Yuyan Tan

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
69 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Yuyan Tan is a scholar working on Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yuyan Tan has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Neurology, 18 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 17 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Yuyan Tan's work include Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (42 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (19 papers) and Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (10 papers). Yuyan Tan is often cited by papers focused on Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (42 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (19 papers) and Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (10 papers). Yuyan Tan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Yuyan Tan's co-authors include Shengdi Chen, Chao Gao, Jingwen Jiang, Jun Liu, Shengdi Chen, Peter Jenner, Shengdi Chen, Qin Xiao, Jianfang Ma and Pei Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as NeuroImage, Scientific Reports and The Journal of Organic Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Yuyan Tan

64 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Microglia in neurodegenerative diseases: mechanism and po... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 200 400 600
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. Microglia in neurodegenerative diseases: mechanism and potential therapeutic targets
    2023 663 citations Chao Gao, Yuyan Tan et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yuyan Tan China 23 765 600 496 391 369 69 2.1k
Lingjing Jin China 25 696 0.9× 483 0.8× 217 0.4× 307 0.8× 357 1.0× 123 1.8k
Tommaso Schirinzi Italy 29 1.4k 1.9× 708 1.2× 328 0.7× 357 0.9× 813 2.2× 138 2.6k
Giulia Di Lazzaro Italy 21 933 1.2× 294 0.5× 223 0.4× 355 0.9× 277 0.8× 61 1.5k
Roberta Balestrino Italy 15 1.1k 1.4× 302 0.5× 212 0.4× 325 0.8× 379 1.0× 31 1.6k
Yvette Bordelon United States 26 1.6k 2.0× 499 0.8× 368 0.7× 404 1.0× 834 2.3× 70 2.5k
Qinyong Ye China 24 421 0.6× 617 1.0× 214 0.4× 378 1.0× 191 0.5× 83 1.7k
Claire Henchcliffe United States 30 1.6k 2.1× 1.2k 1.9× 345 0.7× 503 1.3× 910 2.5× 70 3.3k
Eng King Tan Singapore 25 1.2k 1.6× 606 1.0× 370 0.7× 361 0.9× 526 1.4× 71 2.3k
Kezhong Zhang China 22 822 1.1× 544 0.9× 283 0.6× 155 0.4× 303 0.8× 104 1.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yuyan Tan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yuyan Tan

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All Works

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Li, Guanglin, Pei‐Ming Huang, Shishuang Cui, et al.. (2024). Tai Chi improves non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease: One-year randomized controlled study with the investigation of mechanisms. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 122. 106109–106109.
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Tan, Yuyan, et al.. (2024). Salicylaldehyde-Cobalt(II)-Catalyzed C–H Alkoxylation of Indoles with Secondary Alcohols. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 89(7). 4438–4443. 7 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiaohong, et al.. (2024). Mild C−H Alkoxylation of Aromatic Amides Catalyzed by Salicylaldehyde‐Co(II) Complexes. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 27(34).
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Fu, Daan, Jia Liu, Qingqing Zhang, et al.. (2024). Identification of adipocyte infiltration-related gene subtypes for predicting colorectal cancer prognosis and responses of immunotherapy/chemotherapy. Heliyon. 10(13). e33616–e33616. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Gen, et al.. (2023). Effect of long-term Tai Chi training on Parkinson’s disease: a 3.5-year follow-up cohort study. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 95(3). 222–228. 10 indexed citations
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Yang, Yunfei, Lin Chen, Haitao Li, et al.. (2023). The causality between gut microbiome and liver cirrhosis: a bi-directional two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis. Frontiers in Microbiology. 14. 1256874–1256874. 11 indexed citations
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Gao, Chao, et al.. (2022). Pathogenesis, therapeutic strategies and biomarker development based on “omics” analysis related to microglia in Alzheimer’s disease. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 19(1). 215–215. 19 indexed citations
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Luo, Qi, Huidong Tang, Xinxin Xu, et al.. (2021). The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Cerebral Microbleeds: A Community-Based Study in China. Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management. Volume 17. 165–171. 5 indexed citations
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Tan, Yuyan, Peter Jenner, & Shengdi Chen. (2021). Monoamine Oxidase-B Inhibitors for the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease: Past, Present, and Future. Journal of Parkinson s Disease. 12(2). 477–493. 136 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yuqian, et al.. (2020). Prediction of Freezing of Gait in Patients With Parkinson’s Disease by Identifying Impaired Gait Patterns. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. 28(3). 591–600. 45 indexed citations
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Tan, Yuyan, Weiguo Liu, Juanjuan Du, et al.. (2020). Validation of Revised Chinese Version of PD-CRS in Parkinson’s Disease Patients. Parkinson s Disease. 2020. 1–9. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Jin, Gen Li, Yixi He, et al.. (2020). The Association Analysis of GPNMB rs156429 With Clinical Manifestations in Chinese Population With Parkinson's Disease. Frontiers in Genetics. 11. 952–952. 3 indexed citations
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Pan, Hong, Ruinan Shen, Mengyan Wang, et al.. (2019). Lack of Association Between DJ-1 Gene Promoter Polymorphism and the Risk of Parkinson’s Disease. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 11. 24–24. 8 indexed citations
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Du, Juanjuan, Tian Wang, Pei Huang, et al.. (2018). Clinical correlates of decreased plasma coenzyme Q10 levels in patients with multiple system atrophy. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 57. 58–62. 19 indexed citations
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Tan, Yuyan, Elaine Delvaux, Jennifer Nolz, et al.. (2018). Upregulation of histone deacetylase 2 in laser capture nigral microglia in Parkinson's disease. Neurobiology of Aging. 68. 134–141. 22 indexed citations
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Tan, Yuyan, Li Wu, Zongbo Zhao, et al.. (2013). Methylation of α-synuclein and leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 in leukocyte DNA of Parkinson's disease patients. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 20(3). 308–313. 83 indexed citations
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Wang, Gang, Qi Cheng, Jie Zeng, et al.. (2008). Sleep disorders in Chinese patients with Parkinson's disease: validation study of a Chinese version of Parkinson's disease sleep scale. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 271(1-2). 153–157. 29 indexed citations
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Wang, Gang, Qi Cheng, Rui Zheng, et al.. (2006). Economic burden of Parkinson's disease in a developing country: A retrospective cost analysis in Shanghai, China. Movement Disorders. 21(9). 1439–1443. 51 indexed citations

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