Yang Wang

13.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
225 papers, 9.5k citations indexed

About

Yang Wang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yang Wang has authored 225 papers receiving a total of 9.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 191 papers in Molecular Biology, 58 papers in Cancer Research and 27 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Yang Wang's work include RNA modifications and cancer (61 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (50 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (31 papers). Yang Wang is often cited by papers focused on RNA modifications and cancer (61 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (50 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (31 papers). Yang Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Yang Wang's co-authors include Zefeng Wang, Zhaolei Zhang, Jing Zhao, Yue Li, Julia I. Toth, Matthew D. Petroski, Ling‐Ling Chen, Xinshu Xiao, Yongfeng Jin and Xiaojuan Fan 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

212 papers receiving 9.5k 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.

Extensive translation of circular RNAs driven by N6-methyladenosine

2017 1.4k citations Yang Wang et al. profile →
N6-methyladenosine modification destabilizes developmental regulators in embryonic stem cells

2014 1.0k citations Yang Wang et al. profile →
Efficient backsplicing produces translatable circular mRNAs

2014 552 citations Yang Wang et al. profile →
E3 ubiquitin ligases: styles, structures and functions

2021 227 citations Jinyao Zhao, Yang Wang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yang Wang China	45	8.1k	3.8k	793	524	524	225	9.5k
Elizaveta Freinkman United States	35	5.7k 0.7×	3.0k 0.8×	939 1.2×	645 1.2×	526 1.0×	40	8.1k
Shu‐Bing Qian United States	38	7.2k 0.9×	2.3k 0.6×	618 0.8×	866 1.7×	826 1.6×	68	9.0k
Rui Zhang China	49	5.9k 0.7×	4.1k 1.1×	972 1.2×	514 1.0×	289 0.6×	290	7.8k
Rajani Ravi United States	35	4.6k 0.6×	2.3k 0.6×	2.0k 2.6×	614 1.2×	307 0.6×	43	7.9k
Xiongbin Lu United States	49	4.9k 0.6×	1.9k 0.5×	2.1k 2.7×	267 0.5×	452 0.9×	112	7.5k
Wenxin Qin China	44	5.3k 0.7×	3.3k 0.9×	1.4k 1.7×	597 1.1×	380 0.7×	137	7.7k
Jianren Gu China	48	8.1k 1.0×	5.3k 1.4×	2.1k 2.6×	836 1.6×	368 0.7×	150	11.0k
Kumaravel Somasundaram India	44	4.5k 0.6×	1.9k 0.5×	2.0k 2.6×	356 0.7×	257 0.5×	107	6.5k
Leonard H. Rome United States	46	6.2k 0.8×	1.5k 0.4×	1.4k 1.7×	404 0.8×	934 1.8×	133	8.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Yang Wang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yang Wang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yang Wang

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yi, Hang, et al.. (2025). Shifting landscapes of gender equity in oncology journals: a decade of authorship trends. Molecular Cancer. 24(1). 81–81.

Zhang, Hui, et al.. (2025). Exploring Potential Associations between Benzo[a]pyrene, Nicotine Exposure, and Lung Cancer: Molecular Insights, Prognostic Biomarkers, and Immune Cell Infiltration. Chemical Research in Toxicology. 38(3). 458–470.

Gao, Huan, et al.. (2025). Alternative Splicing of Functional Genes in Plant Growth, Development, and Stress Responses. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(12). 5864–5864. 2 indexed citations

Wu, Dongdong, Hui Zhang, Fang Li, et al.. (2024). Sec13 promotes glycolysis by inhibiting Ubqln1 mediated Pgm1 ubiquitination in ALI. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1870(8). 167475–167475.

Xu, Congjie, et al.. (2024). N6-methyladenosine-modified circ_104797 sustains cisplatin resistance in bladder cancer through acting as RNA sponges. Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters. 29(1). 28–28. 14 indexed citations

Chen, Dan, Liang Zhou, Chaoqun Chen, et al.. (2024). RBMS1 Coordinates with the m ⁶ A Reader YTHDF1 to Promote NSCLC Metastasis through Stimulating S100P Translation. Advanced Science. 11(15). e2307122–e2307122. 11 indexed citations

Zhou, N., et al.. (2024). DNA Polymerase-Endonuclease Efficiently Synthesizes DNA to Prepare DNA Materials and Develop Novel Signal Amplification System. Analytical Chemistry. 96(22). 9285–9293.

Wang, Yang, et al.. (2024). Bridging the gap: advancing gender equality in medical research. Postgraduate Medical Journal. 101(1198). 670–679. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Yang, et al.. (2023). Nuclear lncRNA NORSF reduces E2 release in granulosa cells by sponging the endogenous small activating RNA miR-339. BMC Biology. 21(1). 221–221. 7 indexed citations

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Zang, Yachen, Lü Jin, Yang Wang, et al.. (2023). CDC20 promotes radioresistance of prostate cancer by activating Twist1 expression. APOPTOSIS. 28(11-12). 1584–1595. 5 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jiacheng, Yang Wang, Yuan Liu, et al.. (2021). A pH and Mg²⁺-Responsive Molecular Switch Based on a Stable DNA Minidumbbell Bearing 5′ and 3′-Overhangs. ACS Omega. 6(42). 28263–28269. 2 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yan, Xiaolu Li, Lanlan Yu, et al.. (2021). Trends in the biological functions and medical applications of extracellular vesicles and analogues. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B. 11(8). 2114–2135. 46 indexed citations

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Wan, Lixin, Yang Wang, Zijie Zhang, et al.. (2021). Elevated TEFM expression promotes growth and metastasis through activation of ROS/ERK signaling in hepatocellular carcinoma. Cell Death and Disease. 12(4). 325–325. 20 indexed citations

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Wang, Yang, et al.. (2021). CircKRT1 drives tumor progression and immune evasion in oral squamous cell carcinoma by sponging miR‐495‐3p to regulate PDL1 expression. Cell Biology International. 45(7). 1423–1435. 26 indexed citations

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Wang, Yang, et al.. (2020). Circ_0001023 Promotes Proliferation and Metastasis of Gastric Cancer Cells Through miR-409-3p/PHF10 Axis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Jie, Sicong Zeng, Yang Wang, et al.. (2020). Essentiality of CTNNB1 in Malignant Transformation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells under Long-Term Suboptimal Conditions. Stem Cells International. 2020. 1–14. 3 indexed citations

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Liu, Jian, Chunxiao Li, Jinsong Wang, et al.. (2020). Chromatin modifier MTA1 regulates mitotic transition and tumorigenesis by orchestrating mitotic mRNA processing. Nature Communications. 11(1). 4455–4455. 31 indexed citations

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Jiang, Siyuan, Xuetong Wang, Dalong Song, et al.. (2019). Cholesterol Induces Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition of Prostate Cancer Cells by Suppressing Degradation of EGFR through APMAP. Cancer Research. 79(12). 3063–3075. 81 indexed citations

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Hou, Guiqin, Qiang Zhao, Miaomiao Zhang, et al.. (2019). LSD1 regulates Notch and PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathways through binding the promoter regions of Notch target genes in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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He, Hua, Fumou Sun, Yao Xu, et al.. (2017). Selective targeted delivery of doxorubicin via conjugating to anti-CD24 antibody results in enhanced antitumor potency for hepatocellular carcinoma both in vitro and in vivo. Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology. 143(10). 1929–1940. 30 indexed citations

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