Youcai Deng

3.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
71 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Youcai Deng is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Youcai Deng has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Molecular Biology, 22 papers in Immunology and 11 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Youcai Deng's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (19 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (11 papers) and Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (7 papers). Youcai Deng is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (19 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (11 papers) and Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (7 papers). Youcai Deng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Youcai Deng's co-authors include Jianhua Yu, Tiffany Hughes, Xiaohui Li, Ping Yi, Xiaoming He, Michael A. Caligiuri, Shun He, Fangjie Wang, Yong Peng and Shoubao Ma and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Nature Communications and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Youcai Deng

66 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Natural killer cell homing and trafficking in tissues and tumors: from biology to application

2022 165 citations Lei Tian, Youcai Deng et al. profile →
Targeting the RNA m6A modification for cancer immunotherapy

2022 159 citations Xinxin Li, Shoubao Ma et al. Molecular Cancer profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Youcai Deng China	24	993	969	709	293	199	71	2.3k
Weiqian Chen China	26	614 0.6×	743 0.8×	375 0.5×	298 1.0×	87 0.4×	80	2.0k
Rachel A. O’Keefe United States	8	684 0.7×	1.1k 1.2×	1.1k 1.6×	463 1.6×	83 0.4×	12	2.4k
Ting Li China	27	416 0.4×	767 0.8×	972 1.4×	354 1.2×	196 1.0×	172	2.6k
Ting Zhao China	25	695 0.7×	1.5k 1.5×	482 0.7×	792 2.7×	316 1.6×	105	2.9k
Wei Sheng China	20	614 0.6×	484 0.5×	522 0.7×	129 0.4×	293 1.5×	72	1.6k
Bing Xu China	31	452 0.5×	1.5k 1.6×	693 1.0×	482 1.6×	386 1.9×	192	3.1k
Bruno Stuhlmüller Germany	22	945 1.0×	904 0.9×	438 0.6×	324 1.1×	301 1.5×	49	2.6k
Penghui Zhou China	25	1.2k 1.2×	916 0.9×	1.0k 1.4×	305 1.0×	39 0.2×	72	2.5k
Maorong Fu China	3	467 0.5×	553 0.6×	466 0.7×	179 0.6×	88 0.4×	4	1.6k
Chifumi Fujii Japan	17	524 0.5×	755 0.8×	677 1.0×	242 0.8×	63 0.3×	34	1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Youcai Deng

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Youcai Deng

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Su, Jian, et al.. (2025). PlanGPT-VL: Enhancing Urban Planning with Domain-Specific Vision-Language Models. 2461–2483.

Deng, Youcai, Xinxing Chen, Hao‐Chung Kuo, et al.. (2025). Competitive mechanism between light extraction efficiency and sidewall passivated effect in the green micro-LEDs with varied thickness of Al₂O₃ layer. Nanotechnology. 36(15). 155201–155201. 1 indexed citations

Deng, Youcai, et al.. (2025). Optimizing PEDOT:PSS with a Sodium Lignosulfonate Additive to Improve the Performance of Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 17(14). 21536–21543. 1 indexed citations

Jiang, Nan, Hongbin Zhang, Shuai Wang, et al.. (2024). Inhibitors of APE1 redox and ATM synergistically sensitize osteosarcoma cells to ionizing radiation by inducing ferroptosis. International Immunopharmacology. 139. 112672–112672. 6 indexed citations

Peng, Hongyan, Yongjie Liu, Peiwen Xiong, et al.. (2024). The ω-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Docosahexaenoic Acid Enhances NK-Cell Antitumor Effector Functions. Cancer Immunology Research. 12(6). 744–758. 13 indexed citations

Deng, Youcai, Shibiao Liu, Zhening Zhang, et al.. (2024). Enhanced performance of GaN-based thin-film flip-chip LEDs with reflective current blocking layers. Optics Express. 32(21). 36918–36918. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Yang, et al.. (2024). Investigation of internal thermal distribution in inverted perovskite solar cell and improvement of its heat dissipation performance. Physica Scripta. 99(12). 125926–125926.

Deng, Youcai, et al.. (2024). The mechanism and exploration of S&T society participating in the evaluation of scientific and technological achievements. 2024(9). 38–45.

Deng, Youcai, et al.. (2024). Pregnancy induced hypertension and umbilical cord blood DNA methylation in newborns: an epigenome-wide DNA methylation study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 24(1). 433–433. 2 indexed citations

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Deng, Yafei, Hongyan Peng, Lei Tian, et al.. (2023). mTORC2 acts as a gatekeeper for mTORC1 deficiency-mediated impairments in ILC3 development. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica. 44(11). 2243–2252. 4 indexed citations

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Wang, Shanshan, Lili Wang, Hongyan Peng, et al.. (2022). Docosahexaenoic acid supplementation represses the early immune response against murine cytomegalovirus but enhances NK cell effector function. BMC Immunology. 23(1). 17–17. 4 indexed citations

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Peng, Hongyan, Shanshan Wang, Qinglan Yang, et al.. (2022). Sex differences exist in adult heart group 2 innate lymphoid cells. BMC Immunology. 23(1). 52–52. 4 indexed citations

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Li, Xinxin, Shoubao Ma, Youcai Deng, Ping Yi, & Jianhua Yu. (2022). Targeting the RNA m6A modification for cancer immunotherapy. Molecular Cancer. 21(1). 76–76. 159 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yang, Qinglan, Yang Yao, Yana Li, et al.. (2021). Screening for Active Compounds Targeting Human Natural Killer Cell Activation Identifying Daphnetin as an Enhancer for IFN-γ Production and Direct Cytotoxicity. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 680611–680611. 14 indexed citations

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Chen, Xianhua, Shuhui Li, Zhaoyang Zhong, et al.. (2021). Identification of a Five-Autophagy-Related-lncRNA Signature as a Novel Prognostic Biomarker for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. 7. 611626–611626. 42 indexed citations

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Wang, Youwei, Jianhong Chu, Ping Yi, et al.. (2018). SMAD4 promotes TGF-β–independent NK cell homeostasis and maturation and antitumor immunity. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 128(11). 5123–5136. 59 indexed citations

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Han, Qi, Xiaodong Pan, Yan Ji, et al.. (2017). Profiling analysis of long non-coding RNAs in early postnatal mouse hearts. PMC. 2 indexed citations

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Guo, Wei, Xiao Guan, Xiaodong Pan, et al.. (2016). Post-Natal Inhibition of NF-κB Activation Prevents Renal Damage Caused by Prenatal LPS Exposure. PLoS ONE. 11(4). e0153434–e0153434. 18 indexed citations

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Ren, Yulin, Chunhua Yuan, Youcai Deng, et al.. (2015). Cytotoxic and natural killer cell stimulatory constituents of Phyllanthus songboiensis. Phytochemistry. 111. 132–140. 33 indexed citations

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Chu, Jianhong, Shun He, Youcai Deng, et al.. (2014). Genetic Modification of T Cells Redirected toward CS1 Enhances Eradication of Myeloma Cells. Clinical Cancer Research. 20(15). 3989–4000. 92 indexed citations

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