Yanni Lai

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Yanni Lai is a scholar working on Immunology, Epidemiology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Yanni Lai has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Immunology, 8 papers in Epidemiology and 6 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Yanni Lai's work include Influenza Virus Research Studies (7 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (6 papers) and interferon and immune responses (5 papers). Yanni Lai is often cited by papers focused on Influenza Virus Research Studies (7 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (6 papers) and interferon and immune responses (5 papers). Yanni Lai collaborates with scholars based in China, Macao and United Kingdom. Yanni Lai's co-authors include Xiaohong Liu, Tiantian Han, Geng Li, Peiwen Zhou, Jianguo Wu, Zonghui Li, Yaohua Fan, Pan Pan, Dingwen Hu and Qiwei Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Frontiers in Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Yanni Lai

26 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Coronavirus infections and immune responses 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 400 800 1.2k
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. Coronavirus infections and immune responses
    2020 1.3k citations Geng Li, Yaohua Fan et al. Journal of Medical Virology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yanni Lai China 12 1.0k 371 307 234 141 26 1.7k
Yaohua Fan China 11 1.0k 1.0× 392 1.1× 276 0.9× 177 0.8× 97 0.7× 20 1.6k
Xintian Xu China 12 1.1k 1.1× 323 0.9× 300 1.0× 103 0.4× 99 0.7× 38 2.0k
Pan Pan China 5 1.0k 1.0× 366 1.0× 276 0.9× 203 0.9× 111 0.8× 9 1.5k
Haifeng Zhou China 22 944 0.9× 435 1.2× 554 1.8× 293 1.3× 243 1.7× 54 2.3k
Dingwen Hu China 12 1.2k 1.2× 394 1.1× 471 1.5× 398 1.7× 167 1.2× 20 2.0k
Peiwen Zhou China 6 983 1.0× 366 1.0× 221 0.7× 176 0.8× 89 0.6× 11 1.4k
Xianyue Wang China 9 1.3k 1.3× 213 0.6× 442 1.4× 138 0.6× 105 0.7× 13 1.9k
Ariane J. Brown United States 6 2.0k 1.9× 559 1.5× 294 1.0× 197 0.8× 207 1.5× 6 2.3k
Xiuyuan Ou China 11 1.9k 1.9× 290 0.8× 596 1.9× 260 1.1× 194 1.4× 21 2.5k
Abualgasim Elgaili Abdalla Saudi Arabia 18 964 1.0× 272 0.7× 392 1.3× 166 0.7× 240 1.7× 52 1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Yanni Lai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yanni Lai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yanni Lai

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yanni Lai. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yanni Lai 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 Yanni Lai. Yanni Lai 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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Lai, Yanni & Yu Song. (2024). Comparative analysis of CO2 emission linkages of construction between China and the United States using structural path analysis. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 26493–26493. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lian, et al.. (2024). Causal association between thyroid dysfunction and sepsis: a two-sample mendelian randomization study. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 15. 1348248–1348248. 2 indexed citations
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Yan, Qian, Yong Jiang, Peiwen Zhou, et al.. (2022). Transcriptomic reveals the ferroptosis features of host response in a mouse model of Zika virus infection. Journal of Medical Virology. 95(1). e28386–e28386. 21 indexed citations
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Huang, Xiufang, et al.. (2021). Glycyrrhizic Acid for COVID-19: Findings of Targeting Pivotal Inflammatory Pathways Triggered by SARS-CoV-2. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 12. 631206–631206. 27 indexed citations
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Yin, Kanhua, Yang Liu, Rui Zhang, et al.. (2021). Gender Differences and Influencing Factors in Specialty Choices: Findings From One Medical School in China. Frontiers in Public Health. 9. 648612–648612. 12 indexed citations
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Lai, Yanni, Tiantian Han, Zizhao Lao, et al.. (2021). Phillyrin for COVID-19 and Influenza Co-infection: A Potential Therapeutic Strategy Targeting Host Based on Bioinformatics Analysis. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 12. 754241–754241. 13 indexed citations
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Lai, Yanni, Tiantian Han, Shaofeng Zhan, et al.. (2021). Antiviral Activity of Isoimperatorin Against Influenza A Virus in vitro and its Inhibition of Neuraminidase. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 12. 657826–657826. 31 indexed citations
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Han, Tiantian, Yanni Lai, Yong Jiang, Xiaohong Liu, & Dan‐Hua Li. (2021). Influenza A virus infects pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells leading to microvascular leakage and release of pro-inflammatory cytokines. PeerJ. 9. e11892–e11892. 9 indexed citations
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Li, Geng, Yaohua Fan, Yanni Lai, et al.. (2020). Coronavirus infections and immune responses. Journal of Medical Virology. 92(4). 424–432. 1349 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lai, Yanni, Qiong Zhang, Tiantian Han, et al.. (2020). Ganghuo Kanggan Decoction in Influenza: Integrating Network Pharmacology and In Vivo Pharmacological Evaluation. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 11. 607027–607027. 10 indexed citations
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Lai, Yanni, Yiwen Yan, Yun Li, et al.. (2020). 3D-quantitative structure–activity relationship and antiviral effects of curcumin derivatives as potent inhibitors of influenza H1N1 neuraminidase. Archives of Pharmacal Research. 43(5). 489–502. 36 indexed citations
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Lai, Yanni, et al.. (2019). PNS345 BUSINESS MODEL INNOVATION OF INTERNET HOSPITALS IN CHINA: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW. Value in Health. 22. S822–S822. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Yun, et al.. (2017). Ribavirin attenuates the respiratory immune responses to influenza viral infection in mice. Archives of Virology. 162(6). 1661–1669. 14 indexed citations
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Lai, Yanni, Yun Li, Linchun Fu, et al.. (2016). Combinations of 1,8‐cineol and oseltamivir for the treatment of influenza virus A (H3N2) infection in mice. Journal of Medical Virology. 89(7). 1158–1167. 16 indexed citations
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Li, Yun, et al.. (2016). 1, 8-Cineol Protect Against Influenza-Virus-Induced Pneumonia in Mice. Inflammation. 39(4). 1582–1593. 86 indexed citations

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