Yaozhu Leng

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Yaozhu Leng is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Immunology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Yaozhu Leng has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Epidemiology, 13 papers in Immunology and 11 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Yaozhu Leng's work include Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis (19 papers), Reproductive System and Pregnancy (11 papers) and Pregnancy-related medical research (7 papers). Yaozhu Leng is often cited by papers focused on Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis (19 papers), Reproductive System and Pregnancy (11 papers) and Pregnancy-related medical research (7 papers). Yaozhu Leng collaborates with scholars based in United States, Chile and Mexico. Yaozhu Leng's co-authors include Roberto Romero, Nardhy Gomez‐Lopez, Yi Xu, Sonia S. Hassan, Valeria Garcia‐Flores, Adi L. Tarca, Bogdan Panaitescu, Derek Miller, Roger Piqué-Regi and Francesca Luca and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Immunology, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Infection and Immunity.

In The Last Decade

Yaozhu Leng

22 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Single cell transcriptional signatures of the human placenta in term and preterm parturition

2019 228 citations Roger Piqué-Regi, Roberto Romero et al. eLife profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yaozhu Leng United States	21	767	736	718	604	252	22	1.5k
Marcia Arenas‐Hernandez United States	19	832 1.1×	889 1.2×	543 0.8×	561 0.9×	266 1.1×	49	1.5k
Alicia Martínez‐Varea Spain	14	502 0.7×	259 0.4×	432 0.6×	412 0.7×	163 0.6×	44	980
Maria-Teresa Gervasi United States	9	417 0.5×	387 0.5×	451 0.6×	271 0.4×	145 0.6×	9	821
Eli Maymon United States	10	720 0.9×	302 0.4×	276 0.4×	454 0.8×	260 1.0×	13	902
Maurizio Galasso United States	9	736 1.0×	212 0.3×	298 0.4×	499 0.8×	226 0.9×	15	919
Manuel Alvarez United States	12	220 0.3×	168 0.2×	318 0.4×	210 0.3×	113 0.4×	22	681
Sriram C. Perni United States	21	294 0.4×	164 0.2×	521 0.7×	220 0.4×	184 0.7×	49	1.1k
Evangelos Makrakis Greece	20	178 0.2×	278 0.4×	541 0.8×	448 0.7×	75 0.3×	57	1.4k
Rose‐Marie Holst Sweden	13	705 0.9×	223 0.3×	278 0.4×	491 0.8×	223 0.9×	19	835
Rodrigo Vega‐Sánchez Mexico	13	332 0.4×	359 0.5×	223 0.3×	196 0.3×	66 0.3×	28	611

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yaozhu Leng

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20 of 20 papers shown

Gomez‐Lopez, Nardhy, Roberto Romero, Tao Li, et al.. (2022). Distinct Cellular Immune Responses to SARS-CoV-2 in Pregnant Women. The Journal of Immunology. 208(8). 1857–1872. 15 indexed citations

Motomura, Kenichiro, Roberto Romero, José Galaz, et al.. (2021). RNA Sequencing Reveals Distinct Immune Responses in the Chorioamniotic Membranes of Women with Preterm Labor and Microbial or Sterile Intra-amniotic Inflammation. Infection and Immunity. 89(5). 26 indexed citations

Piqué-Regi, Roger, Roberto Romero, Adi L. Tarca, et al.. (2020). Does the human placenta express the canonical cell entry mediators for SARS-CoV-2?. eLife. 9. 197 indexed citations

Gomez‐Lopez, Nardhy, Marcia Arenas‐Hernandez, Roberto Romero, et al.. (2020). Regulatory T Cells Play a Role in a Subset of Idiopathic Preterm Labor/Birth and Adverse Neonatal Outcomes. Cell Reports. 32(1). 107874–107874. 77 indexed citations

Gomez‐Lopez, Nardhy, Roberto Romero, Aneesha Varrey, et al.. (2020). RNA Sequencing Reveals Diverse Functions of Amniotic Fluid Neutrophils and Monocytes/Macrophages in Intra-Amniotic Infection. Journal of Innate Immunity. 13(2). 63–82. 28 indexed citations

