Cong Qian

8.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
62 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Cong Qian is a scholar working on Obstetrics and Gynecology, Molecular Biology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Cong Qian has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 24 papers in Molecular Biology and 22 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Cong Qian's work include Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (26 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (17 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (6 papers). Cong Qian is often cited by papers focused on Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (26 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (17 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (6 papers). Cong Qian collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Cameroon. Cong Qian's co-authors include Richard J. Levine, S. Ananth Karumanchi, Ravi Thadhani, Benjamin Sachs, Lucinda J. England, Enrique F. Schisterman, Vikas P. Sukhatme, Roberto Romero, Chun Sing Lam and Kai Yu and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Cong Qian

59 papers receiving 6.2k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Circulating Angiogenic Factors and the Risk of Preeclampsia

2004 2.7k citations Richard J. Levine, Cong Qian et al. profile →
Soluble Endoglin and Other Circulating Antiangiogenic Factors in Preeclampsia

2006 1.4k citations Richard J. Levine, Chun Sing Lam et al. profile →
Piezo1/2 mediate mechanotransduction essential for bone formation through concerted activation of NFAT-YAP1-ß-catenin

2020 266 citations Taifeng Zhou, Bo Gao et al. eLife profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Cong Qian	4.7k	3.7k	1.9k	1.1k	552	62	6.3k
Isabella Caniggia	3.7k 0.8×	2.5k 0.7×	1.5k 0.8×	1.9k 1.7×	892 1.6×	105	6.1k
Kee-Hak Lim	3.4k 0.7×	2.4k 0.7×	1.5k 0.8×	542 0.5×	290 0.5×	8	4.0k
Padma Murthi	1.8k 0.4×	1.2k 0.3×	801 0.4×	1.1k 0.9×	389 0.7×	138	3.6k
Eeva‐Marja Rutanen	987 0.2×	534 0.1×	882 0.5×	828 0.7×	268 0.5×	71	3.8k
Ronald J. Torry	1.3k 0.3×	691 0.2×	777 0.4×	761 0.7×	196 0.4×	50	2.3k
Yang Xiang	672 0.1×	1.4k 0.4×	315 0.2×	565 0.5×	258 0.5×	282	3.9k
Keiichi Isaka	704 0.2×	305 0.1×	467 0.2×	814 0.7×	575 1.0×	116	2.5k
Antonio Mollo	2.1k 0.5×	481 0.1×	334 0.2×	376 0.3×	328 0.6×	145	3.6k
Birger Åstedt	640 0.1×	310 0.1×	388 0.2×	715 0.6×	1.9k 3.5×	232	5.8k
Whitfield B. Growdon	921 0.2×	300 0.1×	126 0.1×	545 0.5×	214 0.4×	139	2.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cong Qian

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Hu, Yizhong, Xinchen Wu, Jin Yu, et al.. (2025). Piezo1-mediated mechanotransduction controls osteocyte maturation and dendrite development via a YAP-CCN-Src signaling axis. Nature Communications. 16(1). 10859–10859.

Lang, Zhaobo, Yuxin Zhao, Cong Qian, et al.. (2025). Cancer therapy–induced cardiac metabolic reprogramming: A new frontier in cardio-oncology. International Immunopharmacology. 164. 115397–115397.

Wang, Shupeng, et al.. (2025). Design, analysis and experimental performance of an integrated linear-rotary piezoelectric actuator based on inertial stepping principle. Precision Engineering. 95. 538–550.

Cai, Wentao, Zezhao Wang, Cong Qian, et al.. (2023). Proteome changes in Neck-arm restraint and Achilles tendon suspensions during early post-mortem aging in cattle. Livestock Science. 274. 105288–105288. 1 indexed citations

Qian, Cong, et al.. (2023). Yap controls notochord formation and neural tube patterning by integrating mechanotransduction with FoxA2 and Shh expression. Science Advances. 9(24). eadf6927–eadf6927. 14 indexed citations

Zhang, Qi, Qian Li, Yahui Wang, et al.. (2023). Characterization of Chromatin Accessibility in Fetal Bovine Chondrocytes. Animals. 13(11). 1875–1875. 2 indexed citations

Yadav, Prem Swaroop, Shuhao Feng, Cong Qian, et al.. (2021). Stat3 loss in mesenchymal progenitors causes Job syndrome–like skeletal defects by reducing Wnt/β-catenin signaling. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(26). 18 indexed citations

Qian, Cong, Yuchen Liu, Taifeng Zhou, et al.. (2021). A self-amplifying loop of YAP and SHH drives formation and expansion of heterotopic ossification. Science Translational Medicine. 13(599). 36 indexed citations

Zhou, Taifeng, Bo Gao, Yi Fan, et al.. (2020). Piezo1/2 mediate mechanotransduction essential for bone formation through concerted activation of NFAT-YAP1-ß-catenin. eLife. 9. 266 indexed citations breakdown →

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Qian, Cong, et al.. (2020). Tri-domain proteins 27 reduce inflammation and apoptosis in HK-2 cells and protect against acute kidney injury in mice.. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 24(23). 12258–12266. 6 indexed citations

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Jin, Yunyun, Cong Qian, Jelena Gvozdenovic‐Jeremic, et al.. (2018). Enpp1 inhibits ectopic joint calcification and maintains articular chondrocytes by repressing hedgehog signaling. Development. 145(18). 23 indexed citations

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Qian, Cong, Ruoshi Xu, & Yingzi Yang. (2018). Gαs signaling in skeletal development, homeostasis and diseases. Current topics in developmental biology. 133. 281–307. 26 indexed citations

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Qian, Cong, Hao Jia, Ping Li, et al.. (2016). p38α MAPK Regulates Lineage Commitment and OPG Synthesis of Bone Marrow Stromal Cells to Prevent Bone Loss under Physiological and Pathological Conditions. Stem Cell Reports. 6(4). 566–578. 35 indexed citations

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Wang, Kun, Xuan Wang, Jian Zou, et al.. (2013). miR-92b controls glioma proliferation and invasion through regulating Wnt/beta-catenin signaling via Nemo-like kinase. Neuro-Oncology. 15(5). 578–588. 98 indexed citations

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Qian, Cong. (2012). Study on Emotional Intelligence and Its Relationship with Coping Efficacy in Medical College Students. 1 indexed citations

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Levine, Richard J., Lars J. Vatten, Gary L. Horowitz, et al.. (2010). Pre-Eclampsia, Soluble Fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 1, and the Risk of Reduced Thyroid Function: Nested Case-Control and Population Based Study. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 65(4). 213–214. 7 indexed citations

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Qian, Cong, et al.. (2009). Circulating angiogenic factors in gestational proteinuria without hypertension. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 200(4). 392.e1–392.e10. 36 indexed citations

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Young, Brett C., Richard J. Levine, Saira Salahuddin, et al.. (2009). The use of angiogenic biomarkers to differentiate non-HELLP related thrombocytopenia from HELLP syndrome. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 23(5). 1–6. 48 indexed citations

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Levine, Richard J., Chun Sing Lam, Cong Qian, et al.. (2007). Soluble Endoglin and Other Circulating Antiangiogenic Factors in Preeclampsia. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 62(2). 82–83. 177 indexed citations

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Signore, Caroline, James L. Mills, Cong Qian, et al.. (2006). Circulating Angiogenic Factors and Placental Abruption. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 108(2). 338–344. 84 indexed citations

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