Yikun Yao

2.0k total citations
27 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Yikun Yao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yikun Yao has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Immunology and 6 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Yikun Yao's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (10 papers), IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways (6 papers) and Inflammasome and immune disorders (6 papers). Yikun Yao is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (10 papers), IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways (6 papers) and Inflammasome and immune disorders (6 papers). Yikun Yao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Türkiye. Yikun Yao's co-authors include Youcun Qian, Hanchao Gao, Nan Shen, Shu Zhu, Xinyang Song, Yufang Shi, Jingjing Wang, Yin Huang, Yifan Zhang and Siyuan Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Yikun Yao

24 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yikun Yao China 17 633 570 261 222 130 27 1.3k
Shi‐Chuen Miaw Taiwan 21 495 0.8× 983 1.7× 198 0.8× 161 0.7× 171 1.3× 40 1.6k
Ezra Aksoy Belgium 20 449 0.7× 814 1.4× 187 0.7× 174 0.8× 167 1.3× 24 1.3k
Xiaofeng Liao China 16 559 0.9× 554 1.0× 251 1.0× 208 0.9× 61 0.5× 44 1.4k
Michail Schizas United States 16 531 0.8× 623 1.1× 361 1.4× 141 0.6× 180 1.4× 17 1.4k
Giovanna Carrà Italy 20 580 0.9× 1.1k 1.9× 365 1.4× 146 0.7× 221 1.7× 59 1.9k
Eui Ho Kim United States 22 939 1.5× 816 1.4× 419 1.6× 142 0.6× 97 0.7× 38 1.9k
Wenji Piao United States 21 490 0.8× 1.1k 2.0× 261 1.0× 262 1.2× 259 2.0× 42 1.8k
Bas Heinhuis Netherlands 20 759 1.2× 1.1k 1.9× 477 1.8× 213 1.0× 127 1.0× 29 1.9k
Johan Garaude France 18 812 1.3× 819 1.4× 156 0.6× 151 0.7× 247 1.9× 24 1.5k
Lianghua Bin United States 19 405 0.6× 568 1.0× 129 0.5× 154 0.7× 183 1.4× 35 1.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yikun Yao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yikun Yao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yikun 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 Yikun Yao. Yikun 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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Gao, Hanchao, Yikun Yao, Wenjun Hu, et al.. (2025). Caspase‐6/Gasdermin C‐Mediated Tumor Cell Pyroptosis Promotes Colorectal Cancer Progression Through CXCL2‐Dependent Recruitment of Myeloid‐Derived Suppressor Cells. Advanced Science. 12(20). e2411375–e2411375. 2 indexed citations
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Mei, Wuxuan, et al.. (2025). Current insights and barriers in FGFR-mediated signaling in lung cancer. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 296. 117897–117897.
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Ye, Deji, Satoshi Kubo, Ping Jiang, et al.. (2024). AMBRA1 controls the translation of immune-specific genes in T lymphocytes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(44). e2416722121–e2416722121. 2 indexed citations
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Yao, Yikun, et al.. (2024). Epithelial‐immune cell crosstalk for intestinal barrier homeostasis. European Journal of Immunology. 54(6). e2350631–e2350631. 23 indexed citations
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Yao, Yikun, et al.. (2023). Targeting the ECM component HA: a new route for mCRC treatment. Science China Life Sciences. 66(8). 1944–1946. 2 indexed citations
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Yao, Yikun & Michael J. Lenardo. (2023). AMBRA1 control immune-specific gene expression in T lymphocytes. The Journal of Immunology. 210(Supplement_1). 154.04–154.04. 1 indexed citations
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Kubo, Satoshi, Yikun Yao, Lixin Zheng, et al.. (2022). Early B cell factor 4 modulates FAS-mediated apoptosis and promotes cytotoxic function in human immune cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(33). e2208522119–e2208522119. 10 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zinan, Yu Zhang, Colin L. Sweeney, et al.. (2021). Homozygous IL37 mutation associated with infantile inflammatory bowel disease. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(10). 18 indexed citations
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Shafer, Samantha, Yikun Yao, William A. Comrie, et al.. (2021). Two patients with chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis caused by TRAF3IP2 deficiency. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 148(1). 256–261.e2. 11 indexed citations
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Chan, Waipan, Rachel A. Gottschalk, Yikun Yao, Joel L. Pomerantz, & Ronald N. Germain. (2021). Efficient Immune Cell Genome Engineering with Enhanced CRISPR Editing Tools. ImmunoHorizons. 5(2). 117–132. 1 indexed citations
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Cao, Mengtao, Wenli Lü, Jie Zhang, et al.. (2019). Dectin-1-induced RIPK1 and RIPK3 activation protects host against Candida albicans infection. Cell Death and Differentiation. 26(12). 2622–2636. 42 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yifan, Yikun Yao, Guodong Wang, et al.. (2019). Listeria hijacks host mitophagy through a novel mitophagy receptor to evade killing. Nature Immunology. 20(4). 433–446. 193 indexed citations
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Yao, Yikun, Mengtao Cao, Yifan Zhang, et al.. (2018). USP38 critically promotes asthmatic pathogenesis by stabilizing JunB protein. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 215(11). 2850–2867. 37 indexed citations
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Huang, Yin, Keli Liu, Qing Li, Yikun Yao, & Ying Wang. (2018). Exosomes Function in Tumor Immune Microenvironment. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1056. 109–122. 43 indexed citations
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Zhu, Lizhen, Jia Li, Yikun Yao, et al.. (2018). Iron Drives T Helper Cell Pathogenicity by Promoting RNA-Binding Protein PCBP1-Mediated Proinflammatory Cytokine Production. Immunity. 49(1). 80–92.e7. 116 indexed citations
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Yang, Yijun, Jing Lü, Dickson Adah, et al.. (2017). Exosomes from Plasmodium-infected hosts inhibit tumor angiogenesis in a murine Lewis lung cancer model. Oncogenesis. 6(6). e351–e351. 47 indexed citations
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Shao, Xinrui, Siyuan Chen, Daping Yang, et al.. (2017). FGF2 cooperates with IL-17 to promote autoimmune inflammation. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 7024–7024. 29 indexed citations
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Song, Xinyang, Dai Dai, Xiao He, et al.. (2015). Growth Factor FGF2 Cooperates with Interleukin-17 to Repair Intestinal Epithelial Damage. Immunity. 43(3). 488–501. 180 indexed citations
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Yao, Yikun & Youcun Qian. (2013). Expression regulation and function of NLRC5. Protein & Cell. 4(3). 168–175. 40 indexed citations
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Yao, Yikun, Yalong Wang, Fuxiang Chen, et al.. (2012). NLRC5 regulates MHC class I antigen presentation in host defense against intracellular pathogens. Cell Research. 22(5). 836–847. 119 indexed citations

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