Da‐Wei Gong

11.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
59 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Da‐Wei Gong is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Da‐Wei Gong has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Epidemiology and 14 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Da‐Wei Gong's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (12 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (11 papers) and Apelin-related biomedical research (11 papers). Da‐Wei Gong is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (12 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (11 papers) and Apelin-related biomedical research (11 papers). Da‐Wei Gong collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. Da‐Wei Gong's co-authors include Rongze Yang, Alan R. Shuldiner, Marc L. Reitman, Michael Karas, Yufang He, Susan K. Fried, Mi‐Jeong Lee, Carole Sztalryd, John C. McLenithan and Hong Hu and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Da‐Wei Gong

57 papers receiving 4.9k 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.

Identification of omentin as a novel depot-specific adipokine in human adipose tissue: possible role in modulating insulin action

2006 715 citations Rongze Yang, Mi‐Jeong Lee et al. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism profile →
Uncoupling Protein-3 Is a Mediator of Thermogenesis Regulated by Thyroid Hormone, β3-Adrenergic Agonists, and Leptin

1997 663 citations Da‐Wei Gong, Yufang He et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Da‐Wei Gong United States	31	2.4k	1.7k	1.5k	884	685	59	5.0k
María J. Moreno‐Aliaga Spain	44	2.6k 1.1×	1.5k 0.9×	1.6k 1.1×	874 1.0×	463 0.7×	155	5.7k
Adrian Chabowski Poland	43	3.1k 1.3×	3.2k 1.9×	1.3k 0.9×	646 0.7×	780 1.1×	266	6.9k
Barbara A. Fielding United Kingdom	45	3.0k 1.3×	1.6k 1.0×	1.8k 1.2×	841 1.0×	975 1.4×	119	6.8k
Martin Rossmeisl Czechia	38	3.2k 1.3×	1.5k 0.9×	1.5k 1.0×	694 0.8×	435 0.6×	77	5.0k
Jean Galitzky France	44	3.6k 1.5×	1.4k 0.8×	2.1k 1.4×	492 0.6×	643 0.9×	114	6.4k
Hang Shi United States	44	3.6k 1.5×	3.2k 1.9×	3.1k 2.1×	611 0.7×	908 1.3×	103	9.4k
Da Young Oh United States	31	1.9k 0.8×	2.0k 1.2×	1.9k 1.3×	560 0.6×	846 1.2×	43	5.8k
Nava Bashan Israel	40	2.1k 0.9×	1.6k 1.0×	1.5k 1.1×	886 1.0×	440 0.6×	98	5.5k
Ruth E. Gimeno United States	42	2.9k 1.2×	3.7k 2.2×	1.7k 1.2×	1.1k 1.2×	1.2k 1.7×	48	7.5k
Liza Makowski United States	38	1.8k 0.8×	3.9k 2.3×	2.2k 1.5×	378 0.4×	762 1.1×	91	7.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Da‐Wei Gong

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Da‐Wei Gong

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhou, Huifen, Da‐Wei Gong, Chen Ling, et al.. (2025). Fc-Elabela mitigates heart failure without liver and renal toxicity in mice. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 16. 1555728–1555728.

Xu, Feng, Man Wu, Xuehong Lu, et al.. (2021). Effect of Fc-Elabela-21 on renal ischemia/reperfusion injury in mice: Mediation of anti-apoptotic effect via Akt phosphorylation. Peptides. 147. 170682–170682. 11 indexed citations

Lyu, Jun, et al.. (2020). A potent risk model for predicting new-onset acute coronary syndrome in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Northwest China. Acta Diabetologica. 57(6). 705–713. 22 indexed citations

Huang, Jian, et al.. (2019). Ascending Defibrillation Waveform Significantly Reduces Myocardial Morphological Damage and Injury Current. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 5(7). 854–862. 3 indexed citations

Hatazawa, Yukino, Kun Qian, Da‐Wei Gong, & Yasutomi Kamei. (2018). PGC-1α regulates alanine metabolism in muscle cells. PLoS ONE. 13(1). e0190904–e0190904. 32 indexed citations

