Yang Shen

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
116 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Yang Shen is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Ophthalmology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yang Shen has authored 116 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 50 papers in Ophthalmology and 44 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Yang Shen's work include Corneal surgery and disorders (75 papers), Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies (42 papers) and Glaucoma and retinal disorders (41 papers). Yang Shen is often cited by papers focused on Corneal surgery and disorders (75 papers), Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies (42 papers) and Glaucoma and retinal disorders (41 papers). Yang Shen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Yang Shen's co-authors include Xingtao Zhou, Jing Zhao, David F. Callen, Robert I. Richards, G.R. Sutherland, Meiyan Li, Andrew Thompson, Hilary A. Phillips, J.C. Mulley and Ling Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Yang Shen

107 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Incidence and origin of "null" alleles in the (AC)n micro... 1993 2026 2004 2015 1993 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. Incidence and origin of "null" alleles in the (AC)n microsatellite markers.
    1993 559 citations Yang Shen, Robert I. Richards et al. PubMed profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yang Shen China 26 1.3k 849 656 621 458 116 2.4k
A L Hughes United States 20 120 0.1× 91 0.1× 184 0.3× 414 0.7× 174 0.4× 35 2.0k
Kurt Wollenberg United States 24 130 0.1× 37 0.0× 283 0.4× 416 0.7× 199 0.4× 49 2.0k
Melissa A. Scott United States 21 118 0.1× 201 0.2× 346 0.5× 425 0.7× 26 0.1× 36 1.6k
Wayne K. Greene Australia 22 119 0.1× 50 0.1× 159 0.2× 188 0.3× 76 0.2× 56 1.4k
Ana Alcaraz United States 15 84 0.1× 102 0.1× 296 0.5× 122 0.2× 75 0.2× 32 1.5k
Edward J. Hollox United Kingdom 28 141 0.1× 28 0.0× 284 0.4× 1.4k 2.2× 104 0.2× 72 3.1k
C. Lacroix France 23 144 0.1× 19 0.0× 142 0.2× 256 0.4× 102 0.2× 63 1.8k
Lloyd Vaughan Switzerland 21 113 0.1× 30 0.0× 149 0.2× 182 0.3× 79 0.2× 46 2.1k
E. Gootwine Israel 27 31 0.0× 125 0.1× 63 0.1× 1.2k 1.9× 174 0.4× 92 2.1k
Nancy Sawtell United States 30 33 0.0× 78 0.1× 2.4k 3.6× 676 1.1× 152 0.3× 53 3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Yang Shen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yang Shen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yang Shen

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

All Works

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Chen, Hao, Zhe Zhang, Yang Shen, et al.. (2025). Risk factors for rapid axial length growth in a prospective cohort study of 3-year to 9-year-old Chinese children. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 109(9). 1064–1073.
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Liu, Fang, Jing Wang, Ye Xu, et al.. (2024). Quantitative Evaluation of the Topographical Maps of Three-Dimensional Choroidal Vascularity Index in Children With Different Degrees of Myopia. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 65(3). 14–14. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Jifang, Yang Shen, Jing Zhao, et al.. (2024). Algorithmic and sensor-based research on Chinese children’s and adolescents’ screen use behavior and light environment. Frontiers in Public Health. 12. 1352759–1352759. 3 indexed citations
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Sun, Ling, Yang Shen, Xiaoyu Zhang, et al.. (2024). Comparison of the quantitative contrast sensitivity function between early keratoconus and normal eyes. BMC Ophthalmology. 24(1). 458–458.
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Zhao, Yu, Ling Sun, Lan Ding, et al.. (2023). Comparison of bilateral differential characteristics of corneal biomechanics between keratoconus and normal eyes. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 11. 1163223–1163223. 9 indexed citations
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Zhao, Jing, Zhe Zhang, Yang Shen, et al.. (2023). Awareness of high and pathological myopia among myopic patients in China: A cross‐sectional multicenter survey. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(4). 3 indexed citations
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Shen, Yang, et al.. (2022). Safety of intraocular pressure measurement using air-puff tonometer after implantable collamer lens implantation. Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery. 48(8). 900–905. 4 indexed citations
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Tian, Mi, et al.. (2022). Predictive factors of the accelerated transepithelial corneal cross-linking outcomes in keratoconus. BMC Ophthalmology. 22(1). 7–7. 4 indexed citations
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Shen, Yang, et al.. (2022). Development and Validation of a Deep Learning Model to Predict Axial Length from Ultra-Wide Field Images. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Wei, Ruoyan, Meiyan Li, Lingling Niu, et al.. (2020). Comparison of visual outcomes after non‐toric and toric implantable collamer lens V4c for myopia and astigmatism. Acta Ophthalmologica. 99(5). 511–518. 28 indexed citations
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Shen, Yang, et al.. (2018). Ocular dimensions of the Chinese adolescents with keratoconus. BMC Ophthalmology. 18(1). 43–43. 16 indexed citations
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Liu, Huan, Yifeng Jiang, Yang Shen, et al.. (2017). Identification and functional analysis of the phosphorylation site of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus nucleocapsid protein.. Zhongguo yufang shouyi xuebao. 39(7). 518–555. 1 indexed citations
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Shen, Yang, et al.. (2016). [The histopathological observation of rabbit corneas after small incision lenticule extraction].. PubMed. 52(7). 507–13. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Meiyan, Jing Zhao, Yang Shen, et al.. (2013). Comparison of Dry Eye and Corneal Sensitivity between Small Incision Lenticule Extraction and Femtosecond LASIK for Myopia. PLoS ONE. 8(10). e77797–e77797. 111 indexed citations
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Wang, Jianke, Shipeng Cheng, Yi Li, et al.. (2012). Evidence for natural recombination between mink enteritis virus and canine parvovirus. Virology Journal. 9(1). 252–252. 36 indexed citations
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Wang, Jianke, Shipeng Cheng, Yi Li, et al.. (2012). Detection of mink enteritis virus by loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP). Journal of Virological Methods. 187(2). 401–405. 17 indexed citations
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Richards, Robert I., Katherine Holman, Yang Shen, et al.. (1991). Human glandular kallikrein genes: Genetic and physical mapping of the KLK1 locus using a highly polymorphic microsatellite PCR marker. Genomics. 11(1). 77–82. 23 indexed citations

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