Yang Hu

6.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
129 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Yang Hu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yang Hu has authored 129 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Molecular Biology, 23 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 18 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Yang Hu's work include Retinal Development and Disorders (24 papers), Glaucoma and retinal disorders (14 papers) and Nerve injury and regeneration (14 papers). Yang Hu is often cited by papers focused on Retinal Development and Disorders (24 papers), Glaucoma and retinal disorders (14 papers) and Nerve injury and regeneration (14 papers). Yang Hu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Australia. Yang Hu's co-authors include Zhigang He, Kevin K. Park, Kai Liu, Bin Cai, Ioannis Kramvis, Chen Wang, Patrice D. Smith, Mustafa Şahin, Haoliang Huang and Lionel B. Ivashkiv and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Yang Hu

115 papers receiving 4.4k 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.

Promoting Axon Regeneration in the Adult CNS by Modulation of the PTEN/mTOR Pathway

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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
Yang Hu United States	34	2.4k	1.5k	743	514	480	129	4.5k
H. Uri Saragovi Canada	41	2.5k 1.1×	1.8k 1.2×	467 0.6×	234 0.5×	504 1.1×	129	4.5k
Mohanish Deshmukh United States	40	4.2k 1.8×	978 0.7×	377 0.5×	489 1.0×	78 0.2×	72	5.6k
Simone P. Niclou Luxembourg	50	3.2k 1.3×	947 0.6×	544 0.7×	418 0.8×	73 0.2×	113	6.7k
Davide Schiffer Italy	49	3.2k 1.4×	828 0.6×	352 0.5×	715 1.4×	141 0.3×	266	7.5k
Patricia A. Walicke United States	26	1.5k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	520 0.7×	397 0.8×	73 0.2×	38	4.1k
Mirko H. H. Schmidt Germany	36	2.5k 1.1×	303 0.2×	158 0.2×	550 1.1×	298 0.6×	73	4.5k
Silvia Marino United Kingdom	33	4.6k 1.9×	414 0.3×	386 0.5×	309 0.6×	81 0.2×	131	6.3k
Carol J. Thiele United States	48	4.8k 2.0×	1.0k 0.7×	246 0.3×	589 1.1×	88 0.2×	159	7.7k
Kazuyasu Chihara Japan	17	5.5k 2.3×	1.3k 0.9×	279 0.4×	3.6k 7.0×	146 0.3×	32	8.4k
Seyed Javad Mowla Iran	39	4.4k 1.9×	959 0.7×	544 0.7×	346 0.7×	30 0.1×	257	6.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Yang Hu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yang Hu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yang Hu

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Cao, Qi, Juan Tan, Ying Zhang, et al.. (2025). Targeting GPX4-Dependent Ferroptosis via a Dihydroartemisinin-Conjugated Cross-Linked Lipoic Acid Nanodrug for Endometrial Carcinoma Therapy. Bioconjugate Chemistry. 36(7). 1541–1552.

Hu, Yang, Liming Zhou, Zhenning Wang, et al.. (2024). Assembled Embedded 3D Hydrogel System for Asynchronous Drug Delivery to Inhibit Postoperative Recurrence of Malignant Glioma and Promote Neurological Recovery. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(30). 4 indexed citations

Toma, Kenichi, Mengya Zhao, Shaobo Zhang, et al.. (2024). Perivascular neurons instruct 3D vascular lattice formation via neurovascular contact. Cell. 187(11). 2767–2784.e23. 12 indexed citations

Liu, Pingting, Wei Chen, Haowen Jiang, et al.. (2023). Differential effects of SARM1 inhibition in traumatic glaucoma and EAE optic neuropathies. Molecular Therapy — Nucleic Acids. 32. 13–27. 21 indexed citations

Yan, Qing, Shu Zhang, Guoqing Chen, et al.. (2023). Genetic diversity of RNA viruses infecting invertebrate pests of rice. Science China Life Sciences. 67(1). 175–187. 4 indexed citations

Hu, Yang, André F. Rendeiro, Hiranmayi Ravichandran, et al.. (2023). A Unique Cellular Organization of Human Distal Airways and Its Disarray in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 207(9). 1171–1182. 32 indexed citations

Marchand, Nathalie, Yang Hu, Mingyang Song, et al.. (2023). Alcohol Consumption and Risk of Total Hip Replacement Due to Hip Osteoarthritis in Women. Arthritis & Rheumatology. 75(9). 1522–1531. 3 indexed citations

Zhao, Mengya, Kenichi Toma, Benyam Kinde, et al.. (2023). Osteopontin drives retinal ganglion cell resiliency in glaucomatous optic neuropathy. Cell Reports. 42(9). 113038–113038. 14 indexed citations

Li, Mengzhen, Yang Hu, Yanjie Xu, et al.. (2023). The dual HDAC and PI3K inhibitor, CUDC‑907, inhibits tumor growth and stem‑like properties by suppressing PTX3 in neuroblastoma. International Journal of Oncology. 64(2). 8 indexed citations

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Gao, Xin, Kuan Jiang, Yang Hu, et al.. (2023). Intraocular siRNA Delivery Mediated by Penetratin Derivative to Silence Orthotopic Retinoblastoma Gene. Pharmaceutics. 15(3). 745–745. 5 indexed citations

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Wu, Jingyi, et al.. (2021). The incidence and prognosis of thymic squamous cell carcinoma. Medicine. 100(15). e25331–e25331. 13 indexed citations

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Sun, Chengtao, Mengzhen Li, Yanfen Feng, et al.. (2020). <p>MDM2-P53 Signaling Pathway-Mediated Upregulation of CDC20 Promotes Progression of Human Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma</p>. OncoTargets and Therapy. Volume 13. 10475–10487. 13 indexed citations

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Alvarado, Jorge A., Biao Wang, Tia J. Kowal, et al.. (2020). Optogenetic stimulation of phosphoinositides reveals a critical role of primary cilia in eye pressure regulation. Science Advances. 6(18). eaay8699–eaay8699. 23 indexed citations

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Alvarado, Jorge A., Onkar S. Dhande, Tia J. Kowal, et al.. (2020). Developmental distribution of primary cilia in the retinofugal visual pathway. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 529(7). 1442–1455. 10 indexed citations

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Lu, Linwei, Mingfei Zhang, Xiaoyi Wang, et al.. (2019). Baicalein enhances the antitumor efficacy of docetaxel on nonsmall cell lung cancer in a β‐catenin‐dependent manner. Phytotherapy Research. 34(1). 104–117. 16 indexed citations

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Lin, Yu-Wei, Qi Zhou, Yang Hu, et al.. (2017). Pulmonary Pharmacokinetics of Colistin following Administration of Dry Powder Aerosols in Rats. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 61(11). 17 indexed citations

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Luo, Na, et al.. (2017). Loss of OCRL increases ciliary PI(4,5)P2 in Lowe oculocerebrorenal syndrome. Journal of Cell Science. 130(20). 3447–3454. 40 indexed citations

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Luo, Na, et al.. (2017). Loss of OCRL increases ciliary PI(4,5)P2 in Lowe oculocerebrorenal syndrome. PMC. 1 indexed citations

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Yang, Liu, et al.. (2013). RGC Neuroprotection by Manipulating ER Stress Signaling Molecules. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 54(15). 416–416.

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Sharif, M. Nusrat, Ioannis Tassiulas, Yang Hu, et al.. (2004). IFN-α Priming Results in a Gain of Proinflammatory Function by IL-10: Implications for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Pathogenesis. The Journal of Immunology. 172(10). 6476–6481. 111 indexed citations

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