Yi Ni

4.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
48 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Yi Ni is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Hepatology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yi Ni has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Epidemiology, 25 papers in Hepatology and 11 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Yi Ni's work include Hepatitis B Virus Studies (30 papers), Hepatitis C virus research (25 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (11 papers). Yi Ni is often cited by papers focused on Hepatitis B Virus Studies (30 papers), Hepatitis C virus research (25 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (11 papers). Yi Ni collaborates with scholars based in Germany, China and United Kingdom. Yi Ni's co-authors include Stephan Urban, Florian A. Lempp, Shirin Nkongolo, Christina Kaufman, Stefan Mehrle, Holger Sültmann, Walter Mier, Michael Nassal, Jan Stindt and Maria Fälth and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Gastroenterology and Journal of Virology.

In The Last Decade

Yi Ni

43 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

Hepatitis B and D Viruses Exploit Sodium Taurocholate Co-transporting Polypeptide for Species-Specific Entry into Hepatocytes

2013 602 citations Yi Ni, Florian A. Lempp et al. profile →
An empirical study on the dark side of service employees’ AI awareness: Behavioral responses, emotional mechanisms, and mitigating factors

2024 38 citations Shuai Zhou, Yi Ni et al. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yi Ni Germany	23	1.7k	1.4k	315	302	266	48	2.1k
Zhenchao Gao China	10	1.8k 1.0×	1.3k 1.0×	207 0.7×	398 1.3×	282 1.1×	13	2.1k
Guangwei Xu China	8	2.0k 1.1×	1.5k 1.1×	214 0.7×	373 1.2×	291 1.1×	8	2.2k
Florian A. Lempp Germany	20	1.8k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	178 0.6×	271 0.9×	308 1.2×	30	2.0k
Lena Allweiss Germany	25	2.5k 1.4×	2.1k 1.6×	287 0.9×	387 1.3×	369 1.4×	66	2.8k
Tassilo Volz Germany	27	2.6k 1.5×	2.4k 1.7×	312 1.0×	467 1.5×	414 1.6×	55	3.2k
Julie Lucifora France	27	1.8k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	491 1.6×	434 1.4×	388 1.5×	63	2.3k
Joerg Petersen Germany	26	2.8k 1.6×	2.5k 1.8×	261 0.8×	420 1.4×	371 1.4×	40	3.2k
G. Raffa Italy	17	1.8k 1.0×	1.5k 1.1×	111 0.4×	375 1.2×	186 0.7×	30	2.0k
Sanaa M. Kamal Egypt	24	1.6k 0.9×	1.8k 1.3×	192 0.6×	123 0.4×	198 0.7×	60	2.4k
François Habersetzer France	23	1.3k 0.8×	1.5k 1.1×	195 0.6×	428 1.4×	401 1.5×	67	2.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Yi Ni

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yi Ni

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhou, Shuai & Yi Ni. (2025). How and when does AI awareness affect hotel frontline employee’s Unethical Pro-organizational Behavior? Insights from two longitudinal studies. International Journal of Hospitality Management. 130. 104267–104267.

Li, Xiuzhen, Yi Ni, Chenxi Liu, et al.. (2025). An electrochemical sensor based on immobilized cystathionine β-synthase (CBS) enzymes and Pd@CuO modified covalent organic framework for specific detection of homocysteine. Microchemical Journal. 214. 113950–113950. 1 indexed citations

Wettengel, Jochen M., Florian Gegenfurtner, Samuel Jeske, et al.. (2025). Identification of NTCP animal orthologs supporting hepatitis B virus binding and infection. Journal of Virology. 99(4). e0183324–e0183324. 1 indexed citations

Ni, Yi, Rong-Hong Hua, Yanhui Tan, et al.. (2024). Latexin deficiency limits foam cell formation and ameliorates atherosclerosis by promoting macrophage phenotype differentiation. Cell Death and Disease. 15(10). 754–754. 4 indexed citations

