Ying Yang

8.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
168 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Ying Yang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pollution and Molecular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Ying Yang has authored 168 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Molecular Biology, 36 papers in Pollution and 25 papers in Molecular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Ying Yang's work include Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (31 papers), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (24 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (12 papers). Ying Yang is often cited by papers focused on Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (31 papers), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (24 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (12 papers). Ying Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Ying Yang's co-authors include Tong Zhang, Bing Li, Feng Ju, Liping Ma, James M. Tiedje, Shichun Zou, Feng Guo, Baowei Chen, Herbert H. P. Fang and Xiangdong Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Environmental Science & Technology and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Ying Yang

148 papers receiving 6.4k citations

Hit Papers

Metagenomic and network analysis reveal wide distribution... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 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. Metagenomic and network analysis reveal wide distribution and co-occurrence of environmental antibiotic resistance genes
    2015 977 citations Ying Yang, Tong Zhang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ying Yang China 40 3.5k 1.9k 1.9k 1.1k 524 168 6.4k
Amjad Ali Pakistan 49 2.3k 0.7× 244 0.1× 2.1k 1.1× 440 0.4× 621 1.2× 267 8.8k
Toshinari Maeda Japan 38 593 0.2× 464 0.2× 2.2k 1.2× 492 0.4× 173 0.3× 185 4.8k
Yu‐Wei Wu China 36 489 0.1× 150 0.1× 3.3k 1.8× 1.5k 1.4× 252 0.5× 194 6.3k
Fei Liu China 47 1.4k 0.4× 227 0.1× 2.3k 1.2× 372 0.3× 293 0.6× 241 7.0k
Tao Lu China 48 2.6k 0.8× 745 0.4× 1.4k 0.7× 856 0.8× 658 1.3× 221 7.7k
Bin Li China 57 788 0.2× 251 0.1× 2.8k 1.5× 590 0.5× 312 0.6× 560 12.8k
Shivesh Sharma India 38 939 0.3× 291 0.2× 2.3k 1.3× 291 0.3× 454 0.9× 118 10.3k
Hong Li China 41 673 0.2× 102 0.1× 1.6k 0.9× 476 0.4× 665 1.3× 329 6.5k
Limei Wang China 35 552 0.2× 228 0.1× 1.9k 1.0× 181 0.2× 132 0.3× 230 4.7k
Estefânia Vangelie Ramos Campos Brazil 34 652 0.2× 393 0.2× 1.8k 1.0× 101 0.1× 132 0.3× 65 8.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Ying Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ying Yang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Ying Yang. 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 Ying Yang. The network helps show where Ying Yang may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ying Yang

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

All Works

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Li, Xuefei, et al.. (2025). Design and tribological study of cartilage-inspired biphasic hydrogel-containing composites. Friction. 14(2). 9441090–9441090. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Ying, Junping Fan, Jun Wu, et al.. (2025). Unveiling FERONIA receptor kinase–mediated cellular mechanisms with a small-molecule inhibitor. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(45). e2515322122–e2515322122.
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Duan, Jiajia, Yiping Wang, Zhen Fang, et al.. (2025). Maresin-1 alleviates lipid peroxidation-induced ferroptosis after radiation-induced brain injury in mice through the RORα/NRF2 pathway. Experimental Neurology. 389. 115258–115258. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Shuyun, Na Sun, Ying Yang, et al.. (2025). Fecal carriage and molecular characterization of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae from hospitalized children in a tertiary hospital of Shandong, China. Frontiers in Microbiology. 16. 1542207–1542207. 1 indexed citations
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He, Ming-Ming, Jie Wu, Ying Yang, et al.. (2025). The HsfA1a-BAG5b module mediates thermotolerance through activating autophagy in tomato. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 199(3). 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Ying, et al.. (2024). Residue determination of 7 anesthetics in fish: Method development, validation, and risk assessment. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis. 139. 107128–107128.
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Zhang, Yao, Jiazhao Xie, Yanli Jiang, et al.. (2024). Homocysteine‐potentiated Kelch‐like ECH‐associated protein 1 promotes senescence of neuroblastoma 2a cells via inhibiting ubiquitination of β‐catenin. European Journal of Neuroscience. 59(10). 2732–2747. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Ying, et al.. (2024). Iris cangshanensis (Iridaceae), a new species from southwest China. Nordic Journal of Botany. 2024(8). 2 indexed citations
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Li, Yi, et al.. (2024). Upregulation of TLR2 in keratinocytes activates the MAPK pathway and plays a role in the pathogenesis of hidradenitis suppurativa. Journal of Dermatological Science. 117(1). 8–17. 1 indexed citations
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Zhu, Siqi, et al.. (2024). Comparative analysis of characteristics of antibiotic resistomes between Arctic soils and representative contaminated samples using metagenomic approaches. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 469. 133943–133943. 7 indexed citations
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Chen, Xianglong, Guangcai Wang, Yizhi Sheng, et al.. (2023). Nitrogen species and microbial community coevolution along groundwater flowpath in the southwest of Poyang Lake area, China. Chemosphere. 329. 138627–138627. 15 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiaowen, Dan Zhou, Xue Tang, et al.. (2021). Soil lead distribution characteristics and source identification in Hanyuan, upstream of Yangtze River, China. Arabian Journal of Geosciences. 14(15). 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Sicheng, Xuebing Li, Shikai Wang, et al.. (2019). Immortalized Hertwig's epithelial root sheath cell line works as model for epithelial–mesenchymal interaction during tooth root formation. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 235(3). 2698–2709. 10 indexed citations
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Dong, Fang, Ye Zhang, Kaihu Yao, et al.. (2017). Epidemiology of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Bloodstream Infections in a Chinese Children's Hospital: Predominance of New Delhi Metallo-β-Lactamase-1. Microbial Drug Resistance. 24(2). 154–160. 32 indexed citations
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Tang, Shao‐tao, Guobin Wang, Guoqing Cao, et al.. (2012). 10 Years of Experience with Laparoscopic-Assisted Endorectal Soave Pull-Through Procedure for Hirschsprung's Disease in China. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. 22(3). 280–284. 39 indexed citations
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Tang, Shao‐tao, Guoqing Cao, Qiangsong Tong, et al.. (2011). Laparoscopically assisted anorectal pull-through for high imperforate anus in infants: intermediate results. Zhonghua xiaoerwaike zazhi. 32(7). 509–514. 22 indexed citations
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Yang, Ying, Tong Zhang, Xuxiang Zhang, et al.. (2011). Quantification and characterization of β-lactam resistance genes in 15 sewage treatment plants from East Asia and North America. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 95(5). 1351–1358. 49 indexed citations

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