Congqing Wu

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 979 citations indexed

About

Congqing Wu is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Molecular Biology and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Congqing Wu has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 979 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 15 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Congqing Wu's work include Inflammasome and immune disorders (10 papers), Renin-Angiotensin System Studies (10 papers) and Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (10 papers). Congqing Wu is often cited by papers focused on Inflammasome and immune disorders (10 papers), Renin-Angiotensin System Studies (10 papers) and Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (10 papers). Congqing Wu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Netherlands. Congqing Wu's co-authors include Alan Daugherty, Hong Lü, Lisa A. Cassis, Yan Zhang, Zhenyu Li, Yinan Wei, Guoying Zhang, Deborah A. Howatt, Anju Balakrishnan and Susan S. Smyth and has published in prestigious journals such as Blood, Immunity and Circulation Research.

In The Last Decade

Congqing Wu

30 papers receiving 973 citations

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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.

Inflammasome Activation Triggers Blood Clotting and Host Death through Pyroptosis

2019 308 citations Congqing Wu, Wei Lu et al. Immunity profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Congqing Wu United States	15	473	260	214	155	110	31	979
Weiping Li China	18	258 0.5×	300 1.2×	187 0.9×	193 1.2×	95 0.9×	68	1.1k
Liping Meng China	19	560 1.2×	292 1.1×	192 0.9×	65 0.4×	75 0.7×	51	1.1k
Toshiki Sudo Japan	18	446 0.9×	239 0.9×	123 0.6×	65 0.4×	106 1.0×	30	1.1k
Bo Jiang China	17	307 0.6×	104 0.4×	179 0.8×	52 0.3×	120 1.1×	101	992
Ying Shi China	19	306 0.6×	199 0.8×	375 1.8×	81 0.5×	137 1.2×	51	1.1k
Debora Collotta Italy	17	408 0.9×	75 0.3×	122 0.6×	106 0.7×	51 0.5×	35	798
Yanjia Chen China	15	376 0.8×	144 0.6×	98 0.5×	45 0.3×	48 0.4×	37	811
Yan-Rong Yu China	18	267 0.6×	68 0.3×	141 0.7×	74 0.5×	88 0.8×	31	754
Changsen Wang Canada	17	384 0.8×	94 0.4×	203 0.9×	45 0.3×	109 1.0×	26	1.0k
Francesca Fortini Italy	19	240 0.5×	153 0.6×	169 0.8×	55 0.4×	99 0.9×	37	877

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Congqing Wu

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Zhou, Yuqi, Ankit Pandeya, Ling Yang, et al.. (2025). Caspase-11 and NLRP3 exacerbate systemic Klebsiella infection through reducing mitochondrial ROS production. Frontiers in Immunology. 16. 1516120–1516120. 4 indexed citations

Zhang, Yan, Guoying Zhang, Ankit Pandeya, et al.. (2025). Pyroptosis of pulmonary fibroblasts and macrophages through NLRC4 inflammasome leads to acute respiratory failure. Cell Reports. 44(4). 115479–115479. 7 indexed citations

Li, Hua, Dien Ye, Guoying Zhang, et al.. (2025). Inhibiting NINJ1-dependent plasma membrane rupture protects against inflammasome-induced blood coagulation and inflammation. eLife. 12.

Zhang, Guoying, Yan Zhang, Dien Ye, et al.. (2025). Pathways regulating the levels of tissue factor–positive extracellular vesicles and activation of coagulation in endotoxemic mice. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 23(8). 2422–2435. 1 indexed citations

Li, Hua, Dien Ye, Guoying Zhang, et al.. (2023). Inhibiting NINJ1-dependent plasma membrane rupture protects against inflammasome-induced blood coagulation and inflammation. eLife. 12. 2 indexed citations

Pandeya, Ankit, Yan Zhang, Ling Yang, et al.. (2023). Inflammasome activation and pyroptosis mediate coagulopathy and inflammation in Salmonella systemic infection. Microbiological Research. 275. 127460–127460. 19 indexed citations

Ye, Dien, Congqing Wu, Lei Cai, et al.. (2023). Antisense oligonucleotides targeting hepatic angiotensinogen reduce atherosclerosis and liver steatosis in hypercholesterolemic mice. PubMed. 2(1). 288–288. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Yan, Congqing Wu, Lan Li, et al.. (2022). Extracellular Histones Trigger Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation by Lytic Cell Death. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(12). 6800–6800. 13 indexed citations

Ye, Dien, Congqing Wu, Hong Lü, et al.. (2022). Angiotensinogen Suppression: A New Tool to Treat Cardiovascular and Renal Disease. Hypertension. 79(10). 2115–2126. 48 indexed citations

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Xiang, Binggang, Guoying Zhang, Yan Zhang, et al.. (2020). Calcium Ion Chelation Preserves Platelet Function During Cold Storage. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 41(1). 234–249. 13 indexed citations

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Wu, Chia-Hua, Congqing Wu, Deborah A. Howatt, et al.. (2020). Two Amino Acids Proximate to the Renin Cleavage Site of Human Angiotensinogen Do Not Affect Blood Pressure and Atherosclerosis in Mice—Brief Report. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 40(9). 2108–2113. 5 indexed citations

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Sawada, Hisashi, Masayoshi Kukida, Xiaofeng Chen, et al.. (2020). Angiotensin I Infusion Reveals Differential Effects of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme in Aortic Resident Cells on Aneurysm Formation. Circulation Journal. 84(5). 825–829. 3 indexed citations

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Wu, Congqing, Wei Lu, Yan Zhang, et al.. (2019). Inflammasome Activation Triggers Blood Clotting and Host Death through Pyroptosis. Immunity. 50(6). 1401–1411.e4. 308 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ya, Wang, Congqing Wu, Hongguang Xia, et al.. (2019). One amino acid change of Angiotensin II diminishes its effects on abdominal aortic aneurysm. Bioscience Reports. 39(5). 60 indexed citations

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Wu, Congqing, Alan Daugherty, & Hong Lü. (2017). A Color Segmentation-Based Method to Quantify Atherosclerotic Lesion Compositions with Immunostaining. Methods in molecular biology. 1614. 21–30. 3 indexed citations

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Wu, Congqing, Yinchuan Xu, Hong Lü, et al.. (2015). Cys18-Cys137 Disulfide Bond in Mouse Angiotensinogen Does Not Affect AngII-Dependent Functions In Vivo. Hypertension. 65(4). 800–805. 26 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xuan, Sean E. Thatcher, Congqing Wu, Alan Daugherty, & Lisa A. Cassis. (2014). Castration of male mice prevents the progression of established angiotensin II-induced abdominal aortic aneurysms. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 61(3). 767–776. 41 indexed citations

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Lü, Hong, Congqing Wu, Deborah A. Howatt, et al.. (2012). Differential effects of dietary sodium intake on blood pressure and atherosclerosis in hypercholesterolemic mice. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 24(1). 49–53. 17 indexed citations

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Lü, Hong, Anju Balakrishnan, Deborah A. Howatt, et al.. (2011). Comparative effects of different modes of renin angiotensin system inhibition on hypercholesterolaemia‐induced atherosclerosis. British Journal of Pharmacology. 165(6). 2000–2008. 47 indexed citations

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Wu, Congqing, Hong Lü, Lisa A. Cassis, & Alan Daugherty. (2011). Molecular and Pathophysiological Features of Angiotensinogen: A Mini Review. North American Journal of Medicine and Science. 4(4). 183–183. 63 indexed citations

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