Yang Wang

30.7k total citations · 6 hit papers
525 papers, 20.7k citations indexed

About

Yang Wang is a scholar working on Molecular Medicine, Molecular Biology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Yang Wang has authored 525 papers receiving a total of 20.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 181 papers in Molecular Medicine, 135 papers in Molecular Biology and 105 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Yang Wang's work include Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (178 papers), Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (93 papers) and Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (70 papers). Yang Wang is often cited by papers focused on Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (178 papers), Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (93 papers) and Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (70 papers). Yang Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Yang Wang's co-authors include Jianzhong Shen, Congming Wu, Štefan Schwarz, Timothy R. Walsh, Zhangqi Shen, Rong Zhang, Jian–Hua Liu, Hongwei Zhou, Shaolin Wang and Yohei Doi and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Yang Wang

511 papers receiving 20.4k citations

Hit Papers

Emergence of plasmid-mediated colistin resistance mechani... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 2017 2015 2018 2020 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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. Emergence of plasmid-mediated colistin resistance mechanism MCR-1 in animals and human beings in China: a microbiological and molecular biological study
    2015 3.9k citations Yang Wang, Timothy R. Walsh et al. profile →
  2. Novel Plasmid-Mediated Colistin Resistance Gene mcr-3 in Escherichia coli
    2017 448 citations Yingbo Shen, Shaolin Wang et al. mBio profile →
  3. A novel gene, optrA, that confers transferable resistance to oxazolidinones and phenicols and its presence in Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium of human and animal origin
    2015 415 citations Yang Wang, Jiachang Cai et al. profile →
  4. Emergence of a novel mobile colistin resistance gene, mcr-8 , in NDM-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae
    2018 373 citations Jiyun Li, Shaolin Wang et al. Emerging Microbes & Infections profile →
  5. A broad-spectrum antibiotic adjuvant reverses multidrug-resistant Gram-negative pathogens
    2020 357 citations Shuangyang Ding, Yang Wang et al. profile →
  6. The Natural Product Curcumin as an Antibacterial Agent: Current Achievements and Problems
    2022 176 citations Zhangqi Shen, Yang Wang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yang Wang China 65 10.4k 5.3k 5.2k 4.0k 3.4k 525 20.7k
José Luis Martínez Spain 70 9.5k 0.9× 8.5k 1.6× 8.1k 1.6× 2.0k 0.5× 1.8k 0.5× 263 23.4k
Rong Zhang China 50 8.8k 0.8× 3.1k 0.6× 3.4k 0.7× 1.5k 0.4× 1.2k 0.4× 320 13.1k
Gerard D. Wright Canada 83 9.0k 0.9× 5.1k 1.0× 12.3k 2.4× 4.2k 1.0× 1.8k 0.5× 296 27.0k
Kathryn E. Holt Australia 69 9.2k 0.9× 1.6k 0.3× 9.5k 1.8× 3.5k 0.9× 4.2k 1.2× 224 23.6k
Julian Davies Canada 74 6.2k 0.6× 4.2k 0.8× 12.9k 2.5× 2.5k 0.6× 2.0k 0.6× 251 25.5k
Érick Denamur France 67 6.9k 0.7× 1.4k 0.3× 5.0k 1.0× 2.6k 0.7× 2.9k 0.8× 245 16.3k
Gautam Dantas United States 55 4.3k 0.4× 3.8k 0.7× 8.2k 1.6× 2.3k 0.6× 1.3k 0.4× 175 15.3k
Torsten Seemann Australia 48 3.9k 0.4× 1.2k 0.2× 8.8k 1.7× 4.9k 1.2× 2.6k 0.8× 172 20.4k
Ian T. Paulsen Australia 82 4.9k 0.5× 1.8k 0.3× 11.5k 2.2× 2.0k 0.5× 1.4k 0.4× 312 22.7k
Kim Lewis United States 67 5.7k 0.5× 1.1k 0.2× 10.7k 2.1× 2.9k 0.7× 1.8k 0.5× 135 20.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Yang Wang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yang Wang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yang Wang

