Yibin Kang

47.6k total citations · 12 hit papers
193 papers, 25.3k citations indexed

About

Yibin Kang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Yibin Kang has authored 193 papers receiving a total of 25.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 123 papers in Molecular Biology, 109 papers in Oncology and 54 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Yibin Kang's work include Cancer Cells and Metastasis (56 papers), Bone health and treatments (25 papers) and TGF-β signaling in diseases (19 papers). Yibin Kang is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Cells and Metastasis (56 papers), Bone health and treatments (25 papers) and TGF-β signaling in diseases (19 papers). Yibin Kang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. Yibin Kang's co-authors include Joan Massagué, Xin Lü, Manav Korpal, Guohong Hu, Klaus Pantel, Yong Wei, Wei Lu, Peter M. Siegel, Nilay S. Sethi and Theresa A. Guise and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Yibin Kang

189 papers receiving 25.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

A multigenic program mediating breast cancer metastasis to bone

2003 2.0k citations Yibin Kang, Joan Massagué et al. profile →
The miR-200 Family Inhibits Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Cancer Cell Migration by Direct Targeting of E-cadherin Transcriptional Repressors ZEB1 and ZEB2

2008 1.4k citations Guohong Hu, Yibin Kang et al. profile →
Pre-metastatic niches: organ-specific homes for metastases

2017 1.4k citations Yibin Kang et al. profile →
Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transitions

2004 1.2k citations Yibin Kang, Joan Massagué profile →
Epithelial-Mesenchymal Plasticity in Cancer Progression and Metastasis

2019 727 citations Yibin Kang et al. profile →
Tumor metastasis: moving new biological insights into the clinic

2013 620 citations Liling Wan, Yibin Kang et al. profile →
Hypoxia and Hypoxia-Inducible Factors: Master Regulators of Metastasis

2010 556 citations Xin Lü, Yibin Kang profile →
Distinct organ-specific metastatic potential of individual breast cancer cells and primary tumors

2005 522 citations Andy J. Minn, Yibin Kang et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
Direct targeting of Sec23a by miR-200s influences cancer cell secretome and promotes metastatic colonization

2011 508 citations Brian Ell, Andrés Blanco et al. profile →
Context-dependent EMT programs in cancer metastasis

2019 424 citations Nicole M. Aiello, Yibin Kang The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
VCAM-1 Promotes Osteolytic Expansion of Indolent Bone Micrometastasis of Breast Cancer by Engaging α4β1-Positive Osteoclast Progenitors

2011 397 citations Xin Lü, Yong Wei et al. profile →
How important is EMT for cancer metastasis?

2024 44 citations Toni Celià-Terrassa, Yibin Kang profile →

Peers

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yibin Kang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yibin Kang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yibin Kang 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 Yibin Kang. Yibin Kang 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

