Youjing Yang

410 total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 306 citations indexed

About

Youjing Yang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Youjing Yang has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 306 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 4 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Youjing Yang's work include Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress (4 papers), Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis (4 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (3 papers). Youjing Yang is often cited by papers focused on Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress (4 papers), Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis (4 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (3 papers). Youjing Yang collaborates with scholars based in China and United States. Youjing Yang's co-authors include Shasha Tao, Yu Ma, Yujia Zhou, Jianzhong Li, Lian Xue, Hailin Tian, Yuan Gui, Deyu Xu, Yu Ma and Ling Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Free Radical Biology and Medicine and Frontiers in Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Youjing Yang

17 papers receiving 304 citations

Hit Papers

STAT6 inhibits ferroptosis and alleviates acute lung inju... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 40 80 120
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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.

  1. STAT6 inhibits ferroptosis and alleviates acute lung injury via regulating P53/SLC7A11 pathway
    2022 132 citations Youjing Yang, Yu Ma et al. Cell Death and Disease profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Youjing Yang China 9 182 140 96 32 24 19 306
Xinrui Cai China 11 155 0.9× 182 1.3× 103 1.1× 32 1.0× 41 1.7× 15 415
Kongmiao Lu China 5 211 1.2× 175 1.3× 115 1.2× 60 1.9× 38 1.6× 8 366
Guoyu Dai China 9 170 0.9× 148 1.1× 128 1.3× 31 1.0× 17 0.7× 16 367
Weibin Qian China 6 124 0.7× 157 1.1× 80 0.8× 31 1.0× 22 0.9× 7 299
Yingjin Qiao China 8 163 0.9× 144 1.0× 85 0.9× 20 0.6× 29 1.2× 9 351
Weihong Lv China 2 212 1.2× 172 1.2× 125 1.3× 63 2.0× 22 0.9× 3 339
Mohammad Abdul Hai Siddique Japan 10 138 0.8× 165 1.2× 58 0.6× 27 0.8× 22 0.9× 20 380
Weirong Hu China 11 156 0.9× 65 0.5× 58 0.6× 29 0.9× 34 1.4× 26 317
Bin Zheng China 7 101 0.6× 99 0.7× 59 0.6× 15 0.5× 25 1.0× 30 317
Nathalie Tombo United States 8 277 1.5× 173 1.2× 134 1.4× 40 1.3× 40 1.7× 13 372

Countries citing papers authored by Youjing Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Youjing Yang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Youjing Yang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Youjing Yang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Youjing 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 Youjing Yang. Youjing 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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Zhang, Tao, et al.. (2025). The role of glucose metabolism in wound healing: an overview. Burns & Trauma. 13. tkaf053–tkaf053. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Youjing, et al.. (2024). SQSTM1 improves acute lung injury via inhibiting airway epithelium ferroptosis in a vitamin D receptor/autophagy-mediated manner. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 222. 588–600. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Youjing, Yu Ma, Lian Xue, et al.. (2023). m6A eraser FTO modulates autophagy by targeting SQSTM1/P62 in the prevention of canagliflozin against renal fibrosis. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 1094556–1094556. 31 indexed citations
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Yang, Youjing, et al.. (2022). STAT6/VDR Axis Mitigates Lung Inflammatory Injury by Promoting Nrf2 Signaling Pathway. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2022(1). 2485250–2485250. 4 indexed citations
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Yang, Youjing, et al.. (2022). Vitamin D protects silica particles induced lung injury by promoting macrophage polarization in a KLF4-STAT6 manner. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 110. 109148–109148. 11 indexed citations
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Yang, Youjing, et al.. (2022). STAT6 inhibits ferroptosis and alleviates acute lung injury via regulating P53/SLC7A11 pathway. Cell Death and Disease. 13(6). 530–530. 132 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Bin, et al.. (2022). Association between depressive symptoms in the postpartum period and COVID-19: A meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders. 320. 247–253. 8 indexed citations
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Tao, Shasha, Youjing Yang, Jiaojiao Sun, et al.. (2022). Melatonin protects against nonylphenol caused pancreatic β-cells damage through MDM2-P53-P21 axis. Toxicology Research. 11(3). 391–401. 6 indexed citations
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Tao, Shasha, Youjing Yang, Jianzhong Li, Hongyan Wang, & Yu Ma. (2021). Bixin Attenuates High‐Fat Diet‐Caused Liver Steatosis and Inflammatory Injury through Nrf2/PPARα Signals. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2021(1). 6610124–6610124. 17 indexed citations
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Yang, Youjing, Yujia Zhou, Yu Ma, et al.. (2021). Upregulation of autophagy in M2 macrophage by vitamin D alleviates crystalline silica-induced pulmonary inflammatory damage. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 225. 112730–112730. 8 indexed citations
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Gui, Yuan, Youjing Yang, Deyu Xu, Shasha Tao, & Jianzhong Li. (2020). Schisantherin A attenuates sepsis-induced acute kidney injury by suppressing inflammation via regulating the NRF2 pathway. Life Sciences. 378. 118161–118161. 24 indexed citations
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Li, Jianzhong, Youjing Yang, Ling Chen, et al.. (2020). Bixin Protects Against Kidney Interstitial Fibrosis Through Promoting STAT6 Degradation. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 8. 576988–576988. 22 indexed citations
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Wu, Qianqian, Lijun Fang, Youjing Yang, et al.. (2020). Protection of melatonin against long‐term radon exposure‐caused lung injury. Environmental Toxicology. 36(4). 472–483. 13 indexed citations
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Zhang, Hong, et al.. (2020). Pharmaceutic application of vitamin D3 on particle-induced fibrotic effects through induction of Nrf2 signals. Toxicology Research. 9(1). 55–66. 10 indexed citations
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Li, Jianzhong, Youjing Yang, Ling Chen, et al.. (2020). Bixin Confers Prevention against Ureteral Obstruction-Caused Renal Interstitial Fibrosis through Activation of the Nuclear Factor Erythroid-2-Related Factor2 Pathway in Mice. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 68(31). 8321–8329. 9 indexed citations

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