Yaoxiang Sun

2.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
23 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Yaoxiang Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Yaoxiang Sun has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Cancer Research and 4 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Yaoxiang Sun's work include Extracellular vesicles in disease (14 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (6 papers) and Mesenchymal stem cell research (4 papers). Yaoxiang Sun is often cited by papers focused on Extracellular vesicles in disease (14 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (6 papers) and Mesenchymal stem cell research (4 papers). Yaoxiang Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Ghana and United States. Yaoxiang Sun's co-authors include Wenrong Xu, Hui Shi, Hui Qian, Xu Zhang, Bin Zhang, Yongmin Yan, Zhaoji Pan, Peipei Wu, Tieliang Ma and Cheng Ji and has published in prestigious journals such as ACS Nano, Scientific Reports and Cell Death and Disease.

In The Last Decade

Yaoxiang Sun

22 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Derived Exosomes Alleviate Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Reversing Peripheral Insulin Resistance and Relieving β-Cell Destruction

2018 354 citations Yaoxiang Sun, Hui Shi et al. ACS Nano profile →
Small extracellular vesicles isolation and separation: Current techniques, pending questions and clinical applications

2022 224 citations Yu Li, Tieliang Ma et al. Theranostics profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yaoxiang Sun China	17	1.2k	570	331	229	189	23	1.6k
Jia Cao China	19	1.6k 1.3×	544 1.0×	215 0.6×	271 1.2×	338 1.8×	35	2.2k
Shilong Han China	16	700 0.6×	327 0.6×	300 0.9×	397 1.7×	124 0.7×	37	1.3k
Min Wu China	23	947 0.8×	523 0.9×	131 0.4×	110 0.5×	195 1.0×	97	1.8k
Basak Icli United States	18	1.2k 1.0×	952 1.7×	119 0.4×	149 0.7×	153 0.8×	27	1.9k
Zhao Zheng China	22	629 0.5×	233 0.4×	214 0.6×	412 1.8×	209 1.1×	46	1.4k
Rongfeng Shi China	12	636 0.5×	255 0.4×	322 1.0×	431 1.9×	115 0.6×	24	1.1k
Qianwen Shang China	13	636 0.5×	221 0.4×	236 0.7×	90 0.4×	116 0.6×	22	1.1k
Zhenzhen Jiang China	18	692 0.6×	354 0.6×	80 0.2×	77 0.3×	217 1.1×	61	1.4k
Hyuck Hoon Kwon South Korea	26	595 0.5×	162 0.3×	188 0.6×	194 0.8×	157 0.8×	58	2.1k
Seema Dangwal Germany	18	684 0.6×	538 0.9×	94 0.3×	187 0.8×	158 0.8×	27	1.2k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Sun, Yaoxiang, et al.. (2025). Engineered MEVs for photoreceptor-targeted delivery of USP25 to alleviate diabetic retinopathy. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 23(1). 575–575.

Zhou, Xinyi, et al.. (2025). Small extracellular vesicles: the origins, current status, future prospects, and applications. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 16(1). 184–184. 5 indexed citations

Wang, Min, Dakai Yang, Peipei Wu, et al.. (2024). A Dual Role of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Derived Small Extracellular Vesicles on TRPC6 Protein and Mitochondria to Promote Diabetic Wound Healing. ACS Nano. 18(6). 4871–4885. 26 indexed citations

Zhang, Ling, et al.. (2024). Lipidomic analysis of serum exosomes identifies a novel diagnostic marker for type 2 diabetes mellitus. Laboratory Medicine. 55(6). 724–731. 2 indexed citations

Hu, Yu‐Yan, Hui Shi, Wenrong Xu, et al.. (2024). Mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles ameliorate renal interstitial fibrosis via the miR-13474/ADAM17 axis. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 17703–17703. 10 indexed citations

Zhu, Junyan, et al.. (2024). Emerging role of extracellular vesicles in diabetic retinopathy. Theranostics. 14(4). 1631–1646. 17 indexed citations

Huang, Jin, et al.. (2023). Ectopic pregnancy adjacent to iliac vessels managed successfully by minimally invasive treatment using local methotrexate injection: An extremely rare case and literature review. Journal of Gynecology Obstetrics and Human Reproduction. 52(10). 102691–102691. 4 indexed citations

Sun, Yaoxiang, et al.. (2023). Kaempferol has potential anti‐coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) targets based on bioinformatics analyses and pharmacological effects on endotoxin‐induced cytokine storm. Phytotherapy Research. 37(6). 2290–2304. 21 indexed citations

Wang, Min, Peipei Wu, Wenhui Liu, et al.. (2022). Skin cell-derived extracellular vesicles: a promising therapeutic strategy for cutaneous injury. Burns & Trauma. 10. tkac037–tkac037. 20 indexed citations

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Li, Yu, Tieliang Ma, Wenrong Xu, et al.. (2022). Small extracellular vesicles isolation and separation: Current techniques, pending questions and clinical applications. Theranostics. 12(15). 6548–6575. 224 indexed citations breakdown →

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Q, Yu, Min Wang, Yu Li, et al.. (2022). Stem Cell-Based Therapy for Diabetic Foot Ulcers. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 10. 812262–812262. 55 indexed citations

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Tao, Qing, Zhiguo Wang, Jianfeng Shi, et al.. (2022). Tea Ingredients Have Anti-coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Targets Based on Bioinformatics Analyses and Pharmacological Effects on LPS-Stimulated Macrophages. Frontiers in Nutrition. 9. 875765–875765. 2 indexed citations

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Shi, Hui, Min Wang, Yaoxiang Sun, et al.. (2021). Exosomes: Emerging Cell-Free Based Therapeutics in Dermatologic Diseases. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 9. 736022–736022. 37 indexed citations

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Sun, Yaoxiang, et al.. (2021). The Utility of Exosomes in Diagnosis and Therapy of Diabetes Mellitus and Associated Complications. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 12. 756581–756581. 64 indexed citations

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Shi, Hui, Yaoxiang Sun, Cheng Ji, et al.. (2021). 3,3′-Diindolylmethane Promotes Gastric Cancer Progression via β-TrCP-Mediated NF-κB Activation in Gastric Cancer-Derived MSCs. Frontiers in Oncology. 11. 603533–603533. 17 indexed citations

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Wang, Min, et al.. (2021). Calcium Channels: Noteworthy Regulators and Therapeutic Targets in Dermatological Diseases. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 12. 702264–702264. 21 indexed citations

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Sun, Yaoxiang, Hui Shi, Siqi Yin, et al.. (2018). Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Derived Exosomes Alleviate Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Reversing Peripheral Insulin Resistance and Relieving β-Cell Destruction. ACS Nano. 12(8). 7613–7628. 354 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhang, Rongxue, Lei Yin, Bin Zhang, et al.. (2018). Resveratrol improves human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells repair for cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury. Cell Death and Disease. 9(10). 965–965. 42 indexed citations

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Shi, Hui, Zhaoji Pan, Aihua Gong, et al.. (2017). 3,3′-Diindolylmethane stimulates exosomal Wnt11 autocrine signaling in human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells to enhance wound healing. Theranostics. 7(6). 1674–1688. 91 indexed citations

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Wu, Lijun, Xu Zhang, Bin Zhang, et al.. (2016). Exosomes derived from gastric cancer cells activate NF-κB pathway in macrophages to promote cancer progression. Tumor Biology. 37(9). 12169–12180. 153 indexed citations

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