Yi Pei

3.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
42 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Yi Pei is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Yi Pei has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Cancer Research and 6 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Yi Pei's work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (14 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (14 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (12 papers). Yi Pei is often cited by papers focused on RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (14 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (14 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (12 papers). Yi Pei collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. Yi Pei's co-authors include Thomas Tuschl, Stewart Shuman, Dinshaw J. Patel, Gunter Meister, Yuren Adam Yuan, Jinbiao Ma, Shih‐Shun Lin, Xiuren Zhang, Nam‐Hai Chua and Beate Schwer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Yi Pei

40 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Cucumber mosaic virus -encoded 2b suppressor inhibits Ara... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2006 2005 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. Cucumber mosaic virus -encoded 2b suppressor inhibits Arabidopsis Argonaute1 cleavage activity to counter plant defense
    2006 530 citations Yi Pei, Thomas Tuschl et al. profile →
  2. Structural basis for 5′-end-specific recognition of guide RNA by the A. fulgidus Piwi protein
    2005 510 citations Jinbiao Ma, Yuren Adam Yuan 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 Pei United States 23 2.2k 732 500 200 193 42 2.9k
Martin Tabler Greece 27 1.4k 0.6× 1.2k 1.6× 238 0.5× 434 2.2× 101 0.5× 50 2.2k
Gang Sheng China 18 2.5k 1.1× 291 0.4× 404 0.8× 69 0.3× 298 1.5× 35 2.8k
David E. Weinberg United States 13 2.0k 0.9× 297 0.4× 215 0.4× 96 0.5× 185 1.0× 18 2.3k
Baoye He China 20 1.4k 0.6× 1.2k 1.6× 274 0.5× 205 1.0× 38 0.2× 26 2.1k
Jinbiao Ma China 30 4.5k 2.0× 1.2k 1.6× 1.3k 2.5× 49 0.2× 234 1.2× 83 5.1k
Zoltán Havelda Hungary 24 1.2k 0.5× 1.7k 2.3× 552 1.1× 527 2.6× 47 0.2× 43 2.6k
Florence Jay Switzerland 14 1.2k 0.6× 2.6k 3.5× 260 0.5× 136 0.7× 70 0.4× 17 3.2k
Stefan Juranek Germany 21 2.7k 1.2× 384 0.5× 557 1.1× 32 0.2× 228 1.2× 29 2.9k
Gavin J. Knott United States 21 3.5k 1.6× 385 0.5× 190 0.4× 72 0.4× 504 2.6× 36 3.9k
Mounir G. AbouHaidar Canada 20 595 0.3× 527 0.7× 118 0.2× 161 0.8× 148 0.8× 75 1.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yi Pei

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yi Pei

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

All Works

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Shen, Xun, Elizabeth B. Smith, Xi Ai, et al.. (2019). Live Cell Membranome cDNA Screen: A Novel Homogenous Live Cell Binding Assay to Study Membrane Protein-Ligand Interaction. SLAS DISCOVERY. 24(10). 978–986. 1 indexed citations
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Wei, Jie, Jeffrey J. Jones, Jing Kang, et al.. (2011). RNA-Induced Silencing Complex-Bound Small Interfering RNA Is a Determinant of RNA Interference-Mediated Gene Silencing in Mice. Molecular Pharmacology. 79(6). 953–963. 40 indexed citations
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Schneider, Susanne A., Yi Pei, Stewart Shuman, & Beate Schwer. (2010). Separable Functions of the Fission Yeast Spt5 Carboxyl-Terminal Domain (CTD) in Capping Enzyme Binding and Transcription Elongation Overlap with Those of the RNA Polymerase II CTD. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 30(10). 2353–2364. 52 indexed citations
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Schwer, Beate, Susanne A. Schneider, Yi Pei, Anna Aronova, & Stewart Shuman. (2009). Characterization of the Schizosaccharomyces pombe Spt5-Spt4 complex. RNA. 15(7). 1241–1250. 15 indexed citations
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Patel, Dinshaw J., Yi Pei, Vitaly Kuryavyi, et al.. (2006). Structural Biology of RNA Silencing and Its Functional Implications. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 71(0). 81–93. 31 indexed citations
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Yuan, Yuren Adam, Yi Pei, Hongying Chen, Thomas Tuschl, & Dinshaw J. Patel. (2006). A Potential Protein-RNA Recognition Event along the RISC-Loading Pathway from the Structure of A. aeolicus Argonaute with Externally Bound siRNA. Structure. 14(10). 1557–1565. 41 indexed citations
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Ma, Junhong, et al.. (2005). STRUCTURAL BASIS FOR 5 -END-SPECIFIC RECOGNITION OF GUIDE RNA BY THE A. FULGIDU PIWI PROTEIN. Reports on Progress in Physics. 68. 1 indexed citations
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Pei, Yi, et al.. (2005). Determination of Schisandrin B in fruits of Schisandra chinensis with high performance liquid chromagraphy(HPLC). Zhiwu yanjiu. 25(3). 373–375.
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Yuan, Yuren Adam, Yi Pei, Jinbiao Ma, et al.. (2005). Crystal Structure of A. aeolicus Argonaute, a Site-Specific DNA-Guided Endoribonuclease, Provides Insights into RISC-Mediated mRNA Cleavage. Molecular Cell. 19(3). 405–419. 307 indexed citations
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Pei, Yi, Beate Schwer, & Stewart Shuman. (2003). Interactions between Fission Yeast Cdk9, Its Cyclin Partner Pch1, and mRNA Capping Enzyme Pct1 Suggest an Elongation Checkpoint for mRNA Quality Control. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(9). 7180–7188. 62 indexed citations
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Pei, Yi & Stewart Shuman. (2003). Characterization of the Schizosaccharomyces pombe Cdk9/Pch1 Protein Kinase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(44). 43346–43356. 56 indexed citations
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Hausmann, Stéphane, Yi Pei, & Stewart Shuman. (2003). Homodimeric Quaternary Structure Is Required for the in Vivo Function and Thermal Stability of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Schizosaccharomyces pombe RNA Triphosphatases. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(33). 30487–30496. 12 indexed citations
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Pei, Yi & Stewart Shuman. (2002). Interactions between Fission Yeast mRNA Capping Enzymes and Elongation Factor Spt5. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(22). 19639–19648. 125 indexed citations
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Pei, Yi. (2001). Characterization of Schizosaccharomyces pombe RNA triphosphatase. Nucleic Acids Research. 29(2). 387–396. 43 indexed citations
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Pei, Yi, Stéphane Hausmann, C. Kiong Ho, Beate Schwer, & Stewart Shuman. (2001). The Length, Phosphorylation State, and Primary Structure of the RNA Polymerase II Carboxyl-terminal Domain Dictate Interactions with mRNA Capping Enzymes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(30). 28075–28082. 61 indexed citations
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Pei, Yi, et al.. (2000). Characterization of Candida albicans RNA triphosphatase and mutational analysis of its active site. Nucleic Acids Research. 28(9). 1885–1892. 38 indexed citations
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