Yanzhi Yang

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Yanzhi Yang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Yanzhi Yang has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Plant Science and 3 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Yanzhi Yang's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (6 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (4 papers) and Fossil Insects in Amber (3 papers). Yanzhi Yang is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (6 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (4 papers) and Fossil Insects in Amber (3 papers). Yanzhi Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Yanzhi Yang's co-authors include Roger Abounader, Fadila Guessous, David Schiff, Benjamin Purow, Elizabeth Johnson, Charles G. diPierro, Lukasz Marcinkiewicz, Yunqing Li, Thomas D. Schmittgen and Beatriz Lopes and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, The Plant Cell and Cancer Research.

In The Last Decade

Yanzhi Yang

22 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

MicroRNA-34a Inhibits Glioblastoma Growth by Targeting Multiple Oncogenes

2009 515 citations Yunqing Li, Fadila Guessous et al. Cancer Research profile →

Peers

Yanzhi Yang

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Jonas W. Højfeldt Denmark

Haihong Shen South Korea

Hailei Zhang Hong Kong

Gaspare La Rocca United States

Myeong‐Hee Yu South Korea

Günter Krause Germany

Marie-Ève Beaulieu Spain

Rajat Gupta Denmark

Cholpon S. Djuzenova Germany

Aaron M. Johnson United States

Jonas W. Højfeldt Denmark

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210 ×0.9

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114 ×0.8

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70 ×0.8

Citations per year, relative to Yanzhi Yang Yanzhi Yang (= 1×) peers Jonas W. Højfeldt

Countries citing papers authored by Yanzhi Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yanzhi Yang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yanzhi Yang

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhang, He, Yanzhi Yang, Zheng Kuang, et al.. (2025). The CIN-TCP transcription factors regulate endocycle progression and pavement cell size by promoting cell wall pectin degradation. Nature Communications. 16(1). 4108–4108. 1 indexed citations

Yang, Yanzhi, Hao Chen, Yihan Tao, et al.. (2024). The microRNA408–plantacyanin module balances plant growth and drought resistance by regulating reactive oxygen species homeostasis in guard cells. The Plant Cell. 36(10). 4338–4355. 18 indexed citations

Yang, Yanzhi, Yunyun Li, Ying Wu, et al.. (2024). Fungal Prenyltransferase AnaPT and Its F265 Mutants Catalyze the Dimethylallylation at the Nonaromatic Carbon of Phloretin. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 72(14). 8018–8026. 2 indexed citations

Yang, Yihong, Zhonglong Guo, Pengcheng Chen, et al.. (2024). A transcription factor complex in Dictyostelium enables adaptive changes in macropinocytosis during the growth-to-development transition. Developmental Cell. 59(5). 645–660.e8. 7 indexed citations

Tang, Yimiao, Yanzhi Yang, J.L. Du, et al.. (2023). Microspore‐expressed SCULP1 is required for p‐coumaroylation of sporopollenin, exine integrity, and pollen development in wheat. New Phytologist. 239(1). 102–115. 3 indexed citations

Yang, Yanzhi, Yuxin He, Huanhuan Huang, et al.. (2023). Predictive model for diabetic retinopathy under limited medical resources: A multicenter diagnostic study. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 13. 1099302–1099302. 7 indexed citations

He, Yuxin, et al.. (2022). Analysis of the Dose-Response Relationship Between the International Normalized Ratio and Hepatic Encephalopathy in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis Using Restricted Cubic Spline Functions. Frontiers in Public Health. 10. 919549–919549. 3 indexed citations

Yang, Yanzhi, Hao Chen, J.L. Du, et al.. (2022). The carboxy terminal transmembrane domain of SPL7 mediates interaction with RAN1 at the endoplasmic reticulum to regulate ethylene signalling in Arabidopsis. New Phytologist. 236(3). 878–892. 11 indexed citations

Guo, Zhonglong, Jiawei Pan, Yanzhi Yang, et al.. (2021). The PIF1-miR408-PLANTACYANIN repression cascade regulates light-dependent seed germination. The Plant Cell. 33(5). 1506–1529. 40 indexed citations

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Gao, Zhaoxu, Li Li, Yanzhi Yang, et al.. (2021). Structural and Functional Analyses of Hub MicroRNAs in An Integrated Gene Regulatory Network of Arabidopsis. Genomics Proteomics & Bioinformatics. 20(4). 747–764. 16 indexed citations

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Yang, Yanzhi, Thomas Park, Rainer Glaß, et al.. (2019). MicroRNA-29a inhibits glioblastoma stem cells and tumor growth by regulating the PDGF pathway. Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 145(1). 23–34. 35 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ying, Collin Dube, Myron Gibert, et al.. (2018). The p53 Pathway in Glioblastoma. Cancers. 10(9). 297–297. 290 indexed citations

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Yang, Yanzhi, et al.. (2016). Comparative ultrastructure of pretarsi in five calyptrate species. Parasitology Research. 115(6). 2213–2222. 5 indexed citations

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Yang, Yanzhi & Dong Zhang. (2014). Adhesive attachments of the endangered botfly, Portschinskia magnifica (Diptera: Oestridae). Parasitology Research. 113(10). 3795–3800. 2 indexed citations

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Yang, Yanzhi, et al.. (2014). Fine structure of Delia platura (Meigen) (Diptera: Anthomyiidae) revealed by scanning electron microscopy. Microscopy Research and Technique. 77(8). 619–630. 11 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ying, Yanzhi Yang, Fadila Guessous, et al.. (2013). Hepatocyte Growth Factor Sensitizes Brain Tumors to c-MET Kinase Inhibition. Clinical Cancer Research. 19(6). 1433–1444. 29 indexed citations

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Wang, Kai, John D. Chodera, Yanzhi Yang, & Michael R. Shirts. (2013). Identifying ligand binding sites and poses using GPU-accelerated Hamiltonian replica exchange molecular dynamics. Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design. 27(12). 989–1007. 93 indexed citations

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Zhang, Dong, et al.. (2013). Sensory organs of the antenna of two Fannia species (Diptera: Fanniidae). Parasitology Research. 112(6). 2177–2185. 25 indexed citations

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Guessous, Fadila, Yanzhi Yang, Elizabeth Johnson, et al.. (2011). Cooperation between c-Met and Focal Adhesion Kinase Family Members in Medulloblastoma and Implications for Therapy. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 11(2). 288–297. 19 indexed citations

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Li, Yunqing, Fadila Guessous, Ying Zhang, et al.. (2009). MicroRNA-34a Inhibits Glioblastoma Growth by Targeting Multiple Oncogenes. Cancer Research. 69(19). 7569–7576. 515 indexed citations breakdown →

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