主要从事现代仪器分析技术在药物筛选、药效评价的应用研究。包括：药物质量控制，质量标准建立，未知化合物结构鉴定、体内外药物分析、药动药代分析等等。参与国家自然基金面上项目4项，上海市基础研究重点项目1项。2009年主要参与基金项目：沪浦发改投2007133号，为复旦和张江集团联合张江测试平台的建设做了大量的工作，并在2010-2012年负责该平台的管理工作。授权专利一项,申请专利三项。
2012年度因表现突出,荣获上海市大型仪器设施共享服务(技术类)先进个人光荣称号。

1. Zhonglian Cao,Meredith Wright,Jiekai Cheng,Xiaoxing Huang,Li Liu,Lixing Wu,PingYang*, The novel bis-benzylisoquinoline PY35 reversesP-glycoprotein-mediated multidrug resistance,Oncology Reports 2014,32,1211-1217
2. Ping Yang, Bo Tan, Leshan Tang,Development of a university testing platform in national innovation demonstration zone,Research and exploration in laboratory,2011,30(11):387-389
3. Yuanting Zheng, Hongrui Liu, Guo Ma, Ping Yang, Lin Zhang, Yi Gu, Qing Zhu,Tengfei Shao, Peng Zhang, Yizhun Zhu*, Weimin Cai*, Determination of S-propargyl-cysteine in rat plasma by mixed-mode reversed-phase and cation-exchange HPLC–MS/MS method and its application to pharmacokinetic studies. J. Pharmaceut. Biomed. 2011, 54, 1187-1191
4. Beiyu Li,Yizhun Zhu, Ping Yang*,Quantitative determination of S-allyl-L-cysteine in extraction of garlic by LC-MS，Fudan. Univ. J. Med. Sci.2010,37(1):68-70
5. Ping Yang, Choiwan Lau, Xia Liu, Jianzhong Lu. Direct solid-support sample loading for fast cataluminescence determination of acetone in human plasma. Anal. Chem. 2007, 79(22): 8476-848
6. Ping Yang,Xingnan Ye,Choiwan Lau,Zengxi Li,Xia Liu,Jianzhong Lu. Design of efficient zeolite sensor materials for n-hexane.Anal. Chem.2007, 79(4): 1425-1432
7. Ping Yang, Yuqin Li, Xia Liu, Shengxiang Jiang.Determination of free isomeric oleanolic acid and ursolic acid in Pterocephalus hookeri by capillary electrophoresis. J. Pharmaceut. Biomed. 2007,43: 1331-1334
8. Ping Yang, Choiwan Lau, Jian-Ying Liang, Jian-Zhong Lu, Xia Liu. Zeolite-based cataluminescence sensor for the selective detection of acetaldehyde. Luminescence  2007, 22: 473-479