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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 115 300 275 179 162 256 64456

Yue Xiong publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yue Xiong between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yue Xiong published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 8.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2022. 27 of the 329 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2022. 1988: 3 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 15 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 29 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 13 publications
1988 2025

329 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yue Xiong: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 3
1989 0
1990 2
1991 2
1992 3
1993 6
1994 4
1995 8
1996 15
1997 3
1998 9
1999 6
2000 4
2001 6
2002 8
2003 7
2004 5
2005 6
2006 8
2007 6
2008 8
2009 9
2010 8
2011 13
2012 15
2013 14
2014 10
2015 19
2016 11
2017 11
2018 9
2019 13
2020 7
2021 8
2022 29
2023 7
2024 14
2025 13
Total 329
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Yue Xiong 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 Yue Xiong 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, 247–256 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: 256 publications — 73rd percentile

73% 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
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 63 256
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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Yue Xiong 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 Yue Xiong 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, 114–115 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: 115 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% 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
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 28 115
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Yue Xiong is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions in Medicine. Within these broader fields, they have delved extensively into subfields such as Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Immunology, Epidemiology, and Biomedical Engineering.

The major topics covered in Yue Xiong's work include:

  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Extracellular vesicles in disease
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

Yue Xiong has published numerous papers in various reputable venues. Frequent publication platforms include:

  • Science Advances
  • UNC Libraries
  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Recent notable publications by Yue Xiong are:

  • "Advancing targeted protein degradation for cancer therapy," 2021, Nature reviews. Cancer
  • "Targeting ferroptosis alleviates methionine-choline deficient (MCD)-diet induced NASH by suppressing liver lipotoxicity," 2020, Liver International
  • "Itaconate inhibits TET DNA dioxygenases to dampen inflammatory responses," 2022, Nature Cell Biology
  • "Discovery of Potent and Selective Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Bifunctional Small-Molecule Degraders," 2020, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • "Loss of SIRT5 promotes bile acid-induced immunosuppressive microenvironment and hepatocarcinogenesis," 2022, Journal of Hepatology

Collaboration forms an important aspect of Yue Xiong's scientific activity. Frequent co-authors include Kun-Liang Guan, Yiping Sun, Dan Ye, Wenbin Deng, and Jian Jin.

Yue Xiong was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2011.

Best Publications

  • p21 is a universal inhibitor of cyclin kinases

    Yue Xiong;Gregory J. Hannon;Gregory J. Hannon;Hui Zhang;Hui Zhang;David Casso;David Casso

  • Oncometabolite 2-Hydroxyglutarate Is a Competitive Inhibitor of α-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenases

    Wei Xu;Hui Yang;Ying Liu;Ying Yang

  • Regulation of cellular metabolism by protein lysine acetylation.

    Shimin Zhao;Wei Xu;Wenqing Jiang;Wei Yu

  • ARF promotes MDM2 degradation and stabilizes p53: ARF-INK4a locus deletion impairs both the Rb and p53 tumor suppression pathways.

    Yanping Zhang;Yue Xiong;Wendell G Yarbrough

  • Origin and evolution of retroelements based upon their reverse transcriptase sequences.

    Yue Xiong;T. H. Eickbush

  • D Type Cyclins Associate with Multiple Protein Kinases and the DNA Replication and Repair Factor PCNA

    Yue Xiong;Hui Zhang;David Beach

  • Glioma-Derived Mutations in IDH1 Dominantly Inhibit IDH1 Catalytic Activity and Induce HIF-1α

    Shimin Zhao;Yan Lin;Wei Xu;Wenqing Jiang

  • Extensive and coordinated transcription of noncoding RNAs within cell-cycle promoters

    Tiffany Hung;Yulei Wang;Michael F. Lin;Michael F. Lin;Ashley K. Koegel

  • Involvement of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p16 (INK4a) in replicative senescence of normal human fibroblasts

    D A Alcorta;Y Xiong;D Phelps;G Hannon

  • Transforming growth factor beta induces the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p21 through a p53-independent mechanism

    Michael B. Datto;Yan Li;Joanne F. Panus;David J. Howe

  • Acetylation of metabolic enzymes coordinates carbon source utilization and metabolic flux.

    Qijun Wang;Yakun Zhang;Chen Yang;Hui Xiong;Hui Xiong

  • Long non-coding RNA ANRIL is required for the PRC2 recruitment to and silencing of p15(INK4B) tumor suppressor gene.

    Y Kotake;T Nakagawa;K Kitagawa;S Suzuki

  • Inhibition of α-KG-dependent histone and DNA demethylases by fumarate and succinate that are accumulated in mutations of FH and SDH tumor suppressors

    Mengtao Xiao;Hui Yang;Wei Xu;Shenghong Ma

  • Growth suppression by p18, a p16INK4/MTS1- and p14INK4B/MTS2-related CDK6 inhibitor, correlates with wild-type pRb function.

    K L Guan;C W Jenkins;Y Li;M A Nichols

  • TAZ Promotes Cell Proliferation and Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Is Inhibited by the Hippo Pathway

    Qun Ying Lei;Heng Zhang;Bin Zhao;Zheng Yu Zha

  • Human D-type cyclin

    Yue Xiong;Tim Connolly;Bruce Futcher;David Beach

  • BTB protein Keap1 targets antioxidant transcription factor Nrf2 for ubiquitination by the Cullin 3-Roc1 ligase.

    Manabu Furukawa;Yue Xiong

  • Subunit rearrangement of the cyclin-dependent kinases is associated with cellular transformation.

    Yue Xiong;Hui Zhang;David Beach

  • Ribosomal protein L11 negatively regulates oncoprotein MDM2 and mediates a p53-dependent ribosomal-stress checkpoint pathway.

    Yanping Zhang;Gabrielle White Wolf;Krishna P Bhat;Aiwen Jin

  • Tumor development is associated with decrease of TET gene expression and 5-methylcytosine hydroxylation

    Yang H;Liu Y;Bai F;Zhang Jy

Frequent Co-Authors

Kun-Liang Guan
Kun-Liang Guan Westlake University
Qun-Ying Lei
Qun-Ying Lei Fudan University
David Beach
David Beach Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Yan Lin
Yan Lin Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Thomas H. Eickbush
Thomas H. Eickbush University of Rochester
Xian Chen
Xian Chen University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Lishan Su
Lishan Su University of Maryland, Baltimore
Jun Yao
Jun Yao China University of Petroleum, Beijing
Yi Zhang
Yi Zhang Harvard University
Gregory J. Hannon
Gregory J. Hannon University of Cambridge

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