Xiaobo Wang

8.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
184 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Xiaobo Wang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaobo Wang has authored 184 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Molecular Biology, 30 papers in Genetics and 29 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Xiaobo Wang's work include Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (21 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (11 papers) and Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation (11 papers). Xiaobo Wang is often cited by papers focused on Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (21 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (11 papers) and Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation (11 papers). Xiaobo Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Italy. Xiaobo Wang's co-authors include Ira Tabas, Ze Zheng, Jiliang Zhou, Arif Yurdagul, Robert F. Schwabe, Guoqing Hu, Bishuang Cai, Xiao Xu, Brennan D. Gerlach and Luca Valenti and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Investigation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Xiaobo Wang

174 papers receiving 5.6k 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.

Macrophage Metabolism of Apoptotic Cell-Derived Arginine Promotes Continual Efferocytosis and Resolution of Injury

2020 321 citations Arif Yurdagul, Xiaobo Wang et al. profile →
Hepatocyte TAZ/WWTR1 Promotes Inflammation and Fibrosis in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

2016 313 citations Xiaobo Wang, Ze Zheng et al. profile →
Efferocytosis induces macrophage proliferation to help resolve tissue injury

2021 209 citations Brennan D. Gerlach, Patrick B. Ampomah et al. profile →
Molecular mechanisms in MASLD/MASH-related HCC

2024 62 citations Xiaobo Wang, Liang Zhang et al. Hepatology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiaobo Wang China	39	2.4k	1.1k	1.1k	753	578	184	5.6k
Xiao‐Ming Yin United States	38	3.7k 1.5×	1.6k 1.4×	695 0.7×	453 0.6×	293 0.5×	122	6.3k
Shanshan Li China	42	2.5k 1.0×	822 0.7×	578 0.5×	438 0.6×	751 1.3×	247	5.4k
Cynthia A. Bradham United States	28	3.0k 1.2×	893 0.8×	704 0.7×	381 0.5×	180 0.3×	52	5.5k
Thorsten Berger Canada	32	2.6k 1.1×	763 0.7×	1.2k 1.1×	333 0.4×	207 0.4×	48	6.0k
Shu Zhang China	47	4.6k 1.9×	1.2k 1.1×	1.3k 1.2×	482 0.6×	399 0.7×	351	9.6k
Cheng Zhang China	43	3.1k 1.3×	535 0.5×	907 0.9×	461 0.6×	640 1.1×	297	6.3k
Fuquan Yang China	43	4.7k 1.9×	584 0.5×	847 0.8×	574 0.8×	569 1.0×	173	7.9k
Seok‐Geun Lee South Korea	51	3.7k 1.5×	825 0.7×	598 0.6×	262 0.3×	389 0.7×	200	7.8k
David Camp United States	61	7.5k 3.1×	1.2k 1.1×	754 0.7×	733 1.0×	327 0.6×	152	11.7k
Alberto Álvarez Spain	52	4.2k 1.7×	993 0.9×	966 0.9×	545 0.7×	273 0.5×	155	8.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Xiaobo Wang

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Wang, Xiaobo, Hongxue Shi, Yang Xiao, et al.. (2025). A non-apoptotic caspase-8–meteorin pathway in hepatocytes promotes MASH fibrosis. Nature Metabolism. 7(10). 2067–2082.

Zhang, Hui, et al.. (2024). Combination of serum alpha-fetoprotein, PIVKA-Ⅱ and glypican-3 in diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma: a meta-analysis. Journal of Zhejiang University (Medical Sciences). 53(1). 131–139.

