Kepeng Wang

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Kepeng Wang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kepeng Wang has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Immunology and 18 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Kepeng Wang's work include Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers (10 papers), Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis (9 papers) and Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (6 papers). Kepeng Wang is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers (10 papers), Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis (9 papers) and Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (6 papers). Kepeng Wang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Hong Kong. Kepeng Wang's co-authors include Michael Karin, Ju Chen, Elise Pitmon, Anthony T. Vella, Zhenguo Wu, Sergei I. Grivennikov, Adam J. Adler, Maria M. Xu, Beiyan Zhou and Chuan Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Kepeng Wang

44 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

A gp130–Src–YAP module links inflammation to epithelial regeneration

2015 502 citations Koji Taniguchi, Li‐Wha Wu 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
Kepeng Wang United States	22	1.4k	787	710	352	343	47	2.9k
Yan Kong China	34	1.1k 0.8×	1.3k 1.6×	511 0.7×	370 1.1×	103 0.3×	140	2.7k
Hui Chen China	28	1.4k 1.0×	527 0.7×	965 1.4×	334 0.9×	103 0.3×	151	3.3k
William A. Ricke United States	36	1.4k 1.0×	438 0.6×	257 0.4×	590 1.7×	183 0.5×	119	4.7k
Weina Chen United States	35	1.7k 1.3×	801 1.0×	567 0.8×	620 1.8×	161 0.5×	221	4.2k
Xiao Xiao China	32	1.7k 1.2×	435 0.6×	228 0.3×	479 1.4×	232 0.7×	140	3.7k
Kyung Eun Kim South Korea	31	1.3k 0.9×	444 0.6×	325 0.5×	273 0.8×	139 0.4×	97	2.9k
Dajing Xia China	31	1.5k 1.1×	706 0.9×	775 1.1×	819 2.3×	145 0.4×	105	3.3k
Tao Sun China	39	2.8k 2.0×	1.3k 1.6×	474 0.7×	1.4k 3.9×	304 0.9×	160	4.7k
Wei Yan China	30	1.4k 1.0×	312 0.4×	803 1.1×	471 1.3×	175 0.5×	91	2.8k
Changcheng Zhou United States	31	1.0k 0.7×	484 0.6×	308 0.4×	399 1.1×	82 0.2×	101	3.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kepeng Wang

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wu, Yuanyuan, Wei Liu, Kepeng Wang, et al.. (2025). Nanoscopy reveals integrin clustering reliant on kindlin-3 but not talin-1. Cell Communication and Signaling. 23(1). 12–12. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Wuxia, Libo Zhou, Jin Zhai, et al.. (2025). Computation-aided design of rod-shaped nanoparticles for tumoral targeting. Journal of Controlled Release. 387. 114169–114169.

Chiari, C., Bhaskara Reddy Madina, Timur O. Yarovinsky, et al.. (2025). CARG-2020 targets IL-12, IL-17, and PD-L1 pathways to effectively treat melanoma and breast cancer. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 29649–29649. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Xuepeng, Yujing Jiang, Kepeng Wang, et al.. (2024). Influence of joint spacing and rock characteristics on the toppling stability of cut rock slope through a simplified limit equilibrium method. Journal of Central South University. 31(8). 2694–2702.

Ju, Chen, et al.. (2024). Interleukin-17 directly stimulates tumor infiltrating Tregs to prevent cancer development. Frontiers in Immunology. 15. 1408710–1408710. 6 indexed citations

Li, Li, Zhiyu Wang, Kepeng Wang, et al.. (2023). Paintable Bioactive Extracellular Vesicle Ink for Wound Healing. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 15(21). 25427–25436. 18 indexed citations

Chiari, C., Behzad Mansoori, Hossein Sadeghi, et al.. (2023). The mTOR Signaling Pathway Interacts with the ER Stress Response and the Unfolded Protein Response in Cancer. Cancer Research. 83(15). 2450–2460. 25 indexed citations

Chen, Ju, Bhaskara Reddy Madina, Timur O. Yarovinsky, et al.. (2023). Cancer immunotherapy with enveloped self-amplifying mRNA CARG-2020 that modulates IL-12, IL-17 and PD-L1 pathways to prevent tumor recurrence. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B. 14(1). 335–349. 10 indexed citations

Pitmon, Elise, et al.. (2023). High glucose promotes regulatory T cell differentiation. PLoS ONE. 18(2). e0280916–e0280916. 7 indexed citations

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Fan, Zhichao, Elise Pitmon, Lai Wen, et al.. (2022). Bone Marrow Transplantation Rescues Monocyte Recruitment Defect and Improves Cystic Fibrosis in Mice. The Journal of Immunology. 208(3). 745–752. 9 indexed citations

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Ding, Xiong, Kun Yin, Ju Chen, Kepeng Wang, & Changchun Liu. (2019). A ribonuclease-dependent cleavable beacon primer triggering DNA amplification for single nucleotide mutation detection with ultrahigh sensitivity and selectivity. Chemical Communications. 55(84). 12623–12626. 7 indexed citations

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Chen, Ju, Xiaoyang Ye, Elise Pitmon, et al.. (2019). IL-17 inhibits CXCL9/10-mediated recruitment of CD8+ cytotoxic T cells and regulatory T cells to colorectal tumors. Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer. 7(1). 324–324. 92 indexed citations

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Chen, Ju, Elise Pitmon, & Kepeng Wang. (2017). Microbiome, inflammation and colorectal cancer. Seminars in Immunology. 32. 43–53. 207 indexed citations

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Taniguchi, Koji, Li‐Wha Wu, Sergei I. Grivennikov, et al.. (2015). A gp130–Src–YAP module links inflammation to epithelial regeneration. Nature. 519(7541). 57–62. 502 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yu, Yangyang, Jie Zhang, Xia Dou, et al.. (2015). Impaired Toll-like receptor 2-mediated Th1 and Th17/22 cytokines secretion in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with atopic dermatitis. Journal of Translational Medicine. 13(1). 384–384. 10 indexed citations

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Wang, Kepeng, Min Kyoung Kim, Giuseppe Di, et al.. (2014). Interleukin-17 Receptor A Signaling in Transformed Enterocytes Promotes Early Colorectal Tumorigenesis. Immunity. 41(6). 1052–1063. 263 indexed citations

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Wang, Kepeng, Sergei I. Grivennikov, & Michael Karin. (2012). Implications of anti-cytokine therapy in colorectal cancer and autoimmune diseases. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 72. ii100–ii103. 57 indexed citations

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Forcales, Sonia Vanina, Sonia Albini, Lorenzo Giordani, et al.. (2011). Signal‐dependent incorporation of MyoD–BAF60c into Brg1‐based SWI/SNF chromatin‐remodelling complex. The EMBO Journal. 31(2). 301–316. 162 indexed citations

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Wang, Kepeng & Yung Hou Wong. (2009). G protein signaling controls the differentiation of multiple cell lineages. BioFactors. 35(3). 232–238. 14 indexed citations

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Yang, Jun, Xin Gao, Jianyi Lu, et al.. (2007). Sequential Recruitment of PCAF and BRG1 Contributes to Myogenin Activation in 12-O-Tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate-induced Early Differentiation of Rhabdomyosarcoma-derived Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(26). 18872–18878. 35 indexed citations

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