Defeng Wang

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

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Defeng Wang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Defeng Wang has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 3 papers in Infectious Diseases and 3 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Defeng Wang's work include Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (3 papers), interferon and immune responses (2 papers) and HIV Research and Treatment (2 papers). Defeng Wang is often cited by papers focused on Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (3 papers), interferon and immune responses (2 papers) and HIV Research and Treatment (2 papers). Defeng Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, Belgium and Hong Kong. Defeng Wang's co-authors include Lei Wang, Qiong Wu, Bo Zhang, Ben Li, You Zhou, Xinyong Liu, Erik De Clercq, Christophe Pannecouque, Zengjun Fang and Peng Zhan and has published in prestigious journals such as Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Molecules and Acta Biomaterialia.

In The Last Decade

Defeng Wang

18 papers receiving 1.0k citations

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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.

m6A regulator-mediated methylation modification patterns and tumor microenvironment infiltration characterization in gastric cancer

2020 717 citations Bo Zhang, Qiong Wu et al. Molecular Cancer profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Defeng Wang China	11	709	370	245	206	107	21	1.0k
Jiadi Luo China	17	699 1.0×	320 0.9×	116 0.5×	165 0.8×	25 0.2×	43	928
Francisco Martínez-Jiménez Spain	12	740 1.0×	447 1.2×	208 0.8×	270 1.3×	29 0.3×	13	1.1k
Parunya Chaiyawat Thailand	17	457 0.6×	187 0.5×	125 0.5×	137 0.7×	97 0.9×	40	653
Fumiko Axelrod United States	9	895 1.3×	568 1.5×	97 0.4×	458 2.2×	37 0.3×	24	1.4k
Robert Kubiak Poland	18	553 0.8×	196 0.5×	67 0.3×	206 1.0×	70 0.7×	77	1.1k
Douglas Bootle Switzerland	13	718 1.0×	150 0.4×	304 1.2×	582 2.8×	86 0.8×	17	1.2k
Jian An China	17	1.1k 1.6×	299 0.8×	279 1.1×	413 2.0×	22 0.2×	37	1.5k
Hailing Lu China	19	603 0.9×	285 0.8×	136 0.6×	286 1.4×	16 0.1×	35	894

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Zhang, Tong, Yan Yang, Li Sun, et al.. (2025). Efficacy of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds. 2173598525–2173598525.

Liu, Qianqian, Rui Jiang, Chenxing Wang, et al.. (2024). An engineered cellular carrier delivers miR-138–5p to enhance mitophagy and protect hypoxic-injured neurons via the DNMT3A/Rhebl1 axis. Acta Biomaterialia. 186. 424–438. 10 indexed citations

Wang, Yuzhong, et al.. (2024). Loxenatide Alleviates High Glucose-Induced Pancreatic β-Cell Senescence via Regulating the PERK/eIF2α Pathway. Hormone and Metabolic Research. 56(12). 890–899. 1 indexed citations

Yan, Ning, et al.. (2023). Synthesis and biological evaluation of thieno[3,2-c]pyrazol-3-amine derivatives as potent glycogen synthase kinase 3β inhibitors for Alzheimer’s disease. Bioorganic Chemistry. 138. 106663–106663. 12 indexed citations

Yang, Yan, Shuo Li, Mengru Liu, et al.. (2023). Efficacy of fecal microbiota transplantation in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Endocrine. 84(1). 48–62. 18 indexed citations

Wang, Yuzhong, et al.. (2023). Loxenatide attenuates ROS‐mediated vascular endothelial progenitor cell damage and mitochondrial dysfunction via SIRT3/Foxo3 signaling pathway. Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology. 37(11). e23452–e23452. 5 indexed citations

Yao, Min, Jianjun Wang, Xiyu Chen, et al.. (2022). Oncogenic Wnt3a is a promising sensitive biomarker for monitoring hepatocarcinogenesis. Hepatobiliary & pancreatic diseases international. 22(3). 263–269. 3 indexed citations

Yan, Ning, et al.. (2022). Synthesis and biological evaluation of thieno[3,2- c ]pyrazol-3-amine derivatives as potent glycogen synthase kinase 3β inhibitors for Alzheimer’s disease. Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry. 37(1). 1724–1736. 14 indexed citations

Yao, Min, Yin Cai, Zhijun Wu, et al.. (2022). Effects of targeted-edited oncogenic insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor with specific-sgRNA on biological behaviors of HepG2 cells. World Journal of Clinical Cases. 10(28). 10017–10030.

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Zhang, Jian, Waleed A. Zalloum, Ruifang Jia, et al.. (2020). Discovery of novel “Dual-site” binding oseltamivir derivatives as potent influenza virus neuraminidase inhibitors. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 191. 112147–112147. 10 indexed citations

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Zhang, Bo, Qiong Wu, Ben Li, et al.. (2020). m6A regulator-mediated methylation modification patterns and tumor microenvironment infiltration characterization in gastric cancer. Molecular Cancer. 19(1). 53–53. 717 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cao, Shuo, et al.. (2020). Tubulin Maytansine Site Binding Ligands and their Applications as MTAs and ADCs for Cancer Therapy. Current Medicinal Chemistry. 27(27). 4567–4576. 16 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhen, Li Sun, Shuang Liang, et al.. (2019). GPER stabilizes F-actin cytoskeleton and activates TAZ via PLCβ-PKC and Rho/ROCK-LIMK-Cofilin pathway. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 516(3). 976–982. 26 indexed citations

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Wang, Defeng, Wei Jiao, Guang Chen, et al.. (2017). Bioinformatics analyses of pathways and gene predictions in IL-1α and IL-1β knockout mice with spinal cord injury. Acta Histochemica. 119(7). 663–670. 5 indexed citations

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Sun, Li, et al.. (2016). Extracellular matrix protein ITGBL1 promotes ovarian cancer cell migration and adhesion through Wnt/PCP signaling and FAK/SRC pathway. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 81. 145–151. 33 indexed citations

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Xie, Fei, et al.. (2015). Synthetic studies towards 1α-hydroxysolasodine from diosgenin and the unexpected tetrahydrofuran ring opening in the Birch reduction process. Steroids. 104. 214–219. 5 indexed citations

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Xu, Jian, Ying Liu, Xudong Wang, et al.. (2015). Association between KIAA1199 overexpression and tumor invasion, TNM stage, and poor prognosis in colorectal cancer.. PubMed. 8(3). 2909–18. 30 indexed citations

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Kong, Ling, Zhongfang Liu, Shaopu Liu, & Defeng Wang. (2012). Interaction of vancomycin with DNA, and determination of DNA via resonance Rayleigh scattering and resonance nonlinear scattering. Analytical Methods. 4(12). 4346–4346. 7 indexed citations

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Xie, Fei, et al.. (2010). Novel Synthesis of 3-Arylated 5,6-Dimethoxybenzo[d]isothiazole 1,1- Dioxides. Letters in Organic Chemistry. 7(4). 332–334. 1 indexed citations

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Zhan, Peng, Xinyong Liu, Zhenyu Li, et al.. (2009). Novel 1,2,3-thiadiazole derivatives as HIV-1 NNRTIs with improved potency: Synthesis and preliminary SAR studies. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 17(16). 5920–5927. 78 indexed citations

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