Yisong Y. Wan

11.9k total citations · 6 hit papers
71 papers, 9.0k citations indexed

About

Yisong Y. Wan is a scholar working on Immunology, Oncology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yisong Y. Wan has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 9.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Immunology, 23 papers in Oncology and 22 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Yisong Y. Wan's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (34 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (30 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (18 papers). Yisong Y. Wan is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (34 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (30 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (18 papers). Yisong Y. Wan collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. Yisong Y. Wan's co-authors include Richard A. Flavell, Ming O. Li, Shomyseh Sanjabi, Yunqi Wang, Maureen A. Su, Stephen H. Wrzesinski, Bing Wu, Bo Zhu, James DeGregori and Xingqi Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Yisong Y. Wan

67 papers receiving 8.9k citations

Hit Papers

TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR-β REGULATION OF IMMUNE RESPONSES 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 2007 2007 2011 2018 500 1000 1.5k
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. TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR-β REGULATION OF IMMUNE RESPONSES
    2005 1.8k citations Yisong Y. Wan, Richard A. Flavell et al. profile →
  2. Regulatory T-cell functions are subverted and converted owing to attenuated Foxp3 expression
    2007 700 citations Yisong Y. Wan, Richard A. Flavell Nature profile →
  3. T Cell-Produced Transforming Growth Factor-β1 Controls T Cell Tolerance and Regulates Th1- and Th17-Cell Differentiation
    2007 581 citations Yisong Y. Wan, Richard A. Flavell et al. Immunity profile →
  4. Control of TH17 cells occurs in the small intestine
    2011 505 citations Enric Esplugues, Samuel Huber et al. Nature profile →
  5. Local mutational diversity drives intratumoral immune heterogeneity in non-small cell lung cancer
    2018 307 citations Qingzhu Jia, Zhihua Gong et al. profile →
  6. Intricacies of TGF-β signaling in Treg and Th17 cell biology
    2023 161 citations Yisong Y. Wan et al. Cellular and Molecular Immunology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yisong Y. Wan United States 39 5.7k 2.5k 1.9k 854 733 71 9.0k
David Allman United States 57 6.7k 1.2× 3.3k 1.3× 2.4k 1.2× 769 0.9× 652 0.9× 112 11.0k
Naoto Ishii Japan 51 7.1k 1.2× 2.3k 0.9× 2.4k 1.2× 648 0.8× 839 1.1× 167 10.9k
I‐Cheng Ho United States 44 5.9k 1.0× 2.9k 1.2× 1.6k 0.8× 965 1.1× 748 1.0× 87 9.0k
Boris Reizis United States 57 9.5k 1.7× 3.1k 1.2× 1.5k 0.8× 776 0.9× 710 1.0× 131 12.6k
Alejandro V. Villarino United States 39 6.4k 1.1× 2.2k 0.9× 2.7k 1.4× 967 1.1× 657 0.9× 64 10.2k
Tomohiko Tamura Japan 54 5.9k 1.0× 3.9k 1.6× 2.2k 1.1× 1.0k 1.2× 438 0.6× 139 10.3k
Hisaya Akiba Japan 53 8.3k 1.5× 2.0k 0.8× 3.4k 1.7× 587 0.7× 772 1.1× 126 10.8k
Vivianne Malmström Sweden 53 6.6k 1.2× 1.8k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 377 0.4× 843 1.2× 195 11.6k
Theresa L. Murphy United States 37 8.6k 1.5× 2.3k 0.9× 2.2k 1.1× 615 0.7× 622 0.8× 54 11.2k
Shizuo Akira Japan 21 4.1k 0.7× 2.3k 0.9× 2.1k 1.1× 895 1.0× 485 0.7× 26 7.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yisong Y. Wan

