Yu Du

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Yu Du is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Yu Du has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 6 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Yu Du's work include Ion channel regulation and function (10 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (7 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (6 papers). Yu Du is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (10 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (7 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (6 papers). Yu Du collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Yu Du's co-authors include Renxiao Wang, Guoqin Feng, Minyi Su, Yan Li, Qifan Yang, Zhihai Liu, C. David Weaver, Gary A. Sulikowski, Brian O. Bachmann and Qi Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Yu Du

46 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Comparative Assessment of Scoring Functions: The CASF-2016 Update

2018 517 citations Yu Du, Renxiao Wang et al. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yu Du China	20	965	447	267	218	173	48	1.5k
Yongfeng Liu China	25	1.0k 1.1×	242 0.5×	285 1.1×	104 0.5×	81 0.5×	90	1.9k
Regina M. Murphy United States	35	2.8k 2.9×	520 1.2×	431 1.6×	334 1.5×	359 2.1×	89	4.1k
J. P. Doucet France	23	1.1k 1.1×	546 1.2×	439 1.6×	193 0.9×	51 0.3×	71	2.3k
Yiran Wu China	23	1.0k 1.1×	164 0.4×	381 1.4×	56 0.3×	171 1.0×	74	1.7k
Theresa A. Good United States	25	950 1.0×	135 0.3×	177 0.7×	245 1.1×	165 1.0×	56	1.8k
Marten Beeg Italy	23	1.0k 1.0×	209 0.5×	183 0.7×	111 0.5×	198 1.1×	47	1.8k
Jiyong Lee South Korea	19	857 0.9×	90 0.2×	75 0.3×	183 0.8×	160 0.9×	55	1.8k
Tao Che United States	24	2.3k 2.4×	751 1.7×	1.2k 4.5×	311 1.4×	293 1.7×	69	3.5k
Joseph G. Neduvelil United Kingdom	9	1.6k 1.7×	178 0.4×	449 1.7×	101 0.5×	229 1.3×	11	2.3k
Kenji Matsumura Japan	19	421 0.4×	99 0.2×	105 0.4×	128 0.6×	138 0.8×	46	1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Yu Du

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yu Du

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

All Works

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Zhao, Zhiwei, et al.. (2025). Energy budget and reproductive performance of striped hamsters in response to variations in food quality. Journal of Zoology. 326(2). 173–184.

Zhang, Hang, et al.. (2024). A novel real-time hybrid testing method for Twin-Rotor Floating Wind Turbines with Single-Point Mooring systems. Ocean Engineering. 312. 119151–119151. 6 indexed citations

Du, Yu. (2024). Binding Curve Viewer: Visualizing the Equilibrium and Kinetics of Protein–Ligand Binding and Competitive Binding. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling. 64(10). 4180–4192. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Lu, Yong Zhao, Yu Du, et al.. (2024). Preservation effects of photodynamic inactivation-mediated antibacterial film on storage quality of salmon fillets: Insights into protein quality. Food Chemistry. 444. 138685–138685. 27 indexed citations

Du, Yu, et al.. (2023). Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of a novel series of 1,2,4-oxadiazole inhibitors of SLACK potassium channels: Identification of in vitro tool VU0935685. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 95. 117487–117487. 9 indexed citations

Gong, Lingyun, et al.. (2023). Development of the heavy ion RFQ for CAFE2. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 1058. 168819–168819. 4 indexed citations

Du, Yu, et al.. (2022). Structure–activity relationship studies in a new series of 2-amino-N-phenylacetamide inhibitors of Slack potassium channels. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 76. 129013–129013. 7 indexed citations

Du, Yu & Renxiao Wang. (2020). Revealing the Unbinding Kinetics and Mechanism of Type I and Type II Protein Kinase Inhibitors by Local-Scaled Molecular Dynamics Simulations. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation. 16(10). 6620–6632. 10 indexed citations

Wang, Hu, Huanhuan Niu, Minmin Liang, et al.. (2019). A Wall-Associated Kinase Gene CaWAKL20 From Pepper Negatively Modulates Plant Thermotolerance by Reducing the Expression of ABA-Responsive Genes. Frontiers in Plant Science. 10. 591–591. 33 indexed citations

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He, Yuan, et al.. (2018). Differential gene expression for carotenoid biosynthesis in a green alga Ulva prolifera based on transcriptome analysis. BMC Genomics. 19(1). 916–916. 25 indexed citations

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DeGuire, Sean M., David C. Earl, Yu Du, et al.. (2014). Fluorescent Probes of the Apoptolidins and their Utility in Cellular Localization Studies. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54(3). 961–964. 21 indexed citations

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Du, Yu, et al.. (2014). Biological characteristics and mating type distribution of Phytophthora capsici from China. Genetics and Molecular Research. 13(1). 396–405. 3 indexed citations

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Kaufmann, Kristian, Ian M. Romaine, Emily Days, et al.. (2013). ML297 (VU0456810), the First Potent and Selective Activator of the GIRK Potassium Channel, Displays Antiepileptic Properties in Mice. ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 4(9). 1278–1286. 125 indexed citations

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Engers, Darren W., Kristian Kaufmann, Yu Du, et al.. (2013). Discovery and SAR of a novel series of GIRK1/2 and GIRK1/4 activators. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 23(18). 5195–5198. 23 indexed citations

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Wu, Wenjun, Ian M. Romaine, Kristian Kaufmann, et al.. (2013). Discovery of ‘molecular switches’ within a GIRK activator scaffold that afford selective GIRK inhibitors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 23(16). 4562–4566. 22 indexed citations

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Du, Yu, Sean M. DeGuire, Jesse A. Teske, et al.. (2011). Biosynthesis of the apoptolidins in Nocardiopsis sp. FU 40. Tetrahedron. 67(35). 6568–6575. 24 indexed citations

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Phelan, Vanessa V., Yu Du, John A. McLean, & Brian O. Bachmann. (2009). Adenylation Enzyme Characterization Using γ -18O4-ATP Pyrophosphate Exchange. Chemistry & Biology. 16(5). 473–478. 48 indexed citations

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Zhang, Qi, Ling‐Ling Zhu, Guoguang Chen, & Yu Du. (2007). Pharmacokinetics of astragalosideiv in beagle dogs. European Journal of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics. 32(2). 75–79. 47 indexed citations

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Du, Yu, et al.. (2005). Pharmacokinetics of Astragaloside IV in rats by liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry. European Journal of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics. 30(4). 269–273. 40 indexed citations

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Du, Yu, et al.. (1996). STUDIES ON THE GAP JUNCTIONAL INTERCELLULARCOMMUNICATION OF HUMAN NASOPHARYNGEALCARCINOMA CELLS AND THE EFFECT OF RII. 中国癌症研究：英文版. 27–31. 1 indexed citations

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