Yawei Li

3.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
81 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Yawei Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yawei Li has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Cancer Research and 13 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Yawei Li's work include Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (10 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (5 papers) and Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications (4 papers). Yawei Li is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (10 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (5 papers) and Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications (4 papers). Yawei Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Philippines. Yawei Li's co-authors include Yuan Luo, Richard Kahn, Xingyuan Xiao, Dong Liu, Dan Tao, Fuqing Zeng, Chao Huang, Guosong Jiang, Fuxin Zheng and Fei Xie and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Yawei Li

75 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

Circ HIPK 3 sponges miR‐558 to suppress heparanase expression in bladder cancer cells

2017 453 citations Yawei Li, Xingyuan Xiao et al. profile →
Machine Learning for Lung Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prognosis

2022 120 citations Yawei Li, Wu Xin et al. Genomics Proteomics & Bioinformatics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yawei Li China	20	1.2k	604	182	176	164	81	1.9k
Yanjie Li China	23	1.2k 1.0×	552 0.9×	138 0.8×	194 1.1×	95 0.6×	79	1.8k
Talya L. Dayton United States	17	1.1k 1.0×	622 1.0×	128 0.7×	460 2.6×	187 1.1×	28	1.9k
Katarzyna Augoff Poland	19	1.0k 0.9×	723 1.2×	190 1.0×	299 1.7×	164 1.0×	35	1.7k
Armand Bankhead United States	17	870 0.7×	368 0.6×	160 0.9×	266 1.5×	179 1.1×	30	1.5k
Päivi Östling Finland	22	1.4k 1.2×	689 1.1×	178 1.0×	361 2.1×	240 1.5×	44	2.0k
Ulrike Korf Germany	27	1.7k 1.4×	506 0.8×	106 0.6×	280 1.6×	183 1.1×	63	2.2k
Ming Yue China	24	1.0k 0.9×	829 1.4×	62 0.3×	255 1.4×	137 0.8×	76	1.8k
Chaoqun Wang China	24	1.7k 1.4×	978 1.6×	124 0.7×	357 2.0×	295 1.8×	86	2.3k
Jundong Zhou China	25	1.2k 1.0×	713 1.2×	97 0.5×	386 2.2×	215 1.3×	78	1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Yawei Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yawei Li

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yawei Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yawei Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yawei Li 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 Yawei Li. Yawei Li is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Mithal, Leena B., Young Ah Goo, Sebastián Otero, et al.. (2025). Cord blood proteomics identifies biomarkers of early-onset neonatal sepsis. JCI Insight. 10(13).

Cheng, Chao, Ze Zhang, Jiawei Wang, et al.. (2024). CircPGM5 regulates Foxo3a phosphorylation via MiR-21-5p/MAPK10 axis to inhibit bladder cancer progression. Cellular Signalling. 121. 111297–111297. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Guoqiang, Song Yuan, Yawei Li, et al.. (2024). HIRA and dPCIF1 coordinately establish totipotent chromatin and control orderly ZGA inDrosophilaembryos. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(47). e2410261121–e2410261121. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Jun, Yawei Li, Luyang Zhu, Yanyan Shang, & Qiaoyuan Yan. (2024). The effectiveness of online breastfeeding education and support program on mothers of preterm infants: A quasi-experimental study. Midwifery. 130. 103924–103924. 5 indexed citations

Li, Yawei, Zhangxiang Zhao, Yuquan Wang, et al.. (2024). Individualized detection of TMPRSS2-ERG fusion status in prostate cancer: a rank-based qualitative transcriptome signature. World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 22(1). 49–49. 2 indexed citations

Jiang, Bin, Yifang Jiang, Yawei Li, et al.. (2024). Progressive coronal caudal curve after corrective osteotomies for congenital cervicothoracic scoliosis: incidence and predictors. European Spine Journal. 33(4). 1675–1682. 2 indexed citations

Li, Yawei, Wu Xin, Deyu Fang, & Yuan Luo. (2024). Informing immunotherapy with multi-omics driven machine learning. npj Digital Medicine. 7(1). 67–67. 41 indexed citations

Li, Yawei, et al.. (2023). High temperature VHCF of a 3rd generation Ni-based single crystal superalloy with different casting pore sizes. International Journal of Fatigue. 175. 107804–107804. 20 indexed citations

Zhang, Xiaowu, Jiaywei Tsauo, Pengfei Tian, et al.. (2023). Randomized comparison of the four-hook anchor device and hook-wire use for the preoperative localization of pulmonary nodules. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 167(2). 498–507.e2. 4 indexed citations

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Li, Yawei, Wu Xin, Ping Yang, Guoqian Jiang, & Yuan Luo. (2022). Machine Learning for Lung Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prognosis. Genomics Proteomics & Bioinformatics. 20(5). 850–866. 120 indexed citations breakdown →

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Xu, Feng, Qin Xie, Yawei Li, et al.. (2022). Suppression of JNK/ERK dependent autophagy enhances Jaspine B derivative-induced gastric cancer cell death via attenuation of p62/Keap1/Nrf2 pathways. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 438. 115908–115908. 19 indexed citations

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Shao, Shiliang, Ting Wang, Yawei Li, et al.. (2021). Comparison Analysis of Different Time‐Scale Heart Rate Variability Signals for Mental Workload Assessment in Human‐Robot Interaction. Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing. 2021(1). 4 indexed citations

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Zhu, Junhao, Charles L. Dulberger, Jemila C. Kester, et al.. (2021). Spatiotemporal localization of proteins in mycobacteria. Cell Reports. 37(13). 110154–110154. 18 indexed citations

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Li, Yawei & Yuan Luo. (2021). Optimizing the evaluation of gene-targeted panels for tumor mutational burden estimation. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 21072–21072. 12 indexed citations

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Li, Yawei, et al.. (2020). 前方頚椎椎間板切除と融合における7つの脊椎間装置の沈下の発生率:ネットワークMeta分析【JST・京大機械翻訳】. World Neurosurgery. 141. 479–489. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhen, Xiaoyan Fang, Xi Peng, et al.. (2019). The MEDEA FAR-EAST Study: Conceptual framework, methods and first findings of a multicenter cross-sectional observational study. BMC Emergency Medicine. 19(1). 31–31. 5 indexed citations

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Liu, Jing, et al.. (2018). HER2 positive bilateral metachronous primary breast carcinoma: A case report. Cancer Biology & Therapy. 19(5). 349–354. 1 indexed citations

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Dai, Yuliang, Yawei Li, Pengzhi Li, et al.. (2017). Familial lumbar Scheuermann disease with idiopathic scoliosis in China. Medicine. 96(25). e7100–e7100. 4 indexed citations

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Wu, Xinchao, Dong Liu, Dan Tao, et al.. (2016). BRD4 Regulates EZH2 Transcription through Upregulation of C-MYC and Represents a Novel Therapeutic Target in Bladder Cancer. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 15(5). 1029–1042. 87 indexed citations

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Hill, Karen K., Yawei Li, Melissa McKay, et al.. (2003). Munc18 Interacting Proteins. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(38). 36032–36040. 71 indexed citations

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