Li, Man, Yuchen Ge, Jing Xia, et al.. (2024). Atorvastatin calcium alleviates UVB-induced HaCat cell senescence and skin photoaging. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 30010–30010. 5 indexed citations

Ampomah, Patrick B., Lancia Darville, Xiaobo Wang, et al.. (2024). Efferocytosis drives a tryptophan metabolism pathway in macrophages to promote tissue resolution. Nature Metabolism. 6(9). 1736–1755. 31 indexed citations

Wang, Xiaobo, Liang Zhang, & Bingning Dong. (2024). Molecular mechanisms in MASLD/MASH-related HCC. Hepatology. 82(5). 1303–1324. 62 indexed citations breakdown →

Qiu, Guanhua, et al.. (2024). Harnessing bimetallic iMWA nanosensitizer to unleash ferroptosis and calcium overload: Unlocking tumor vulnerability for potentiated iMWA therapy against hepatocellular carcinoma. Chemical Engineering Journal. 495. 153368–153368. 6 indexed citations

Wang, Xiaobo, et al.. (2023). Protection of Substation Grounding Grid by Gadolinium Magnesium Sacrificial Anode. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 2546(1). 12004–12004. 1 indexed citations

Shi, Hongxue, et al.. (2023). Efferocytosis in liver disease. JHEP Reports. 6(1). 100960–100960. 18 indexed citations

Wang, Xiaobo. (2022). Challenges and opportunities in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(4). 328–330. 3 indexed citations

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Ampomah, Patrick B., Bishuang Cai, Brennan D. Gerlach, et al.. (2022). Macrophages use apoptotic cell-derived methionine and DNMT3A during efferocytosis to promote tissue resolution. Nature Metabolism. 4(4). 444–457. 98 indexed citations

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Shi, Hongxue, Xiaobo Wang, Fang Li, et al.. (2022). CD47-SIRPα axis blockade in NASH promotes necroptotic hepatocyte clearance by liver macrophages and decreases hepatic fibrosis. Science Translational Medicine. 14(672). eabp8309–eabp8309. 55 indexed citations

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Yu, Junjie, Changyu Zhu, Xiaobo Wang, et al.. (2021). Hepatocyte TLR4 triggers inter-hepatocyte Jagged1/Notch signaling to determine NASH-induced fibrosis. Science Translational Medicine. 13(599). 94 indexed citations

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Li, Wen, Xiaobo Wang, & Yan Xu. (2021). Recognition of CRISPR Off-Target Cleavage Sites with SeqGAN. Current Bioinformatics. 17(1). 101–107. 6 indexed citations

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Zheng, Ze, Keiko Nakamura, Xiaobo Wang, et al.. (2020). Interacting hepatic PAI-1/tPA gene regulatory pathways influence impaired fibrinolysis severity in obesity. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 130(8). 4348–4359. 28 indexed citations

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Tao, Wei, Arif Yurdagul, Na Kong, et al.. (2020). siRNA nanoparticles targeting CaMKIIγ in lesional macrophages improve atherosclerotic plaque stability in mice. Science Translational Medicine. 12(553). 191 indexed citations

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Fu, Hongli, Yingxi Yang, Xiaobo Wang, Hui Wang, & Yan Xu. (2019). DeepUbi: a deep learning framework for prediction of ubiquitination sites in proteins. BMC Bioinformatics. 20(1). 86–86. 57 indexed citations

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Hou, Biyu, Guifen Qiang, Xiuying Yang, et al.. (2018). Puerarin Mitigates Diabetic Hepatic Steatosis and Fibrosis by Inhibiting TGF‐β Signaling Pathway Activation in Type 2 Diabetic Rats. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2018(1). 4545321–4545321. 52 indexed citations

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Wang, Xiaobo, et al.. (2017). Acute toxicity of low molecular seleno-aminopolysaccharide to mice.. Zhongguo shouyi xuebao. 37(9). 1790–1796. 2 indexed citations

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Pan, Longfei, et al.. (2016). The usage of HC visual laryngoscope for emergency tracheal intubation by unskilled junior emergency resident doctors. Zhonghua jizhen yixue zazhi. 25(7). 910–914. 2 indexed citations

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Xu, Wanhong, Brian Xi, Jieying Wu, et al.. (2009). Natural product derivative Bis(4-fluorobenzyl)trisulfide inhibits tumor growth by modification of β-tubulin at Cys 12 and suppression of microtubule dynamics. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 8(12). 3318–3330. 22 indexed citations

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