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Oliver Yu

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
45
Citations
9135
World Ranking
19079
National Ranking
7790

Oliver Yu publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Oliver Yu sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 69 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Oliver Yu D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Oliver Yu sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Oliver Yu is a researcher affiliated with the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in the United States. Their work spans multiple fields including Business, Management and Accounting, with a focused interest in Plant Science, Strategy and Management, Molecular Biology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Reproductive Medicine.

Their research topics cover a variety of areas such as Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, Plant Tissue Culture and Regeneration, Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics, Creativity in Education and Neuroscience, Science, Research, and Medicine, Innovation Policy and R&D, as well as Combustion and Detonation Processes.

Oliver Yu's publication record includes papers in several prominent venues, among which are:

  • Transgenic Rice Expressing Isoflavone Synthase Gene from Soybean Shows Resistance Against Blast Fungus (Magnaporthe oryzae), 2021, Plant Disease
  • Entrepreneurship in Polymer Chemistry, 2021, ACS Macro Letters
  • Numerical Study on the Combustion and Emissions Characteristics of Liquid Ammonia Spray Ignited by Dimethyl Ether Spray, 2024, Fire
  • IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
  • Innovation Marketing in the 21st Century: A Total-System Approach to Meet Future Challenges, 2022, 2022 Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET)

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Suresh Pokhrel
  • Sathish Ponniah
  • Yulin Jia
  • Muthusamy Manoharan
  • Katrina M. Knauer

Oliver Yu's contributions reflect a multidisciplinary approach combining plant sciences with management and innovation studies. Their research addresses both biological aspects such as plant disease resistance and molecular biology, as well as applied topics in entrepreneurship, innovation marketing, and engineering management.

Best Publications

  • Identification and expression of isoflavone synthase, the key enzyme for biosynthesis of isoflavones in legumes.

    Woosuk Jung;Oliver Yu;Sze-Mei Cindy Lau;Daniel P. O'Keefe

  • Deep sequencing of the Camellia sinensis transcriptome revealed candidate genes for major metabolic pathways of tea-specific compounds

    Cheng-Ying Shi;Hua Yang;Chao-Ling Wei;Oliver Yu;Oliver Yu

  • Endogenous isoflavones are essential for the establishment of symbiosis between soybean and Bradyrhizobium japonicum.

    Senthil Subramanian;Gary Stacey;Oliver Yu

  • Novel and nodulation-regulated microRNAs in soybean roots

    Senthil Subramanian;Yan-Yan Fu;Ramanjulu Sunkar;W. Brad Barbazuk

  • Metabolic engineering to increase isoflavone biosynthesis in soybean seed

    Oliver Yu;June Shi;Aideen O. Hession;Carl A. Maxwell

  • Production of the Isoflavones Genistein and Daidzein in Non-Legume Dicot and Monocot Tissues

    Oliver Yu;Woosuk Jung;June Shi;Robert A. Croes

  • Partial reconstruction of flavonoid and isoflavonoid biosynthesis in yeast using soybean type I and type II chalcone isomerases.

    Lyle Ralston;Senthil Subramanian;Michiyo Matsuno;Oliver Yu

  • Metabolic engineering of flavonoids in plants and microorganisms

    Yechun Wang;Steven Chen;Oliver Yu

  • Distinct, crucial roles of flavonoids during legume nodulation

    Senthil Subramanian;Gary Stacey;Oliver Yu

  • RNA interference of soybean isoflavone synthase genes leads to silencing in tissues distal to the transformation site and to enhanced susceptibility to Phytophthora sojae.

    Senthil Subramanian;Madge Y. Graham;Oliver Yu;Terrence L. Graham

  • Flavones and flavonols play distinct critical roles during nodulation of Medicago truncatula by Sinorhizobium meliloti

    Juan Zhang;Senthil Subramanian;Gary Stacey;Oliver Yu

  • Metabolic profiling of strawberry (Fragaria×ananassa Duch.) during fruit development and maturation

    Juanjuan Zhang;Xin Wang;Oliver Yu;Oliver Yu;Juanjuan Tang

  • Using unnatural protein fusions to engineer resveratrol biosynthesis in yeast and Mammalian cells.

    Yansheng Zhang;Song Zhe Li;Jia Li;Xiangqing Pan

  • Misexpression of miR482, miR1512, and miR1515 Increases Soybean Nodulation

    Hui Li;Ying Deng;Tianlong Wu;Senthil Subramanian

  • Regulation of growth response to water stress in the soybean primary root. I. Proteomic analysis reveals region-specific regulation of phenylpropanoid metabolism and control of free iron in the elongation zone.

    Mineo Yamaguchi;Babu Valliyodan;Juan Zhang;Mary E. Lenoble

  • Ectopic expression of miR160 results in auxin hypersensitivity, cytokinin hyposensitivity, and inhibition of symbiotic nodule development in soybean

    Marie Turner;Narasimha Rao Nizampatnam;Mathieu Baron;Stéphanie Coppin

  • RNAi silencing of genes for elicitation or biosynthesis of 5-deoxyisoflavonoids suppresses race-specific resistance and hypersensitive cell death in Phytophthora sojae infected tissues.

    Terrence L. Graham;Madge Y. Graham;Senthil Subramanian;Oliver Yu

  • Metabolic Engineering of Isoflavone Biosynthesis

    Oliver Yu;Brian McGonigle

  • Nature's assembly line: biosynthesis of simple phenylpropanoids and polyketides.

    Oliver Yu;Joseph M. Jez

  • Synthetic scaffolds increased resveratrol biosynthesis in engineered yeast cells.

    Yechun Wang;Oliver Yu

Frequent Co-Authors

Henry T. Nguyen
Henry T. Nguyen University of Missouri
Joseph M. Jez
Joseph M. Jez Washington University in St. Louis
Mark R. Ellersieck
Mark R. Ellersieck University of Missouri
Gary Stacey
Gary Stacey University of Missouri
Hang He
Hang He Peking University
Xiaochun Wan
Xiaochun Wan Anhui Agricultural University
J. Grover Shannon
J. Grover Shannon University of Missouri
Roger N. Beachy
Roger N. Beachy Washington University in St. Louis
Xing Wang Deng
Xing Wang Deng Peking University
Nevin D. Young
Nevin D. Young University of Minnesota

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