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Dou, Zhangqi, Peishun Shou, Elisa Landoni, et al.. (2024). 4-1BB-encoding CAR causes cell death via sequestration of the ubiquitin-modifying enzyme A20. Cellular and Molecular Immunology. 21(8). 905–917. 14 indexed citations
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Wang, Li, Ling Xie, Feng Zhang, et al.. (2023). Non-canonical function of histone methyltransferase G9a in the translational regulation of chronic inflammation. Cell chemical biology. 30(12). 1525–1541.e7. 6 indexed citations
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Gong, Zhihua, Qingzhu Jia, Jin Zheng, et al.. (2023). Caspase-8 contributes to an immuno-hot microenvironment by promoting phagocytosis via an ecto-calreticulin-dependent mechanism. Experimental Hematology and Oncology. 12(1). 7–7. 6 indexed citations
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Wu, Bing, Yan Wang, Sahil Kapoor, et al.. (2022). Therapeutic Effect of Anti-CD52 Monoclonal Antibody in Multiple Sclerosis and Its Animal Models Is Mediated via T Regulatory Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 209(1). 49–56. 3 indexed citations
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Franklin, Derek A., Shijie Liu, Aiwen Jin, et al.. (2022). Ribosomal protein RPL11 haploinsufficiency causes anemia in mice via activation of the RP-MDM2-p53 pathway. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 299(1). 102739–102739. 6 indexed citations
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Wu, Bing, Song Zhang, Zengli Guo, et al.. (2021). The TGF-β superfamily cytokine Activin-A is induced during autoimmune neuroinflammation and drives pathogenic Th17 cell differentiation. Immunity. 54(2). 308–323.e6. 71 indexed citations
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Chou, Wei-Chun, Zengli Guo, Hao Guo, et al.. (2021). AIM2 in regulatory T cells restrains autoimmune diseases. Nature. 591(7849). 300–305. 125 indexed citations
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Li, Ping, Zengli Guo, & Yisong Y. Wan. (2021). SKI Expression Suppresses Pathogenic Th17 Cell Response and Mitigates Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 707899–707899. 3 indexed citations
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Wu, Bing, Ge Zhang, Zengli Guo, et al.. (2020). The SKI proto-oncogene restrains the resident CD103+CD8+ T cell response in viral clearance. Cellular and Molecular Immunology. 18(10). 2410–2421. 12 indexed citations
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Wan, Yisong Y., Maureen A. Su, & Yunqi Wang. (2020). An Essential Role of the Transcription Factor GATA-3 for the Function of Regulatory T Cells. UNC Libraries. 3 indexed citations
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Guo, Zengli, Gang Wang, Bing Wu, et al.. (2020). DCAF1 regulates Treg senescence via the ROS axis during immunological aging. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 130(11). 5893–5908. 117 indexed citations
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Huang, Shuo, Zhongyu Wang, Jie Zhou, et al.. (2019). EZH2 Inhibitor GSK126 Suppresses Antitumor Immunity by Driving Production of Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells. Cancer Research. 79(8). 2009–2020. 147 indexed citations
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Guo, Zengli, et al.. (2019). Inhibition of Cdk8/Cdk19 Activity Promotes Treg Cell Differentiation and Suppresses Autoimmune Diseases. Frontiers in Immunology. 10. 1988–1988. 28 indexed citations
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Zha, Haoran, Xinxin Wang, Ying Zhu, et al.. (2018). Intracellular Activation of Complement C3 Leads to PD-L1 Antibody Treatment Resistance by Modulating Tumor-Associated Macrophages. Cancer Immunology Research. 7(2). 193–207. 79 indexed citations
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Esplugues, Enric, Samuel Huber, Nicola Gagliani, et al.. (2011). Control of TH17 cells occurs in the small intestine. Nature. 475(7357). 514–518. 505 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hawiger, Daniel, Yisong Y. Wan, Elizabeth E. Eynon, & Richard A. Flavell. (2010). The transcription cofactor Hopx is required for regulatory T cell function in dendritic cell–mediated peripheral T cell unresponsiveness. Nature Immunology. 11(10). 962–968. 48 indexed citations
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Wan, Yisong Y.. (2010). Regulatory T cells: immune suppression and beyond. Cellular and Molecular Immunology. 7(3). 204–210. 74 indexed citations
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Carlson, Michael, Lynette Fulton, James M. Coghill, et al.. (2010). L-Selectin Is Dispensable for T Regulatory Cell Function Postallogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation. American Journal of Transplantation. 10(12). 2596–2603. 7 indexed citations
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Wan, Yisong Y. & Richard A. Flavell. (2007). Regulatory T-cell functions are subverted and converted owing to attenuated Foxp3 expression. Nature. 445(7129). 766–770. 700 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wan, Yisong Y. & Richard A. Flavell. (2005). Identifying Foxp3-expressing suppressor T cells with a bicistronic reporter. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(14). 5126–5131. 475 indexed citations

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