Kai Lau

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Kai Lau is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Nephrology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Lau has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Nephrology and 13 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Kai Lau's work include Ion Transport and Channel Regulation (10 papers), Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments (10 papers) and Renal function and acid-base balance (8 papers). Kai Lau is often cited by papers focused on Ion Transport and Channel Regulation (10 papers), Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments (10 papers) and Renal function and acid-base balance (8 papers). Kai Lau collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and United Kingdom. Kai Lau's co-authors include Bonnie Eby, J. E. Bourdeau, Shradha Rathi, Zalman S. Agus, Ming-Hui Zou, Yunzhou Dong, Chaoyong He, Becky Pennington, Hongliang Li and David C. Kem and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Kai Lau

45 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Improvement of Cardiac Functions by Chronic Metformin Tre... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 100 200 300 400
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. Improvement of Cardiac Functions by Chronic Metformin Treatment Is Associated With Enhanced Cardiac Autophagy in Diabetic OVE26 Mice
    2011 423 citations Kai Lau, Bonnie Eby et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kai Lau United States 22 598 411 251 244 237 46 1.6k
Sandor Falk United States 30 779 1.3× 670 1.6× 527 2.1× 84 0.3× 206 0.9× 53 2.1k
T Oyama United States 25 651 1.1× 541 1.3× 219 0.9× 132 0.5× 51 0.2× 41 2.0k
Marcus Baumann Germany 26 501 0.8× 332 0.8× 172 0.7× 168 0.7× 319 1.3× 94 2.1k
Alexandra Scholze Germany 25 476 0.8× 444 1.1× 119 0.5× 219 0.9× 139 0.6× 57 1.6k
Carmela Aloisi Italy 25 362 0.6× 408 1.0× 207 0.8× 120 0.5× 152 0.6× 62 1.7k
M Déchaux France 27 849 1.4× 532 1.3× 731 2.9× 317 1.3× 55 0.2× 77 2.1k
Robert Faulhaber‐Walter United States 20 619 1.0× 502 1.2× 127 0.5× 174 0.7× 193 0.8× 32 1.6k
Hagop S. Aynedjian United States 26 505 0.8× 618 1.5× 333 1.3× 110 0.5× 55 0.2× 45 1.8k
Masahito Imanishi Japan 24 258 0.4× 328 0.8× 219 0.9× 144 0.6× 122 0.5× 73 1.4k
En Yin Lai China 26 559 0.9× 380 0.9× 218 0.9× 116 0.5× 120 0.5× 69 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Kai Lau

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kai Lau

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Lau

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

All Works

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Eby, Bonnie, Vasyl Nesin, Megan R. Lerner, et al.. (2020). Control of PTH secretion by the TRPC1 ion channel. JCI Insight. 5(8). 9 indexed citations
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He, Xuemin, Rui Cheng, Kyoungmin Park, et al.. (2016). Pigment epithelium-derived factor, a noninhibitory serine protease inhibitor, is renoprotective by inhibiting the Wnt pathway. Kidney International. 91(3). 642–657. 27 indexed citations
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Rathi, Shradha, William H. Kern, & Kai Lau. (2007). Vitamin C-induced hyperoxaluria causing reversible tubulointerstitial nephritis and chronic renal failure: a case report. Journal of Medical Case Reports. 1(1). 155–155. 33 indexed citations
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Lau, Kai & J. E. Bourdeau. (1995). Parathyroid hormone action in calcium transport in the distal nephron. Current Opinion in Nephrology & Hypertension. 4(1). 55–63. 14 indexed citations
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Lau, Kai, et al.. (1993). Patch-clamp evidence for calcium channels in apical membranes of rabbit kidney connecting tubules.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 92(6). 2731–2736. 23 indexed citations
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Bourdeau, J. E. & Kai Lau. (1992). Regulation of cytosolic free calcium concentration in the rabbit connecting tubule: a calcium-absorbing renal epithelium.. PubMed. 119(6). 650–62. 8 indexed citations
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Bourdeau, J. E. & Kai Lau. (1989). Effects of parathyroid hormone on cytosolic free calcium concentration in individual rabbit connecting tubules.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 83(2). 373–379. 26 indexed citations
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Lau, Kai. (1989). Phosphate excess and progressive renal failure: The precipitation-calcification hypothesis. Kidney International. 36(5). 918–937. 72 indexed citations
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Brosius, Frank C. & Kai Lau. (1986). Low Fractional Excretion of Sodium in Acute Renal Failure: Role of Timing of the Test and Ischemia. American Journal of Nephrology. 6(6). 450–457. 17 indexed citations
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Lau, Kai, Debby Thomas, & Bonnie Eby. (1986). The nature and role of disturbances in calcium metabolism in genetic hypertension.. PubMed. 45(12). 2752–7. 4 indexed citations
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Gafter, Uzi, et al.. (1986). Inhibition of Ca absorptive flux by chlorthalidone in the rat duodenum and colon. American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology. 250(3). F396–F399. 1 indexed citations
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Langman, Craig B., et al.. (1986). Chronic DOCA treatment increases Ca absorption: role of hypercalciuria and vitamin D. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 251(3). E279–E284. 15 indexed citations
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Brasitus, Thomas A., Pradeep K. Dudeja, Bonnie Eby, & Kai Lau. (1986). Correction by 1-25-dihydroxycholecalciferol of the abnormal fluidity and lipid composition of enterocyte brush border membranes in vitamin D-deprived rats.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 261(35). 16404–16409. 46 indexed citations
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Lau, Kai, Debby Thomas, Craig B. Langman, & Bonnie Eby. (1985). Pathophysiology of spontaneous hypercalciuria in laboratory rats. Role of deranged vitamin D metabolism.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 76(2). 420–425. 12 indexed citations
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Cowgill, Larry D., Stanley Goldfarb, Kai Lau, Eduardo Slatopolsky, & Zalman S. Agus. (1979). Evidence for an Intrinsic Renal Tubular Defect in Mice with Genetic Hypophosphatemic Rickets. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 63(6). 1203–1210. 73 indexed citations
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Lau, Kai, Paul D. Nussbaum, Peter B. DeOreo, et al.. (1979). Differing effects of acid versus neutral phosphate therapy of hypercalciuria. Kidney International. 16(6). 736–742. 28 indexed citations
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Lau, Kai, et al.. (1978). Mechanism of lithium-induced hypercalciuria in rats.. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 234(3). E294–E294. 9 indexed citations
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Lau, Kai, et al.. (1977). Mechanisms of the Uricosuric Effect of the Diuretic Tienilic Acid (Ticrynafen) in Man. Clinical Science. 53(4). 379–386. 20 indexed citations

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