Yun‐Fei Ko

4.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
27 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Yun‐Fei Ko is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Complementary and alternative medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Yun‐Fei Ko has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Pharmacology and 6 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine. Recurrent topics in Yun‐Fei Ko's work include Fungal Biology and Applications (13 papers), Herbal Medicine Research Studies (6 papers) and Inflammasome and immune disorders (6 papers). Yun‐Fei Ko is often cited by papers focused on Fungal Biology and Applications (13 papers), Herbal Medicine Research Studies (6 papers) and Inflammasome and immune disorders (6 papers). Yun‐Fei Ko collaborates with scholars based in Taiwan, United States and Malaysia. Yun‐Fei Ko's co-authors include David M. Ojcius, Jan Martel, John Ding‐E Young, Hsin‐Chih Lai, Chia‐Chen Lu, Chih‐Jung Chang, Chuan-Sheng Lin, Tsung-Ru Wu, Shun‐Fu Tseng and Yi‐Ywan M. Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, PLoS ONE and Gut.

In The Last Decade

Yun‐Fei Ko

27 papers receiving 3.1k 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.

Ganoderma lucidum reduces obesity in mice by modulating the composition of the gut microbiota

2015 1.1k citations Chih‐Jung Chang, Chuan-Sheng Lin et al. Nature Communications profile →
Gut commensal Parabacteroides goldsteinii plays a predominant role in the anti-obesity effects of polysaccharides isolated from Hirsutella sinensis

2018 622 citations Tsung-Ru Wu, Chuan-Sheng Lin et al. Gut profile →
Gut barrier disruption and chronic disease

2022 328 citations Jan Martel, Yun‐Fei Ko 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‐Fei Ko Taiwan	21	2.0k	832	611	353	300	27	3.2k
Chia‐Chen Lu Taiwan	27	2.4k 1.2×	821 1.0×	543 0.9×	341 1.0×	433 1.4×	48	3.7k
Chuan-Sheng Lin Taiwan	12	1.6k 0.8×	688 0.8×	475 0.8×	293 0.8×	281 0.9×	18	2.5k
Chih‐Jung Chang Taiwan	24	2.4k 1.2×	921 1.1×	581 1.0×	341 1.0×	371 1.2×	60	3.9k
Tsung-Ru Wu Taiwan	6	1.5k 0.8×	641 0.8×	316 0.5×	193 0.5×	239 0.8×	8	2.2k
Wuwen Feng China	25	1.7k 0.8×	431 0.5×	300 0.5×	363 1.0×	241 0.8×	56	2.9k
Ke Ma China	27	1.7k 0.9×	464 0.6×	979 1.6×	421 1.2×	354 1.2×	85	3.1k
Yufeng Zhao China	18	2.8k 1.4×	1.2k 1.5×	367 0.6×	139 0.4×	473 1.6×	26	3.7k
Baosheng Zhao China	27	1.3k 0.7×	661 0.8×	206 0.3×	231 0.7×	316 1.1×	89	2.6k
Abdullah Shaito Qatar	22	2.2k 1.1×	948 1.1×	192 0.3×	245 0.7×	401 1.3×	61	4.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Yun‐Fei Ko

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yun‐Fei Ko

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Martel, Jan, David M. Ojcius, Hsin‐Hsin Peng, et al.. (2020). Emerging use of senolytics and senomorphics against aging and chronic diseases. Medicinal Research Reviews. 40(6). 2114–2131. 92 indexed citations

Huang, Tsung‐Teng, Ying‐Wei Lan, Chuan‐Mu Chen, et al.. (2019). Antrodia cinnamomea induces anti-tumor activity by inhibiting the STAT3 signaling pathway in lung cancer cells. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 5145–5145. 22 indexed citations

Martel, Jan, David M. Ojcius, Yun‐Fei Ko, Chih‐Jung Chang, & John Ding‐E Young. (2019). Antiaging effects of bioactive molecules isolated from plants and fungi. Medicinal Research Reviews. 39(5). 1515–1552. 55 indexed citations

Wu, Tsung-Ru, Chuan-Sheng Lin, Chih‐Jung Chang, et al.. (2018). Gut commensal Parabacteroides goldsteinii plays a predominant role in the anti-obesity effects of polysaccharides isolated from Hirsutella sinensis. Gut. 68(2). 248–262. 622 indexed citations breakdown →

