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D-Index
44
Citations
7965
World Ranking
16758
National Ranking
2548

Yi Qin Gao publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yi Qin Gao sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 222 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Yi Qin Gao D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yi Qin Gao sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Yi Qin Gao is affiliated with Peking University in China and has contributed extensively to the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with 199 publications attributed to this broad area. Their research spans multiple subfields including Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Artificial Intelligence, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's main topics of work cover several specific domains within molecular and computational sciences:

  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • RNA and Protein Synthesis Mechanisms
  • Machine Learning in Materials Science
  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods
  • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation

Yi Qin Gao has been published frequently in several scientific venues, including:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Yi Qin Gao include:

  • "Two-step fitness selection for intra-host variations in SARS-CoV-2," 2021, Cell Reports
  • "Artificial Intelligence Enhanced Molecular Simulations," 2023, Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
  • "Superresolution imaging reveals spatiotemporal propagation of human replication foci mediated by CTCF-organized chromatin structures," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "A Perspective on Deep Learning for Molecular Modeling and Simulations," 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • "Immunosenescence of T cells: a key player in rheumatoid arthritis," 2022, Inflammation Research

The scientist collaborates frequently with a core group of coauthors, including:

  • Lijiang Yang
  • Jun Zhang
  • Yue Xue
  • Yi Yang
  • Sirui Liu

This network of frequent collaborators alongside contributions to prominent journals indicates active involvement in interdisciplinary research areas combining molecular biology with computational methods.

Best Publications

  • Enhanced sampling in molecular dynamics.

    Yi Isaac Yang;Qiang Shao;Jun Zhang;Lijiang Yang

  • Strange and unconventional isotope effects in ozone formation.

    Yi Qin Gao;R. A. Marcus

  • Listeria-based cancer vaccines that segregate immunogenicity from toxicity

    Dirk G. Brockstedt;Martin A. Giedlin;Meredith L. Leong;Keith S. Bahjat

  • The effect of hydration number on the interfacial transport of sodium ions

    Jinbo Peng;Jinbo Peng;Duanyun Cao;Zhili He;Jing Guo

  • Probing Allostery Through DNA

    Sangjin Kim;Erik Broströmer;Dong Xing;Jianshi Jin

  • Effects of urea, tetramethyl urea, and trimethylamine N-oxide on aqueous solution structure and solvation of protein backbones: a molecular dynamics simulation study.

    Haiyan Wei;Yubo Fan;Yi Qin Gao

  • A Simple Theory for the Hofmeister Series

    Wen Jun Xie;Yi Qin Gao

  • An integrate-over-temperature approach for enhanced sampling.

    Yi Qin Gao

  • Tuning ice nucleation with counterions on polyelectrolyte brush surfaces.

    Zhiyuan He;Wen Jun Xie;Zhenqi Liu;Guangming Liu

  • On the structure of water at the aqueous/air interface.

    Yubo Fan;Xin Chen;Lijiang Yang;Paul S. Cremer

  • On the theory of electron transfer reactions at semiconductor electrode'liquid interfaces

    Yi Qin Gao;Yuri Georgievskii;R. A. Marcus

  • A Structure-Based Model for the Synthesis and Hydrolysis of ATP by F1-ATPase

    Yi Qin Gao;Wei Yang;Martin Karplus

  • On the theory of the strange and unconventional isotopic effects in ozone formation

    Yi Qin Gao;R. A. Marcus

  • The missing link between thermodynamics and structure in F1-ATPase

    W. Yang;Y. Q. Gao;Q. Cui;J. Ma

  • Dynamics of spontaneous flipping of a mismatched base in DNA duplex

    Yandong Yin;Lijiang Yang;Guanqun Zheng;Chan Gu

  • Methanol strengthens hydrogen bonds and weakens hydrophobic interactions in proteins--a combined molecular dynamics and NMR study.

    Soyoun Hwang;Qiang Shao;Howard Williams;Christian Hilty

  • On the theory of electron transfer reactions at semiconductor/liquid interfaces. II. A free electron model

    Yi Qin Gao;R. A. Marcus

  • Differences of Cations and Anions: Their Hydration, Surface Adsorption, and Impact on Water Dynamics

    Lijiang Yang;Yubo Fan;Yi Qin Gao

  • A selective integrated tempering method.

    Lijiang Yang;Yi Qin Gao

  • Theoretical Investigation of the Directional Electron Transfer in 4-Aminonaphthalimide Compounds†

    Yi Qin Gao;R. A. Marcus

  • Biomolecular motors: the F1-ATPase paradigm.

    Martin Karplus;Yi Qin Gao

  • Organic Semiconducting Alloys with Tunable Energy Levels.

    Jin-Hu Dou;Zhi-Ao Yu;Jun Zhang;Yu-Qing Zheng

  • A theoretical study of ozone isotopic effects using a modified ab initio potential energy surface

    Yi Qin Gao;Wei-Chen Chen;R. A. Marcus

Frequent Co-Authors

Rudolph A. Marcus
Rudolph A. Marcus California Institute of Technology
Martin Karplus
Martin Karplus Harvard University
Pavel Jelínek
Pavel Jelínek Czech Academy of Sciences
Frank M. Raushel
Frank M. Raushel Texas A&M University
Chengqi Yi
Chengqi Yi Peking University
David H. Russell
David H. Russell Texas A&M University
Jianpeng Ma
Jianpeng Ma Baylor College of Medicine
Fuchou Tang
Fuchou Tang Peking University
Katrin F. Chua
Katrin F. Chua Stanford University
Liying Yan
Liying Yan Peking University

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