Wenzhang Wang

5.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
49 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Wenzhang Wang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Neurology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wenzhang Wang has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Neurology and 12 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Wenzhang Wang's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (17 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (12 papers) and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (7 papers). Wenzhang Wang is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (17 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (12 papers) and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (7 papers). Wenzhang Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and India. Wenzhang Wang's co-authors include Xiongwei Zhu, George Perry, Xinglong Wang, Xiaopin Ma, Fanpeng Zhao, Li Li, Hyoung‐gon Lee, Hisashi Fujioka, Sandra L. Siedlak and Jun Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Wenzhang Wang

47 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease

2013 1.1k citations Xinglong Wang, Wenzhang Wang et al. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease profile →
Mitochondria dysfunction in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease: recent advances

2020 832 citations Wenzhang Wang, Fanpeng Zhao et al. Molecular Neurodegeneration profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wenzhang Wang China	26	2.2k	1.5k	901	543	502	49	4.1k
Chengsong Xie United States	31	1.8k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	1.7k 1.9×	700 1.3×	1.0k 2.0×	44	4.0k
Charbel Moussa United States	36	1.5k 0.6×	1.6k 1.1×	1.5k 1.6×	704 1.3×	1.0k 2.0×	83	4.2k
Akira Tamaoka Japan	35	1.8k 0.8×	2.1k 1.4×	1.5k 1.6×	690 1.3×	803 1.6×	210	4.6k
Marı́a F. Galindo Spain	35	1.7k 0.8×	776 0.5×	461 0.5×	419 0.8×	742 1.5×	63	3.2k
Gundars Goldsteins Finland	34	1.5k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	914 1.0×	1.8k 3.2×	1.1k 2.2×	50	4.6k
Marcelo R. Vargas United States	32	2.2k 1.0×	880 0.6×	1.4k 1.6×	981 1.8×	725 1.4×	48	4.3k
Mahmoud Kiaei United States	31	2.0k 0.9×	762 0.5×	1.7k 1.9×	558 1.0×	585 1.2×	48	3.9k
Yungui Zhou United States	22	1.5k 0.7×	2.2k 1.5×	404 0.4×	1.3k 2.4×	706 1.4×	29	4.3k
Sandra Moreno Italy	35	1.9k 0.9×	1.0k 0.7×	398 0.4×	436 0.8×	845 1.7×	80	3.6k
Yansheng Du United States	38	2.0k 0.9×	2.0k 1.3×	824 0.9×	1.5k 2.7×	1.3k 2.5×	94	5.5k

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Chen, Lihui, et al.. (2025). A novel score system for imminent new vertebral fracture risk after vertebral augmentation: the predictive value of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration. European Spine Journal.

Wang, Wenzhang, Shiyan Yang, Haifeng Liu, et al.. (2024). Three-dimensional printed titanium chest wall reconstruction for tumor removal in the sternal region. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 19(1). 579–579. 1 indexed citations

Lu, Yubing, Hisashi Fujioka, Wenzhang Wang, & Xiongwei Zhu. (2023). Bezafibrate confers neuroprotection in the 5xFAD mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1869(8). 166841–166841. 11 indexed citations

Wang, Wenzhang, Xiaopin Ma, Fanpeng Zhao, et al.. (2023). Intraneuronal β-amyloid impaired mitochondrial proteostasis through the impact on LONP1. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(51). e2316823120–e2316823120. 6 indexed citations

Wang, Wenzhang, Fanpeng Zhao, Yubing Lu, et al.. (2023). Damaged mitochondria coincide with presynaptic vesicle loss and abnormalities in alzheimer’s disease brain. Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 11(1). 54–54. 24 indexed citations

Zhu, Julia, Xiaopin Ma, Sandra L. Siedlak, et al.. (2022). C19orf12 ablation causes ferroptosis in mitochondrial membrane protein-associated with neurodegeneration. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 182. 23–33. 15 indexed citations

Niu, Mengyue, Fanpeng Zhao, Sandra L. Siedlak, et al.. (2021). VPS35 D620N knockin mice recapitulate cardinal features of Parkinson’s disease. Aging Cell. 20(5). e13347–e13347. 27 indexed citations

Wang, Wenzhang, Fanpeng Zhao, Xiaopin Ma, George Perry, & Xiongwei Zhu. (2020). Mitochondria dysfunction in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease: recent advances. Molecular Neurodegeneration. 15(1). 30–30. 832 indexed citations breakdown →

Zhao, Fanpeng, Wenzhang Wang, Chunyu Wang, et al.. (2017). Mfn2 protects dopaminergic neurons exposed to paraquat both in vitro and in vivo : Implications for idiopathic Parkinson's disease. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1863(6). 1359–1370. 41 indexed citations

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Wang, Wenzhang, Hiroyuki Arakawa, Luwen Wang, et al.. (2017). Motor-Coordinative and Cognitive Dysfunction Caused by Mutant TDP-43 Could Be Reversed by Inhibiting Its Mitochondrial Localization. Molecular Therapy. 25(1). 127–139. 59 indexed citations

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Wang, Wenzhang, Luwen Wang, Junjie Lu, et al.. (2016). The inhibition of TDP-43 mitochondrial localization blocks its neuronal toxicity. Nature Medicine. 22(8). 869–878. 308 indexed citations

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Wang, Wenzhang, Xinglong Wang, Hisashi Fujioka, et al.. (2015). Parkinson's disease–associated mutant VPS35 causes mitochondrial dysfunction by recycling DLP1 complexes. Nature Medicine. 22(1). 54–63. 259 indexed citations

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Jiang, Zhen, Wenzhang Wang, George Perry, Xiongwei Zhu, & Xinglong Wang. (2015). Mitochondrial dynamic abnormalities in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Translational Neurodegeneration. 4(1). 14–14. 47 indexed citations

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Zhang, Fan, Wenzhang Wang, Sandra L. Siedlak, et al.. (2015). Miro1 deficiency in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 7. 100–100. 55 indexed citations

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Wang, Wenzhang, Li Li, Wen-Lang Lin, et al.. (2013). The ALS disease-associated mutant TDP-43 impairs mitochondrial dynamics and function in motor neurons. Human Molecular Genetics. 22(23). 4706–4719. 256 indexed citations

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Zhao, Jing, Chenji Wang, Jia Wang, et al.. (2011). E3 ubiquitin ligase Siah-1 facilitates poly-ubiquitylation and proteasomal degradation of the hepatitis B viral X protein. FEBS Letters. 585(19). 2943–2950. 43 indexed citations

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Jiang, Deke, Weihua Ren, Lei Yao, et al.. (2010). Meta-analysis of Association Between TP53 Arg72Pro Polymorphism and Bladder Cancer Risk. Urology. 76(3). 765.e1–765.e7. 31 indexed citations

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Jiang, Deke, Lei Yao, Weihua Ren, et al.. (2010). TP53 Arg72Pro polymorphism and endometrial cancer risk: a meta-analysis. Medical Oncology. 28(4). 1129–1135. 12 indexed citations

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Peng, Bo, Lihuan Cao, Wenzhang Wang, et al.. (2009). Polymorphisms in the promoter regions of matrix metalloproteinases 1 and 3 and cancer risk: a meta-analysis of 50 case–control studies. Mutagenesis. 25(1). 41–48. 36 indexed citations

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Shang, Jie, et al.. (1992). Metabolism of organic substance during seed germination of Pinus bungeana. Dongbei linye daxue xuebao. 1 indexed citations

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