Xiaodong Wang

6.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
161 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Xiaodong Wang is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Behavioral Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaodong Wang has authored 161 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 36 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience and 31 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Xiaodong Wang's work include Stress Responses and Cortisol (36 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (19 papers) and Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (17 papers). Xiaodong Wang is often cited by papers focused on Stress Responses and Cortisol (36 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (19 papers) and Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (17 papers). Xiaodong Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and United States. Xiaodong Wang's co-authors include Mathias V. Schmidt, Xiaosong Gu, Yun‐Ai Su, Marianne B. Müller, Tianmei Si, Jian Yao, Sebastian H. Scharf, Klaus V. Wagner, Claudia Liebl and Jitao Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nature Medicine and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Xiaodong Wang

151 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

Microglia mediate forgetting via complement-dependent syn... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. Microglia mediate forgetting via complement-dependent synaptic elimination
    2020 415 citations Chao Wang, Huimin Yue et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xiaodong Wang China 38 1.3k 1.2k 976 672 564 161 4.8k
T.R. Raju India 39 1.6k 1.3× 660 0.6× 1.2k 1.3× 338 0.5× 286 0.5× 150 4.9k
Mitsuhiro Kawata Japan 51 1.9k 1.5× 1.9k 1.6× 2.2k 2.2× 1.7k 2.5× 223 0.4× 308 9.6k
François Féron France 41 1.6k 1.2× 615 0.5× 1.0k 1.1× 132 0.2× 539 1.0× 91 6.1k
Pieter Dikkes United States 30 2.3k 1.8× 695 0.6× 3.2k 3.3× 442 0.7× 220 0.4× 48 7.2k
Weihong Pan United States 54 2.1k 1.6× 660 0.6× 2.3k 2.3× 260 0.4× 636 1.1× 181 9.6k
James Pickel United States 28 1.3k 1.0× 369 0.3× 3.3k 3.3× 216 0.3× 229 0.4× 46 7.9k
Laura Calzà Italy 47 2.2k 1.7× 399 0.3× 2.2k 2.3× 350 0.5× 124 0.2× 253 7.4k
Ola Hermanson Sweden 40 1.1k 0.8× 448 0.4× 2.8k 2.8× 365 0.5× 148 0.3× 93 5.4k
Matilde Achaval Brazil 35 1.3k 1.0× 546 0.5× 688 0.7× 559 0.8× 148 0.3× 133 3.9k
Gerburg Keilhoff Germany 46 2.6k 2.0× 249 0.2× 2.0k 2.1× 216 0.3× 465 0.8× 187 6.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Xiaodong Wang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiaodong Wang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Xiaodong Wang. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Xiaodong Wang. The network helps show where Xiaodong Wang may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaodong Wang

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gong, Qian, et al.. (2025). MK-801 attenuates one-trial tolerance in the elevated plus maze via the thalamic nucleus reuniens. Neuropharmacology. 268. 110318–110318. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaodong, Lei Wang, Xiaowen Han, & Ying Zhang. (2025). Synthetic Microbial Community Promotes Straw Humification and Improves Soil Organic Carbon in Cropland. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(48). 25960–25972.
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Xu, Tingting, Chunyan Deng, Tiantian Chen, et al.. (2024). Cesarean hysterectomy in pregnancies complicated with placenta previa accreta: a retrospective hospital-based study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 24(1). 634–634. 2 indexed citations
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Zhou, Fan, et al.. (2024). Fluid resuscitation strategy in patients with placenta previa accreta: a retrospective study. Frontiers in Medicine. 11. 1454067–1454067. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Xuezhi, et al.. (2024). A new machine learning model to predict the prognosis of cardiogenic brain infarction. Computers in Biology and Medicine. 178. 108600–108600. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiaotian, Jun Li, Changchun Cao, et al.. (2024). Nrf2 activation by neferine mitigates microglial neuroinflammation after subarachnoid hemorrhage through inhibiting TAK1-NF-κB signaling. International Immunopharmacology. 130. 111693–111693. 7 indexed citations
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Su, Yun‐Ai, Qi Wang, Chenchen Zhang, et al.. (2023). The causal involvement of the BDNF-TrkB pathway in dentate gyrus in early-life stress-induced cognitive deficits in male mice. Translational Psychiatry. 13(1). 173–173. 22 indexed citations
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Wu, Junchen, et al.. (2020). Menaquinone-7 protects astrocytes by regulating mitochondrial function and inflammatory response under hypoxic conditions.. PubMed. 24(19). 10181–10193. 9 indexed citations
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Wang, Chao, Huimin Yue, Zhechun Hu, et al.. (2020). Microglia mediate forgetting via complement-dependent synaptic elimination. Science. 367(6478). 688–694. 415 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Ting, Junhua Yang, Xia Li, et al.. (2020). Late endosomes promote microglia migration via cytosolic translocation of immature protease cathD. Science Advances. 6(50). 16 indexed citations
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Yu, Wei, Xueyan Ma, Jinjin Xu, et al.. (2019). VGLL4 plays a critical role in heart valve development and homeostasis. PLoS Genetics. 15(2). e1007977–e1007977. 45 indexed citations
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Wang, Li, Wenji Dai, Yun‐Ai Su, et al.. (2012). Amplitude of Low-Frequency Oscillations in First-Episode, Treatment-Naive Patients with Major Depressive Disorder: A Resting-State Functional MRI Study. PLoS ONE. 7(10). e48658–e48658. 149 indexed citations
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Li, Hua, Junqin Li, Qing Lv, Xiaodong Wang, & Huijun Yang. (2012). The study of fatty acid binding protein expression in human breast cancer tissue and its significance. 2(2). 2 indexed citations
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Shi, Wei, Jian Yao, Xue Chen, et al.. (2010). The Delayed Repair of Sciatic Nerve Defects with Tissue-engineered Nerve Grafts in Rats. Artificial Cells Blood Substitutes and Biotechnology. 38(1). 29–37. 8 indexed citations
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Lin, Binshan, et al.. (2006). Adaptive weighted FIR-Myriad hybrid filter algorithm. Chinese Journal of Radio Science. 1 indexed citations
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Cong, Yu, et al.. (2005). A novel deposition method for preparation of Ag/SiO2 catalyst in microemulsions. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS (CHINESE VERSION). 26(7). 1 indexed citations
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Dong, Peng, et al.. (2003). Three-dimensional ordered silica colloidal film self-assembly deposited on a vertical substrate. 中国化学工程学报(英文版). 11(6). 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaodong, et al.. (1993). Intramucosal pH and oxygen extraction in the gastrointestinal tract after major liver resection in rats.. PubMed. 159(2). 81–7. 16 indexed citations

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