Yongjun Wang

60.2k total citations · 16 hit papers
957 papers, 29.2k citations indexed

About

Yongjun Wang is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Yongjun Wang has authored 957 papers receiving a total of 29.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 542 papers in Epidemiology, 279 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 251 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Yongjun Wang's work include Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (499 papers), Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (243 papers) and Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases (127 papers). Yongjun Wang is often cited by papers focused on Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (499 papers), Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (243 papers) and Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases (127 papers). Yongjun Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Yongjun Wang's co-authors include Hao Li, Liping Liu, Rajat Singh, Xingquan Zhao, Yilong Wang, Youqing Xiang, David Wang, Mark J. Czaja, Ana María Cuervo and Yong Jiang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Yongjun Wang

903 papers receiving 28.7k citations

Hit Papers

Autophagy regulates lipid metabolism 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 2017 2017 2013 2016 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. Autophagy regulates lipid metabolism
    2009 3.1k citations Yongjun Wang et al. profile →
  2. Artificial intelligence in healthcare: past, present and future
    2017 2.5k citations Yong Jiang, Hao Li et al. profile →
  3. Prevalence, Incidence, and Mortality of Stroke in China
    2017 1.4k citations Yong Jiang, Yilong Wang et al. profile →
  4. Clopidogrel with Aspirin in Acute Minor Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack
    2013 1.1k citations Yongjun Wang, Yilong Wang et al. profile →
  5. Intensive Blood-Pressure Lowering in Patients with Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage
    2016 634 citations Yongjun Wang et al. profile →
  6. Stroke and Stroke Care in China
    2011 633 citations Liping Liu, David Wang et al. Stroke profile →
  7. Autophagy regulates adipose mass and differentiation in mice
    2009 623 citations Yongjun Wang et al. profile →
  8. China Stroke Statistics 2019: A Report From the National Center for Healthcare Quality Management in Neurological Diseases, China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, the Chinese Stroke Association, National Center for Chronic and Non-communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention and Institute for Global Neuroscience and Stroke Collaborations
    2020 334 citations Yongjun Wang, Zixiao Li et al. profile →
  9. Ticagrelor versus Aspirin in Acute Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack
    2016 321 citations S. Claiborne Johnston, Pierre Amarenco et al. profile →
  10. China cardiovascular diseases report 2018: an updated summary.
    2020 311 citations Yongjun Wang et al. profile →
  11. Ticagrelor and Aspirin or Aspirin Alone in Acute Ischemic Stroke or TIA
    2020 304 citations S. Claiborne Johnston, Pierre Amarenco et al. profile →
  12. China Stroke Statistics: an update on the 2019 report from the National Center for Healthcare Quality Management in Neurological Diseases, China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, the Chinese Stroke Association, National Center for Chronic and Non-communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention and Institute for Global Neuroscience and Stroke Collaborations
    2022 236 citations Yongjun Wang, Zixiao Li et al. profile →
  13. Chinese Stroke Association guidelines for clinical management of cerebrovascular disorders: executive summary and 2019 update of clinical management of ischaemic cerebrovascular diseases
    2020 213 citations Liping Liu, Weiqi Chen et al. profile →
  14. Impaired glymphatic system as evidenced by low diffusivity along perivascular spaces is associated with cerebral small vessel disease: a population-based study
    2023 66 citations Aoming Jin, Suying Wang et al. profile →
  15. Reteplase versus Alteplase for Acute Ischemic Stroke
    2024 42 citations Hongqiu Gu, Hao Li et al. profile →
  16. Association between serum vitamin D level and cardiovascular disease in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study
    2025 25 citations Yongjun 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
Yongjun Wang China 67 13.8k 5.8k 4.6k 4.1k 4.1k 957 29.2k
Mitchell S.V. Elkind United States 86 10.4k 0.8× 10.5k 1.8× 6.5k 1.4× 2.0k 0.5× 4.5k 1.1× 620 30.7k
Valery L. Feigin New Zealand 69 12.9k 0.9× 5.2k 0.9× 3.8k 0.8× 4.0k 1.0× 7.9k 1.9× 286 33.1k
Larry B. Goldstein United States 76 12.8k 0.9× 8.2k 1.4× 7.9k 1.7× 1.4k 0.3× 5.2k 1.3× 397 27.9k
Bo Norrving Sweden 69 8.8k 0.6× 4.7k 0.8× 3.3k 0.7× 1.7k 0.4× 3.6k 0.9× 321 21.1k
Marc Fisher United States 74 8.3k 0.6× 3.6k 0.6× 4.2k 0.9× 2.9k 0.7× 3.9k 1.0× 340 20.6k
George A. Mensah United States 78 10.5k 0.8× 17.3k 3.0× 4.6k 1.0× 3.1k 0.8× 2.0k 0.5× 291 42.4k
Liping Liu China 56 7.1k 0.5× 3.2k 0.6× 3.6k 0.8× 1.7k 0.4× 2.6k 0.6× 597 16.3k
Derrick Bennett United Kingdom 55 6.1k 0.4× 3.5k 0.6× 2.5k 0.5× 1.5k 0.4× 3.4k 0.8× 175 19.8k
Eric E. Smith Canada 96 16.2k 1.2× 4.7k 0.8× 5.3k 1.1× 1.7k 0.4× 10.8k 2.6× 646 32.0k
Edward C. Jauch United States 56 16.8k 1.2× 4.6k 0.8× 7.0k 1.5× 2.0k 0.5× 7.5k 1.8× 158 24.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yongjun Wang

