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57
Citations
13453
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13692
National Ranking
160

Young 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 Young Yang sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 213 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Young 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 Young Yang sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Young Yang is affiliated with Sookmyung Women's University in South Korea. Their research primarily centers around the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Within these areas, Yang's work focuses notably on Molecular Biology, Immunology, Cancer Research, Oncology, and Genetics.

The scientist's main research topics include RNA Research and Splicing, RNA modifications and cancer, MicroRNA in disease regulation, Cancer Cells and Metastasis, Nuclear Structure and Function, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses.

Yang has contributed articles to several publication venues, with multiple papers appearing in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Cancers, BMC Biology, Cell Communication and Signaling, and The Journal of Immunology.

  • Molecular Mechanisms and Emerging Therapeutics for Osteoporosis (2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)
  • Deubiquitinase USP47-stabilized splicing factor IK regulates the splicing of ATM pre-mRNA (2020, Cell Death Discovery)
  • hsa-miR-CHA2, a novel microRNA, exhibits anticancer effects by suppressing cyclin E1 in human non-small cell lung cancer cells (2024, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease)
  • Loss of splicing factor IK impairs normal skeletal muscle development (2021, BMC Biology)
  • Epigenetic Upregulation of MAGE-A Isoforms Promotes Breast Cancer Cell Aggressiveness (2021, Cancers)

Frequent collaborators in Yang's work include Hye In Ka, Sora Han, Sujung Soh, Doyeon Park, and Gyu Seok Cho. These coauthors have contributed across multiple projects and publications, indicating sustained research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • The roles of iron in health and disease

    Pauline T. Lieu;Marja Heiskala;Per A. Peterson;Young Yang

  • A viral inhibitor of peptide transporters for antigen presentation

    Klaus Früh;Kwangseog Ahn;Hakim Djaballah;Pascal Sempé

  • Vitamin D3 Up-Regulated Protein 1 Mediates Oxidative Stress Via Suppressing the Thioredoxin Function

    Eun Sung Junn;Seung Hyun Han;Joo Young Im;Young Yang

  • TCR-mediated internalization of peptide-MHC complexes acquired by T cells

    Jing-Feng Huang;Young Yang;Homero Sepulveda;Weixing Shi

  • Molecular mechanism and species specificity of TAP inhibition by herpes simplex virus ICP47.

    Kwaangseog Ahn;Thomas H. Meyer;Stephan Uebel;Pascal Sempé

  • The roles of claudin superfamily proteins in paracellular transport.

    Marja Heiskala;Per A. Peterson;Young Yang

  • VDUP1 upregulated by TGF-β1 and 1,25-dihydorxyvitamin D3 inhibits tumor cell growth by blocking cell-cycle progression

    Seung Hyun Han;Jun Ho Jeon;Hyang Ran Ju;Uhee Jung

  • Displacement of housekeeping proteasome subunits by MHC-encoded LMPs: a newly discovered mechanism for modulating the multicatalytic proteinase complex.

    Klaus Früh;Manfred Gossen;Kena Wang;Hermann Bujard

  • In Vivo Assembly of the Proteasomal Complexes, Implications for Antigen Processing

    Young Yang;Klaus Früh;Kwangseog Ahn;Per A. Peterson

  • Proteasomes are regulated by interferon gamma: implications for antigen processing

    Young Yang;James B. Waters;Klaus Fruh;Per A. Peterson

  • Macrophage Inhibitory Cytokine-1 Induces the Invasiveness of Gastric Cancer Cells by Up-Regulating the Urokinase-type Plasminogen Activator System

    Dong Hoon Lee;Young Yang;Soon Jung Lee;Kun Yong Kim

  • Empty and peptide-containing conformers of class I major histocompatibility complex molecules expressed in Drosophila melanogaster cells

    Michael R. Jackson;Elizabeth S. Song;Young Yang;Per A. Peterson

  • Transferrin receptor is negatively modulated by the hemochromatosis protein HFE: Implications for cellular iron homeostasis

    Luisa Salter-Cid;Anders Brunmark;Yuanhao Li;Didier Leturcq

  • A novel adipokine CTRP1 stimulates aldosterone production

    Jun Ho Jeon;Kun-yong Kim;Jae Hyeong Kim;Ahmi Baek

  • Berberine-induced AMPK activation inhibits the metastatic potential of melanoma cells via reduction of ERK activity and COX-2 protein expression

    Hak-Su Kim;Myung-Jin Kim;Eun Ju Kim;Young Yang

  • Big mitogen-activated kinase regulates multiple members of the MEF2 protein family

    Yutaka Kato;Ming Zhao;Akiko Morikawa;Tsuyoshi Sugiyama

  • Molecular Mechanisms and Emerging Therapeutics for Osteoporosis.

    Ji-Yoon Noh;Young Yang;Haiyoung Jung;Haiyoung Jung

  • The anti-aging gene KLOTHO is a novel target for epigenetic silencing in human cervical carcinoma.

    Jaehyouk Lee;Dong-Jun Jeong;Jinsun Kim;Soonduck Lee

  • Adiponectin-Activated AMPK Stimulates Dephosphorylation of AKT through Protein Phosphatase 2A Activation

    Kun Yong Kim;Ahmi Baek;Ji Eun Hwang;Yeon A. Choi

  • Alternative exon usage and processing of the major histocompatibility complex-encoded proteasome subunits.

    K Früh;Y Yang;D Arnold;J Chambers

Frequent Co-Authors

Per A. Peterson
Per A. Peterson Scripps Research Institute
Seung Hyun Han
Seung Hyun Han Seoul National University
Inpyo Choi
Inpyo Choi Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology
Klaus Früh
Klaus Früh Oregon Health & Science University
Goo Taeg Oh
Goo Taeg Oh Ewha Womans University
Jin Tae Hong
Jin Tae Hong Chungbuk National University
Soo-Hyun Kim
Soo-Hyun Kim Konkuk University
Mi-Kyung Sung
Mi-Kyung Sung Sookmyung Women's University
Hyun Kim
Hyun Kim Korea University
Tae-Sook Jeong
Tae-Sook Jeong Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology

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