Zhiwei Wang

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Zhiwei Wang is a scholar working on Cancer Research, Molecular Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhiwei Wang has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Cancer Research, 24 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Zhiwei Wang's work include MicroRNA in disease regulation (26 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (17 papers) and Circular RNAs in diseases (10 papers). Zhiwei Wang is often cited by papers focused on MicroRNA in disease regulation (26 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (17 papers) and Circular RNAs in diseases (10 papers). Zhiwei Wang collaborates with scholars based in China and United States. Zhiwei Wang's co-authors include Fazlul H. Sarkar, Dejuan Kong, Yiwei Li, Shadan Ali, Philip A. Philip, Timothy VandenBoom, Aamir Ahmad, Sanjeev Banerjee, Yiwei Li and Jun Xia and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Cancer Research and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Zhiwei Wang

37 papers receiving 3.1k 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.

Up-regulation of miR-200 and let-7 by Natural Agents Leads to the Reversal of Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition in Gemcitabine-Resistant Pancreatic Cancer Cells

2009 552 citations Yiwei Li, Timothy VandenBoom et al. Cancer Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhiwei Wang China	26	2.4k	1.9k	765	174	169	40	3.1k
Giridhar Mudduluru Germany	22	1.6k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	437 0.6×	119 0.7×	126 0.7×	30	2.1k
Jia Ma China	28	1.6k 0.7×	1.0k 0.5×	402 0.5×	128 0.7×	187 1.1×	77	2.1k
Xingwu Wang China	19	1.6k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	459 0.6×	86 0.5×	210 1.2×	35	2.4k
Xiaohui Zhao China	29	2.0k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	543 0.7×	181 1.0×	210 1.2×	47	2.6k
Varahram Shahryari United States	37	3.9k 1.6×	3.3k 1.7×	423 0.6×	263 1.5×	510 3.0×	81	4.7k
Matjaž Rokavec Germany	18	1.2k 0.5×	1.1k 0.5×	591 0.8×	120 0.7×	162 1.0×	30	1.9k
Pat Gulhati United States	15	1.3k 0.5×	455 0.2×	550 0.7×	206 1.2×	224 1.3×	33	1.9k
Fuqing Zeng China	24	2.0k 0.8×	1.5k 0.8×	214 0.3×	74 0.4×	185 1.1×	87	2.5k
Sripathi M. Sureban United States	28	1.3k 0.5×	598 0.3×	1.2k 1.6×	203 1.2×	205 1.2×	51	2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhiwei Wang

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Men, Shuai, Zhiwei Wang, Shuang Liu, et al.. (2025). Integrating newborn genetic screening with traditional screening to improve newborn screening. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 38(1). 2583588–2583588. 1 indexed citations

Li, Mingxun, Zhiwei Wang, Zheng Ma, et al.. (2025). Metagenomic analysis reveals microbial drivers of heat resistance in dairy cattle. Animal Microbiome. 7(1). 35–35. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Zhiwei, Yuxin Shi, Tao Sun, et al.. (2025). Profibrotic impact of PAD4-driven macrophage extracellular traps in ulcerative colitis. Pharmacological Research. 220. 107933–107933.

Sun, Tao, Ping Wang, Zhiwei Wang, et al.. (2024). Neutrophil extracellular traps induce barrier dysfunction in DSS-induced ulcerative colitis via the cGAS-STING pathway. International Immunopharmacology. 143(Pt 1). 113358–113358. 7 indexed citations

Liu, Jianfeng, et al.. (2024). Inhibition of Golgi stress alleviates sepsis-induced cardiomyopathy by reducing inflammation and apoptosis. International Immunopharmacology. 133. 112103–112103. 7 indexed citations

Zhang, Fang, et al.. (2024). Prenatal diagnosis and family analysis of 17q12 microdeletion syndrome with fetal renal abnormalities. Frontiers in Genetics. 15. 1401315–1401315.

Shi, Ying, Tong Cao, Hua Huang, et al.. (2017). Arsenic trioxide inhibits cell growth and motility via up-regulation of let-7a in breast cancer cells. Cell Cycle. 16(24). 2396–2403. 31 indexed citations

Ma, Jia, Fanpeng Zeng, Cong Ma, et al.. (2016). Synergistic reversal effect of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition by miR-223 inhibitor and genistein in gemcitabine-resistant pancreatic cancer cells.. PubMed. 6(6). 1384–95. 37 indexed citations

Huang, Jianfei, Zhiyuan Tang, Jieying Li, et al.. (2016). Triple-amiRNA VEGFRs inhibition in pancreatic cancer improves the efficacy of chemotherapy through EMT regulation. Journal of Controlled Release. 245. 1–14. 27 indexed citations

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Qiu, Huiling, Yike Wu, Zhiwei Wang, et al.. (2015). An improved method for detecting circulating microRNAs with S-Poly(T) Plus real-time PCR. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 15100–15100. 86 indexed citations

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Xia, Jun, Long Cheng, Chuanzhong Mei, et al.. (2014). Genistein Inhibits Cell Growth and Invasion Through Regulation of miR-27a in Pancreatic Cancer Cells. Current Pharmaceutical Design. 20(33). 5348–5353. 63 indexed citations

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Liu, Jianming, Lilin Ma, Zhiwei Wang, et al.. (2014). MicroRNA expression profile of gastric cancer stem cells in the MKN-45 cancer cell line. Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica. 46(2). 92–99. 33 indexed citations

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Wang, Rui, Jia Ma, Qiong Wu, et al.. (2013). Functional Role of miR-34 Family in Human Cancer. Current Drug Targets. 14(10). 1185–1191. 35 indexed citations

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Kang, Kang, Xiaoying Zhang, Hongtao Liu, et al.. (2012). A Novel Real-Time PCR Assay of microRNAs Using S-Poly(T), a Specific Oligo(dT) Reverse Transcription Primer with Excellent Sensitivity and Specificity. PLoS ONE. 7(11). e48536–e48536. 90 indexed citations

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Ji, Xiangming, et al.. (2012). Delta‐tocotrienol suppresses Notch‐1 pathway by upregulating miR‐34a in nonsmall cell lung cancer cells. International Journal of Cancer. 131(11). 2668–2677. 79 indexed citations

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Ahmad, Aamir, Amro Aboukameel, Dejuan Kong, et al.. (2011). Phosphoglucose Isomerase/Autocrine Motility Factor Mediates Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Regulated by miR-200 in Breast Cancer Cells. Cancer Research. 71(9). 3400–3409. 167 indexed citations

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Sarkar, Fazlul H., Yiwei Li, Zhiwei Wang, Dejuan Kong, & Shadan Ali. (2010). Implication of microRNAs in drug resistance for designing novel cancer therapy. Drug Resistance Updates. 13(3). 57–66. 176 indexed citations

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Ahmad, Aamir, Shadan Ali, Zhiwei Wang, et al.. (2010). 3,3′‐diindolylmethane enhances taxotere‐induced growth inhibition of breast cancer cells through downregulation of FoxM1. International Journal of Cancer. 129(7). 1781–1791. 38 indexed citations

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Li, Yiwei, Timothy VandenBoom, Dejuan Kong, et al.. (2009). Up-regulation of miR-200 and let-7 by Natural Agents Leads to the Reversal of Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition in Gemcitabine-Resistant Pancreatic Cancer Cells. Cancer Research. 69(16). 6704–6712. 552 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chen, Li, Zhiwei Wang, Jianwei Zhu, & Xi Zhan. (2006). Roles of Cortactin, an Actin Polymerization Mediator, in Cell Endocytosis. Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica. 38(2). 95–103. 13 indexed citations

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