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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 77 1334 1203 39 39 324 25625

Yang Wang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yang Wang between 2005 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yang Wang published across 21 years, from 2005 to 2025, averaging 25.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 63 publications in 2022. 101 of the 542 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2005 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 63. Peak 63 publications in 2022. 2005: 1 publication 2006: 0 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 4 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 32 publications 2015: 25 publications 2016: 24 publications 2017: 32 publications 2018: 44 publications 2019: 31 publications 2020: 37 publications 2021: 37 publications 2022: 63 publications 2023: 51 publications 2024: 59 publications 2025: 42 publications
2005 2025

542 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yang Wang: publications per year, 2005 to 2025
Year Publications
2005 1
2006 0
2007 1
2008 4
2009 2
2010 9
2011 14
2012 20
2013 14
2014 32
2015 25
2016 24
2017 32
2018 44
2019 31
2020 37
2021 37
2022 63
2023 51
2024 59
2025 42
Total 542
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Yang Wang publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 315–324 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 324 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139
275–284 148
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106 324
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Yang Wang D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 77 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60 77
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Yang Wang is affiliated with China Agricultural University in China and has a significant publication record in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Medicine. Their research spans several subfields including Molecular Medicine, Molecular Biology, Pollution, Infectious Diseases, and Endocrinology.

Their main topics of work cover multiple areas related to antimicrobial resistance and bacterial studies, including:

  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • Vibrio bacteria research studies
  • Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
  • Escherichia coli research studies

Yang Wang has contributed to several research articles, including these notable papers:

  • "A broad-spectrum antibiotic adjuvant reverses multidrug-resistant Gram-negative pathogens," published in 2020 in Nature Microbiology
  • "Changes in colistin resistance and mcr-1 abundance in Escherichia coli of animal and human origins following the ban of colistin-positive additives in China: an epidemiological comparative study," published in 2020 in The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • "Emergence of a Plasmid-Encoded Resistance-Nodulation-Division Efflux Pump Conferring Resistance to Multiple Drugs, Including Tigecycline, in Klebsiella pneumoniae," published in 2020 in mBio
  • "Epidemiology of mobile colistin resistance genes mcr-1 to mcr-9," published in 2020 in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
  • "The Natural Product Curcumin as an Antibacterial Agent: Current Achievements and Problems," published in 2022 in Antioxidants

Frequent co-authors in Yang Wang's research include:

  • Jianzhong Shen
  • Congming Wu
  • Štefan Schwarz
  • Zhangqi Shen
  • Timothy R. Walsh

Yang Wang's research has been published in several key academic venues with repeated contributions to:

  • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Microbiology Spectrum
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Among the recognitions received, Yang Wang has been awarded the title of Fellow of the Geological Society of America.

Best Publications

  • Emergence of plasmid-mediated colistin resistance mechanism MCR-1 in animals and human beings in China: A microbiological and molecular biological study

    Yi-Yun Liu;Yang Wang;Timothy Rutland Walsh;Ling-Xian Yi

  • A novel gene, optrA, that confers transferable resistance to oxazolidinones and phenicols and its presence in Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium of human and animal origin

    Yang Wang;Yuan Lv;Jiachang Cai;Stefan Schwarz

  • Emergence of plasmid-mediated high-level tigecycline resistance genes in animals and humans

    Tao He;Ran Wang;Dejun Liu;Timothy R. Walsh;Timothy R. Walsh

  • Novel Plasmid-Mediated Colistin Resistance Gene mcr-3 in Escherichia coli.

    Wenjuan Yin;Hui Li;Yingbo Shen;Zhihai Liu

  • Emergence of a novel mobile colistin resistance gene, mcr-8, in NDM-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae.

    Xiaoming Wang;Yao Wang;Ying Zhou;Jiyun Li

  • Comprehensive resistome analysis reveals the prevalence of NDM and MCR-1 in Chinese poultry production.

