Yawei J. Yang

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Yawei J. Yang is a scholar working on Obstetrics and Gynecology, Molecular Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yawei J. Yang has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 8 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Yawei J. Yang's work include COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction (9 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (5 papers) and Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (4 papers). Yawei J. Yang is often cited by papers focused on COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction (9 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (5 papers) and Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (4 papers). Yawei J. Yang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Yawei J. Yang's co-authors include Xiao Zhao, Zhennai Yang, Ji Wang, Zheng Tian, Christopher A. Walsh, Dilenny M. Gonzalez, Eric T. Wong, Xi Chen, Anthony D. Hill and Maria K. Lehtinen and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Yawei J. Yang

27 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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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.

Characterization of an exopolysaccharide produced by Lactobacillus plantarum YW11 isolated from Tibet Kefir

2015 286 citations Ji Wang, Xiao Zhao et al. Carbohydrate Polymers profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yawei J. Yang United States	14	597	457	343	309	243	29	1.5k
Xuegang Luo China	30	1.4k 2.3×	302 0.7×	143 0.4×	261 0.8×	142 0.6×	127	2.5k
Maria Francesca Armentano Italy	22	672 1.1×	136 0.3×	46 0.1×	151 0.5×	236 1.0×	48	1.4k
Yu Rao China	19	421 0.7×	463 1.0×	129 0.4×	112 0.4×	72 0.3×	43	1.0k
Tingting Sun China	20	1.2k 2.1×	72 0.2×	81 0.2×	157 0.5×	40 0.2×	96	2.0k
Shengdi Hu China	21	583 1.0×	71 0.2×	155 0.5×	101 0.3×	17 0.1×	31	1.4k
Soo‐Young Kim South Korea	21	826 1.4×	87 0.2×	32 0.1×	173 0.6×	54 0.2×	80	1.6k
Mengfei Chen China	21	833 1.4×	116 0.3×	181 0.5×	127 0.4×	61 0.3×	46	1.5k
Gürkan Öztürk Türkiye	17	356 0.6×	109 0.2×	75 0.2×	107 0.3×	46 0.2×	65	986
Yifei Dong Canada	20	617 1.0×	164 0.4×	130 0.4×	85 0.3×	69 0.3×	41	1.6k
Mohammad Nabiuni Iran	24	466 0.8×	47 0.1×	38 0.1×	135 0.4×	87 0.4×	123	1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yawei J. Yang

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Yang, Yawei J., et al.. (2025). Cinnamic acid alleviates hypertensive left ventricular hypertrophy by antagonizing the vasopressor activity and the pro-cardiac hypertrophic signaling of angiotensin II. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 16. 1555991–1555991. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Jun, Zhixuan Luo, Yadong Tian, et al.. (2025). The promotion of liver vitamin metabolism is of great significance for laying hens during fasting. BMC Genomics. 26(1). 603–603.

Zhu, Yidan, Ruili Han, Yujie Guo, et al.. (2024). Exploring the metabolic patterns and response mechanisms of bile acids during fasting: A study with poultry as an example. Poultry Science. 104(2). 104746–104746. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Chunyang, et al.. (2023). Probiotics and vitamins modulate the cecal microbiota of laying hens submitted to induced molting. Frontiers in Microbiology. 14. 1180838–1180838. 5 indexed citations

Murphy, Elisabeth A., Ashley Sukhu, Malavika Prabhu, et al.. (2023). SARS-CoV-2 vaccination, booster, and infection in pregnant population enhances passive immunity in neonates. Nature Communications. 14(1). 4598–4598. 4 indexed citations

Smithgall, Marie C., Elisabeth A. Murphy, Robert E. Schwartz, et al.. (2022). Human Maternal-Fetal Interface Cellular Models to Assess Antiviral Drug Toxicity during Pregnancy. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(4). 303–319. 1 indexed citations

Murphy, Elisabeth A., Ron S. Gejman, Allyson Capili, et al.. (2022). Cytokine response over the course of COVID-19 infection in pregnant women. Cytokine. 154. 155894–155894. 10 indexed citations

Murphy, Elisabeth A., Jim Yee, Kristen Cagino, et al.. (2021). Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 serology levels in pregnant women and their neonates. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 225(1). 73.e1–73.e7. 25 indexed citations

Yang, Yawei J., et al.. (2020). Association of CYP2C19*2 polymorphisms and high on-treatment platelet reactivity in acute myocardial infarction or coronary artery in-stent restenosis patients during dual antiplatelet therapy. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6. 100038–100038. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Pan, Ying Gu, Yawei J. Yang, et al.. (2016). Low-dose ticagrelor yields an antiplatelet efficacy similar to that of standard-dose ticagrelor in healthy subjects: an open-label randomized controlled trial. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 31838–31838. 21 indexed citations

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Wang, Ji, Zheng Zhe, Xiao Zhao, Yawei J. Yang, & Zhennai Yang. (2015). Effect of Starter Cultures on the Ripening Properties of Yak Milk Cheese. Food Science and Technology Research. 21(3). 419–430. 7 indexed citations

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Li, Pan, Yawei J. Yang, Tao Chen, et al.. (2015). Ticagrelor overcomes high platelet reactivity in patients with acute myocardial infarction or coronary artery in-stent restenosis: a randomized controlled trial. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 13789–13789. 18 indexed citations

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Wang, Ji, Xiao Zhao, Zheng Tian, Yawei J. Yang, & Zhennai Yang. (2015). Characterization of an exopolysaccharide produced by Lactobacillus plantarum YW11 isolated from Tibet Kefir. Carbohydrate Polymers. 125. 16–25. 286 indexed citations breakdown →

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Murn, Jernej, Kathi Zarnack, Yawei J. Yang, et al.. (2015). Control of a neuronal morphology program by an RNA-binding zinc finger protein, Unkempt. Genes & Development. 29(5). 501–512. 28 indexed citations

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Chen, Tao, Yawei J. Yang, Pan Li, et al.. (2015). TCT-223 Do hematocrit and hemoglobin levels influence the assays of on-treatment platelet reactivity to clopidogrel?. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 66(15). B86–B86.

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Wang, Ji, et al.. (2014). Characterization and bioactivities of an exopolysaccharide produced by Lactobacillus plantarum YW32. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 74. 119–126. 267 indexed citations

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Cheng, Shuihong, et al.. (2014). Inhibition of influenza virus infection with chitosan–sialyloligosaccharides ionic complex. Carbohydrate Polymers. 107. 132–137. 14 indexed citations

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Yang, Yawei J., Andrew E. Baltus, Elisabeth A. Murphy, et al.. (2012). Microcephaly Gene Links Trithorax and REST/NRSF to Control Neural Stem Cell Proliferation and Differentiation. Cell. 151(5). 1097–1112. 119 indexed citations

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Lehtinen, Maria K., Xi Chen, Yawei J. Yang, et al.. (2011). The Cerebrospinal Fluid Provides a Proliferative Niche for Neural Progenitor Cells. Neuron. 69(5). 893–905. 457 indexed citations

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Becker-Catania, Sara, Teresa Gregory, Yawei J. Yang, et al.. (2006). Loss of arginase I results in increased proliferation of neural stem cells. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 84(4). 735–746. 11 indexed citations

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