Desong Kong

2.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
51 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Desong Kong is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Hepatology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Desong Kong has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Epidemiology, 23 papers in Hepatology and 14 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Desong Kong's work include Liver physiology and pathology (22 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (21 papers) and Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection (6 papers). Desong Kong is often cited by papers focused on Liver physiology and pathology (22 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (21 papers) and Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection (6 papers). Desong Kong collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Desong Kong's co-authors include Shizhong Zheng, Zili Zhang, Jiangjuan Shao, Yin Lu, Feng Zhang, Li Chen, Shanzhong Tan, Mei Guo, Feng Zhang and Yujia Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Hepatology, Scientific Reports and Journal of Cell Science.

In The Last Decade

Desong Kong

50 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

RNA-binding protein ZFP36/TTP protects against ferroptosis by regulating autophagy signaling pathway in hepatic stellate cells

2019 345 citations Zili Zhang, Desong Kong et al. profile →
Canonical Wnt signaling promotes HSC glycolysis and liver fibrosis through an LDH-A/HIF-1α transcriptional complex

2023 75 citations Feixia Wang, Li Chen et al. profile →

Peers

Desong Kong

EPIDE

HEPAT

PRM

Shanzhong Tan China

Pierluigi Ramadori Germany

Feixia Wang China

Fausto Andreola United Kingdom

Wenhui Mo China

Huanhuan Jin China

Qinghui Zhang China

Zhi Dai China

Yongping Mu China

Yuqin Yao China

Shanzhong Tan China

Desong Kong

738 ×0.9

431 ×0.7

EPIDE

278 ×0.6

HEPAT

423 ×1.0

435 ×1.1

PRM

Citations per year, relative to Desong Kong Desong Kong (= 1×) peers Shanzhong Tan

Countries citing papers authored by Desong Kong

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Desong Kong

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Desong Kong

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Desong Kong. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Desong Kong based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Desong Kong. Desong Kong is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Liu, Qingrui, Hao Chen, Shujun Jiang, et al.. (2025). Progressively altered genes in colorectal carcinogenesis link oncogenesis immune cycle and tumor microenvironment. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 37495–37495.

Hong, Chunlan, Shuo Huang, Jiang Qiu, et al.. (2024). An integrated network pharmacology approach reveals that Ampelopsis grossedentata improves alcoholic liver disease via TLR4/NF-κB/MLKL pathway. Phytomedicine. 132. 155658–155658. 13 indexed citations

Xu, Yanyan, et al.. (2024). Progress in the Application of Organoids-On-A-Chip in Diseases. Organogenesis. 20(1). 2386727–2386727. 6 indexed citations

Xu, Yanyan, et al.. (2024). The Potential Mechanism of the Anti-Liver Fibrotic Effect of Curcumin in the Gut-Liver Axis. Journal of Medicinal Food. 27(5). 404–418. 2 indexed citations

Shang, Lili, C. Yan Cheng, Jifang Zhou, et al.. (2024). Impacts of national volume-based drug procurement policy on the utilization and costs of antihypertensive drugs in a Chinese medicine hospital: an interrupted time series analysis of 5138 patients. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 15. 1302154–1302154. 4 indexed citations

Chen, Li, Siwei Xia, Feixia Wang, et al.. (2023). m6A methylation-induced NR1D1 ablation disrupts the HSC circadian clock and promotes hepatic fibrosis. Pharmacological Research. 189. 106704–106704. 18 indexed citations

You, Juping, et al.. (2023). The Efficacy and Mechanism of Qinghua Jianpi Recipe in Inhibiting Canceration of Colorectal Adenoma Based on Inflammatory Cancer Transformation. Journal of Immunology Research. 2023. 1–19. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Yi, Tong Zhao, Fei Liu, et al.. (2023). Effect and mechanism of Banxia Xiexin decoction in colorectal cancer: A network pharmacology approach. Phytomedicine. 123. 155174–155174. 25 indexed citations

Wu, Xiaoqian, et al.. (2022). The application of omics techniques to evaluate the effects of Tanshinone IIA on dextran sodium sulfate induced ulcerative colitis. Molecular Omics. 18(7). 666–676. 6 indexed citations

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Han, Wei, Desong Kong, Qin Lu, Wei Zhang, & Zhimin Fan. (2021). Aloperine inhibits colorectal cancer cell proliferation and metastasis progress via regulating miR-296-5p/STAT3 axis. Tissue and Cell. 74. 101706–101706. 8 indexed citations

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Wang, Yi, Wang Wang, Fang Shang, et al.. (2021). Untargeted GC-MS-Based Metabolomics for Early Detection of Colorectal Cancer. Frontiers in Oncology. 11. 729512–729512. 22 indexed citations

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Chen, Liping, Ling Wang, Zili Zhang, et al.. (2020). The effects of epigenetic modification on the occurrence and progression of liver diseases and the involved mechanism. Expert Review of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 14(4). 259–270. 17 indexed citations

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Han, Wei, et al.. (2020). Curcumin Regulates ERCC1 Expression and Enhances Oxaliplatin Sensitivity in Resistant Colorectal Cancer Cells through Its Effects on miR‐409‐3p. Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2020(1). 8394574–8394574. 30 indexed citations

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Chen, Lianyun, Qin Chen, Yifeng Cheng, et al.. (2016). Diallyl trisulfide attenuates ethanol-induced hepatic steatosis by inhibiting oxidative stress and apoptosis. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 79. 35–43. 40 indexed citations

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Chen, Qin, Lianyun Chen, Desong Kong, et al.. (2016). Dihydroartemisinin alleviates bile duct ligation-induced liver fibrosis and hepatic stellate cell activation by interfering with the PDGF-βR/ERK signaling pathway. International Immunopharmacology. 34. 250–258. 42 indexed citations

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Chen, Lianyun, Qin Chen, Xiaojing Zhu, et al.. (2016). Diallyl trisulfide protects against ethanol-induced oxidative stress and apoptosis via a hydrogen sulfide-mediated mechanism. International Immunopharmacology. 36. 23–30. 45 indexed citations

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Kong, Desong, Feng Zhang, Jiangjuan Shao, et al.. (2015). Curcumin inhibits cobalt chloride-induced epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition associated with interference with TGF-β/Smad signaling in hepatocytes. Laboratory Investigation. 95(11). 1234–1245. 52 indexed citations

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Li, Xiang, et al.. (2014). Research progress on pathogenesis of alcoholic liver disease. 30(2). 160–163. 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Feng, Zili Zhang, Desong Kong, et al.. (2013). Tetramethylpyrazine reduces glucose and insulin-induced activation of hepatic stellate cells by inhibiting insulin receptor-mediated PI3K/AKT and ERK pathways. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 382(1). 197–204. 44 indexed citations

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Chen, Li, Feng Zhang, Desong Kong, et al.. (2013). Saikosaponin D disrupts platelet-derived growth factor-β receptor/p38 pathway leading to mitochondrial apoptosis in human LO2 hepatocyte cells: A potential mechanism of hepatotoxicity. Chemico-Biological Interactions. 206(1). 76–82. 36 indexed citations

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