Xiaodong Wang

78.1k citations

320 papers · 63.8k indexed · 34 hit papers · h-index 88

Impact in

Molecular Biology top 0.01%
- Cell death mechanisms and regulation
- Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
- RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
- ATP Synthase and ATPases Research
Immunology top 0.05%
- interferon and immune responses

Papers in

Molecular Biology 214
- Cell death mechanisms and regulation 80
- Mitochondrial Function and Pathology 24
- RNA Interference and Gene Delivery 22
- ATP Synthase and ATPases Research 17
- RNA Research and Splicing 12
- Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors 12
Aging 4

Co-authors: Xuesong Liu Hua Zou I. Imawati Budihardjo Xu Luo Fenghe DuJie YangDeepak NijhawanPeng Li
Journals: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (29 papers)Cell (17 papers)Journal of Biological Chemistry (16 papers)Molecular Cell (9 papers)Nature (5 papers)
Partner nations: China United States Canada

In The Last Decade

Xiaodong Wang

301 papers receiving 62.7k citations

Hit Papers

15 papers align trajectories log scale

The biochemical pathways of apoptotic, necroptotic, pyroptotic, and ferroptotic cell death 2024 · 215 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2024 Molecular Cell
2024 Cell Metabolism
2020 Molecular Cell
2020 Nature Communications
2014 Molecular Cell
2012 Cell
2012 Cell
2011 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2011 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2009 Cell
2008 Cell
2005 Cell
2005 Cell
2004 Annual Review of Biochemistry
2004 Science
2003 Genes & Development
2003 Science
2002 Molecular Cell
2001 Nature
2000 Nature
2000 Cell
2000 Nature
1999 Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology
1999 Journal of Biological Chemistry
1998 Cell
1997 Cell
1997 Science
1997 Cell
1997 Cell
1996 Cell
1994 Cell
1993 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
1993 Cell
1989 Nature

