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Hengyao Niu

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
DNA Repair MechanismsCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringGenomics and Chromatin DynamicsDNA and Nucleic Acid ChemistryCarcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment

Publications

73

Citations

4,229

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

26

Publishing since 2001

Research summary
AI-generated

Hengyao Niu studies how cells detect and repair damage to their DNA, focusing on the molecular machines and enzymes involved in repairing double-strand breaks and coping with problems that arise when DNA is copied. Much of the work uses yeast as a model organism and biochemical/structural approaches to understand proteins like Rad5, Rad51, Rad52, Dna2, and topoisomerases, with connections to how faulty repair can contribute to cancer.

DNA double-strand break repair and recombinationReplication stress toleranceEnzyme mechanisms and protein structureTopoisomerases and DNA/RNA processingCancer-relevant genome stability

Publication activity has been fairly steady over the past decade, averaging a few papers per year with a recent modest uptick in 2025-2026.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.4/year recently
2017: 6 publications6172018: 1 publication182019: 4 publications19202021: 4 publications212022: 2 publications222023: 2 publications232024: 2 publications242025: 3 publications252026: 3 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×5
  • Figshare×5
  • Nature Communications×4
  • Nucleic Acids Research×3
  • Science Advances×2

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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