegalovirus infection and coronary heart disease risk: a meta-analysis. Molecular Biology Reports. 39(6). 6537–6546. 55 indexed citations
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Li, Yang, Chengxing Shen, Yanan Ji, et al.. (2011). Clinical Implication of Coronary Tortuosity in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease. PLoS ONE. 6(8). e24232–e24232. 73 indexed citations
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Ji, Yanan, Ping Zhan, Jing Wang, Li‐Xin Qiu, & Li Yu. (2010). APE1 Asp148Glu gene polymorphism and lung cancer risk: a meta-analysis. Molecular Biology Reports. 38(7). 4537–4543. 16 indexed citations

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