Yanfei Wang

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Yanfei Wang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Sensory Systems and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yanfei Wang has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Sensory Systems and 10 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Yanfei Wang's work include Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics (15 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (9 papers) and RNA regulation and disease (8 papers). Yanfei Wang is often cited by papers focused on Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics (15 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (9 papers) and RNA regulation and disease (8 papers). Yanfei Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Yanfei Wang's co-authors include Yigong Shi, Lata Jayaraman, Haijuan Yang, Nikola P. Pavletich, Joan Massagué, Zhigang Xu, Haibo Du, Wei Xiong, Henning D. Mootz and Yi Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Yanfei Wang

61 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Crystal Structure of a Smad MH1 Domain Bound to DNA 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 100 200 300 400 500
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. Crystal Structure of a Smad MH1 Domain Bound to DNA
    1998 594 citations Yigong Shi, Yanfei Wang et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yanfei Wang China 18 1.2k 218 158 153 138 63 1.6k
Ivana Peluso Italy 15 1.1k 0.9× 98 0.4× 56 0.4× 111 0.7× 251 1.8× 20 2.2k
Sebastian M. Waszak United States 17 839 0.7× 76 0.3× 94 0.6× 117 0.8× 203 1.5× 28 1.3k
Wenjing Zhang China 15 492 0.4× 130 0.6× 128 0.8× 41 0.3× 256 1.9× 44 1.1k
Takehiko Ogura Japan 25 1.2k 1.0× 38 0.2× 150 0.9× 452 3.0× 33 0.2× 53 1.9k
Nancy Mah Germany 21 1.5k 1.2× 82 0.4× 140 0.9× 91 0.6× 141 1.0× 51 2.0k
Gemma Marfany Spain 27 1.7k 1.4× 29 0.1× 146 0.9× 159 1.0× 93 0.7× 93 2.2k
Pedro A. F. Galante Brazil 28 1.5k 1.3× 115 0.5× 469 3.0× 152 1.0× 875 6.3× 115 2.5k
Cathrine R. Carlson Norway 31 2.0k 1.6× 23 0.1× 183 1.2× 99 0.6× 133 1.0× 69 2.6k
Jianwei Sun China 21 576 0.5× 96 0.4× 122 0.8× 75 0.5× 142 1.0× 50 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Yanfei Wang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yanfei Wang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Yanfei Wang. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Yanfei Wang. The network helps show where Yanfei Wang may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yanfei Wang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yanfei Wang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yanfei Wang 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 Yanfei Wang. Yanfei Wang 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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Wan, Hua, Yanfei Wang, Xiang Li, et al.. (2025). Heterozygous TBX2 frameshift variants cause a novel syndromic hearing loss with incompletely penetrant nystagmus. Journal of Medical Genetics. 63(1). 24–33.
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Liu, Bo, Olawale A. Alimi, Yanfei Wang, et al.. (2024). Differentiated mesenchymal stem cells-derived exosomes immobilized in decellularized sciatic nerve hydrogels for peripheral nerve repair. Journal of Controlled Release. 368. 24–41. 20 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lihang, et al.. (2023). A Mycovirus VIGS Vector Confers Hypovirulence to a Plant Pathogenic Fungus to Control Wheat FHB. Advanced Science. 10(29). e2302606–e2302606. 26 indexed citations
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Wang, Yanfei, et al.. (2023). Nitrate reductase enzymes in alga Chattonella subsalsa are regulated by environmental cues at the translational and post-translational levels. Frontiers in Microbiology. 14. 1059074–1059074. 2 indexed citations
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Wu, Sijia, Mengyuan Yang, Yanfei Wang, et al.. (2023). Genetic control of RNA editing in neurodegenerative disease. Briefings in Bioinformatics. 24(2). 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Yanfei, et al.. (2023). RBM24 is required for mouse hair cell development through regulating pre‐mRNA alternative splicing and mRNA stability. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 238(5). 1095–1110. 9 indexed citations
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Xiao, Yang, Yanfei Wang, Jiyoon Ryu, et al.. (2023). Upregulated TGF-β1 contributes to hyperglycaemia in type 2 diabetes by potentiating glucagon signalling. Diabetologia. 66(6). 1142–1155. 15 indexed citations
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Ren, Rui, et al.. (2023). Loss of TMCC2 activates endoplasm reticulum stress and causes auditory hair cell death. Human Molecular Genetics. 32(10). 1622–1633. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Yanfei & Kathryn J. Coyne. (2023). Transcriptome profiling reveals a global response in harmful dinoflagellate Karlodinium veneficum to naturally-occurring bacterial algicides. Frontiers in Marine Science. 10. 2 indexed citations
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Zhu, Yue, Weiwei Liu, Zishu Wang, et al.. (2022). ARHGEF2/EDN1 pathway participates in ER stress-related drug resistance of hepatocellular carcinoma by promoting angiogenesis and malignant proliferation. Cell Death and Disease. 13(7). 652–652. 17 indexed citations
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Cheng, Cheng, Yanfei Wang, Muhammad Waqas, et al.. (2018). Loss of ARHGEF6 Causes Hair Cell Stereocilia Deficits and Hearing Loss in Mice. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 11. 362–362. 56 indexed citations
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Wang, Yanfei, Jie Li, Xuerui Yao, et al.. (2017). Loss of CIB2 Causes Profound Hearing Loss and Abolishes Mechanoelectrical Transduction in Mice. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 10. 401–401. 99 indexed citations
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Jerga, Agoston, Danqi Chen, Chunfen Zhang, et al.. (2016). Mechanistic insights into the first Lygus-active β-pore forming protein. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 600. 1–11. 18 indexed citations
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Wang, Yanfei, Wenjuan Tan, Chi Chiu Wang, & Lai K. Leung. (2015). Aflatoxin B1 augments the synthesis of corticotropin releasing hormone in JEG-3 placental cells. Chemico-Biological Interactions. 237. 73–79. 7 indexed citations
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Wang, Yanfei, Tsz Yan Wong, Franky Leung Chan, Shiuan Chen, & Lai K. Leung. (2014). Assessing the effect of food mycotoxins on aromatase by using a cell-based system. Toxicology in Vitro. 28(4). 640–646. 15 indexed citations
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Wang, Yi, et al.. (2011). Highly Efficient and More General cis- and trans-Splicing Inteins through Sequential Directed Evolution. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(39). 34440–34447. 83 indexed citations
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Qing, Meng, Yanfei Wang, & Xiang‐Qin Liu. (2005). An Intron-encoded Protein Assists RNA Splicing of Multiple Similar Introns of Different Bacterial Genes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(42). 35085–35088. 25 indexed citations
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Wu, Danli, Yanfei Wang, Qingyang Gu, & Chutse Wu. (2002). Basic fibroblast growth factor expressed in Bacillus subtilis BS224. Letters in Biotechnology. 13(6). 439–442. 1 indexed citations
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Shi, Yigong, Yanfei Wang, Lata Jayaraman, et al.. (1998). Crystal Structure of a Smad MH1 Domain Bound to DNA. Cell. 94(5). 585–594. 594 indexed citations breakdown →

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