Kang Chen

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
94 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Kang Chen is a scholar working on Surgery, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kang Chen has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Surgery, 31 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 14 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Kang Chen's work include Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (10 papers), Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments (8 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (7 papers). Kang Chen is often cited by papers focused on Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (10 papers), Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments (8 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (7 papers). Kang Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Philippines. Kang Chen's co-authors include Yiming Mu, Weijun Gu, Zhaohui Lyu, Yi Ning, Zewei Shen, Xuan Qi, Rajan Sah, Xueqiong Li, Ping An and Susheel K. Gunasekar and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Kang Chen

91 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

  1. Prevalence of obesity and associated complications in China: A cross‐sectional, real‐world study in 15.8 million adults
    2023 175 citations Kang Chen, Zewei Shen et al. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism profile →

Peers

Kang Chen
Per Medbøe Thorsby Norway
Chia‐Min Chung Taiwan
Michaele B. Manigrasso United States
Johannes Hensen Germany
Dariusz Kajdaniuk Poland
Y Takemura Japan
Moon Gi Choi South Korea
Alessandro Delitala Italy
Yohei Doi Japan
Per Medbøe Thorsby Norway
Kang Chen
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Countries citing papers authored by Kang Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kang Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Kang Chen. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Kang Chen. The network helps show where Kang Chen may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kang Chen

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

All Works

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Li, Min, Shanshan Liu, Zhongyuan Guo, et al.. (2024). Correlation analysis of taste phenotype and Gynostemma pentaphyllum saponins using computer virtual screening and UPLC-(HR)MS/MS metabolomics. Food Chemistry. 465(Pt 2). 142050–142050. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Kang, Zewei Shen, Weijun Gu, et al.. (2023). Prevalence of obesity and associated complications in China: A cross‐sectional, real‐world study in 15.8 million adults. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism. 25(11). 3390–3399. 175 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Kang, Li Chen, Zhongyan Shan, et al.. (2023). Beinaglutide for weight management in Chinese individuals with overweight or obesity: A phase 3 randomized controlled clinical study. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism. 26(2). 690–698. 14 indexed citations
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Chen, Kang, Liyuan Zhang, Yuelun Zhang, et al.. (2023). Blood Lipid Disorders in Post-Operative Craniopharyngioma Children and Adolescents and the Improvement with Recombinant Human Growth Hormone Replacement. Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity. Volume 16. 3075–3084. 4 indexed citations
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Chen, Kang, et al.. (2023). Factors associated with depression among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine. 53(14). 6424–6433. 4 indexed citations
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Zeng, Jinyang, Yulong Chen, Pei Yu, et al.. (2022). Clinical analysis of the etiological spectrum of bilateral adrenal lesions: A large retrospective, single-center study. Endocrine. 77(2). 372–379. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Lei, Kang Chen, Rong‐Rui Huo, et al.. (2022). Outcomes of Liver Resection for Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease or Chronic Hepatitis B-Related HCC. Frontiers in Oncology. 11. 783339–783339. 10 indexed citations
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Wang, Anping, et al.. (2022). Fatty liver index for hyperuricemia diagnosis: a community-based cohort study. BMC Endocrine Disorders. 22(1). 114–114. 7 indexed citations
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Xu, Hongwei, et al.. (2021). Pure Laparoscopic Versus Open Approach for Living Donor Right Hepatectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. 32(8). 832–841. 6 indexed citations
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Guo, Yujie, et al.. (2021). Brain regions susceptible to alpha-synuclein spreading. Molecular Psychiatry. 27(1). 758–770. 36 indexed citations
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Menegaz, Danusa, Joana Almaça, Chiara Cianciaruso, et al.. (2019). Mechanism and effects of pulsatile GABA secretion from cytosolic pools in the human beta cell. Nature Metabolism. 1(11). 1110–1126. 79 indexed citations
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Yang, Shanshan, et al.. (2018). Association between the Hypertriglyceridemic Waist Phenotype and Prediabetes in Chinese Adults Aged 40 Years and Older. Journal of Diabetes Research. 2018. 1–9. 14 indexed citations
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Li, Xueqiong, Jinjing Wang, Kang Chen, et al.. (2017). Effect of different types of anesthesia on intraoperative blood glucose of diabetic patients. Medicine. 96(13). e6451–e6451. 7 indexed citations
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Chen, Kang, et al.. (2016). Regulation of protein kinase C-epsilon and its age-dependence. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 482(4). 1201–1206. 19 indexed citations
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Chen, Kang. (2015). ION CHANNELS, PROTEIN KINASE C AND CAVEOLAE IN CARDIOPROTECTION. OhioLink ETD Center (Ohio Library and Information Network). 6 indexed citations
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Sun, Qi‐Hong, Kang Chen, Wenhua Yan, et al.. (2015). Osteopenia is associated with glycemic levels and blood pressure in Chinese postmenopausal women: a cross-sectional study. Clinical and Experimental Medicine. 17(1). 85–91. 6 indexed citations
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Teng, Weiping, Limin Liu, Kang Chen, et al.. (2015). Prevalence and Risk Factors of Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy in Liaoning Province, China: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study. PLoS ONE. 10(3). e0121477–e0121477. 53 indexed citations
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Snyder, Greg A., Jiansheng Jiang, Kang Chen, et al.. (2010). Structural studies of Toll like receptor signaling adaptors. (136.45). The Journal of Immunology. 184(Supplement_1). 136.45–136.45. 1 indexed citations

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