Yi Yang

9.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
225 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Yi Yang is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Neurology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Yi Yang has authored 225 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Epidemiology, 65 papers in Neurology and 65 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Yi Yang's work include Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (76 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (40 papers) and Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (39 papers). Yi Yang is often cited by papers focused on Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (76 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (40 papers) and Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (39 papers). Yi Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Yi Yang's co-authors include Zhen‐Ni Guo, Hang Jin, Fu-Liang Zhang, Yingqi Xing, Shuo Huang, Xiuli Yan, Jiaxin Ren, Xin Sun, Ashfaq Shuaib and Ming-Shuo Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, PLoS ONE and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Yi Yang

215 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

Free Radical Damage in Ischemia‐Reperfusion Injury: An Ob... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 2023 2022 2022 100 200 300
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. Free Radical Damage in Ischemia‐Reperfusion Injury: An Obstacle in Acute Ischemic Stroke after Revascularization Therapy
    2018 396 citations Ming-Shuo Sun, Hang Jin et al. profile →
  2. Remote ischemic conditioning attenuates oxidative stress and inflammation via the Nrf2/HO-1 pathway in MCAO mice
    2023 140 citations Hong-Jing Zhu, Ruoyu Zhao et al. Redox Biology profile →
  3. Se‐Containing MOF Coated Dual‐Fe‐Atom Nanozymes With Multi‐Enzyme Cascade Activities Protect Against Cerebral Ischemic Reperfusion Injury
    2022 133 citations Yi Yang et al. profile →
  4. Prevalence of stroke in China, 2013–2019: A population-based study
    2022 119 citations Yi Yang, Dawei Chen 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 Yang China 36 1.2k 1.2k 1.1k 1.0k 934 225 5.0k
Tomás Sobrino Spain 43 1.7k 1.4× 1.4k 1.2× 1.6k 1.5× 911 0.9× 524 0.6× 203 5.8k
Arshad Majid United Kingdom 42 1.0k 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 1.2k 1.2× 640 0.6× 634 0.7× 127 4.8k
Sung‐Chun Tang Taiwan 43 1.6k 1.3× 1.4k 1.2× 1.7k 1.6× 1.4k 1.4× 651 0.7× 251 6.9k
Adviye Ergul United States 44 1.6k 1.3× 1.5k 1.3× 2.1k 2.0× 680 0.7× 633 0.7× 141 6.0k
Zhen‐Ni Guo China 31 924 0.7× 1.0k 0.9× 803 0.8× 989 1.0× 803 0.9× 172 3.8k
Jinsheng Zeng China 35 1.1k 0.9× 1.9k 1.6× 1.3k 1.2× 1.0k 1.0× 1.1k 1.1× 189 5.6k
Marilyn J. Cipolla United States 46 1.1k 0.8× 937 0.8× 1.1k 1.1× 915 0.9× 663 0.7× 156 6.4k
Takao Urabe Japan 32 1.2k 0.9× 705 0.6× 1.2k 1.2× 673 0.7× 424 0.5× 138 4.0k
Julia Kofler United States 40 1.4k 1.2× 552 0.5× 914 0.9× 1.0k 1.0× 520 0.6× 138 4.8k
Mar Castellanos Spain 39 1.1k 0.9× 2.5k 2.1× 984 0.9× 1.3k 1.3× 1.1k 1.2× 154 5.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yi Yang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yi Yang

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All Works

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Wang, Chengyuan, et al.. (2025). Neurovascular unit in ischemic stroke in older adults: a narrative review. 2(1). 29–39. 3 indexed citations
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Yang, Yi, Peipei Guan, & Pu Wang. (2025). Triptolide induces the secretion of insulin, through which it alleviates the tauopathies of Alzheimer’s disease via inhibiting the phosphorylation of tau. Biochemical Pharmacology. 242(Pt 3). 117223–117223. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaoqiu, Zhen‐Ni Guo, Lu Wang, et al.. (2024). Trendelenburg position for acute anterior circulation ischaemic stroke with large artery atherosclerosis aetiology (HOPES 3): rationale and design. Stroke and Vascular Neurology. 9(5). 574–579. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Dawei, et al.. (2024). Small vessel disease burden and prognosis of recent subcortical ischaemic stroke differ by parent artery atherosclerosis. European Journal of Neurology. 31(10). e16422–e16422. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Wěi, Yi Yang, Xue Ma, et al.. (2024). Preoperative and intraoperative tirofiban during endovascular thrombectomy in large vessel occlusion stroke due to large artery atherosclerosis. European Journal of Neurology. 31(10). e16419–e16419. 4 indexed citations
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Zhu, Hong-Jing, Shengyu Zhou, Yang Qu, et al.. (2024). Prognostic Value of Fibrosis-4 in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients Undergoing Intravenous Thrombolysis. Clinical Interventions in Aging. Volume 19. 1663–1674.
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Liu, Jia‐Cheng, Yifei Zhang, Shengyu Zhou, et al.. (2024). Cellular senescence: A novel therapeutic target for central nervous system diseases. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 179. 117311–117311. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Jiacheng, Dianhui Zhang, Qianyan He, et al.. (2024). The pleiotropic effects of statins: a comprehensive exploration of neurovascular unit modulation and blood–brain barrier protection. Molecular Medicine. 30(1). 256–256. 14 indexed citations
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Chen, Dawei, Yi Yang, Meng Zhang, et al.. (2024). Quantitative Assessment of Acute Intracranial Clot and Collaterals on High-Resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Cerebrovascular Diseases. 54(3). 389–397.
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Qu, Yang, et al.. (2023). Gut microbiota-derived metabolite trimethylamine-N-oxide and stroke outcome: a systematic review. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 16. 1165398–1165398. 5 indexed citations
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Guo, Zhen‐Ni, Yang Qu, Yongsheng Gao, et al.. (2023). Changes in cerebral autoregulation, stroke‐related blood biomarkers, and autonomic regulation after patent foramen ovale closure in severe migraine patients. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 29(10). 3031–3042. 4 indexed citations
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Si, Qianqian, Dawei Chen, Yi Yang, et al.. (2023). High‐resolution magnetic resonance imaging of acute intracranial artery thrombus. European Journal of Neurology. 30(10). 3172–3181. 6 indexed citations
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Yang, Shilun, Dingkang Xu, Dianhui Zhang, et al.. (2023). Levofloxacin alleviates blood-brain barrier disruption following cerebral ischemia and reperfusion via directly inhibiting A-FABP. European Journal of Pharmacology. 963. 176275–176275. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Shuya, Aoming Jin, Gaifen Liu, et al.. (2023). Safety and Efficacy of Reteplase Versus Alteplase for Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Phase 2 Randomized Controlled Trial. Stroke. 55(2). 366–375. 18 indexed citations
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Yang, Yi, et al.. (2022). Arglabin regulates microglia polarization to relieve neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease. Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology. 36(6). 5 indexed citations
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Zhang, Fu-Liang, Zhen‐Ni Guo, Yanhua Wu, et al.. (2017). Prevalence of stroke and associated risk factors: a population based cross sectional study from northeast China. BMJ Open. 7(9). e015758–e015758. 58 indexed citations

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