Yifei Wang

4.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
90 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Yifei Wang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yifei Wang has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Infectious Diseases and 9 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Yifei Wang's work include SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (11 papers), Computational Drug Discovery Methods (6 papers) and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (6 papers). Yifei Wang is often cited by papers focused on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (11 papers), Computational Drug Discovery Methods (6 papers) and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (6 papers). Yifei Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Yifei Wang's co-authors include Shengyong Yang, Gisbert Schneider, Xin Yang, Ryan Byrne, Xin Yang, Jun Zou, Ajay Singh, Song Lin, Junhua Li and Hongyu Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Yifei Wang

80 papers receiving 1.9k citations

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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.

Concepts of Artificial Intelligence for Computer-Assisted Drug Discovery

2019 628 citations Yifei Wang, Shengyong Yang et al. profile →
Artificial intelligence in drug development

2025 110 citations Kang Zhang, Xin Yang et al. Nature Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yifei Wang China	18	842	442	275	233	133	90	1.9k
Aman Chandra Kaushik China	25	923 1.1×	411 0.9×	241 0.9×	143 0.6×	59 0.4×	94	1.7k
Thomas R. Lane United States	22	549 0.7×	572 1.3×	285 1.0×	227 1.0×	94 0.7×	68	1.5k
Kimberley M. Zorn United States	22	516 0.6×	672 1.5×	247 0.9×	255 1.1×	80 0.6×	36	1.5k
Fu Chen China	16	882 1.0×	376 0.9×	165 0.6×	108 0.5×	59 0.4×	26	1.4k
Andrea Zaliani Germany	17	1.1k 1.4×	737 1.7×	185 0.7×	310 1.3×	104 0.8×	63	1.8k
Ðắc-Trung Nguyễn United States	25	1.1k 1.3×	790 1.8×	122 0.4×	131 0.6×	109 0.8×	40	1.9k
Pritish Kumar Varadwaj India	25	903 1.1×	337 0.8×	179 0.7×	76 0.3×	103 0.8×	112	2.1k
H. C. Stephen Chan China	20	983 1.2×	508 1.1×	110 0.4×	356 1.5×	84 0.6×	33	1.9k
Philip Gribbon Germany	22	739 0.9×	240 0.5×	136 0.5×	100 0.4×	91 0.7×	83	1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yifei Wang

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wang, Mengzhao, Yifei Wang, Xin Yang, et al.. (2025). Associations of modifiable dementia risk factors with dementia and cognitive decline: evidence from three prospective cohorts. Frontiers in Public Health. 13. 1529969–1529969. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Yunshan, Yifei Wang, Kehao Zhao, et al.. (2025). Effects of non-pharmacological interventions on anxiety in patients undergoing colonoscopy: A network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 191. 112065–112065.

Yang, Jingrong, et al.. (2025). Adverse events in different administration routes of amiodarone: a pharmacovigilance study based on the FDA adverse event reporting system. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 16. 1517616–1517616.

Chen, Qingyan, Jiaojiao Zhao, Yifei Wang, et al.. (2025). The efficacy and safety of first-line monotherapies in primary therapy of invasive aspergillosis: a systematic review. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 15. 1530999–1530999.

Zhang, Kang, Xin Yang, Yifei Wang, et al.. (2025). Artificial intelligence in drug development. Nature Medicine. 31(1). 45–59. 110 indexed citations breakdown →

Chen, Fan, et al.. (2024). Magnesium and Cognitive Health in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Advances in Nutrition. 15(8). 100272–100272. 11 indexed citations

Wang, Han, Yanjing Li, Yifei Wang, Ting Shi, & Bo Wang. (2024). Penicillium janthinellum: A Potential Producer of Natural Products. Fermentation. 10(3). 157–157. 5 indexed citations

Sun, Xuan, et al.. (2024). Neuromedin S regulates goat ovarian granulosa cell proliferation and steroidogenesis via endoplasmic reticulum Ca²⁺‐YAP1‐ATF4‐c‐Jun pathway. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 239(11). e31368–e31368. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Yifei, et al.. (2024). Combined high-intensity interval and resistance training improves cardiorespiratory fitness more than high-intensity interval training in young women with overweight/obesity: a randomized controlled trial. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 15. 1450944–1450944. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Yifei, Xue Wang, Cheng Chen, et al.. (2023). RPI-CapsuleGAN: Predicting RNA-protein interactions through an interpretable generative adversarial capsule network. Pattern Recognition. 141. 109626–109626. 21 indexed citations

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Huang, Chong, Jingxin Qiao, Yueyue Li, et al.. (2023). Discovery of 3-phenyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole derivatives as a new class of SARS-CoV-2 main protease inhibitors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 86. 129238–129238. 4 indexed citations

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Wang, Yifei, et al.. (2023). The Genus Chrysosporium: A Potential Producer of Natural Products. Fermentation. 9(1). 76–76. 3 indexed citations

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Wang, Yifei, Akshaya Upadhyay, Sangeeth Pillai, Parisa Khayambashi, & Simon D. Tran. (2022). Saliva as a diagnostic specimen for SARS‐CoV‐2 detection: A scoping review. Oral Diseases. 28(S2). 2362–2390. 5 indexed citations

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Zhou, Longhua, Ting He, Jing Li, et al.. (2022). Phytohormones Accumulation and Distribution in Shoots and Roots of Haploid, Diploid and Tetraploid Barley Seedlings Derived from Microspore Culture. Phyton. 91(7). 1419–1428. 2 indexed citations

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Li, Yueshan, Yifei Wang, Jun Zou, et al.. (2022). Generative deep learning enables the discovery of a potent and selective RIPK1 inhibitor. Nature Communications. 13(1). 6891–6891. 55 indexed citations

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Takamatsu-Yukawa, Kayo, Yifei Wang, Masaki Watanabe, et al.. (2020). Convenient Retinoid X Receptor Binding Assay Based on Fluorescence Change of the Antagonist NEt-C343. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 64(1). 861–870. 6 indexed citations

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Wang, Yifei, Wenhong Xu, Guofa Li, et al.. (2019). Effect of Dexmedetomidine -based early goal-oriented sedation strategy on gastrointestinal function in patients with sepsis. 5(4). 317–324. 2 indexed citations

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Zhou, Wen, et al.. (2008). Accelerated stochastic simulation algorithm for coupled chemical reactions with delays. Computational Biology and Chemistry. 32(4). 240–242. 5 indexed citations

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Guo, Zhongmin, Wenyu Han, Guoling Wang, et al.. (2005). Preparation and development of equine hyperimmune globulin F(ab')2 against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus1. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica. 26(12). 1479–1484. 16 indexed citations

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Wang, Yifei. (2000). Three-dimensional Computer Simulation for Protein Folding. Journal of Shanghai University (English Edition).

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