Yang Xiang

3.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
45 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Yang Xiang is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Yang Xiang has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Materials Chemistry, 16 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 9 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Yang Xiang's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (15 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (5 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (5 papers). Yang Xiang is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (15 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (5 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (5 papers). Yang Xiang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Yang Xiang's co-authors include Lily Yeh Jan, Yuh Nung Jan, Quan Yuan, Nina Vogt, Loren L. Looger, Kendra Takle, Runling Yang, Zhiqiang Yan, Xue‐Feng Yu and Sebastian Rumpf and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Yang Xiang

43 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

Dye-Sensitized Core/Active Shell Upconversion Nanoparticles for Optogenetics and Bioimaging Applications

2016 390 citations Kendra Takle, Yang Xiang et al. profile →
The Mechanosensitive Ion Channel Piezo Inhibits Axon Regeneration

2019 146 citations Yuanquan Song, Dan Li et al. Neuron profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yang Xiang China	21	985	645	501	324	313	45	2.3k
Jean‐René Martin France	27	1.4k 1.4×	195 0.3×	836 1.7×	609 1.9×	415 1.3×	60	2.7k
Roberto Marotta Italy	30	281 0.3×	678 1.1×	865 1.7×	70 0.2×	873 2.8×	102	2.9k
Ronak Patel United States	16	1.4k 1.4×	666 1.0×	1.9k 3.8×	158 0.5×	625 2.0×	21	4.4k
Nyoman D. Kurniawan Australia	32	341 0.3×	315 0.5×	535 1.1×	294 0.9×	344 1.1×	109	2.8k
Suzanne Paradis United States	23	1.1k 1.1×	486 0.8×	2.3k 4.6×	337 1.0×	120 0.4×	56	5.0k
Susanne Bechstedt Canada	15	350 0.4×	197 0.3×	789 1.6×	184 0.6×	127 0.4×	25	1.8k
Dae Young Park South Korea	22	264 0.3×	470 0.7×	321 0.6×	84 0.3×	167 0.5×	78	1.7k
Anja Friedrich Germany	25	1.4k 1.4×	651 1.0×	487 1.0×	705 2.2×	65 0.2×	38	3.9k
Denan Wang United States	22	696 0.7×	399 0.6×	1.1k 2.2×	215 0.7×	53 0.2×	73	2.7k
Volker Hagen Germany	38	1.2k 1.2×	1.6k 2.4×	1.2k 2.3×	78 0.2×	426 1.4×	88	3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Yang Xiang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yang Xiang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yang Xiang

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

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Dong, Zhuo, Xiong Yin, Ke Zhang, et al.. (2025). Carbon Dot‐Supported Single‐Atom Materials Boost the Efficiency and Stability of Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(45). 3 indexed citations

Liu, Dawei, Tianyu Zhang, Xiuquan Gu, et al.. (2025). Layered double hydroxides supported noble-metal single-atom catalysts: precise synthesis, microenvironment regulation, and diverse applications. Microstructures. 5(2). 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Tianyu, Huijing Wang, Ruilin Gao, et al.. (2025). Encapsulation of Ni nanoparticles in O-doped carbon as chainmail electrocatalyst for alkaline seawater hydrogen evolution. 3(3). 100148–100148. 1 indexed citations

Xiang, Yang, et al.. (2025). The performance of ChatGPT on medical image-based assessments and implications for medical education. BMC Medical Education. 25(1). 1192–1192.

Xiang, Yang, Zhiyang Gao, Can Yang, et al.. (2024). A Vacuum Vapor Deposition Strategy to Fe Single‐Atom Catalysts with Densely Active Sites for High‐Performance Zn–Air Battery. Advanced Science. 11(34). e2306594–e2306594. 27 indexed citations

Gong, Jiaxin, Niraj K. Nirala, J. Chen, et al.. (2023). TrpA1 is a shear stress mechanosensing channel regulating intestinal stem cell proliferation in Drosophila. Science Advances. 9(21). eadc9660–eadc9660. 13 indexed citations

Zhang, Tianyu, Yang Xiang, Jing Jin, et al.. (2023). Modulating the Electronic Metal‐Support Interactions to Anti‐Leaching Pt Single Atoms for Efficient Hydrosilylation. Advanced Materials. 36(4). e2304144–e2304144. 20 indexed citations

Gong, Jiaxin, Jiazhang Chen, Pengyu Gu, et al.. (2022). Shear stress activates nociceptors to drive Drosophila mechanical nociception. Neuron. 110(22). 3727–3742.e8. 9 indexed citations

Zhang, Xiaomei, Fengjie Li, Weiwei Zhang, et al.. (2022). Piezo1-mediated mechanosensation in bone marrow macrophages promotes vascular niche regeneration after irradiation injury. Theranostics. 12(4). 1621–1638. 34 indexed citations

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Xue, Minhui, et al.. (2019). The Audio Auditor: Participant-Level Membership Inference in Internet of Things Voice Services. arXiv (Cornell University).

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Song, Yuanquan, Dan Li, Olivia Farrelly, et al.. (2019). The Mechanosensitive Ion Channel Piezo Inhibits Axon Regeneration. Neuron. 102(2). 373–389.e6. 146 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gu, Pengyu, Jiaxin Gong, Fei Wang, et al.. (2019). Polymodal Nociception in Drosophila Requires Alternative Splicing of TrpA1. Current Biology. 29(23). 3961–3973.e6. 32 indexed citations

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Xiang, Yang, Haiyan Jia, Lei Lei, et al.. (2018). A wheat calreticulin gene (TaCRT1) contributes to drought tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis.. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 50(1). 19–28. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Fei, Yun Peng, Claire Williams, et al.. (2018). Microtubule Acetylation Is Required for Mechanosensation in Drosophila. Cell Reports. 25(4). 1051–1065.e6. 50 indexed citations

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Yang, Limin, Ruonan Li, Takuya Kaneko, et al.. (2014). Trim9 Regulates Activity-Dependent Fine-Scale Topography in Drosophila. Current Biology. 24(9). 1024–1030. 20 indexed citations

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Liu, Zhihong, Yang Xiang, Zhun Wei, et al.. (2013). Application of shRNA-containing herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1)-based gene therapy for HSV-2-induced genital herpes. Journal of Virological Methods. 193(2). 353–358. 2 indexed citations

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Yan, Zhiqiang, Wei Zhang, Ye He, et al.. (2012). Drosophila NOMPC is a mechanotransduction channel subunit for gentle-touch sensation. Nature. 493(7431). 221–225. 258 indexed citations

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Yuan, Quan, Yang Xiang, Zhiqiang Yan, et al.. (2011). Light-Induced Structural and Functional Plasticity in Drosophila Larval Visual System. Science. 333(6048). 1458–1462. 64 indexed citations

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Yu, Xue‐Feng, Zhengbo Sun, Min Li, et al.. (2010). Neurotoxin-conjugated upconversion nanoprobes for direct visualization of tumors under near-infrared irradiation. Biomaterials. 31(33). 8724–8731. 93 indexed citations

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Xiang, Yang, Quan Yuan, Nina Vogt, et al.. (2010). Light-avoidance-mediating photoreceptors tile the Drosophila larval body wall. Nature. 468(7326). 921–926. 340 indexed citations

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