Yang Yang

26.8k total citations · 6 hit papers
595 papers, 19.4k citations indexed

About

Yang Yang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Yang Yang has authored 595 papers receiving a total of 19.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 284 papers in Molecular Biology, 89 papers in Immunology and 80 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Yang Yang's work include Circular RNAs in diseases (67 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (51 papers) and Inflammasome and immune disorders (41 papers). Yang Yang is often cited by papers focused on Circular RNAs in diseases (67 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (51 papers) and Inflammasome and immune disorders (41 papers). Yang Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Yang Yang's co-authors include Shuai Jiang, Zhiqiang Ma, Wei Hu, Tian Li, Fushan Shi, Mohammed Kouadir, Zhi Yang, Shouyin Di, Huanan Wang and Houhui Song and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Yang Yang

560 papers receiving 19.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Recent advances in the mechanisms of NLRP3 inflammasome activation and its inhibitors

2019 996 citations Yang Yang et al. Cell Death and Disease profile →
The NLRP3 inflammasome: contributions to inflammation-related diseases

2023 200 citations Ying Chen, Germaine Escames et al. profile →
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1 (PGC-1) family in physiological and pathophysiological process and diseases

2024 141 citations Qian Lu, Ying Chen et al. profile →
The Role of Short Chain Fatty Acids in Inflammation and Body Health

2024 126 citations Yang Yang et al. International Journal of Molecular Sciences profile →
Microglia in Alzheimer’s disease: pathogenesis, mechanisms, and therapeutic potentials

2023 125 citations Yang Yang et al. profile →
CXCL12-CXCR4/CXCR7 Axis in Cancer: from Mechanisms to Clinical Applications

2023 102 citations Wangrui Lei, Yang Yang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yang Yang China	73	9.7k	2.9k	2.6k	2.2k	2.2k	595	19.4k
Yan Li China	64	8.1k 0.8×	2.4k 0.8×	1.4k 0.5×	1.3k 0.6×	1.9k 0.9×	736	17.9k
Chandan K. Sen United States	82	9.5k 1.0×	3.1k 1.1×	2.1k 0.8×	2.7k 1.2×	1.5k 0.7×	404	26.0k
Athanasios G. Papavassiliou Greece	68	8.0k 0.8×	2.7k 0.9×	1.6k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	1.8k 0.8×	488	17.5k
Makoto Suematsu Japan	77	10.6k 1.1×	2.2k 0.8×	3.0k 1.1×	3.3k 1.5×	1.9k 0.9×	474	22.6k
Jian Wang China	84	11.6k 1.2×	2.6k 0.9×	3.2k 1.2×	2.6k 1.2×	3.7k 1.7×	897	30.6k
Xiaokun Li China	79	10.1k 1.0×	1.4k 0.5×	1.4k 0.5×	1.8k 0.8×	2.3k 1.1×	559	21.2k
Josef Pfeilschifter Germany	79	11.8k 1.2×	2.3k 0.8×	4.8k 1.8×	4.6k 2.0×	2.0k 0.9×	544	24.4k
Robert E. Gerszten United States	71	11.7k 1.2×	3.4k 1.2×	2.5k 1.0×	4.9k 2.2×	2.6k 1.2×	237	22.9k
Chih‐Yang Huang Taiwan	56	7.4k 0.8×	2.0k 0.7×	1.1k 0.4×	1.9k 0.9×	1.6k 0.7×	720	16.4k
Ling Li China	58	7.0k 0.7×	2.3k 0.8×	1.1k 0.4×	2.0k 0.9×	2.2k 1.0×	540	14.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yang Yang

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Wang, Bodong, Aizhen Zhao, Ning Li, et al.. (2025). Pleiotropic role of mGluR7/MAPK signaling in the protection of intelectin-1 against cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury. Pharmacological Research. 216. 107735–107735. 1 indexed citations

Martínez-Ruiz, Laura, Javier Florido, José Manuel García‐Verdugo, et al.. (2025). Melatonin Overcomes Cancer Multidrug Resistance by Downregulating ABCB1 Expression and Modulating Mitochondrial Function. Journal of Pineal Research. 77(6). e70096–e70096. 1 indexed citations

Yang, Yang, et al.. (2025). USP10 in Neurological Disorders: Mechanistic Insights and Emerging Therapeutic Strategies. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1556(1). e70144–e70144.

