Yaokai Wen

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 788 citations indexed

About

Yaokai Wen is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Oncology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yaokai Wen has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 788 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 20 papers in Oncology and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Yaokai Wen's work include Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations (11 papers), Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (7 papers) and Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (6 papers). Yaokai Wen is often cited by papers focused on Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations (11 papers), Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (7 papers) and Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (6 papers). Yaokai Wen collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Yaokai Wen's co-authors include Caicun Zhou, Peixin Chen, Yunhuan Liu, Jianxing He, Haoxin Peng, Wenhua Liang, Xiangrong Wu, Caichen Li, Hengrui Liang and Ran Zhong and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and Frontiers in Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Yaokai Wen

41 papers receiving 780 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.

  1. Non‐small cell lung cancer in China
    2022 345 citations Peixin Chen, Yunhuan Liu et al. Cancer Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yaokai Wen China 14 303 293 249 139 105 45 788
Vasiliki Michalaki Greece 10 236 0.8× 355 1.2× 170 0.7× 198 1.4× 83 0.8× 37 707
Marco Johannes Battista Germany 18 154 0.5× 426 1.5× 245 1.0× 205 1.5× 148 1.4× 76 998
Bo Lan China 14 328 1.1× 619 2.1× 173 0.7× 160 1.2× 68 0.6× 54 919
Fei Lian United States 16 214 0.7× 192 0.7× 336 1.3× 163 1.2× 58 0.6× 33 672
Fernando Franco Spain 14 211 0.7× 305 1.0× 215 0.9× 235 1.7× 62 0.6× 44 803
Roberto Ruiz‐Cordero United States 10 177 0.6× 185 0.6× 281 1.1× 136 1.0× 69 0.7× 35 694
Sabrina Vari Italy 13 186 0.6× 272 0.9× 435 1.7× 196 1.4× 55 0.5× 30 800
János Tibor Fekete Hungary 14 136 0.4× 225 0.8× 305 1.2× 171 1.2× 99 0.9× 37 746
Xiao‐Dong Jiao China 17 338 1.1× 383 1.3× 291 1.2× 213 1.5× 57 0.5× 56 821
Yongsheng Wang China 15 318 1.0× 295 1.0× 257 1.0× 139 1.0× 34 0.3× 65 725

Countries citing papers authored by Yaokai Wen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yaokai Wen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yaokai Wen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yaokai Wen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yaokai Wen 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 Yaokai Wen. Yaokai Wen 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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Zhang, Xiaoshen, Yaokai Wen, Fengying Wu, et al.. (2025). GSTA1 Conferred Tolerance to Osimertinib and Provided Strategies to Overcome Drug-Tolerant Persister in EGFR-Mutant Lung Adenocarcinoma. Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 21(3). 103494–103494.
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Yao, Ping, et al.. (2025). Cellular Signaling of Amino Acid Metabolism in Prostate Cancer. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(2). 776–776. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiaoshen, Yaokai Wen, Fengying Wu, et al.. (2024). RAC1 inhibition ameliorates IBSP-induced bone metastasis in lung adenocarcinoma. Cell Reports. 43(8). 114528–114528. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiaoshen, et al.. (2024). Multi-omics with dynamic network biomarker algorithm prefigures organ-specific metastasis of lung adenocarcinoma. Nature Communications. 15(1). 9855–9855. 7 indexed citations
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Peng, Haoxin, Xiangrong Wu, Shaopeng Liu, et al.. (2023). Cellular dynamics in tumour microenvironment along with lung cancer progression underscore spatial and evolutionary heterogeneity of neutrophil. Clinical and Translational Medicine. 13(7). e1340–e1340. 24 indexed citations
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Jiang, Yu, Yaokai Wen, Rui Wang, et al.. (2023). Global trends in the burden of esophageal cancer, 1990−2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Journal of Thoracic Disease. 15(2). 348–364. 17 indexed citations
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Chen, Peixin, Yunhuan Liu, Yaokai Wen, & Caicun Zhou. (2022). Non‐small cell lung cancer in China. Cancer Communications. 42(10). 937–970. 345 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wen, Yaokai, Tao Jiang, Xiangrong Wu, et al.. (2022). Front-line treatment for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer and ALK fusion: a network meta-analysis. Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology. 14. 4287528639–4287528639. 6 indexed citations
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Wen, Yaokai, Yutian Li, Haoxin Peng, et al.. (2022). Ankylosing Spondylitis and the Risk of Lung Cancer: A Meta-Analysis and Mendelian Randomization. Frontiers in Genetics. 13. 861984–861984. 4 indexed citations
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Ge, Fan, Zhenyu Huo, Rui Wang, et al.. (2022). Association between schizophrenia and prostate cancer risk: Results from a pool of cohort studies and Mendelian randomization analysis. Comprehensive Psychiatry. 115. 152308–152308. 10 indexed citations
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Wen, Yaokai, et al.. (2021). Prognostic value of KRAS mutation in patients undergoing pulmonary metastasectomy for colorectal cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology. 160. 103308–103308. 14 indexed citations
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Wu, Xiangrong, Haoxin Peng, Yaokai Wen, et al.. (2021). Rheumatoid arthritis and risk of lung cancer: Meta-analysis and Mendelian randomization study. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism. 51(3). 565–575. 25 indexed citations
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Ge, Fan, Zhenyu Huo, Caichen Li, et al.. (2021). Lung cancer risk in patients with multiple sclerosis: a Mendelian randomization analysis. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 51. 102927–102927. 9 indexed citations
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Peng, Haoxin, et al.. (2021). Association between elevated body mass index in non-smokers and autoimmune diseases: A two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis. Autoimmunity Reviews. 20(7). 102853–102853. 2 indexed citations
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Ge, Fan, Caichen Li, Xin Xu, et al.. (2020). Cancer risk in heart or lung transplant recipients: A comprehensive analysis of 21 prospective cohorts. Cancer Medicine. 9(24). 9595–9610. 9 indexed citations
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Peng, Haoxin, Caichen Li, Xiangrong Wu, et al.. (2020). Association between systemic lupus erythematosus and lung cancer: results from a pool of cohort studies and Mendelian randomization analysis. Journal of Thoracic Disease. 12(10). 5299–5312. 11 indexed citations
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Wang, Runchen, Zhenyu Huo, Fan Ge, et al.. (2020). RISK OF HEMATOLOGICAL MALIGNANCIES IN SOLID ORGAN TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS: A META-ANALYSIS. Transplantation. 104(S3). S596–S597.
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Jiang, Yu, Runchen Wang, Fan Ge, et al.. (2020). Aspirin and risk of different cancers: an umbrella meta-analysis. Annals of Translational Medicine. 8(20). 1333–1333. 3 indexed citations
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Peng, Haoxin, Xiangrong Wu, Yaokai Wen, et al.. (2020). Association between systemic sclerosis and risk of lung cancer: results from a pool of cohort studies and Mendelian randomization analysis. Autoimmunity Reviews. 19(10). 102633–102633. 11 indexed citations
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Wen, Yaokai, Hengrui Liang, Zhichao Liu, et al.. (2019). Non-intubated spontaneous ventilation in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a meta-analysis. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 57(3). 428–437. 27 indexed citations

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