Anna Wang

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
65 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Anna Wang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Astronomy and Astrophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Anna Wang has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 10 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Recurrent topics in Anna Wang's work include Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (13 papers), Origins and Evolution of Life (10 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (7 papers). Anna Wang is often cited by papers focused on Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (13 papers), Origins and Evolution of Life (10 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (7 papers). Anna Wang collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and China. Anna Wang's co-authors include Vinothan Manoharan, Jack W. Szostak, Jingyun Fang, Boris T. Kuhlmey, David M. Kaz, James T. Kindt, Ryan McGorty, Rees F. Garmann, Christopher Chan Miller and W. Benjamin Rogers and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Anna Wang

57 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

  1. Generation mechanism of singlet oxygen from the interaction of peroxymonosulfate and chloride in aqueous systems
    2023 107 citations Anna Wang, Jingyun Fang et al. Water Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Anna Wang Australia 23 298 280 203 182 152 65 1.3k
Sha Wang China 21 300 1.0× 271 1.0× 207 1.0× 180 1.0× 71 0.5× 109 1.3k
M. P. Srivastava India 27 151 0.5× 467 1.7× 435 2.1× 226 1.2× 65 0.4× 135 2.1k
Ryo Nakagawa Japan 19 434 1.5× 225 0.8× 148 0.7× 186 1.0× 69 0.5× 93 1.2k
Maria Raposo Portugal 26 709 2.4× 337 1.2× 288 1.4× 257 1.4× 31 0.2× 115 2.0k
Yohei Takahashi Japan 19 93 0.3× 97 0.3× 141 0.7× 132 0.7× 13 0.1× 102 1.4k
Paulo A. Ribeiro Portugal 23 483 1.6× 219 0.8× 244 1.2× 192 1.1× 22 0.1× 107 1.6k
Scott M. Rosendahl Canada 19 240 0.8× 206 0.7× 148 0.7× 83 0.5× 135 0.9× 53 1.3k
Ariane Deniset‐Besseau France 20 272 0.9× 262 0.9× 144 0.7× 146 0.8× 11 0.1× 53 1.3k
Fengli Wang China 29 270 0.9× 1.1k 3.9× 515 2.5× 101 0.6× 24 0.2× 158 2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Anna Wang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Anna Wang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Anna Wang. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Anna Wang. The network helps show where Anna Wang may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Anna Wang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Anna Wang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Anna Wang based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Anna Wang. Anna Wang is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Chen, Chen, Motoko Igisu, Rehana Afrin, et al.. (2025). Primitive homochiral polyester formation driven by tartaric acid and calcium availability. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(12). e2419554122–e2419554122. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Anna, et al.. (2025). Effects of varying drying techniques on characteristics, qualities and volatile constituents of Docynia delavayi (Franch.) Schneid. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research. 23. 102228–102228.
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Liu, Yiyang, Anna Wang, Catherine W. Striley, et al.. (2024). Sequencing hour-level temporal patterns of polysubstance use among persons who use cocaine, alcohol, and cannabis: A back-translational approach. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 258. 111272–111272. 7 indexed citations
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Wang, Anna, et al.. (2024). Measuring Vesicle Loading with Holographic Microscopy and Bulk Light Scattering. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(4). 400–407. 1 indexed citations
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Fan, Ziyan, et al.. (2023). Lipid Exchange Promotes Fusion of Model Protocells. Small Methods. 7(12). e2300126–e2300126. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Stephanie J., Palapuravan Anees, Yamuna Krishnan, et al.. (2023). Passive endocytosis in model protocells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(24). e2221064120–e2221064120. 10 indexed citations
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Chen, Chen, Motoko Igisu, Chie Sakaguchi, et al.. (2023). Spectroscopic and Biophysical Methods to Determine Differential Salt‐Uptake by Primitive Membraneless Polyester Microdroplets. Small Methods. 7(12). e2300119–e2300119. 9 indexed citations
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Fahrenbach, Albert C., et al.. (2022). A Physicochemical Consideration of Prebiotic Microenvironments for Self-Assembly and Prebiotic Chemistry. Life. 12(10). 1595–1595. 10 indexed citations
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Yang, Xin, Anna Wang, Zhechao Hua, et al.. (2022). Overlooked roles of Cl2O and Cl2 in micropollutant abatement and DBP formation by chlorination. Water Research. 229. 119449–119449. 20 indexed citations
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Toparlak, Ö. Duhan, Anna Wang, & Sheref S. Mansy. (2021). Population-Level Membrane Diversity Triggers Growth and Division of Protocells. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(5). 560–568. 22 indexed citations
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Chen, Chunyan, Zihao Wu, Shaodong Hou, Anna Wang, & Jingyun Fang. (2021). Transformation of gemfibrozil by the interaction of chloride with sulfate radicals: Radical chemistry, transient intermediates and pathways. Water Research. 209. 117944–117944. 41 indexed citations
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Wang, Anna, et al.. (2021). Methods for Forming Giant Unilamellar Fatty Acid Vesicles. Methods in molecular biology. 2402. 1–12. 3 indexed citations
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Fung, Jerome, et al.. (2019). Holographic Microscopy With Python and HoloPy. Computing in Science & Engineering. 22(5). 72–82. 27 indexed citations
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Hanczyc, Martin M., et al.. (2019). Using Imaging Flow Cytometry to Quantify and Optimize Giant Vesicle Production by Water-in-oil Emulsion Transfer Methods. Langmuir. 35(6). 2375–2382. 27 indexed citations
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Wang, Anna, W. Benjamin Rogers, & Vinothan Manoharan. (2017). Effects of Contact-Line Pinning on the Adsorption of Nonspherical Colloids at Liquid Interfaces. Physical Review Letters. 119(10). 108004–108004. 32 indexed citations
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Tuniz, Alessandro, Benjamin Pope, Anna Wang, et al.. (2012). Spatial dispersion in three-dimensional drawn magnetic metamaterials. Optics Express. 20(11). 11924–11924. 8 indexed citations
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Allen, Mary C., Marina Grachtchouk, Vladimir Grachtchouk, et al.. (2003). Hedgehog Signaling Regulates Sebaceous Gland Development. American Journal Of Pathology. 163(6). 2173–2178. 88 indexed citations

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