Piqué-Regi, Roger, Roberto Romero, Adi L. Tarca, et al.. (2019). Single cell transcriptional signatures of the human placenta in term and preterm parturition. eLife. 8. 228 indexed citations breakdown →

Leng, Yaozhu, Roberto Romero, Yi Xu, et al.. (2019). The immunophenotype of decidual macrophages in acute atherosis. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 81(4). e13098–e13098. 20 indexed citations

Gomez‐Lopez, Nardhy, Roberto Romero, Yaozhu Leng, et al.. (2019). The origin of amniotic fluid monocytes/macrophages in women with intra-amniotic inflammation or infection. Journal of Perinatal Medicine. 47(8). 822–840. 35 indexed citations

Leng, Yaozhu, Roberto Romero, Yi Xu, et al.. (2019). Are B cells altered in the decidua of women with preterm or term labor?. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 81(5). e13102–e13102. 29 indexed citations

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Gomez‐Lopez, Nardhy, Roberto Romero, Bogdan Panaitescu, et al.. (2018). Inflammasome activation during spontaneous preterm labor with intra‐amniotic infection or sterile intra‐amniotic inflammation. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 80(5). e13049–e13049. 73 indexed citations

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Panaitescu, Bogdan, Roberto Romero, Nardhy Gomez‐Lopez, et al.. (2018). In vivoevidence of inflammasome activation during spontaneous labor at term. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 32(12). 1978–1991. 28 indexed citations

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Garcia‐Flores, Valeria, Roberto Romero, Derek Miller, et al.. (2018). Inflammation-Induced Adverse Pregnancy and Neonatal Outcomes Can Be Improved by the Immunomodulatory Peptide Exendin-4. Frontiers in Immunology. 9. 1291–1291. 53 indexed citations

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Gomez‐Lopez, Nardhy, Roberto Romero, Valeria Garcia‐Flores, et al.. (2018). Inhibition of the NLRP3 inflammasome can prevent sterile intra-amniotic inflammation, preterm labor/birth, and adverse neonatal outcomes†. Biology of Reproduction. 100(5). 1306–1318. 82 indexed citations

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Faro, Jonathan, Roberto Romero, Valeria Garcia‐Flores, et al.. (2018). Intra-amniotic inflammation induces preterm birth by activating the NLRP3 inflammasome†. Biology of Reproduction. 100(5). 1290–1305. 91 indexed citations

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Gomez‐Lopez, Nardhy, Roberto Romero, Yi Xu, et al.. (2017). A Role for the Inflammasome in Spontaneous Preterm Labor With Acute Histologic Chorioamnionitis. Reproductive Sciences. 24(10). 1382–1401. 91 indexed citations

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Gomez‐Lopez, Nardhy, Roberto Romero, Olesya Plazyo, et al.. (2017). Preterm labor in the absence of acute histologic chorioamnionitis is characterized by cellular senescence of the chorioamniotic membranes. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 217(5). 592.e1–592.e17. 52 indexed citations

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Gomez‐Lopez, Nardhy, Roberto Romero, Yi Xu, et al.. (2017). Are amniotic fluid neutrophils in women with intraamniotic infection and/or inflammation of fetal or maternal origin?. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 217(6). 693.e1–693.e16. 93 indexed citations

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Gomez‐Lopez, Nardhy, Roberto Romero, Valeria Garcia‐Flores, et al.. (2017). Amniotic fluid neutrophils can phagocytize bacteria: A mechanism for microbial killing in the amniotic cavity. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 78(4). 57 indexed citations

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Gomez‐Lopez, Nardhy, Roberto Romero, Yaozhu Leng, et al.. (2017). Neutrophil extracellular traps in acute chorioamnionitis: A mechanism of host defense. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 77(3). e12617–e12617. 43 indexed citations

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Gomez‐Lopez, Nardhy, Roberto Romero, Yi Xu, et al.. (2017). Inflammasome assembly in the chorioamniotic membranes during spontaneous labor at term. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 77(5). 35 indexed citations

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