Huacong Deng

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Huacong Deng is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Huacong Deng has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Epidemiology, 11 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 7 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Huacong Deng's work include Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (9 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (6 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (4 papers). Huacong Deng is often cited by papers focused on Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (9 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (6 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (4 papers). Huacong Deng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Huacong Deng's co-authors include Huang Changquan, Gregory Cheng, Hua Qu, Hang Wang, Huili Wei, Baolan Ji, Xiaoqiu Xiao, Jing Wu, Min Deng and Hang Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology and BMJ Open.

In The Last Decade

Huacong Deng

30 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Diabetes as a risk factor for dementia and mild cognitive... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 200 400 600
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.

  1. Diabetes as a risk factor for dementia and mild cognitive impairment: a meta‐analysis of longitudinal studies
    2012 749 citations Gregory Cheng, Huang Changquan et al. Internal Medicine Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Huacong Deng China 15 409 309 288 253 201 30 1.3k
John Meijer Netherlands 18 530 1.3× 248 0.8× 405 1.4× 229 0.9× 221 1.1× 29 1.9k
Qiushan Tao China 22 262 0.6× 242 0.8× 445 1.5× 128 0.5× 234 1.2× 58 1.8k
Tali Cukierman Israel 8 261 0.6× 501 1.6× 171 0.6× 269 1.1× 157 0.8× 10 1.3k
Sanaz Sedaghat United States 24 503 1.2× 269 0.9× 289 1.0× 433 1.7× 274 1.4× 64 2.3k
Alfredo Postiglione Italy 24 275 0.7× 183 0.6× 189 0.7× 272 1.1× 177 0.9× 56 1.5k
Albert Hofman Netherlands 10 420 1.0× 172 0.6× 182 0.6× 99 0.4× 256 1.3× 14 1.5k
Elena Dozio Italy 28 492 1.2× 352 1.1× 435 1.5× 128 0.5× 498 2.5× 107 2.3k
Elina Rönnemaa Sweden 11 429 1.0× 156 0.5× 93 0.3× 234 0.9× 154 0.8× 14 850
Marco Bucci Finland 25 732 1.8× 202 0.7× 281 1.0× 131 0.5× 269 1.3× 77 1.7k
Lieza G. Exalto Netherlands 14 267 0.7× 164 0.5× 170 0.6× 442 1.7× 63 0.3× 39 987

Countries citing papers authored by Huacong Deng

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Fields of papers citing papers by Huacong Deng

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Huacong Deng

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Huacong Deng. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Huacong Deng 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 Huacong Deng. Huacong Deng is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yang, Bin, Yaqi Zhang, Wei Huang, et al.. (2025). Elevated transferrin receptor 1 promoting B-cell autoimmunity in systemic lupus erythematosus. International Immunopharmacology. 158. 114804–114804. 1 indexed citations
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Ding, Yao, Qian Ge, Hua Qu, et al.. (2018). Increased serum periostin concentrations are associated with the presence of diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Journal of Endocrinological Investigation. 41(8). 937–945. 16 indexed citations
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Wei, Huili, Hua Qu, Hang Wang, et al.. (2017). 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin-D3 prevents the development of diabetic cardiomyopathy in type 1 diabetic rats by enhancing autophagy via inhibiting the β-catenin/TCF4/GSK-3β/mTOR pathway. The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 168. 71–90. 54 indexed citations
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Wei, Huili, Hua Qu, Hang Wang, & Huacong Deng. (2016). Associations between sitting time and non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases in Chinese male workers: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 6(9). e011939–e011939. 23 indexed citations
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Ji, Baolan, Hua Qu, Hang Wang, Huili Wei, & Huacong Deng. (2016). The ZJU index: a useful indicator for recognizing insulin resistance in the Chinese general population. Acta Diabetologica. 53(5). 817–823. 18 indexed citations
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Wang, Hang, Jian‐Min Wang, Hua Qu, et al.. (2016). In vitro and in vivo inhibition of mTOR by 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 to improve early diabetic nephropathy via the DDIT4/TSC2/mTOR pathway. Endocrine. 54(2). 348–359. 35 indexed citations
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Wang, Hang, Hua Qu, & Huacong Deng. (2015). Plasma HMGB-1 Levels in Subjects with Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study in China. PLoS ONE. 10(8). e0136564–e0136564. 66 indexed citations
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Yang, Zesong, Fang Liu, Hua Qu, et al.. (2015). 1, 25(OH)2D3 protects β cell against high glucose-induced apoptosis through mTOR suppressing. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 414. 111–119. 31 indexed citations
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Qu, Hua, Min Deng, Hang Wang, et al.. (2015). Plasma CTRP-3 concentrations in Chinese patients with obesity and type II diabetes negatively correlate with insulin resistance. Journal of clinical lipidology. 9(3). 289–294. 43 indexed citations
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Deng, Min, Huacong Deng, Hang Wang, et al.. (2014). The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in residents aged over 35 years in Chongqing. Zhonghua neifenmi daixie zazhi. 30(9). 760–764. 1 indexed citations
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Qu, Hua, Hang Wang, Min Deng, Huili Wei, & Huacong Deng. (2014). Associations between Longer Habitual Day Napping and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in an Elderly Chinese Population. PLoS ONE. 9(8). e105583–e105583. 23 indexed citations
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Huang, Xinyue, et al.. (2014). Suppression of Mesangial Cell Proliferation and Extracellular Matrix Production in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Mice by Adiponectin In Vitro and In Vivo. Hormone and Metabolic Research. 46(10). 736–743. 4 indexed citations
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Yang, Yan, Huacong Deng, Jian Long, et al.. (2013). The relationship between siting and watching television time and impaired glucose regulation, type 2 diabetes mellitus in Chongqing.. 42(34). 4168–4169. 1 indexed citations
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Feng, Zhengping, Xiaoyu Li, Rong Jiang, et al.. (2013). Associations of SAA1 gene polymorphism with Lipid lelvels and osteoporosis in Chinese women. Lipids in Health and Disease. 12(1). 39–39. 11 indexed citations
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Cheng, Gregory, et al.. (2012). Diabetes as a risk factor for dementia and mild cognitive impairment: a meta‐analysis of longitudinal studies. Internal Medicine Journal. 42(5). 484–491. 749 indexed citations breakdown →
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Deng, Huacong, et al.. (2010). Glycated albumin and diabetes mellitus. 30(3). 177–179. 2 indexed citations
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Zheng, Heming, et al.. (2007). Co-transfection of GK and mhPINS genes into HepG2 cells confers glucose-stimulated insulin secretion. Cytotherapy. 9(6). 580–586. 1 indexed citations
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Deng, Huacong, et al.. (2006). Effect of adiponectin on endothelial function. Zhonghua neifenmi daixie zazhi. 1 indexed citations

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