    Yang Wang;Rongmin Zhang;Jiyun Li;Zuowei Wu

  • A broad-spectrum antibiotic adjuvant reverses multidrug-resistant Gram-negative pathogens

    Meirong Song;Yuan Liu;Yuan Liu;Xiaoyong Huang;Shuangyang Ding

  • Prevalence, risk factors, outcomes, and molecular epidemiology of mcr-1-positive Enterobacteriaceae in patients and healthy adults from China: an epidemiological and clinical study

    Yang Wang;Guo-Bao Tian;Rong Zhang;Yingbo Shen

  • Changes in colistin resistance and mcr-1 abundance in Escherichia coli of animal and human origins following the ban of colistin-positive additives in China: an epidemiological comparative study

    Yang Wang;Chunyan Xu;Rong Zhang;Yiqiang Chen

  • Presence and dissemination of the multiresistance gene cfr in Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria

    Jianzhong Shen;Yang Wang;Stefan Schwarz

  • Early emergence of mcr-1 in Escherichia coli from food-producing animals

    Zhangqi Shen;Yang Wang;Yingbo Shen;Jianzhong Shen

  • Emergence of a Plasmid-Encoded Resistance-Nodulation-Division Efflux Pump Conferring Resistance to Multiple Drugs, Including Tigecycline, in Klebsiella Pneumoniae

    Luchao Lv;Miao Wan;Chengzhen Wang;Xun Gao

  • Epidemiology of mobile colistin resistance genes mcr-1 to mcr-9

    Zhuoren Ling;Zhuoren Ling;Wenjuan Yin;Zhangqi Shen;Yang Wang

  • Prevalence and characterization of Salmonella species isolated from pigs, ducks and chickens in Sichuan Province, China.

    Ruichao Li;Jing Lai;Yang Wang;Shuliang Liu

  • Tumor cell-intrinsic PD-1 receptor is a tumor suppressor and mediates resistance to PD-1 blockade therapy.

    Xiaodong Wang;Xiaohui Yang;Xiaohui Yang;Chang Zhang;Yang Wang

  • Balancing mcr-1 expression and bacterial survival is a delicate equilibrium between essential cellular defence mechanisms.

    Qiue Yang;Mei Li;Owen B Spiller;Diego O Andrey;Diego O Andrey

  • Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Campylobacter isolates in broilers from China

    Xia Chen;Gao-Wa Naren;Cong-Ming Wu;Yang Wang

  • Genetic environment of the transferable oxazolidinone/phenicol resistance gene optrA in Enterococcus faecalis isolates of human and animal origin

    Tao He;Yingbo Shen;Stefan Schwarz;Jiachang Cai

  • Novel Plasmid-Mediated tet(X5) Gene Conferring Resistance to Tigecycline, Eravacycline, and Omadacycline in a Clinical Acinetobacter baumannii Isolate.

    Liyuan Wang;Dejun Liu;Yuan Lv;Lanqing Cui

  • Prevalence and dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes and coselection of heavy metals in Chinese dairy farms.

    Bingrui Zhou;Chong Wang;Qin Zhao;Yang Wang

  • Identification of New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase 1 in Acinetobacter lwoffii of food animal origin.

    Yang Wang;Congming Wu;Qijing Zhang;Jing Qi

  • Iconographies supplémentaires de l'article : Emergence of plasmid-mediated colistin resistance mechanism MCR-1 in animals and human beings in China: a microbiological and molecular biological study

    Yi-Yun Liu;Yang Wang;Timothy R Walsh;Ling-Xian Yi

Frequent Co-Authors

Congming Wu
Congming Wu China Agricultural University
Zhangqi Shen
Zhangqi Shen China Agricultural University
Timothy R. Walsh
Timothy R. Walsh University of Oxford
Shaolin Wang
Shaolin Wang China Agricultural University
Qijing Zhang
Qijing Zhang Iowa State University
Yongning Wu
Yongning Wu Center for Food Safety
Xiaoming Wang
Xiaoming Wang Florida State University
Kristina Kadlec
Kristina Kadlec Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Qiang Sun
Qiang Sun Peking University
Yohei Doi
Yohei Doi University of Pittsburgh

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