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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
76
Citations
25411
World Ranking
4973
National Ranking
2390

Lei Wang publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Lei Wang sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 198 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Lei Wang D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Lei Wang sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Lei Wang is a researcher affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco, specializing in multiple interconnected fields across medicine, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and materials science. Their work primarily focuses on oncology, molecular biology, biomaterials, biomedical engineering, and materials chemistry.

The scientist's research topics include nanoparticle-based drug delivery, nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, cancer-related molecular pathways, monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies research, HER2/EGFR in cancer research, advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, and autophagy in disease and therapy.

Lei Wang has published extensively in various scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Chinese Chemical Letters
  • Cell Death and Disease
  • Cell Death Discovery
  • Oncology Letters

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Lei Wang highlight the scope of their research:

  • "Advances of nanoparticles as drug delivery systems for disease diagnosis and treatment" (2022, Chinese Chemical Letters)
  • "Discovery of AZD4573, a Potent and Selective Inhibitor of CDK9 That Enables Short Duration of Target Engagement for the Treatment of Hematological Malignancies" (2020, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry)
  • "The role of MDM2-p53 axis dysfunction in the hepatocellular carcinoma transformation" (2020, Cell Death Discovery)
  • "Prefused lysosomes cluster on autophagosomes regulated by VAMP8" (2021, Cell Death and Disease)
  • "Function of p21 and its therapeutic effects in esophageal cancer (Review)" (2020, Oncology Letters)

Frequent co-authors that collaborate with Lei Wang include Bernard Barlaam, Lisa Drew, Sudhir M. Hande, Alexander W. Hird, and Michelle L. Lamb. These collaborations reflect multidisciplinary connections across their research topics and methodologies.

Best Publications

  • Control of memory formation through regulated expression of a CaMKII transgene

    Mark Mayford;Mary Elizabeth Bach;Yan You Huang;Lei Wang

  • Expanding the Genetic Code of Escherichia coli

    Lei Wang;Ansgar Brock;Brad Herberich;Peter G. Schultz;Peter G. Schultz

  • Addition of p-Azido-l-phenylalanine to the Genetic Code of Escherichia coli

    Jason W. Chin;Stephen W. Santoro;Andrew B. Martin;David S. King

  • Expanding the genetic code.

    Lei Wang;Peter G. Schultz

  • Addition of a photocrosslinking amino acid to the genetic code of Escherichia coli

    Jason W. Chin;Andrew B. Martin;David S. King;Lei Wang

  • Expanding the genetic code.

    Lei Wang;Jianming Xie;Peter G Schultz

  • Expanding the Genetic Code

    Lei Wang

  • Regulation of hepcidin transcription by interleukin-1 and interleukin-6

    Pauline Lee;Hongfan Peng;Terri Gelbart;Lei Wang

  • Suppression of in vitro megakaryocyte production by antiplatelet autoantibodies from adult patients with chronic ITP

    Robert McMillan;Lei Wang;Aaron Tomer;Janet Nichol

  • Addition of the keto functional group to the genetic code of Escherichia coli

    Lei Wang;Zhiwen Zhang;Ansgar Brock;Peter G. Schultz

  • Evolution of new nonantibody proteins via iterative somatic hypermutation

    Lei Wang;W. Coyt Jackson;Paul A. Steinbach;Roger Y. Tsien

  • In vivo-inkorporering af unaturlige aminosyrer

    Schultz Peter;Wang Lei;Anderson John Christopher;Liu David R

  • Generation of a bacterium with a 21 amino acid genetic code.

    Ryan A Mehl;J Christopher Anderson;Stephen W Santoro;Lei Wang

  • In vivo incorporation of unnatural amino acids

    Peter Schultz;Lei Wang;John Christopher Anderson;Jason William Chin

  • A new strategy for the site-specific modification of proteins in vivo.

    Zhiwen Zhang;Brian A C Smith;Lei Wang;Ansgar Brock

  • RF1 knockout allows ribosomal incorporation of unnatural amino acids at multiple sites

    David B F Johnson;Jianfeng Xu;Zhouxin Shen;Jeffrey K Takimoto

  • An efficient system for the evolution of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase specificity.

    Stephen W. Santoro;Lei Wang;Brad Herberich;David S. King

  • A general approach for the generation of orthogonal tRNAs.

    Lei Wang;Peter G Schultz

  • Expanding the Genetic Code for Biological Studies

    Qian Wang;Angela R. Parrish;Lei Wang

  • Mapping RNase T1-resistant oligonucleotides of avian tumor virus RNAs: sarcoma-specific oligonucleotides are near the poly(A) end and oligonucleotides common to sarcoma and transformation-defective viruses are at the poly(A) end.

    L H Wang;P Duesberg;K Beemon;P K Vogt

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter G. Schultz
Peter G. Schultz Scripps Research Institute
Jason W. Chin
Jason W. Chin MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
David R. Liu
David R. Liu Broad Institute
Eric Meggers
Eric Meggers Philipp University of Marburg
Roland Riek
Roland Riek ETH Zurich
Anjon Audhya
Anjon Audhya University of Wisconsin–Madison
Daniel T. O'Connor
Daniel T. O'Connor University of California, San Diego
Sushil K. Mahata
Sushil K. Mahata University of California, San Diego
Joseph P. Noel
Joseph P. Noel Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Qian Wang
Qian Wang Peking University

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Shigeyuki Yokoyama

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Dieter Söll

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Publications: 48

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Karl Deisseroth

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Publications: 45

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Publications: 41

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