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Yinong Yang

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 46 2783 2524 1336 1198 79 13010

Yinong Yang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yinong Yang between 1992 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yinong Yang published across 35 years, from 1992 to 2026, averaging 2.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 8 publications in 2014. 3 of the 103 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 8. Peak 8 publications in 2014. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 2 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 3 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 4 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 6 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 2 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 0 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 2 publications 2026: 1 publication
1992 2026

103 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yinong Yang: publications per year, 1992 to 2026
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 1
1994 2
1995 2
1996 2
1997 2
1998 1
1999 0
2000 1
2001 3
2002 1
2003 1
2004 4
2005 1
2006 6
2007 5
2008 1
2009 2
2010 1
2011 0
2012 2
2013 6
2014 8
2015 4
2016 6
2017 3
2018 3
2019 7
2020 7
2021 8
2022 3
2023 3
2024 3
2025 2
2026 1
Total 103
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Yinong Yang 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 Yinong Yang sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 77–86 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 79 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 7
57–66 17
67–76 65
77–86 90 79
87–96 125
97–106 131
107–116 162
117–126 177
127–136 158
137–146 158
147–156 146
157–166 159
167–176 131
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74
237–246 72
247–256 63
257–266 53
267–276 54
277–286 49
287–296 52
297–306 43
307–316 46
317–326 41
327–336 42
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20
427–436 12
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14
477–486 14
487–496 10
497–506 13
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100
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Yinong Yang 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 Yinong Yang sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 46–47 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 36
42–43 101
44–45 115
46–47 121 46
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116
56–57 113
58–59 129
60–61 120
62–63 105
64–65 131
66–67 95
68–69 97
70–71 106
72–73 83
74–75 89
76–77 77
78–79 70
80–81 73
82–83 60
84–85 48
86–87 45
88–89 50
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43
96–97 38
98–99 39
100–101 41
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35
108–109 20
110–111 38
112–113 19
114–115 28
116–117 13
118–119 23
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21
128–129 7
130–131 13
132–133 14
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
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Overview

Yinong Yang is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these main domains, their work is concentrated in subfields such as Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Insect Science, Biomedical Engineering, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The scientist's research topics cover areas including CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, Plant Virus Research Studies, Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, RNA regulation and disease, Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance.

Yang has contributed to multiple research papers in prominent journals. Recent publications include the following:

  • Functional dissection of HGGT and HPT in barley vitamin E biosynthesis via CRISPR/Cas9-enabled genome editing, 2020, Annals of Botany
  • Single-nucleotide editing for zebra3 and wsl5 phenotypes in rice using CRISPR/Cas9-mediated adenine base editors, 2020, aBIOTECH
  • Versatile Applications of the CRISPR/Cas Toolkit in Plant Pathology and Disease Management, 2020, Phytopathology
  • A FLASH pipeline for arrayed CRISPR library construction and the gene function discovery of rice receptor-like kinases, 2021, Molecular Plant
  • Highly Sensitive and Rapid Detection of Citrus Huanglongbing Pathogen ('Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus') Using Cas12a-Based Methods, 2021, Phytopathology

These papers reflect engagement with genome editing technologies, disease management in plants, and innovative detection methods for plant pathogens.

Yang has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Matthew S. Wheatley
  • Kabin Xie
  • Kutubuddin A. Molla
  • Justin Shih
  • Yache Chen

Their work has been published multiple times in notable venues such as Phytopathology, Plant Biotechnology Journal, aBIOTECH, Annals of Botany, and Modern Agriculture. These publication venues highlight a focus on plant pathology, biotechnology, and agricultural sciences.

