Kang Liu

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
89 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Kang Liu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Kang Liu has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Oncology and 18 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Kang Liu's work include RNA modifications and cancer (7 papers), Cancer Cells and Metastasis (7 papers) and Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (7 papers). Kang Liu is often cited by papers focused on RNA modifications and cancer (7 papers), Cancer Cells and Metastasis (7 papers) and Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (7 papers). Kang Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Taiwan. Kang Liu's co-authors include Yasuaki Tamura, Pramod K. Srivastava, Ping Peng, Gang Feng, Jonathan Mansbridge, Weei-Chin Lin, Guiqin Song, Bing Wang, Fang‐Tsyr Lin and Kent T. Symons and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Kang Liu

82 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Immunotherapy of Tumors with Autologous Tumor-Derived Heat Shock Protein Preparations

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kang Liu China	25	1.3k	555	358	331	235	89	2.3k
Arianne L. Theiss United States	29	1.4k 1.1×	568 1.0×	268 0.7×	335 1.0×	369 1.6×	54	2.6k
Huiming Guo China	26	1.7k 1.3×	639 1.2×	412 1.2×	548 1.7×	155 0.7×	91	2.9k
Kayo Masuko Japan	38	1.0k 0.8×	876 1.6×	481 1.3×	482 1.5×	206 0.9×	119	3.8k
Hao Peng China	30	1.2k 0.9×	264 0.5×	443 1.2×	273 0.8×	155 0.7×	126	2.7k
Cong Wang China	28	1.4k 1.1×	306 0.6×	472 1.3×	483 1.5×	160 0.7×	100	2.4k
Toshifumi Azuma Japan	22	1.6k 1.2×	342 0.6×	204 0.6×	365 1.1×	321 1.4×	79	2.6k
Raffaele Strippoli Italy	31	935 0.7×	644 1.2×	315 0.9×	396 1.2×	208 0.9×	70	2.5k
Liyun Zhang China	26	911 0.7×	485 0.9×	235 0.7×	177 0.5×	150 0.6×	119	2.2k
Yen‐Hua Huang Taiwan	26	957 0.7×	273 0.5×	377 1.1×	346 1.0×	165 0.7×	57	2.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Kang Liu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kang Liu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kang Liu

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20 of 20 papers shown

Liu, Kang, Yuanyuan Ma, Desheng Chen, et al.. (2025). Highly spatial–temporal electrochemical profiling of molecules trafficking at a single mitochondrion in one living cell. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(12). e2424591122–e2424591122. 3 indexed citations

Liu, Kang, Jun Bie, Lihong Peng, et al.. (2025). AGTR1 potentiates the chemotherapeutic efficacy of cisplatin in esophageal carcinoma through elevation of intracellular Ca²⁺ and induction of apoptosis. International Journal of Oncology. 66(4). 1–17.

Zhang, Yifei, Kang Liu, Qing Sun, et al.. (2025). Collagenase Degradable Biomimetic Nanocages Attenuate Porphyromonas gingivalis Mediated Neurocognitive Dysfunction via Targeted Intracerebral Antimicrobial Photothermal and Gas Therapy. ACS Nano. 19(17). 16448–16468. 3 indexed citations

Yue, Yuanyuan, et al.. (2025). DNAzyme-CRISPR driven dual-mode biosensor with nanozyme signal amplification for on-site Pb2+ detection. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1379. 344711–344711.

Xiong, Rong, Yingjie Pan, Jun Bie, et al.. (2025). LINC01305 and LAD1 Co‐Regulate CTTN and N‐WASP Phosphorylation, Mediating Cytoskeletal Reorganization to Promote ESCC Metastasis. Molecular Carcinogenesis. 64(4). 756–768.

Zhang, Lei, Xuezhen Ma, Yaohui He, et al.. (2025). Rbm38 deficiency impairs erythroid heme biosynthesis and induces porphyria via reduced ferrochelatase expression. Blood. 146(25). 3106–3123.

Wang, Yanli, Rui Gu, Kang Liu, et al.. (2024). Oxidation product of 5-methyltetrahydrofolate: Structure elucidation, synthesis, and biological safety evaluation. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1316. 138909–138909.

Fu, Qiang, Mei Han, Xiaoyu Dai, et al.. (2024). Therapeutic effect of three-dimensional hanging drop cultured human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells on osteoarthritis in rabbits. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 15(1). 311–311. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Kang, et al.. (2023). Click‐Chemistry‐Enabled Nanopipettes for the Capture and Dynamic Analysis of a Single Mitochondrion inside One Living Cell. Angewandte Chemie. 135(34). 1 indexed citations

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Xianchu, Liu, Yuting Zhang, & Kang Liu. (2023). Ellagic Acid Protects Against Fatigue in Exercise Trained Mice. International Journal of Pharmacology. 19(2). 197–205. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Lin, Yuqi Li, Jie Tang, et al.. (2023). Chaetocin exhibits anticancer effects in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma via activation of hippo pathway. Aging. 15(12). 5426–5444. 4 indexed citations

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Li, Xiong, Jinsong Tan, Yan‐Qun Liu, et al.. (2023). LINC01305 recruits basonuclin 1 to act on G‐protein pathway suppressor 1 to promote esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Cancer Science. 114(11). 4314–4328. 4 indexed citations

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Xu, Jun, Yan Liu, Li Xiong, et al.. (2022). HOXD11 upregulates JAM-A and exerts oncogenic properties via NF-κB signaling pathway in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Human Cell. 36(1). 244–257. 7 indexed citations

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Li, Yuqi, et al.. (2021). Chaetocin: A review of its anticancer potentials and mechanisms. European Journal of Pharmacology. 910. 174459–174459. 29 indexed citations

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Liu, Kang, Wending Li, Yu Yuan, et al.. (2021). Blood urea nitrogen, blood urea nitrogen to creatinine ratio and incident stroke: The Dongfeng-Tongji cohort. Atherosclerosis. 333. 1–8. 46 indexed citations

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Xiao, Dongqin, Qiao Zhao, Zhu Chen, et al.. (2018). Fabrication of a novel whole tissue-engineered intervertebral disc for intervertebral disc regeneration in the porcine lumbar spine. RSC Advances. 8(68). 39013–39021. 14 indexed citations

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Chen, Zhu, Yuchuan Zhou, Dongqin Xiao, et al.. (2016). Regenerative Intervertebral Disc Endplate Based on Biomimetic Three-dimensional Scaffolds. Spine. 42(5). E260–E266. 10 indexed citations

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Liu, Kang, et al.. (2016). The Changes of HIF-1α and VEGF Expression After TACE in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Journal of Clinical Medicine Research. 8(4). 297–302. 104 indexed citations

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Liu, Kang. (2011). Clinical efficiency of compound Kushen injection combined with radiotherapy in the treatment of patients with cervical cancer. Chinese Journal of Hospital Pharmacy. 2 indexed citations

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Liu, Kang. (2000). Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Expression in Ischemic Neurons. 53 indexed citations

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