Meng Ying, Wen Jun, Nie Ze-Long, Sun Hang, Yang Yong-Ping, Phylogeny and biogeographic diversification of Maianthemum (Ruscaceae: Polygonatae), Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2008, 49, 424-434.
Li Yang, Zhao Yan-Li, Huang Ning, Zheng Yong-Tang, Yang Yong-Ping, Li Xiao-Li, Two New Phenolic Glycosides from Viscum articulatum, Molecules, 2008, 13 (10), 2500-2508.
Zhao Fang, Yang Yong-Ping, Reproductive allocation in a dioecious perennial Oxyria sinensis (Polygonaceae) along altitudinal gradients, Journal of Systematics and Evolution (formerly Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica), 2008, 46(6), 830-835.
Chen Jia-Hui, Sun Hang, Yang Yong-Ping, Comparative morphology of leaf epidermis of Salix (Salicaceae) with special emphasis on sections Lindleyanae and Retussae, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 2008, 157, 311-322.
Chen Jia-Hui, Sun Hang, Yang Yong-Ping, Leaf Epidermal Microfeatures of Salix (Salicaceae) under Scanning Electronic Microscope and Its Taxonomical Significance, Acta Botanica Yunnanica, 2008, 30 (1), 1-7.
Chen Jia-Hui, Sun Hang, Yang Yong-Ping, Cladistic Analysis of the Genus Salix (Salicaceae), Acta Botanica Yunnanica, 2008, 30 (1), 38-46.
Zhang De-Quan, Yang Yong-Ping, A Statistical and Comparative Analysis of Genetic Diversity Detected by Different Molecular Markers, Acta Botanica Yunnanica, 2008, 30 (2), 159-167.
Meng Ying, Nie Ze-Long, Yang Yong-Ping, Gu Zhi-Jian, Karyomorphology of Maianthemum sensu lato (Polygonatae, Ruscaceae), Journal of Plant Research, 2005, 118, 155-162.
Meng Ying, Yang Yong-Ping, Caroline S. Weckerle, Conservation status of Maianthemum species in the Hengduan Mountains: A case study analyzing the impact of new policies on wild collected plant species, Ethnobotany Research & Applications, 2006, 4, 167-173.
Caroline S. Weckerle, Franz K. Huber, Yang Yong-Ping, Sun Wei-Bang, Plant Knowledge of the Shuhi in the Hengduan Mountains, Southwest China, Economic Botany, 2006, 60 (1), 3-23.
Marco Stark, Dong Min, Yang Yong-Ping, Eco-certification of non-timber forest products in China: addressing income generation and biodiversity conservation needs, Ecological Economy, 2008, 4, 15-25.
Jan Salick, Yang Yong-Ping, Anthony Amend, Tibetan Land Use and Change near Khawa Karpo, Eastern Himalayas, Economic Botany, 2005, 59 (4), 312-325.
Yang Yong-Ping, Marco Stark, Christoph Kleinn, Horst Weyerhauser, Research on Non-Timer Forest Products: A Rewarding Subject for Joint Projects between Chinese and German Research Institutions, Sino-German Symposium, 2006, 7-12.
Jia-Hui Chen, Zhi-Zhi Du, Yue-Mao Shen, and Yong-Ping Yang, Aporphine Alkaloids from Clematis parviloba and Their Antifungal Activity, Arch Pharm Res Vol 32, No 1, 3-5, 2009