Yu-Li Wang

11.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
25 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

Yu-Li Wang is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Environmental Engineering and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Yu-Li Wang has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Cell Biology, 10 papers in Environmental Engineering and 8 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in Yu-Li Wang's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (11 papers), Groundwater flow and contamination studies (10 papers) and Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods (7 papers). Yu-Li Wang is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (11 papers), Groundwater flow and contamination studies (10 papers) and Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods (7 papers). Yu-Li Wang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Taiwan. Yu-Li Wang's co-authors include Paul A. Janmey, Dennis E. Discher, Micah Dembo, Chun‐Min Lo, Karen A. Beningo, Robert Adelstein, Denis B. Buxton, Edward H. Hinchcliffe, Anthony A. Hyman and Michael Glotzer and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Yu-Li Wang

24 papers receiving 9.0k 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.

Tissue Cells Feel and Respond to the Stiffness of Their Substrate

2005 5.0k citations Yu-Li Wang et al. profile →
Cell Movement Is Guided by the Rigidity of the Substrate

2000 2.5k citations Chun‐Min Lo, Micah Dembo et al. Biophysical Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yu-Li Wang United States	16	5.8k	4.9k	1.6k	1.6k	983	25	9.1k
Yu‐li Wang United States	41	8.2k 1.4×	4.3k 0.9×	2.9k 1.8×	874 0.5×	1.4k 1.4×	66	10.3k
Penelope C. Georges United States	17	3.6k 0.6×	3.0k 0.6×	1.0k 0.6×	1.0k 0.7×	555 0.6×	24	6.3k
Sanjay Kumar United States	46	5.0k 0.9×	3.7k 0.7×	2.2k 1.3×	855 0.5×	689 0.7×	139	8.4k
Joe Tien United States	35	2.4k 0.4×	5.0k 1.0×	1.5k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	861 0.9×	68	7.9k
Shamik Sen India	28	6.3k 1.1×	7.5k 1.5×	3.9k 2.4×	3.5k 2.2×	919 0.9×	88	15.2k
Daniel M. Cohen United States	26	2.9k 0.5×	4.0k 0.8×	1.9k 1.2×	1.3k 0.8×	433 0.4×	41	7.5k
Kiran Bhadriraju United States	19	3.5k 0.6×	3.6k 0.7×	1.6k 1.0×	828 0.5×	592 0.6×	34	6.5k
Elisabetta Ada Cavalcanti‐Adam Germany	34	2.2k 0.4×	2.9k 0.6×	1.3k 0.8×	961 0.6×	548 0.6×	101	5.6k
Michael T. Yang United States	22	3.3k 0.6×	4.2k 0.8×	1.7k 1.0×	946 0.6×	705 0.7×	29	6.9k
Nikolaj Gadegaard United Kingdom	55	2.5k 0.4×	8.7k 1.8×	2.0k 1.3×	2.1k 1.3×	1.3k 1.4×	231	13.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Yu-Li Wang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yu-Li Wang

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

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

Zhang, Zaiyong, et al.. (2025). Effectiveness and optimization strategies for contaminant remediation using integrated groundwater circulation well and pump-and-treat methods in heterogeneous aquifer. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 205. 108243–108243.

Zhang, Zaiyong, et al.. (2024). Enhancing groundwater remediation efficiency through integrating Pump-and-Treat system and groundwater circulation well. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 194. 1454–1464. 4 indexed citations

Wang, Yu-Li, Tian-Chyi Jim Yeh, Dong Xu, et al.. (2021). Stochastic analysis of oscillatory hydraulic tomography. Journal of Hydrology. 596. 126105–126105. 14 indexed citations

Wang, Yu-Li, et al.. (2021). Optical system for monitoring groundwater pressure and temperature using fiber Bragg gratings. Optics Express. 29(11). 16032–16032. 13 indexed citations

Liu, Fei, Tian-Chyi Jim Yeh, Yu-Li Wang, et al.. (2020). Characterization of basin-scale aquifer heterogeneity using transient hydraulic tomography with aquifer responses induced by groundwater exploitation reduction. Journal of Hydrology. 588. 125137–125137. 25 indexed citations

Zha, Yuanyuan, et al.. (2019). Exploitation of pump-and-treat remediation systems for characterization of hydraulic heterogeneity. Journal of Hydrology. 573. 324–340. 37 indexed citations

Wen, Jet‐Chau, et al.. (2018). Hydraulic Tomography for Estimating the Diffusivity of Heterogeneous Aquifers Based on Groundwater Response to Tidal Fluctuation in an Artificial Island in Taiwan. Geofluids. 2018. 1–15. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Zaiyong, Wenke Wang, Chengcheng Gong, et al.. (2017). Finite analytic method for modeling variably saturated flows. The Science of The Total Environment. 621. 1151–1162. 11 indexed citations

Wang, Yu-Li, Tian-Chyi Jim Yeh, Jet‐Chau Wen, et al.. (2017). Characterizing subsurface hydraulic heterogeneity of alluvial fan using riverstage fluctuations. Journal of Hydrology. 547. 650–663. 29 indexed citations

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Chang, Stephanie, et al.. (2013). Guidance of Cell Migration by Substrate Dimension. Biophysical Journal. 104(2). 313–321. 75 indexed citations

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Mader, Christopher C., Edward H. Hinchcliffe, & Yu-Li Wang. (2006). Probing cell shape regulation with patterned substratum: requirement of myosin II-mediated contractility. Soft Matter. 3(3). 357–363. 12 indexed citations

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Beningo, Karen A., et al.. (2006). Traction forces of fibroblasts are regulated by the Rho-dependent kinase but not by the myosin light chain kinase. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 456(2). 224–231. 101 indexed citations

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Wang, Yu-Li, Klaus M. Hahn, Robert F. Murphy, & Alan F. Horwitz. (2006). From imaging to understanding: Frontiers in Live Cell Imaging, Bethesda, MD, April 19–21, 2006. The Journal of Cell Biology. 174(4). 481–484. 17 indexed citations

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Shiu, Yan-Ting, Song Li, William A. Marganski, et al.. (2004). Rho Mediates the Shear-Enhancement of Endothelial Cell Migration and Traction Force Generation. Biophysical Journal. 86(4). 2558–2565. 122 indexed citations

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Beningo, Karen A., Micah Dembo, & Yu-Li Wang. (2004). Responses of fibroblasts to anchorage of dorsal extracellular matrix receptors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(52). 18024–18029. 219 indexed citations

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Beningo, Karen A. & Yu-Li Wang. (2002). Flexible substrata for the detection of cellular traction forces. Trends in Cell Biology. 12(2). 79–84. 206 indexed citations

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Beningo, Karen A., Chun‐Min Lo, & Yu-Li Wang. (2002). Flexible polyacrylamide substrata for the analysis of mechanical interactions at cell-substratum adhesions. Methods in cell biology. 69. 325–339. 134 indexed citations

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Beningo, Karen A. & Yu-Li Wang. (2002). Fc-receptor-mediated phagocytosis is regulated by mechanical properties of the target. Journal of Cell Science. 115(4). 849–856. 299 indexed citations

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Lo, Chun‐Min, et al.. (2000). Cell Movement Is Guided by the Rigidity of the Substrate. Biophysical Journal. 79(1). 144–152. 2495 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wheatley, Sally P., Edward H. Hinchcliffe, Michael Glotzer, et al.. (1997). CDK1 Inactivation Regulates Anaphase Spindle Dynamics and Cytokinesis In Vivo. The Journal of Cell Biology. 138(2). 385–393. 140 indexed citations

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