Joshua Gong

8.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
130 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Joshua Gong is a scholar working on Food Science, Animal Science and Zoology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Joshua Gong has authored 130 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Food Science, 52 papers in Animal Science and Zoology and 36 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Joshua Gong's work include Animal Nutrition and Physiology (47 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (27 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (25 papers). Joshua Gong is often cited by papers focused on Animal Nutrition and Physiology (47 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (27 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (25 papers). Joshua Gong collaborates with scholars based in Canada, China and United States. Joshua Gong's co-authors include Chengbo Yang, Andrea Bedford, Shayan Sharif, Jennifer T. Brisbin, Hai Yu, Qi Wang, Haibo Yu, C. F. M. de Lange, Yulong Yin and Yongqing Hou and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Joshua Gong

128 papers receiving 6.1k 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.

Implications of butyrate and its derivatives for gut health and animal production

2017 337 citations Andrea Bedford, Joshua Gong profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Joshua Gong Canada	46	2.8k	2.3k	1.9k	1.0k	872	130	6.4k
Yuming Guo China	45	3.5k 1.3×	1.1k 0.5×	1.6k 0.9×	923 0.9×	423 0.5×	201	5.9k
Jürgen Zentek Germany	46	3.7k 1.3×	1.9k 0.8×	2.1k 1.1×	1.9k 1.9×	687 0.8×	358	8.4k
Wilfried Vahjen Germany	43	2.4k 0.8×	1.5k 0.7×	1.8k 1.0×	764 0.8×	612 0.7×	135	5.2k
Venessa Eeckhaut Belgium	34	1.5k 0.5×	1.4k 0.6×	3.3k 1.8×	459 0.5×	1.1k 1.2×	66	5.8k
Kumaragurubaran Karthik India	43	1.2k 0.4×	1.1k 0.5×	1.2k 0.6×	912 0.9×	1.2k 1.3×	124	6.1k
Chengbo Yang Canada	35	1.8k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	1.4k 0.7×	609 0.6×	306 0.4×	130	4.2k
Shiyan Qiao China	37	2.3k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	2.1k 1.1×	419 0.4×	362 0.4×	118	5.1k
Billy M. Hargis United States	37	2.4k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	901 0.5×	426 0.4×	813 0.9×	143	4.2k
Rajesh Jha United States	37	2.9k 1.0×	1.0k 0.5×	1.2k 0.6×	769 0.8×	211 0.2×	114	5.0k
Xiangshu Piao China	40	4.1k 1.4×	1.3k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	1.5k 1.4×	155 0.2×	180	6.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Joshua Gong

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Joshua Gong

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Liao, Kin, Xibao Li, Tianqi Jia, et al.. (2025). Clinical application of third-generation dual-source CT-based dynamic imaging reconstruction for pulmonary embolism imaging. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 20(1). 86–86. 1 indexed citations

Gong, Joshua, et al.. (2024). Functional evaluation of Bacillus licheniformis PF9 for its potential in controlling enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in weaned piglets. Translational Animal Science. 8. txae050–txae050. 7 indexed citations

Xu, Haoxiang, et al.. (2023). Developing sodium metabisulfite (SMBS)-containing Eudragit L100-55 microparticles for controlled intestinal release of SMBS to detoxify deoxynivalenol. Food Bioscience. 54. 102859–102859. 3 indexed citations

Zhou, Mengzhou, Xiaozhen Liu, Haibo Yu, & Joshua Gong. (2021). Lactobacillus Regulates Caenorhabditis elegans Cell Signaling to Combat Salmonella Infection. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 653205–653205. 18 indexed citations

Lepp, Dion, Shikha Ojha, Iman Mehdizadeh Gohari, et al.. (2021). Clostridium perfringens Produces an Adhesive Pilus Required for the Pathogenesis of Necrotic Enteritis in Poultry. Journal of Bacteriology. 203(7). 28 indexed citations

Lu, Peng, Shangxi Liu, Qiao Li, et al.. (2021). Efficiency of Deoxynivalenol Detoxification by Microencapsulated Sodium Metabisulfite Assessed via an In Vitro Bioassay Based on Intestinal Porcine Epithelial Cells. ACS Omega. 6(12). 8382–8393. 8 indexed citations

