Liang Wang

12.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
190 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Liang Wang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Liang Wang has authored 190 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 130 papers in Molecular Biology, 102 papers in Cancer Research and 53 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Liang Wang's work include Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (43 papers), Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research (40 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (37 papers). Liang Wang is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (43 papers), Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research (40 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (37 papers). Liang Wang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Finland. Liang Wang's co-authors include Stephen N. Thibodeau, Meijun Du, Xiaoyi Huang, Rachel L. Dittmar, Manish Kohli, Lisa A. Boardman, Tiezheng Yuan, Meihua Liang, Julie M. Cunningham and Jiangwei Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Liang Wang

180 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Surface chromium on Terracotta Army bronze weapons is neither an ancient anti-rust treatment nor the reason for their good preservation

2019 1.0k citations Liang Wang et al. profile →
Characterization of human plasma-derived exosomal RNAs by deep sequencing

2013 846 citations Stephen N. Thibodeau, Liang Wang et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Liang Wang

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Clinical efficacy of Xiaoyao San combined with Bazhen Decoction in the treatment of insomnia in postoperative breast cancer patients 2025 ·Feifei Lv, Xing Zhang, Liang Wang, Shaodan Li, Fagen Li	0
2	Metabolic reprogramming in cholangiocarcinoma cancer stem cells: Emerging therapeutic paradigms 2025 ·Cancer Letters ·Qi Wang, Timothy E. Long, (unknown), Chuanrui Xu, Liang Wang, Juan Liu	1
3	Stat5 induces androgen receptor ( AR ) gene transcription in prostate cancer and offers a druggable pathway to target AR signaling 2024 ·Science Advances ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Braedan M. McCluskey, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Scott Johnson, Kenneth Jacobsohn, Anjishnu Banerjee, Kenneth A. Iczkowski, Liang Wang, Scott M. Dehm, (unknown)	4
4	Combined CRISPRi and proteomics screening reveal a cohesin-CTCF-bound allele contributing to increased expression of RUVBL1 and prostate cancer progression 2023 ·The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Yijun Tian, Dandan Dong, Zixian Wang, Lang Wu, Jong Y. Park, Gong‐Hong Wei, Liang Wang	6
5	Circulating and urinary tumour DNA in urothelial carcinoma — upper tract, lower tract and metastatic disease 2023 ·Nature Reviews Urology ·Kyle Rose, (unknown), Joshua J. Meeks, Bishoy M. Faltas, Guru Sonpavde, Seth P. Lerner, Jeffrey S. Ross, Philippe E. Spiess, G. Daniel Grass, Rohit Jain, Ashish M. Kamat, Aram Vosoughi, Liang Wang, Xuefeng Wang, Roger Li	27
6	Plasma cell‐free DNA methylome profiling in pre‐ and post‐surgery oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma 2023 ·Molecular Carcinogenesis ·Krupal Patel, Tapan Padhya, Jinyong Huang, Juan C. Hernandez‐Prera, (unknown), Christine H. Chung, Liang Wang, Xuefeng Wang	9
7	Author Correction: Circulating and urinary tumour DNA in urothelial carcinoma — upper tract, lower tract and metastatic disease 2023 ·Nature Reviews Urology ·Kyle Rose, (unknown), Joshua J. Meeks, Bishoy M. Faltas, Guru Sonpavde, Seth P. Lerner, Jeffrey S. Ross, Philippe E. Spiess, G. Daniel Grass, Rohit Jain, Ashish M. Kamat, Aram Vosoughi, Liang Wang, Xuefeng Wang, Roger Li	2
8	Detectable Lipidomes and Metabolomes by Different Plasma Exosome Isolation Methods in Healthy Controls and Patients with Advanced Prostate and Lung Cancer 2023 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·(unknown), Yijun Tian, Paul A. Stewart, Yury O. Núñez López, Brandon J. Manley, Bruna Pellini, (unknown), Jingsong Zhang, Qianxing Mo, Douglas C. Marchion, Min Liu, John M. Koomen, Erin M. Siegel, Liang Wang	8
