Yi Lei

619 total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 360 citations indexed

About

Yi Lei is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Ophthalmology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yi Lei has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 360 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 8 papers in Ophthalmology and 5 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Yi Lei's work include Glaucoma and retinal disorders (6 papers), Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies (4 papers) and Corneal surgery and disorders (4 papers). Yi Lei is often cited by papers focused on Glaucoma and retinal disorders (6 papers), Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies (4 papers) and Corneal surgery and disorders (4 papers). Yi Lei collaborates with scholars based in China and Philippines. Yi Lei's co-authors include Xiangtian Zhou, Jia Qu, Xuan Zhou, Yizhong Chen, Guoyun Zhang, Sen Zhang, Jing Xiang, Fei Zhao, Miaozhen Pan and Hao Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Yi Lei

15 papers receiving 357 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.

Augmentation of scleral glycolysis promotes myopia through histone lactylation

2024 52 citations Xiaolei Lin, Yi Lei et al. Cell Metabolism profile →

Peers

Yi Lei

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OPHTH

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Qin Huang China

Mamoru Ogawa Japan

Wan-Ting Tay Singapore

Samaneh Davoudi United States

Edward Cherney United States

Chitaranjan Mishra India

Marc Stahel Switzerland

Mingzhou Zhang China

Kofi Agyenim‐Boateng Ghana

Heeyoon Cho South Korea

Qin Huang China

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156 ×1.0

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72 ×0.4

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68 ×0.5

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62 ×1.0

30 ×0.9

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Countries citing papers authored by Yi Lei

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yi Lei

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

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18 of 18 papers shown

Yang, Hongqin, Yi Lei, Huifang Xiong, et al.. (2025). Characterization of dsRNA binding proteins through solubility analysis identifies ZNF385A as a dsRNA homeostasis regulator. Nature Communications. 16(1). 3433–3433. 1 indexed citations

Li, Ziqi, Yi Lei, Qing Liu, et al.. (2024). Single-Cell Multiomics Profiling Reveals Heterogeneity of Müller Cells in the Oxygen-Induced Retinopathy Model. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 65(13). 8–8. 2 indexed citations

Lin, Xiaolei, Yi Lei, Miaozhen Pan, et al.. (2024). Augmentation of scleral glycolysis promotes myopia through histone lactylation. Cell Metabolism. 36(3). 511–525.e7. 52 indexed citations breakdown →

Liu, Yuanyuan, Xueli Yang, Wei Zhou, et al.. (2024). Assessment of photoreceptor recovery and visual function utilizing adaptive optics and microperimetry in patients with surgically closed macular holes. Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy. 51. 104458–104458.

Yan, Zhongyi, Zhenxiang Zhao, Yi Lei, et al.. (2023). New role of gramicidin A in RIG‐I‐like receptors‐mediated IFN signalling. Immunology. 169(2). 219–228.

Lei, Yi, Yun Chau Long, Dan Zhao, et al.. (2023). Expression of aldose reductase in mouse endometrial epithelial cells and its role in sperm capacitation. Theriogenology. 209. 243–250.

Lei, Yi, Guilin Chen, Chenchen Wang, et al.. (2022). PGF _2α facilitates pathological retinal angiogenesis by modulating endothelial FOS ‐driven ELR ⁺ CXC chemokine expression. EMBO Molecular Medicine. 15(1). e16373–e16373. 18 indexed citations

Zhang, Haokun, Yanfang Peipei Zhu, Yi Lei, et al.. (2022). Lysozyme Protects Against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection and Inflammation in Human Corneal Epithelial Cells. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 63(6). 16–16. 13 indexed citations

Pan, Miaozhen, Fei Zhao, Hao Wu, et al.. (2021). Dietary ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids are protective for myopia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(43). 62 indexed citations

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He, Wenjie, Li-hong Liang, Hanwen Zhang, et al.. (2021). Diffusion Spectrum Imaging of Corticospinal Tracts in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. Frontiers in Neurology. 12. 636518–636518. 7 indexed citations

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Long, Yun, Yicheng Wang, Dongzhi Yuan, et al.. (2021). GLUT4 in Mouse Endometrial Epithelium: Roles in Embryonic Development and Implantation. Frontiers in Physiology. 12. 674924–674924. 16 indexed citations

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Zhou, Yu, Yi Lei, Long-Feng Lu, et al.. (2021). cGAS Is a Negative Regulator of RIG-I–Mediated IFN Response in Cyprinid Fish. The Journal of Immunology. 207(3). 784–798. 8 indexed citations

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Zhao, Fei, Hao Wu, Peter S. Reinach, et al.. (2020). Up-Regulation of Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 by Scleral Monocyte–Derived Macrophages Contributes to Myopia Development. American Journal Of Pathology. 190(9). 1888–1908. 29 indexed citations

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Zhou, Xuan, Sen Zhang, Guoyun Zhang, et al.. (2020). Increased Choroidal Blood Perfusion Can Inhibit Form Deprivation Myopia in Guinea Pigs. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 61(13). 25–25. 107 indexed citations

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Liu, Chao, Dong Wang, Yi Lei, et al.. (2019). Balanced crystalloids versus normal saline for fluid resuscitation in critically ill patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 37(11). 2072–2078. 26 indexed citations

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Zhao, Dan, Yun Chau Long, Yi Lei, et al.. (2019). Progesterone-induced miR-152 interferes with embryonic implantation by downregulating GLUT3 in endometrial epithelium. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 316(4). E557–E567. 14 indexed citations

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Lei, Yi, et al.. (2014). Increased circulating obestatin in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine. 9(1). 5–5. 3 indexed citations

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Xia, Jun, et al.. (2007). [Preliminary study of diffusion tensor imaging in treatment response assessment of major depression].. PubMed. 27(12). 1905–7. 2 indexed citations

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