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72
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26357
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19770
National Ranking
301

Zhihong Yang publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zhihong Yang sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 263 publications — 10th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Zhihong Yang D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zhihong Yang sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Zhihong Yang is affiliated with the University of Fribourg in Switzerland and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The main fields of their research work are Medicine with 158 publications and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology with 83 publications. Within these fields, Yang has focused on subfields including Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Cancer Research, and Physiology.

The primary topics covered in their publications reflect a concentration on liver and metabolic health, cancer research, and molecular regulation mechanisms. These topics include:

  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Diabetes and associated disorders

Yang's frequent co-authors include the following researchers with whom they have collaborated on multiple occasions:

  • Suthat Liangpunsakul (34 collaborations)
  • Yanchao Jiang (21 collaborations)
  • Praveen Kusumanchi (18 collaborations)
  • Nazmul Huda (18 collaborations)
  • Xiu-Fen Ming (17 collaborations)

Their work has been published widely in journals known for medical and biological sciences. Yang's frequent publication venues include:

  • Gastroenterology (5 publications)
  • Hepatology (4 publications)
  • eLife (4 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (4 publications)
  • UNC Libraries (4 publications)

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Yang demonstrate involvement in research on liver disease, drug delivery systems, cancer, and molecular mechanisms:

  • Alcohol Metabolizing Enzymes, Microsomal Ethanol Oxidizing System, Cytochrome P450 2E1, Catalase, and Aldehyde Dehydrogenase in Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease, 2020, Biomedicines
  • Cell-mediated targeting drugs delivery systems, 2020, Drug Delivery
  • Critical Role of microRNA-21 in the Pathogenesis of Liver Diseases, 2020, Frontiers in Medicine
  • Folic Acid Decorated Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework (ZIF-8) Loaded with Baicalin as a Nano-Drug Delivery System for Breast Cancer Therapy, 2021, International Journal of Nanomedicine
  • Recent Advances in Synthesis, Bioactivity, and Pharmacokinetics of Pterostilbene, an Important Analog of Resveratrol, 2020, Molecules

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Threshold concentrations of endothelin-1 potentiate contractions to norepinephrine and serotonin in human arteries. A new mechanism of vasospasm?

    Zhihong Yang;V. Richard;L. Von Segesser;E. Bauer

  • Interaction between endothelin-1 and endothelium-derived relaxing factor in human arteries and veins.

    T F Lüscher;Z Yang;M Tschudi;L von Segesser

  • Ectopic fat storage in heart, blood vessels and kidneys in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases

    Jean-Pierre Montani;Joan F. Carroll;Terry M. Dwyer;Vladan Antic

  • Cancer-preventive activities of tocopherols and tocotrienols.

    Jihyeung Ju;Sonia C. Picinich;Zhihong Yang;Yang Zhao

  • Cancer prevention by tea: Evidence from laboratory studies.

    Chung S. Yang;Hong Wang;Guang Xun Li;Zhihong Yang

  • Pathways from obesity to hypertension: from the perspective of a vicious triangle.

    J-P Montani;V Antic;Z Yang;Abdul Dulloo

  • Thrombin Stimulates Human Endothelial Arginase Enzymatic Activity via RhoA/ROCK Pathway Implications for Atherosclerotic Endothelial Dysfunction

    Xiu-Fen Ming;Christine Barandier;Hema Viswambharan;Brenda R. Kwak

  • Erratum to: Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) (Autophagy, 12, 1, 1-222, 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Functions of Arginase Isoforms in Macrophage Inflammatory Responses: Impact on Cardiovascular Diseases and Metabolic Disorders

    Zhihong Yang;Xiu-Fen Ming

  • Different activation of the endothelial L-arginine and cyclooxygenase pathway in the human internal mammary artery and saphenous vein.

    Zhihong Yang;L. Von Segesser;E. Bauer;P. Stulz

  • Pro-oxidative activities and dose–response relationship of (−)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate in the inhibition of lung cancer cell growth: a comparative study in vivo and in vitro

    Guang Xun Li;Yu Kuo Chen;Zhe Hou;Hang Xiao

  • Mutation of the Circadian Clock Gene Per2 Alters Vascular Endothelial Function

    Hema Viswambharan;João Miguel Carvas;Vladan Antic;Ana Marecic

  • Recent Advances in Understanding Endothelial Dysfunction in Atherosclerosis

    Zhihong Yang;Xiu-Fen Ming

  • Impaired endothelium-dependent relaxations in hypertensive resistance arteries involve cyclooxygenase pathway

    D. Diederich;Zhihong Yang;F. R. Bühler;T. F. Lüscher

  • Pulsatile Stretch Stimulates Superoxide Production and Activates Nuclear Factor-κB in Human Coronary Smooth Muscle

    Keiichi Hishikawa;Barry S. Oemar;Zhihong Yang;Thomas F. Lüscher

  • Endothelial control of vascular tone in large and small coronary arteries

    Thomas F. Lüscher;Vincent Richard;Marcel Tschudi;Zhihong Yang

  • Thrombin Suppresses Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase and Upregulates Endothelin-Converting Enzyme-1 Expression by Distinct Pathways: Role of Rho/ROCK and Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase

    Masato Eto;Christine Barandiér;Lisa Rathgeb;Toshiyuki Kozai

  • Endothelin-1 Potentiates Human Smooth Muscle Cell Growth to PDGF Effects of ETA and ETB Receptor Blockade

    Zhihong Yang;Nazmi Krasnici;Thomas F. Lüscher

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas F. Lüscher
Thomas F. Lüscher University of Zurich
Marko I. Turina
Marko I. Turina University of Zurich
Evelina Gatti
Evelina Gatti Aix-Marseille University
Min Li
Min Li Hong Kong Baptist University
Ian G. Mills
Ian G. Mills University of Oxford
Sam Gandy
Sam Gandy Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Leonidas C. Platanias
Leonidas C. Platanias Northwestern University
Hsing Jien Kung
Hsing Jien Kung Taipei Medical University
Maurizio Molinari
Maurizio Molinari Universita della Svizzera Italiana
Beth Levine
Beth Levine The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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