Allen Wang

5.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
32 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Allen Wang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Allen Wang has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Surgery and 6 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Allen Wang's work include Pancreatic function and diabetes (9 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (6 papers) and Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (5 papers). Allen Wang is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic function and diabetes (9 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (6 papers) and Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (5 papers). Allen Wang collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Allen Wang's co-authors include Maike Sander, Hung-Ping Shih, Jonathan P. Piccini, Jennifer B. Green, Jonathan L. Halperin, Haoping Liu, Sebastian Preißl, Yang Lü, Chang Su and G Yeo and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Allen Wang

31 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Complex Oscillatory Waves Emerging from Cortical Organoids Model Early Human Brain Network Development

2019 538 citations Justin Buchanan, Sebastian Preißl et al. Cell stem cell profile →
Atrial Fibrillation and Diabetes Mellitus

2019 245 citations Allen Wang, Jennifer B. Green et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
A single-cell atlas of chromatin accessibility in the human genome

2021 200 citations Kai Zhang, James D. Hocker et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Allen Wang United States	18	1.4k	565	386	266	251	32	2.4k
Eduard Ayuso Spain	34	1.9k 1.4×	626 1.1×	1.5k 3.9×	165 0.6×	202 0.8×	61	3.3k
Teresa L. Johnson‐Pais United States	24	1.5k 1.1×	173 0.3×	316 0.8×	182 0.7×	316 1.3×	66	2.3k
Yi Dong China	22	1.6k 1.1×	216 0.4×	162 0.4×	805 3.0×	196 0.8×	52	2.6k
Ruth Sullivan United States	23	1.1k 0.8×	250 0.4×	210 0.5×	335 1.3×	65 0.3×	55	2.4k
Jamie L. Marshall United States	22	2.0k 1.4×	122 0.2×	416 1.1×	292 1.1×	149 0.6×	30	2.9k
Emiliano Giardina Italy	27	905 0.6×	101 0.2×	316 0.8×	134 0.5×	94 0.4×	145	2.2k
Lina A. Shehadeh United States	22	864 0.6×	142 0.3×	159 0.4×	206 0.8×	193 0.8×	68	1.7k
Erik Kohlbrenner United States	25	1.7k 1.2×	171 0.3×	693 1.8×	233 0.9×	709 2.8×	44	2.4k
Michael Haberland Germany	18	3.2k 2.3×	191 0.3×	507 1.3×	221 0.8×	139 0.6×	25	4.1k
Ning‐Yi Shao United States	26	2.1k 1.5×	234 0.4×	374 1.0×	415 1.6×	154 0.6×	53	2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Allen Wang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Allen Wang

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Kisseleva, Tatiana, Souradipta Ganguly, Rabi Murad, Allen Wang, & David A. Brenner. (2025). Regulation of Hepatic Stellate Cell Phenotypes in Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Steatohepatitis. Gastroenterology. 169(5). 797–812. 7 indexed citations

Nakagawa, Takuya, Jens Luebeck, Kaiyuan Zhu, et al.. (2025). Inhibition of human-HPV hybrid ecDNA enhancers reduces oncogene expression and tumor growth in oropharyngeal cancer. Nature Communications. 16(1). 2964–2964. 3 indexed citations

Ganguly, Souradipta, Sadatsugu Sakane, Vivian Zhang, et al.. (2025). Aging and Aging-Related Senescence in Liver. Seminars in Liver Disease. 45(4). 549–566. 1 indexed citations

Rohm, Theresa V., Felipe C.G. Reis, Roi Isaac, et al.. (2024). Adipose tissue macrophages secrete small extracellular vesicles that mediate rosiglitazone-induced insulin sensitization. Nature Metabolism. 6(5). 880–898. 23 indexed citations

Makarov, Vladimir, Yvonne Parker, Allen Wang, et al.. (2023). KDM6A Loss Triggers an Epigenetic Switch That Disrupts Urothelial Differentiation and Drives Cell Proliferation in Bladder Cancer. Cancer Research. 83(6). 814–829. 23 indexed citations

