Yihan Yao

2.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
35 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Yihan Yao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yihan Yao has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Oncology and 5 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Yihan Yao's work include Remote Sensing in Agriculture (4 papers), Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers (4 papers) and Immune cells in cancer (4 papers). Yihan Yao is often cited by papers focused on Remote Sensing in Agriculture (4 papers), Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers (4 papers) and Immune cells in cancer (4 papers). Yihan Yao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Yihan Yao's co-authors include Yunxiang Zhou, Yongchuan Deng, Anwen Shao, Shijie Wu, Jianmin Zhang, Lihong Liu, Yanyan Xu, Qiang Chen, Yali Wang and Jianmin Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Investigation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Yihan Yao

31 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Nanoparticle-Based Drug D... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 2023 250 500 750
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. Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery in Cancer Therapy and Its Role in Overcoming Drug Resistance
    2020 968 citations Yihan Yao, Yunxiang Zhou et al. profile →
  2. Radiation-induced tumor immune microenvironments and potential targets for combination therapy
    2023 109 citations Siyu Guo, Yihan Yao et al. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yihan Yao China 13 710 479 469 286 255 35 1.8k
Yunxiang Zhou China 20 784 1.1× 468 1.0× 492 1.0× 276 1.0× 245 1.0× 43 2.1k
Yongchuan Deng China 24 914 1.3× 498 1.0× 505 1.1× 498 1.7× 247 1.0× 53 2.4k
Zhonglian Cao China 26 934 1.3× 549 1.1× 373 0.8× 212 0.7× 271 1.1× 53 2.1k
Janet L. Markman United States 15 581 0.8× 372 0.8× 429 0.9× 382 1.3× 351 1.4× 21 1.5k
Xuxia Wang China 19 676 1.0× 288 0.6× 241 0.5× 122 0.4× 155 0.6× 59 1.6k
Simmyung Yook South Korea 27 517 0.7× 749 1.6× 599 1.3× 272 1.0× 286 1.1× 78 1.9k
Zehong Cao United States 20 1.2k 1.7× 572 1.2× 501 1.1× 342 1.2× 745 2.9× 28 2.7k
Yoshihisa Namiki Japan 19 486 0.7× 288 0.6× 241 0.5× 247 0.9× 258 1.0× 43 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Yihan Yao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yihan Yao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Yihan Yao. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Yihan Yao. The network helps show where Yihan Yao may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yihan Yao

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yao, Yihan, Nadia A. Erkamp, Tomas Šneideris, et al.. (2025). Extracellular phase separation mediates storage and release of thyroglobulin in the thyroid follicular lumen. Communications Biology. 8(1). 466–466. 1 indexed citations
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Yao, Yihan, Lingling Wang, Weiqin Jiang, et al.. (2025). A CD4+ T lymphocyte–specific TCR/GSDMD/IL-2 axis facilitates antitumor immunity. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 135(15).
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Yue, Jibo, Yihan Yao, Haikuan Feng, et al.. (2025). Winter wheat harvest detection via Sentinel-2 MSI images. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 46(6). 2482–2500. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Yang, Yiguang Fan, Yihan Yao, et al.. (2024). Estimation of potato leaf area index based on spectral information and Haralick textures from UAV hyperspectral images. Frontiers in Plant Science. 15. 1492372–1492372. 3 indexed citations
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Xin, Zengfeng, Yang Tang, Siyu Guo, et al.. (2024). Immune mediated support of metastasis: Implication for bone invasion. Cancer Communications. 44(9). 967–991. 3 indexed citations
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Dou, Zhen, Lingluo Chu, Yihan Yao, et al.. (2024). Phosphorylation of Lamin A/C regulates the structural integrity of the nuclear envelope. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 301(1). 108033–108033. 5 indexed citations
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Tian, Jia, Yihan Yao, Qingjiu Tian, et al.. (2024). Segmentation and Proportion Extraction of Crop, Crop Residues, and Soil Using Digital Images and Deep Learning. Agriculture. 14(12). 2240–2240. 1 indexed citations
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Zhou, Ruyuan, Yutong Liu, Yihan Yao, et al.. (2024). TBK1-Zyxin signaling controls tumor-associated macrophage recruitment to mitigate antitumor immunity. The EMBO Journal. 43(21). 4984–5017. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Fengrui, Xiaoyu Song, Fang Chen, et al.. (2024). Organization of microtubule plus-end dynamics by phase separation in mitosis. Journal of Molecular Cell Biology. 16(2). 6 indexed citations
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Guo, Siyu, Yihan Yao, Zengfeng Xin, et al.. (2023). Radiation-induced tumor immune microenvironments and potential targets for combination therapy. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. 8(1). 205–205. 109 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhou, Yunxiang, Kexin Liu, Yali Wang, et al.. (2023). Predictive Significance of Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index in Patients with Breast Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study. OncoTargets and Therapy. Volume 16. 939–960. 13 indexed citations
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Tu, Sheng, Jiaqi Zhou, Hui Wang, et al.. (2021). Crosstalk Between Tumor-Associated Microglia/Macrophages and CD8-Positive T Cells Plays a Key Role in Glioblastoma. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 650105–650105. 32 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yunxiang, Anwen Shao, Yihan Yao, et al.. (2020). Dual roles of astrocytes in plasticity and reconstruction after traumatic brain injury. Cell Communication and Signaling. 18(1). 62–62. 139 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yunxiang, Lihong Liu, Sifeng Tao, et al.. (2020). Parthanatos and its associated components: Promising therapeutic targets for cancer. Pharmacological Research. 163. 105299–105299. 98 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yunxiang, Yihan Yao, Lesang Shen, et al.. (2020). Osteopontin as a candidate of therapeutic application for the acute brain injury. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 24(16). 8918–8929. 32 indexed citations
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Xin, Zengfeng, et al.. (2020). Fractionated Radiation Therapy for Large and Giant Cavernous Sinus Hemangioma: A Retrospective Study. Frontiers in Neurology. 11. 355–355. 10 indexed citations
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Tian, Wei, et al.. (2019). Changes in lipid profiles during and after (neo)adjuvant chemotherapy in women with early-stage breast cancer: A retrospective study. PLoS ONE. 14(8). e0221866–e0221866. 38 indexed citations
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Huang, Yajing, et al.. (2019). Recurrence of Primary Breast Angiosarcoma 7 Years after Mastectomy in a 17-Year-Old Woman: A Case Report. Breast Care. 14(5). 330–333. 2 indexed citations

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