Yu Fan

4.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
84 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Yu Fan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Yu Fan has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Plant Science and 14 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Yu Fan's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (10 papers), interferon and immune responses (8 papers) and Seed and Plant Biochemistry (7 papers). Yu Fan is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (10 papers), interferon and immune responses (8 papers) and Seed and Plant Biochemistry (7 papers). Yu Fan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Yu Fan's co-authors include Yong‐Gang Yao, Dengfeng Zhang, Dandan Yu, Min Xu, Ling Xu, Hejiang Zhou, Rongcan Luo, Ling‐Yan Su, Lu-Xiu Yang and Jing Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Yu Fan

77 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

Activation of PPARA-mediated autophagy reduces Alzheimer disease-like pathology and cognitive decline in a murine model

2019 274 citations Dengfeng Zhang, Hejiang Zhou et al. profile →
New Insights Into the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer's Disease

2020 260 citations Yu Fan et al. profile →

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Countries citing papers authored by Yu Fan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yu Fan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yu Fan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yu Fan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yu Fan 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 Fan. Yu Fan 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

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Monocyte-driven IFN and TNF programs orchestrate inflammatory networks in antisynthetase syndrome-associated interstitial lung disease 2025 ·Frontiers in Immunology ·Yu Fan, Weijin Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Guohong Zhang, Yukai Wang	1
2	Identification and Targeting of POLQ -Associated Hereditary Colorectal Cancer 2025 ·Clinical Cancer Research ·(unknown), Dengfeng Zhang, Xiao-Xiao Shi, (unknown), (unknown), Yu Fan, (unknown), Jianlin Ren, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Wenhui Li, Yong‐Gang Yao, (unknown)	0
3	Genotype-Phenotype Discrepancies in Family Members With a Novel Glucokinase Mutation: Insights Into GCK-MODY and Its Interplay With Insulin Resistance 2025 ·Diabetes ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Hongwei� Jiang, (unknown), Xuan Liu, Shanshan Chen, Ying Yang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ziyue Zhang, Yu Fan, Yadi Huang, (unknown), Minxian Wang, Kunling Wang, Ming Liu	1
4	Phenotypic complexities of rare heterozygous neurexin-1 deletions 2025 ·Nature ·Michael B. Fernando, Yu Fan, Yanchun Zhang, Alex Tokolyi, (unknown), (unknown), P. J. Michael Deans, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Sarah Williams, Erin Flaherty, (unknown), (unknown), David A. Knowles, Gang Fang, Paul A. Slesinger, Kristen Brennand	3
5	Oxidative stress and cognitive function in Chinese patients with major depressive disorder: the mediating role of depression severity 2025 ·BMC Psychiatry ·(unknown), Chao Sun, Yu Fan, (unknown), Ju Gao, (unknown), Xiaobin Zhang, Qing Tian	0
6	Weighted Gene Correlation Network Analysis Reveals Key Regulatory Genes Influencing Selenium Enrichment and Yield with Exogenous Selenite in Tartary Buckwheat 2025 ·Plants ·Xueling Ye, Lijuan Mei, Zhongwei Gan, Zhiqiang Wang, Wenjun Sun, Yu Fan, Changying Liu, Qi Wu, Yan Wan, Xiaoyong Wu, Dabing Xiang	2
