Qun Wang

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
107 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Qun Wang is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Qun Wang has authored 107 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Physiology, 36 papers in Molecular Biology and 24 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Qun Wang's work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (22 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (15 papers) and Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (14 papers). Qun Wang is often cited by papers focused on Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (22 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (15 papers) and Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (14 papers). Qun Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Qun Wang's co-authors include Lining Zhang, Chun Guo, Huaizhu Wu, Qianwen Shang, Yang Bai, Jian‐Zhi Wang, Zhenzhen Pan, Zequn Li, Faliang Zhu and Huiying Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Qun Wang

103 papers receiving 3.4k 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.

  1. Exosomes From Adipose-Derived Stem Cells Attenuate Adipose Inflammation and Obesity Through Polarizing M2 Macrophages and Beiging in White Adipose Tissue
    2017 517 citations Qianwen Shang, Yang Bai 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
Qun Wang China 35 1.5k 986 570 544 405 107 3.4k
Ashok Kumar India 33 2.4k 1.7× 932 0.9× 368 0.6× 942 1.7× 300 0.7× 147 4.5k
Naoki Yamamoto Japan 44 2.6k 1.8× 1.4k 1.4× 506 0.9× 505 0.9× 223 0.6× 141 5.0k
Marcus Seldin United States 34 2.4k 1.7× 1.6k 1.6× 421 0.7× 1.1k 1.9× 332 0.8× 78 5.1k
Naoki Sawada Japan 34 2.0k 1.4× 904 0.9× 266 0.5× 546 1.0× 294 0.7× 81 3.8k
Daniel K. Burns United States 31 2.1k 1.4× 1.0k 1.0× 498 0.9× 323 0.6× 211 0.5× 80 4.0k
Xinli Hu China 35 2.3k 1.6× 628 0.6× 472 0.8× 471 0.9× 301 0.7× 88 3.7k
Junji Moriya Japan 33 1.0k 0.7× 808 0.8× 325 0.6× 529 1.0× 202 0.5× 114 4.2k
Zhiping Liu China 35 1.8k 1.3× 346 0.4× 450 0.8× 338 0.6× 338 0.8× 158 4.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Qun Wang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qun Wang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Qun Wang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Qun 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 Qun Wang. Qun 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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Yan, Tao, Jinhao Zang, Tianci Wang, et al.. (2025). Obesity-associated macrophages dictate adipose stem cell ferroptosis and visceral fat dysfunction by propagating mitochondrial fragmentation. Nature Communications. 16(1). 7564–7564.
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Zhu, Xiao Feng, Linlin Wang, Peijun Tian, et al.. (2024). A randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial of a probiotic combination for manipulating the gut microbiota and managing metabolic syndrome. Food Bioscience. 59. 104076–104076. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Qun, Sean M. Hartig, Christie M. Ballantyne, & Huaizhu Wu. (2024). The multifaceted life of macrophages in white adipose tissue: Immune shift couples with metabolic switch. Immunological Reviews. 324(1). 11–24. 4 indexed citations
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Guo, Yaxin, Yi Zhang, Nuo Chen, et al.. (2024). IL-37d enhances COP1-mediated C/EBPβ degradation to suppress spontaneous neutrophil migration and tumor progression. Cell Reports. 43(2). 113787–113787. 4 indexed citations
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Ma, Fei, Qun Wang, Zihong Wang, et al.. (2024). Comparative efficacy and safety of Chinese medicine injections as an adjunctive therapy for cervical cancer in Chinese patients: a network meta-analysis. Pharmaceutical Biology. 62(1). 170–182. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Yuan, et al.. (2024). Microglial Pdcd4 deficiency mitigates neuroinflammation-associated depression via facilitating Daxx mediated PPARγ/IL-10 signaling. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 21(1). 143–143. 10 indexed citations
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Wu, Nan, Ming Zhao, Nuo Chen, et al.. (2022). IL-33 in the basolateral amygdala integrates neuroinflammation into anxiogenic circuits via modulating BDNF expression. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 102. 98–109. 27 indexed citations
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Hong, Xiao‐Yue, Ting Li, Xiaoguang Li, et al.. (2020). STAT3 ameliorates cognitive deficits by positively regulating the expression of NMDARs in a mouse model of FTDP-17. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. 5(1). 295–295. 21 indexed citations
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Zhang, Qiqi, et al.. (2019). Gibberellin repression of axillary bud formation in Arabidopsis by modulation of DELLA‐SPL9 complex activity. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 62(4). 421–432. 70 indexed citations
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Wang, Qun, Chao Wei, Li Ma, et al.. (2018). Inflammatory cytokine TNF-α promotes corneal endothelium apoptosis via upregulating TIPE2 transcription during corneal graft rejection. Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 256(4). 709–715. 14 indexed citations
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Bai, Yang, Qianwen Shang, Hui Zhao, et al.. (2016). Pdcd4 Is Involved in the Formation of Stress Granule in Response to Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein or High-Fat Diet. PLoS ONE. 11(7). e0159568–e0159568. 13 indexed citations
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Shang, Qianwen, Yang Bai, Guannan Wang, et al.. (2015). Delivery of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells Attenuates Adipose Tissue Inflammation and Insulin Resistance in Obese Mice Through Remodeling Macrophage Phenotypes. Stem Cells and Development. 24(17). 2052–2064. 62 indexed citations
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Jiang, Yang, Qi Gao, Liyang Wang, et al.. (2015). Deficiency of programmed cell death 4 results in increased IL-10 expression by macrophages and thereby attenuates atherosclerosis in hyperlipidemic mice. Cellular and Molecular Immunology. 13(4). 524–534. 36 indexed citations
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Wang, Bo, Shen Dai, Xingguo Song, et al.. (2014). The Modulation of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress by Chemical Chaperone Upregulates Immune Negative Cytokine IL-35 in Apolipoprotein E-Deficient Mice. PLoS ONE. 9(1). e87787–e87787. 22 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiulian, Ji Zeng, Yitao Tian, et al.. (2014). Helicobacter pylori filtrate impairs spatial learning and memory in rats and increases β-amyloid by enhancing expression of presenilin-2. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 6. 66–66. 62 indexed citations
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Liu, Chunmei, Qianwen Shang, Yang Bai, et al.. (2014). Adenosine A2A receptor, a potential valuable target for controlling reoxygenated DCs-triggered inflammation. Molecular Immunology. 63(2). 559–565. 12 indexed citations
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Lv, Zhimei, Qun Wang, Qiang Wan, et al.. (2011). The Role of the p38 MAPK Signaling Pathway in High Glucose-Induced Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition of Cultured Human Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells. PLoS ONE. 6(7). e22806–e22806. 103 indexed citations
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Wang, Qun, Albert Y. Sun, Jana Pardeike, et al.. (2009). Neuroprotective effects of a nanocrystal formulation of sPLA2 inhibitor PX-18 in cerebral ischemia/reperfusion in gerbils. Brain Research. 1285. 188–195. 26 indexed citations

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