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Co-authors

The 25 scholars most cited alongside Xiaodong Wang, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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1	Stress granule–mediated ZBP1 activation drives necroptotic cell death in non-obstructive azoospermia and testicular aging Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Hongen Lei, Dianrong Li, Jie Chen, Baowen Du, Kaiju Jiang, Tao Xu, Han Hu, Weiliang Fan, Long Tian, Xiaodong Wang	2025	0
2	Antibacterial activities of oregano essential oils and their active components Frontiers in Pharmacology ·Lei Tao, Yan Liang, Zhi Xia, Xinsheng Wang, Xiaodong Wang, Zhe Chao, Jie Guo	2025	2
3	Overcoming resistance to PD-1 and CTLA-4 blockade mechanisms and therapeutic strategies Frontiers in Immunology ·Xiaodong Wang, Jing He, G. Ding, Yixuan Tang, Qianqian Wang	2025	0
4	Dicationic π-conjugated triphenylamine fluorescent ligands target mitochondrial DNA G‑quadruplexes and inhibit triple-negative breast cancer growth Sensors and Actuators B Chemical ·Xiaodong Wang, Zaiwang Li, Xue-Zhang Liu, Ming-Hao Hu	2025	0
5	Podocan unraveled: Understanding its role in tumor proliferation and smooth muscle regulation Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy ·Feiyang Zhang, Li Wang, Qi-Cai Chen, Fuyong Zhang, Xiaodong Wang, Feng Yao	2024	1
6	Discovery of a triphenylamine-based ligand that targets mitochondrial DNA G-quadruplexes and activates the cGAS-STING immunomodulatory pathway European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry ·Xiaodong Wang, Yong-Si Liu, Mengdie Chen, Ming-Hao Hu	2024	25
7	A highly emissive near infrared thiophene-benzoindolium ligand binding to mitochondrial G-quadruplexes triggers triple-negative breast cancer cell death Sensors and Actuators B Chemical ·Xiaodong Wang, Yong-Si Liu, Ming-Hao Hu	2024	4
8	The biochemical pathways of apoptotic, necroptotic, pyroptotic, and ferroptotic cell death Molecular Cell ·Youwei Ai, Yutong Meng, Bo Yan, Qinyi Zhou, Xiaodong Wang Hit paper breakdown →	2024	215
9	Nondestructive detection of saline-alkali stress in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) seedlings via fusion technology Plant Methods ·Ying Gu, Guoqing Feng, Peichen Hou, Yanan Zhou, He Zhang, Xiaodong Wang, Bin Luo, Liping Chen	2024	1
10	A Redesigned Method for CNP-Synchronized In Vitro Maturation Inhibits Oxidative Stress and Apoptosis in Cumulus-Oocyte Complexes and Improves the Developmental Potential of Porcine Oocytes Genes ·Jinlun Lu, Min Guo, Xiaodong Wang, Rui Wang, Guangyin Xi, Lei An, Jianhui Tian, Meiqiang Chu	2023	3
11	Blockage of MLKL prevents myelin damage in experimental diabetic neuropathy Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Jia Guo, Zehui Guo, Yan‐Ju Huang, Suchen Ma, Bo Yan, Chenjie Pan, Zhaodi Jiang, Fengchao Wang, Zhiyuan Zhang, Yuwei Da, Xiaodong Wang, Zhengxin Ying	2022	11
12	Reducing Optical Reflection Loss for Perovskite Solar Cells Via Printable Mesoporous SiO₂ Antireflection Coatings Advanced Functional Materials ·Xiaodong Wang, Wei Wang, Jiale Liu, Jianhang Qi, Yue He, Yifan Wang, Wenjing Hu, Yanjie Cheng, Kai Chen, Yue Hu, Anyi Mei, Hongwei Han	2022	31
13	Modulating Oxygen Vacancies in BaSnO₃ for Printable Carbon-Based Mesoscopic Perovskite Solar Cells ACS Applied Energy Materials ·Jiale Liu, Yanjun Guan, Shuang Liu, Sheng Li, Chenxu Gao, Jiankang Du, Cheng Qiu, Daiyu Li, Deyi Zhang, Xiaodong Wang, Yifan Wang, Yue Hu, Yaoguang Rong, Anyi Mei, Hongwei Han	2021	21
14	Structure of PDE3A–SLFN12 complex and structure-based design for a potent apoptosis inducer of tumor cells Nature Communications ·Jie Chen, Nan Liu, Yinpin Huang, Yuanxun Wang, Yuxing Sun, Qingcui Wu, Dianrong Li, Shuanhu Gao, Hongwei Wang, Niu Huang, Xiangbing Qi, Xiaodong Wang	2021	31
15	A Regulation Loop between YAP and NR4A1 Balances Cell Proliferation and Apoptosis Cell Reports ·Lingli He, Liang Yuan, Wentao Yu, Yang Sun, Dan Jiang, Xiaodong Wang, Xue Feng, Zuoyun Wang, Jinjin Xu, Ruizeng Yang, Wenxiang Zhang, Hua Feng, Hang‐zi Chen, Yi Arial Zeng, Lijian Hui, Qiao Wu, Yonglong Zhang, Lei Zhang	2020	76
16	SMAC Mimetic (JP1201) Sensitizes Non–Small Cell Lung Cancers to Multiple Chemotherapy Agents in an IAP-Dependent but TNF-α–Independent Manner Cancer Research ·Rachel M. Greer, Michael Peyton, Jill E. Larsen, Luc Girard, Yang Xie, Adi F. Gazdar, Patrick G. Harran, Lai Wang, Rolf A. Brekken, Xiaodong Wang, John D. Minna	2011	48
17	Toll-like receptors activate programmed necrosis in macrophages through a receptor-interacting kinase-3–mediated pathway Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Sudan He, Yuqiong Liang, Feng Shao, Xiaodong Wang Hit paper breakdown →	2011	588
18	Formation of apoptosome is initiated by cytochrome c -induced dATP hydrolysis and subsequent nucleotide exchange on Apaf-1 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Hyun-Eui Kim, Fenghe Du, Min Fang, Xiaodong Wang	2005	257
19	R2D2, a Bridge Between the Initiation and Effector Steps of the Drosophila RNAi Pathway Science ·Qinghua Liu, Tim Rand, Savitha Kalidas, Fenghe Du, Hyun-Eui Kim, Dean P. Smith, Xiaodong Wang Hit paper breakdown →	2003	538
20	Distinctive Roles of PHAP Proteins and Prothymosin-α in a Death Regulatory Pathway Science ·Xuejun Jiang, Hyun-Eui Kim, Hongjun Shu, Yingming Zhao, Haichao Zhang, James L. Kofron, Jennifer B. Donnelly, Dave Burns, ShiChung Ng, Saul H. Rosenberg, Xiaodong Wang	2003	316

About Xiaodong Wang

Xiaodong Wang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Aging, Immunology, Cancer Research and Biochemistry, having authored 320 papers that have together received 63.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Cell death mechanisms and regulation (80 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (24 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (22 papers), ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (17 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (12 papers), Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (12 papers), NF-κB Signaling Pathways (11 papers) and Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (48.8k citations), Immunology (11.4k citations), Cancer Research (7.5k citations), Oncology (8.1k citations) and Cell Biology (4.7k citations). Xiaodong Wang has collaborated with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Xuesong Liu, Hua Zou, I. Imawati Budihardjo, Xu Luo, Fenghe Du, Jie Yang, Deepak Nijhawan, Peng Li, Lai Wang and Emad S. Alnemri. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Cell, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Molecular Cell and Nature.

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