Yi-Heng Hao

2.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
10 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Yi-Heng Hao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yi-Heng Hao has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Cell Biology and 3 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Yi-Heng Hao's work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (3 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (3 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (2 papers). Yi-Heng Hao is often cited by papers focused on Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (3 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (3 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (2 papers). Yi-Heng Hao collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Belgium. Yi-Heng Hao's co-authors include Gang Yu, Zhennan Wang, Lutgarde Serneels, Bart De Strooper, Huiping Tu, Ilya Bezprozvanny, Omar L. Nelson, Kim Orth, Sanjiv Shah and Cong Yu and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Genes & Development.

In The Last Decade

Yi-Heng Hao

10 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Presenilins Form ER Ca2+ Leak Channels, a Function Disrup... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2006 2005 100 200 300 400 500
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. Presenilins Form ER Ca2+ Leak Channels, a Function Disrupted by Familial Alzheimer's Disease-Linked Mutations
    2006 565 citations Huiping Tu, Omar L. Nelson et al. Cell profile →
  2. Nicastrin Functions as a γ-Secretase-Substrate Receptor
    2005 352 citations Sanjiv Shah, Katsuhiko Tabuchi et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yi-Heng Hao United States 10 1.1k 678 381 311 205 10 1.7k
Sacha Uljon United States 16 952 0.9× 659 1.0× 249 0.7× 135 0.4× 191 0.9× 34 1.6k
Charles F. Albright United States 28 2.2k 2.0× 647 1.0× 722 1.9× 326 1.0× 312 1.5× 66 3.1k
Takashi Yasukawa Japan 21 1.8k 1.7× 723 1.1× 226 0.6× 292 0.9× 127 0.6× 42 2.7k
Suchira Bose United Kingdom 23 1.9k 1.7× 788 1.2× 417 1.1× 505 1.6× 142 0.7× 37 2.5k
Ronald R. Hiebsch United States 20 790 0.7× 586 0.9× 323 0.8× 143 0.5× 188 0.9× 33 1.6k
Takahide Ohishi Japan 19 1.2k 1.1× 371 0.5× 174 0.5× 322 1.0× 156 0.8× 25 2.2k
Ute Preuß Germany 19 1.5k 1.4× 585 0.9× 719 1.9× 247 0.8× 110 0.5× 28 2.1k
Yuichi Morohashi Japan 23 1.5k 1.4× 856 1.3× 559 1.5× 307 1.0× 292 1.4× 33 2.3k
Graeme W. Carlile Canada 29 1.9k 1.7× 277 0.4× 230 0.6× 272 0.9× 146 0.7× 48 2.9k
Keishi Narita Japan 22 1.2k 1.1× 389 0.6× 665 1.7× 209 0.7× 79 0.4× 37 2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Yi-Heng Hao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yi-Heng Hao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yi-Heng Hao

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

All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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Hao, Yi-Heng, M. Carmen Lafita‐Navarro, Lauren G. Zacharias, et al.. (2019). Induction of LEF1 by MYC activates the WNT pathway and maintains cell proliferation. Cell Communication and Signaling. 17(1). 129–129. 53 indexed citations
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Venkateswaran, Niranjan, M. Carmen Lafita‐Navarro, Yi-Heng Hao, et al.. (2019). MYC promotes tryptophan uptake and metabolism by the kynurenine pathway in colon cancer. Genes & Development. 33(17-18). 1236–1251. 168 indexed citations
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Lafita‐Navarro, M. Carmen, Min Kim, Nofit Borenstein‐Auerbach, et al.. (2018). The aryl hydrocarbon receptor regulates nucleolar activity and protein synthesis in MYC-expressing cells. Genes & Development. 32(19-20). 1303–1308. 30 indexed citations
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Hao, Yi-Heng, Michael D. Fountain, Klementina Fon Tacer, et al.. (2015). USP7 Acts as a Molecular Rheostat to Promote WASH-Dependent Endosomal Protein Recycling and Is Mutated in a Human Neurodevelopmental Disorder. Molecular Cell. 59(6). 956–969. 149 indexed citations
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Hao, Yi-Heng, Jennifer Doyle, Saumya Ramanathan, et al.. (2013). Regulation of WASH-Dependent Actin Polymerization and Protein Trafficking by Ubiquitination. Cell. 152(5). 1051–1064. 186 indexed citations
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Hao, Yi-Heng, et al.. (2010). Characterization of a rabbit polyclonal antibody against threonine-AMPylation. Journal of Biotechnology. 151(3). 251–254. 31 indexed citations
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Mukherjee, Sohini, Yi-Heng Hao, & Kim Orth. (2007). A newly discovered post-translational modification – the acetylation of serine and threonine residues. Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 32(5). 210–216. 119 indexed citations
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Tu, Huiping, Omar L. Nelson, Zhennan Wang, et al.. (2006). Presenilins Form ER Ca2+ Leak Channels, a Function Disrupted by Familial Alzheimer's Disease-Linked Mutations. Cell. 126(5). 981–993. 565 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shah, Sanjiv, Katsuhiko Tabuchi, Yi-Heng Hao, et al.. (2005). Nicastrin Functions as a γ-Secretase-Substrate Receptor. Cell. 122(3). 435–447. 352 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shah, Sanjiv, Cong Yu, W. Christian Wigley, et al.. (2004). A Conserved GXXXG Motif in APH-1 Is Critical for Assembly and Activity of the γ-Secretase Complex. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(6). 4144–4152. 90 indexed citations

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