Yufang Ma

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
148 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Yufang Ma is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yufang Ma has authored 148 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Molecular Biology, 43 papers in Infectious Diseases and 37 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Yufang Ma's work include Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (33 papers), Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (26 papers) and Biochemical and Molecular Research (19 papers). Yufang Ma is often cited by papers focused on Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (33 papers), Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (26 papers) and Biochemical and Molecular Research (19 papers). Yufang Ma collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Yufang Ma's co-authors include Yi Xin, Michael McNeil, Fei Pan, Jialiang Wang, Qiulong Yan, Mary Jackson, Reid C. Thompson, Xiuyan Han, Yifan Huang and Jian Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The Journal of Cell Biology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Yufang Ma

143 papers receiving 4.0k 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.

Alterations of the Gut Microbiome in Hypertension

2017 372 citations Qiulong Yan, Changming Chen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yufang Ma China	35	2.4k	611	499	383	340	148	4.0k
You Zhou China	25	3.8k 1.6×	393 0.6×	366 0.7×	361 0.9×	129 0.4×	110	6.2k
Xiaobin Li China	34	1.5k 0.6×	234 0.4×	270 0.5×	372 1.0×	213 0.6×	207	3.8k
Feifei Chen China	29	1.7k 0.7×	608 1.0×	161 0.3×	257 0.7×	209 0.6×	181	3.6k
Asima Bhattacharyya India	24	1.4k 0.6×	582 1.0×	612 1.2×	247 0.6×	115 0.3×	47	3.8k
Tianyu Zhang China	36	2.1k 0.8×	1.1k 1.8×	991 2.0×	198 0.5×	769 2.3×	288	4.6k
Teruo Yokokura Japan	43	2.9k 1.2×	305 0.5×	257 0.5×	266 0.7×	263 0.8×	144	5.6k
Joseph Wu United States	48	3.0k 1.2×	385 0.6×	481 1.0×	364 1.0×	389 1.1×	236	6.9k
Chi‐Chen Lin Taiwan	35	1.9k 0.8×	239 0.4×	390 0.8×	409 1.1×	200 0.6×	213	5.0k
Emma Saavedra Mexico	33	2.5k 1.0×	385 0.6×	523 1.0×	141 0.4×	190 0.6×	109	4.0k
Jagdeep Kaur India	36	2.3k 0.9×	413 0.7×	331 0.7×	1.1k 2.8×	123 0.4×	191	4.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Yufang Ma

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yufang Ma

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20 of 20 papers shown

Xiao, Yang, et al.. (2025). cGAS–STING signaling pathway as a therapeutic target in human diseases. Chinese Medical Journal. 138(24). 3251–3284.

Han, Xiuyan, Changming Chen, Jing Wu, et al.. (2025). Anti-Mycobacterium tuberculosis activity of 17-hydroxy-jolkinolide B by interacting with RNA polymerase. Bioorganic Chemistry. 164. 108851–108851.

Zhang, Yiyuan, et al.. (2024). Luteolin alleviates muscle atrophy, mitochondrial dysfunction and abnormal FNDC5 expression in high fat diet-induced obese rats and palmitic acid-treated C2C12 myotubes. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 135. 109780–109780. 5 indexed citations

Shi, Xiaoxia, Lin Cheng, Qiulong Yan, et al.. (2024). Mycobacterium tuberculosis PE_PGRS38 Enhances Intracellular Survival of Mycobacteria by Inhibiting TLR4/NF-κB-Dependent Inflammation and Apoptosis of the Host. Biology. 13(5). 313–313. 5 indexed citations

Liu, Honghui, Xingchen Wang, Yufang Ma, et al.. (2023). Apigenin analogs as α-glucosidase inhibitors with antidiabetic activity. Bioorganic Chemistry. 143. 107059–107059. 11 indexed citations

Liu, Shucong, et al.. (2023). Path analysis of current status and influencing factors of nutritional literacy among community-dwelling older adults. Geriatric Nursing. 54. 264–271.

Zhang, Weini, Jinpeng Zhao, Yufang Ma, Jian Li, & Xinhua Chen. (2022). The effective components of herbal medicines used for prevention and control of fish diseases. Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 126. 73–83. 75 indexed citations

Han, Xiuyan, Changming Chen, Honglei Wang, et al.. (2022). GlmU inhibitor from the roots of Euphorbia ebracteolata as an anti-tuberculosis agent. RSC Advances. 12(28). 18266–18273. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Lingfeng, et al.. (2017). Effects of Radix pseudostellariae stem and leaf polysaccharide on intestinal immune function, intestinal mucosal morphology and cecum contents flora of weaned piglets.. Dongwu yingyang xuebao. 29(3). 1012–1020. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Chunjie, Qiulong Yan, Yufang Ma, et al.. (2017). ent-Abietane and Tigliane Diterpenoids from the Roots of Euphorbia fischeriana and Their Inhibitory Effects against Mycobacterium smegmatis. Journal of Natural Products. 80(5). 1248–1254. 62 indexed citations

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Ma, Yufang, Lihong Wang, Leif R. Neitzel, et al.. (2016). The MAPK Pathway Regulates Intrinsic Resistance to BET Inhibitors in Colorectal Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. 23(8). 2027–2037. 56 indexed citations

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Yan, Qiulong, Changming Chen, Shenghui Li, et al.. (2016). Metagenomic Analysis of Sputum Microbiome as a Tool toward Culture-Independent Pathogen Detection of Patients with Ventilator-associated Pneumonia. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 194(5). 636–639. 12 indexed citations

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Yan, Qiulong, Dong Shang, Depei Wu, et al.. (2015). Acute cholecystitis associated with infection of Enterobacteriaceae from gut microbiota. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 21(9). 851.e1–851.e9. 64 indexed citations

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Ma, Yufang, Nan Tang, Reid C. Thompson, et al.. (2015). InsR/IGF1R Pathway Mediates Resistance to EGFR Inhibitors in Glioblastoma. Clinical Cancer Research. 22(7). 1767–1776. 63 indexed citations

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Zheng, Xiaoxiang, et al.. (2015). Effects of polysaccharides from Hericium erinaceus on murine splenic lymphocyte proliferation and the cell cycle in vitro.. Chinese Veterinary Science. 45(8). 837–842. 1 indexed citations

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Cheng, Zhixiang, Yuanying Gong, Yufang Ma, et al.. (2013). Inhibition of BET Bromodomain Targets Genetically Diverse Glioblastoma. Clinical Cancer Research. 19(7). 1748–1759. 233 indexed citations

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Liu, Rui, Huan Liu, Yufang Ma, et al.. (2011). There are Abundant Antimicrobial Peptides in Brains of Two Kinds ofBombinaToads. Journal of Proteome Research. 10(4). 1806–1815. 25 indexed citations

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He, Kan, Fan Yang, Minghui Wang, et al.. (2011). Identification of pig reproductive QTL genes based on gene set enrichment analysis of mouse microarray dataset. African Journal of Agricultural Research. 6(13). 3196–3202. 1 indexed citations

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Song, Fei, et al.. (2009). Transfection of Mouse Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells with Lipofectamine-mediated Cytosine Deaminase Genes. 13(49). 9775–9778. 1 indexed citations

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Ma, Yufang. (2001). Study on Practical Circumstance in P.E Knowledge and Theory Teaching in College and It's Reform Countermeasure.

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