Schachter, Julieta, Jan Martel, Chuan-Sheng Lin, et al.. (2017). Effects of obesity on depression: A role for inflammation and the gut microbiota. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 69. 1–8. 169 indexed citations

Ko, Yun‐Fei, Chen‐Yaw Chiu, Jan Martel, et al.. (2017). Isolation, Culture and Characterization of Hirsutella sinensis Mycelium from Caterpillar Fungus Fruiting Body. PLoS ONE. 12(1). e0168734–e0168734. 25 indexed citations

Martel, Jan, Yun‐Fei Ko, David M. Ojcius, et al.. (2017). Immunomodulatory Properties of Plants and Mushrooms. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. 38(11). 967–981. 50 indexed citations

Martel, Jan, et al.. (2017). Myths and Realities Surrounding the Mysterious Caterpillar Fungus. Trends in biotechnology. 35(11). 1017–1021. 20 indexed citations

Wu, Tsung-Ru, Tsung‐Teng Huang, Jan Martel, et al.. (2017). Pinicolol B from Antrodia cinnamomea induces apoptosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 201. 117–122. 4 indexed citations

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Lai, Hsin‐Chih, Chih‐Jung Chang, Chuan-Sheng Lin, et al.. (2016). Modulation of Host Immune Response by Bacteroides fragilis Polysaccharides: a Review of Recent Observations. 28(1). 1–6. 2 indexed citations

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Martel, Jan, Hsin‐Chih Lai, Yun‐Fei Ko, John Ding‐E Young, & David M. Ojcius. (2016). Alternative functions for the multifarious inflammasome. Biomedical Journal. 39(3). 183–187. 4 indexed citations

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Martel, Jan, David M. Ojcius, Chih‐Jung Chang, et al.. (2016). Anti-obesogenic and antidiabetic effects of plants and mushrooms. Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 13(3). 149–160. 223 indexed citations

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Huang, Tsung‐Teng, Hsin‐Chih Lai, Yun‐Fei Ko, et al.. (2015). Hirsutella sinensis mycelium attenuates bleomycin-induced pulmonary inflammation and fibrosis in vivo. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 15282–15282. 39 indexed citations

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Chang, Chih‐Jung, Chuan-Sheng Lin, Chia‐Chen Lu, et al.. (2015). Ganoderma lucidum reduces obesity in mice by modulating the composition of the gut microbiota. Nature Communications. 6(1). 7489–7489. 1060 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lai, Hsin‐Chih, Chuan-Sheng Lin, Chih‐Jung Chang, et al.. (2014). Impact of the gut microbiota, prebiotics, and probiotics on human health and disease. Biomedical Journal. 37(5). 259–259. 114 indexed citations

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Huang, Tsung‐Teng, Kowit‐Yu Chong, David M. Ojcius, et al.. (2014). The medicinal fungus Antrodia cinnamomea suppresses inflammation by inhibiting the NLRP3 inflammasome. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 155(1). 154–164. 39 indexed citations

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Huang, Tsung‐Teng, Kowit‐Yu Chong, David M. Ojcius, et al.. (2013). Hirsutella sinensis mycelium suppresses interleukin-1β and interleukin-18 secretion by inhibiting both canonical and non-canonical inflammasomes. Scientific Reports. 3(1). 1374–1374. 37 indexed citations

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Huang, Tsung‐Teng, David M. Ojcius, John Ding‐E Young, et al.. (2012). The Anti-Tumorigenic Mushroom Agaricus blazei Murill Enhances IL-1β Production and Activates the NLRP3 Inflammasome in Human Macrophages. PLoS ONE. 7(7). e41383–e41383. 36 indexed citations

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Chen, Jiun-Liang, Yen‐Chen Chen, Sien‐Hung Yang, Yun‐Fei Ko, & Shao‐Yuan Chen. (2009). Immunological alterations in lupus-prone autoimmune (NZB/NZW) F1 mice by mycelia Chinese medicinal fungus Cordyceps sinensis-induced redistributions of peripheral mononuclear T lymphocytes. Clinical and Experimental Medicine. 9(4). 277–284. 11 indexed citations

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Ko, Yun‐Fei, William E. Bentley, & William A. Weigand. (1994). A metabolic model of cellular energetics and carbon flux during aerobic Escherichia coli fermentation. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 43(9). 847–855. 20 indexed citations

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