Kevin Pang

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Kevin Pang is a scholar working on Paleontology, Global and Planetary Change and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kevin Pang has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Paleontology, 9 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Kevin Pang's work include Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology (11 papers), Marine Ecology and Invasive Species (9 papers) and Marine Sponges and Natural Products (4 papers). Kevin Pang is often cited by papers focused on Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology (11 papers), Marine Ecology and Invasive Species (9 papers) and Marine Sponges and Natural Products (4 papers). Kevin Pang collaborates with scholars based in Norway, United States and Australia. Kevin Pang's co-authors include Mark Q. Martindale, Andreas Hejnol, Andreas D. Baxevanis, Joseph F. Ryan, David K. Simmons, James C. Mullikin, Christine E. Schnitzler, Steven H. D. Haddock, Paul Havlak and Casey W. Dunn and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Genome Research.

In The Last Decade

Kevin Pang

13 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

The Genome of the Ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi and Its Implications for Cell Type Evolution

2013 487 citations Joseph F. Ryan, Kevin Pang et al. Science profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kevin Pang Norway	12	733	673	280	203	178	14	1.3k
Gemma S. Richards Australia	19	826 1.1×	582 0.9×	491 1.8×	134 0.7×	164 0.9×	20	1.5k
Michael Eitel Germany	18	641 0.9×	604 0.9×	244 0.9×	211 1.0×	91 0.5×	36	1.3k
Muriel Jager France	16	766 1.0×	617 0.9×	380 1.4×	203 1.0×	82 0.5×	21	1.5k
Marcin Adamski Australia	20	887 1.2×	574 0.9×	449 1.6×	237 1.2×	104 0.6×	34	1.7k
Éric Quéinnec France	16	850 1.2×	963 1.4×	522 1.9×	321 1.6×	116 0.7×	37	1.7k
David C. Plachetzki United States	17	485 0.7×	314 0.5×	183 0.7×	219 1.1×	319 1.8×	31	1.1k
Romain Derelle France	18	1.2k 1.7×	552 0.8×	339 1.2×	231 1.1×	75 0.4×	28	1.8k
Heather Marlow United States	15	726 1.0×	685 1.0×	457 1.6×	69 0.3×	192 1.1×	21	1.5k
Lucas Leclère France	21	599 0.8×	684 1.0×	512 1.8×	122 0.6×	107 0.6×	34	1.2k
Patrick R. H. Steinmetz Germany	15	874 1.2×	579 0.9×	471 1.7×	132 0.7×	278 1.6×	24	1.5k

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Andrikou, Carmen, Kevin Pang, Aina Børve, Tsai-Ming Lu, & Andreas Hejnol. (2025). Molecular evidence from xenacoelomorph gonopore formation supports homology with the bilaterian anus. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 9(11). 2116–2126.

Sachkova, Maria Y., et al.. (2024). Stable Laboratory Culture System for the Ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi. Methods in molecular biology. 2757. 123–145. 3 indexed citations

Mendoza, Alex de, William L. Hatleberg, Kevin Pang, et al.. (2019). Convergent evolution of a vertebrate-like methylome in a marine sponge. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 3(10). 1464–1473. 47 indexed citations

Sebé-Pedrós, Arnau, Elad Chomsky, Kevin Pang, et al.. (2018). Early metazoan cell type diversity and the evolution of multicellular gene regulation. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 2(7). 1176–1188. 190 indexed citations

Martín‐Durán, José M., Kevin Pang, Aina Børve, et al.. (2017). Convergent evolution of bilaterian nerve cords. Nature. 553(7686). 45–50. 114 indexed citations

Martín‐Durán, José M., Joseph F. Ryan, Bruno C. Vellutini, Kevin Pang, & Andreas Hejnol. (2017). Increased taxon sampling reveals thousands of hidden orthologs in flatworms. Genome Research. 27(7). 1263–1272. 35 indexed citations

Reitzel, Adam M., Kevin Pang, & Mark Q. Martindale. (2016). Developmental expression of “germline”- and “sex determination”-related genes in the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi. EvoDevo. 7(1). 17–17. 23 indexed citations

Hejnol, Andreas & Kevin Pang. (2016). Xenacoelomorpha's significance for understanding bilaterian evolution. Current Opinion in Genetics & Development. 39. 48–54. 43 indexed citations

Schnitzler, Christine E., David K. Simmons, Kevin Pang, Mark Q. Martindale, & Andreas D. Baxevanis. (2014). Expression of multiple Sox genes through embryonic development in the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi is spatially restricted to zones of cell proliferation. EvoDevo. 5(1). 15–15. 45 indexed citations

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Ryan, Joseph F., Kevin Pang, Christine E. Schnitzler, et al.. (2013). The Genome of the Ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi and Its Implications for Cell Type Evolution. Science. 342(6164). 1242592–1242592. 487 indexed citations breakdown →

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Schnitzler, Christine E., Kevin Pang, Meghan L. Powers, et al.. (2012). Genomic organization, evolution, and expression of photoprotein and opsin genes in Mnemiopsis leidyi: a new view of ctenophore photocytes. BMC Biology. 10(1). 107–107. 95 indexed citations

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Simmons, David K., Kevin Pang, & Mark Q. Martindale. (2012). Lim homeobox genes in the Ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi: the evolution of neural cell type specification. EvoDevo. 3(1). 2–2. 32 indexed citations

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Ryan, Joseph F., et al.. (2010). The homeodomain complement of the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi suggests that Ctenophora and Porifera diverged prior to the ParaHoxozoa. EvoDevo. 1(1). 9–9. 118 indexed citations

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Pang, Kevin & Mark Q. Martindale. (2008). Comb Jellies (Ctenophora): A Model for Basal Metazoan Evolution and Development. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols. 2008(11). pdb.emo106–pdb.emo106. 41 indexed citations

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