Yiyan Yu

811 total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 594 citations indexed

About

Yiyan Yu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Yiyan Yu has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 594 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 5 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Yiyan Yu's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (6 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (5 papers) and Micro and Nano Robotics (4 papers). Yiyan Yu is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (6 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (5 papers) and Micro and Nano Robotics (4 papers). Yiyan Yu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Yiyan Yu's co-authors include Liangfang Zhang, Weiwei Gao, Ronnie H. Fang, Yingxiao Wang, Longwei Liu, Zhongyuan Guo, Xiaoqiu Tan, Tao Li, Miaoling Li and Binbin Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Yiyan Yu

31 papers receiving 587 citations

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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.

Inhalable biohybrid microrobots: a non-invasive approach for lung treatment

2025 16 citations Zhengxing Li, Zhongyuan Guo et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yiyan Yu United States	17	237	211	71	69	67	34	594
Kristofer J. Haushalter United States	9	270 1.1×	169 0.8×	62 0.9×	8 0.1×	118 1.8×	11	683
Sai Li China	11	150 0.6×	61 0.3×	39 0.5×	14 0.2×	26 0.4×	28	559
Juan Zhao China	14	127 0.5×	80 0.4×	74 1.0×	13 0.2×	21 0.3×	32	402
Yihan Zhang China	12	204 0.9×	384 1.8×	316 4.5×	31 0.4×	47 0.7×	47	840
Hiroyuki Fujimori Japan	16	184 0.8×	150 0.7×	120 1.7×	16 0.2×	20 0.3×	63	915
Thomas Subkowski Germany	17	268 1.1×	69 0.3×	48 0.7×	7 0.1×	52 0.8×	33	776
Navatha Shree Sharma United States	11	85 0.4×	143 0.7×	103 1.5×	7 0.1×	15 0.2×	16	519
C. Li China	18	188 0.8×	149 0.7×	171 2.4×	32 0.5×	7 0.1×	66	944
Jie Mei China	18	436 1.8×	254 1.2×	74 1.0×	4 0.1×	112 1.7×	48	890
Wenhui Guo China	16	342 1.4×	165 0.8×	41 0.6×	4 0.1×	103 1.5×	33	688

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yiyan Yu

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20 of 20 papers shown

Li, Zhengxing, Zhongyuan Guo, Fangyu Zhang, et al.. (2025). Inhalable biohybrid microrobots: a non-invasive approach for lung treatment. Nature Communications. 16(1). 666–666. 16 indexed citations breakdown →

Li, Zhengxing, Dan Wang, Hao Luan, et al.. (2025). Picoeukaryote-based biohybrid microrobots for active delivery in the kidney. Science Advances. 11(28). eadw8578–eadw8578.

Sun, Lei, et al.. (2025). Controlled Dimerization of Cellular Nanodiscs via Click Chemistry to Enhance Immune Compatibility. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(33). 30136–30145. 1 indexed citations

Bao, Lin, Yiyan Yu, Rao Zhang, et al.. (2025). Bacterial Membrane Coating Potentiates Lipid Nanoparticles for mRNA Delivery. Nano Letters. 25(49). 17074–17081.

Shen, Wei‐Ting, et al.. (2025). Recent Development of Nanoparticle Platforms for Organophosphate Nerve Agent Detoxification. Langmuir. 41(4). 2124–2140. 4 indexed citations

Hoffman, Alexandria, Elisabet Bjånes, Adebola Onanuga, et al.. (2025). Natural Macrophage Membrane-Coated Nanoparticles as a Multifaceted Sepsis Therapeutic to Sequester Inflammatory and Toxic Mediators. ACS Nano. 19(46). 39805–39815.

Yu, Yiyan, Daniela Silva‐Ayala, Zhidong Zhou, et al.. (2024). Cellular Nanoparticles Treat Coronavirus Infection in Vivo. Nano Letters. 24(47). 15136–15141. 2 indexed citations

Yu, Yiyan, Yifei Peng, Wei‐Ting Shen, et al.. (2024). Hybrid Cell Membrane‐Coated Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(5). 27 indexed citations

Zhang, Fangyu, Zhongyuan Guo, Zhengxing Li, et al.. (2024). Biohybrid microrobots locally and actively deliver drug-loaded nanoparticles to inhibit the progression of lung metastasis. Science Advances. 10(24). eadn6157–eadn6157. 52 indexed citations

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Wang, Dan, Lei Sun, Wei‐Ting Shen, et al.. (2024). Neuronal Membrane-Derived Nanodiscs for Broad-Spectrum Neurotoxin Detoxification. ACS Nano. 18(36). 25069–25080. 6 indexed citations

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Shen, Wei‐Ting, Yiyan Yu, Dan Wang, et al.. (2024). Dual-Modal Cellular Nanoparticles for Continuous Neurotoxin Detoxification. Nano Letters. 24(24). 7515–7523. 4 indexed citations

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Li, Zhengxing, Yaou Duan, Fangyu Zhang, et al.. (2024). Biohybrid microrobots regulate colonic cytokines and the epithelium barrier in inflammatory bowel disease. Science Robotics. 9(91). eadl2007–eadl2007. 40 indexed citations

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Guo, Zhongyuan, Xiaoli Wei, Yao Jiang, et al.. (2024). A genetically engineered neuronal membrane-based nanotoxoid elicits protective immunity against neurotoxins. Bioactive Materials. 38. 321–330. 1 indexed citations

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Yu, Yiyan, Yifei Peng, Dan Wang, et al.. (2023). Platelet Membrane‐Derived Nanodiscs for Neutralization of Endogenous Autoantibodies and Exogenous Virulence Factors. Small. 20(18). e2308327–e2308327. 11 indexed citations

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Duan, Yaou, Jiarong Zhou, Zhidong Zhou, et al.. (2023). Extending the In Vivo Residence Time of Macrophage Membrane‐Coated Nanoparticles through Genetic Modification. Small. 19(52). e2305551–e2305551. 29 indexed citations

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Guo, Zhongyuan, Ilkoo Noh, Yiyan Yu, et al.. (2023). Cancer Cell Membrane Nanodiscs for Antitumor Vaccination. Nano Letters. 23(17). 7941–7949. 39 indexed citations

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Guo, Zhongyuan, Jiarong Zhou, Yiyan Yu, et al.. (2023). Immunostimulatory DNA Hydrogel Enhances Protective Efficacy of Nanotoxoids against Bacterial Infection. Advanced Materials. 35(31). e2211717–e2211717. 19 indexed citations

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Zhou, Jiarong, et al.. (2022). Biomimetic Neutrophil Nanotoxoids Elicit Potent Immunity against Acinetobacter baumannii in Multiple Models of Infection. Nano Letters. 22(17). 7057–7065. 22 indexed citations

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Yu, Yiyan, Yong Zhang, & Peng Luo. (2022). Investigating the interaction between Shewanella oneidensis and phenazine 1-carboxylic acid in the microbial electrochemical processes. The Science of The Total Environment. 838(Pt 3). 156501–156501. 8 indexed citations

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Liu, Longwei, Praopim Limsakul, Xianhui Meng, et al.. (2021). Integration of FRET and sequencing to engineer kinase biosensors from mammalian cell libraries. Nature Communications. 12(1). 5031–5031. 27 indexed citations

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