Kar Wah Leung

1.8k total citations
22 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Kar Wah Leung is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ophthalmology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Kar Wah Leung has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Ophthalmology and 5 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Kar Wah Leung's work include Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications (8 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (4 papers) and Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (3 papers). Kar Wah Leung is often cited by papers focused on Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications (8 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (4 papers) and Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (3 papers). Kar Wah Leung collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, United States and United Kingdom. Kar Wah Leung's co-authors include Ricky Ngok‐Shun Wong, Joyce Tombran‐Tink, Alice S.T. Wong, Tai‐Ping Fan, Nai Ki Mak, Colin J. Barnstable, Patrick Ying‐Kit Yue, Yuan He, Jian Ge and Yuen‐Kit Cheng and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, PLoS ONE and FEBS Letters.

In The Last Decade

Kar Wah Leung

22 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kar Wah Leung Hong Kong 19 1.1k 282 277 204 140 22 1.5k
Kenji Shiratori Japan 19 507 0.5× 70 0.2× 234 0.8× 77 0.4× 62 0.4× 41 1.4k
Ramesh B. Kasetti United States 23 632 0.6× 113 0.4× 597 2.2× 91 0.4× 42 0.3× 39 1.7k
Mamdouh M. El‐Shishtawy Egypt 20 391 0.4× 145 0.5× 161 0.6× 43 0.2× 87 0.6× 49 1.1k
Naseem H. Ansari United States 26 1.0k 0.9× 58 0.2× 106 0.4× 35 0.2× 122 0.9× 67 2.0k
Martino Donnini Italy 16 972 0.9× 96 0.3× 43 0.2× 66 0.3× 142 1.0× 24 1.6k
Yumei Wang China 25 1.6k 1.5× 66 0.2× 103 0.4× 92 0.5× 400 2.9× 92 2.6k
Jianhua Huang China 21 735 0.7× 378 1.3× 21 0.1× 260 1.3× 182 1.3× 56 1.6k
Xue Gong China 18 455 0.4× 112 0.4× 33 0.1× 149 0.7× 89 0.6× 47 1.1k
Anil Kumar Pasupulati India 27 830 0.8× 55 0.2× 53 0.2× 62 0.3× 95 0.7× 63 1.9k
Iliyana Ilieva Japan 12 257 0.2× 46 0.2× 147 0.5× 62 0.3× 43 0.3× 13 871

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All Works

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He, Yuan, Kar Wah Leung, Yuan Ren, et al.. (2014). PEDF Improves Mitochondrial Function in RPE Cells During Oxidative Stress. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 55(10). 6742–6755. 54 indexed citations
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Leung, Kar Wah & Alice S.T. Wong. (2013). Ginseng and male reproductive function. PubMed. 3(3). e26391–e26391. 82 indexed citations
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Leung, Kar Wah, et al.. (2011). ZIP2 and ZIP4 Mediate Age-Related Zinc Fluxes Across the Retinal Pigment Epithelium. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience. 46(1). 122–137. 19 indexed citations
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Leung, Kar Wah, et al.. (2010). Codon Preference Optimization Increases Heterologous PEDF Expression. PLoS ONE. 5(11). e15056–e15056. 43 indexed citations
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He, Yuan, et al.. (2010). Dexamethasone disrupts intercellular junction formation and cytoskeleton organization in human trabecular meshwork cells.. PubMed. 16. 61–71. 32 indexed citations
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He, Yuan, Kar Wah Leung, Yehong Zhuo, & Jian Ge. (2009). Pro370Leu mutant myocilin impairs mitochondrial functions in human trabecular meshwork cells.. PubMed. 15. 815–25. 41 indexed citations
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Leung, Kar Wah, Colin J. Barnstable, & Joyce Tombran‐Tink. (2009). Bacterial endotoxin activates retinal pigment epithelial cells and induces their degeneration through IL-6 and IL-8 autocrine signaling. Molecular Immunology. 46(7). 1374–1386. 101 indexed citations
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Leung, Kar Wah, et al.. (2009). Protopanaxadiol and protopanaxatriol bind to glucocorticoid and oestrogen receptors in endothelial cells. British Journal of Pharmacology. 156(4). 626–637. 57 indexed citations
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He, Yuan, et al.. (2008). A Defect in Mitochondrial Complex I Induces ROS Release and Degeneration in Trabecular Meshwork Cells of POAG Patients: Protection by Antioxidants. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 49(13). 1626–1626. 9 indexed citations
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Leung, Kar Wah, Mugen Liu, Xuming Xu, et al.. (2008). Expression of ZnT and ZIP Zinc Transporters in the Human RPE and Their Regulation by Neurotrophic Factors. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 49(3). 1221–1221. 58 indexed citations
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He, Yuan, Kar Wah Leung, Shan Duan, et al.. (2008). Mitochondrial Complex I Defect Induces ROS Release and Degeneration in Trabecular Meshwork Cells of POAG Patients: Protection by Antioxidants. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 49(4). 1447–1447. 134 indexed citations
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Yue, Patrick, Nai Ki Mak, Yuen‐Kit Cheng, et al.. (2007). Pharmacogenomics and the Yin/Yang actions of ginseng: anti-tumor, angiomodulating and steroid-like activities of ginsenosides. Chinese Medicine. 2(1). 6–6. 172 indexed citations
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Leung, Kar Wah, Lydia W.T. Cheung, Yuen L. Pon, et al.. (2007). Ginsenoside Rb1 inhibits tube‐like structure formation of endothelial cells by regulating pigment epithelium‐derived factor through the oestrogen β receptor. British Journal of Pharmacology. 152(2). 207–215. 89 indexed citations
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Leung, Kar Wah, Fung Ping Leung, Yü Huang, Nai Ki Mak, & Ricky Ngok‐Shun Wong. (2007). Non‐genomic effects of ginsenoside‐Re in endothelial cells via glucocorticoid receptor. FEBS Letters. 581(13). 2423–2428. 50 indexed citations
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Leung, Kar Wah, Ken Kin Lam Yung, N. K. Mak, et al.. (2006). Neuroprotective effects of ginsenoside-Rg1 in primary nigral neurons against rotenone toxicity. Neuropharmacology. 52(3). 827–835. 90 indexed citations
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Fan, Tai‐Ping, et al.. (2006). Angiogenesis: from plants to blood vessels. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. 27(6). 297–309. 206 indexed citations
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Wu, Pui–Kei, Kar Wah Leung, Nai Ki Mak, et al.. (2006). Involvement of protein kinase C and E2F-5 in euxanthone-induced neurite differentiation of neuroblastoma. The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 38(8). 1393–1401. 11 indexed citations
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Leung, Kar Wah, Yuen L. Pon, Ricky Ngok‐Shun Wong, & Alice S.T. Wong. (2006). Ginsenoside-Rg1 Induces Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Expression through the Glucocorticoid Receptor-related Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/Akt and β-Catenin/T-cell Factor-dependent Pathway in Human Endothelial Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(47). 36280–36288. 107 indexed citations
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Leung, Kar Wah, YS Chan, & Ken Kin Lam Yung. (2003). Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane Specifically Depletes Dopaminergic Neurons in Primary Cell Culture. The HKU Scholars Hub (University of Hong Kong). 2(3). 95–102. 5 indexed citations
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Srisailam, Sampath, et al.. (2001). Crumpled structure of the custom hydrophobic lytic peptide cecropin B3. European Journal of Biochemistry. 268(15). 4278–4284. 23 indexed citations

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