Zhigao Wang

7.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
28 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Zhigao Wang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhigao Wang has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Cell Biology and 3 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Zhigao Wang's work include Cell death mechanisms and regulation (10 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (4 papers) and Signaling Pathways in Disease (4 papers). Zhigao Wang is often cited by papers focused on Cell death mechanisms and regulation (10 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (4 papers) and Signaling Pathways in Disease (4 papers). Zhigao Wang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Hong Kong. Zhigao Wang's co-authors include Eric N. Olson, She Chen, Xiaodong Wang, Da‐Zhi Wang, Huayi Wang, Liming Sun, Sudan He, Jiacong Yan, Weilong Liu and Xiaoguang Lei and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Zhigao Wang

26 papers receiving 5.7k 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.

Mixed Lineage Kinase Domain-like Protein Mediates Necrosis Signaling Downstream of RIP3 Kinase

2012 2.1k citations Liming Sun, Huayi Wang et al. Cell profile →
The Mitochondrial Phosphatase PGAM5 Functions at the Convergence Point of Multiple Necrotic Death Pathways

2012 776 citations Zhigao Wang, Hui Jiang et al. Cell profile →
Activation of Cardiac Gene Expression by Myocardin, a Transcriptional Cofactor for Serum Response Factor

2001 726 citations Da‐Zhi Wang, Priscilla S. Chang et al. Cell profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhigao Wang

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

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Effect of Ga doping on the electrical and optoelectronic properties of single indium oxide nanowire photodetector 2025 ·Materials Science and Technology ·Zhigao Wang, Zhiwei Luo, Xuesong Chen, (unknown), Wen Chen, Yi Zhang, Xianrong Huang, Xiaofeng Liu, Hao Huang, W.H. Ip, Kai Leung Yung	1
2	Mechanisms by which Ganglioside GM1, a specific type of glycosphingolipid, ameliorates BMAA-induced neurotoxicity in early-life stage of zebrafish embryos 2024 ·Food Research International ·Yanjun Liu, Yanan Zhu, Xiaoxu Wang, (unknown), (unknown), Hongyan Li, (unknown), Zhigao Wang, (unknown), Jie Xu, Changhu Xue	0
3	Pramel15 facilitates zygotic nuclear DNMT1 degradation and DNA demethylation 2024 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Yingfeng Li, Xiang Li, Xiaoxiao Zhu, (unknown), Hua Huang, Jiahua Wei, Yi Li, Yong Tian, Zhigao Wang, Zhuqiang Zhang, Bing Zhu	2
4	MLKL polymerization-induced lysosomal membrane permeabilization promotes necroptosis 2023 ·Cell Death and Differentiation ·Shuzhen Liu, (unknown), (unknown), Ken Chen, (unknown), (unknown), Zhigao Wang	40
5	RIPK1 dephosphorylation and kinase activation by PPP1R3G/PP1γ promote apoptosis and necroptosis 2021 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Yougui Xiang, Hua Liu, Shuzhen Liu, Ashwani Kumar, Chao Xing, Zhigao Wang	21
6	Mitochondrial Phosphatase PGAM5 modulates cellular senescence by regulatingmitochondrial dynamics 2020 ·Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·Bo Yu, Jing Ma, Dazhi Wang, Zhigao Wang, Shusheng Wang	5
7	Mitochondrial phosphatase PGAM5 modulates cellular senescence by regulating mitochondrial dynamics 2020 ·Nature Communications ·Bo Yu, Jing Ma, Jing Li, Da‐Zhi Wang, Zhigao Wang, Shusheng Wang	174
8	Necroptosis-blocking compound NBC1 targets heat shock protein 70 to inhibit MLKL polymerization and necroptosis 2020 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Andrea N. Johnston, Yuyong Ma, Hua Liu, Shuzhen Liu, (unknown), She Chen, Chuo Chen, Zhigao Wang	37
9	CK1α, CK1δ, and CK1ε are necrosome components which phosphorylate serine 227 of human RIPK3 to activate necroptosis 2020 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), Shuzhen Liu, Hua Liu, She Chen, Zhigao Wang	46
10	Use of Two Dimensional Semi-denaturing Detergent Agarose Gel Electrophoresis to Confirm Size Heterogeneity of Amyloid or Amyloid-like Fibers 2018 ·Journal of Visualized Experiments ·(unknown), Zhigao Wang	4
11	Use of Two Dimensional Semi-denaturing Detergent Agarose Gel Electrophoresis to Confirm Size Heterogeneity of Amyloid or Amyloid-like Fibers 2018 ·Journal of Visualized Experiments ·(unknown), Zhigao Wang	2
12	Thioredoxin-1 actively maintains the pseudokinase MLKL in a reduced state to suppress disulfide bond-dependent MLKL polymer formation and necroptosis 2017 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Eduardo Reynoso, Hua Liu, Lin Li, (unknown), She Chen, Zhigao Wang	36
13	Induction of necrotic cell death by oxidative stress in retinal pigment epithelial cells 2013 ·Cell Death and Disease ·Jakub Hanus, Hongmei Zhang, Zhigao Wang, Qinghua Liu, (unknown), (unknown)	0
14	The Mitochondrial Phosphatase PGAM5 Functions at the Convergence Point of Multiple Necrotic Death Pathways breakdown → 2012 ·Cell ·Zhigao Wang, Hui Jiang, She Chen, Fenghe Du, Xiaodong Wang	776
15	Mixed Lineage Kinase Domain-like Protein Mediates Necrosis Signaling Downstream of RIP3 Kinase breakdown → 2012 ·Cell ·Liming Sun, Huayi Wang, Zhigao Wang, Sudan He, She Chen, Daohong Liao, Lai Wang, Jiacong Yan, Weilong Liu, Xiaoguang Lei, Xiaodong Wang	2094
16	Phenotypic Modulation of Smooth Muscle Cells through Interaction of Foxo4 and Myocardin 2005 ·Developmental Cell ·Zhiping Liu, Zhigao Wang, Hiromi Yanagisawa, Eric N. Olson	163
17	Target Gene-Specific Modulation of Myocardin Activity by GATA Transcription Factors 2004 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·(unknown), Zhigao Wang, Da‐Zhi Wang, Ching-Ling Lien, Weibing Xing, Eric N. Olson	44
18	Myocardin and ternary complex factors compete for SRF to control smooth muscle gene expression 2004 ·Nature ·Zhigao Wang, Da‐Zhi Wang, Dirk Hockemeyer, John McAnally, Alfred Nordheim, Eric N. Olson	467
19	Potentiation of serum response factor activity by a family of myocardin-related transcription factors 2002 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Da‐Zhi Wang, Shijie Li, Dirk Hockemeyer, Lillian B. Sutherland, Zhigao Wang, Gerhard Schratt, James A. Richardson, Alfred Nordheim, Eric N. Olson	395
20	Activation of Cardiac Gene Expression by Myocardin, a Transcriptional Cofactor for Serum Response Factor breakdown → 2001 ·Cell ·Da‐Zhi Wang, Priscilla S. Chang, Zhigao Wang, Lillian B. Sutherland, James A. Richardson, Eric M. Small, Paul A. Krieg, Eric N. Olson	726

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