Yaojun Tong

3.7k total citations
37 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Yaojun Tong is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yaojun Tong has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Infectious Diseases and 8 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Yaojun Tong's work include CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (19 papers), Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (8 papers) and Antifungal resistance and susceptibility (8 papers). Yaojun Tong is often cited by papers focused on CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (19 papers), Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (8 papers) and Antifungal resistance and susceptibility (8 papers). Yaojun Tong collaborates with scholars based in China, Denmark and South Korea. Yaojun Tong's co-authors include Sang Yup Lee, Tilmann Weber, Lixin Zhang, Pep Charusanti, Xinglin Jiang, Kai Blin, Christopher M. Whitford, Huanqin Dai, Biao Ren and Tue Sparholt Jørgensen and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Yaojun Tong

35 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yaojun Tong China 21 1.4k 674 407 267 264 37 2.1k
Michaele Josten Germany 28 1.5k 1.0× 468 0.7× 422 1.0× 232 0.9× 294 1.1× 49 2.8k
Kapil Tahlan Canada 19 957 0.7× 488 0.7× 498 1.2× 118 0.4× 401 1.5× 48 1.6k
Stephanie Grond Germany 25 1.5k 1.1× 834 1.2× 240 0.6× 313 1.2× 99 0.4× 74 2.7k
Jean‐Luc Pernodet France 34 2.5k 1.8× 1.6k 2.4× 275 0.7× 399 1.5× 218 0.8× 72 3.3k
Sophie Magnet United States 20 1.7k 1.2× 514 0.8× 477 1.2× 77 0.3× 404 1.5× 34 3.1k
Luis E. N. Quadri United States 31 2.7k 2.0× 1.1k 1.6× 812 2.0× 367 1.4× 660 2.5× 55 4.2k
Fritz Titgemeyer Germany 37 2.4k 1.7× 1.0k 1.5× 297 0.7× 528 2.0× 407 1.5× 66 3.9k
Pep Charusanti United States 19 1.8k 1.3× 510 0.8× 79 0.2× 188 0.7× 53 0.2× 30 2.4k
Guoqing Niu China 24 1.2k 0.9× 1.1k 1.6× 126 0.3× 356 1.3× 89 0.3× 55 1.9k
Atsuko Matsumoto Japan 30 1.3k 0.9× 1.1k 1.6× 107 0.3× 437 1.6× 73 0.3× 133 2.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yaojun Tong

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yaojun Tong

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yaojun Tong. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yaojun Tong 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 Yaojun Tong. Yaojun Tong 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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Tan, Wenwen, Suxiang Tong, Jing Wang, et al.. (2025). Rational spatial rewiring of key enzymes enhances α-santalene production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Bioresource Technology. 436. 133027–133027. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Jia, et al.. (2025). Halogenases and dehalogenases: mechanisms, engineering, and applications. Natural Product Reports. 43(3). 427–461.
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Cai, Zhen-Yi, et al.. (2025). CRISPy-web 3.0: A unified platform for multi-modal guide RNA design for CRISPR and TnpB genome editing applications. Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology. 11. 317–322.
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Liang, Yu, Suxiang Tong, Jingyu Zhang, et al.. (2025). Expanding horizons of CRISPR applications beyond genome editing. Trends in Genetics. 41(10). 934–953. 2 indexed citations
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Liang, Mindong, Fei Xu, Ruijun Wang, et al.. (2022). Activating cryptic biosynthetic gene cluster through a CRISPR–Cas12a-mediated direct cloning approach. Nucleic Acids Research. 50(6). 3581–3592. 46 indexed citations
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Lee, Sang Yup, et al.. (2022). Optogenetic tools for microbial synthetic biology. Biotechnology Advances. 59. 107953–107953. 25 indexed citations
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Jakočiūnas, Tadas, Andreas Klitgaard, Julie B. Nielsen, et al.. (2020). Programmable polyketide biosynthesis platform for production of aromatic compounds in yeast. Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology. 5(1). 11–18. 19 indexed citations
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Tong, Yaojun & Zixin Deng. (2020). An aurora of natural products-based drug discovery is coming. Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology. 5(2). 92–96. 14 indexed citations
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Tong, Yaojun, Christopher M. Whitford, Kai Blin, et al.. (2020). CRISPR–Cas9, CRISPRi and CRISPR-BEST-mediated genetic manipulation in streptomycetes. Nature Protocols. 15(8). 2470–2502. 63 indexed citations
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Blin, Kai, Simon J. Shaw, Yaojun Tong, & Tilmann Weber. (2020). Designing sgRNAs for CRISPR-BEST base editing applications with CRISPy-web 2.0. Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology. 5(2). 99–102. 20 indexed citations
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Tong, Yaojun, Christopher M. Whitford, Kai Blin, et al.. (2019). Highly efficient DSB-free base editing for streptomycetes with CRISPR-BEST. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(41). 20366–20375. 137 indexed citations
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Xie, Feng, Yaojun Tong, Bowen Yang, et al.. (2019). Dual-function chromogenic screening-based CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing system for actinomycetes. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 104(1). 225–239. 19 indexed citations
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Palazzotto, Emilia, Yaojun Tong, Sang Yup Lee, & Tilmann Weber. (2019). Synthetic biology and metabolic engineering of actinomycetes for natural product discovery. Biotechnology Advances. 37(6). 107366–107366. 114 indexed citations
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Tong, Yaojun, Tilmann Weber, & Sang Yup Lee. (2018). CRISPR/Cas-based genome engineering in natural product discovery. Natural Product Reports. 36(9). 1262–1280. 86 indexed citations
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Jiang, Xinglin, Mostafa M. H. Ellabaan, Pep Charusanti, et al.. (2017). Dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes from antibiotic producers to pathogens. Nature Communications. 8(1). 15784–15784. 326 indexed citations
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Cui, Jinhui, Biao Ren, Yaojun Tong, Huanqin Dai, & Lixin Zhang. (2015). Synergistic combinations of antifungals and anti-virulence agents to fight againstCandida albicans. Virulence. 6(4). 362–371. 136 indexed citations
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Weber, Tilmann, Pep Charusanti, Ewa Maria Musiol-Kroll, et al.. (2014). Metabolic engineering of antibiotic factories: new tools for antibiotic production in actinomycetes. Trends in biotechnology. 33(1). 15–26. 153 indexed citations
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Xie, Jing, Tao Li, Clarissa J. Nobile, et al.. (2013). White-Opaque Switching in Natural MTLa/α Isolates of Candida albicans: Evolutionary Implications for Roles in Host Adaptation, Pathogenesis, and Sex. PLoS Biology. 11(3). e1001525–e1001525. 108 indexed citations
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Xie, Jing, Han Du, Guobo Guan, et al.. (2012). N -Acetylglucosamine Induces White-to-Opaque Switching and Mating in Candida tropicalis, Providing New Insights into Adaptation and Fungal Sexual Evolution. Eukaryotic Cell. 11(6). 773–782. 55 indexed citations
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Du, Han, Guobo Guan, Jing Xie, et al.. (2012). Roles of Candida albicans Gat2, a GATA-Type Zinc Finger Transcription Factor, in Biofilm Formation, Filamentous Growth and Virulence. PLoS ONE. 7(1). e29707–e29707. 64 indexed citations

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