Yaning Li

9.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Yaning Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Neurology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Yaning Li has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Neurology and 8 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Yaning Li's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (10 papers), Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (7 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (6 papers). Yaning Li is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (10 papers), Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (7 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (6 papers). Yaning Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Yaning Li's co-authors include Renhong Yan, Qiang Zhou, Lu Xia, Yuanyuan Zhang, Yingying Guo, Guo‐Yuan Yang, Guanghui Tang, Yongting Wang, Zhijun Zhang and Yan Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Yaning Li

54 papers receiving 4.8k 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.

Structural basis for the recognition of SARS-CoV-2 by full-length human ACE2

2020 3.4k citations Renhong Yan, Yuanyuan Zhang et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yaning Li China	18	2.8k	1.4k	652	489	457	56	4.8k
Renhong Yan China	16	2.8k 1.0×	1.5k 1.1×	551 0.8×	493 1.0×	350 0.8×	33	4.4k
Yingying Guo China	10	2.8k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	542 0.8×	486 1.0×	365 0.8×	20	3.9k
Huan Liu China	27	2.5k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	572 0.9×	99 0.2×	383 0.8×	65	4.3k
Lu Xia China	3	2.7k 1.0×	934 0.7×	542 0.8×	482 1.0×	303 0.7×	5	3.5k
Jing Meng China	21	1.3k 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	372 0.6×	180 0.4×	263 0.6×	56	3.1k
Tim Guilliams United Kingdom	13	521 0.2×	2.0k 1.4×	564 0.9×	932 1.9×	246 0.5×	15	4.0k
Rekha G. Panchal United States	38	1.6k 0.6×	2.3k 1.7×	370 0.6×	189 0.4×	351 0.8×	114	5.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yaning Li

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20 of 20 papers shown

Li, Yaning, et al.. (2025). Androgen receptors in corticotropin-releasing hormone neurons mediate the sexual dimorphism in restraint-induced thymic atrophy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(12). e2426107122–e2426107122.

Qin, Albert, Kazuya Shimoda, Rongfeng Fu, et al.. (2025). Population Pharmacokinetics‐Pharmacodynamics and Exposure‐Response of Ropeginterferon Alfa‐2b in Chinese and Japanese Patients With Polycythemia Vera. Pharmacology Research & Perspectives. 13(3). e70109–e70109. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Ting, Yuanyuan Zhang, Yaning Li, et al.. (2025). Structural basis for the substrate recognition and transport mechanism of the human y ⁺ LAT1-4F2hc transporter complex. Science Advances. 11(12). eadq0558–eadq0558. 1 indexed citations

Li, Yaning, et al.. (2024). Formaldehyde detection based on tannin carbon dots. Chemical Engineering Science. 304. 120914–120914. 3 indexed citations

Li, Yaning, Yingying Guo, Angelika Bröer, et al.. (2024). Cryo-EM structure of the human Asc-1 transporter complex. Nature Communications. 15(1). 3036–3036. 6 indexed citations

Song, Jianxi, et al.. (2024). Preparation of amino cellulose aerogel and its formaldehyde adsorption properties. Industrial Crops and Products. 215. 118630–118630. 14 indexed citations

Qin, Albert, Yaning Li, Jingjing Zhang, et al.. (2024). Exposure–efficacy and exposure–safety analyses of ropeginterferon alfa‐2b treatment in patients with polycythaemia vera. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 90(6). 1493–1502. 6 indexed citations

Wu, Di, Renhong Yan, Yaning Li, et al.. (2024). The complete assembly of human LAT1-4F2hc complex provides insights into its regulation, function and localisation. Nature Communications. 15(1). 3711–3711. 17 indexed citations

Li, Yaning, et al.. (2024). Structural basis for the inhibition mechanism of the DNA polymerase holoenzyme from mpox virus. Structure. 32(6). 654–661.e3. 5 indexed citations

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Wu, Xiaoxu, et al.. (2024). Efficacy of Robot-assisted Training on Upper Limb Motor Function After Stroke: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(1). 100387–100387. 1 indexed citations

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Jin, Jie, Albert Qin, Weihong Shen, et al.. (2023). A phase II trial to assess the efficacy and safety of ropeginterferon α-2b in Chinese patients with polycythemia vera. Future Oncology. 19(11). 753–761. 7 indexed citations

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Li, Yaning, Qing Fan, Bing Zhou, et al.. (2022). Structural and functional analysis of an inter-Spike bivalent neutralizing antibody against SARS-CoV-2 variants. iScience. 25(6). 104431–104431. 8 indexed citations

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Li, Tingting, Bingjie Zhou, Zhipu Luo, et al.. (2022). Structural Characterization of a Neutralizing Nanobody With Broad Activity Against SARS-CoV-2 Variants. Frontiers in Microbiology. 13. 875840–875840. 8 indexed citations

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Yan, Renhong, Pingping Cao, Hongwu Qian, et al.. (2021). A structure of human Scap bound to Insig-2 suggests how their interaction is regulated by sterols. Science. 371(6533). 70 indexed citations

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Chen, Yuning, Yanan Zhang, Renhong Yan, et al.. (2021). ACE2-targeting monoclonal antibody as potent and broad-spectrum coronavirus blocker. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. 6(1). 315–315. 38 indexed citations

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Yan, Renhong, Yaning Li, Yuanyuan Zhang, et al.. (2021). Mechanism of substrate transport and inhibition of the human LAT1-4F2hc amino acid transporter. Cell Discovery. 7(1). 16–16. 66 indexed citations

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Yan, Renhong, Yuanyuan Zhang, Yaning Li, et al.. (2020). Structural basis for the recognition of SARS-CoV-2 by full-length human ACE2. Science. 367(6485). 1444–1448. 3445 indexed citations breakdown →

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Guo, Wen‐Ping, et al.. (2020). Molecular detection of Hepatozoon canis in dogs and ticks in Shaanxi province, China. Comparative Immunology Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 72. 101514–101514. 13 indexed citations

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Guo, Wen‐Ping, Xiaoquan Wang, Yaning Li, et al.. (2019). GroEL gene typing and genetic diversity of Anaplasma bovis in ticks in Shaanxi, China. Infection Genetics and Evolution. 74. 103927–103927. 14 indexed citations

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Li, Yaning, Yan Li, Yu Liu, & Huidong Cheng. (2018). Stability Analysis and Control Optimization of a Prey-Predator Model with Linear Feedback Control. Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society. 2018. 1–12. 15 indexed citations

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