Ke Hu

6.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
210 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Ke Hu is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Physiology and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Ke Hu has authored 210 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 48 papers in Physiology and 33 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Ke Hu's work include Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (42 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (30 papers) and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (19 papers). Ke Hu is often cited by papers focused on Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (42 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (30 papers) and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (19 papers). Ke Hu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Ke Hu's co-authors include Shengwen Liang, Shunqing Xu, Hongbin Chen, Jinjing Zou, Chenliang Zhou, Xingwang Li, Li Yang, Yao Xu, J. Li and Xuemei Jia and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Ke Hu

197 papers receiving 4.1k 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.

Risk factors for disease severity, unimprovement, and mortality in COVID-19 patients in Wuhan, China

2020 461 citations Ke Hu et al. profile →
Efficacy and safety of Lianhuaqingwen capsules, a repurposed Chinese herb, in patients with coronavirus disease 2019: A multicenter, prospective, randomized controlled trial

2020 338 citations Ke Hu, Yunting Zhang et al. profile →
Land use/land cover change and its impact on ecosystem carbon storage in coastal areas of China from 1980 to 2050

2022 138 citations Ke Hu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ke Hu China	29	1.1k	564	528	517	510	210	4.2k
Feng Sun China	38	731 0.7×	741 1.3×	529 1.0×	989 1.9×	915 1.8×	301	6.9k
Jing Chen China	40	1.9k 1.8×	889 1.6×	421 0.8×	1.4k 2.8×	1.2k 2.4×	389	7.7k
Tao Li China	39	1.1k 1.0×	262 0.5×	650 1.2×	501 1.0×	2.0k 3.9×	320	6.1k
Nicola Martinelli Italy	42	405 0.4×	282 0.5×	249 0.5×	509 1.0×	949 1.9×	169	5.4k
Jan C.M. Hendriks Netherlands	46	147 0.1×	508 0.9×	347 0.7×	776 1.5×	866 1.7×	177	7.0k
Haijun Wang China	39	188 0.2×	514 0.9×	226 0.4×	802 1.6×	651 1.3×	346	5.8k
Huan Guo China	36	490 0.5×	1.6k 2.9×	322 0.6×	452 0.9×	1.2k 2.3×	206	5.9k
Jiří Jarkovský Czechia	41	132 0.1×	544 1.0×	475 0.9×	460 0.9×	717 1.4×	422	6.1k
Jacqueline Clavel France	44	203 0.2×	1.4k 2.5×	425 0.8×	327 0.6×	766 1.5×	177	6.0k
Hualiang Lin China	35	399 0.4×	2.3k 4.1×	546 1.0×	384 0.7×	156 0.3×	191	4.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Ke Hu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ke Hu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ke Hu

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

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Liu, Xianyang, Xiangyu Gao, Yonglin Chen, et al.. (2025). Autophagy-induced NR2F1 activation promotes the apoptosis of lens epithelial cells and facilitates cataract-associated fibrosis through targeting STAT3. Genes & Diseases. 12(5). 101549–101549. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Yeming, Lianhan Shang, Ke Hu, et al.. (2025). The efficacy and safety of inhaled peptide YKYY017 for COVID-19 patients with mild illness: a phase 2 randomized controlled trial. Nature Communications. 16(1). 7272–7272.

He, Yang, et al.. (2024). A pilot randomized controlled trial of major ozone autohemotherapy for patients with post-acute sequelae of COVID-19. International Immunopharmacology. 139. 112673–112673.

Wang, Xiaoguang, Ke Hu, Yanfen Hao, et al.. (2024). Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emission interferes with real-time regulatory monitoring of ozone in urban atmosphere. Urban Climate. 55. 101938–101938. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Yixuan, et al.. (2024). Clinical courses and outcomes of COVID-19 associated pulmonary aspergillosis in 168 patients with the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant. BMC Infectious Diseases. 24(1). 117–117. 2 indexed citations

Sun, Xiao, et al.. (2024). Provenance of fine-grained sediments along the South Bohai Coast, China since the mid-Holocene, and its implications for understanding coastal evolution and anthropogenic influences. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 639. 112075–112075. 2 indexed citations

Hu, Ke. (2024). Clinical superiority of 3D-assisted percutaneous nephrolithotomy in treating complex upper urinary tract calculi: a single-center study. American Journal of Translational Research. 16(12). 7948–7958. 1 indexed citations

Hu, Ke. (2024). Impact of Principals' Informatization Leadership Practices to Advancement in a China Vocational School. Journal of Education and Educational Research. 7(2). 281–289. 1 indexed citations

Song, Qianlin, Chao Song, Ke Hu, et al.. (2024). Understanding formation processes of calcareous nephrolithiasis in renal interstitium and tubule lumen. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 28(7). e18235–e18235. 17 indexed citations

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Jin, Meng, Bo Liu, Yongbiao Huang, et al.. (2023). Genome-Wide Splicing Quantitative Expression Locus Analysis Identifies Causal Risk Variants for Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer. Cancer Research. 83(10). 1742–1756. 10 indexed citations

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Song, Yan, et al.. (2022). Obstructive Sleep Apnea is Associated with an Increased Prevalence of Polycythemia in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yang, Hanxiang Nie, Ke Hu, et al.. (2020). Abnormal immunity of non-survivors with COVID-19: predictors for mortality. Infectious Diseases of Poverty. 9(1). 108–108. 77 indexed citations

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Cai, Chuanqi, Yi Guo, Yun You, et al.. (2020). Deep Venous Thrombosis in COVID-19 Patients: A Cohort Analysis. Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis. 26. 2874381197–2874381197. 17 indexed citations

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Hu, Weihua, Meifang Wang, Jun‐Wen Chen, et al.. (2019). <p>The Screening Value Of ESS, SACS, BQ, And SBQ On Obstructive Sleep Apnea In Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease</p>. International Journal of COPD. Volume 14. 2497–2505. 16 indexed citations

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Liao, Jiaqiang, Bin Zhang, Wei Xia, et al.. (2019). Residential exposure to green space and early childhood neurodevelopment. Environment International. 128. 70–76. 78 indexed citations

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Zhao, Jinzhu, Bin Zhang, Shaoping Yang, et al.. (2018). Maternal exposure to ambient air pollutant and risk of oral clefts in Wuhan, China. Environmental Pollution. 238. 624–630. 28 indexed citations

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Liao, Jiaqiang, Wei Xia, Bin Zhang, et al.. (2018). Exposure to ambient fine particulate matter during pregnancy and gestational weight gain. Environment International. 119. 407–412. 25 indexed citations

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Hu, Ke. (2012). Edimentary environmental analysis based on the electric conductivity and pH of stirred clayed drilling cores in water and diatom recovered from the old drowned valley plain in The Dagu Mountain,Liaodong Peninsula in China. Acta Oceanologica Sinica. 1 indexed citations

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Petersenn, Stephan, Jochen Schopohl, Ariel Barkan, et al.. (2010). Pasireotide (SOM230) Demonstrates Efficacy and Safety in Patients with Acromegaly: A Randomized, Multicenter, Phase II Trial. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 95(6). 2781–2789. 157 indexed citations

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Boscaro, Marco, W.H. Ludlam, Brew Atkinson, et al.. (2008). Treatment of Pituitary-Dependent Cushing’s Disease with the Multireceptor Ligand Somatostatin Analog Pasireotide (SOM230): A Multicenter, Phase II Trial. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 94(1). 115–122. 207 indexed citations

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