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D-Index
41
Citations
8004
World Ranking
3053
National Ranking
1446

Yu Lan 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 Yu Lan sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 75 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yu Lan 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 Yu Lan sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Yu Lan is affiliated with Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in the United States. Their research focuses predominantly on the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a total of 36 publications contributing to these areas.

Their work spans several subfields, including molecular biology, genetics, materials chemistry, surgery, and biochemistry. This diverse range reflects a multidisciplinary approach, particularly within molecular biology and genetics, which account for the majority of their published research.

Yu Lan's main research topics include dental development and anomalies, cleft lip and palate research, craniofacial disorders and treatments, hedgehog signaling pathway studies, congenital ear and nasal anomalies, developmental biology and gene regulation, and advanced nanomaterials in catalysis.

  • Dental development and anomalies
  • Cleft Lip and Palate Research
  • Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments
  • Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies
  • Congenital Ear and Nasal Anomalies
  • Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
  • Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Yu Lan include:

  • "MSX1 Drives Tooth Morphogenesis Through Controlling Wnt Signaling Activity," 2022, Journal of Dental Research
  • "Sonic hedgehog signaling in craniofacial development," 2023, Differentiation
  • "The Scleraxis Transcription Factor Directly Regulates Multiple Distinct Molecular and Cellular Processes During Early Tendon Cell Differentiation," 2021, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • "Alx1 Deficient Mice Recapitulate Craniofacial Phenotype and Reveal Developmental Basis of ALX1-Related Frontonasal Dysplasia," 2022, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • "Mouse models in palate development and orofacial cleft research: Understanding the crucial role and regulation of epithelial integrity in facial and palate morphogenesis," 2022, Current Topics in Developmental Biology

The venues where Yu Lan frequently publishes include the Journal of Dental Research and Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, each with three publications. Other venues include Developmental Dynamics, Differentiation, and Current Topics in Developmental Biology.

  • Journal of Dental Research
  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • Developmental Dynamics
  • Differentiation
  • Current Topics in Developmental Biology

Yu Lan collaborates regularly with a group of co-authors, notably including:

  • Rulang Jiang
  • Jingyue Xu
  • Zhaoming Wu
  • Paul P. R. Iyyanar
  • Yueh-Chiang Hu

Best Publications

  • The mouse snail gene encodes a key regulator of the epithelial-mesenchymal transition.

    Ethan A. Carver;Rulang Jiang;Yu Lan;Kathleen F. Oram

  • Notch signalling pathway mediates hair cell development in mammalian cochlea.

    Pamela J. Lanford;Yu Lan;Rulang Jiang;Claire Lindsell

  • Defects in limb, craniofacial, and thymic development in Jagged2 mutant mice

    Rulang Jiang;Yu Lan;Harry D. Chapman;Carrie Shawber

  • Defects in development of the kidney, heart and eye vasculature in mice homozygous for a hypomorphic Notch2 mutation.

    Brent McCright;Xiang Gao;Liya Shen;Julie Lozier

  • The slug gene is not essential for mesoderm or neural crest development in mice

    Rulang Jiang;Yu Lan;Christine R. Norton;John P. Sundberg

  • Wnt/beta-catenin signaling plays an essential role in activation of odontogenic mesenchyme during early tooth development.

    Jianquan Chen;Yu Lan;Jin-A Baek;Yang Gao

  • Notch signaling regulates left–right asymmetry determination by inducing Nodal expression

    Luke T. Krebs;Naomi Iwai;Shigenori Nonaka;Ian C. Welsh

  • Odd-skipped related 1 (Odd1) is an essential regulator of heart and urogenital development

    Qingru Wang;Yu Lan;Eui-Sic Cho;Kathleen M. Maltby

  • Sonic hedgehog signaling regulates reciprocal epithelial-mesenchymal interactions controlling palatal outgrowth.

    Yu Lan;Rulang Jiang

  • Odd-skipped related 2 (Osr2) encodes a key intrinsic regulator of secondary palate growth and morphogenesis

    Yu Lan;Catherine E. Ovitt;Eui-Sic Cho;Kathleen M. Maltby

  • The Atypical Homeodomain Transcription Factor Mohawk Controls Tendon Morphogenesis

    Wenjin Liu;Spencer S. Watson;Yu Lan;Douglas R. Keene

  • Antagonistic actions of Msx1 and Osr2 pattern mammalian teeth into a single row.

    Zunyi Zhang;Yu Lan;Yang Chai;Rulang Jiang

  • Roles of Bmp4 during tooth morphogenesis and sequential tooth formation.

    Shihai Jia;Jing Zhou;Jing Zhou;Yang Gao;Jin-A Baek

  • Expression of Wnt9b and activation of canonical Wnt signaling during midfacial morphogenesis in mice.

    Yu Lan;Rosemary C. Ryan;Zunyi Zhang;Steven A. Bullard

  • Molecular patterning of the mammalian dentition

    Yu Lan;Shihai Jia;Rulang Jiang

  • Osr2, a new mouse gene related to Drosophila odd-skipped, exhibits dynamic expression patterns during craniofacial, limb, and kidney development.

    Yu Lan;Paul D. Kingsley;Eui-Sic Cho;Rulang Jiang

  • Jag2-Notch1 signaling regulates oral epithelial differentiation and palate development.

    Liam M. Casey;Yu Lan;Eui-Sic Cho;Kathleen M. Maltby

  • Bmpr1a signaling plays critical roles in palatal shelf growth and palatal bone formation

    Jin A. Baek;Yu Lan;Han Liu;Kathleen M. Maltby

  • Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Palatogenesis

    Yu Lan;Jingyue Xu;Rulang Jiang

  • Smad4 is required for maintaining normal murine postnatal bone homeostasis

    Xiaohong Tan;Tujun Weng;Jishuai Zhang;Jian Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Rulang Jiang
Rulang Jiang Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Thomas Gridley
Thomas Gridley University of Maine
S. Steven Potter
S. Steven Potter Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Gerry Weinmaster
Gerry Weinmaster University of California, Los Angeles
James F. Martin
James F. Martin Baylor College of Medicine
Ellen C. Zwarthoff
Ellen C. Zwarthoff Erasmus University Rotterdam
Jianru Zuo
Jianru Zuo Chinese Academy of Sciences
Andrew C. Lidral
Andrew C. Lidral University of Iowa
Philip Stanier
Philip Stanier University College London
Bruce J. Aronow
Bruce J. Aronow Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

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