Joy Wang

5.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
58 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Joy Wang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Joy Wang has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 7 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Joy Wang's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (5 papers), Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (5 papers) and Synthesis and Biological Evaluation (4 papers). Joy Wang is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (5 papers), Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (5 papers) and Synthesis and Biological Evaluation (4 papers). Joy Wang collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and China. Joy Wang's co-authors include Michael A. Rudnicki, Fábio Rossi, Anuradha Natarajan, Lin Yi, Leslie So, Fabien Le Grand, Aaron W. Joe, Shoujun Zhu, Hao Wan and Zhuoran Ma and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Joy Wang

54 papers receiving 4.2k 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.

Muscle injury activates resident fibro/adipogenic progenitors that facilitate myogenesis

2010 1.3k citations Joy Wang et al. profile →
A high quantum yield molecule-protein complex fluorophore for near-infrared II imaging

2017 525 citations Alexander L. Antaris, Hao Chen et al. Nature Communications profile →
Photoluminescence mechanism in graphene quantum dots: Quantum confinement effect and surface/edge state

2016 431 citations Shoujun Zhu, Joy Wang et al. profile →
Traumatic Brain Injury Imaging in the Second Near‐Infrared Window with a Molecular Fluorophore

2016 342 citations Alexander L. Antaris, Shuo Diao et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Joy Wang United States	23	1.5k	1.3k	1.2k	482	430	58	4.3k
Yannan Zhao China	47	2.0k 1.3×	916 0.7×	1.8k 1.5×	1.4k 3.0×	601 1.4×	180	7.1k
Ying Luo China	38	1.5k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	1.4k 1.2×	639 1.3×	232 0.5×	210	5.3k
Aihua Gong China	43	3.8k 2.5×	1.5k 1.2×	780 0.7×	380 0.8×	535 1.2×	145	7.0k
Cecilia Sahlgren Finland	40	3.0k 2.0×	1.4k 1.1×	1.8k 1.5×	363 0.8×	216 0.5×	104	6.8k
David N. Haylock Australia	31	1.5k 1.0×	661 0.5×	873 0.7×	337 0.7×	940 2.2×	80	5.4k
Prabhas V. Moghe United States	37	1.2k 0.8×	922 0.7×	2.5k 2.1×	931 1.9×	141 0.3×	132	5.1k
Tae‐Jin Lee South Korea	35	1.6k 1.0×	440 0.3×	1.5k 1.3×	732 1.5×	659 1.5×	155	4.6k
Nathalie Luciani France	31	827 0.5×	776 0.6×	1.6k 1.4×	276 0.6×	292 0.7×	46	3.6k
Erin Lavik United States	32	1.4k 0.9×	743 0.6×	1.3k 1.1×	672 1.4×	383 0.9×	85	4.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Joy Wang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Joy Wang

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

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Huang, Abel Po‐Hao, et al.. (2025). BDNF plasmid hydrogel promotes neuroprotection and neurogenesis in rats with intracerebral hemorrhage. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 45158–45158.

Kirschenman, Raven, Namrata Patel, Joy Wang, et al.. (2025). Multiple anti-tumor programs are activated by blocking BAD phosphorylation. Oncogene. 44(29). 2530–2546.

Wang, Joy, et al.. (2024). Metabolic light absorption, scattering, and emission (MetaLASE) microscopy. Science Advances. 10(42). eadl5729–eadl5729. 1 indexed citations

Li, Ran, Edward Dere, Mandy Kwong, et al.. (2024). A Bispecific Modeling Framework Enables the Prediction of Efficacy, Toxicity, and Optimal Molecular Design of Bispecific Antibodies Targeting MerTK. The AAPS Journal. 26(1). 11–11. 2 indexed citations

Dziegielewski, Peter T., William M. Mendenhall, Charles P. Gibbs, et al.. (2020). Osteoradionecrosis in osseous free flap reconstruction: Risk factors and treatment. Head & Neck. 42(8). 1928–1938. 19 indexed citations

Wang, Joy, et al.. (2019). Fabrication of a 3D-printed interim obturator prosthesis: A contemporary approach. Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. 121(6). 960–963. 22 indexed citations

Castillo, José M., et al.. (2018). Protocol for the systematic review of research on professional learning to promote implementation of a multitiered system of support in education. BMJ Open. 8(11). e024057–e024057. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Joy, Patricia C. Montgomery, & Mark S. Chambers. (2018). A custom positioning aid for an auricular prosthesis: A clinical report. Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. 120(4). 624–627. 2 indexed citations

Kim, Junhyuk, Kihyun Shin, Kenta Kawashima, et al.. (2018). Enhanced Activity Promoted by CeO_x on a CoO_x Electrocatalyst for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction. ACS Catalysis. 8(5). 4257–4265. 162 indexed citations

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Antaris, Alexander L., Hao Chen, Shuo Diao, et al.. (2017). A high quantum yield molecule-protein complex fluorophore for near-infrared II imaging. Nature Communications. 8(1). 15269–15269. 525 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chen, Nancy, et al.. (2015). Patient-appropriate health literacy educational materials in ophthalmology. Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology. 50(1). 19–25. 12 indexed citations

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Scannevin, Robert H., Sowmya Chollate, Melanie S. Brennan, et al.. (2015). BIIB042, a novel γ-secretase modulator, reduces amyloidogenic Aβ isoforms in primates and rodents and plaque pathology in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. Neuropharmacology. 103. 57–68. 11 indexed citations

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Yin, Panchao, Aruuhan Bayaguud, Fadi Haso, et al.. (2014). Spontaneous Stepwise Self‐Assembly of a Polyoxometalate–Organic Hybrid into Catalytically Active One‐Dimensional Anisotropic Structures. Chemistry - A European Journal. 20(31). 9589–9595. 66 indexed citations

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Yin, Panchao, Joy Wang, Zicheng Xiao, et al.. (2012). Polyoxometalate–Organic Hybrid Molecules as Amphiphilic Emulsion Catalysts for Deep Desulfurization. Chemistry - A European Journal. 18(30). 9174–9178. 97 indexed citations

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Wang, Grace, Joy Wang, Maria‐Laura Mancianti, & Ervin H. Epstein. (2011). Basal Cell Carcinomas Arise from Hair Follicle Stem Cells in Ptch1+/− Mice. Cancer Cell. 19(1). 114–124. 172 indexed citations

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Ma, Bin, Kevin M. Guckian, Edward Yin-Shiang Lin, et al.. (2010). Stereochemistry–activity relationship of orally active tetralin S1P agonist prodrugs. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 20(7). 2264–2269. 9 indexed citations

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Ji, Benxiu, Lauren C. Case, Kai Liu, et al.. (2008). Assessment of functional recovery and axonal sprouting in oligodendrocyte-myelin glycoprotein (OMgp) null mice after spinal cord injury. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 39(2). 258–267. 48 indexed citations

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Ji, Benxiu, Mingwei Li, Wutian Wu, et al.. (2006). LINGO-1 antagonist promotes functional recovery and axonal sprouting after spinal cord injury. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 33(3). 311–320. 122 indexed citations

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Dowling, James J., G. Kumaravel, Thomas M. Engber, et al.. (2005). Synthesis of [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrazines as adenosine A2A receptor antagonists. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 15(21). 4809–4813. 19 indexed citations

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Yao, Gang, Sha Li, G. Kumaravel, et al.. (2004). Synthesis of alkyne derivatives of a novel triazolopyrazine as A2A adenosine receptor antagonists. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 15(3). 511–515. 47 indexed citations

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