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Dietary Fiber Lacks a Consistent Effect on Immune Checkpoint Blockade Efficacy Across Diverse Murine Tumor Models 2025 ·Cancer Research ·Asael Roichman, Gabriela Reyes‐Castellanos, Ziqing Chen, Zihong Chen, Sarah J. Mitchell, Michael R. MacArthur, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Maria Gomez-Jenkins, (unknown), Xincheng Xu, Beianka Tomlinson, Xiang Hang, Eric G. Pamer, Yong Wei, Yibin Kang, Eileen White, Joshua D. Rabinowitz	2
2	CXCR4+ mammary gland macrophageal niche promotes tumor initiating cell activity and immune suppression during tumorigenesis 2025 ·Nature Communications ·Eun-Mi Lee, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yong Wei, Xiang Hang, Chandra L. Theesfeld, (unknown), Jennifer Miller, Wei Wang, Sha Wang, Gary Laevsky, Christina J. DeCoste, Yibin Kang	3
3	SMARCA4 Inhibits Breast Cancer Progression and Metastasis through RHOA Suppression 2025 ·Cancer Research ·Zheng Sun, (unknown), Yong Wei, (unknown), Xiang Hang, Yibin Kang	1
4	Biomolecular condensates: A new lens on cancer biology 2024 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Cancer ·(unknown), Yibin Kang	3
5	Deciphering normal and cancer stem cell niches by spatial transcriptomics: opportunities and challenges 2024 ·Genes & Development ·Hirak Sarkar, Eun-Mi Lee, (unknown), Yibin Kang	6
6	The pathogenic role of retinoid nuclear receptor signaling in cancer and metabolic syndromes 2024 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Mark Esposito, John K. Amory, Yibin Kang	4
7	SOX9 drives KRAS-induced lung adenocarcinoma progression and suppresses anti-tumor immunity 2023 ·Oncogene ·(unknown), Wen Lu, Yong Tang, Clotilde Wiel, Yong Wei, Jian Cao, Gregory Riedlinger, Thales Papagiannakopoulos, Jessie Yanxiang Guo, Martin O. Bergö, Yibin Kang, Shridar Ganesan, Hatem E. Sabaawy, Sharon R. Pine	8
8	Pharmacological disruption of the MTDH–SND1 complex enhances tumor antigen presentation and synergizes with anti-PD-1 therapy in metastatic breast cancer 2021 ·Nature Cancer ·Minhong Shen, Heath A. Smith, Yong Wei, Yi‐Zhou Jiang, Sheng Zhao, (unknown), Michelle Rowicki, Yong Tang, Xiang Hang, Song‐Yang Wu, Liling Wan, Zhi‐Ming Shao, Yibin Kang	45
9	TGF-β-induced DACT1 biomolecular condensates repress Wnt signalling to promote bone metastasis 2021 ·Nature Cell Biology ·Mark Esposito, Fang Cao, Katelyn C. Cook, (unknown), Yong Wei, Chiara Spadazzi, Dan Bracha, (unknown), Gary Laevsky, Christina J. DeCoste, (unknown), Clifford P. Brangwynne, Ileana M. Cristea, Yibin Kang	90
10	Therapeutic Targeting of Metadherin Suppresses Colorectal and Lung Cancer Progression and Metastasis 2020 ·Cancer Research ·Minhong Shen, Shanshan Xie, Michelle Rowicki, Sven Michel, Yong Wei, Xiang Hang, Liling Wan, Xin Lü, Min Yuan, (unknown), Frank Jaschinski, Tianhua Zhou, Richard Klar, Yibin Kang	37
11	Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Is Not Essential for K-Ras–Driven Tumor Growth or Metastasis 2020 ·Cancer Research ·Jonathan M. Ghergurovich, Mark Esposito, Zihong Chen, (unknown), Vrushank Bhatt, Taijin Lan, Eileen White, Yibin Kang, Jessie Yanxiang Guo, Joshua D. Rabinowitz	36
12	E-cigarette promotes breast carcinoma progression and lung metastasis: Macrophage-tumor cells crosstalk and the role of CCL5 and VCAM-1 2020 ·Cancer Letters ·Kien Pham, Do Luong Huynh, (unknown), Daniel Delitto, Lei Yang, Jing Huang, Yibin Kang, Michael Steinberg, Jieliang Li, Lanjing Zhang, Dongfang Liu, Moon‐shong Tang, Chen Liu, He Wang	33
13	Bone vascular niche E-selectin induces mesenchymal–epithelial transition and Wnt activation in cancer cells to promote bone metastasis 2019 ·Nature Cell Biology ·Mark Esposito, Nandini Mondal, Todd M. Greco, Yong Wei, Chiara Spadazzi, Song-Chang Lin, Hanqiu Zheng, (unknown), John L. Magnani, Sue-Hwa Lin, Ileana M. Cristea, Robert Sackstein, Yibin Kang	179
14	Hysteresis control of epithelial-mesenchymal transition dynamics conveys a distinct program with enhanced metastatic ability 2018 ·Nature Communications ·Toni Celià-Terrassa, (unknown), Daniel Dan Liu, Brian Ell, Nicole M. Aiello, Yong Wei, (unknown), Andrés Blanco, Xiang Hang, (unknown), Wenyang Li, Elizabeth D. Williams, Herschel Rabitz, Yibin Kang	123
15	Notch ligand Dll1 mediates cross-talk between mammary stem cells and the macrophageal niche 2018 ·Science ·Rumela Chakrabarti, Toni Celià-Terrassa, Sushil Kumar, Xiang Hang, Yong Wei, Abrar Choudhury, Julie Hwang, Peng Jia, Briana G. Nixon, (unknown), Christina J. DeCoste, Jie Gao, Johan H. van Es, Ming O. Li, Iannis Aifantis, Hans Clevers, Yibin Kang	147
16	Short‐term and long‐term clinical outcomes of uncommon types of invasive breast cancer 2017 ·Histopathology ·Mu Yang, Wei Bao, Xinmin Zhang, Yibin Kang, Bruce G. Haffty, Lanjing Zhang	11
17	Genetic Ablation of Metadherin Inhibits Autochthonous Prostate Cancer Progression and Metastasis 2014 ·Cancer Research ·Liling Wan, Guohong Hu, Yong Wei, Min Yuan, Roderick T. Bronson, Qifeng Yang, Javed Siddiqui, Kenneth J. Pienta, Yibin Kang	35
18	Protein tyrosine phosphatase UBASH3B is overexpressed in triple-negative breast cancer and promotes invasion and metastasis 2013 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Shuet Theng Lee, Min Feng, Yong Wei, Zhimei Li, Yuanyuan Qiao, Peiyong Guan, Xia Jiang, (unknown), Kelly Huynh, Jinhua Wang, Juntao Li, (unknown), Ern Yu Tan, Dave S.�B. Hoon, Yibin Kang, Qiang Yu	55
19	In vivo Dynamics and Distinct Functions of Hypoxia in Primary Tumor Growth and Organotropic Metastasis of Breast Cancer 2010 ·Cancer Research ·Xin Lü, Carol H. Yan, Min Yuan, Yong Wei, Guohong Hu, Yibin Kang	78
20	Distinct organ-specific metastatic potential of individual breast cancer cells and primary tumors breakdown → 2005 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Andy J. Minn, Yibin Kang, Inna Serganova, Gaorav P. Gupta, Dilip D. Giri, Mikhail Doubrovin, Vladimir Ponomarev, William L. Gerald, Ronald G. Blasberg, Joan Massagué	522

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