Yang Du

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Yang Du is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Yang Du has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Immunology and 8 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Yang Du's work include Shape Memory Alloy Transformations (7 papers), interferon and immune responses (5 papers) and Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials (5 papers). Yang Du is often cited by papers focused on Shape Memory Alloy Transformations (7 papers), interferon and immune responses (5 papers) and Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials (5 papers). Yang Du collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Yang Du's co-authors include Rong‐Fu Wang, Tianhao Duan, Changsheng Xing, Helen Y. Wang, Haicheng Xuan, Henry K. Yip, Q. Q. Cao, Zhida Han, Jun Cui and Meng Lin and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Yang Du

41 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

Toll-Like Receptor Signaling and Its Role in Cell-Mediated Immunity

2022 550 citations Tianhao Duan, Yang Du et al. Frontiers in Immunology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yang Du China	21	561	555	448	425	172	42	1.8k
Burghardt Wittig Germany	32	1.8k 3.2×	901 1.6×	488 1.1×	207 0.5×	207 1.2×	100	3.5k
Meili Li China	24	441 0.8×	302 0.5×	90 0.2×	789 1.9×	465 2.7×	106	2.5k
Satya P. Yadav United States	24	849 1.5×	362 0.7×	90 0.2×	166 0.4×	215 1.3×	46	2.0k
Hui Lu United Kingdom	23	1.3k 2.3×	564 1.0×	149 0.3×	164 0.4×	199 1.2×	73	2.4k
Shu‐Lin Liu China	29	1.6k 2.9×	240 0.4×	74 0.2×	576 1.4×	325 1.9×	155	3.3k
Jun Ho Jeon South Korea	23	794 1.4×	296 0.5×	139 0.3×	44 0.1×	193 1.1×	58	1.7k
Delin Mo China	28	1.3k 2.3×	148 0.3×	154 0.3×	375 0.9×	177 1.0×	125	2.7k
Jiyeon Kim South Korea	18	274 0.5×	93 0.2×	179 0.4×	165 0.4×	245 1.4×	75	1.1k
Ranjit Ray United States	29	710 1.3×	257 0.5×	66 0.1×	545 1.3×	730 4.2×	59	2.6k
Akiko Hasegawa Japan	26	616 1.1×	730 1.3×	165 0.4×	80 0.2×	137 0.8×	126	2.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yang Du

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yang Du. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yang Du 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 Yang Du. Yang Du 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

Du, Yang, Jing Yang, An Xu, Suming Chen, & Deyuan Fu. (2025). Research progress on the induction of immunogenic cell death in tumor immunotherapy using a sonodynamic therapy nanoparticle delivery system. Frontiers in Immunology. 16. 1681773–1681773.

Du, Yang, et al.. (2025). LncRNA HOTAIR regulates the expression of MRP1 gene through the mir-6807-5p/Egr1 axis to affect the multidrug resistance of lung cancer cells. Gene. 940. 149216–149216. 2 indexed citations

Duan, Tianhao, Changsheng Xing, Yang Du, et al.. (2024). ACE2-dependent and -independent SARS-CoV-2 entries dictate viral replication and inflammatory response during infection. Nature Cell Biology. 26(4). 628–644. 24 indexed citations

Wang, Jianmin, Yang Du, Lu Chen, et al.. (2023). Design, synthesis and evaluation of the novel chalcone derivatives with 2,2-dimethylbenzopyran as HIF-1 inhibitors that possess anti-angiogenic potential. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 250. 115171–115171. 4 indexed citations

Du, Yang, Xinxin Xu, Yajun Wang, et al.. (2023). On-chip modeling of physiological and pathological blood-brain barrier microenvironment for studying glial responses to neuroinflammation. Nano Today. 52. 101947–101947. 6 indexed citations

Duan, Tianhao, Yang Du, Changsheng Xing, et al.. (2023). USP3 plays a critical role in the induction of innate immune tolerance. EMBO Reports. 24(12). e57828–e57828. 7 indexed citations

Du, Yang, Zhiqiang Hu, Jiansen Lu, et al.. (2022). Activation of cGAS‐STING by Lethal Malaria N67C Dictates Immunity and Mortality through Induction of CD11b⁺Ly6C^hi Proinflammatory Monocytes. Advanced Science. 9(22). e2103701–e2103701. 11 indexed citations

Yu, Huan, Man Wang, Ting Zhang, et al.. (2022). Dual roles of β-arrestin 1 in mediating cell metabolism and proliferation in gastric cancer. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(40). 14–22. 15 indexed citations

Duan, Tianhao, Yang Du, Changsheng Xing, Helen Y. Wang, & Rong‐Fu Wang. (2022). Toll-Like Receptor Signaling and Its Role in Cell-Mediated Immunity. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 812774–812774. 550 indexed citations breakdown →

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Liu, Zimeng, Bohan Li, Zheng Gong, et al.. (2022). Integrated analysis of transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics data reveals the role of SLC39A1 in renal cell carcinoma. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 10. 977960–977960. 5 indexed citations

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Wang, Qian, Weiwei Xia, Le Sun, et al.. (2022). Role of USP13 in physiology and diseases. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. 9. 977122–977122. 17 indexed citations

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Wang, Man, Huan Yu, Ting Zhang, et al.. (2021). In-Depth Comparison of Matrigel Dissolving Methods on Proteomic Profiling of Organoids. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics. 21(1). 100181–100181. 17 indexed citations

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Chu, Junjun, Changsheng Xing, Yang Du, et al.. (2021). Pharmacological inhibition of fatty acid synthesis blocks SARS-CoV-2 replication. Nature Metabolism. 3(11). 1466–1475. 88 indexed citations

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Yu, Xiao, Yang Du, Chunmei Cai, et al.. (2018). Inflammasome activation negatively regulates MyD88-IRF7 type I IFN signaling and anti-malaria immunity. Nature Communications. 9(1). 4964–4964. 53 indexed citations

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Sun, Liwei, Wenjing Jiang, Junyi Zhang, et al.. (2018). Identification and detection sensitivity of Microcystis aeruginosa from mixed and field samples using MALDI-TOF MS. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 190(12). 712–712. 8 indexed citations

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Du, Yang, Tianhao Duan, Qingxiang Liu, et al.. (2017). LRRC25 inhibits type I IFN signaling by targeting ISG15‐associated RIG‐I for autophagic degradation. The EMBO Journal. 37(3). 351–366. 139 indexed citations

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Zhou, Yi, et al.. (2016). The green tea polyphenol EGCG potentiates the antiproliferative activity of sunitinib in human cancer cells. Tumor Biology. 37(7). 8555–8566. 44 indexed citations

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Du, Yang & Henry K. Yip. (2010). The expression and roles of inhibitor of DNA binding helix-loop-helix proteins in the developing and adult mouse retina. Neuroscience. 175. 367–379. 18 indexed citations

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Du, Yang & Henry K. Yip. (2009). Effects of bone morphogenetic protein 2 on Id expression and neuroblastoma cell differentiation. Differentiation. 79(2). 84–92. 28 indexed citations

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Du, Yang, et al.. (2009). Bone morphogenetic proteins mediate cellular response and, together with Noggin, regulate astrocyte differentiation after spinal cord injury. Experimental Neurology. 221(2). 353–366. 72 indexed citations

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