Lien Wang

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 859 citations indexed

About

Lien Wang is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Lien Wang has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 859 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Lien Wang's work include Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (7 papers), Sleep and Wakefulness Research (6 papers) and Healthcare Operations and Scheduling Optimization (5 papers). Lien Wang is often cited by papers focused on Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (7 papers), Sleep and Wakefulness Research (6 papers) and Healthcare Operations and Scheduling Optimization (5 papers). Lien Wang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Belgium. Lien Wang's co-authors include Hu‐Chen Liu, Zhiwu Li, Yuping Hu, Olivier Civelli, Yonghe Zhang, Amal Alachkar, Xiang‐Yu Cui, Gregory S. Parks, Xiuli Zhang and Zhiwei Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Journal of Physiology and The Journal of Comparative Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Lien Wang

26 papers receiving 835 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.

Improving Risk Evaluation in FMEA With Cloud Model and Hierarchical TOPSIS Method

2018 257 citations Lien Wang et al. profile →

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Alyson J. Fox United Kingdom

A. Müller Brazil

Rajendra Kumar Shukla India

Hiroyuki Watanabe Japan

Aihua Wang China

Jayant V. Deshpandé India

Pradeep Banerjee United States

Adrian Williams United Kingdom

Ying Ma China

Alyson J. Fox United Kingdom

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wang, Lien & Erik Demeulemeester. (2025). Simulation modeling and analysis of the inpatient surgical department in a university hospital. Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory. 142. 103103–103103.

Dedic, Nina, Lien Wang, Éva Hajós‐Korcsok, et al.. (2024). TAAR1 agonists improve glycemic control, reduce body weight and modulate neurocircuits governing energy balance and feeding. Molecular Metabolism. 80. 101883–101883. 11 indexed citations

Wang, Lien, Erin Clark, Kenneth S. Koblan, et al.. (2024). TAAR1 and 5-HT1B receptor agonists attenuate autism-like irritability and aggression in rats prenatally exposed to valproic acid. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 245. 173862–173862. 5 indexed citations

Wang, Lien, Taleen Hanania, Karla Kretschmannova, et al.. (2024). 5-HT1B receptor activation produces rapid antidepressant-like effects in rodents. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 247. 173917–173917. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Lien, et al.. (2023). Capacity and surgery partitioning: An approach for improving surgery scheduling in the inpatient surgical department. European Journal of Operational Research. 313(1). 112–128. 6 indexed citations

Wang, Lien, Xiaowei Chen, Heidi De Smedt, et al.. (2023). A Meta-Analysis of the Antidepressant Responses in Pivotal Trials on Esketamine Nasal Spray and Atypical Antipsychotics. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment. Volume 19. 2857–2870.

Wang, Lien, et al.. (2022). On the use of partitioning for scheduling of surgeries in the inpatient surgical department. Health Care Management Science. 25(4). 526–550. 4 indexed citations

Wang, Lien & Erik Demeulemeester. (2022). Simulation optimization in healthcare resource planning: A literature review. IISE Transactions. 55(10). 985–1007. 10 indexed citations

Wang, Lien, et al.. (2022). One KHz Order Narrow Linewidth Fiber Laser Using Rayleigh Backscattering Mechanism in an Additional Piece Optical Fiber. Photonics. 9(9). 601–601. 5 indexed citations

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Wang, Lien, Christine Dugovic, Sujin Yun, et al.. (2020). Putative role of GPR139 on sleep modulation using pharmacological and genetic rodent models. European Journal of Pharmacology. 882. 173256–173256. 2 indexed citations

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Wang, Lien, Yan Zhang, Chaoran Wang, et al.. (2019). A Natural Product with High Affinity to Sigma and 5-HT7 Receptors as Novel Therapeutic Drug for Negative and Cognitive Symptoms of Schizophrenia. Neurochemical Research. 44(11). 2536–2545. 15 indexed citations

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Wang, Lien, Grace Lee, Chester Kuei, et al.. (2019). GPR139 and Dopamine D2 Receptor Co-express in the Same Cells of the Brain and May Functionally Interact. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 13. 281–281. 19 indexed citations

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Garau, Celia, Amal Alachkar, Lien Wang, et al.. (2017). Melanin concentrating hormone modulates oxytocin-mediated marble burying. Neuropharmacology. 128. 22–32. 29 indexed citations

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Alachkar, Amal, et al.. (2016). Inactivation of the melanin concentrating hormone system impairs maternal behavior. European Neuropsychopharmacology. 26(11). 1826–1835. 31 indexed citations

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Wang, Lien, Yan Zhang, Zhiwei Wang, et al.. (2016). The Antinociceptive Properties of the Corydalis yanhusuo Extract. PLoS ONE. 11(9). e0162875–e0162875. 62 indexed citations

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Wang, Lien, et al.. (2015). A Methionine-Induced Animal Model of Schizophrenia: Face and Predictive Validity. The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. 18(12). pyv054–pyv054. 33 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yan, Chaoran Wang, Lien Wang, et al.. (2014). A Novel Analgesic Isolated from a Traditional Chinese Medicine. Current Biology. 24(2). 117–123. 81 indexed citations

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Zhao, Xin, Xiang‐Yu Cui, Lien Wang, & Yonghe Zhang. (2009). Potentiating effect of diltiazem on pentobarbital-induced hypnosis is augmented by serotonergic system: The TMN and VLPO as key elements in the pathway. Neuropharmacology. 56(6-7). 937–943. 14 indexed citations

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Wang, Lien, Yanjing Bai, Xiaorong Shi, et al.. (2008). Spinosin, a C-glycoside flavonoid from semen Zizhiphi Spinozae, potentiated pentobarbital-induced sleep via the serotonergic system. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 90(3). 399–403. 65 indexed citations

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Wang, Lien, Xiang‐Yu Cui, Hongzheng Fu, et al.. (2007). Extract of Ganoderma lucidum potentiates pentobarbital-induced sleep via a GABAergic mechanism. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 86(4). 693–698. 63 indexed citations

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