Yi Yang

12.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
224 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

Yi Yang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yi Yang has authored 224 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 122 papers in Molecular Biology, 24 papers in Materials Chemistry and 20 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yi Yang's work include Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (18 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (17 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (17 papers). Yi Yang is often cited by papers focused on Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (18 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (17 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (17 papers). Yi Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Yi Yang's co-authors include Joseph Loscalzo, Yuzheng Zhao, Xianjun Chen, Xue Wang, Miaowei Mao, Zefeng Wang, Yun Yang, Xiaowei Song, Yang Wang and Ling‐Ling Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Yi Yang

209 papers receiving 8.0k 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.

Extensive translation of circular RNAs driven by N6-methyladenosine

2017 1.4k citations Miaowei Mao, Yi Yang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yi Yang China	44	5.1k	1.7k	734	709	695	224	8.1k
Yanmin Zhang China	48	4.1k 0.8×	1000 0.6×	347 0.5×	752 1.1×	977 1.4×	434	8.5k
Xiaodong Wang China	44	4.7k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	319 0.4×	301 0.4×	504 0.7×	308	8.7k
Michael T. Wilson United Kingdom	53	6.6k 1.3×	1.7k 1.0×	1.0k 1.4×	622 0.9×	336 0.5×	256	11.1k
Yang Li China	47	4.5k 0.9×	1.7k 1.0×	392 0.5×	541 0.8×	520 0.7×	276	8.1k
Hiroshi Hirata Japan	57	5.8k 1.1×	2.8k 1.6×	611 0.8×	1.1k 1.5×	334 0.5×	377	11.1k
Vsevolod V. Belousov Russia	38	4.2k 0.8×	420 0.2×	738 1.0×	555 0.8×	713 1.0×	132	6.8k
Cong Liu China	52	5.9k 1.2×	712 0.4×	515 0.7×	1.1k 1.6×	496 0.7×	416	11.0k
Magnar Bjørås Norway	49	8.5k 1.7×	1.3k 0.7×	1.6k 2.1×	294 0.4×	257 0.4×	233	11.2k
Judy Hirst United Kingdom	57	8.3k 1.6×	572 0.3×	492 0.7×	635 0.9×	207 0.3×	133	12.1k
Leonard H. Rome United States	46	6.2k 1.2×	1.5k 0.9×	326 0.4×	393 0.6×	497 0.7×	133	8.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Yi Yang

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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

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Dai, Daisy, Ting Wang, Ying Wu, et al.. (2025). CDK1-mediated phosphorylation of LDHA fuels mitosis through LDHB-dependent lactate oxidation. EMBO Reports. 26(20). 4923–4949. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Xianjun, Ziyi Yang, Bingkun Bao, et al.. (2025). Covalently reactive microparticles imbibe blood to form fortified clots for rapid hemostasis and prevention of rebleeding. Nature Communications. 16(1). 3705–3705. 4 indexed citations

Chen, Xiaoqian, Nian Chen, Zhuo Zhang, et al.. (2024). A bright red fluorescent genetically encoded sensor for lactate imaging. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 734. 150449–150449. 4 indexed citations

Fang, Mengyue, Deqiang Yao, Xiaochen Xu, et al.. (2024). Structural basis of a small monomeric Clivia fluorogenic RNA with a large Stokes shift. Nature Chemical Biology. 20(11). 1453–1460. 7 indexed citations

Jia, Xinyuan, et al.. (2024). Recent Progress in Biosensors for Depression Monitoring—Advancing Personalized Treatment. Biosensors. 14(9). 422–422. 3 indexed citations

Zuo, Fangting, Li Jiang, Ni Su, et al.. (2024). Imaging the dynamics of messenger RNA with a bright and stable green fluorescent RNA. Nature Chemical Biology. 20(10). 1272–1281. 31 indexed citations

Fang, Mengyue, Huiwen Li, Xin Xie, et al.. (2023). Imaging intracellular metabolite and protein changes in live mammalian cells with bright fluorescent RNA-based genetically encoded sensors. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 235. 115411–115411. 12 indexed citations

Mao, Miaowei, Yajie Qian, Wenyao Zhang, et al.. (2023). Controlling protein stability with SULI, a highly sensitive tag for stabilization upon light induction. Nature Communications. 14(1). 2172–2172. 4 indexed citations

He, Lijuan, Yi Yang, Jinjin Li, et al.. (2023). A lateral-immobilization zebrafish microfluidic chip-based system for in vivo real-time evaluation of antithrombotic agents. Chinese Chemical Letters. 35(3). 109013–109013. 1 indexed citations

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Qian, Yajie, et al.. (2023). A Single-Component Optogenetic Gal4-UAS System Allows Stringent Control of Gene Expression in Zebrafish and Drosophila. ACS Synthetic Biology. 12(3). 664–671. 9 indexed citations

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Liu, Renmei, Jing Yao, Jing Yang, et al.. (2023). Spatiotemporal control of RNA metabolism and CRISPR–Cas functions using engineered photoswitchable RNA-binding proteins. Nature Protocols. 19(2). 374–405. 6 indexed citations

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Yang, Yi, Thomas H. Hammond, Mariavittoria Pizzinga, et al.. (2022). Phosphorylation of the smooth muscle master splicing regulator RBPMS regulates its splicing activity. Nucleic Acids Research. 50(20). 11895–11915. 8 indexed citations

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Liu, Renmei, Jing Yang, Jing Yao, et al.. (2022). Optogenetic control of RNA function and metabolism using engineered light-switchable RNA-binding proteins. Nature Biotechnology. 40(5). 779–786. 54 indexed citations

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Chen, Chiqi, Yaping Zhang, Li Xie, et al.. (2022). NADPH metabolism determines the leukemogenic capacity and drug resistance of AML cells. Cell Reports. 39(1). 110607–110607. 13 indexed citations

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Yuan, Zhiqing, Yingbin Liu, Xuxu Sun, et al.. (2021). A redox probe screens MTHFD1 as a determinant of gemcitabine chemoresistance in cholangiocarcinoma. Cell Death Discovery. 7(1). 89–89. 5 indexed citations

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Li, Ting, Xianjun Chen, Yajie Qian, et al.. (2021). A synthetic BRET-based optogenetic device for pulsatile transgene expression enabling glucose homeostasis in mice. Nature Communications. 12(1). 615–615. 26 indexed citations

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Liu, Kejia, Yimin Lao, Jie Yang, et al.. (2019). A fine-tuning mechanism underlying self-control for autophagy: deSUMOylation of BECN1 by SENP3. Autophagy. 16(6). 975–990. 55 indexed citations

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Cai, Zhengwei, Yibo Gan, Chunyan Bao, et al.. (2019). Photosensitive Hydrogel Creates Favorable Biologic Niches to Promote Spinal Cord Injury Repair. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 8(13). e1900013–e1900013. 61 indexed citations

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Cao, Xiaodan, Changcheng Zhang, Yangyi Liu, et al.. (2019). Ultrafast internal conversion dynamics of bilirubin bound to UnaG and its N57A mutant. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 21(5). 2365–2371. 19 indexed citations

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Xie, Wuxiang, et al.. (2011). Combination of carotid intima-media thickness and plaque for better predicting risk of ischaemic cardiovascular events. Heart. 97(16). 1326–1331. 52 indexed citations

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