Gordon Wang

4.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
34 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Gordon Wang is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gordon Wang has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 10 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Gordon Wang's work include Sleep and Wakefulness Research (8 papers), Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (7 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (6 papers). Gordon Wang is often cited by papers focused on Sleep and Wakefulness Research (8 papers), Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (7 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (6 papers). Gordon Wang collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Canada. Gordon Wang's co-authors include Stephen J Smith, Lynette C. Foo, Chandrani Chakraborty, Ben A. Barres, Rick D. Hackett, Mu‐ming Poo, Philippe Mourrain, Laura Clarke, Chinfei Chen and Benjamin K. Stafford and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Gordon Wang

34 papers receiving 3.5k 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.

Astrocytes mediate synapse elimination through MEGF10 and MERTK pathways

2013 1000 citations Gordon Wang, Stephen J Smith et al. Nature profile →
Astrocyte glypicans 4 and 6 promote formation of excitatory synapses via GluA1 AMPA receptors

2012 558 citations Gordon Wang, Stephen J Smith et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gordon Wang United States	22	1.2k	965	888	708	509	34	3.5k
Philippe Lefèbvre Belgium	37	863 0.7×	946 1.0×	910 1.0×	790 1.1×	419 0.8×	159	4.1k
Nathan Skene United Kingdom	17	787 0.6×	776 0.8×	2.0k 2.2×	440 0.6×	302 0.6×	29	3.8k
Steve A. Johnson United States	35	1.6k 1.3×	743 0.8×	2.1k 2.4×	403 0.6×	516 1.0×	173	6.1k
Alessandro Cellerino Italy	46	1.6k 1.3×	360 0.4×	2.5k 2.9×	327 0.5×	890 1.7×	134	6.2k
M. Elizabeth Ross United States	37	1.1k 0.9×	805 0.8×	2.5k 2.8×	200 0.3×	861 1.7×	107	5.9k
Geneviève Konopka United States	41	574 0.5×	374 0.4×	3.2k 3.6×	778 1.1×	334 0.7×	99	5.6k
Edward J. Green United States	28	882 0.7×	566 0.6×	494 0.6×	713 1.0×	319 0.6×	83	3.6k
Edward S. Lein United States	14	1.4k 1.1×	256 0.3×	1.4k 1.6×	658 0.9×	907 1.8×	15	3.4k
Quincey LaPlant United States	23	1.5k 1.3×	245 0.3×	2.4k 2.7×	566 0.8×	236 0.5×	31	4.7k
Constanze I. Seidenbecher Germany	41	2.6k 2.1×	498 0.5×	2.3k 2.6×	1.1k 1.6×	541 1.1×	91	5.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Gordon Wang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gordon Wang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gordon Wang

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

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Duncan, Laramie E., Leili Mortazavi, Sam Vesuna, et al.. (2025). Mapping the cellular etiology of schizophrenia and complex brain phenotypes. Nature Neuroscience. 28(2). 248–258. 6 indexed citations

Coulson, Rochelle L., et al.. (2024). Translational modulator ISRIB alleviates synaptic and behavioral phenotypes in Fragile X syndrome. iScience. 27(4). 109259–109259. 3 indexed citations

Mangarova, Dilyana B., Yifeng Shi, Zahra Shokri Varniab, et al.. (2024). Two-Photon Intravital Microscopy of Glioblastoma in a Murine Model. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 1 indexed citations

Coulson, Rochelle L., Philippe Mourrain, & Gordon Wang. (2024). The intersection of sleep and synaptic translation in synaptic plasticity deficits in neurodevelopmental disorders. Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 194(3). 253–263. 3 indexed citations

Ichimura, Kenzo, Mario Boehm, Adam Andruska, et al.. (2022). Abstract 10279: Three-Dimensional Deep-Tissue Imaging of the Right Ventricle Reveals the Complex Remodeling of the Microvascular Network in Right Heart Failure. Circulation. 146(Suppl_1). 1 indexed citations

Li, Shi‐Bin, Valentina Martínez Damonte, Chong Chen, et al.. (2022). Hyperexcitable arousal circuits drive sleep instability during aging. Science. 375(6583). eabh3021–eabh3021. 103 indexed citations

Coulson, Rochelle L., Philippe Mourrain, & Gordon Wang. (2022). Sleep deficiency as a driver of cellular stress and damage in neurological disorders. Sleep Medicine Reviews. 63. 101616–101616. 20 indexed citations

Jaggard, James B., Gordon Wang, & Philippe Mourrain. (2021). Non-REM and REM/paradoxical sleep dynamics across phylogeny. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 71. 44–51. 14 indexed citations

Chiou, Shin-Heng, Viviana I. Risca, Gordon Wang, et al.. (2017). BLIMP1 Induces Transient Metastatic Heterogeneity in Pancreatic Cancer. Cancer Discovery. 7(10). 1184–1199. 49 indexed citations

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Hiu, Takeshi, Zoya Farzampour, Jeanne T. Paz, et al.. (2015). Enhanced phasic GABA inhibition during the repair phase of stroke: a novel therapeutic target. Brain. 139(2). 468–480. 98 indexed citations

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Wang, Gordon & Rick D. Hackett. (2015). Conceptualization and Measurement of Virtuous Leadership: Doing Well by Doing Good. Journal of Business Ethics. 137(2). 321–345. 86 indexed citations

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Wang, Gordon, Stephen J Smith, & Philippe Mourrain. (2014). Fmr1 KO and Fenobam Treatment Differentially Impact Distinct Synapse Populations of Mouse Neocortex. Neuron. 84(6). 1273–1286. 28 indexed citations

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Leung, Louis C., Gordon Wang, & Philippe Mourrain. (2013). Imaging zebrafish neural circuitry from whole brain to synapse. Frontiers in Neural Circuits. 7. 76–76. 44 indexed citations

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Wang, Gordon & Parbudyal Singh. (2013). The evolution of CEO compensation over the organizational life cycle: A contingency explanation. Human Resource Management Review. 24(2). 144–159. 33 indexed citations

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Wang, Gordon & Stephen J Smith. (2012). Sub-diffraction Limit Localization of Proteins in Volumetric Space Using Bayesian Restoration of Fluorescence Images from Ultrathin Specimens. PLoS Computational Biology. 8(8). e1002671–e1002671. 21 indexed citations

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Lee, Hye Young, Woo‐Ping Ge, Yajun Huang, et al.. (2011). Bidirectional Regulation of Dendritic Voltage-Gated Potassium Channels by the Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein. Neuron. 72(6). 1091–1091. 5 indexed citations

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Wang, Gordon, Brian P. Grone, Damien Colas, Lior Appelbaum, & Philippe Mourrain. (2011). Synaptic plasticity in sleep: learning, homeostasis and disease. Trends in Neurosciences. 34(9). 452–463. 125 indexed citations

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Appelbaum, Lior, Gordon Wang, Tohei Yokogawa, et al.. (2010). Circadian and Homeostatic Regulation of Structural Synaptic Plasticity in Hypocretin Neurons. Neuron. 68(1). 87–98. 135 indexed citations

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Wang, Gordon & Mu‐ming Poo. (2005). Requirement of TRPC channels in netrin-1-induced chemotropic turning of nerve growth cones. Nature. 434(7035). 898–904. 262 indexed citations

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Bachmann, André S., et al.. (2003). A simple method for the rapid purification of copia virus-like particles from Drosophila Schneider 2 cells. Journal of Virological Methods. 115(2). 159–165. 19 indexed citations

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