Yi Arial Zeng

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
82 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Yi Arial Zeng is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yi Arial Zeng has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Molecular Biology, 24 papers in Oncology and 15 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Yi Arial Zeng's work include Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (17 papers), Cancer Cells and Metastasis (16 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (8 papers). Yi Arial Zeng is often cited by papers focused on Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (17 papers), Cancer Cells and Metastasis (16 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (8 papers). Yi Arial Zeng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Yi Arial Zeng's co-authors include Roel Nusse, Qing Yu, Daisong Wang, Esther M. Verheyen, Cheguo Cai, Xiaobing Dong, Wenqian Song, Li Yang, Aleksandra Sljukic and Meritxell Huch and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Yi Arial Zeng

79 papers receiving 3.3k 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.

  1. Organoids
    2022 535 citations Yi Arial Zeng et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yi Arial Zeng China 27 1.7k 938 447 410 369 82 3.3k
Enrique Zudaire United States 29 1.7k 1.0× 905 1.0× 494 1.1× 234 0.6× 404 1.1× 72 3.6k
Hugo Vankelecom Belgium 38 1.9k 1.1× 889 0.9× 786 1.8× 342 0.8× 494 1.3× 118 4.3k
Majd Zayzafoon United States 36 1.9k 1.1× 920 1.0× 347 0.8× 346 0.8× 501 1.4× 55 3.7k
Alexander Birbrair United States 35 2.0k 1.2× 810 0.9× 653 1.5× 458 1.1× 511 1.4× 154 4.8k
Gabriela Aust Germany 34 1.6k 0.9× 653 0.7× 716 1.6× 360 0.9× 284 0.8× 115 3.2k
Jörg W. Bartsch Germany 36 2.1k 1.2× 1.1k 1.1× 576 1.3× 218 0.5× 711 1.9× 111 4.1k
Martin Fischer Germany 30 2.7k 1.6× 1.1k 1.2× 197 0.4× 519 1.3× 504 1.4× 79 3.9k
Roberto Tamma Italy 34 1.8k 1.0× 971 1.0× 624 1.4× 284 0.7× 798 2.2× 124 3.8k
Henner F. Farin Germany 30 2.3k 1.3× 1.8k 2.0× 443 1.0× 492 1.2× 386 1.0× 47 4.1k
Amy Tang United States 27 1.1k 0.6× 483 0.5× 237 0.5× 282 0.7× 302 0.8× 90 2.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yi Arial Zeng

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yi Arial Zeng

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yu, Qing, et al.. (2025). The role of endothelial cells in pancreatic islet development, transplantation and culture. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 13. 1558137–1558137.
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Li, Yue, Shihui Wang, Youhua Zhang, et al.. (2024). Ca2+ transients on the T cell surface trigger rapid integrin activation in a timescale of seconds. Nature Communications. 15(1). 6131–6131. 4 indexed citations
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Sun, Yingkai, Juan Zhang, Jie Hong, et al.. (2023). Human RSPO1 Mutation Represses Beige Adipocyte Thermogenesis and Contributes to Diet‐Induced Adiposity. Advanced Science. 10(12). e2207152–e2207152. 14 indexed citations
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Zeng, Yi Arial, et al.. (2023). Paternal sleep deprivation induces metabolic perturbations in male offspring via altered LRP5 DNA methylation of pancreatic islets. Journal of Pineal Research. 74(4). e12863–e12863. 7 indexed citations
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Han, Yingying, Alvaro Villarreal-Ponce, Guadalupe Gutierrez, et al.. (2022). Coordinate control of basal epithelial cell fate and stem cell maintenance by core EMT transcription factor Zeb1. Cell Reports. 38(2). 110240–110240. 26 indexed citations
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Yu, Qing, Yujie Chen, Guangdun Peng, et al.. (2022). Activation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling by Zeb1 in endothelial progenitors induces vascular quiescence entry. Cell Reports. 41(8). 111694–111694. 10 indexed citations
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Liu, Cui, Yajuan Zheng, Yue Zhu, et al.. (2022). Autocrine pro-legumain promotes breast cancer metastasis via binding to integrin αvβ3. Oncogene. 41(34). 4091–4103. 12 indexed citations
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Wang, Jingqiang, Yinghua Wang, Jinsong Li, et al.. (2021). Procr-expressing granulosa cells are highly proliferative and are important for follicle development. iScience. 24(2). 102065–102065. 12 indexed citations
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Wang, Jingqiang, Wenqian Song, Chao Li, et al.. (2021). Endothelial Wnts control mammary epithelial patterning via fibroblast signaling. Cell Reports. 34(13). 108897–108897. 24 indexed citations
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Hung, Yu-Han, Sha Huang, Michael K. Dame, et al.. (2020). Chromatin regulatory dynamics of early human small intestinal development using a directed differentiation model. Nucleic Acids Research. 49(2). 726–744. 5 indexed citations
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He, Lingli, Liang Yuan, Wentao Yu, et al.. (2020). A Regulation Loop between YAP and NR4A1 Balances Cell Proliferation and Apoptosis. Cell Reports. 33(3). 108284–108284. 76 indexed citations
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He, Lingli, Liang Yuan, Yang Sun, et al.. (2019). Glucocorticoid Receptor Signaling Activates TEAD4 to Promote Breast Cancer Progression. Cancer Research. 79(17). 4399–4411. 82 indexed citations
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Malinverno, Matteo, Claudio Maderna, Abdallah Abu Taha, et al.. (2019). Endothelial cell clonal expansion in the development of cerebral cavernous malformations. Nature Communications. 10(1). 2761–2761. 78 indexed citations
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Cai, Cheguo, et al.. (2019). Amphiregulin mediates the hormonal regulation on Rspondin-1 expression in the mammary gland. Developmental Biology. 458(1). 43–51. 12 indexed citations
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Jiang, Hongying, et al.. (2018). Clinical observation of umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell transplantation for treating patients receiving peritoneal dialysis. Minerva Urology and Nephrology. 70(1). 95–101. 4 indexed citations
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Huang, Xia, Yi Arial Zeng, Yujie Jiang, et al.. (2017). Lipopolysaccharide-Binding Protein Downregulates Fractalkine through Activation of p38 MAPK and NF-κB. Mediators of Inflammation. 2017. 1–20. 17 indexed citations
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Wang, Daisong & Yi Arial Zeng. (2017). Essential Role of Procr-expressing Stem Cells in Mammary Development and Breast Cancer. Mechanisms of Development. 145. S174–S174. 1 indexed citations
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Yu, Qing, et al.. (2017). A Novel Mammary Fat Pad Transplantation Technique to Visualize the Vessel Generation of Vascular Endothelial Stem Cells. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Jia-Ping, et al.. (2015). SiRNA-HMGA2 weakened AGEs-induced epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in tubular epithelial cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 457(4). 730–735. 14 indexed citations
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Li, Wenhao, et al.. (2014). Upregulation and nuclear translocation of testicular ghrelin protects differentiating spermatogonia from ionizing radiation injury. Cell Death and Disease. 5(5). e1248–e1248. 48 indexed citations

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