David J. Wong

9.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
28 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

About

David J. Wong is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, David J. Wong has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Organic Chemistry and 8 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in David J. Wong's work include Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (5 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (5 papers) and Marine Sponges and Natural Products (4 papers). David J. Wong is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (5 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (5 papers) and Marine Sponges and Natural Products (4 papers). David J. Wong collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Netherlands. David J. Wong's co-authors include Howard Y. Chang, Marc J. van de Vijver, Tiffany Hung, Robert B. West, Pedram Argani, Pius Brzoska, Rajnish A. Gupta, Rui Li, Yulei Wang and Ke Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

David J. Wong

28 papers receiving 7.6k 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. Long non-coding RNA HOTAIR reprograms chromatin state to promote cancer metastasis
    2010 4.2k citations Rajnish A. Gupta, Nilay Shah et al. Nature profile →
  2. The formation and maintenance of the definitive endoderm lineage in the mouse: involvement of HNF3/forkhead proteins
    1993 534 citations David J. Wong et al. profile →
  3. Module Map of Stem Cell Genes Guides Creation of Epithelial Cancer Stem Cells
    2008 527 citations David J. Wong, Helen Liu et al. Cell stem cell profile →
  4. Identification, molecular characterization, clinical prognosis, and therapeutic targeting of human bladder tumor-initiating cells
    2009 513 citations Keith Syson Chan, Íñigo Espinosa et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers

David J. Wong
Karin Milde‐Langosch Germany
Andreas G. Bader United States
Marie‐Christine Rio France
Longbang Chen China
Michael D. Hogarty United States
Amaia Lujambio United States
M. James You United States
Hirotaka Osada Japan
Mireia Castillo-Martín United States
Debabrata Banerjee United States
Karin Milde‐Langosch Germany
David J. Wong
Citations per year, relative to David J. Wong David J. Wong (= 1×) peers Karin Milde‐Langosch

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David J. Wong

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David J. Wong. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David J. Wong 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 David J. Wong. David J. Wong is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wong, David J., et al.. (2019). A Review of the Use of Telemedicine in Dermatologic Surgery. Dermatologic Surgery. 46(4). 501–507. 21 indexed citations
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Wang, Pei, Kristen D. McKnight, David J. Wong, et al.. (2012). A Molecular Signature for Purified Definitive Endoderm Guides Differentiation and Isolation of Endoderm from Mouse and Human Embryonic Stem Cells. Stem Cells and Development. 21(12). 2273–2287. 34 indexed citations
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Wong, David J., Bory Kea, Brandon W. Higgs, et al.. (2012). Interferon and Biologic Signatures in Dermatomyositis Skin: Specificity and Heterogeneity across Diseases. PLoS ONE. 7(1). e29161–e29161. 140 indexed citations
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Gupta, Rajnish A., Nilay Shah, Ke Wang, et al.. (2010). Long non-coding RNA HOTAIR reprograms chromatin state to promote cancer metastasis. Nature. 464(7291). 1071–1076. 4231 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ridky, Todd W., et al.. (2010). Invasive three-dimensional organotypic neoplasia from multiple normal human epithelia. Nature Medicine. 16(12). 1450–1455. 178 indexed citations
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Hardin, Jill, et al.. (2009). Whole genome microarray analysis, from neonatal blood cards. BMC Genetics. 10(1). 38–38. 21 indexed citations
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Chan, Keith Syson, Íñigo Espinosa, Mark P. Chao, et al.. (2009). Identification, molecular characterization, clinical prognosis, and therapeutic targeting of human bladder tumor-initiating cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(33). 14016–14021. 513 indexed citations breakdown →
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Adler, Adam S., Laurie E. Littlepage, Meihong Lin, et al.. (2008). CSN5 Isopeptidase Activity Links COP9 Signalosome Activation to Breast Cancer Progression. Cancer Research. 68(2). 506–515. 56 indexed citations
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Wong, David J., Dimitry S.A. Nuyten, Aviv Regev, et al.. (2008). Revealing Targeted Therapy for Human Cancer by Gene Module Maps. Cancer Research. 68(2). 369–378. 45 indexed citations
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Gardner, James M., Jason DeVoss, Rachel S. Friedman, et al.. (2008). Deletional Tolerance Mediated by Extrathymic Aire-Expressing Cells. Science. 321(5890). 843–847. 360 indexed citations
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Wong, David J., Eran Segal, & Howard Y. Chang. (2008). Stemness, cancer, and cancer stem cells. Cell Cycle. 7(23). 3622–3624. 29 indexed citations
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Wong, David J., Helen Liu, Todd W. Ridky, et al.. (2008). Module Map of Stem Cell Genes Guides Creation of Epithelial Cancer Stem Cells. Cell stem cell. 2(4). 333–344. 527 indexed citations breakdown →
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Banwell, Martin G., Ernest Hamel, David C. R. Hockless, et al.. (2006). 4,5-Diaryl-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylates as combretastatin A-4/lamellarin T hybrids: Synthesis and evaluation as anti-mitotic and cytotoxic agents. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 14(13). 4627–4638. 63 indexed citations
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Wong, David J. & Howard Y. Chang. (2005). Learning More from Microarrays: Insights from Modules and Networks. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 125(2). 175–182. 21 indexed citations
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Banwell, Martin G., Andrew M. Bray, & David J. Wong. (2001). A concise and chemoenzymatic synthesis of (–)-gabosine A, a carba-sugar enone from Streptomycetes. New Journal of Chemistry. 25(11). 1351–1354. 30 indexed citations
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Wong, David J., Laura J. Prevo, Patricia C. Galipeau, et al.. (2001). Clonal cell populations with p16 lesions arise early and expand within Barrett's metaplastic epithelium. Gastroenterology. 120(5). A79–A79. 2 indexed citations
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Wong, David J., Scott A. Foster, Denise A. Galloway, & Brian J. Reid. (1999). Progressive Region-Specific De Novo Methylation of the p16 CpG Island in Primary Human Mammary Epithelial Cell Strains during Escape from M 0 Growth Arrest. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 19(8). 5642–5651. 96 indexed citations
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Barrett, Michael T., Carissa A. Sanchez, Laura J. Prevo, et al.. (1999). Evolution of neoplastic cell lineages in Barrett oesophagus. Nature Genetics. 22(1). 106–109. 353 indexed citations
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Banwell, Martin G., Andrew M. Bray, Anthony C. Willis, & David J. Wong. (1999). First syntheses of the pyrroloketopiperazine marine natural products (±)-longamide, (±)-longamide B, (±)-longamide B methyl ester and (±)-hanishin. New Journal of Chemistry. 23(7). 687–690. 34 indexed citations
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Funk, Jens Oliver, et al.. (1998). p16INK4a expression is frequently decreased and associated with 9p21 loss of heterozygosity in sporadic melanoma. Journal of Cutaneous Pathology. 25(6). 291–296. 72 indexed citations

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