7	Genome-wide identification, evolution, and expression level analysis of the TALE gene family in Sorghum bicolor 2024 ·BMC Plant Biology ·Xin Yao, (unknown), Dili Lai, Wenfeng Weng, Yu Fan, (unknown), Chao Ma, Jianping Cheng, Meiliang Zhou, Jingjun Ruan	2
8	mEnrich-seq: methylation-guided enrichment sequencing of bacterial taxa of interest from microbiome 2024 ·Nature Methods ·(unknown), Yimeng Kong, Yu Fan, Mi Ni, (unknown), (unknown), Edward A. Mead, (unknown), Melissa Gitman, Xue‐Song Zhang, Gang Fang	3
9	A meta-analysis of the efficacy of physical exercise interventions on activities of daily living in patients with Alzheimer's disease 2024 ·Frontiers in Public Health ·Yang Xiao, Yu Fan, Ziding Feng	0
10	Comparative transcriptome and genome analysis unravels the response of Tatary buckwheat root to nitrogen deficiency 2023 ·Plant Physiology and Biochemistry ·Changying Liu, (unknown), (unknown), Qi Wu, Xueling Ye, Yan Wan, (unknown), Xiaoyong Wu, Yanxia Sun, Huiling Yan, Yu Fan, Liangzhen Jiang, Xiaoqin Zheng, Gang Zhao, Liang Zou, Dabing Xiang	5
11	Multi‐omics identification of a key glycosyl hydrolase gene FtGH1 involved in rutin hydrolysis in Tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum) 2023 ·Plant Biotechnology Journal ·Dili Lai, Kaixuan Zhang, Yuqi He, Yu Fan, Wei Li, Yaliang Shi, (unknown), Xu Huang, Jiayue He, Hui Zhao, Xiang Lu, (unknown), Jianping Cheng, Jingjun Ruan, Milen I. Georgiev, Alisdair R. Fernie, Meiliang Zhou	15
12	Critical assessment of DNA adenine methylation in eukaryotes using quantitative deconvolution 2022 ·Science ·Yimeng Kong, Lei Cao, Gintaras Deikus, Yu Fan, Edward A. Mead, Weiyi Lai, (unknown), Raymund L. Yong, Robert Sebra, Hailin Wang, Xue‐Song Zhang, Gang Fang	77
13	Genome-Wide Identification, Evolution, and Expression Pattern Analysis of the GATA Gene Family in Tartary Buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum) 2022 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·Xin Yao, Meiliang Zhou, Jingjun Ruan, (unknown), Chao Ma, (unknown), Dili Lai, Yu Fan, (unknown), Wenfeng Weng, Jianping Cheng	16
14	Comparative transcriptome analysis revealed the influence of sucrose on flavor and taste quality of <em>Coffea arabica</em> and <em>C. canephora</em> varieties 2021 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Lisong Hu, Yu Fan, (unknown), (unknown), Fupeng Li, Yuzhou Long, Lin Yan, Jie Meng	1
15	An Alternative Splicing of Tupaia STING Modulated Anti-RNA Virus Responses by Targeting MDA5-LGP2 and IRF3 2020 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Ling Xu, Dandan Yu, Li Peng, Yong Wu, Yu Fan, (unknown), Yulin Yao, Jin Zhong, Xinwen Chen, Yong‐Gang Yao	18
16	The GWAS Risk Genes for Depression May Be Actively Involved in Alzheimer’s Disease 2018 ·Journal of Alzheimer s Disease ·Hua Ni, Min Xu, (unknown), Yu Fan, Hejiang Zhou, Hongyan Jiang, Weihong Lu, Liwen Tan, Dengfeng Zhang, Yong‐Gang Yao, Chen Zhang	43
17	Loss of RIG-I leads to a functional replacement with MDA5 in the Chinese tree shrew 2016 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Ling Xu, Dandan Yu, Yu Fan, Li Peng, Yong Wu, Yong‐Gang Yao	66
18	Genetic difference analysis of two genetically improved farmed tilapia populations by using microsatellite marker. 2015 ·Nanfang nongye xuebao ·Jianlin Li, Hongxia Li, (unknown), Juhua Yu, Yu Fan	1
19	Urological malignancy in renal allograft recipients: report of 22 clinical cases 2011 ·Yu Fan, Mingyue Tan	1
20	Phylogenetic relationships of five species of Dorippinae (Crustacea, Decapoda) revealed by 16S rDNA sequence analysis 2004 ·Acta Oceanologica Sinica ·Yu Fan, Xinzheng Li, Linsheng Song, Zhonghua Cai	3

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