Weikang Ma

2.0k total citations
69 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Weikang Ma is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Weikang Ma has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 33 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Weikang Ma's work include Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (54 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (31 papers) and Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (27 papers). Weikang Ma is often cited by papers focused on Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (54 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (31 papers) and Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (27 papers). Weikang Ma collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Weikang Ma's co-authors include Thomas C. Irving, Henry Gong, Marcus Henze, Fiona L. Wong, Robert L. Anderson, Eric M. Green, Darshan V. Trivedi, Makenna M. Morck, Saswata S. Sarkar and Joshua Gorham and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Circulation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Weikang Ma

66 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Weikang Ma United States 20 891 561 101 76 70 69 1.1k
John E. Smith United States 20 610 0.7× 680 1.2× 64 0.6× 83 1.1× 138 2.0× 39 1.0k
Carlos Hidalgo United States 19 1.1k 1.2× 742 1.3× 72 0.7× 101 1.3× 175 2.5× 24 1.3k
Marco Caremani Italy 19 1.1k 1.2× 722 1.3× 246 2.4× 220 2.9× 164 2.3× 40 1.2k
Robert Stehle Germany 21 1.0k 1.1× 837 1.5× 270 2.7× 109 1.4× 163 2.3× 43 1.5k
Elena Rostkova United Kingdom 12 710 0.8× 816 1.5× 69 0.7× 131 1.7× 325 4.6× 18 1.2k
Christopher N. Toepfer United Kingdom 17 509 0.6× 402 0.7× 89 0.9× 12 0.2× 53 0.8× 31 782
Ciprian Neagoe Germany 10 969 1.1× 670 1.2× 171 1.7× 278 3.7× 249 3.6× 13 1.3k
Maegen A. Ackermann United States 18 477 0.5× 570 1.0× 37 0.4× 23 0.3× 144 2.1× 25 792
Siegfried Labeit Germany 9 687 0.8× 541 1.0× 83 0.8× 247 3.3× 218 3.1× 11 875
Alexandra Freiburg Germany 11 1.3k 1.5× 896 1.6× 60 0.6× 262 3.4× 289 4.1× 15 1.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weikang Ma

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

All Works

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Jani, Vivek, Taejeong Song, Henry Gong, et al.. (2024). The structural OFF and ON states of myosin can be decoupled from the biochemical super- and disordered-relaxed states. PNAS Nexus. 3(2). pgae039–pgae039. 15 indexed citations
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Wang, Yanhong, Luca Fusi, Jesús G. Ovejero, et al.. (2024). Load‐dependence of the activation of myosin filaments in heart muscle. The Journal of Physiology. 602(24). 6889–6907. 1 indexed citations
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Kooiker, Kristina B., Yuanhua Cheng, Galina Flint, et al.. (2024). Mechanisms of a novel regulatory light chain–dependent cardiac myosin inhibitor. The Journal of General Physiology. 156(10). 1 indexed citations
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Ma, Weikang, Carlos del Río, Srboljub M. Mijailovich, et al.. (2024). Myosin in autoinhibited off state(s), stabilized by mavacamten, can be recruited in response to inotropic interventions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(8). e2314914121–e2314914121. 5 indexed citations
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Zhao, Jing, et al.. (2024). Differences in thick filament activation in fast rodent skeletal muscle and slow porcine cardiac muscle. The Journal of Physiology. 602(12). 2751–2762. 3 indexed citations
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Pijl, Robbert van der, Weikang Ma, Ann Buhl, et al.. (2024). Increased cardiac myosin super-relaxation as an energy saving mechanism in hibernating grizzly bears. Molecular Metabolism. 92. 102084–102084. 1 indexed citations
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Álvarez, Nadir, Ran Huo, Eric Zhang, et al.. (2024). MuscleX: data analysis software for fiber diffraction patterns from muscle. Journal of Synchrotron Radiation. 31(5). 1401–1408. 3 indexed citations
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Jani, Vivek, Mohammed Aslam, Weikang Ma, et al.. (2023). Right Ventricular Sarcomere Contractile Depression and the Role of Thick Filament Activation in Human Heart Failure With Pulmonary Hypertension. Circulation. 147(25). 1919–1932. 9 indexed citations
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Landim-Vieira, Maicon, Weikang Ma, Taejeong Song, et al.. (2023). Cardiac troponin T N-domain variant destabilizes the actin interface resulting in disturbed myofilament function. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(23). e2221244120–e2221244120. 15 indexed citations
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Schmeckpeper, Jeffrey, Maicon Landim-Vieira, Weikang Ma, et al.. (2023). Disruption of Z-Disc Function Promotes Mechanical Dysfunction in Human Myocardium: Evidence for a Dual Myofilament Modulatory Role by Alpha-Actinin 2. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(19). 14572–14572. 2 indexed citations
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Ma, Weikang, Kyoung Hwan Lee, Henry Gong, et al.. (2023). The structural and functional integrities of porcine myocardium are mostly preserved by cryopreservation. The Journal of General Physiology. 155(9). 9 indexed citations
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Ma, Weikang, Lin Qi, Henry Gong, et al.. (2023). Myosin in autoinhibited off state(s), stabilized by mavacamten, can be recruited via inotropic effectors. Biophysical Journal. 122(3). 122a–122a. 3 indexed citations
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Gong, Henry, Weikang Ma, Michael Regnier, & Thomas C. Irving. (2022). Thick filament activation is different in fast‐ and slow‐twitch skeletal muscle. The Journal of Physiology. 600(24). 5247–5266. 11 indexed citations
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Alania, Yvette, Ariene A. Leme‐Kraus, Derk Joester, et al.. (2021). The stoic tooth root: how the mineral and extracellular matrix counterbalance to keep aged dentin stable. Acta Biomaterialia. 138. 351–360. 6 indexed citations
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Lindqvist, Johan, Weikang Ma, Frank Li, et al.. (2020). Triggering typical nemaline myopathy with compound heterozygous nebulin mutations reveals myofilament structural changes as pathomechanism. Nature Communications. 11(1). 2699–2699. 11 indexed citations
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Ma, Weikang, et al.. (2020). In vivo x-ray diffraction and simultaneous EMG reveal the time course of myofilament lattice dilation and filament stretch. Journal of Experimental Biology. 223(Pt 17). 8 indexed citations
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Anderson, Robert L., Darshan V. Trivedi, Saswata S. Sarkar, et al.. (2018). Deciphering the super relaxed state of human β-cardiac myosin and the mode of action of mavacamten from myosin molecules to muscle fibers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(35). E8143–E8152. 262 indexed citations
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Landim-Vieira, Maicon, et al.. (2018). Structural and functional impact of troponin C-mediated Ca2+ sensitization on myofilament lattice spacing and cross-bridge mechanics in mouse cardiac muscle. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 123. 26–37. 23 indexed citations
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Joumaa, Venus, Ian C. P. Smith, Tim Leonard, et al.. (2018). Evidence for Actin Filament Structural Changes after Active Shortening in Skinned Muscle Bundles. Biophysical Journal. 114(3). 135a–135a. 9 indexed citations
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Ma, Weikang, et al.. (2017). Thick Filament Compliance in Passively Stretched Skeletal Muscle. Biophysical Journal. 112(3). 181a–181a. 1 indexed citations

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