Zhi-Yang Tsun

3.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
6 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Zhi-Yang Tsun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhi-Yang Tsun has authored 6 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Molecular Biology, 3 papers in Cell Biology and 1 paper in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Zhi-Yang Tsun's work include Cellular transport and secretion (3 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (2 papers) and Polyamine Metabolism and Applications (2 papers). Zhi-Yang Tsun is often cited by papers focused on Cellular transport and secretion (3 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (2 papers) and Polyamine Metabolism and Applications (2 papers). Zhi-Yang Tsun collaborates with scholars based in United States and Germany. Zhi-Yang Tsun's co-authors include Roberto Zoncu, David M. Sabatini, Liron Bar‐Peled, Lynne Chantranupong, Choah Kim, Timothy C. Wang, Eric Spooner, Richard Possemato, Molly Plovanich and Kuang Shen and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Molecular Cell.

In The Last Decade

Zhi-Yang Tsun

6 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Metabolism. Lysosomal amino acid transporter SLC38A9 signals arginine sufficiency to mTORC1.

2015 618 citations Shuyu Wang, Zhi-Yang Tsun et al. PubMed profile →
The Folliculin Tumor Suppressor Is a GAP for the RagC/D GTPases That Signal Amino Acid Levels to mTORC1

2013 421 citations Zhi-Yang Tsun, Liron Bar‐Peled et al. Molecular Cell profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhi-Yang Tsun

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

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6 of 6 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Lysosomal amino acid transporter SLC38A9 signals arginine sufficiency to mTORC1 2015 ·Science ·(unknown), Zhi-Yang Tsun, Rachel L. Wolfson, Kuang Shen, Gregory A. Wyant, Molly Plovanich, (unknown), (unknown), Lynne Chantranupong, William C. Comb, (unknown), Liron Bar‐Peled, Roberto Zoncu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Bernardo L. Sabatini, David M. Sabatini	17
2	Amino acid management in cancer 2015 ·Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology ·Zhi-Yang Tsun, Richard Possemato	86
3	Metabolism. Lysosomal amino acid transporter SLC38A9 signals arginine sufficiency to mTORC1. breakdown → 2015 ·PubMed ·Shuyu Wang, Zhi-Yang Tsun, Rachel L. Wolfson, Kuang Shen, Gregory A. Wyant, Molly Plovanich, (unknown), (unknown), Lynne Chantranupong, William C. Comb, Timothy C. Wang, Liron Bar‐Peled, Roberto Zoncu, Christoph Straub, Choah Kim, Jiwon V. Park, Bernardo L. Sabatini, David M. Sabatini	618
4	The Folliculin Tumor Suppressor Is a GAP for the RagC/D GTPases That Signal Amino Acid Levels to mTORC1 breakdown → 2013 ·Molecular Cell ·Zhi-Yang Tsun, Liron Bar‐Peled, Lynne Chantranupong, Roberto Zoncu, Timothy C. Wang, Choah Kim, Eric Spooner, David M. Sabatini	421
5	A histone demethylase is necessary for regeneration in zebrafish 2009 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Scott Stewart, Zhi-Yang Tsun, Juan Carlos Izpisúa Belmonte	98
6	Tankyrase recruitment to the lateral membrane in polarized epithelial cells: regulation by cell–cell contact and protein poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation 2006 ·Biochemical Journal ·(unknown), Tobias Meyer, Catherine Schwesinger, Zhi-Yang Tsun, Ray M. Lee, Nai‐Wen Chi	33

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