Yanli Wang

18.0k total citations · 5 hit papers
235 papers, 9.6k citations indexed

About

Yanli Wang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Yanli Wang has authored 235 papers receiving a total of 9.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 169 papers in Molecular Biology, 32 papers in Plant Science and 23 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Yanli Wang's work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (31 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (28 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (18 papers). Yanli Wang is often cited by papers focused on RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (31 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (28 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (18 papers). Yanli Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Yanli Wang's co-authors include Gang Sheng, Dinshaw J. Patel, Thomas Tuschl, Stefan Juranek, Jiuyu Wang, Haitao Li, Liang Liu, Xiche Hu, John van der Oost and Daan C. Swarts and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Yanli Wang

222 papers receiving 9.5k 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.

The evolutionary journey of Argonaute proteins

2014 381 citations Yanli Wang et al. profile →
The Molecular Architecture for RNA-Guided RNA Cleavage by Cas13a

2017 376 citations Liang Liu, Xueyan Li et al. Cell profile →
DNA-guided DNA interference by a prokaryotic Argonaute

2014 359 citations Yanli Wang et al. Nature profile →
The 3D Genome Browser: a web-based browser for visualizing 3D genome organization and long-range chromatin interactions

2018 314 citations Yanli Wang et al. profile →
Ginsenoside Rb1 ameliorates heart failure through DUSP-1-TMBIM-6-mediated mitochondrial quality control and gut flora interactions

2024 43 citations Yanli Wang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yanli Wang China	47	7.2k	1.3k	989	850	722	235	9.6k
Edwin De Pauw Belgium	65	6.5k 0.9×	1.0k 0.8×	1.1k 1.2×	909 1.1×	466 0.6×	477	14.9k
Jacek R. Wiśniewski Germany	51	12.4k 1.7×	1.2k 0.9×	965 1.0×	971 1.1×	1.3k 1.8×	174	18.2k
Markus Ralser United Kingdom	56	7.9k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	794 0.8×	709 0.8×	511 0.7×	166	11.3k
Martin R. Larsen Denmark	59	8.4k 1.2×	791 0.6×	773 0.8×	872 1.0×	882 1.2×	260	13.0k
Nagarjuna Nagaraj Germany	30	11.9k 1.7×	980 0.8×	1.0k 1.0×	1.1k 1.3×	1.3k 1.9×	39	17.2k
Juan Antonio Vizcaíno United Kingdom	42	9.8k 1.4×	758 0.6×	1.4k 1.4×	928 1.1×	1.1k 1.6×	127	14.4k
Daniel J. Rigden United Kingdom	52	7.1k 1.0×	866 0.7×	1.4k 1.4×	805 0.9×	435 0.6×	259	10.2k
John F. McDonald United States	53	4.9k 0.7×	1.0k 0.8×	2.1k 2.1×	843 1.0×	484 0.7×	190	9.2k
Alain Van Dorsselaer France	59	7.9k 1.1×	476 0.4×	1.1k 1.2×	1.4k 1.7×	1.3k 1.9×	263	12.8k
Ryuichiro Ishitani Japan	60	10.7k 1.5×	479 0.4×	1.4k 1.4×	1.7k 2.0×	786 1.1×	150	13.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Yanli Wang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yanli Wang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yanli Wang

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20 of 20 papers shown

Chen, Mengyuan, Chao Gao, Qi Wang, et al.. (2025). Somatostatin-expressing interneurons of prefrontal cortex modulate social deficits in the Magel2 mouse model of autism. Molecular Autism. 16(1). 18–18.

Chen, Shengwen, Lulu Peng, Chengwei Zhu, et al.. (2024). Corneal asymmetry contributes decentration in both spherical and toric orthokeratology lenses. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics. 45(1). 177–188.

