Lei Wang

8.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
310 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Lei Wang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Lei Wang has authored 310 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 148 papers in Molecular Biology, 55 papers in Cancer Research and 53 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Lei Wang's work include MicroRNA in disease regulation (29 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (25 papers) and Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (23 papers). Lei Wang is often cited by papers focused on MicroRNA in disease regulation (29 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (25 papers) and Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (23 papers). Lei Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Lei Wang's co-authors include Kent E. Pinkerton, Hui‐Hua Li, Jie Du, Angie L. Bookout, Hiroshi Kurosu, Regina Goetz, Makoto Kuro‐o, Steven A. Kliewer, David J. Mangelsdorf and Klementina Fon Tacer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Lei Wang

296 papers receiving 6.5k citations

Hit Papers

Research Resource: Comprehensive Expression Atlas of the ... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 100 200 300 400 500
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. Research Resource: Comprehensive Expression Atlas of the Fibroblast Growth Factor System in Adult Mouse
    2010 568 citations Lei 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
Lei Wang China 42 3.3k 1.1k 871 833 724 310 6.5k
Nanping Wang China 50 3.9k 1.2× 1.2k 1.1× 817 0.9× 1.0k 1.2× 1.1k 1.5× 167 7.7k
Lina Wang China 45 3.4k 1.0× 1.1k 1.0× 787 0.9× 1.1k 1.3× 838 1.2× 273 7.1k
Yoshiji Yamada Japan 46 3.6k 1.1× 792 0.7× 1.4k 1.6× 673 0.8× 1.1k 1.6× 220 7.6k
Xian Wang China 46 2.1k 0.6× 760 0.7× 403 0.5× 910 1.1× 762 1.1× 146 5.4k
Shougang Zhuang United States 53 4.8k 1.4× 661 0.6× 504 0.6× 828 1.0× 960 1.3× 213 9.0k
Reiko Inagi Japan 58 2.9k 0.9× 1.0k 0.9× 660 0.8× 983 1.2× 958 1.3× 194 10.1k
Ana B. Sanz Spain 55 3.9k 1.2× 1.3k 1.2× 442 0.5× 1.6k 1.9× 939 1.3× 180 9.5k
De‐Pei Liu China 49 4.1k 1.2× 1.1k 1.0× 1.1k 1.2× 797 1.0× 559 0.8× 242 8.0k
Jing Li China 43 2.6k 0.8× 1.4k 1.3× 327 0.4× 1.1k 1.3× 501 0.7× 326 6.9k
Taiji Matsusaka Japan 43 2.9k 0.9× 652 0.6× 1.3k 1.5× 1.3k 1.5× 643 0.9× 124 7.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Lei Wang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lei Wang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lei Wang

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Peng, Chunyan, Mo Wang, Chang Zheng, et al.. (2025). Organophosphate flame retardant triphenyl phosphate (TPhP) induced colonic fibrosis by bringing about epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 291. 117913–117913. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Yaping, et al.. (2025). CHMP4C promotes pancreatic cancer progression by inhibiting necroptosis via the RIPK1/RIPK3/MLKL pathway. Journal of Advanced Research. 77. 653–668. 8 indexed citations
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Wang, Lei, Ziyi Wang, Qinqin Bai, Hao Liang, & Xiangheng Niu. (2025). The marriage of nanozymes and phages promotes pathogenic bacteria detection and elimination: a review. Biomaterials Science. 13(23). 6510–6524. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Bin, Zhihua Lu, Lei Wang, et al.. (2025). Distinct role of perlecan in mesenchymal tissue regeneration via genetic and epigenetic modification. Chemical Engineering Journal. 508. 161103–161103. 1 indexed citations
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Zhao, Gang, Lei Wang, Hong Fang, & Liwei Wang. (2024). A review regarding the article ‘The cardioprotective potential of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2-inhibitors in breast cancer therapy-related cardiac dysfunction—A systematic review’. Current Problems in Cardiology. 49(5). 102526–102526. 1 indexed citations
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Zhao, Kunyu, et al.. (2023). CsIL-20, a tongue sole interleukin-20, negatively mediates leucocyte activity and antibacterial defense. Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 145. 109325–109325. 4 indexed citations
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Xie, Wen‐Peng, et al.. (2023). Achyranthoside D attenuates chondrocyte loss and inflammation in osteoarthritis via targeted regulation of Wnt3a. Phytomedicine. 111. 154663–154663. 14 indexed citations
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Wang, Lei, et al.. (2022). Enhancer looping protein LDB1 regulates hepatocyte gene expression by cooperating with liver transcription factors. Nucleic Acids Research. 50(16). 9195–9211. 8 indexed citations
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Ma, Zhenling, Jiajia Zhang, Lei Wang, et al.. (2022). Expression and purification of recombinant human CCL5 and its biological characterization. The Protein Journal. 41(2). 337–344. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Hong, Qian Jiang, Li Kang, et al.. (2022). Rheum officinale and Salvia miltiorrhiza inhibit renal fibrosis via miR-21/PTEN/Akt signaling pathway in vitro and in vivo. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 304. 115928–115928. 13 indexed citations
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Liu, Wei, Lei Wang, Jiajia Zhang, et al.. (2021). Purification of recombinant human chemokine CCL2 in E. coli and its function in ovarian cancer. 3 Biotech. 11(1). 8–8. 12 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhinuo Jenny, Alfonso Santiago, Xin Zhou, et al.. (2020). Human biventricular electromechanical simulations on the progression of electrocardiographic and mechanical abnormalities in post-myocardial infarction. EP Europace. 23(Supplement_1). i143–i152. 22 indexed citations
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Jiang, Jingmei, Hong Shang, Hong Sun, et al.. (2019). Effect of a risk-stratified intervention strategy on surgical complications: experience from a multicentre prospective study in China. BMJ Open. 9(6). e025401–e025401. 6 indexed citations
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Yang, Chun, Lei Wang, Weiji Weng, et al.. (2018). Steered migration and changed morphology of human astrocytes by an applied electric field. Experimental Cell Research. 374(2). 282–289. 15 indexed citations
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Chen, Junjie, Qingsong Li, Yongning Li, Jian Kang, & Lei Wang. (2018). The effect of Ulinastatin on myocardial cell apoptosis and Caspase-3 channel. Zhonghua jizhen yixue zazhi. 27(1). 72–77. 1 indexed citations
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Shen, Xue, et al.. (2017). Diagnostic value of reflectance confocal microscopy combined with dermoscopy for melanocytic nevus. Chinese Journal of Dermatology. 50(7). 517–520. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Lei, et al.. (2016). An epidemiological study for no-suicide self-injury behavior of 1463 junior school students in Dalian city. Zhonghua xingwei yixue yu naokexue zazhi. 21(2). 177–180. 1 indexed citations
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