2026 Yibin Kang: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	81	950	844	505	439	168	39262

Yibin Kang publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yibin Kang sits on this spectrum.

47 publications 564+

This scientist: 168 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Yibin Kang D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

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

40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

2016 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Yibin Kang is affiliated with Princeton University in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas in medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a particular emphasis on molecular biology and oncology. Their work focuses extensively on cancer research, pathology and forensic medicine, and immunology.

The main topics explored in their scholarly work include:

Cancer Cells and Metastasis
Cancer Mechanisms and Therapy
Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis
Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
Ubiquitin and Proteasome Pathways

Kang has contributed numerous papers published in various outlets, with frequent publications in the following venues:

Cancer Research
Nature Cancer
Genes & Development
Nature Communications
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Notable recent publications include:

"Guidelines and definitions for research on epithelial-mesenchymal transition" (2020), Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
"Slow TCA flux and ATP production in primary solid tumours but not metastases" (2023), Nature
"Emerging strategies for treating metastasis" (2021), Nature Cancer
"TGF-β-induced DACT1 biomolecular condensates repress Wnt signalling to promote bone metastasis" (2021), Nature Cell Biology
"Deubiquitinase USP20 promotes breast cancer metastasis by stabilizing SNAI2" (2020), Genes & Development

Frequent collaborators in their research include Yong Wei, Minhong Shen, Xiang Hang, Mark Esposito, and Yujiao Han, reflecting recurring partnerships in cancer and molecular biology studies.

Kang's scientific contributions also received recognition from professional organizations. In 2016, they were named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

Tumour exosome integrins determine organotropic metastasis

Ayuko Hoshino;Bruno Costa-Silva;Tang-Long Shen;Goncalo Rodrigues

4556
Citations
Melanoma exosomes educate bone marrow progenitor cells toward a pro-metastatic phenotype through MET

Héctor Peinado;Maša Alečković;Simon Lavotshkin;Irina Matei

4062
Citations
A multigenic program mediating breast cancer metastasis to bone.

Yibin Kang;Peter M. Siegel;Weiping Shu;Maria Drobnjak

3147
Citations
The miR-200 family inhibits epithelial-mesenchymal transition and cancer cell migration by direct targeting of E-cadherin transcriptional repressors ZEB1 and ZEB2.

Manav Korpal;Esther S. Lee;Guohong Hu;Yibin Kang

1969
Citations
Epithelial-mesenchymal transitions: twist in development and metastasis.

Yibin Kang;Joan Massagué

1925
Citations
Pre-metastatic niches: organ-specific homes for metastases

Héctor Peinado;Haiying Zhang;Irina R. Matei;Bruno Costa-Silva

1605
Citations
Guidelines and definitions for research on epithelial–mesenchymal transition

Jing Yang;Parker Antin;Geert Berx;Cédric Blanpain

1546
Citations
Extracellular Vesicle and Particle Biomarkers Define Multiple Human Cancers

Ayuko Hoshino;Ayuko Hoshino;Han Sang Kim;Han Sang Kim;Linda Bojmar;Linda Bojmar;Linda Bojmar;Kofi Ennu Gyan

1159
Citations
Distinct organ-specific metastatic potential of individual breast cancer cells and primary tumors

Andy J. Minn;Yibin Kang;Inna Serganova;Gaorav P. Gupta

908
Citations
Epithelial-Mesenchymal Plasticity in Cancer Progression and Metastasis

Wei Lu;Yibin Kang

850
Citations
Beyond tumorigenesis: cancer stem cells in metastasis.

Feng Li;Benjamin Tiede;Joan Massagué;Yibin Kang

846
Citations
Tumor metastasis: moving new biological insights into the clinic

Liling Wan;Klaus Pantel;Yibin Kang

799
Citations
Hypoxia and Hypoxia-Inducible Factors: Master Regulators of Metastasis

Xin Lu;Yibin Kang;Yibin Kang

783
Citations
A Self-Enabling TGFβ Response Coupled to Stress Signaling: Smad Engages Stress Response Factor ATF3 for Id1 Repression in Epithelial Cells

Yibin Kang;Chang Rung Chen;Joan Massagué

740
Citations
Direct targeting of Sec23a by miR-200s influences cancer cell secretome and promotes metastatic colonization

Manav Korpal;Brian J Ell;Francesca M Buffa;Toni Ibrahim

718
Citations
Breast cancer bone metastasis mediated by the Smad tumor suppressor pathway

Yibin Kang;Wei He;Shaun Tulley;Gaorav P. Gupta

658
Citations
Tumor-Derived Jagged1 Promotes Osteolytic Bone Metastasis of Breast Cancer by Engaging Notch Signaling in Bone Cells

Nilay Sethi;Xudong Dai;Christopher G. Winter;Yibin Kang

644
Citations
E2F4/5 and p107 as Smad Cofactors Linking the TGFβ Receptor to c-myc Repression

Chang Rung Chen;Yibin Kang;Peter M. Siegel;Joan Massagué

643
Citations
VCAM-1 promotes osteolytic expansion of indolent bone micrometastasis of breast cancer by engaging α4β1-positive osteoclast progenitors

Xin Lu;Euphemia Mu;Yong Wei;Sabine Riethdorf

542
Citations
Tumor Cell Dissemination: Emerging Biological Insights from Animal Models and Cancer Patients

Yibin Kang;Klaus Pantel

517
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Joan Massagué Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Bryan R. Cullen Duke University

Dino Amadori University of Bologna

Benjamin A. Garcia Washington University in St. Louis

Klaus Pantel Universität Hamburg

Fadlo R. Khuri American University of Beirut

David Lyden Cornell University

Gary LeRoy New York University

Joshua D. Rabinowitz Princeton University

Bruce G. Haffty Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

External Links

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