Kangsheng Li

7.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
127 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Kangsheng Li is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Molecular Biology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kangsheng Li has authored 127 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Epidemiology, 40 papers in Molecular Biology and 29 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Kangsheng Li's work include Influenza Virus Research Studies (30 papers), interferon and immune responses (18 papers) and Respiratory viral infections research (15 papers). Kangsheng Li is often cited by papers focused on Influenza Virus Research Studies (30 papers), interferon and immune responses (18 papers) and Respiratory viral infections research (15 papers). Kangsheng Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Kangsheng Li's co-authors include Yi Guan, Malik Peiris, Robert G. Webster, Honglin Chen, Gavin J. D. Smith, Weizhong Li, Gefei Wang, J. Wang, Jianping Dai and Shiyong Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Kangsheng Li

122 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

H5N1 virus outbreak in migratory waterfowl 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 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. H5N1 virus outbreak in migratory waterfowl
    2005 648 citations Honglin Chen, Kangsheng Li 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
Kangsheng Li China 31 2.3k 1.3k 1.3k 824 684 127 4.1k
Adrianus C. M. Boon United States 35 2.4k 1.1× 1.4k 1.1× 403 0.3× 1.1k 1.4× 1.7k 2.5× 92 4.4k
Chung Yan Cheung Hong Kong 36 3.3k 1.4× 3.0k 2.3× 767 0.6× 1.1k 1.3× 1.9k 2.8× 64 6.6k
Michael C. W. Chan Hong Kong 39 2.6k 1.2× 2.6k 2.0× 537 0.4× 907 1.1× 1.3k 1.9× 97 5.7k
Ernst Peterhans Switzerland 49 1.7k 0.8× 1.4k 1.1× 2.6k 2.1× 1.2k 1.5× 1.7k 2.4× 165 6.6k
Matthias Schweizer Switzerland 38 840 0.4× 1.1k 0.9× 1.9k 1.5× 1.6k 1.9× 881 1.3× 123 5.3k
Erik A. Karlsson United States 30 1.8k 0.8× 1.4k 1.1× 415 0.3× 448 0.5× 665 1.0× 82 3.4k
Matthew S. Miller Canada 37 1.5k 0.7× 1.5k 1.2× 141 0.1× 1.4k 1.7× 1.1k 1.6× 134 5.1k
Nobuyuki Kobayashi Japan 44 1.2k 0.5× 621 0.5× 292 0.2× 2.0k 2.4× 1.5k 2.2× 315 7.1k
Jorge C. G. Blanco United States 39 2.3k 1.0× 1.2k 0.9× 205 0.2× 1.2k 1.5× 2.0k 2.9× 114 5.0k
Shun‐Hua Chen Taiwan 43 1.3k 0.6× 2.0k 1.6× 292 0.2× 1.3k 1.6× 1.1k 1.6× 121 5.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Kangsheng Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kangsheng Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kangsheng Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kangsheng Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kangsheng Li 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 Kangsheng Li. Kangsheng Li 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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Li, Kangsheng, Ying Wang, Yan Yang, et al.. (2025). Temperature-Enhanced Purine Metabolism-Based Versatile SERS Platform for Rapid Clinical Pathogens Diagnosis and Drug-Resistant Assessment. Analytical Chemistry. 97(5). 2754–2761. 5 indexed citations
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Tian, Li, Jiangtao Sheng, Xiaoxuan Chen, et al.. (2023). A dynamic nomogram for predicting intraoperative brain bulge during decompressive craniectomy in patients with traumatic brain injury: a retrospective study. International Journal of Surgery. 110(2). 909–920. 5 indexed citations
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Ren, Zhihui, Jiangtao Sheng, Yuan Zhong, et al.. (2023). A dynamic nomogram for predicting unfavorable prognosis after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. 10(7). 1058–1071. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Tian, Shirong Cai, Fei Tian, et al.. (2023). Low serum calcium is a novel predictor of unfavorable prognosis after traumatic brain injury. Heliyon. 9(8). e18475–e18475. 3 indexed citations
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Du, Yongming, et al.. (2016). The Novel H7N9 Influenza A Virus NS1 Induces p53-Mediated Apoptosis of A549 Cells. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 38(4). 1447–1458. 26 indexed citations
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Chen, Weiqiang, Jiangtao Sheng, Fenfei Gao, et al.. (2015). Tumor necrosis factor-α enhances voltage-gated Na+ currents in primary culture of mouse cortical neurons. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 12(1). 126–126. 39 indexed citations
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Xin, Gang, et al.. (2015). LPS-Primed Release of HMGB-1 from Cortical Astrocytes is Modulated Through PI3K/AKT Pathway. Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology. 36(1). 93–102. 13 indexed citations
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Xin, Gang, Yun Su, Kangsheng Li, et al.. (2014). Serum B-cell Activating Factor in Myecloperoxiase-antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies-associated Vasculitis. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences. 348(1). 25–29. 17 indexed citations
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Zeng, Jun, Gefei Wang, Weizhong Li, et al.. (2013). Induction of cytopathic effect and cytokines in coxsackievirus B3-infected murine astrocytes. Virology Journal. 10(1). 157–157. 15 indexed citations
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Li, Kangsheng. (2012). Advances in outbreak of influenza A pandemic caused by a novel type H1N1 in 2009.
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Zhang, Heng, Weizhong Li, Gefei Wang, et al.. (2011). The distinct binding properties between avian/human influenza A virus NS1 and Postsynaptic density protein-95 (PSD-95), and inhibition of nitric oxide production. Virology Journal. 8(1). 298–298. 17 indexed citations
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Li, Weizhong, Gefei Wang, Heng Zhang, et al.. (2010). Effects of NS1 variants of H5N1 influenza virus on interferon induction, TNFα response and p53 activity. Cellular and Molecular Immunology. 7(3). 235–242. 28 indexed citations
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Zhang, Dangui, Weizhong Li, Gefei Wang, et al.. (2010). Heterologous SH3-p85β inhibits influenza A virus replication. Virology Journal. 7(1). 170–170. 9 indexed citations
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Su, Yun, et al.. (2010). Predator exposure-induced cerebral interleukins are modulated heterogeneously by behavioral asymmetry. Immunology Letters. 135(1-2). 158–164. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zengfeng, Jinxia Zhang, Kai Huang, et al.. (2009). Systemic infection of avian influenza A virus H5N1 subtype in humans. Human Pathology. 40(5). 735–739. 59 indexed citations
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Li, Kangsheng, Kai Huang, Zhen Feng, et al.. (2008). Prevalence of avian influenza virus receptor in human respiratory tract. PROGRESS IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS. 35(12). 1387–1393. 2 indexed citations
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Shen, Yan‐Qin, et al.. (2005). In mice, production of plasma IL-1 and IL-6 in response to MPTP is related to behavioral lateralization. Brain Research. 1045(1-2). 31–37. 7 indexed citations
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Duan, Lian, et al.. (2004). Characterization of NS1 Gene of Influenza A Virus in Southern China. PROGRESS IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS. 31(3). 237–243. 1 indexed citations
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Layé, Sophie, et al.. (2001). Physiological Significance of the Interleukin 1 Receptor Accessory Protein. NeuroImmunoModulation. 9(4). 225–230. 8 indexed citations
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