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61
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1874
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47

Yun-Gui 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 Yun-Gui Yang sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 150 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yun-Gui 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 Yun-Gui Yang sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Yun-Gui Yang is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. Their research spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Within these broad fields, their work focuses on several subdisciplines, including Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Infectious Diseases, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Immunology.

The main topics of Yun-Gui Yang's research include:

  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Cancer-related gene regulation
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • HVDC Systems and Fault Protection

Prominent recent papers authored or co-authored by Yun-Gui Yang include:

  • "Dynamic transcriptomic m5C and its regulatory role in RNA processing," 2021, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews - RNA
  • "A single-cell transcriptomic landscape of the lungs of patients with COVID-19," 2021, Nature Cell Biology
  • "METTL3 counteracts premature aging via m6A-dependent stabilization of MIS12 mRNA," 2020, Nucleic Acids Research
  • "Aberrant m5C hypermethylation mediates intrinsic resistance to gefitinib through NSUN2/YBX1/QSOX1 axis in EGFR-mutant non-small-cell lung cancer," 2023, Molecular Cancer
  • "METTL3-dependent m6A modification programs T follicular helper cell differentiation," 2021, Nature Communications

Yun-Gui Yang has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, most notably:

  • Ying Yang (31 collaborations)
  • Yongliang Zhao (24 collaborations)
  • Yusheng Chen (12 collaborations)
  • Yueqin Wang (12 collaborations)
  • Xin Tian (11 collaborations)

The scientist has published across various venues, with repeated contributions to the following journals and platforms:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) - 12 publications
  • Genomics Proteomics & Bioinformatics - 10 publications
  • Nature Communications - 8 publications
  • Molecular Cell - 4 publications
  • Fundamental Research - 3 publications

Yun-Gui Yang has been recognized as a Member of Academia Europaea since 2020.

Best Publications

  • N6-methyladenosine in nuclear RNA is a major substrate of the obesity-associated FTO.

    Guifang Jia;Ye Fu;Xu Zhao;Xu Zhao;Qing Dai

  • ALKBH5 Is a Mammalian RNA Demethylase that Impacts RNA Metabolism and Mouse Fertility

    Guanqun Zheng;John Arne Dahl;Yamei Niu;Peter Fedorcsak

  • Mammalian WTAP is a regulatory subunit of the RNA N6-methyladenosine methyltransferase

    Xiao-Li Ping;Bao-Fa Sun;Lu Wang;Wen Xiao

  • Nuclear m(6)A Reader YTHDC1 Regulates mRNA Splicing.

    Wen Xiao;Samir Adhikari;Samir Adhikari;Ujwal Dahal;Ujwal Dahal;Yu-Sheng Chen;Yu-Sheng Chen

  • Dynamic transcriptomic m6A decoration: writers, erasers, readers and functions in RNA metabolism.

    Ying Yang;Phillip J Hsu;Yu-Sheng Chen;Yu-Sheng Chen;Yun-Gui Yang;Yun-Gui Yang

  • FTO-dependent demethylation of N6-methyladenosine regulates mRNA splicing and is required for adipogenesis

    Xu Zhao;Ying Yang;Bao-Fa Sun;Yue Shi

  • Single-cell RNA-seq highlights intra-tumoral heterogeneity and malignant progression in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

    Junya Peng;Bao-Fa Sun;Chuan-Yuan Chen;Chuan-Yuan Chen;Jia-Yi Zhou;Jia-Yi Zhou

  • 5-methylcytosine promotes mRNA export — NSUN2 as the methyltransferase and ALYREF as an m 5 C reader

    Xin Yang;Ying Yang;Bao-Fa Sun;Yu-Sheng Chen;Yu-Sheng Chen

  • Cytoplasmic m 6 A reader YTHDF3 promotes mRNA translation

    Ang Li;Yu-Sheng Chen;Yu-Sheng Chen;Xiao-Li Ping;Xiao-Li Ping;Xin Yang;Xin Yang

  • Histone acetylation by Trrap–Tip60 modulates loading of repair proteins and repair of DNA double-strand breaks

    Rabih Murr;Joanna I. Loizou;Yun-Gui Yang;Cyrille Cuenin

  • Ascorbic acid enhances tet-mediated 5-methylcytosine oxidation and promotes DNA demethylation in mammals

    Ruichuan Yin;Shi Qing Mao;Bailin Zhao;Zechen Chong

  • A role for small RNAs in DNA double-strand break repair.

    Wei Wei;Zhaoqing Ba;Min Gao;Yang Wu

  • Trex1 Exonuclease Degrades ssDNA to Prevent Chronic Checkpoint Activation and Autoimmune Disease

    Yun-Gui Yang;Tomas Lindahl;Deborah E. Barnes

  • m6A RNA Methylation Is Regulated by MicroRNAs and Promotes Reprogramming to Pluripotency

    Tong Chen;Ya-Juan Hao;Ya-Juan Hao;Ying Zhang;Miao-Miao Li;Miao-Miao Li

  • 5-methylcytosine promotes pathogenesis of bladder cancer through stabilizing mRNAs.

    Xin Chen;Ang Li;Ang Li;Bao Fa Sun;Bao Fa Sun;Ying Yang;Ying Yang

  • m 6 A modulates haematopoietic stem and progenitor cell specification

    Chunxia Zhang;Yusheng Chen;Yusheng Chen;Baofa Sun;Lu Wang

  • N6-methyl-adenosine (m6A) in RNA: an old modification with a novel epigenetic function.

    Yamei Niu;Xu Zhao;Xu Zhao;Yong-Sheng Wu;Ming-Ming Li;Ming-Ming Li

  • Human Fanconi anemia monoubiquitination pathway promotes homologous DNA repair

    Koji Nakanishi;Yun-Gui Yang;Andrew J. Pierce;Toshiyasu Taniguchi

  • A novel m 6 A reader Prrc2a controls oligodendroglial specification and myelination

    Rong Wu;Ang Li;Baofa Sun;Baofa Sun;Jian-Guang Sun

  • Mettl3-mediated m6A regulates spermatogonial differentiation and meiosis initiation

    Kai Xu;Ying Yang;Gui-Hai Feng;Bao-Fa Sun

Frequent Co-Authors

Hailin Wang
Hailin Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Arne Klungland
Arne Klungland Oslo University Hospital
Xiu-Jie Wang
Xiu-Jie Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chuan He
Chuan He University of Chicago
Qi Zhou
Qi Zhou Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhao-Qi Wang
Zhao-Qi Wang Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Guibin Jiang
Guibin Jiang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zdenko Herceg
Zdenko Herceg International Agency For Research On Cancer
Tomas Lindahl
Tomas Lindahl The Francis Crick Institute
Maria Jasin
Maria Jasin Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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