Mingfang Ao

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Mingfang Ao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Mingfang Ao has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Immunology and 5 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Mingfang Ao's work include Sodium Intake and Health (5 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (4 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (4 papers). Mingfang Ao is often cited by papers focused on Sodium Intake and Health (5 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (4 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (4 papers). Mingfang Ao collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and China. Mingfang Ao's co-authors include Simon W. Hayward, Omar E. Franco, Karin Williams, Donna J. Webb, Deyu Li, Bryson M. Brewer, Lijie Yang, Dayanidhi Raman, Begüm Erdoğan and Anna L. Means and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Journal of Clinical Investigation and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Mingfang Ao

25 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

Cancer-associated fibroblasts promote directional cancer cell migration by aligning fibronectin

2017 421 citations Begüm Erdoğan, Mingfang Ao et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mingfang Ao United States	15	498	470	256	203	193	27	1.3k
Yang You China	18	281 0.6×	505 1.1×	218 0.9×	196 1.0×	164 0.8×	56	1.1k
Karen Mendelson United States	14	230 0.5×	1.1k 2.4×	304 1.2×	192 0.9×	137 0.7×	20	2.0k
Takatsune Shimizu Japan	20	416 0.8×	763 1.6×	197 0.8×	259 1.3×	302 1.6×	42	1.5k
Catherine Monnot France	25	201 0.4×	1.3k 2.8×	188 0.7×	517 2.5×	135 0.7×	43	2.4k
Kevin Taylor United States	14	143 0.3×	804 1.7×	164 0.6×	172 0.8×	77 0.4×	16	1.4k
Chen‐Ming Su Taiwan	25	341 0.7×	726 1.5×	99 0.4×	313 1.5×	220 1.1×	57	1.5k
Bharti Bisht United States	16	371 0.7×	792 1.7×	63 0.2×	197 1.0×	203 1.1×	25	1.7k
Jungsul Lee South Korea	20	204 0.4×	646 1.4×	79 0.3×	190 0.9×	141 0.7×	54	1.2k
Amaya García de Vinuesa Netherlands	20	289 0.6×	975 2.1×	79 0.3×	264 1.3×	181 0.9×	24	1.6k
Dou Ke-feng China	26	502 1.0×	1.1k 2.4×	166 0.6×	632 3.1×	169 0.9×	69	1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Mingfang Ao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mingfang Ao

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

All Works

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Dikalova, Anna, Mingfang Ao, Louise Lantier, Sergey Gutor, & Sergey Dikalov. (2025). Depletion of Mitochondrial Cyclophilin D in Endothelial and Smooth Muscle Cells Attenuates Vascular Dysfunction and Hypertension. Function. 6(2). 1 indexed citations

Ao, Mingfang, et al.. (2024). NETosis Drives Blood Pressure Elevation and Vascular Dysfunction in Hypertension. Circulation Research. 134(11). 1483–1494. 28 indexed citations

Bloodworth, Nathaniel, Wei Chen, David M. Patrick, et al.. (2024). Posttranslationally modified self-peptides promote hypertension in mouse models. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 134(16).

Dikalova, Anna, Daniel J. Fehrenbach, Vladimir Mayorov, et al.. (2024). Mitochondrial CypD Acetylation Promotes Endothelial Dysfunction and Hypertension. Circulation Research. 134(11). 1451–1464. 18 indexed citations

Dikalova, Anna, et al.. (2024). Deacetylation mimetic mutation of mitochondrial SOD2 attenuates ANG II-induced hypertension by protecting against oxidative stress and inflammation. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 327(2). H433–H443. 7 indexed citations

Alexander, Matthew R., Bethany L. Dale, Lauren E. Himmel, et al.. (2022). A Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in SH2B3/LNK Promotes Hypertension Development and Renal Damage. Circulation Research. 131(9). 731–747. 17 indexed citations

Chen, Wei, Justin P. Van Beusecum, Liang Xiao, et al.. (2022). Role of Axl in target organ inflammation and damage due to hypertensive aortic remodeling. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 323(5). H917–H933. 17 indexed citations

Patrick, David M., Néstor de la Visitación, Wei Chen, et al.. (2022). Isolevuglandins disrupt PU.1-mediated C1q expression and promote autoimmunity and hypertension in systemic lupus erythematosus. JCI Insight. 7(13). 23 indexed citations

Patrick, David M., Néstor de la Visitación, Jaya Krishnan, et al.. (2022). Isolevuglandins disrupt PU.1-mediated C1q expression and promote autoimmunity and hypertension in systemic lupus erythematosus. JCI Insight. 7(15). 2 indexed citations

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Ray, Evan C., Ashley Pitzer, Mingfang Ao, et al.. (2021). Salt sensitivity of volume and blood pressure in a mouse with globally reduced ENaC γ-subunit expression. American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology. 321(6). F705–F714. 12 indexed citations

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O’Neill, Matthew J., Zachary T. Yoneda, Diane M. Crawford, et al.. (2021). 2-Hydroxybenzylamine (2-HOBA) to prevent early recurrence of atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation: protocol for a randomized controlled trial including detection of AF using a wearable device. Trials. 22(1). 576–576. 6 indexed citations

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Chen, Yuhan, Bethany L. Dale, Matthew R. Alexander, et al.. (2020). Class switching and high-affinity immunoglobulin G production by B cells is dispensable for the development of hypertension in mice. Cardiovascular Research. 117(4). 1217–1228. 14 indexed citations

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Love, Harold D., Mingfang Ao, Nicholas Ferrell, et al.. (2018). Substrate Elasticity Governs Differentiation of Renal Tubule Cells in Prolonged Culture. Tissue Engineering Part A. 25(13-14). 1013–1022. 14 indexed citations

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Erdoğan, Begüm, Mingfang Ao, Lauren M. White, et al.. (2017). Cancer-associated fibroblasts promote directional cancer cell migration by aligning fibronectin. The Journal of Cell Biology. 216(11). 3799–3816. 421 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yang, Lijie, Begüm Erdoğan, Mingfang Ao, et al.. (2016). Biomechanics of cell reorientation in a three-dimensional matrix under compression. Experimental Cell Research. 350(1). 253–266. 5 indexed citations

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Ao, Mingfang, Bryson M. Brewer, Lijie Yang, et al.. (2015). Stretching Fibroblasts Remodels Fibronectin and Alters Cancer Cell Migration. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 8334–8334. 81 indexed citations

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Majumdar, Devi, Mingjian Shi, Mingfang Ao, et al.. (2013). Activation of Rac by Asef2 promotes myosin II-dependent contractility to inhibit cell migration on type I collagen. Journal of Cell Science. 126(Pt 24). 5585–97. 17 indexed citations

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Ao, Mingfang, et al.. (2007). Cross-talk between Paracrine-Acting Cytokine and Chemokine Pathways Promotes Malignancy in Benign Human Prostatic Epithelium. Cancer Research. 67(9). 4244–4253. 214 indexed citations

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Ao, Mingfang, Karin Williams, Neil A. Bhowmick, & Simon W. Hayward. (2006). Transforming Growth Factor-β Promotes Invasion in Tumorigenic but not in Nontumorigenic Human Prostatic Epithelial Cells. Cancer Research. 66(16). 8007–8016. 89 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jing, Vanessa A. Fitsanakis, Guangyu Gu, et al.. (2003). Manganese ethylene‐bis‐dithiocarbamate and selective dopaminergic neurodegeneration in rat: a link through mitochondrial dysfunction. Journal of Neurochemistry. 84(2). 336–346. 176 indexed citations

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