Charles Hwang

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 683 citations indexed

About

Charles Hwang is a scholar working on Rheumatology, Surgery and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Charles Hwang has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 683 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Rheumatology, 12 papers in Surgery and 6 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Charles Hwang's work include Heterotopic Ossification and Related Conditions (13 papers), Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting (4 papers) and Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments (4 papers). Charles Hwang is often cited by papers focused on Heterotopic Ossification and Related Conditions (13 papers), Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting (4 papers) and Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments (4 papers). Charles Hwang collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Germany. Charles Hwang's co-authors include Benjamin R. Freedman, Brian P. Hibler, Simon G. Talbot, Simon Matoori, David Mooney, Benjamin Lévi, Chase A. Pagani, Amanda K. Huber, Simone Marini and Shawn Loder and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Immunology, PLoS ONE and Annals of Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Charles Hwang

30 papers receiving 674 citations

Hit Papers

Breakthrough treatments for accelerated wound healing 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 50 100 150 200
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. Breakthrough treatments for accelerated wound healing
    2023 243 citations Benjamin R. Freedman, Charles Hwang et al. Science Advances profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Charles Hwang United States 13 193 179 163 144 98 31 683
Adrian Băican Romania 9 193 1.0× 274 1.5× 228 1.4× 129 0.9× 28 0.3× 32 1.2k
Xiaochuan Wu China 11 97 0.5× 80 0.4× 181 1.1× 86 0.6× 37 0.4× 56 625
Zhuang Cui China 18 345 1.8× 63 0.4× 251 1.5× 228 1.6× 32 0.3× 40 841
Corina Baican Romania 6 91 0.5× 271 1.5× 214 1.3× 126 0.9× 20 0.2× 11 1.0k
Huiyong Shen China 19 178 0.9× 43 0.2× 280 1.7× 239 1.7× 42 0.4× 42 984
Zachary J Collier United States 10 64 0.3× 67 0.4× 202 1.2× 95 0.7× 40 0.4× 42 617
Abelardo Medina Canada 12 59 0.3× 343 1.9× 162 1.0× 164 1.1× 44 0.4× 29 715
Jianqiao Hong China 17 177 0.9× 43 0.2× 319 2.0× 236 1.6× 51 0.5× 35 924
J. Farjanel France 16 162 0.8× 86 0.5× 260 1.6× 58 0.4× 118 1.2× 38 750
Amanda Murphy Canada 16 40 0.2× 193 1.1× 103 0.6× 252 1.8× 47 0.5× 44 851

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Fields of papers citing papers by Charles Hwang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Charles Hwang

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yang, Jingwen, Katsuhiko Sekimata, Charles Hwang, et al.. (2025). A new BMP type 1 receptor kinase inhibitor for safe and efficient oral treatment to prevent genetically induced heterotopic ossification in mice. Bone. 199. 117565–117565. 2 indexed citations
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Hwang, Charles, Leslie E. Cohen, Jonathan M. Winograd, et al.. (2024). 95. Reduced Postoperative Chronic And Neuropathic Pain With Targeted Nipple Areola Complex Reinnervation In Patients Undergoing Gender Affirming Mastectomy. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open. 12(S4). 63–63. 1 indexed citations
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Johnston, Benjamin R., et al.. (2024). Pain Remission Following Delayed Targeted Muscle Reinnervation in Amputees. Microsurgery. 44(8). e31258–e31258. 2 indexed citations
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Hwang, Charles, et al.. (2024). Predictive Value of Preoperative Pain Sketches in Lower Extremity Amputees Undergoing Secondary Targeted Muscle Reinnervation for Treatment of Neuropathic Pain. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 239(6). 588–599. 3 indexed citations
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Freedman, Benjamin R., Charles Hwang, Simon G. Talbot, et al.. (2023). Breakthrough treatments for accelerated wound healing. Science Advances. 9(20). eade7007–eade7007. 243 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nuzzi, Laura C., et al.. (2023). Reduction Mammaplasty in Younger Patients: An Evidence-Based Approach to Treatment. PubMed. 43(4). 203–209. 3 indexed citations
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Nunez, Johanna, et al.. (2023). Neutrophil and NETosis Modulation in Traumatic Heterotopic Ossification. Annals of Surgery. 278(6). e1289–e1298. 11 indexed citations
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Hwang, Charles, Selwyn S. Jayakar, Bryan Black, et al.. (2023). Biology and pathophysiology of symptomatic neuromas. Pain. 165(3). 550–564. 23 indexed citations
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Hwang, Charles, et al.. (2023). Posttraumatic Penile Replantation with Minimal Skin Necrosis. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open. 11(8). e5205–e5205.
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Hwang, Charles, Chase A. Pagani, Johanna Nunez, et al.. (2022). Contemporary perspectives on heterotopic ossification. JCI Insight. 7(14). 49 indexed citations
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Patel, Nicole, Johanna Nunez, Michael Sorkin, et al.. (2022). Macrophage TGF-β signaling is critical for wound healing with heterotopic ossification after trauma. JCI Insight. 7(20). 25 indexed citations
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Qin, Qizhi, Mario Gomez-Salazar, Chase A. Pagani, et al.. (2022). Neuron-to-vessel signaling is a required feature of aberrant stem cell commitment after soft tissue trauma. Bone Research. 10(1). 43–43. 25 indexed citations
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Hwang, Charles, Chase A. Pagani, Nanditha Das, et al.. (2020). Activin A does not drive post-traumatic heterotopic ossification. Bone. 138. 115473–115473. 22 indexed citations
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Hwang, Charles, Simone Marini, Amanda K. Huber, et al.. (2019). Mesenchymal VEGFA induces aberrant differentiation in heterotopic ossification. Bone Research. 7(1). 36–36. 45 indexed citations
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Cron, David C., Charles Hwang, Hsou Mei Hu, et al.. (2018). A statewide comparison of opioid prescribing in teaching versus nonteaching hospitals. Surgery. 165(4). 825–831. 18 indexed citations
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Loder, Shawn, Shailesh Agarwal, Michael T. Chung, et al.. (2018). Characterizing the Circulating Cell Populations in Traumatic Heterotopic Ossification. American Journal Of Pathology. 188(11). 2464–2473. 28 indexed citations
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Hwang, Charles, et al.. (2018). “Development of an Academic Surgical Student Program for Enhancing Student-Faculty Engagement”. Journal of surgical education. 76(3). 604–606. 8 indexed citations
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Agarwal, Shailesh, Shawn Loder, David Cholok, et al.. (2016). Local and Circulating Endothelial Cells Undergo Endothelial to Mesenchymal Transition (EndMT) in Response to Musculoskeletal Injury. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 32514–32514. 25 indexed citations
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Agarwal, Shailesh, William R. Lloyd, Shawn Loder, et al.. (2016). Combined reflectance and Raman spectroscopy to assess degree of in vivo angiogenesis after tissue injury. Journal of Surgical Research. 209. 174–177. 2 indexed citations

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