Weigang Wang

5.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
71 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Weigang Wang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Weigang Wang has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 12 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Weigang Wang's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (11 papers), Cancer Cells and Metastasis (8 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (7 papers). Weigang Wang is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (11 papers), Cancer Cells and Metastasis (8 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (7 papers). Weigang Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Weigang Wang's co-authors include John S. Condeelis, Jeffrey Wyckoff, Jeffrey E. Segall, Robert J. Eddy, Sumanta Goswami, Yarong Wang, Elaine Y. Lin, Jeffrey W. Pollard, John Condeelis and Fiona J. Pixley and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Experimental Medicine, Journal of Clinical Oncology and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Weigang Wang

71 papers receiving 4.3k citations

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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.

A Paracrine Loop between Tumor Cells and Macrophages Is Required for Tumor Cell Migration in Mammary Tumors

2004 901 citations Jeffrey Wyckoff, Weigang Wang et al. Cancer Research profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Weigang Wang China	25	1.9k	1.6k	1.3k	746	694	71	4.4k
Sumanta Goswami United States	25	1.7k 0.9×	1.4k 0.9×	875 0.7×	812 1.1×	604 0.9×	46	3.7k
Paraic A. Kenny United States	31	2.6k 1.4×	2.1k 1.4×	854 0.7×	372 0.5×	900 1.3×	85	5.2k
Victoria Sanz‐Moreno United Kingdom	35	2.7k 1.4×	1.6k 1.0×	1.6k 1.3×	548 0.7×	762 1.1×	63	4.7k
Leo Price Netherlands	30	2.3k 1.2×	626 0.4×	1.1k 0.9×	365 0.5×	314 0.5×	58	3.9k
Paul Yaswen United States	44	3.7k 1.9×	2.3k 1.4×	759 0.6×	430 0.6×	1.1k 1.6×	85	6.2k
Ashani T. Weeraratna United States	40	3.9k 2.1×	1.8k 1.2×	916 0.7×	1.1k 1.5×	1.1k 1.5×	114	6.6k
Helmut Dolznig Austria	36	2.3k 1.2×	1.7k 1.1×	577 0.4×	611 0.8×	823 1.2×	86	4.7k
Ole Didrik Lærum Norway	42	2.0k 1.1×	1.3k 0.9×	591 0.5×	643 0.9×	941 1.4×	200	5.3k
Diwakar R. Pattabiraman United States	20	3.3k 1.8×	2.4k 1.5×	502 0.4×	803 1.1×	1.7k 2.4×	28	5.7k
Anne E. Cress United States	41	2.8k 1.5×	1.8k 1.1×	904 0.7×	464 0.6×	931 1.3×	147	5.4k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wang, Weigang, et al.. (2023). The predicting role of serum tumor-specific growth factor for prognosis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. BMC Cancer. 23(1). 1067–1067. 4 indexed citations

Cong, Lili, Yu Tian, Zepeng Huo, et al.. (2022). Single-Cell VEGF Analysis by Fluorescence Imaging–Microfluidic Droplet Platform: An Immunosandwich Strategy on the Cell Surface. Analytical Chemistry. 94(17). 6591–6598. 10 indexed citations

Li, Maoxing, Xiaolin Li, Peng Wang, et al.. (2022). Crocetin: A Systematic Review. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 12. 745683–745683. 66 indexed citations

Wang, Weigang, Baoguo Tian, Xiaofang Zhang, et al.. (2022). Clinical features and prognostic factors of breast cancer in young women: a retrospective single-center study. Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 307(3). 957–968. 8 indexed citations

Tian, Xiuyu, et al.. (2022). Hydroxytyrosol Alleviated Hypoxia‐Mediated PC12 Cell Damage through Activating PI3K/AKT/mTOR‐HIF‐1α Signaling. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2022(1). 8673728–8673728. 8 indexed citations

Chen, Liping, Maoxing Li, Zhiqiang Yang, et al.. (2020). Gardenia jasminoides Ellis: Ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry, and pharmacological and industrial applications of an important traditional Chinese medicine. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 257. 112829–112829. 176 indexed citations

Wang, Weigang, et al.. (2019). LncRNA GAS5 overexpression downregulates IL-18 and induces the apoptosis of fibroblast-like synoviocytes. Clinical Rheumatology. 38(11). 3275–3280. 22 indexed citations

Zheng, Zongyu, Tianjiao Ma, Xin Lian, et al.. (2018). Clopidogrel Reduces Fibronectin Accumulation and Improves Diabetes-Induced Renal Fibrosis. International Journal of Biological Sciences. 15(1). 239–252. 34 indexed citations

Wang, Weigang, Xiaoqin Xu, Baoguo Tian, et al.. (2017). The diagnostic value of serum tumor markers CEA, CA19-9, CA125, CA15-3, and TPS in metastatic breast cancer. Clinica Chimica Acta. 470. 51–55. 146 indexed citations

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Wang, Yuantao, et al.. (2016). Renal oncocytoma: A report of two cases and review of the literature. Oncology Letters. 12(1). 291–294. 5 indexed citations

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Liu, Zhibin, et al.. (2010). Study on Perfume Stimulating Olfaction with Volatile Oil of Acorus Gramineus for Treatment of the Alzheimer's Disease Rat. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine. 30(4). 283–287. 20 indexed citations

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Torres, Evanthia T. Roussos, Yarong Wang, Jeffrey Wyckoff, et al.. (2010). Mena deficiency delays tumor progression and decreases metastasis in polyoma middle-T transgenic mouse mammary tumors. Breast Cancer Research. 12(6). R101–R101. 2 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhigang, Ran Lv, Weigang Wang, et al.. (2008). Ghrelin improves delayed gastrointestinal transit in alloxan-induced diabetic mice. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 14(16). 2572–2572. 34 indexed citations

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Wang, Weigang, Jeffrey Wyckoff, Sumanta Goswami, et al.. (2007). Coordinated Regulation of Pathways for Enhanced Cell Motility and Chemotaxis Is Conserved in Rat and Mouse Mammary Tumors. Cancer Research. 67(8). 3505–3511. 144 indexed citations

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Wang, Jianying & Weigang Wang. (2006). Specific antibodies of the early diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Weigang, Sumanta Goswami, Erik Sahai, et al.. (2005). Tumor cells caught in the act of invading: their strategy for enhanced cell motility. Trends in Cell Biology. 15(3). 138–145. 209 indexed citations

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Goswami, Sumanta, Weigang Wang, Jeffrey Wyckoff, & John S. Condeelis. (2004). Breast Cancer Cells Isolated by Chemotaxis from Primary Tumors Show Increased Survival and Resistance to Chemotherapy. Cancer Research. 64(21). 7664–7667. 52 indexed citations

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Wang, Weigang, Sumanta Goswami, Kyle Lapidus, et al.. (2004). Identification and Testing of a Gene Expression Signature of Invasive Carcinoma Cells within Primary Mammary Tumors. Cancer Research. 64(23). 8585–8594. 367 indexed citations

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Wyckoff, Jeffrey, Weigang Wang, Elaine Y. Lin, et al.. (2004). A Paracrine Loop between Tumor Cells and Macrophages Is Required for Tumor Cell Migration in Mammary Tumors. Cancer Research. 64(19). 7022–7029. 901 indexed citations breakdown →

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Liang, Fuyou, et al.. (1999). Use of monoclonal antibody norcantharidin conjugate in experimental targeting therapy of tumor. Dongwuxue zazhi. 34(2). 18–22. 1 indexed citations

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