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All Works

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Wang, Zhengyan, Qiong Luo, Lijun Zhang, et al.. (2025). Effects of CO2 modified atmospheres on the mortality, development, and fertility of Liposcelis entomophila (Enderlein) (Psocoptera: Liposcelididae). Journal of Stored Products Research. 111. 102565–102565.
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Shao, Dongyan, Yanyan Zhang, Lu Wang, et al.. (2025). Quaternary Ammonium Compounds: A New Driver and Hidden Threat for mcr-1 Prevalence in Hospital Wastewater and Human Feces. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(3). 1565–1576. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Muchen, Siyuan Yang, Yongqing Liu, et al.. (2024). Anticancer agent 5-fluorouracil reverses meropenem resistance in carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative pathogens. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 64(5). 107337–107337.
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Hu, Yanyan, Dejun Liu, Yang Wang, et al.. (2024). Prevalence and genetic characterization of linezolid resistance gene reservoirs in hospital sewage from Zhejiang Province, China. The Science of The Total Environment. 955. 177162–177162. 1 indexed citations
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Pradhan, Biswajeet, et al.. (2024). A comparative study of various combination strategies for landslide susceptibility mapping considering landslide types. Geoscience Frontiers. 16(2). 101999–101999. 3 indexed citations
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Cheng, Bin, Ting Wang, Yuhang Wang, et al.. (2023). Characterization of the broad-spectrum phage vB_CsaM_CBT2 and its inhibition of multidrug-resistant Cronobacter sakazakii in powered infant formula. Food Control. 158. 110262–110262. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Limin, Guiying Zhang, Yang Wang, et al.. (2023). Global face mask pollution: threats to the environment and wildlife, and potential solutions. The Science of The Total Environment. 887. 164055–164055. 55 indexed citations
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He, Wenjuan, Yao Wang, Jiyun Li, et al.. (2022). Molecular Epidemiology of Klebsiella pneumoniae from Clinical Bovine Mastitis in Northern Area of China, 2018–2019. Engineering. 10. 146–154. 13 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhenbiao, Lei Lei, Haixia Zhang, et al.. (2021). Molecular Investigation of Klebsiella pneumoniae from Clinical Companion Animals in Beijing, China, 2017–2019. Pathogens. 10(3). 271–271. 26 indexed citations
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Liu, Haitao, et al.. (2021). Percutaneous transluminal stenting for superior vena cava syndrome caused by malignant tumors: a single-center retrospective study. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 16(1). 3 indexed citations
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Lei, Lei, Qiyan Chen, Yongqiang Wang, et al.. (2019). Prevalence and dissemination risk of antimicrobial-resistant Enterobacteriaceae from shared bikes in Beijing, China. Environment International. 132. 105119–105119. 18 indexed citations
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Sun, Chengtao, Baoli Chen, Anette Hulth, et al.. (2019). Genomic analysis of Staphylococcus aureus along a pork production chain and in the community, Shandong Province, China. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 54(1). 8–15. 26 indexed citations
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Wu, Congming, Yingchao Wang, Xiaomin Shi, et al.. (2018). Rapid rise of the ESBL and mcr-1 genes in Escherichia coli of chicken origin in China, 2008–2014. Emerging Microbes & Infections. 7(1). 1–10. 102 indexed citations
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Liu, Yingyu, Pin Chen, Yang Wang, et al.. (2012). Transcriptional Profiling of Haemophilus parasuis SH0165 Response to Tilmicosin. Microbial Drug Resistance. 18(6). 604–615. 7 indexed citations
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Wang, Yang, et al.. (2011). Effect of Atmospheric Deposition on Heavy Metal Accumulation in Tea Leaves. Keji daobao. 29(21). 55–59. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Di, Yongxiang Li, Yang Wang, et al.. (2010). QTL Analysis of Flowering-Related Traits in Maize (Zea mays L.) Using Two Connected Populations. Zhongguo nongye Kexue. 43(13). 2633–2644. 4 indexed citations

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