Ying Du

7.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
80 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Ying Du is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Ying Du has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Molecular Biology, 28 papers in Immunology and 22 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Ying Du's work include Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (18 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (16 papers) and Circular RNAs in diseases (12 papers). Ying Du is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (18 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (16 papers) and Circular RNAs in diseases (12 papers). Ying Du collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Ying Du's co-authors include Zusen Fan, Buqing Ye, Pingping Zhu, Guanling Huang, Pengyan Xia, Yong Tian, Benyu Liu, Jiayi Wu, Lei He and Yanying Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Ying Du

78 papers receiving 5.1k 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.

The Long Noncoding RNA lncTCF7 Promotes Self-Renewal of Human Liver Cancer Stem Cells through Activation of Wnt Signaling

2015 529 citations Yanying Wang, Lei He et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ying Du China	34	3.3k	2.2k	1.2k	617	435	80	5.1k
Renbing Jia China	35	2.5k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	558 0.5×	950 1.5×	297 0.7×	174	4.4k
Xiaoyu Xiang United States	21	4.9k 1.5×	2.7k 1.2×	964 0.8×	329 0.5×	170 0.4×	36	6.0k
Michael W. Graner United States	38	4.0k 1.2×	2.0k 0.9×	1.4k 1.2×	708 1.1×	255 0.6×	94	5.6k
Shengfang Ge China	42	4.0k 1.2×	2.5k 1.1×	626 0.5×	967 1.6×	348 0.8×	202	6.5k
Shiming Yang China	33	2.3k 0.7×	1.2k 0.5×	978 0.8×	768 1.2×	883 2.0×	160	4.5k
Hua Tang China	34	2.4k 0.7×	890 0.4×	1.6k 1.4×	431 0.7×	169 0.4×	137	4.7k
Xin‐hua Liang China	38	2.2k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	641 0.5×	1.3k 2.2×	445 1.0×	159	4.5k
Jinbo Liu China	28	2.9k 0.9×	2.1k 0.9×	797 0.7×	393 0.6×	215 0.5×	76	4.3k
Kefeng Dou China	31	3.0k 0.9×	2.2k 1.0×	416 0.4×	430 0.7×	519 1.2×	102	4.3k
Bo Huang China	27	2.3k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	2.1k 1.8×	964 1.6×	187 0.4×	55	4.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Ying Du

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ying Du

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ying Du

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

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Liu, Nian, Jiacheng He, Yanmei Yang, et al.. (2025). Enteric GABAergic neuron-derived γ-aminobutyric acid initiates expression of Igfbp7 to sustain ILC3 homeostasis. Nature Immunology. 26(3). 404–415. 9 indexed citations

Xu, Yuwei, Hui Guo, Ying Du, et al.. (2025). Microbiota metabolite taurodeoxycholic acid maintains intestinal tissue residency of innate lymphoid cells via engagement with P2Y10 receptor. Science Advances. 11(34). eadt9645–eadt9645.

Liu, Zhe, Ying Du, Jingwen Wang, et al.. (2025). Response of extracellular polymeric substances in algal-bacterial granular sludge under salinity stress: Secretion behavior, structural properties, and protective roles. Bioresource Technology. 433. 132754–132754. 4 indexed citations

Du, Ying, Jun Xie, Pengda Chen, et al.. (2024). Critical and differential roles of eIF4A1 and eIF4A2 in B-cell development and function. Cellular and Molecular Immunology. 22(1). 40–53. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Junyi, Fengyu Gao, Honghong Yi, et al.. (2023). Strong Ir–W interaction boosts CO-SCR denitration over supported Ir-based catalysts and influential mechanism of oxygen. Separation and Purification Technology. 325. 124684–124684. 24 indexed citations

Zhou, Yuansong, et al.. (2022). Catalysts Optimization of WO ₃ ‐SiO ₂ Supported Iridium for NOx Reduction by CO under Excess Oxygen Conditions. ChemistrySelect. 7(23). 7 indexed citations