Lepp, Dion, Shikha Ojha, Iman Mehdizadeh Gohari, et al.. (2019). Immunization with subunits of a novel pilus produced by virulent Clostridium perfringens strains confers partial protection against necrotic enteritis in chickens. Veterinary Microbiology. 230. 7–13. 18 indexed citations

Choi, Janghan, Lucy Lu Wang, Joshua Gong, et al.. (2019). 75 Evaluating the in vitro release of essential oils from microparticles in simulated swine gastric and intestinal fluids and the essential oil stability in microparticles during feed pelleting process. Journal of Animal Science. 97(Supplement_3). 70–70. 2 indexed citations

Li, Linyan, Ping Kang, Hai Yu, et al.. (2019). Inappropriateness of RNAlater to preserve Caenorhabditis elegans for RNA extraction. MethodsX. 6. 2460–2467. 5 indexed citations

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Wu, Tao, Yue Zhang, Peng Li, et al.. (2018). Beneficial Impact and Molecular Mechanism of Bacillus coagulans on Piglets’ Intestine. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 19(7). 2084–2084. 43 indexed citations

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Bedford, Andrea, Hai Yu, E. James Squires, S. Leeson, & Joshua Gong. (2017). Effects of supplementation level and feeding schedule of butyrate glycerides on the growth performance and carcass composition of broiler chickens. Poultry Science. 96(9). 3221–3228. 33 indexed citations

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Prescott, John F., Valeria R. Parreira, Iman Mehdizadeh Gohari, Dion Lepp, & Joshua Gong. (2016). The pathogenesis of necrotic enteritis in chickens: what we know and what we need to know: a review. Avian Pathology. 45(3). 288–294. 131 indexed citations

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Li, Chuan, Shaoping Nie, Ke‐Xue Zhu, et al.. (2015). Effect ofLactobacillus plantarumNCU116 on loperamide-induced constipation in mice. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition. 66(5). 533–538. 70 indexed citations

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Li, Jiaolong, Yongqing Hou, Dan Yi, et al.. (2015). Effects of Tributyrin on Intestinal Energy Status, Antioxidative Capacity and Immune Response to Lipopolysaccharide Challenge in Broilers. Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences. 28(12). 1784–1793. 28 indexed citations

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Hu, Jielun, Hai Yu, Raveendra R. Kulkarni, et al.. (2015). Modulation of cytokine gene expression by selectedLactobacillusisolates in the ileum, caecal tonsils and spleen ofSalmonella-challenged broilers. Avian Pathology. 44(6). 463–469. 24 indexed citations

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Yin, Fugui, Abdolvahab Farzan, Qi Wang, et al.. (2014). Reduction of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium DT104 Infection in Experimentally Challenged Weaned Pigs Fed a Lactobacillus -Fermented Feed. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 11(8). 628–634. 35 indexed citations

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Gong, Joshua, Fugui Yin, Yongqing Hou, & Yulong Yin. (2014). Review: Chinese herbs as alternatives to antibiotics in feed for swine and poultry production: Potential and challenges in application. Canadian Journal of Animal Science. 94(2). 223–241. 38 indexed citations

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Wang, Chunyang, Jinquan Wang, Joshua Gong, et al.. (2011). Use of Caenorhabditis elegans for Preselecting Lactobacillus Isolates To Control Salmonella Typhimurium. Journal of Food Protection. 74(1). 86–93. 41 indexed citations

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Lepp, Dion, Bryan Roxas, Valeria R. Parreira, et al.. (2010). Identification of Novel Pathogenicity Loci in Clostridium perfringens Strains That Cause Avian Necrotic Enteritis. PLoS ONE. 5(5). e10795–e10795. 91 indexed citations

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Wang, Qi, Joshua Gong, Xiaoluo Huang, Hai Yu, & Feng Xue. (2009). In vitroevaluation of the activity of microencapsulated carvacrol againstEscherichia coliwith K88 pili. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 107(6). 1781–1788. 67 indexed citations

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