Yun Wang

8.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
147 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Yun Wang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yun Wang has authored 147 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Molecular Biology, 33 papers in Immunology and 23 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Yun Wang's work include Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ (10 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (8 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (8 papers). Yun Wang is often cited by papers focused on Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ (10 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (8 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (8 papers). Yun Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Yun Wang's co-authors include Thomas C. Südhof, Frank Schmitz, Xinran Liu, Kay Hofmann, Masaya Okamoto, E. Richard Stanley, Yee-Guide Yeung, Josep Rizo, Irina Dulubova and Douglas B. Einstein and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Yun Wang

139 papers receiving 5.8k 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.

Rim is a putative Rab3 effector in regulating synaptic-vesicle fusion

1997 553 citations Yun Wang et al. profile →
RIM1α forms a protein scaffold for regulating neurotransmitter release at the active zone

2002 466 citations Yun Wang et al. profile →
RIM Proteins Tether Ca2+ Channels to Presynaptic Active Zones via a Direct PDZ-Domain Interaction

2011 445 citations Yun Wang et al. profile →
YAP1 alleviates sepsis-induced acute lung injury via inhibiting ferritinophagy-mediated ferroptosis

2022 148 citations Yun Wang, Xinyi Li et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yun Wang China	40	3.2k	1.6k	1.1k	973	636	147	5.9k
Eui‐Ju Choi South Korea	45	5.3k 1.6×	920 0.6×	929 0.9×	967 1.0×	914 1.4×	107	8.5k
Hideki Nishitoh Japan	37	5.3k 1.6×	2.1k 1.3×	563 0.5×	1.3k 1.3×	531 0.8×	64	8.2k
Ying Luo China	42	4.5k 1.4×	808 0.5×	503 0.5×	629 0.6×	482 0.8×	179	7.6k
John W. Crabb United States	58	7.3k 2.3×	1.6k 1.0×	1.3k 1.2×	1.1k 1.1×	543 0.9×	213	11.2k
Yong‐Keun Jung South Korea	48	5.5k 1.7×	1.3k 0.8×	783 0.7×	1.1k 1.2×	826 1.3×	147	8.7k
Sonia Missiroli Italy	35	4.2k 1.3×	1.1k 0.7×	452 0.4×	466 0.5×	340 0.5×	63	6.3k
Hiroyoshi Ariga Japan	52	5.1k 1.6×	1.4k 0.8×	2.0k 1.9×	679 0.7×	869 1.4×	206	9.8k
Pann‐Ghill Suh South Korea	55	7.5k 2.3×	2.0k 1.3×	1.1k 1.0×	1.3k 1.3×	1.0k 1.6×	206	10.4k
Jing Huang United States	40	4.8k 1.5×	830 0.5×	754 0.7×	445 0.5×	677 1.1×	124	6.8k
Do Sik Min South Korea	42	4.1k 1.3×	805 0.5×	701 0.6×	524 0.5×	934 1.5×	206	6.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Yun Wang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yun Wang

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Wang, Dong, Kai Li, Hengji Li, et al.. (2025). Water resource utilization and future supply–demand scenarios in energy cities of semi-arid regions. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 5005–5005. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Yun, Jianghong Zhang, & Chunlin Shao. (2024). Cytological changes in radiation-induced lung injury. Life Sciences. 358. 123188–123188. 9 indexed citations

Gai, Tingting, et al.. (2024). Transcriptomic analysis reveals decreased expression of detoxification genes in Caenorhabditis elegans exposed to mepanipyrim and cyprodinil: Implications for multigenerational exposure effects. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 287. 117265–117265.

Zhang, Qiaoling, Zeyang Yang, Yujun Xu, et al.. (2024). CD248‐expressing cancer‐associated fibroblasts induce non‐small cell lung cancer metastasis via Hippo pathway‐mediated extracellular matrix stiffness. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 28(16). e70025–e70025. 6 indexed citations

Zhu, Hongkai, Chunhua Li, Yun Wang, et al.. (2024). A combined drying process involving hot air and roasting for improving summer congou black tea quality. Food Research International. 201. 115584–115584. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Yun, et al.. (2023). Salidroside postconditioning attenuates ferroptosis-mediated lung ischemia-reperfusion injury by activating the Nrf2/SLC7A11 signaling axis. International Immunopharmacology. 115. 109731–109731. 30 indexed citations

Wang, Yan, Youbin Li, Dong Liu, et al.. (2023). A Potential Anti-Glioblastoma Compound LH20 Induces Apoptosis and Arrest of Human Glioblastoma Cells via CDK4/6 Inhibition. Molecules. 28(13). 5047–5047. 3 indexed citations

Chen, Junfeng, Yun Wang, Di Peng, et al.. (2023). Phenotyping of Salvia miltiorrhiza Roots Reveals Associations between Root Traits and Bioactive Components. Plant Phenomics. 5. 98–98. 5 indexed citations

Wang, Yun, et al.. (2022). The association of serum magnesium and chronic kidney disease: a two-sample mendelian randomization study of European descent. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 76(9). 1309–1314. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Lulu, Chao Yang, Xiao Li, et al.. (2022). One night of sleep deprivation induces release of small extracellular vesicles into circulation and promotes platelet activation by small EVs. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 26(19). 5033–5043. 11 indexed citations

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Wu, Jieheng, Xinlei Liu, Qiaoling Zhang, et al.. (2022). CXCL12 derived from CD248-expressing cancer-associated fibroblasts mediates M2-polarized macrophages to promote nonsmall cell lung cancer progression. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1868(11). 166521–166521. 38 indexed citations

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Huang, Feifei, Huijun Wang, Zhihong Wang, et al.. (2019). [Knowledge, behavior and consumption types of milk and dairy products among the Chinese aged 60 and above in 15 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) in 2015].. PubMed. 48(1). 9–15. 4 indexed citations

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Wang, Yun, et al.. (2019). MicroRNA-497-5p negatively regulates the proliferation and cisplatin resistance of non-small cell lung cancer cells by targeting YAP1 and TEAD1. Translational Cancer Research. 8(6). 2470–2480. 2 indexed citations

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Wang, Yun, et al.. (2018). Effect of dietary Rhodiola rosea extract on antioxidant system and anti-low salinity stress of Litopenaeus vannamei. 14(1). 9–19. 3 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhenglin, Xing Wei, Yongli Song, et al.. (2018). Folic Acid Has a Protective Effect on Retinal Vascular Endothelial Cells against High Glucose. Molecules. 23(9). 2326–2326. 11 indexed citations

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Chen, Si, Hailong Jiang, Yan Cao, et al.. (2016). Drug target identification using network analysis: Taking active components in Sini decoction as an example. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 24245–24245. 59 indexed citations

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Liu, Aiqin, et al.. (2014). Evaluation of NIN/RPN12 binding protein inhibits proliferation and growth in human renal cancer cells. Tumor Biology. 36(3). 1803–1810. 5 indexed citations

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Ke, Qing, et al.. (2012). Identification of the PAG1 Gene as a Novel Target of Inherent Radioresistance in Human Laryngeal Carcinoma Cells. Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals. 27(10). 678–684. 10 indexed citations

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Wang, Yun, et al.. (2011). A Case Hypersensitive to Bimatoprost and Dexamethasone. Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 27(5). 519–523. 5 indexed citations

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Wang, Minghang, et al.. (2010). Cross-sectional study on the densities of fine particles (PM2.5) in the restaurants of Beijing.. 11(10). 983–987. 1 indexed citations

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