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

All Works

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Xiong, Weixi, Xin Yang, Lu Lu, et al.. (2024). Quality indicators for epilepsy management in China: The development of a tool to assess care and first three-year report. Epilepsy Research. 200. 107295–107295.
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Zhang, Haitao, Jing Wang, Xia Meng, et al.. (2024). Parathyroid hormone mediates the adverse impact of air pollution exposure on serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D: A nationwide cross-sectional study in China. Environmental Research. 263(Pt 2). 120063–120063.
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Xu, Qin, Changjun Li, Ping Jing, et al.. (2024). Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol to Triglyceride Ratio and Clinical Outcomes after Acute Ischaemic Stroke or Transient Ischaemic Attack. Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis. 31(8). 1162–1178. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Mengxing, Hongyi Yan, Yanli Zhang, et al.. (2024). Accelerated biological aging increases the risk of short- and long-term stroke prognosis in patients with ischemic stroke or TIA. EBioMedicine. 111. 105494–105494. 9 indexed citations
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Wang, Bin, et al.. (2024). Intercropping outweighs straw incorporation driving community and functional diversity of microarthropods after 5 years of tillage practices. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 377. 109251–109251. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Yongjun, Changliang Lai, Haiying Cao, Ruiyi Jiang, & Hualin Fan. (2023). Metastructure with torsion-compression coupling behaviors: Additive-manufacturing, experimental and numerical investigations. Composite Structures. 322. 117418–117418. 18 indexed citations
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Zhang, Luping, Hongqiu Gu, Yong Jiang, et al.. (2023). Moderate elevation of serum uric acid levels improves short-term functional outcomes of ischemic stroke in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. BMC Geriatrics. 23(1). 445–445. 5 indexed citations
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Johnston, S. Claiborne, Ritika Jain, Pierre Amarenco, et al.. (2023). Cost-effectiveness of ticagrelor plus aspirin versus aspirin in acute ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack: an economic evaluation of the THALES trial. BMJ Neurology Open. 5(2). e000478–e000478.
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Wang, Ben, Yongjun Wang, Ruiyi Jiang, et al.. (2023). Hierarchical and multi-material conformal composite structure for microwave transmission and blast-resistance. Composites Science and Technology. 239. 110063–110063. 15 indexed citations
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Pan, Yuesong, Jie Shen, Wanlin Zhu, et al.. (2023). Adherence to a healthy lifestyle and brain structural imaging markers: A cross‐sectional study among middle‐aged and older adults. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 19(S8). 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Yu, Jiejie Li, Yuesong Pan, et al.. (2022). Interleukin-6 as Predictor of One-Year Cognitive Function After Ischemic Stroke or TIA. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 12 indexed citations
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Pan, Yuesong, Hao Li, Yilong Wang, Xia Meng, & Yongjun Wang. (2019). Causal Effect of Lp(a) [Lipoprotein(a)] Level on Ischemic Stroke and Alzheimer Disease. Stroke. 50(12). 3532–3539. 58 indexed citations
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Wang, Chunjuan, Yingying Yang, Yuesong Pan, et al.. (2018). Validation of the Simplified Stroke-Thrombolytic Predictive Instrument to Predict Functional Outcomes in Chinese Patients. Stroke. 49(11). 2773–2776. 5 indexed citations
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Lin, Yi, Anxin Wang, Jiejie Li, et al.. (2017). Impact of Glycemic Control on Efficacy of Clopidogrel in Transient Ischemic Attack or Minor Stroke Patients With CYP2C19 Genetic Variants. Stroke. 48(4). 998–1004. 9 indexed citations
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Mutter, Thomas C., et al.. (2017). Abstracts 2017. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésie. 64(S1). 1–266. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Yongjun, Kazuo Minematsu, Ka Sing Wong, et al.. (2016). Ticagrelor in Acute Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack in Asian Patients. Stroke. 48(1). 167–173. 18 indexed citations

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