Yang Yang

16.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
531 papers, 12.1k citations indexed

About

Yang Yang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Yang Yang has authored 531 papers receiving a total of 12.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 270 papers in Molecular Biology, 103 papers in Cancer Research and 92 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Yang Yang's work include Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis (51 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (45 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (35 papers). Yang Yang is often cited by papers focused on Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis (51 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (45 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (35 papers). Yang Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Yang Yang's co-authors include Ralph D. Sanderson, Qibing Pei, Alan J. Heeger, Chi Zhang, Gang Yu, Veronica MacLeod, Thomas J. Kelly, Allison Theus, Pere Santamaría and Yi Luan and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Yang Yang

505 papers receiving 12.0k 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.

Polymer Light-Emitting Electrochemical Cells: In Situ Formation of a Light-Emitting p−n Junction

1996 529 citations Yang Yang et al. profile →
Global trends and forecasts of breast cancer incidence and deaths

2023 170 citations Yang Yang et al. profile →
Targeted xCT‐mediated Ferroptosis and Protumoral Polarization of Macrophages Is Effective against HCC and Enhances the Efficacy of the Anti‐PD‐1/L1 Response

2022 145 citations Yang Yang et al. Advanced Science profile →
Quercetin Ameliorates Diabetic Kidney Injury by Inhibiting Ferroptosis via Activating Nrf2/HO-1 Signaling Pathway

2023 108 citations Yang Yang, Kaidi Ren et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Yang Yang	6.0k	2.0k	1.8k	1.4k	1.4k	531	12.1k
Fang Liu	7.4k 1.2×	1.2k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	2.0k 1.5×	571	14.9k
Jun Wu	6.8k 1.1×	1.8k 0.9×	677 0.4×	1.0k 0.7×	2.2k 1.6×	244	14.7k
Vladimir R. Muzykantov	6.0k 1.0×	1.1k 0.5×	885 0.5×	2.2k 1.6×	781 0.6×	280	16.1k
Wei Duan	6.4k 1.1×	1.4k 0.7×	437 0.2×	752 0.5×	2.3k 1.7×	354	14.6k
Tomohiro Sawa	6.1k 1.0×	875 0.4×	497 0.3×	957 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	211	14.9k
Zhihua Liu	6.4k 1.1×	2.5k 1.3×	927 0.5×	932 0.7×	1.9k 1.4×	312	11.5k
Qiang Zhang	9.4k 1.6×	1.1k 0.6×	511 0.3×	931 0.7×	1.9k 1.4×	402	19.2k
Crispin R. Dass	5.7k 0.9×	1.6k 0.8×	531 0.3×	1.1k 0.8×	1.7k 1.2×	223	11.5k
Robert A. Newman	7.5k 1.2×	1.7k 0.9×	568 0.3×	1.2k 0.8×	2.7k 1.9×	302	18.3k
Mahitosh Mandal	6.0k 1.0×	1.5k 0.7×	583 0.3×	704 0.5×	2.5k 1.8×	302	12.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Yang Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yang Yang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yang Yang

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All Works

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Zhu, Xiaofan, et al.. (2025). Histone Deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) in Ciliopathies: Emerging Insights and Therapeutic Implications. Advanced Science. 12(21). e2412921–e2412921. 1 indexed citations

Tian, Zhichao, Yang Yang, Yonghao Yang, et al.. (2024). Combining nanoparticle albumin-bound paclitaxel with camrelizumab in advanced soft tissue sarcoma: activity, safety, and future perspectives. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 15. 1335054–1335054. 2 indexed citations

Zhou, Yang, et al.. (2024). Innovative Ghost Channel Spatial Attention Network with Adaptive Activation for Efficient Rice Disease Identification. Agronomy. 14(12). 2869–2869. 3 indexed citations

Yang, Yang, et al.. (2024). Cold tones for sincerity and warm tones for excitement: interactive effects of color tone and brand personality on brand evaluation. Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research. 29(10). 1222–1236. 1 indexed citations