Best Publications

  • Boosting CRISPR/Cas9 multiplex editing capability with the endogenous tRNA-processing system

    Kabin Xie;Bastian Minkenberg;Yinong Yang

  • Disease Resistance and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Rice Are Inversely Modulated by an Abscisic Acid–Inducible Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase

    Lizhong Xiong;Yinong Yang

  • Plant hormone jasmonate prioritizes defense over growth by interfering with gibberellin signaling cascade

    Dong Lei Yang;Jian Yao;Chuan Sheng Mei;Xiao Hong Tong

  • RNA-Guided Genome Editing in Plants Using a CRISPR–Cas System

    Kabin Xie;Yinong Yang

  • In vivo analysis of plant promoters and transcription factors by agroinfiltration of tobacco leaves.

    Yinong Yang;Rugang Li;Min Qi

  • Endogenous salicylic acid protects rice plants from oxidative damage caused by aging as well as biotic and abiotic stress

    Yinong Yang;Min Qi;Min Qi;Chuansheng Mei

  • Inducible overexpression of a rice allene oxide synthase gene increases the endogenous jasmonic acid level, PR gene expression, and host resistance to fungal infection.

    Chuansheng Mei;Min Qi;Min Qi;Guangyao Sheng;Yinong Yang

  • Genome-Wide Prediction of Highly Specific Guide RNA Spacers for CRISPR–Cas9-Mediated Genome Editing in Model Plants and Major Crops

    Kabin Xie;Jianwei Zhang;Jianwei Zhang;Yinong Yang;Yinong Yang

  • An Xanthomonas citri pathogenicity gene, pthA, pleiotropically encodes gratuitous avirulence on nonhosts.

    S. Swarup;Yinong Yang;M. T. Kingsley;D. W. Gabriel

  • CRISPR/Cas-Mediated Base Editing: Technical Considerations and Practical Applications.

    Kutubuddin A. Molla;Yinong Yang

  • Roles of plant hormones and their interplay in rice immunity.

    Dong Lei Yang;Yinong Yang;Zuhua He

  • A novel jasmonic acid-inducible rice myb gene associates with fungal infection and host cell death.

    Min-Woo Lee;Min Qi;Yinong Yang

  • Rice SERK1 gene positively regulates somatic embryogenesis of cultured cell and host defense response against fungal infection

    H. Hu;L. Xiong;Y. Yang

  • Abscisic Acid-Induced Resistance against the Brown Spot Pathogen Cochliobolus miyabeanus in Rice Involves MAP Kinase-Mediated Repression of Ethylene Signaling

    David De Vleesschauwer;Yinong Yang;Casiana Vera Cruz;Monica Höfte

  • The rice blast resistance gene Ptr encodes an atypical protein required for broad-spectrum disease resistance.

    Haijun Zhao;Xueyan Wang;Xueyan Wang;Yulin Jia;Bastian Minkenberg

  • Gene-for-genes interactions between cotton R genes and Xanthomonas campestris pv. malvacearum avr genes.

    R. De Feyter;Yinong Yang;D. W. Gabriel

  • Xanthomonas avirulence/pathogenicity gene family encodes functional plant nuclear targeting signals.

    Yang Y;Gabriel Dw

  • Isolation and characterization of a tobacco mosaic virus-inducible myb oncogene homolog from tobacco

    Yinong Yang;Daniel F. Klessig

  • Molecular analysis of the rice MAP kinase gene family in relation to Magnaporthe grisea infection.

    Nathan S. Reyna;Yinong Yang

  • Distinctive expression patterns and roles of the miRNA393/TIR1 homolog module in regulating flag leaf inclination and primary and crown root growth in rice (Oryza sativa)

    Hongwu Bian;Yakun Xie;Fu Guo;Ning Han

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel F. Klessig
Daniel F. Klessig Boyce Thompson Institute
Lizhong Xiong
Lizhong Xiong Huazhong Agricultural University
Zuhua He
Zuhua He Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yulin Jia
Yulin Jia United States Department of Agriculture
Sheng Yang He
Sheng Yang He Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Jyoti Shah
Jyoti Shah Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
Qiaoping Yuan
Qiaoping Yuan National Institutes of Health
Bing Yang
Bing Yang University of Missouri
Gerald A. Tuskan
Gerald A. Tuskan Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Xing Wang Deng
Xing Wang Deng Peking University

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