Kun Wang

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
126 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Kun Wang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kun Wang has authored 126 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Molecular Biology, 42 papers in Plant Science and 12 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kun Wang's work include Plant Reproductive Biology (12 papers), Research in Cotton Cultivation (11 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (10 papers). Kun Wang is often cited by papers focused on Plant Reproductive Biology (12 papers), Research in Cotton Cultivation (11 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (10 papers). Kun Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Belgium. Kun Wang's co-authors include Yuxian Zhu, Gai Huang, Shaoqing Li, Zhengzhi Wang, Yingguo Zhu, Pingfang Yang, Zhiguo Wu, Richard G. Percy, John Z. Yu and Jiang Hu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nucleic Acids Research and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Kun Wang

116 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Genome sequence of Gossypium herbaceum and genome updates... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 50 100 150 200 250
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.

  1. Genome sequence of Gossypium herbaceum and genome updates of Gossypium arboreum and Gossypium hirsutum provide insights into cotton A-genome evolution
    2020 255 citations Zhiguo Wu, Kun Wang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kun Wang China 26 1.3k 1.2k 209 175 149 126 2.4k
Christian Elowsky United States 29 817 0.6× 1.4k 1.2× 341 1.6× 83 0.5× 58 0.4× 52 2.8k
Yi Yang China 33 3.5k 2.7× 2.5k 2.2× 264 1.3× 132 0.8× 69 0.5× 159 5.2k
Jiang Hu China 35 987 0.8× 1.9k 1.6× 694 3.3× 482 2.8× 34 0.2× 77 4.1k
Xuefeng Ma China 29 1.6k 1.2× 539 0.5× 305 1.5× 333 1.9× 154 1.0× 107 2.7k
Zhao Zhang China 27 640 0.5× 1.4k 1.2× 123 0.6× 185 1.1× 197 1.3× 104 2.6k
Lin Qi China 24 885 0.7× 601 0.5× 151 0.7× 154 0.9× 58 0.4× 75 1.8k
Junrui Wang China 26 403 0.3× 590 0.5× 376 1.8× 123 0.7× 39 0.3× 114 1.9k
Sandra Pelletier France 32 2.5k 1.9× 1.3k 1.1× 125 0.6× 86 0.5× 243 1.6× 106 3.7k
Nian Liu China 25 1.2k 0.9× 726 0.6× 74 0.4× 124 0.7× 48 0.3× 115 2.0k
Yang Yu China 31 2.0k 1.5× 1.7k 1.5× 160 0.8× 336 1.9× 104 0.7× 136 3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Kun Wang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kun Wang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kun Wang

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

All Works

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Wang, Kun, et al.. (2025). Cotton2035: From genomics research to optimized breeding. Molecular Plant. 18(2). 298–312. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Xiangming, Kun Wang, Yuexing Chen, et al.. (2025). Improving the oxidation resistance of HfB2-SiC coatings on carbon/carbon composites by CeO2 doping. New Carbon Materials. 40(3). 688–701.
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Hu, Jinming, et al.. (2024). Mechanism of effect of stenting on hemodynamics at iliac vein bifurcation. Computers in Biology and Medicine. 170. 107968–107968. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Kun, et al.. (2024). Coupling graph neural networks and travel mode choice for human mobility prediction. Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. 646. 129872–129872. 1 indexed citations
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Ma, Jing, Kun Wang, Jiangwen Zhang, et al.. (2024). P-cadherin mechanoactivates tumor-mesothelium metabolic coupling to promote ovarian cancer metastasis. Cell Reports. 44(1). 115096–115096. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Weihu, et al.. (2024). Safety and efficacy of camrelizumab and apatinib in combination with IMRT in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: A non-randomised phase 2 study.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 42(16_suppl). e16157–e16157. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Kun, Ben Cao, Tao Ma, et al.. (2024). Storing Images in DNA via base128 Encoding. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling. 64(5). 1719–1729. 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhenhao, Kun Wang, Yu Huang, et al.. (2024). Graph contrastive learning as a versatile foundation for advanced scRNA-seq data analysis. Briefings in Bioinformatics. 25(6). 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Qiang, Cong Liu, Xiaodong Liang, et al.. (2023). PABP-driven secondary condensed phase within RSV inclusion bodies activates viral mRNAs for ribosomal recruitment. Virologica Sinica. 39(2). 235–250. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Yan, et al.. (2023). Large-scale long terminal repeat insertions produced a significant set of novel transcripts in cotton. Science China Life Sciences. 66(8). 1711–1724. 10 indexed citations
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Qi, Peng, Enlai Gao, Kun Wang, et al.. (2021). Core–Shell Magnetic Micropillars for Reprogrammable Actuation. ACS Nano. 15(3). 4747–4758. 40 indexed citations
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Chen, Yanjun, et al.. (2020). Full-length annotation with multistrategy RNA-seq uncovers transcriptional regulation of lncRNAs in cotton. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 185(1). 179–195. 23 indexed citations
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Yang, Chengfei, et al.. (2018). Fine mapping of mutant gene in the Chinese translucent (oc) mutant of the silkworm, Bombyx mori.. Acta Entomologica Sinica. 61(6). 627–636. 1 indexed citations
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Gao, Yuan, et al.. (2016). Molecular ID Establishment of Apple Cultivars by TP-M13-SSR. Acta Horticulturae Sinica. 43(1). 25. 3 indexed citations
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Zhou, Wenping, et al.. (2013). Higher Methylation in Genomic DNA Indicates Incomplete Reprogramming in Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells. Cellular Reprogramming. 15(1). 92–99. 11 indexed citations
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Wang, Kun. (2007). Analysis of genetic relationship for Malus germplasm resources by SSR markers. Guoshu xuebao. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Kun. (2000). On Specific Permanent Populations and Their Prospected Application in Cotton. 2 indexed citations

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