Sean K. Wang

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Sean K. Wang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Ophthalmology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sean K. Wang has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 15 papers in Ophthalmology. Recurrent topics in Sean K. Wang's work include Retinal Diseases and Treatments (13 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (9 papers) and Glaucoma and retinal disorders (6 papers). Sean K. Wang is often cited by papers focused on Retinal Diseases and Treatments (13 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (9 papers) and Glaucoma and retinal disorders (6 papers). Sean K. Wang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Australia. Sean K. Wang's co-authors include Constance L. Cepko, Yunlu Xue, Robert T. Chang, Howard Y. Chang, Darius M. Moshfeghi, Paul A. Wender, Laura Amaya, Parimal Rana, Matthew B. Wallenstein and Theodore Leng and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Sean K. Wang

48 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

Engineering circular RNA for enhanced protein production

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sean K. Wang United States	22	962	474	448	230	228	52	1.8k
Richard S. Smith United States	27	1.2k 1.3×	1.2k 2.6×	556 1.2×	183 0.8×	143 0.6×	59	2.6k
Karl Wahlin United States	27	1.7k 1.8×	503 1.1×	372 0.8×	87 0.4×	101 0.4×	69	2.8k
Noriko Esumi United States	26	1.1k 1.1×	419 0.9×	176 0.4×	63 0.3×	288 1.3×	60	1.8k
Kenji Kitahara Japan	28	937 1.0×	384 0.8×	223 0.5×	271 1.2×	77 0.3×	150	2.5k
David N. Zacks United States	36	1.4k 1.5×	2.2k 4.7×	989 2.2×	337 1.5×	111 0.5×	125	3.2k
Xuejing Chen United States	22	486 0.5×	951 2.0×	750 1.7×	74 0.3×	59 0.3×	86	1.8k
Jimmy Duong United States	23	968 1.0×	371 0.8×	130 0.3×	93 0.4×	135 0.6×	44	1.7k
Federico Ricci Italy	26	538 0.6×	1.6k 3.3×	963 2.1×	238 1.0×	111 0.5×	89	2.2k
Jasmine H. Francis United States	32	827 0.9×	2.4k 5.2×	762 1.7×	312 1.4×	286 1.3×	191	3.6k
Shelley Boyd Canada	20	383 0.4×	616 1.3×	322 0.7×	142 0.6×	53 0.2×	38	1.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sean K. Wang

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Sankar, Venkat, King L. Hung, Aditi Gnanasekar, et al.. (2025). Genetic elements promote retention of extrachromosomal DNA in cancer cells. Nature. 649(8095). 152–160. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Sean K., et al.. (2025). ERG responses to high-frequency flickers require FAT3 signaling in mouse retinal bipolar cells. The Journal of General Physiology. 157(2). 2 indexed citations

Wang, Sean K., et al.. (2025). Integrated analysis of molecular atlases unveils modules driving developmental cell subtype specification in the human cortex. Nature Neuroscience. 28(5). 949–963. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Sean K., et al.. (2025). LEFT VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION IN THE SETTING OF ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AND CARDIOGENIC SHOCK: A CAUTIONARY TALE. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 85(12). 3514–3514.

Ma, Rui, Xiaojin Wu, Lei Tian, et al.. (2025). NKp46 enhances type 1 innate lymphoid cell proliferation and function and anti-acute myeloid leukemia activity. Nature Communications. 16(1). 989–989.

Wang, Sean K., et al.. (2024). Structural Variations of Prions and Prion-like Proteins Associated with Neurodegeneration. Current Issues in Molecular Biology. 46(7). 6423–6439. 2 indexed citations

Adu‐Brimpong, Joel, Michael D. Yu, Marco H. Ji, et al.. (2023). Telemedicine retinopathy of prematurity severity score (TeleROP-SS) versus modified activity score (mROP-ActS) retrospective comparison in SUNDROP cohort. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 1 indexed citations

Xue, Yunlu, et al.. (2023). Chromophore supply modulates cone function and survival in retinitis pigmentosa mouse models. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(23). 7 indexed citations

Amaya, Laura, Ruoxi Pi, Sean K. Wang, et al.. (2023). Charge-altering releasable transporters enhance mRNA delivery in vitro and exhibit in vivo tropism. Nature Communications. 14(1). 6983–6983. 35 indexed citations

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Yu, Michael D., et al.. (2023). OCULAR ISCHEMIC SYNDROME IN THE SETTING OF NORMAL CAROTID DUPLEX ULTRASOUND. Retinal Cases & Brief Reports. 19(2). 221–224. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Sean K., et al.. (2022). Distinct networks of periaqueductal gray columns in pain and threat processing. NeuroImage. 250. 118936–118936. 17 indexed citations

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Wang, Sean K., Edward Korot, Marco H. Ji, et al.. (2022). Modeling absolute zone size in retinopathy of prematurity in relation to axial length. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 4717–4717. 4 indexed citations

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Wu, David M., Maryna V. Ivanchenko, Michelle Chung, et al.. (2021). Nrf2 overexpression rescues the RPE in mouse models of retinitis pigmentosa. JCI Insight. 6(2). 43 indexed citations

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Xue, Yunlu, Sean K. Wang, Parimal Rana, et al.. (2021). AAV-Txnip prolongs cone survival and vision in mouse models of retinitis pigmentosa. eLife. 10. 31 indexed citations

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Zhu, Zhuoting, Leon B. Ellwein, Sean K. Wang, Jialiang Zhao, & Mingguang He. (2018). Meeting the need for corrective spectacles in visually impaired Chinese school children: the potential of ready-made spectacles. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 103(8). 1106–1111. 5 indexed citations

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Albini, Thomas A., Natalia F. Callaway, Suzann Pershing, et al.. (2017). Trends in Hospitalization and Incidence Rate for Syphilitic Uveitis in the United States From 1998 to 2009. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 180. 133–141. 8 indexed citations

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Chen, James Y., Masanori Miyanishi, Sean K. Wang, et al.. (2016). Hoxb5 marks long-term haematopoietic stem cells and reveals a homogenous perivascular niche. Nature. 530(7589). 223–227. 239 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiyong, Sean K. Wang, Keqiang Zhang, et al.. (2014). Expression of glypican 3 enriches hepatocellular carcinoma development-related genes and associates with carcinogenesis in cirrhotic livers. Carcinogenesis. 36(2). 232–242. 29 indexed citations

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Yang, Jian, et al.. (2007). Determination of tryptophan oxidation of monoclonal antibody by reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography. Journal of Chromatography A. 1156(1-2). 174–182. 54 indexed citations

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Krishnan, Amrita, Auayporn Nademanee, Henry C. Fung, et al.. (2006). Does Follicularity in Large Cell Lymphoma Predict Outcome after Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation?. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 12(6). 641–647. 8 indexed citations

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