Yang, Yang, et al.. (2025). Association between the triglyceride-glucose index and symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis in nondiabetic patients: a retrospective study. BMC Neurology. 25(1). 325–325.

Yang, Yang, Rui Sun, Xue Lin, et al.. (2024). Characterization of PANoptosis-related genes with immunoregulatory features in osteoarthritis. International Immunopharmacology. 140. 112889–112889. 5 indexed citations

Yang, Yang, et al.. (2024). Comprehensive Analysis of the Role of Forkhead Box J3 (FOXJ3) in Human Cancers. Wuhan University Journal of Natural Sciences. 29(1). 74–84. 2 indexed citations

Yang, Yang, et al.. (2024). Male infertility risk and plasma lipidome: a Mendelian randomization study. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 15. 1412684–1412684.

Yu, Zhigang & Yang Yang. (2024). METTL3 as a potential therapeutic target in gastric cancer. Frontiers in Oncology. 14. 1483435–1483435. 2 indexed citations

Lu, Yating, et al.. (2024). Lactate drives CD38 signaling to promote Epithelial‐Mesenchymal Transition through Snail induction in non‐small cell lung cancer cells. Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling. 18(1). e12018–e12018. 3 indexed citations

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Xu, Aihua, et al.. (2023). FHL2 regulates microglia M1/M2 polarization after spinal cord injury via PARP14-depended STAT1/6 pathway. International Immunopharmacology. 124(Pt A). 110853–110853. 11 indexed citations

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Wang, Zheng, Wangrui Lei, Mingzhi Shen, et al.. (2023). Pentraxin 3: A promising therapeutic target for cardiovascular diseases. Ageing Research Reviews. 93. 102163–102163. 15 indexed citations

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Zhao, Huadong, Ying Chen, Qian Lu, et al.. (2023). Lycorine protects against septic myocardial injury by activating AMPK-related pathways. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 197. 1–14. 12 indexed citations

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Yang, Yang, Huan Yang, & Chong Yang. (2023). Circ-AMOTL1 enhances cardiac fibrosis through binding with EIF4A3 and stabilizing MARCKS expression in diabetic cardiomyopathy. Cellular Signalling. 111. 110853–110853. 12 indexed citations

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Li, Meng, Na Zhang, Jiao Li, et al.. (2023). CircRNA Profiling of Skeletal Muscle in Two Pig Breeds Reveals CircIGF1R Regulates Myoblast Differentiation via miR-16. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(4). 3779–3779. 11 indexed citations

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Chen, Ying, Junmin Chen, Zhao Lin, et al.. (2023). Ethyl pyruvate attenuates cerebral hypoxia/reoxygenation injury in neuroblastoma cells: Role of GAS6/Axl signaling. Heliyon. 9(12). e22787–e22787. 3 indexed citations

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Xu, Hang, Jiapeng Zhang, Xiaonan Zheng, et al.. (2022). SR9009 inhibits lethal prostate cancer subtype 1 by regulating the LXRα/FOXM1 pathway independently of REV-ERBs. Cell Death and Disease. 13(11). 949–949. 16 indexed citations

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Chen, Pengfei, Nan Song, Yang Yang, et al.. (2022). A natural extracellular matrix hydrogel through selective nutrient restriction for hyperinflammatory starvation therapy. Matter. 6(2). 397–428. 17 indexed citations

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Yang, Yang, Wei Cong, Jie Liu, et al.. (2022). Constant light in early life induces fear-related behavior in chickens with suppressed melatonin secretion and disrupted hippocampal expression of clock- and BDNF-associated genes. Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology. 13(1). 67–67. 12 indexed citations

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Yang, Jie, Shihui Qian, Xueting Cai, et al.. (2016). Chikusetsusaponin IVa Butyl Ester (CS-IVa-Be), a Novel IL6R Antagonist, Inhibits IL6/STAT3 Signaling Pathway and Induces Cancer Cell Apoptosis. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 15(6). 1190–1200. 18 indexed citations

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Wang, Xiaoli, Changying Lin, Jianxin Ma, et al.. (2015). [Infection status of enterovirus 71 and coxsackievirus A16 among children receiving health examination for child care setting entrance in Beijing and their related medical care seeking practice].. PubMed. 36(7). 730–3. 3 indexed citations

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