Yuan Gao

10.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
137 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Yuan Gao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Yuan Gao has authored 137 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Molecular Biology, 55 papers in Plant Science and 27 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Yuan Gao's work include MicroRNA in disease regulation (18 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (18 papers) and Circular RNAs in diseases (17 papers). Yuan Gao is often cited by papers focused on MicroRNA in disease regulation (18 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (18 papers) and Circular RNAs in diseases (17 papers). Yuan Gao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Yuan Gao's co-authors include Fangqing Zhao, Jinfeng Wang, Jinyang Zhang, Runze Shang, Jianlin Wang, Kefeng Dou, Xisheng Yang, Haimin Li, Shibin Qu and Xiaolei Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Yuan Gao

130 papers receiving 6.4k citations

Hit Papers

Circular RNA: A new star of noncoding RNAs 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 2015 2017 2021 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. Circular RNA: A new star of noncoding RNAs
    2015 1.4k citations Yuan Gao et al. profile →
  2. CIRI: an efficient and unbiased algorithm for de novo circular RNA identification
    2015 857 citations Yuan Gao, Fangqing Zhao et al. profile →
  3. Circular RNA identification based on multiple seed matching
    2017 475 citations Yuan Gao, Jinyang Zhang et al. profile →
  4. Role of dietary fiber in the recovery of the human gut microbiome and its metabolome
    2021 201 citations Ceylan Tanes, Kyle Bittinger et al. Cell Host & Microbe profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yuan Gao China 34 4.8k 3.3k 1.4k 299 243 137 6.5k
Chen Xie China 21 2.9k 0.6× 1.0k 0.3× 1.3k 0.9× 491 1.6× 452 1.9× 65 5.2k
Yang Ding China 35 3.4k 0.7× 873 0.3× 1.3k 0.9× 555 1.9× 676 2.8× 108 6.9k
Lei Wang China 41 3.1k 0.6× 837 0.3× 2.1k 1.5× 257 0.9× 393 1.6× 283 5.9k
Qi Zheng China 34 2.0k 0.4× 689 0.2× 1.5k 1.1× 430 1.4× 347 1.4× 213 4.6k
Dandan Li China 40 2.2k 0.5× 908 0.3× 994 0.7× 241 0.8× 328 1.3× 264 5.1k
Qing Zhang China 35 2.5k 0.5× 380 0.1× 1.5k 1.1× 623 2.1× 340 1.4× 240 5.5k
Hanspeter Naegeli Switzerland 37 2.7k 0.6× 660 0.2× 502 0.4× 472 1.6× 104 0.4× 184 4.5k
Shan Li China 36 2.8k 0.6× 420 0.1× 1.7k 1.3× 338 1.1× 704 2.9× 192 5.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Yuan Gao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yuan Gao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yuan Gao

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhang, Jinyang, et al.. (2025). Detecting and quantifying circular RNAs in terabyte-scale RNA-seq datasets with CIRI3. Nature Biotechnology. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhao, Yuan Gao, Kun Wang, et al.. (2025). Whole transcriptome sequencing-based identification and functional prediction of salt-tolerant-related circular RNAs in ZM-4 (Malus zumi). International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 306(Pt 4). 141572–141572.
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Gao, Yuan, Jiacheng Zheng, Mengjie Zhao, et al.. (2024). GmBSK1-GmGSK1-GmBES1.5 regulatory module controls heat tolerance in soybean. Journal of Advanced Research. 73. 187–198. 4 indexed citations
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Feng, Zhiyu, Yuan Gao, Han Gao, et al.. (2024). MST1R Gene Variants Predispose Individuals to Tetralogy of Fallot. PubMed. 4(6). 548–561. 1 indexed citations
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Gao, Yuan, et al.. (2024). Surrounding vehicle trajectory prediction under mixed traffic flow based on graph attention network. Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. 639. 129643–129643. 13 indexed citations
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Cui, Chengsen, Xian Shu, Weiwei Zhang, et al.. (2024). Substrate specificity of a branch of aromatic dioxygenases determined by three distinct motifs. Nature Communications. 15(1). 7682–7682. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Dajiang, Guangyi Wang, Wen Tian, et al.. (2024). Research Progress on Cuttings of Malus Rootstock Resources in China. Horticulturae. 10(3). 217–217. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Dajiang, Kun Wang, Zhao Liu, et al.. (2023). Transcriptome and Metabolome Analysis Reveals Salt-Tolerance Pathways in the Leaves and Roots of ZM-4 (Malus zumi) in the Early Stages of Salt Stress. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(4). 3638–3638. 11 indexed citations
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Wang, Lin, Dajiang Wang, Kun Wang, et al.. (2023). Genetic Structure and Molecular Identities of 46 Apple Landraces (Malus Mill.) in China. Agronomy. 13(5). 1262–1262. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Yonghong, Xinyu Cheng, Yuan Gao, et al.. (2023). Quantitative Proteomics-Based Substrate Screening Revealed Cyclophilin Stabilization Regulated by Deubiquitinase Ubp7. Journal of Proteome Research. 22(7). 2281–2292. 1 indexed citations
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Jin, Lan, Xinyi Tao, Yuan Gao, et al.. (2022). Evaluation of the TRIP13 level in breast cancer and insights into potential molecular pathways. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 26(9). 2673–2685. 16 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yu, Yuan Gao, Xiang Zhao, et al.. (2022). Overexpression of GhKTI12 Enhances Seed Yield and Biomass Production in Nicotiana Tabacum. Genes. 13(3). 426–426. 9 indexed citations
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Gao, Yuan, Lingyan Ping, Duc M. Duong, et al.. (2021). Mass-Spectrometry-Based Near-Complete Draft of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteome. Journal of Proteome Research. 20(2). 1328–1340. 10 indexed citations
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Huang, Jing‐Hao, Yuan Gao, Jiang Zhang, et al.. (2021). CsiLAC4 modulates boron flow in Arabidopsis and Citrus via high‐boron‐dependent lignification of cell walls. New Phytologist. 233(3). 1257–1273. 21 indexed citations
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Tanes, Ceylan, Kyle Bittinger, Yuan Gao, et al.. (2021). Role of dietary fiber in the recovery of the human gut microbiome and its metabolome. Cell Host & Microbe. 29(3). 394–407.e5. 201 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Jun, Yuan Gao, Yongbin Zhou, et al.. (2020). TaNAC48 positively regulates drought tolerance and ABA responses in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). The Crop Journal. 9(4). 785–793. 35 indexed citations
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Wang, Linhai, Qiuju Xia, Yanxin Zhang, et al.. (2016). Updated sesame genome assembly and fine mapping of plant height and seed coat color QTLs using a new high-density genetic map. BMC Genomics. 17(1). 31–31. 92 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yanxin, et al.. (2013). Identification Method of Drought Tolerance and Association Mapping for Sesame ( Sesamum indicum L．). ACTA AGRONOMICA SINICA. 39(8). 1425–1425. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Jun, et al.. (2011). SSR Analysis of Genetic Diversity in Germplasm Resources of Pyrus betulae folia Bge. and Its Seedling Populations. Xibei zhiwu xuebao. 31(11). 2172–2177. 1 indexed citations

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