Garcı́a, Bianca, et al.. (2024). An anti-CRISPR that pulls apart a CRISPR–Cas complex. Nature. 632(8024). 375–382. 8 indexed citations

Liu, Ruili, Junqing Sun, Lian‐Feng Li, et al.. (2024). Structural basis for difunctional mechanism of m-AMSA against African swine fever virus pP1192R. Nucleic Acids Research. 52(18). 11301–11316. 3 indexed citations

Sun, Wei, Jinlong Wang, Zhi Cheng, et al.. (2023). Anti-CRISPR AcrIIC5 is a dsDNA mimic that inhibits type II-C Cas9 effectors by blocking PAM recognition. Nucleic Acids Research. 51(4). 1984–1995. 13 indexed citations

Wang, Yanli, Zhiye Guo, & Jianlin Cheng. (2023). Single-cell Hi-C data enhancement with deep residual and generative adversarial networks. Bioinformatics. 39(8). 7 indexed citations

He, Jianfeng, Rong Deng, Lian Li, et al.. (2023). PTEN ‐mediated dephosphorylation of 53BP1 confers cellular resistance to DNA damage in cancer cells. Molecular Oncology. 18(3). 580–605. 4 indexed citations

Sun, Wei, Zhi Cheng, Jiuyu Wang, et al.. (2023). AcrIIC4 inhibits type II-C Cas9 by preventing R-loop formation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(31). e2303675120–e2303675120. 7 indexed citations

Li, Xinrong, et al.. (2020). Regular pattern formation regulates population dynamics: Logistic growth in cellular automata. Ecological Modelling. 418. 108878–108878. 5 indexed citations

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Wang, Jiyao, Philippe Youkharibache, Dachuan Zhang, et al.. (2019). iCn3D, a web-based 3D viewer for sharing 1D/2D/3D representations of biomolecular structures. Bioinformatics. 36(1). 131–135. 127 indexed citations

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Wang, Yanli & Yufeng Ding. (2019). How Can China Solve the Problem of Bad Vaccines after Changchun Changsheng ?. Biotechnology Law Report. 38(4). 224–228. 3 indexed citations

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Zhao, Xiao, Liang Liu, Jiayan Lang, et al.. (2018). A CRISPR-Cas13a system for efficient and specific therapeutic targeting of mutant KRAS for pancreatic cancer treatment. Cancer Letters. 431. 171–181. 112 indexed citations

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Wang, Yanli, Ran Cao, Dan Liu, et al.. (2017). In Silico Identification of a Novel Hinge-Binding Scaffold for Kinase Inhibitor Discovery. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 60(20). 8552–8564. 24 indexed citations

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Liu, Liang, Xueyan Li, Jiuyu Wang, et al.. (2017). Two Distant Catalytic Sites Are Responsible for C2c2 RNase Activities. Cell. 168(1-2). 121–134.e12. 236 indexed citations

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Zhu, Lizhe, Fu Kit Sheong, Xuefeng Cui, et al.. (2016). Understanding the core of RNA interference: The dynamic aspects of Argonaute-mediated processes. Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 128. 39–46. 7 indexed citations

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Man, Shuli, et al.. (2013). Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Structure-Cytotoxicity Relationship of Paridis Rhizome Saponin. Chinese Herbal Medicines. 5(1). 33–46. 14 indexed citations

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Xiao, Hong‐Wei, et al.. (2012). Who controls the monthly variations of NH4+ nitrogen isotope composition in precipitation?. Atmospheric Environment. 54. 201–206. 55 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiaowen, Baicheng Xu, Yiming Zhu, et al.. (2010). Analysis of a Large-Scale Screening of Mitochondrial DNA m.1555A>G Mutation in 2417 Deaf–Mute Students in Northwest of China. Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers. 14(4). 527–531. 9 indexed citations

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Xiao, Hong‐Wei, Huayun Xiao, & Yanli Wang. (2010). Chemical characteristics and source apportionment of precipitation in Guiyang.. China Environmental Science. 30(12). 1590–1596. 7 indexed citations

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Wang, Yanli, et al.. (2000). Cn3D: sequence and structure views for Entrez. Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 25(6). 300–302. 211 indexed citations

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