Lang Wang

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Lang Wang is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lang Wang has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 10 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 9 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Lang Wang's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (15 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (9 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (5 papers). Lang Wang is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (15 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (9 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (5 papers). Lang Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Lang Wang's co-authors include Arianna Maffei, Yan Gu, Chao Wang, Jiao Ma, Huimin Yue, Xiaodong Wang, Zhechun Hu, Liang Wang, Binggui Sun and Peng Shi and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Lang Wang

44 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

  1. Microglia mediate forgetting via complement-dependent synaptic elimination
    2020 415 citations Chao Wang, Huimin Yue et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lang Wang China 16 380 350 259 228 152 47 1.1k
Mark Pickering Ireland 16 416 1.1× 321 0.9× 99 0.4× 252 1.1× 94 0.6× 40 1.3k
Zhen Xu China 18 595 1.6× 268 0.8× 78 0.3× 404 1.8× 326 2.1× 49 1.4k
Xiaohong Li China 16 115 0.3× 283 0.8× 219 0.8× 264 1.2× 53 0.3× 29 940
Ennio Iezzi Italy 24 888 2.3× 321 0.9× 444 1.7× 138 0.6× 78 0.5× 50 1.7k
Alison J. Canty Australia 21 418 1.1× 618 1.8× 335 1.3× 305 1.3× 35 0.2× 41 1.9k
Vanessa Morais Sardinha Portugal 14 309 0.8× 376 1.1× 155 0.6× 121 0.5× 25 0.2× 15 757
Keith K. Fenrich Canada 23 290 0.8× 572 1.6× 97 0.4× 330 1.4× 74 0.5× 48 1.4k
Chang-Qi Li China 24 185 0.5× 402 1.1× 147 0.6× 319 1.4× 50 0.3× 83 1.5k
David A. Mahns Australia 23 206 0.5× 266 0.8× 397 1.5× 225 1.0× 78 0.5× 75 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Lang Wang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lang Wang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Lang Wang. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Lang Wang. The network helps show where Lang Wang may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lang Wang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lang Wang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lang 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 Lang Wang. Lang 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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Shu, Dengkun, Lang Wang, Xiaomeng Liu, et al.. (2024). PET nano-woven luminescent fibers for efficient air filtration and fluorescence indication of particulate matter. Separation and Purification Technology. 359. 130401–130401. 1 indexed citations
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Hu, Yuhan, Fuquan Fang, Lang Wang, et al.. (2024). General anesthetic agents induce neurotoxicity through oligodendrocytes in the developing brain. 动物学研究. 45(3). 691–703. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Lang, Yarong Bai, Hai‐Qiang Wang, & Zhongbiao Wu. (2024). Simple solid mixed Pt/TiO2-ZrO2 catalyst for CO oxidation with excellent sulfur and water resistance at relatively low temperature. Fuel. 371. 131904–131904. 9 indexed citations
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Zheng, Fenping, et al.. (2024). Border-associated macrophages: From physiology to therapeutic targets in Alzheimer's disease. Experimental Neurology. 383. 115021–115021. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jiaozhen, Yiwen Yang, Yang Li, et al.. (2023). Dissection of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis neuronal subtypes in feeding regulation. Physiology & Behavior. 271. 114333–114333. 5 indexed citations
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Hu, Zhechun, Jiao Ma, Huimin Yue, et al.. (2022). Involvement of LIN28A in Wnt-dependent regulation of hippocampal neurogenesis in the aging brain. Stem Cell Reports. 17(7). 1666–1682. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Chao, Lang Wang, & Yan Gu. (2021). Microglia, synaptic dynamics and forgetting. Brain Research Bulletin. 174. 173–183. 9 indexed citations
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Xu, Dan, et al.. (2021). Homeostatic Regulation of Astrocytes by Visual Experience in the Developing Primary Visual Cortex. Cerebral Cortex. 32(5). 970–986. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Chao, Huimin Yue, Zhechun Hu, et al.. (2020). Microglia mediate forgetting via complement-dependent synaptic elimination. Science. 367(6478). 688–694. 415 indexed citations breakdown →
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Krishnan, Keerthi, Bor‐Shuen Wang, Jiangteng Lu, et al.. (2015). MeCP2 regulates the timing of critical period plasticity that shapes functional connectivity in primary visual cortex. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(34). E4782–91. 115 indexed citations
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Wang, Lang & Arianna Maffei. (2014). Inhibitory Plasticity Dictates the Sign of Plasticity at Excitatory Synapses. Journal of Neuroscience. 34(4). 1083–1093. 65 indexed citations
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Wang, Lang, Xin Zhang, Yan Zhang, et al.. (2013). Mindin is a critical mediator of ischemic brain injury in an experimental stroke model. Experimental Neurology. 247. 506–516. 29 indexed citations
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Wang, Lang, Michelle L. Kloc, Yan Gu, Shaoyu Ge, & Arianna Maffei. (2013). Layer-Specific Experience-Dependent Rewiring of Thalamocortical Circuits. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(9). 4181–4191. 34 indexed citations
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Wang, Lang, Alfredo Fontanini, & Arianna Maffei. (2011). Visual Experience Modulates Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Circuit Activation. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 5. 12–12. 7 indexed citations
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Wang, Lang. (2010). Image Mosaic Algorithm Based on Extended Phase Correlation of Edge. Journal of Jilin University. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Lang, et al.. (2010). Dendritic mechanisms controlling the threshold and timing requirement of synaptic plasticity. Hippocampus. 21(3). 288–297. 26 indexed citations
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Xiao, Cheng, Yan Gu, Chunyi Zhou, et al.. (2006). Pb2+ impairs GABAergic synaptic transmission in rat hippocampal slices: A possible involvement of presynaptic calcium channels. Brain Research. 1088(1). 93–100. 42 indexed citations
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Wang, Lang, et al.. (2006). Effects of Pb2+ on muscarinic modulation of glutamatergic synaptic transmission in rat hippocampal CA1 area. NeuroToxicology. 28(3). 499–507. 12 indexed citations

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