Yi Zhang

11.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
273 papers, 9.0k citations indexed

About

Yi Zhang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Yi Zhang has authored 273 papers receiving a total of 9.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 144 papers in Molecular Biology, 61 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 42 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Yi Zhang's work include Nerve injury and regeneration (45 papers), Extracellular vesicles in disease (35 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (34 papers). Yi Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Nerve injury and regeneration (45 papers), Extracellular vesicles in disease (35 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (34 papers). Yi Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Yi Zhang's co-authors include Michael Chopp, Zheng Gang Zhang, Xiaodong Wang, Mark Katakowski, Hongqi Xin, Xia Shang, Yi Li, Ben Buller, Xuenong Bo and Douglas A. Lauffenburger and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Yi Zhang

263 papers receiving 8.9k 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.

Exosome-Mediated Transfer of miR-133b from Multipotent Mesenchymal Stromal Cells to Neural Cells Contributes to Neurite Outgrowth

2012 719 citations Yi Zhang, Xiaodong Wang 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 Zhang China	46	5.3k	2.0k	1.4k	1.0k	779	273	9.0k
Gang Chen China	61	4.9k 0.9×	1.0k 0.5×	1.1k 0.7×	1.1k 1.1×	2.6k 3.3×	415	12.7k
Pamela Maher United States	76	9.5k 1.8×	1.5k 0.7×	2.7k 1.9×	2.8k 2.7×	1.7k 2.2×	229	16.8k
Cecília M. P. Rodrigues Portugal	60	5.9k 1.1×	1.6k 0.8×	814 0.6×	1.5k 1.5×	554 0.7×	260	11.9k
Maurizio Memo Italy	54	4.6k 0.9×	942 0.5×	3.0k 2.1×	2.0k 1.9×	1.0k 1.3×	306	10.5k
Urs V. Berger United States	42	4.0k 0.8×	1.2k 0.6×	1.7k 1.2×	706 0.7×	475 0.6×	56	9.7k
Rajiv R. Ratan United States	68	8.7k 1.6×	2.4k 1.2×	3.2k 2.2×	2.4k 2.3×	1.9k 2.4×	164	15.4k
Young‐Guen Kwon South Korea	56	6.3k 1.2×	1.6k 0.8×	680 0.5×	1.1k 1.0×	734 0.9×	202	11.3k
Daret K. St. Clair United States	64	6.8k 1.3×	1.7k 0.9×	546 0.4×	1.8k 1.7×	549 0.7×	175	12.9k
Carsten Culmsee Germany	60	7.0k 1.3×	1.6k 0.8×	2.3k 1.6×	1.7k 1.7×	1.7k 2.1×	162	12.7k
Marc Yudkoff United States	53	6.7k 1.3×	2.8k 1.4×	1.7k 1.2×	2.8k 2.7×	321 0.4×	191	12.0k

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Wang, Weida, et al.. (2025). Therapeutic and diagnostic potential of extracellular vesicle (EV)-mediated intercellular transfer of mitochondria and mitochondrial components. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism. 46(2). 289–305. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Tengyue, et al.. (2025). Single-cell transcriptomic analyses provide insights into SPP1+ TAM-mediated immune suppression and CD8+ T cell dysfunction in lung cancer. Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy. 74(10). 319–319. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Yi, Chanjuan Chen, Wei Tan, et al.. (2025). Pkd2l1 deletion inhibits the neurogenesis of cerebrospinal fluid-contacting neurons and impedes spinal cord injury repair. Cell Death Discovery. 11(1). 194–194.

Chang, Chih‐Jung, et al.. (2024). Proteomic analysis of serum extracellular vesicles from biliary tract infection patients to identify novel biomarkers. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 5707–5707. 2 indexed citations

Dai, Qiang, Chen Li, Yan Li, et al.. (2023). Microfat exerts an anti-fibrotic effect on human hypertrophic scar via fetuin-A/ETV4 axis. Journal of Translational Medicine. 21(1). 231–231. 4 indexed citations

Zhang, Xue, et al.. (2023). Methods developments of mass spectrometry based single cell metabolomics. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry. 164. 117086–117086. 11 indexed citations

Wang, Xiao, Yannan Wang, Simiao Liu, et al.. (2023). Class I histone deacetylase complex: Structure and functional correlates. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(30). e2307598120–e2307598120. 5 indexed citations

Zhang, Mengjiao, Yifeng Wang, Yanli Zhang, et al.. (2023). Fusobacterium nucleatum promotes colorectal cancer metastasis by excretion of miR-122-5p from cells via exosomes. iScience. 26(9). 107686–107686. 23 indexed citations

Zhang, Yi, et al.. (2023). Integrating Metabolomics and Network Pharmacology to Explore the Mechanism of Xiao-Yao-San in the Treatment of Inflammatory Response in CUMS Mice. Pharmaceuticals. 16(11). 1607–1607. 5 indexed citations

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Ruan, Jingya, et al.. (2023). Xanthones from Gentianella acuta (Michx.) Hulten Ameliorate Colorectal Carcinoma via the PI3K/Akt/mTOR Signaling Pathway. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(3). 2279–2279. 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yi, et al.. (2022). Diverse mechanisms associated with cyhalofop-butyl resistance in Chinese sprangletop (Leptochloa chinensis (L.) Nees): Characterization of target-site mutations and metabolic resistance-related genes in two resistant populations. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 990085–990085. 18 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yanlu, Yi Zhang, Michael Chopp, et al.. (2022). Therapeutic Role of microRNAs of Small Extracellular Vesicles from Human Mesenchymal Stromal/Stem Cells in Treatment of Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 40(7-8). 758–771. 17 indexed citations

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Zhang, He, Yuyu Zhao, Yi Zhang, et al.. (2021). Exosomes derived from macrophages upon cobalt ion stimulation promote angiogenesis. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 203. 111742–111742. 19 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yi, Yi Qin, Michael Chopp, et al.. (2020). Ischemic Cerebral Endothelial Cell–Derived Exosomes Promote Axonal Growth. Stroke. 51(12). 3701–3712. 43 indexed citations

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Li, Wei, et al.. (2018). MicroRNA-20a protects human aortic endothelial cells from Ox-LDL-induced inflammation through targeting TLR4 and TXNIP signaling. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 103. 191–197. 58 indexed citations

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Cheng, Yan, Ugir Hossain Sk, Yi Zhang, et al.. (2012). Rational Incorporation of Selenium into Temozolomide Elicits Superior Antitumor Activity Associated with Both Apoptotic and Autophagic Cell Death. PLoS ONE. 7(4). e35104–e35104. 33 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yi, Haijing Zhang, Jing Jin, et al.. (2010). Activity of the potent dual Abl/Src tyrosine kinase inhibitor FB2 against Bcr–Abl positive cell lines in vitro and in vivo. Leukemia Research. 35(2). 237–242. 4 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yi, Xuenong Bo, Ralf Schoepfer, et al.. (2005). Growth-associated protein GAP-43 and L1 act synergistically to promote regenerative growth of Purkinje cell axons in vivo. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(41). 14883–14888. 72 indexed citations

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Liu, Hui, et al.. (2003). Potential utility of various protease inhibitors for improving the intestinal absorption of insulin in rats. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 55(11). 1523–1529. 52 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yi, et al.. (2003). Blockade of 5-HT2A Receptors May Mediate or Modulate Part of the Immobility Produced by Inhaled Anesthetics. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 97(2). 475–479. 20 indexed citations

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