Yu Deng

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Yu Deng is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Yu Deng has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Cancer Research and 8 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Yu Deng's work include Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (11 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (8 papers) and Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (8 papers). Yu Deng is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (11 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (8 papers) and Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (8 papers). Yu Deng collaborates with scholars based in China, Canada and United States. Yu Deng's co-authors include Weihong Song, Kelley Bromley‐Brits, Michael R. Hayden, Fang Cai, Rona K. Graham, Elizabeth Slow, Lynn A. Raymond, Blair R. Leavitt, Ge Lu and Yukiko Tone and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Nature Communications and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Yu Deng

48 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Cleavage at the Caspase-6 Site Is Required for Neuronal D... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Cleavage at the Caspase-6 Site Is Required for Neuronal Dysfunction and Degeneration Due to Mutant Huntingtin
    2006 505 citations Rona K. Graham, Yu Deng et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yu Deng China 20 1.6k 922 828 339 259 51 2.6k
Yelena Glinka Canada 22 1.2k 0.7× 854 0.9× 332 0.4× 600 1.8× 201 0.8× 30 2.8k
Ulziibat Shirendeb United States 12 1.7k 1.1× 721 0.8× 1.1k 1.3× 294 0.9× 85 0.3× 13 2.5k
Henri J. Huttunen Finland 32 1.8k 1.2× 599 0.6× 1.1k 1.3× 364 1.1× 227 0.9× 62 4.0k
Kangni Zheng United States 13 1.6k 1.0× 579 0.6× 920 1.1× 348 1.0× 184 0.7× 14 2.5k
Qulian Guo China 30 973 0.6× 585 0.6× 894 1.1× 154 0.5× 338 1.3× 128 2.7k
Jun Peng China 36 2.1k 1.3× 691 0.7× 547 0.7× 589 1.7× 428 1.7× 137 3.8k
Qian Jiang China 29 1.4k 0.9× 842 0.9× 335 0.4× 495 1.5× 189 0.7× 73 2.6k
Bin Cheng China 19 932 0.6× 970 1.1× 653 0.8× 153 0.5× 150 0.6× 45 2.4k
Hyang‐Sook Hoe South Korea 32 1.5k 0.9× 832 0.9× 1.4k 1.6× 215 0.6× 181 0.7× 92 3.3k
Eun Mi Hwang South Korea 28 1.6k 1.0× 879 1.0× 495 0.6× 126 0.4× 155 0.6× 97 2.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yu Deng

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yu Deng

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

All Works

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Jiang, Jihong, Vijay Suresh Akhade, Joshua Bridgers, et al.. (2025). Haploinsufficiency of miR-143 and miR-145 reveal targetable dependencies in resistant del(5q) myelodysplastic neoplasm. Leukemia. 39(4). 917–928.
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Deng, Yu, et al.. (2023). Knockdown of circEXOC6 inhibits cell progression and glycolysis by sponging miR-433-3p and mediating FZD6 in glioma. Translational Neuroscience. 14(1). 20220294–20220294. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Xun, Yujin Zhang, Yixi Yang, et al.. (2022). Phellopterin alleviates atopic dermatitis-like inflammation and suppresses IL-4-induced STAT3 activation in keratinocytes. International Immunopharmacology. 112. 109270–109270. 20 indexed citations
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Chen, Kai, Xiao Zhai, Yu Deng, et al.. (2021). Characteristics analysis of segmental and regional lumbar spontaneous compensation post thoracic fusion in Lenke 1 and 2 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 22(1). 935–935. 1 indexed citations
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Węgrzyn, Joanna, Kieran O’Neill, David J. H. F. Knapp, et al.. (2020). Altered microRNA expression links IL6 and TNF-induced inflammaging with myeloid malignancy in humans and mice. Blood. 135(25). 2235–2251. 41 indexed citations
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Chen, Fei, Stacy A. Marshall, Yu Deng, & Tianjiao Sun. (2017). Measuring Nascent Transcripts by Nascent-seq. Methods in molecular biology. 1712. 19–26. 5 indexed citations
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Riechers, Sean‐Patrick, Stefanie Butland, Yu Deng, et al.. (2016). Interactome network analysis identifies multiple caspase-6 interactors involved in the pathogenesis of HD. Human Molecular Genetics. 25(8). 1600–1618. 15 indexed citations
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Xu, Lin, Guoying Li, Yu Deng, et al.. (2016). Efficacy of an early home-based cardiac rehabilitation program for patients after acute myocardial infarction. Medicine. 95(52). e5638–e5638. 24 indexed citations
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Wong, Bibiana K. Y., Dagmar E. Ehrnhoefer, Rona K. Graham, et al.. (2015). Partial rescue of some features of Huntington Disease in the genetic absence of caspase-6 in YAC128 mice. Neurobiology of Disease. 76. 24–36. 41 indexed citations
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Pouladi, Mahmoud A., Lisa M. Stanek, Yuanyun Xie, et al.. (2012). Marked differences in neurochemistry and aggregates despite similar behavioural and neuropathological features of Huntington disease in the full-length BACHD and YAC128 mice. Human Molecular Genetics. 21(10). 2219–2232. 115 indexed citations
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Deng, Yu. (2011). Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Irrigation of Chronic Rhinosinusitis after Endoscopic Sinus Surgery: A Systematic Review. Zhongguo xunzheng yixue zazhi. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Mingming, Yu Deng, Shuting Zhang, et al.. (2011). Control of BACE1 degradation and APP processing by ubiquitin carboxyl‐terminal hydrolase L1. Journal of Neurochemistry. 120(6). 1129–1138. 75 indexed citations
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Bromley‐Brits, Kelley, Yu Deng, & Weihong Song. (2011). Morris Water Maze Test for Learning and Memory Deficits in Alzheimer's Disease Model Mice. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 463 indexed citations
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Chen, Chia-Hsiung, Weihui Zhou, Shengchun Liu, et al.. (2011). Increased NF-κB signalling up-regulates BACE1 expression and its therapeutic potential in Alzheimer's disease. The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. 15(1). 77–90. 338 indexed citations
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Graham, Rona K., Mahmoud A. Pouladi, Prasad Joshi, et al.. (2009). Differential Susceptibility to Excitotoxic Stress in YAC128 Mouse Models of Huntington Disease between Initiation and Progression of Disease. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(7). 2193–2204. 98 indexed citations
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Benn, Caroline, Elizabeth Slow, Laurie Farrell, et al.. (2007). Glutamate receptor abnormalities in the YAC128 transgenic mouse model of Huntington’s disease. Neuroscience. 147(2). 354–372. 44 indexed citations
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Graham, Rona K., Yu Deng, Elizabeth Slow, et al.. (2006). Cleavage at the Caspase-6 Site Is Required for Neuronal Dysfunction and Degeneration Due to Mutant Huntingtin. Cell. 125(6). 1179–1191. 505 indexed citations breakdown →
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Graham, Rona K., Elizabeth Slow, Yu Deng, et al.. (2005). Levels of mutant huntingtin influence the phenotypic severity of Huntington disease in YAC128 mouse models. Neurobiology of Disease. 21(2). 444–455. 69 indexed citations

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