Campbell, Kristen Bova, Tracy Truong, Eric Black‐Maier, et al.. (2023). Colchicine for the Prevention of Recurrent Arrhythmia After Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Results of a Single-Center, Retrospective Study. American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs. 23(6). 709–719. 5 indexed citations

Guo, Minzhe, Kathryn A. Wikenheiser‐Brokamp, Joseph A. Kitzmiller, et al.. (2023). Single Cell Multiomics Identifies Cells and Genetic Networks Underlying Alveolar Capillary Dysplasia. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 208(6). 709–725. 14 indexed citations

Shoni, Melina, et al.. (2023). Combined Single-Shot Infiltration Between the Popliteal Artery and Capsule of the Knee and Adductor Canal Block With Bupivacaine, Dexmedetomidine, and Dexamethasone for Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Propensity-Matched Analysis. Arthroplasty Today. 25. 101292–101292. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Allen, Enrico G. Ferro, Yang Song, et al.. (2022). Frailty in patients undergoing percutaneous left atrial appendage closure. Heart Rhythm. 19(5). 814–821. 20 indexed citations

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Geusz, Ryan J., Allen Wang, Joshua Chiou, et al.. (2021). Pancreatic progenitor epigenome maps prioritize type 2 diabetes risk genes with roles in development. eLife. 10. 14 indexed citations

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Hocker, James D., Olivier Poirion, Fugui Zhu, et al.. (2021). Cardiac cell type–specific gene regulatory programs and disease risk association. Science Advances. 7(20). 61 indexed citations

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Geusz, Ryan J., Allen Wang, Dieter K. Lam, et al.. (2021). Sequence logic at enhancers governs a dual mechanism of endodermal organ fate induction by FOXA pioneer factors. Nature Communications. 12(1). 6636–6636. 34 indexed citations

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Zhang, Kai, James D. Hocker, Michael Miller, et al.. (2021). A single-cell atlas of chromatin accessibility in the human genome. Cell. 184(24). 5985–6001.e19. 200 indexed citations breakdown →

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Patel, Nisha, Ryan J. Geusz, Allen Wang, et al.. (2020). LSD1-mediated enhancer silencing attenuates retinoic acid signalling during pancreatic endocrine cell development. Nature Communications. 11(1). 2082–2082. 26 indexed citations

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Wang, Allen, Jennifer B. Green, Jonathan L. Halperin, & Jonathan P. Piccini. (2019). Atrial Fibrillation and Diabetes Mellitus. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 74(8). 1107–1115. 245 indexed citations breakdown →

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Shih, Hung-Ping, Philip A. Seymour, Nisha Patel, et al.. (2015). A Gene Regulatory Network Cooperatively Controlled by Pdx1 and Sox9 Governs Lineage Allocation of Foregut Progenitor Cells. Cell Reports. 13(2). 326–336. 61 indexed citations

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Xie, Ruiyu, Logan J. Everett, Hee‐Woong Lim, et al.. (2013). Dynamic Chromatin Remodeling Mediated by Polycomb Proteins Orchestrates Pancreatic Differentiation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells. Cell stem cell. 12(2). 224–237. 181 indexed citations

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Lü, Yang, Chang Su, Allen Wang, & Haoping Liu. (2011). Hyphal Development in Candida albicans Requires Two Temporally Linked Changes in Promoter Chromatin for Initiation and Maintenance. PLoS Biology. 9(7). e1001105–e1001105. 138 indexed citations

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Wang, Allen, et al.. (2009). Hyphal Chain Formation in Candida albicans : Cdc28-Hgc1 Phosphorylation of Efg1 Represses Cell Separation Genes. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 29(16). 4406–4416. 60 indexed citations

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Wang, Allen, Shelley Lane, Zhen Tian, et al.. (2006). Temporal and Spatial Control of HGC1 Expression Results in Hgc1 Localization to the Apical Cells of Hyphae in Candida albicans. Eukaryotic Cell. 6(2). 253–261. 19 indexed citations

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