9	Atractylenolide III Attenuates Apoptosis in H9c2 Cells by Inhibiting Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress through the GRP78/PERK/CHOP Signaling Pathway 2022 ·Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Liang Wang, Jian Chen, Juan Yao, Xiangyang Li, Peng Zhou, Huang Jinling	10
10	Cancer Detection and Classification by CpG Island Hypermethylation Signatures in Plasma Cell-Free DNA 2021 ·Cancers ·Jinyong Huang, (unknown), (unknown), Mingxiang Teng, İbrahim Halil Şahin, Jennifer B. Permuth, Erin M. Siegel, Brandon J. Manley, Bruna Pellini, Liang Wang	11
11	Novel strategy for disease risk prediction incorporating predicted gene expression and DNA methylation data: a multi‐phased study of prostate cancer 2021 ·Cancer Communications ·Chong Wu, Jingjing Zhu, (unknown), Xiaoran Tong, Qing Lu, Jong Y. Park, Liang Wang, Guimin Gao, Hong‐Wen Deng, Yaohua Yang, Karen E. Knudsen, Timothy R. Rebbeck, Jirong Long, Wei Zheng, Wei Pan, David V. Conti, Christopher A. Haiman, Lang Wu	8
12	A transcriptome‐wide association study identifies novel candidate susceptibility genes for prostate cancer risk 2021 ·International Journal of Cancer ·Duo Liu, Jingjing Zhu, Dan Zhou, (unknown), (unknown), Yanfa Sun, Chong Wu, Nicholas Mancuso, Nancy J. Cox, Liang Wang, Stephen J. Freedland, Christopher A. Haiman, Eric R. Gamazon, Jason B. Nikas, Lang Wu	18
13	NRF2-Driven KEAP1 Transcription in Human Lung Cancer 2020 ·Molecular Cancer Research ·Yijun Tian, Qian Liu, Shengnan Yu, Qian Chu, Yuan Chen, Kongming Wu, Liang Wang	11
14	N⁶‐methyladenosine modification of circular RNA circ‐ARL3 facilitates Hepatitis B virus‐associated hepatocellular carcinoma via sponging miR‐1305 2020 ·IUBMB Life ·Xi Rao, (unknown), Xiaopeng Li, Liang Wang, Li Ai, Qian Yang	68
15	Association between copy-number alteration of +20q, −14q and −18p and cross-sensitivity to tyrosine kinase inhibitors in clear-cell renal cell carcinoma 2020 ·Cancer Cell International ·Liang Wang, Yuqing Li, (unknown), Hui Wen, Chenchen Feng	2
16	An expanded variant list and assembly annotation identifies multiple novel coding and noncoding genes for prostate cancer risk using a normal prostate tissue eQTL data set 2019 ·PLoS ONE ·Melissa S. DeRycke, Melissa C. Larson, Asha Nair, Shannon K. McDonnell, Amy J. French, Lori S. Tillmans, Shaun M. Riska, Saurabh Baheti, Zachary C. Fogarty, Nicholas B. Larson, Daniel R. O’Brien, John C. Cheville, Liang Wang, Daniel J. Schaid, Stephen N. Thibodeau	3
17	Synergistic Interaction of HOXB13 and CIP2A Predisposes to Aggressive Prostate Cancer 2018 ·Clinical Cancer Research ·Csilla Sipeky, Ping Gao, Qin Zhang, Liang Wang, Otto Ettala, Kirsi Talala, Teuvo L.J. Tammela, Anssi Auvinen, Fredrik Wiklund, Gong‐Hong Wei, Johanna Schleutker	21
18	A sequence variant in the phospholipase C epsilon C2 domain is associated with esophageal carcinoma and esophagitis 2013 ·Molecular Carcinogenesis ·(unknown), Xiuli Bi, Xin Song, Nicole M. Pohl, Yulan Cheng, Yixing Zhou, Stephen B. Shears, Emmanuel Ansong, (unknown), Shaomeng Wang, Xiaochun Xu, Peng Huang, Li‐Yan Xu, Liang Wang, (unknown), Xueke Zhao, Huali Dong, Stephen J. Meltzer, Ivan Ding, Wancai Yang	14
19	Predictors of Survival in Never-Smokers with Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Large-Scale, Two-Phase Genetic Study 2012 ·Clinical Cancer Research ·Pu Xia, Yuanqing Ye, Margaret R. Spitz, Liang Wang, Jian Gu, Scott M. Lippman, Michelle A.T. Hildebrandt, Waun Ki Hong, John D. Minna, Jack A. Roth, Ping Yang, Xifeng Wu	11
20	Gene Networks and microRNAs Implicated in Aggressive Prostate Cancer 2009 ·Cancer Research ·Liang Wang, Hui Tang, Venugopal Thayanithy, Subbaya Subramanian, Ann L. Oberg, Julie M. Cunningham, James R. Cerhan, Clifford J. Steer, Stephen N. Thibodeau	125

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