Lee, Mi‐Jeong, Rongze Yang, Kalypso Karastergiou, et al.. (2016). Low expression of the GILZ may contribute to adipose inflammation and altered adipokine production in human obesity. Journal of Lipid Research. 57(7). 1256–1263. 15 indexed citations

Wang, Zhi, Daozhan Yu, Qilong Wang, et al.. (2015). Elabela-Apelin Receptor Signaling Pathway is Functional in Mammalian Systems. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 8170–8170. 166 indexed citations

Snitker, Søren, Kathleen A. Ryan, Daozhan Yu, et al.. (2013). Correlation of Circulating MMP-9 with White Blood Cell Count in Humans: Effect of Smoking. PLoS ONE. 8(6). e66277–e66277. 21 indexed citations

Wang, Hong, Hong Hu, Jun Liu, et al.. (2011). Unique Regulation of Adipose Triglyceride Lipase (ATGL) by Perilipin 5, a Lipid Droplet-associated Protein. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(18). 15707–15715. 232 indexed citations

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You, Tongjian, Beth DiSanzo, Xuewen Wang, Rongze Yang, & Da‐Wei Gong. (2011). Adipose tissue endocannabinoid system gene expression: depot differences and effects of diet and exercise. Lipids in Health and Disease. 10(1). 194–194. 44 indexed citations

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Wang, Hong, Hong Hu, Andrew J. Saladino, et al.. (2011). Perilipin 5, a lipid droplet-associated protein, provides physical and metabolic linkage to mitochondria. Journal of Lipid Research. 52(12). 2159–2168. 378 indexed citations

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Wang, Hong, Liping Hu, Knut Tomas Dalen, et al.. (2009). Activation of Hormone-sensitive Lipase Requires Two Steps, Protein Phosphorylation and Binding to the PAT-1 Domain of Lipid Droplet Coat Proteins. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(46). 32116–32125. 139 indexed citations

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Yang, Rongze, Soohyun Park, William J. Reagan, et al.. (2008). Alanine aminotransferase isoenzymes: Molecular cloning and quantitative analysis of tissue expression in rats and serum elevation in liver toxicity #. Hepatology. 49(2). 598–607. 124 indexed citations

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Yang, Rongze, Mi‐Jeong Lee, Hong Hu, et al.. (2006). Acute-Phase Serum Amyloid A: An Inflammatory Adipokine and Potential Link between Obesity and Its Metabolic Complications. PLoS Medicine. 3(6). e287–e287. 278 indexed citations

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You, Tongjian, Rongze Yang, Mary F. Lyles, Da‐Wei Gong, & Barbara J. Nicklas. (2004). Abdominal adipose tissue cytokine gene expression: relationship to obesity and metabolic risk factors. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 288(4). E741–E747. 143 indexed citations

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Yang, Rongze, et al.. (2002). cDNA Cloning, Genomic Structure, Chromosomal Mapping, and Functional Expression of a Novel Human Alanine Aminotransferase. Genomics. 79(3). 445–450. 96 indexed citations

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Shuldiner, Alan R., et al.. (2001). Resistin, Obesity, and Insulin Resistance — The Emerging Role of the Adipocyte as an Endocrine Organ. New England Journal of Medicine. 345(18). 1345–1346. 211 indexed citations

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Gong, Da‐Wei, S. Monemdjou, Oksana Gavrilova, et al.. (2000). Lack of Obesity and Normal Response to Fasting and Thyroid Hormone in Mice Lacking Uncoupling Protein-3. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(21). 16251–16257. 326 indexed citations

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Gong, Da‐Wei, Yufang He, Michael Karas, & Marc L. Reitman. (1997). Uncoupling Protein-3 Is a Mediator of Thermogenesis Regulated by Thyroid Hormone, β3-Adrenergic Agonists, and Leptin. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 272(39). 24129–24132. 663 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ozawa, Shogo, Kiyoshi Nagata, Da‐Wei Gong, Yasushi Yamazoe, & Ryuichi Kato. (1993). Expression and Functional Characterization of a Rat Sulfotransferase (ST1A1) cDNA for Sulfations of Phenolic Substrates in COS-1 Cells. The Japanese Journal of Pharmacology. 61(2). 153–156. 21 indexed citations

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