Phong Trang

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Phong Trang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Virology. According to data from OpenAlex, Phong Trang has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Molecular Biology, 24 papers in Epidemiology and 8 papers in Virology. Recurrent topics in Phong Trang's work include Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (20 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (18 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (16 papers). Phong Trang is often cited by papers focused on Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (20 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (18 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (16 papers). Phong Trang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Grenada. Phong Trang's co-authors include Joanne B. Weidhaas, Frank J. Slack, David Brown, Andreas G. Bader, Fenyong Liu, Jason F. Wiggins, Michael Omotola, Chris Cho, Christopher Daige and Lance P. Ford and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Phong Trang

45 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Systemic Delivery of Tumor Suppressor microRNA Mimics Usi... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Systemic Delivery of Tumor Suppressor microRNA Mimics Using a Neutral Lipid Emulsion Inhibits Lung Tumors in Mice
    2011 525 citations Phong Trang, Jason F. Wiggins et al. Molecular Therapy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Phong Trang United States 20 2.3k 1.7k 516 183 178 46 2.8k
Therese A. Yario United States 18 2.8k 1.2× 1.8k 1.0× 207 0.4× 281 1.5× 259 1.5× 20 3.3k
Shawn Zinnen United States 13 1.6k 0.7× 434 0.3× 153 0.3× 133 0.7× 192 1.1× 22 1.9k
Matthew C. Biery United States 17 1.0k 0.5× 500 0.3× 151 0.3× 213 1.2× 393 2.2× 29 1.6k
Alexandre Akoulitchev United Kingdom 16 1.3k 0.6× 552 0.3× 146 0.3× 78 0.4× 129 0.7× 35 1.6k
Dror Avni Israel 21 1.5k 0.7× 478 0.3× 76 0.1× 352 1.9× 267 1.5× 39 2.0k
Carolyn G. Marsden United States 10 2.0k 0.9× 1.1k 0.6× 58 0.1× 129 0.7× 138 0.8× 13 2.3k
Tirtha Chakraborty United States 16 1.3k 0.6× 591 0.3× 195 0.4× 230 1.3× 814 4.6× 30 2.0k
Ailsa Webster United Kingdom 18 1.0k 0.5× 601 0.3× 93 0.2× 708 3.9× 149 0.8× 22 2.0k
Uttiya Basu United States 24 1.7k 0.7× 551 0.3× 251 0.5× 280 1.5× 1.3k 7.4× 47 2.8k
Volker Jung Germany 24 1.0k 0.5× 624 0.4× 122 0.2× 252 1.4× 163 0.9× 49 2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Phong Trang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Phong Trang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Phong Trang

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

All Works

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Smith, Adam W., et al.. (2024). Engineering of RNase P Ribozymes for Therapy against Human Cytomegalovirus Infection. Viruses. 16(8). 1196–1196.
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Vu, Gia-Phong, Phong Trang, Xiaoping Yang, et al.. (2018). Human cytomegalovirus UL23 inhibits transcription of interferon-γ stimulated genes and blocks antiviral interferon-γ responses by interacting with human N-myc interactor protein. PLoS Pathogens. 14(1). e1006867–e1006867. 41 indexed citations
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Zhu, Dihan, Chaoyun Pan, Hongwei Liang, et al.. (2018). Human cytomegalovirus reprogrammes haematopoietic progenitor cells into immunosuppressive monocytes to achieve latency. Nature Microbiology. 3(4). 503–513. 64 indexed citations
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Chen, Weijie, Wei Li, Phong Trang, et al.. (2017). Inhibition of human cytomegalovirus immediate early gene expression and growth by a novel RNase P ribozyme variant. PLoS ONE. 12(10). e0186791–e0186791. 8 indexed citations
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Xia, Chuan, Yuan‐Chuan Chen, Hao Gong, et al.. (2013). Inhibition of Hepatitis B Virus Gene Expression and Replication by Ribonuclease P. Molecular Therapy. 21(5). 995–1003. 25 indexed citations
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Jiang, Xiaohong, Yuan‐Chuan Chen, Hao Gong, et al.. (2012). Ribonuclease P-mediated inhibition of human cytomegalovirus gene expression and replication induced by engineered external guide sequences. RNA Biology. 9(9). 1186–1195. 8 indexed citations
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Trang, Phong, Jason F. Wiggins, Christopher Daige, et al.. (2011). Systemic Delivery of Tumor Suppressor microRNA Mimics Using a Neutral Lipid Emulsion Inhibits Lung Tumors in Mice. Molecular Therapy. 19(6). 1116–1122. 525 indexed citations breakdown →
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Trang, Phong, Pedro P. Medina, Lynnsie Ruffino, et al.. (2009). Regression of murine lung tumors by the let-7 microRNA. Oncogene. 29(11). 1580–1587. 398 indexed citations
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Trang, Phong, Joanne B. Weidhaas, & Frank J. Slack. (2008). MicroRNAs as potential cancer therapeutics. Oncogene. 27(S2). S52–S57. 180 indexed citations
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Esquela‐Kerscher, Aurora, Phong Trang, Jason F. Wiggins, et al.. (2008). Thelet-7microRNA reduces tumor growth in mouse models of lung cancer. Cell Cycle. 7(6). 759–764. 484 indexed citations
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Weidhaas, Joanne B., Imran Babar, Phong Trang, et al.. (2007). MicroRNAs as Potential Agents to Alter Resistance to Cytotoxic Anticancer Therapy. Cancer Research. 67(23). 11111–11116. 324 indexed citations
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Yu, Xuekui, Phong Trang, Sanket Shah, et al.. (2005). Dissecting human cytomegalovirus gene function and capsid maturation by ribozyme targeting and electron cryomicroscopy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(20). 7103–7108. 30 indexed citations
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Dunn, Walter, Phong Trang, Qiu Zhong, et al.. (2005). Human cytomegalovirus expresses novel microRNAs during productive viral infection. Cellular Microbiology. 7(11). 1684–1695. 134 indexed citations
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Zou, Hua, et al.. (2004). General Design and Construction of RNase P Ribozymes for Gene-Targeting Applications. Humana Press eBooks. 252. 385–398. 3 indexed citations
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Zou, Hua, Jarone Lee, Kihoon Kim, et al.. (2004). Engineered RNase P Ribozymes Increase Their Cleavage Activities and Efficacies in Inhibiting Viral Gene Expression in Cells by Enhancing the Rate of Cleavage and Binding of the Target mRNA. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(31). 32063–32070. 6 indexed citations
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Trang, Phong & Fenyong Liu. (2004). RNase P Ribozyme As an Antiviral Agent Against Human Cytomegalovirus. Humana Press eBooks. 252. 437–450. 1 indexed citations
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