Zhen Wang

15.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
391 papers, 11.3k citations indexed

About

Zhen Wang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhen Wang has authored 391 papers receiving a total of 11.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 141 papers in Molecular Biology, 48 papers in Physiology and 45 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Zhen Wang's work include Extracellular vesicles in disease (35 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (27 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (22 papers). Zhen Wang is often cited by papers focused on Extracellular vesicles in disease (35 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (27 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (22 papers). Zhen Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Zhen Wang's co-authors include Dexiang Liu, Danqing Xin, Xueer Wang, Aijun Hao, Xili Chu, Kevin L. Schey, Yubao Liu, Cornelis E. C. A. Hop, Rui Zou and Fuqing Lin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Zhen Wang

372 papers receiving 11.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Tumor-derived exosomes drive immunosuppressive macrophages in a pre-metastatic niche through glycolytic dominant metabolic reprogramming
    2021 413 citations Zhen Wang et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Zhen Wang 4.8k 2.1k 1.3k 939 927 391 11.3k
Gang Wang 6.3k 1.3× 2.1k 1.0× 2.3k 1.7× 1.4k 1.5× 1.3k 1.4× 655 16.9k
Akira Hara 6.7k 1.4× 1.6k 0.7× 1.0k 0.8× 768 0.8× 1.2k 1.3× 786 16.0k
Yu Hu 4.9k 1.0× 1.7k 0.8× 1.0k 0.8× 891 0.9× 2.2k 2.4× 496 17.4k
Qian Li 6.3k 1.3× 1.8k 0.9× 1.4k 1.1× 2.4k 2.5× 1.7k 1.9× 461 13.9k
Ping Li 6.0k 1.2× 1.5k 0.7× 1.2k 0.9× 849 0.9× 1.8k 1.9× 626 13.5k
Tian Li 4.7k 1.0× 1.6k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 707 0.8× 1.1k 1.2× 480 10.8k
Qiang Liu 6.5k 1.3× 1.8k 0.9× 1.7k 1.3× 564 0.6× 921 1.0× 564 14.9k
Rui Liu 5.7k 1.2× 3.0k 1.4× 1.2k 0.9× 936 1.0× 836 0.9× 325 11.3k
Sung Soo Kim 6.8k 1.4× 1.7k 0.8× 1.7k 1.3× 667 0.7× 1.2k 1.3× 542 14.6k
Rong Zhang 2.8k 0.6× 602 0.3× 961 0.7× 652 0.7× 646 0.7× 586 10.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhen Wang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhen Wang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhen Wang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhen Wang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhen 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 Zhen Wang. Zhen 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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Zhao, Wei, et al.. (2025). Association of atherogenic index of plasma with early-onset post-stroke depression: a prospective study. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 16. 1563289–1563289.
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Jiao, Cheng, Shuwen Yu, Bing Gu, et al.. (2024). Programmed cell death factor 4-mediated hippocampal synaptic plasticity is involved in early life stress and susceptibility to depression. Behavioural Brain Research. 468. 115028–115028. 4 indexed citations
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Mouton, Alan J., Jussara M. do Carmo, Alexandre A. da Silva, et al.. (2024). Glutamine metabolism improves left ventricular function but not macrophage-mediated inflammation following myocardial infarction. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 327(3). C571–C586. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhen, et al.. (2023). Myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury; Molecular mechanisms and prevention. Microvascular Research. 149. 104565–104565. 65 indexed citations
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Wang, Feng, et al.. (2023). Macrophage-derived exosome promotes regulatory T cell differentiation in malignant pleural effusion. Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1161375–1161375. 20 indexed citations
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Hang, Dong, Jing Du, Yiping Cheng, et al.. (2023). The classification of obesity based on metabolic status redefines the readmission of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma—an observational study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 11(1). 24–24. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhen, et al.. (2023). The role of vitamin D through SphK1/S1P in the regulation of MS progression. The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 236. 106425–106425. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Sihang, et al.. (2023). Polymers in Engineering Extracellular Vesicle Mimetics: Current Status and Prospective. Pharmaceutics. 15(5). 1496–1496. 7 indexed citations
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Tang, Xianglong, Zhen Wang, Yandong Xie, et al.. (2023). Radiation-Triggered Selenium-Engineered Mesoporous Silica Nanocapsules for RNAi Therapy in Radiotherapy-Resistant Glioblastoma. ACS Nano. 17(4). 4062–4076. 36 indexed citations
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Wu, Xin, Hao Zheng, Zuochao Dou, et al.. (2020). A novel privacy-preserving federated genome-wide association study framework and its application in identifying potential risk variants in ankylosing spondylitis. Briefings in Bioinformatics. 22(3). 12 indexed citations
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Yang, Feipu, Yu Wang, Chunhui Wu, et al.. (2019). Continuation of structure–activity relationship study of novel benzamide derivatives as potential antipsychotics. Archiv der Pharmazie. 352(4). e1800306–e1800306. 3 indexed citations
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Yu, Shulin, Yuchen Li, Zhuan Liao, et al.. (2019). Plasma extracellular vesicle long RNA profiling identifies a diagnostic signature for the detection of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Gut. 69(3). 540–550. 154 indexed citations
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Krittanawong, Chayakrit, Anirudh Kumar, Hafeez Ul Hassan Virk, et al.. (2018). Trends in Incidence, Characteristics, and In-Hospital Outcomes of Patients Presenting With Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (From a National Population-Based Cohort Study Between 2004 and 2015). The American Journal of Cardiology. 122(10). 1617–1623. 26 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhen, Jussara M. do Carmo, Xinchun Zhou, et al.. (2017). Synergistic Interaction of Hypertension and Diabetes in Promoting Kidney Injury and the Role of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress. Hypertension. 69(5). 879–891. 63 indexed citations
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Chen, Ken, Zaicheng Xu, Yukai Liu, et al.. (2017). Irisin protects mitochondria function during pulmonary ischemia/reperfusion injury. Science Translational Medicine. 9(418). 156 indexed citations
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Zeng, Jun, Shaohui Cai, Yanmei Yi, et al.. (2009). Prevention of Spontaneous Tumor Development in a ret Transgenic Mouse Model by Ret Peptide Vaccination with Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase Inhibitor 1-Methyl Tryptophan. Cancer Research. 69(9). 3963–3970. 25 indexed citations

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