Haofan Wang

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
53 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Haofan Wang is a scholar working on Oncology, Surgery and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Haofan Wang has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Oncology, 11 papers in Surgery and 11 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Haofan Wang's work include Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (8 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (5 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (5 papers). Haofan Wang is often cited by papers focused on Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (8 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (5 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (5 papers). Haofan Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Haofan Wang's co-authors include Fan Yang, Zijian Zhang, Mengnan Du, Zifan Wang, Piotr Mardziel, Sirui Ding, Xia Hu, Ya‐ling Tang, Xin‐hua Liang and Ya‐Jie Tang and has published in prestigious journals such as Neuron, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Haofan Wang

49 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Score-CAM: Score-Weighted Visual Explanations for Convolutional Neural Networks

2020 759 citations Haofan Wang, Zifan Wang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Haofan Wang China	19	423	327	298	224	175	53	1.6k
Longzhong Liu China	20	414 1.0×	217 0.7×	236 0.8×	178 0.8×	506 2.9×	46	1.3k
Xin Zheng China	17	343 0.8×	544 1.7×	156 0.5×	141 0.6×	291 1.7×	70	1.3k
Alessandro Bevilacqua Italy	22	205 0.5×	493 1.5×	431 1.4×	480 2.1×	326 1.9×	118	2.4k
Li Sun China	22	168 0.4×	196 0.6×	527 1.8×	209 0.9×	75 0.4×	114	1.5k
Shujun Huang China	19	297 0.7×	593 1.8×	535 1.8×	109 0.5×	204 1.2×	64	2.1k
Wenzhe Wang China	23	177 0.4×	136 0.4×	365 1.2×	118 0.5×	206 1.2×	127	1.7k
Wenjun Liao China	26	191 0.5×	236 0.7×	581 1.9×	478 2.1×	306 1.7×	156	2.3k
Johanna Hynninen Finland	21	228 0.5×	155 0.5×	449 1.5×	318 1.4×	174 1.0×	66	1.6k
Shidan Wang United States	20	559 1.3×	143 0.4×	313 1.1×	337 1.5×	550 3.1×	45	1.5k
Shu Wang China	26	345 0.8×	226 0.7×	519 1.7×	473 2.1×	405 2.3×	182	2.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Haofan Wang

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

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Xiong, Junjun, Xuhui Ge, Yufeng Zhu, et al.. (2025). Metabolic reprogramming in astrocytes prevents neuronal death through a UCHL1/PFKFB3/H4K8la positive feedback loop. Cell Death and Differentiation. 32(7). 1214–1230. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Xiaokun, Guangqian Zhou, Junjun Xiong, et al.. (2025). H4K12 Lactylation Activated‐Spp1 in Reprogrammed Microglia Improves Functional Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 31(2). e70232–e70232. 3 indexed citations

Liu, Yiming, Xiao Lu, Xiaoyang Chen, et al.. (2024). Measurement report: Assessing the impacts of emission uncertainty on aerosol optical properties and radiative forcing from biomass burning in peninsular Southeast Asia. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 24(1). 367–395. 4 indexed citations

Wang, Haofan, Jinfeng Ma, & Lin Li. (2024). Pore pressure prediction based on rock physics theory and its application in seismic inversion. Journal of Applied Geophysics. 229. 105494–105494. 4 indexed citations

He, Guowen, Haolin Wang, Cheng He, et al.. (2023). Rising frequency of ozone-favorable synoptic weather patterns contributes to 2015–2022 ozone increase in Guangzhou. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 148. 502–514. 12 indexed citations

Liu, Yiming, Xiao Lu, Haofan Wang, et al.. (2023). Modeling regional nitrogen cycle in the atmosphere: Present situation and its response to the future emissions control strategy. The Science of The Total Environment. 891. 164379–164379. 4 indexed citations

Li, Guohong, et al.. (2023). TACE Combined with Lenvatinib and Camrelizumab for Unresectable Multiple Nodular and Large Hepatocellular Carcinoma (>5 cm). Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment. 22. 2223942208–2223942208. 12 indexed citations

Gao, Yu, Ye Wu, Xuhui Ge, et al.. (2023). Assessing the utility of MRI-based vertebral bone quality (VBQ) for predicting lumbar pedicle screw loosening. European Spine Journal. 33(1). 289–297. 18 indexed citations

Zhao, Chenghao, et al.. (2023). Transarterial Chemoembolization Combined with Atezolizumab Plus Bevacizumab or Lenvatinib for Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Propensity Score Matched Study. Journal of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Volume 10. 1195–1206. 14 indexed citations

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Lü, Yaqiong, Xianyu Yang, Haofan Wang, et al.. (2023). Exploring the effects of land use and land cover changes on meteorology and air quality over Sichuan Basin, southwestern China. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 11. 7 indexed citations

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Wang, Haofan, Yitao Mao, Xiaojun Hu, et al.. (2022). Prediction of effective percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: A multi-central retrospective study. Liver Research. 6(4). 269–275. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Haofan, et al.. (2021). An optimal trajectory design for lunar surface hop. 41(2). 112. 1 indexed citations

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Yang, Xiao, Jia‐shun Wu, Mao Li, et al.. (2021). Inhibition of DEC2 is necessary for exiting cell dormancy in salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research. 40(1). 169–169. 14 indexed citations

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Wang, Haofan, Zifan Wang, Mengnan Du, et al.. (2020). Score-CAM: Score-Weighted Visual Explanations for Convolutional Neural Networks. 111–119. 759 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Zifan, et al.. (2020). Smoothed Geometry for Robust Attribution. arXiv (Cornell University). 33. 13623–13634. 2 indexed citations

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Wu, Jia‐shun, et al.. (2020). [Mandibular Langerhans cell histiocytosis: a case report].. PubMed Central. 38(2). 224–227. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Haofan, Shasha Wang, Ya‐Jie Tang, et al.. (2019). The Double-Edged Sword—How Human Papillomaviruses Interact With Immunity in Head and Neck Cancer. Frontiers in Immunology. 10. 653–653. 36 indexed citations

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Wang, Haofan, Mengnan Du, Fan Yang, & Zijian Zhang. (2019). Score-CAM: Improved Visual Explanations Via Score-Weighted Class Activation Mapping.. arXiv (Cornell University). 19 indexed citations

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Foss, Catherine A., Liansheng Liu, Ronnie C. Mease, et al.. (2017). Imaging Macrophage Accumulation in a Murine Model of Chronic Pancreatitis with ¹²⁵I-Iodo-DPA-713 SPECT/CT. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 58(10). 1685–1690. 14 indexed citations

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Wilson, Brice A. P., Haofan Wang, Benjamin A. Nacev, et al.. (2011). High-Throughput Screen Identifies Novel Inhibitors of Cancer Biomarker α-Methylacyl Coenzyme A Racemase (AMACR/P504S). Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 10(5). 825–838. 44 indexed citations

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