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D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
79
Citations
29273
World Ranking
4230
National Ranking
2070

Ning 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 Ning Wang sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 175 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ning 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 Ning 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: 79 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ning Wang is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research spans multiple domains within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a strong emphasis on molecular biology and oncology. They have contributed extensively to topics such as bone health and treatments, osteoarthritis mechanisms, glycosylation research, and cancer studies including prostate cancer.

Their recent scholarly output includes notable publications such as:

  • "PGE2 activates EP4 in subchondral bone osteoclasts to regulate osteoarthritis" (2022) published in Bone Research
  • "miR-125a-5p post-transcriptionally suppresses GALNT7 to inhibit proliferation and invasion in cervical cancer cells via the EGFR/PI3K/AKT pathway" (2020) published in Cancer Cell International
  • "Upregulation of GALNT7 in prostate cancer modifies O-glycosylation and promotes tumour growth" (2023) published in Oncogene
  • "A fungal microRNA-like RNA subverts host immunity and facilitates pathogen infection by silencing two host receptor-like kinase genes" (2022) published in New Phytologist
  • "Protective Effect of Tong-Qiao-Huo-Xue Decoction on Inflammatory Injury Caused by Intestinal Microbial Disorders in Stroke Rats" (2020) published in Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin

Ning Wang frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • Asian Journal of Surgery
  • Research Square
  • Aging
  • Scientific Reports

They collaborate regularly with several co-authors, including Jian Luo, Jennifer Munkley, Alison Gartland, Kirsty Hodgson, and Margarita Orozco-Moreno, each contributing to multiple joint publications.

Their primary fields of study encompass Medicine with 161 publications and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology with 115 publications. Specific subfields featuring prominently in their research include Molecular Biology, Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Cancer Research, and Physiology.

Main topics of their work include:

  • Bone health and treatments
  • Osteoarthritis treatment and mechanisms
  • Bone health and osteoporosis research
  • Glycosylation and glycoproteins research
  • Nutrition and health in aging
  • Prostate cancer treatment and research
  • Bone metabolism and diseases

Best Publications

  • Mechanotransduction across the cell surface and through the cytoskeleton

    N. Wang;J.P. Butler;D.E. Ingber

  • Mechanotransduction at a distance: mechanically coupling the extracellular matrix with the nucleus

    Ning Wang;Jessica D. Tytell;Donald E. Ingber

  • Mechanical behavior in living cells consistent with the tensegrity model

    Ning Wang;Keiji Naruse;Dimitrije Stamenović;Jeffrey J. Fredberg

  • Cell prestress. I. Stiffness and prestress are closely associated in adherent contractile cells

    Ning Wang;Iva Marija Tolić-Nørrelykke;Jianxin Chen;Srboljub M. Mijailovich

  • Vinculin potentiates E-cadherin mechanosensing and is recruited to actin-anchored sites within adherens junctions in a myosin II-dependent manner.

    Quint le Duc;Quanming Shi;Iris Blonk;Arnoud Sonnenberg

  • Control of cytoskeletal mechanics by extracellular matrix, cell shape, and mechanical tension

    Ning Wang;D. E. Ingber

  • Material properties of the cell dictate stress-induced spreading and differentiation in embryonic stem cells

    Farhan Chowdhury;Sungsoo Na;Sungsoo Na;Dong Li;Yeh Chuin Poh

  • Impaired mechanical stability, migration and contractile capacity in vimentin-deficient fibroblasts

    Beate Eckes;Dagmar Dogic;Emma Colucci-Guyon;Ning Wang

  • Directional control of lamellipodia extension by constraining cell shape and orienting cell tractional forces

    Kevin Kit Parker;Amy Lepre Brock;Cliff Brangwynne;Robert J. Mannix

  • Cell mechanics: mechanical response, cell adhesion, and molecular deformation.

    Cheng Zhu;Gang Bao;Ning Wang

  • Transcription upregulation via force-induced direct stretching of chromatin.

    Arash Tajik;Yuejin Zhang;Fuxiang Wei;Jian Sun

  • A comparison of methods to assess cell mechanical properties.

    Pei Hsun Wu;Dikla Raz Ben Aroush;Atef Asnacios;Wei Chiang Chen

  • Cellular tensegrity: exploring how mechanical changes in the cytoskeleton regulate cell growth, migration, and tissue pattern during morphogenesis.

    Donald E. Ingber;Laura Dike;Linda Hansen;Seth Karp

  • Tensegrity, cellular biophysics, and the mechanics of living systems

    Donald E Ingber;Ning Wang;Dimitrije Stamenović

  • Rapid signal transduction in living cells is a unique feature of mechanotransduction

    Sungsoo Na;Olivier Collin;Farhan Chowdhury;Bernard Tay

  • Soft fibrin gels promote selection and growth of tumorigenic cells

    Jing Liu;Youhua Tan;Huafeng Zhang;Yi Zhang

  • Cell shape, cytoskeletal mechanics, and cell cycle control in angiogenesis

    Donald E. Ingber;Donald E. Ingber;Deepa Prusty;Deepa Prusty;Zhengqi Sun;Zhengqi Sun;Hannah Betensky;Hannah Betensky

  • Soft substrates promote homogeneous self-renewal of embryonic stem cells via downregulating cell-matrix tractions.

    Farhan Chowdhury;Yanzhen Li;Yeh Chuin Poh;Tamaki Yokohama-Tamaki

  • Micropatterning tractional forces in living cells.

    Ning Wang;Emanuele Ostuni;George M. Whitesides;Donald E. Ingber

  • Contribution of intermediate filaments to cell stiffness, stiffening, and growth

    Ning Wang;Dimitrije Stamenović

Frequent Co-Authors

Donald E. Ingber
Donald E. Ingber Harvard University
Jeffrey J. Fredberg
Jeffrey J. Fredberg Harvard University
James P. Butler
James P. Butler Harvard University
Dimitrije Stamenović
Dimitrije Stamenović Boston University
Deborah E. Leckband
Deborah E. Leckband University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ben Fabry
Ben Fabry University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Min-Feng Yu
Min-Feng Yu Georgia Institute of Technology
Taekjip Ha
Taekjip Ha Johns Hopkins University
David A. Weitz
David A. Weitz Harvard University
George M. Whitesides
George M. Whitesides Harvard University

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