Ye, Buqing, Liuliu Yang, Benyu Liu, et al.. (2022). Induction of functional neutrophils from mouse fibroblasts by thymidine through enhancement of Tet3 activity. Cellular and Molecular Immunology. 19(5). 619–633. 5 indexed citations

Xiong, Tao, et al.. (2019). MicroRNA-145-5p promotes asthma pathogenesis by inhibiting kinesin family member 3A expression in mouse airway epithelial cells. Journal of International Medical Research. 47(7). 3307–3319. 26 indexed citations

Zhu, Pingping, Xiaoxiao Zhu, Jiayi Wu, et al.. (2019). IL-13 secreted by ILC2s promotes the self-renewal of intestinal stem cells through circular RNA circPan3. Nature Immunology. 20(2). 183–194. 160 indexed citations

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Walter, Vonn, Ying Du, Ludmila Danilova, Michele C. Hayward, & D. Neil Hayes. (2018). MVisAGe Identifies Concordant and Discordant Genomic Alterations of Driver Genes in Squamous Tumors. Cancer Research. 78(12). 3375–3385. 6 indexed citations

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Zhuang, Qianyu, Buqing Ye, Shangyi Hui, et al.. (2018). Long noncoding RNA lncAIS downregulation in mesenchymal stem cells is implicated in the pathogenesis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Cell Death and Differentiation. 26(9). 1700–1715. 29 indexed citations

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Wu, Jiayi, Pingping Zhu, Tiankun Lu, et al.. (2018). The long non-coding RNA LncHDAC2 drives the self-renewal of liver cancer stem cells via activation of Hedgehog signaling. Journal of Hepatology. 70(5). 918–929. 99 indexed citations

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Yan, Xinlong, Dongdong Zhang, Wei Wu, et al.. (2017). Mesenchymal Stem Cells Promote Hepatocarcinogenesis via lncRNA–MUF Interaction with ANXA2 and miR-34a. Cancer Research. 77(23). 6704–6716. 207 indexed citations

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Liu, Benyu, Buqing Ye, Xiaoxiao Zhu, et al.. (2017). IL-7Rα glutamylation and activation of transcription factor Sall3 promote group 3 ILC development. Nature Communications. 8(1). 231–231. 27 indexed citations

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Wang, Shuo, Pengyan Xia, Yi Chen, et al.. (2016). Natural Killer-like B Cells Prime Innate Lymphocytes against Microbial Infection. Immunity. 45(1). 131–144. 31 indexed citations

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Li, Chong, Ying Du, Zhao Yang, et al.. (2015). GALNT1-Mediated Glycosylation and Activation of Sonic Hedgehog Signaling Maintains the Self-Renewal and Tumor-Initiating Capacity of Bladder Cancer Stem Cells. Cancer Research. 76(5). 1273–1283. 68 indexed citations

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Li, Chong, Zhao Yang, Ying Du, et al.. (2014). BCMab1, A Monoclonal Antibody against Aberrantly Glycosylated Integrin α3β1, Has Potent Antitumor Activity of Bladder Cancer In Vivo. Clinical Cancer Research. 20(15). 4001–4013. 36 indexed citations

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Li, Ruifang, Sara A. Grimm, Kaliopi Chrysovergis, et al.. (2014). Obesity, Rather Than Diet, Drives Epigenomic Alterations in Colonic Epithelium Resembling Cancer Progression. Cell Metabolism. 19(4). 702–711. 55 indexed citations

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Li, Man, Pengyan Xia, Ying Du, et al.. (2014). T-cell Immunoglobulin and ITIM Domain (TIGIT) Receptor/Poliovirus Receptor (PVR) Ligand Engagement Suppresses Interferon-γ Production of Natural Killer Cells via β-Arrestin 2-mediated Negative Signaling. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289(25). 17647–17657. 214 indexed citations

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Creighton, Chad J., Anders J. Skanderup, Douglas A. Levine, et al.. (2012). Integrated Analyses of microRNAs Demonstrate Their Widespread Influence on Gene Expression in High-Grade Serous Ovarian Carcinoma. PLoS ONE. 7(3). e34546–e34546. 98 indexed citations

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