Yongfang Yang

774 total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 561 citations indexed

About

Yongfang Yang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Yongfang Yang has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 561 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Plant Science and 2 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Yongfang Yang's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (5 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (5 papers) and RNA regulation and disease (3 papers). Yongfang Yang is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (5 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (5 papers) and RNA regulation and disease (3 papers). Yongfang Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Israel. Yongfang Yang's co-authors include Hongliang Zhu, Liwei Wen, Yunbo Luo, Ran Li, Daqi Fu, Daqi Fu, Benzhong Zhu, Huiqin Tian, Rui Li and Fangfang Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Yongfang Yang

26 papers receiving 552 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.

Engineering source-sink relations by prime editing confers heat-stress resilience in tomato and rice

2024 46 citations Shujia Li, Yu-Pan Zou et al. Cell profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yongfang Yang China	11	347	294	122	94	26	26	561
Vikash Singh India	12	222 0.6×	501 1.7×	22 0.2×	37 0.4×	14 0.5×	39	704
Yali Huang China	10	318 0.9×	112 0.4×	44 0.4×	17 0.2×	8 0.3×	33	547
Song Zhang China	13	172 0.5×	192 0.7×	11 0.1×	34 0.4×	16 0.6×	39	415
Xiaomei Sun China	13	208 0.6×	86 0.3×	135 1.1×	11 0.1×	26 1.0×	48	501
Hamid Rajabi Memari Iran	12	208 0.6×	99 0.3×	17 0.1×	10 0.1×	30 1.2×	33	426
Basharat Bhat India	12	207 0.6×	148 0.5×	86 0.7×	11 0.1×	4 0.2×	52	479
Jin-Ping Hao China	12	215 0.6×	137 0.5×	85 0.7×	8 0.1×	32 1.2×	25	642
Arghavan Alisoltani United States	13	215 0.6×	108 0.4×	13 0.1×	18 0.2×	12 0.5×	30	435
Thomas Ishoey United States	7	417 1.2×	59 0.2×	44 0.4×	13 0.1×	8 0.3×	9	659
Ivory Blakley United States	11	506 1.5×	501 1.7×	14 0.1×	9 0.1×	8 0.3×	16	796

Countries citing papers authored by Yongfang Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yongfang Yang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yongfang Yang

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yang, Yongfang, Hao Lou, Wei‐Cheng Wang, et al.. (2025). Glutathione triggers leaf-to-leaf, calcium-based plant defense signaling. Nature Communications. 16(1). 1915–1915. 3 indexed citations

Li, Shujia, Yu-Pan Zou, Yueqin Zhang, et al.. (2024). Engineering source-sink relations by prime editing confers heat-stress resilience in tomato and rice. Cell. 188(2). 530–549.e20. 46 indexed citations breakdown →

Huang, Xiaozhen, Yongfang Yang, & Xu Cao. (2024). Biomolecular condensation programs floral transition to orchestrate flowering time and inflorescence architecture. New Phytologist. 245(1). 88–94. 4 indexed citations

Shao, Ying, Tingting Ye, Chun Yin, et al.. (2023). Associations between long-term exposure to PM2.5 chemical constituents and allergic diseases: evidence from a large cohort study in China. The Science of The Total Environment. 904. 166755–166755. 10 indexed citations

Sun, Yali, et al.. (2023). HAT therapy for sepsis: A review of the therapeutic rationale and current clinical evaluation status. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(4). 320–325. 2 indexed citations

Ma, Liqun, Yongfang Yang, Yuqiu Wang, et al.. (2022). SlRBP1 promotes translational efficiency via SleIF4A2 to maintain chloroplast function in tomato. The Plant Cell. 34(7). 2747–2764. 20 indexed citations

Zhou, Jiaxin, et al.. (2022). Evolution and Trade-Off in the Multifunctional Cultivated Land System in Henan Province, China: From the Perspective of the Social-Ecological System. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 10. 8 indexed citations

Li, Xindi, Yongfang Yang, Guiqin Qu, et al.. (2022). Glycine-rich RNA-binding cofactor RZ1AL is associated with tomato ripening and development. Horticulture Research. 9. uhac134–uhac134. 8 indexed citations

Wang, Keru, Yongfang Yang, Yao Lu, et al.. (2022). SlRIP1b is a global organellar RNA editing factor, required for normal fruit development in tomato plants. New Phytologist. 237(4). 1188–1203. 5 indexed citations

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Liu, Weiping, Kai Zhang, Shuai Zhang, et al.. (2020). Healthcare-associated infection prevention and control management in a tertiary hospital and an overall evaluation. Annals of Palliative Medicine. 9(4). 1536–1544. 6 indexed citations

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Yang, Yongfang, et al.. (2020). Evaluation of the effects of applying the ventricular care bundle (VCB) method for reducing ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in the intensive care unit of a general Chinese tertiary hospital. Annals of Palliative Medicine. 9(5). 2853–2861. 10 indexed citations

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Liu, Weiping, Yongfang Yang, Kai Zhang, et al.. (2020). Drug resistance of healthcare-associated pathogenic bacteria and carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii homology in the general intensive care unit. Annals of Palliative Medicine. 9(4). 1545–1555. 8 indexed citations

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Yang, Yongfang, Xiuying Liu, Keru Wang, et al.. (2020). Molecular and functional diversity of organelle RNA editing mediated by RNA recognition motif‐containing protein ORRM4 in tomato. New Phytologist. 228(2). 570–585. 23 indexed citations

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Yang, Yongfang, Rui Li, Daqi Fu, et al.. (2017). The RNA Editing Factor SlORRM4 Is Required for Normal Fruit Ripening in Tomato. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 175(4). 1690–1702. 76 indexed citations

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Chen, Yang, Yize Xiao, Yongfang Yang, Jing Duan, & Wen Xu. (2015). Decomposing contribution of age and non-age factors to rapid growth of lung cancer in Xuanwei over past 30 years. BMC Public Health. 15(1). 1116–1116. 6 indexed citations

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Yang, Yongfang, Liwei Wen, & Hongliang Zhu. (2015). Unveiling the hidden function of long non-coding RNA by identifying its major partner-protein. Cell & Bioscience. 5(1). 59–59. 77 indexed citations

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Yang, Yongfang, Ran Li, Daqi Fu, et al.. (2015). RNA sequencing and functional analysis implicate the regulatory role of long non-coding RNAs in tomato fruit ripening. Journal of Experimental Botany. 66(15). 4483–4495. 173 indexed citations

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Ding, Guofang, Fangfang Huang, Zuisu Yang, Di Yu, & Yongfang Yang. (2011). Anticancer Activity of an Oligopeptide Isolated from Hydrolysates of Sepia Ink. Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines. 9(2). 151–155. 33 indexed citations

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He, Feizhou, et al.. (2001). Treatment of rotaviral gastroenteritis with Qiwei Baizhu powder. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 7(5). 735–735. 14 indexed citations

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He, Feizhou, et al.. (2001). Treatment of rotaviral gastroenteritis with Qiwei Baizhu powder. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 7(5). 735–735. 3 indexed citations

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