Yin Shen

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
96 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Yin Shen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Ophthalmology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yin Shen has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Molecular Biology, 26 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 21 papers in Ophthalmology. Recurrent topics in Yin Shen's work include Retinal Development and Disorders (32 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (14 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (10 papers). Yin Shen is often cited by papers focused on Retinal Development and Disorders (32 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (14 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (10 papers). Yin Shen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Yin Shen's co-authors include Haijun Wang, Yalan Dong, Heng Fan, Weina Guo, Lei Zhao, Mingyue Li, Zili Zhang, Desheng Hu, Haifeng Zhou and Chunxia Tian and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Yin Shen

90 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Diabetes is a risk factor for the progression and prognosis of COVID‐19

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Yin Shen

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Noriko Tanaka Japan

Ellen M. Mowry United States

Kathryn C. Fitzgerald United States

Yong Guo China

Douglas D. Fraser Canada

Janice M. Pogoda United States

Yang Li China

Hedley Emsley United Kingdom

Ling Mao China

Noriko Tanaka Japan

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958 ×1.3

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466 ×1.3

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Countries citing papers authored by Yin Shen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yin Shen

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Shen, Yin, et al.. (2025). Immune responses in retinal gene therapy: challenges, mechanisms, and future strategies. Frontiers in Immunology. 16. 1664968–1664968.

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Wu, Yang, et al.. (2025). Retinal transduction profiling of diverse AAV serotypes via intravitreal injection. Journal of Virology. 99(9). e0063725–e0063725. 1 indexed citations

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Du, Yuxin & Yin Shen. (2024). Progress in photoreceptor replacement therapy for retinal degenerative diseases. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 100223–100223. 3 indexed citations

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Chen, Guirong, Nan Ma, Jianfeng Meng, et al.. (2023). Accurate diagnosis of bronchopulmonary Talaromyces marneffei infection in an anti-IFN-γ autoantibodies positive patient assisted by endobronchial ultrasound-guided TBNA and mNGS: a case report. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 13. 1186335–1186335. 1 indexed citations

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Zhou, Rubing, Junzhao Li, Zhengyang Chen, et al.. (2023). Pathological hemodynamic changes and leukocyte transmigration disrupt the blood–spinal cord barrier after spinal cord injury. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 20(1). 118–118. 12 indexed citations

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Wang, Meng, et al.. (2023). Influence of ship emissions on PM2.5 in Shanghai: From COVID19 to OMICRON22 lockdown episodes. Atmospheric Environment. 315. 120112–120112. 5 indexed citations

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Xiong, Feng, Yang Hong, Qingyang Zhang, et al.. (2022). An HSV-1-H129 amplicon tracer system for rapid and efficient monosynaptic anterograde neural circuit tracing. Nature Communications. 13(1). 7645–7645. 12 indexed citations

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Zhao, Qingqing, Yao Li, Yin Shen, et al.. (2021). Distinct expression requirements and rescue strategies for BEST1 loss- and gain-of-function mutations. eLife. 10. 15 indexed citations

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Shen, Yumeng, et al.. (2021). Sox2 knockdown in the neonatal retina causes cell fate to switch from amacrine to bipolar. Brain Research. 1752. 147265–147265. 2 indexed citations

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Liu, Ling, et al.. (2021). COVID-2019 Associated with Acquired Monocular Blindness. Current Eye Research. 46(8). 1247–1250. 11 indexed citations

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Huang, Xin, et al.. (2021). Altered Functional Connectivity Strength of Primary Visual Cortex in Subjects with Diabetic Retinopathy. Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity. Volume 14. 3209–3219. 11 indexed citations

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Xiao, Dongchang, Qinqin Deng, Yanan Guo, et al.. (2020). Generation of self-organized sensory ganglion organoids and retinal ganglion cells from fibroblasts. Science Advances. 6(22). eaaz5858–eaaz5858. 39 indexed citations

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Zhao, Qingqing, Changyi Ji, Ziao Fu, et al.. (2020). Structural and functional characterization of the bestrophin-2 anion channel. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 27(4). 382–391. 23 indexed citations

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Huang, Xin, et al.. (2020). Altered Temporal Dynamic Intrinsic Brain Activity in Late Blindness. BioMed Research International. 2020(1). 1913805–1913805. 5 indexed citations

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Deng, Qinqin, Yiqiao Xing, Xueyun Ma, et al.. (2019). A novel estrogen receptor GPER1 activation promote retinal ganglion cell survivor in normal tension glaucoma. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 60(9). 4855–4855. 1 indexed citations

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Shen, Yumeng, et al.. (2019). Inhibiting Sox2 expression in developmental mouse retina leads to increased retina bipolar cells. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 60(9). 6024–6024. 1 indexed citations

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Lü, Wei, et al.. (2018). Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Ophthalmology: General Overview. Journal of Ophthalmology. 2018. 1–15. 104 indexed citations

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Wen, Zhi, et al.. (2018). Altered functional connectivity of primary visual cortex in late blindness. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment. Volume 14. 3317–3327. 32 indexed citations

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Peachey, Neal S., Maureen A. McCall, Jillian N. Pearring, et al.. (2011). Trpm1 Point Mutation Underlies Retinal Dysfunction In The Mtvr27 Mouse Model Of Complete Congenital Stationary Night Blindness. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 52(14). 4124–4124. 1 indexed citations

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Shen, Yin, J. Alexander Heimel, Maarten Kamermans, et al.. (2009). A Transient Receptor Potential-Like Channel Mediates Synaptic Transmission in Rod Bipolar Cells. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(19). 6088–6093. 173 indexed citations

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