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12961
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Yingzi Yang 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 Yingzi Yang sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 111 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yingzi Yang 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 Yingzi Yang sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Yingzi Yang is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has contributed to research primarily within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology as well as Medicine. Their work spans multiple interconnected disciplines including Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Genetics, Rheumatology, and Oncology.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics with notable focus on Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ, Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting, Bone health and treatments, Heterotopic Ossification and Related Conditions, Bone Metabolism and Diseases, Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments, and Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology.

Yingzi Yang has been published frequently in several scientific journals, with Nature Communications being the predominant venue. Other key journals featuring their work include eLife, Journal of Hepatology, Nature Cell Biology, and Clinical and Molecular Hepatology.

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Yuchen Liu
  • Cong Qian
  • Yaxing Zhou
  • Peiqiang Su
  • Shuhao Feng

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Yingzi Yang are:

  • "Piezo1/2 mediate mechanotransduction essential for bone formation through concerted activation of NFAT-YAP1-ß-catenin," 2020, eLife
  • "Yap-Sox9 signaling determines hepatocyte plasticity and lineage-specific hepatocarcinogenesis," 2021, Journal of Hepatology
  • "LATS suppresses mTORC1 activity to directly coordinate Hippo and mTORC1 pathways in growth control," 2020, Nature Cell Biology
  • "YAP inhibits ERα and ER+ breast cancer growth by disrupting a TEAD-ERα signaling axis," 2022, Nature Communications
  • "Hepatic Hippo signaling inhibits development of hepatocellular carcinoma," 2020, Clinical and Molecular Hepatology

Best Publications

  • Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling in Mesenchymal Progenitors Controls Osteoblast and Chondrocyte Differentiation during Vertebrate Skeletogenesis

    Timothy F. Day;Xizhi Guo;Lisa Garrett-Beal;Yingzi Yang

  • Wnt-5a inhibits the canonical Wnt pathway by promoting GSK-3–independent β-catenin degradation

    Lilia Topol;Xueyuan Jiang;Hosoon Choi;Lisa Garrett-Beal

  • Genetic manipulation of hedgehog signaling in the endochondral skeleton reveals a direct role in the regulation of chondrocyte proliferation.

    Fanxin Long;Xiaoyan M. Zhang;Seth Karp;Yingzi Yang;Yingzi Yang

  • Mammalian Mst1 and Mst2 kinases play essential roles in organ size control and tumor suppression

    Hai Song;Kinglun Kingston Mak;Lilia Topol;Kangsun Yun

  • Wnt Signaling Gradients Establish Planar Cell Polarity by Inducing Vangl2 Phosphorylation through Ror2

    Bo Gao;Hai Song;Kevin Bishop;Gene Elliot

  • Targeting signalling pathways and the immune microenvironment of cancer stem cells — a clinical update

    Joseph A. Clara;Cecilia Monge;Yingzi Yang;Naoko Takebe

  • Wnt/β-catenin signaling is sufficient and necessary for synovial joint formation

    Xizhi Guo;Timothy F. Day;Xueyuan Jiang;Lisa Garrett-Beal

  • Interaction between the signaling molecules WNT7a and SHH during vertebrate limb development: Dorsal signals regulate anteroposterior patterning

    Yingzi Yang;Yingzi Yang;Lee Niswander;Lee Niswander

  • Wnt5a inhibits canonical Wnt signaling in hematopoietic stem cells and enhances repopulation

    Michael J. Nemeth;Lilia Topol;Stacie M. Anderson;Yingzi Yang

  • Wnt-Frizzled/planar cell polarity signaling: cellular orientation by facing the wind (Wnt).

    Yingzi Yang;Marek Mlodzik

  • Relationship between dose, distance and time in Sonic Hedgehog-mediated regulation of anteroposterior polarity in the chick limb

    Y Yang;G Drossopoulou;P T Chuang;D Duprez

  • Wnt5a and Wnt5b exhibit distinct activities in coordinating chondrocyte proliferation and differentiation

    Yingzi Yang;Lilia Topol;Heuijung Lee;Jinling Wu

  • Planar cell polarity breaks bilateral symmetry by controlling ciliary positioning

    Hai Song;Jianxin Hu;Wen Chen;Gene Elliott

  • Indian hedgehog signals independently of PTHrP to promote chondrocyte hypertrophy.

    Kinglun Kingston Mak;Henry M. Kronenberg;Pao-Tien Chuang;Susan Mackem

  • Sox9 Inhibits Wnt Signaling by Promoting β-Catenin Phosphorylation in the Nucleus

    Lilia Topol;Wen Chen;Hai Song;Timothy F. Day

  • Indian hedgehog stimulates periarticular chondrocyte differentiation to regulate growth plate length independently of PTHrP

    Tatsuya Kobayashi;Desi W. Soegiarto;Yingzi Yang;Beate Lanske

  • Cbfbeta interacts with Runx2 and has a critical role in bone development.

    Mondira Kundu;Amjad Javed;Jae-Pil Jeon;Alan Horner

  • Wnt and Hedgehog Signaling Pathways in Bone Development

    Timothy F. Day;Yingzi Yang

  • Activation of Hedgehog signaling by loss of GNAS causes heterotopic ossification

    Jean B Regard;Deepti Malhotra;Jelena Gvozdenovic-Jeremic;Michelle Josey

  • Wnt signaling in development and disease

    Yingzi Yang

Frequent Co-Authors

Bin Gao
Bin Gao National Institutes of Health
David M. Bodine
David M. Bodine National Institutes of Health
Andrew P. McMahon
Andrew P. McMahon University of Southern California
Lin He
Lin He Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Jeffrey S. Rubin
Jeffrey S. Rubin National Institutes of Health
Jin Jiang
Jin Jiang The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Lee Niswander
Lee Niswander University of Colorado Boulder
Min Chen
Min Chen National Institutes of Health
André M. Goffinet
André M. Goffinet Université Catholique de Louvain
Alejandro A. Schäffer
Alejandro A. Schäffer National Institutes of Health

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