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D-Index
78
Citations
27874
World Ranking
1682
National Ranking
38

Wen Wang publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

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

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 319 publications — 79th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Wen Wang D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Wen Wang is affiliated with Northwestern Polytechnical University in China and has a research focus primarily within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields including Molecular Biology, Genetics, Plant Science, Cancer Research, and Ecology.

The research topics covered by Wen Wang include:

  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Wang has produced numerous publications, with recent notable papers including:

  • Low-dose metformin targets the lysosomal AMPK pathway through PEN2 (2022, Nature)
  • Allele-aware chromosome-level genome assembly and efficient transgene-free genome editing for the autotetraploid cultivated alfalfa (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Methionine deficiency facilitates antitumour immunity by altering m6A methylation of immune checkpoint transcripts (2022, Gut)
  • Creatine promotes cancer metastasis through activation of Smad2/3 (2021, Cell Metabolism)
  • African lungfish genome sheds light on the vertebrate water-to-land transition (2021, Cell)

Wen Wang frequently collaborates with a number of coauthors including Kun Wang, Qiang Qiu, Yongxin Li, Xueyan Li, and Ruoping Zhao. These collaborations have contributed to the breadth of their research outputs.

The scientist's research has been published in a variety of venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • GigaScience

Best Publications

  • The sequence and de novo assembly of the giant panda genome

    Ruiqiang Li;Wei Fan;Geng Tian;Hongmei Zhu

  • A draft sequence for the genome of the domesticated silkworm (Bombyx mori).

    Qingyou Xia;Zeyang Zhou;Cheng Lu

  • The origin of new genes: glimpses from the young and old

    Manyuan Long;Esther Betrán;Kevin Thornton;Wen Wang

  • COLD1 Confers Chilling Tolerance in Rice

    Yun Ma;Xiaoyan Dai;Yunyuan Xu;Wei Luo

  • Resequencing 50 accessions of cultivated and wild rice yields markers for identifying agronomically important genes

    Xun Xu;Xin Liu;Song Ge;Jeffrey D Jensen

  • Resequencing 302 wild and cultivated accessions identifies genes related to domestication and improvement in soybean

    Zhengkui Zhou;Yu Jiang;Zheng Wang;Zhiheng Gou

  • Single-Cell Exome Sequencing and Monoclonal Evolution of a JAK2-Negative Myeloproliferative Neoplasm

    Yong Hou;Luting Song;Ping Zhu;Bo Zhang

  • Rapid evolution of male reproductive genes in the descent of man

    Gerald J. Wyckoff;Wen Wang;Chung-I Wu

  • Sequencing and automated whole-genome optical mapping of the genome of a domestic goat (Capra hircus)

    Yang Dong;Yang Dong;Min Xie;Yu Jiang;Yu Jiang;Nianqing Xiao

  • The sheep genome illuminates biology of the rumen and lipid metabolism

    Yu Jiang;Yu Jiang;Yu Jiang;Min Xie;Wenbin Chen;Richard Talbot

  • Large-scale ruminant genome sequencing provides insights into their evolution and distinct traits.

    Lei Chen;Qiang Qiu;Yu Jiang;Kun Wang

  • Complete Resequencing of 40 Genomes Reveals Domestication Events and Genes in Silkworm (Bombyx)

    Qingyou Xia;Qingyou Xia;Yiran Guo;Ze Zhang;Ze Zhang;Dong Li

  • Heterotrimeric G proteins regulate nitrogen-use efficiency in rice

    Hongying Sun;Qian Qian;Kun Wu;Jijing Luo

  • Genome-wide and caste-specific DNA methylomes of the ants Camponotus floridanus and Harpegnathos saltator.

    Roberto Bonasio;Qiye Li;Jinmin Lian;Navdeep S. Mutti

  • The DNA Methylome of Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells

    Yingrui Li;Jingde Zhu;Geng Tian;Geng Tian;Ning Li

  • Liquid hot water pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for bioethanol production accompanying with high valuable products.

    Xinshu Zhuang;Wen Wang;Qiang Yu;Wei Qi

  • Genome sequencing and comparison of two nonhuman primate animal models, the cynomolgus and Chinese rhesus macaques

    Guangmei Yan;Guojie Zhang;Xiaodong Fang;Yanfeng Zhang

  • Single base-resolution methylome of the silkworm reveals a sparse epigenomic map

    Hui Xiang;Jingde Zhu;Jingde Zhu;Quan Chen;Fangyin Dai

  • Allele-aware chromosome-level genome assembly and efficient transgene-free genome editing for the autotetraploid cultivated alfalfa

    Haitao Chen;Yan Zeng;Yan Zeng;Yongzhi Yang;Lingli Huang

  • Single base-resolution methylome of the silkworm reveals a sparse epigenomic map (vol 28, pg 516, 2010)

    H Xiang;JD Zhu;QA Chen;FY Dai

Frequent Co-Authors

Guojie Zhang
Guojie Zhang Zhejiang University
Xun Xu
Xun Xu Beijing Genomics Institute
huanming yang
huanming yang Beijing Genomics Institute
Song Ge
Song Ge Chinese Academy of Sciences
Manyuan Long
Manyuan Long University of Chicago
Gane Ka-Shu Wong
Gane Ka-Shu Wong University of Alberta
Ya-Ping Zhang
Ya-Ping Zhang Kunming Institute of Zoology
Karsten Kristiansen
Karsten Kristiansen University of Copenhagen
Xin Liu
Xin Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Bing Su
Bing Su Chinese Academy of Sciences

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