Yu Xin Wang

5.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Yu Xin Wang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yu Xin Wang has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Surgery and 7 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Yu Xin Wang's work include Muscle Physiology and Disorders (20 papers), Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (10 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (6 papers). Yu Xin Wang is often cited by papers focused on Muscle Physiology and Disorders (20 papers), Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (10 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (6 papers). Yu Xin Wang collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and China. Yu Xin Wang's co-authors include Michael A. Rudnicki, C. Florian Bentzinger, Nicolas A. Dumont, Julia von Maltzahn, Caroline Brun, Helen M. Blau, Alessandra Pasut, Vahab D. Soleimani, Hang Yin and Colin Holbrook and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Yu Xin Wang

40 papers receiving 3.8k 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.

Building Muscle: Molecular Regulation of Myogenesis

2012 871 citations C. Florian Bentzinger, Yu Xin Wang et al. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yu Xin Wang United States	21	3.1k	815	814	535	472	43	3.9k
Julia von Maltzahn Germany	25	2.9k 0.9×	746 0.9×	772 0.9×	515 1.0×	364 0.8×	48	3.4k
Nicolas A. Dumont Canada	23	2.6k 0.8×	690 0.8×	829 1.0×	512 1.0×	380 0.8×	49	3.2k
C. Florian Bentzinger Canada	22	4.1k 1.3×	967 1.2×	1.2k 1.5×	664 1.2×	659 1.4×	31	4.9k
Sophie Chargé Canada	13	2.3k 0.7×	804 1.0×	672 0.8×	447 0.8×	405 0.9×	26	2.9k
Hang Yin United States	27	4.0k 1.3×	703 0.9×	995 1.2×	525 1.0×	387 0.8×	58	5.1k
Foteini Mourkioti United States	22	2.2k 0.7×	525 0.6×	871 1.1×	381 0.7×	355 0.8×	38	3.3k
DDW Cornelison United States	22	2.6k 0.8×	1.1k 1.3×	487 0.6×	703 1.3×	502 1.1×	38	3.0k
Yuko Miyagoe‐Suzuki Japan	36	3.6k 1.2×	1.1k 1.3×	885 1.1×	929 1.7×	509 1.1×	70	4.4k
Douglas P. Millay United States	30	2.9k 0.9×	365 0.4×	657 0.8×	375 0.7×	440 0.9×	53	3.4k
Christoph Lepper United States	16	2.0k 0.6×	584 0.7×	626 0.8×	468 0.9×	264 0.6×	26	2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Yu Xin Wang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yu Xin Wang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yu Xin Wang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yu Xin Wang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yu Xin 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 Yu Xin Wang. Yu Xin 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

Wang, Yu Xin, Elena Monti, Yudhishtar S. Bedi, et al.. (2025). Inhibition of 15-hydroxy prostaglandin dehydrogenase promotes cartilage regeneration. Science. 391(6789). 1053–1062.

Caraccio, Chiara, Sara Ancel, Gustavo Vazquez, et al.. (2025). Comparative Evaluation of Antibody-Oligonucleotide Conjugation Strategies for Multiplexed Imaging Applications. Laboratory Investigation. 106(1). 104262–104262.

Wang, Yu Xin, Adelaida R. Palla, Andrew Tri Van Ho, et al.. (2025). Multiomic profiling reveals that prostaglandin E2 reverses aged muscle stem cell dysfunction, leading to increased regeneration and strength. Cell stem cell. 32(7). 1154–1169.e9. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Yu Xin, Ross D. Jones, Helen M. Blau, et al.. (2024). Sex-biased human thymic architecture guides T cell development through spatially defined niches. Developmental Cell. 60(1). 152–169.e8. 9 indexed citations

Zengel, James, Yu Xin Wang, Jai Woong Seo, et al.. (2023). Hardwiring tissue-specific AAV transduction in mice through engineered receptor expression. Nature Methods. 20(7). 1070–1081. 19 indexed citations

Palla, Adelaida R., Keren I. Hilgendorf, Jaclyn P. Kerr, et al.. (2022). Primary cilia on muscle stem cells are critical to maintain regenerative capacity and are lost during aging. Nature Communications. 13(1). 1439–1439. 48 indexed citations

Madl, Christopher M., et al.. (2021). Biophysical matrix cues from the regenerating niche direct muscle stem cell fate in engineered microenvironments. Biomaterials. 275. 120973–120973. 29 indexed citations

Palla, Adelaida R., Yu Xin Wang, L. А. Alexandrova, et al.. (2020). Inhibition of prostaglandin-degrading enzyme 15-PGDH rejuvenates aged muscle mass and strength. Science. 371(6528). 145 indexed citations

Wang, Yu Xin, Peter Feige, Caroline Brun, et al.. (2019). EGFR-Aurka Signaling Rescues Polarity and Regeneration Defects in Dystrophin-Deficient Muscle Stem Cells by Increasing Asymmetric Divisions. Cell stem cell. 24(3). 419–432.e6. 98 indexed citations

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Ho, Andrew Tri Van, Adelaida R. Palla, Nora Yucel, et al.. (2017). Prostaglandin E2 is essential for efficacious skeletal muscle stem-cell function, augmenting regeneration and strength. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(26). 6675–6684. 172 indexed citations

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Brun, Caroline, Yu Xin Wang, & Michael A. Rudnicki. (2017). Single EDL Myofiber Isolation for Analyses of Quiescent and Activated Muscle Stem Cells. Methods in molecular biology. 1686. 149–159. 23 indexed citations

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Sincennes, Marie‐Claude, Yu Xin Wang, & Michael A. Rudnicki. (2017). Primary Mouse Myoblast Purification using Magnetic Cell Separation. Methods in molecular biology. 1556. 41–50. 21 indexed citations

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Dumont, Nicolas A., Yu Xin Wang, Julia von Maltzahn, et al.. (2015). Dystrophin expression in muscle stem cells regulates their polarity and asymmetric division. Nature Medicine. 21(12). 1455–1463. 411 indexed citations

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Dumont, Nicolas A., Yu Xin Wang, & Michael A. Rudnicki. (2015). Intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms regulating satellite cell function. Development. 142(9). 1572–1581. 358 indexed citations

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Wang, Yu Xin, Nicolas A. Dumont, & Michael A. Rudnicki. (2014). Muscle stem cells at a glance. Journal of Cell Science. 127(Pt 21). 4543–8. 91 indexed citations

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Bentzinger, C. Florian, Yu Xin Wang, Julia von Maltzahn, & Michael A. Rudnicki. (2012). The emerging biology of muscle stem cells: Implications for cell‐based therapies. BioEssays. 35(3). 231–241. 44 indexed citations

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Wang, Yu Xin, et al.. (2012). Carm1 Regulates Pax7 Transcriptional Activity through MLL1/2 Recruitment during Asymmetric Satellite Stem Cell Divisions. Cell stem cell. 11(3). 333–345. 169 indexed citations

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Bentzinger, C. Florian, Yu Xin Wang, & Michael A. Rudnicki. (2012). Building Muscle: Molecular Regulation of Myogenesis. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology. 4(2). a008342–a008342. 871 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Yu Xin & Michael A. Rudnicki. (2011). Satellite cells, the engines of muscle repair. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. 13(2). 127–133. 368 indexed citations

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Li, Dong Ming, et al.. (2009). Exophiala asiatica, a new species from a fatal case in China. Medical Mycology. 47(1). 101–109. 31 indexed citations

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