Wu, Di, Yue Zhang, Weibo Chen, et al.. (2024). PITX2 functions as a transcription factor for GPX4 and protects pancreatic cancer cells from ferroptosis. Experimental Cell Research. 439(1). 114074–114074. 1 indexed citations

Dong, Shaowei, Jiayan Chen, Huahui Li, et al.. (2024). ATP6V0A1-dependent cholesterol absorption in colorectal cancer cells triggers immunosuppressive signaling to inactivate memory CD8+ T cells. Nature Communications. 15(1). 5680–5680. 19 indexed citations

Gu, Chenhui, Pengfei Chen, Yang Yang, et al.. (2024). Targeting initial tumour–osteoclast spatiotemporal interaction to prevent bone metastasis. Nature Nanotechnology. 19(7). 1044–1054. 35 indexed citations

Konovalova, Svetlana, Xiaonan Liu, Kaneez Fatima, et al.. (2023). Small mitochondrial protein NERCLIN regulates cardiolipin homeostasis and mitochondrial ultrastructure. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(30). e2210599120–e2210599120. 2 indexed citations

Li, Shixin, Jian Zhang, Ye Tian, et al.. (2023). De novo upper tract urothelial carcinoma after renal transplantation: a single-center experience in China. BMC Urology. 23(1). 23–23. 2 indexed citations

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Yang, Yang, et al.. (2023). KDM4A, involved in the inflammatory and oxidative stress caused by traumatic brain injury-hemorrhagic shock, partly through the regulation of the microglia M1 polarization. BMC Neuroscience. 24(1). 17–17. 7 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yi, et al.. (2023). Liposomes modified with a multivalent glutamic hexapeptide: A novel and effective way to promote bone targeting. Archiv der Pharmazie. 357(3). e2300620–e2300620. 1 indexed citations

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Luan, Yi, et al.. (2023). Broadening Horizons: Exploring mtDAMPs as a Mechanism and Potential Intervention Target in Cardiovascular Diseases. Aging and Disease. 15(6). 0–0. 11 indexed citations

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Liu, Zhenyu, Qi Qiu, Zhenchao Tang, et al.. (2023). Diagnosing and grading gastric atrophy and intestinal metaplasia using semi-supervised deep learning on pathological images: development and validation study. Gastric Cancer. 27(2). 343–354. 14 indexed citations

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Yang, Yang, Mengting Yu, Li Fu, et al.. (2023). Based on virtual screening methods and biological activity assessment, AK-968/13030056 has been identified as a potential mTOR inhibitor. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1302. 137425–137425. 4 indexed citations

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Yang, Jingjing, Weina Chen, Jingsong Zhao, et al.. (2023). BPDE exposure promotes trophoblast cell pyroptosis and induces miscarriage by up-regulating lnc-HZ14/ZBP1/NLRP3 axis. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 455. 131543–131543. 44 indexed citations

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Lu, Ziwei, Qiao Huang, Yang Yang, et al.. (2023). PPM1K mediates metabolic disorder of branched-chain amino acid and regulates cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury by activating ferroptosis in neurons. Cell Death and Disease. 14(9). 634–634. 24 indexed citations

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Wang, Xue, et al.. (2022). Comparison of the in vitro Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Cannabidiol to Dexamethasone. Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology. Volume 15. 1959–1967. 17 indexed citations

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Zeng, Judeng, Mengke Chen, Ning Zhang, et al.. (2018). IDDF2018-ABS-0140 The crosstalk of MTORC1 and DNA methylation in hepatocellular carcinoma. A24.1–A24. 2 indexed citations

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Huang, Hao, Yang Yang, Sheng Li, et al.. (2018). Structural analysis of fungal CENP-H/I/K homologs reveals a conserved assembly mechanism underlying proper chromosome alignment. Nucleic Acids Research. 47(1). 468–479. 19 indexed citations

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Sun, Xiaoyan, Wei‐Guang Wang, Chen Jiao, et al.. (2016). The Natural Diterpenoid Isoforretin A Inhibits Thioredoxin-1 and Triggers Potent ROS-Mediated Antitumor Effects. Cancer Research. 77(4). 926–936. 53 indexed citations

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