Yang Yang

14.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
455 papers, 11.0k citations indexed

About

Yang Yang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Yang Yang has authored 455 papers receiving a total of 11.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 247 papers in Molecular Biology, 96 papers in Plant Science and 57 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Yang Yang's work include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (62 papers), Cancer-related gene regulation (51 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (36 papers). Yang Yang is often cited by papers focused on Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (62 papers), Cancer-related gene regulation (51 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (36 papers). Yang Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Yang Yang's co-authors include Hirokuni Taguchi, H. Phillip Koeffler, Wei‐Guo Zhu, Takayuki Ikezoe, Ying Zhao, Haiying Wang, Masayori Inouye, Tianyun Hou, Meiting Li and Tsuyako Saito and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Yang Yang

428 papers receiving 10.9k citations

Hit Papers

Global gene expression profiling of multiple myeloma, mon... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 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. Global gene expression profiling of multiple myeloma, monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance, and normal bone marrow plasma cells
    2002 507 citations Ralph D. Sanderson, Yang Yang et al. 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 Yang China 57 6.2k 1.5k 1.5k 1.5k 1.2k 455 11.0k
Fang Wang China 46 4.3k 0.7× 1.4k 0.9× 1.7k 1.1× 1.3k 0.9× 707 0.6× 624 10.5k
Jing Liu China 59 8.9k 1.4× 1.8k 1.2× 2.3k 1.5× 573 0.4× 1.3k 1.1× 564 15.4k
Jin‐Ping Li China 55 6.3k 1.0× 905 0.6× 1.5k 1.0× 531 0.4× 492 0.4× 248 9.6k
Lu Lu China 54 6.9k 1.1× 1.3k 0.8× 2.8k 1.9× 745 0.5× 860 0.7× 526 12.5k
Shile Huang United States 55 5.3k 0.9× 1.3k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 479 0.3× 1.2k 1.0× 177 9.7k
Martin R. Larsen Denmark 59 8.4k 1.4× 955 0.6× 791 0.5× 773 0.5× 827 0.7× 260 13.0k
Qizhi Yao United States 59 4.8k 0.8× 1.8k 1.2× 1.5k 1.0× 467 0.3× 1.6k 1.3× 215 11.8k
Udo Oppermann United Kingdom 65 8.8k 1.4× 1.7k 1.1× 1.0k 0.7× 634 0.4× 377 0.3× 241 13.8k
Spencer B. Gibson Canada 53 7.8k 1.3× 1.8k 1.2× 2.2k 1.5× 562 0.4× 3.0k 2.5× 163 13.0k
Cheng Lü China 48 4.7k 0.8× 772 0.5× 1.2k 0.8× 945 0.6× 572 0.5× 267 8.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Yang Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yang Yang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yang Yang

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lu, Weiguo, Zhao-Xu Yang, Zhiyuan Chen, et al.. (2025). Necessity of systematic lymph node dissection in early-stage pure solid lung cancer adjacent to the mediastinum. Updates in Surgery. 78(1). 443–452.
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Yan, Xiaodi, et al.. (2025). MiR-371b-5p reduces osteosarcoma cell migration and proliferation to induce apoptosis by targeting FUT4. Journal of Cancer. 16(7). 2388–2400.
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Yang, Yang, Shuang Hu, Ziming Ren, et al.. (2025). The Agronomic Traits Differences in Hericium erinaceus Cultivated with Different Straw Formulations by Replacing Wood with Straw. Horticulturae. 11(10). 1220–1220.
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Wang, Shuo, Xinhui Zhao, Keyu Chen, et al.. (2025). Competitive antagonism of KAT7 crotonylation against acetylation affects procentriole formation and colorectal tumorigenesis. Nature Communications. 16(1). 2379–2379. 2 indexed citations
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Jiang, Danni, et al.. (2024). Fluorene-9-bisphenol impaired male fertility through disrupting the testicular function and local microenvironment. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 284. 116880–116880. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Wenwen, Shengnan Yu, Xiaomei Zhang, et al.. (2024). Pyridaben inhibits cell cycle progression and delays early embryonic development in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 283. 116857–116857. 2 indexed citations
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Ma, Zhi, J Li, Yang Yang, et al.. (2024). Si-Wu-Tang attenuates hepatocyte PANoptosis and M1 polarization of macrophages in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by influencing the intercellular transfer of mtDNA. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 328. 118057–118057. 16 indexed citations
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Li, Wenting, Yang Yang, Shenglin Liu, et al.. (2023). Paxbp1 is indispensable for the survival of CD4 and CD8 double-positive thymocytes. Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1183367–1183367. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Sirui, Huiqin Yang, Shibing Tian, et al.. (2023). The regulatory roles of MYC TFs in plant stamen development. Plant Science. 333. 111734–111734. 12 indexed citations
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Wang, Fei, et al.. (2023). Aloe Extracts Inhibit Skin Inflammatory Responses by Regulating NF-κB, ERK, and JNK Signaling Pathways in an LPS-Induced RAW264.7 Macrophages Model. Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology. Volume 16. 267–278. 13 indexed citations
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Yang, Yang, Xian Liu, Hui Chen, et al.. (2022). HPS protects the liver against steatosis, cell death, inflammation, and fibrosis in mice with steatohepatitis. FEBS Journal. 289(17). 5279–5304. 7 indexed citations
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Yang, Yang, et al.. (2021). Advances in sulfur mustard-induced DNA adducts: Characterization and detection. Toxicology Letters. 344. 46–57. 15 indexed citations
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Han, Bing, Yang Yang, Jiang Chen, et al.. (2019). PRSS23 knockdown inhibits gastric tumorigenesis through EIF2 signaling. Pharmacological Research. 142. 50–57. 19 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yi, Beifang Yang, Xiang Cheng, et al.. (2018). Integrative functional genomics identifies regulatory genetic variant modulating RAB31 expression and altering susceptibility to breast cancer. Molecular Carcinogenesis. 57(12). 1845–1854. 1 indexed citations
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Beauvais, DeannaLee M., Oisun Jung, Yang Yang, Ralph D. Sanderson, & Alan C. Rapraeger. (2016). Syndecan-1 (CD138) Suppresses Apoptosis in Multiple Myeloma by Activating IGF1 Receptor: Prevention by SynstatinIGF1R Inhibits Tumor Growth. Cancer Research. 76(17). 4981–4993. 57 indexed citations
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Yang, Yang, Yongsheng Ren, Vishnu C. Ramani, et al.. (2010). Heparanase Enhances Local and Systemic Osteolysis in Multiple Myeloma by Upregulating the Expression and Secretion of RANKL. Cancer Research. 70(21). 8329–8338. 56 indexed citations

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