Yao, Shanliang, Runwei Guan, Yi Ni, et al.. (2024). WaterScenes: A Multi-Task 4D Radar-Camera Fusion Dataset and Benchmarks for Autonomous Driving on Water Surfaces. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. 25(11). 16584–16598. 30 indexed citations

Badmalia, Maulik D., Vanessa Meier‐Stephenson, Jennifer A. Corcoran, et al.. (2024). Development of a single‐domain antibody to target a G‐quadruplex located on the hepatitis B virus covalently closed circular DNA genome. Journal of Medical Virology. 96(6). e29692–e29692. 1 indexed citations

Zhou, Shuai, et al.. (2024). An empirical study on the dark side of service employees’ AI awareness: Behavioral responses, emotional mechanisms, and mitigating factors. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services. 79. 103869–103869. 38 indexed citations breakdown →

Groth, Christopher, Jovana Marić, Zhenfeng Zhang, et al.. (2023). Hepatitis D infection induces IFN-β-mediated NK cell activation and TRAIL-dependent cytotoxicity. Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1287367–1287367. 7 indexed citations

Guo, Hongbo, Chunyang Li, Yibo Ding, et al.. (2023). Molecular determinants within the C-termini of L-HDAg that regulate hepatitis D virus replication and assembly. JHEP Reports. 6(1). 100961–100961. 2 indexed citations

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Ni, Yi, et al.. (2023). Significance of PBRM1 mutation in disease progress and drug selection in clear cell renal cell carcinoma. Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews. 40(4). 3901–3915. 1 indexed citations

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Qu, Bingqian, Mila M. Leuthold, Yi Ni, et al.. (2022). Dual role of neddylation in transcription of hepatitis B virus RNAs from cccDNA and production of viral surface antigen. JHEP Reports. 4(10). 100551–100551. 11 indexed citations

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Zhang, Zhenfeng, Yi Ni, Florian A. Lempp, et al.. (2022). Hepatitis D virus-induced interferon response and administered interferons control cell division-mediated virus spread. Journal of Hepatology. 77(4). 957–966. 41 indexed citations

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Bosso, Matteo, Caterina Prelli Bozzo, Dominik Hotter, et al.. (2020). Nuclear PYHIN proteins target the host transcription factor Sp1 thereby restricting HIV-1 in human macrophages and CD4+ T cells. PLoS Pathogens. 16(8). e1008752–e1008752. 30 indexed citations

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Ni, Yi, et al.. (2019). Generation and characterization of a stable cell line persistently replicating and secreting the human hepatitis delta virus. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 10021–10021. 24 indexed citations

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Zhang, Zhenfeng, Yi Ni, Holger Sültmann, et al.. (2018). Hepatitis D virus replication is sensed by MDA5 and induces IFN-β/λ responses in hepatocytes. Journal of Hepatology. 69(1). 25–35. 103 indexed citations

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Suárez-Amarán, Lester, Marianna Di Scala, Yi Ni, et al.. (2017). A new HDV mouse model identifies mitochondrial antiviral signaling protein (MAVS) as a key player in IFN-β induction. Journal of Hepatology. 67(4). 669–679. 41 indexed citations

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Kim, Do‐Hyoung, et al.. (2008). An anti-viral peptide derived from the preS1 surface protein of hepatitis B virus. BMB Reports. 41(9). 640–644. 17 indexed citations

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Ni, Yi, et al.. (2004). A rapid and simple approach to preparation of monoclonal antibody based on DNA immunization.. PubMed. 1(4). 295–9. 11 indexed citations

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Ni, Jing, Yi Ni, Xiaohua Wang, et al.. (2004). Application of a Gene Vaccine Targeting HER-2/Neu in Immunocontraception. DNA and Cell Biology. 23(12). 807–814. 5 indexed citations

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Ni, Yi, Yasumasa Iwatani, Kinjiro Morimoto, & Akihiko Kawai. (1996). Studies on Unusual Cytoplasmic Structures which Contain Rabies Virus Envelope Proteins. Journal of General Virology. 77(9). 2137–2147. 15 indexed citations

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