Kunfu Ouyang

7.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
94 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Kunfu Ouyang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Kunfu Ouyang has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Molecular Biology, 31 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 11 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Kunfu Ouyang's work include Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (15 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (12 papers) and Signaling Pathways in Disease (12 papers). Kunfu Ouyang is often cited by papers focused on Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (15 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (12 papers) and Signaling Pathways in Disease (12 papers). Kunfu Ouyang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Kunfu Ouyang's co-authors include Ju Chen, Heping Cheng, Chaoliang Wei, Xianhua Wang, Long‐Sheng Song, Min Chen, Sylvia Μ. Evans, Jem Efe, Hongyan Zhou and Gang Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Kunfu Ouyang

87 papers receiving 5.2k 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.

A myocardial lineage derives from Tbx18 epicardial cells

2008 599 citations Kunfu Ouyang, Andrew D. McCulloch et al. profile →
Superoxide Flashes in Single Mitochondria

2008 582 citations Jie Liu, Kunfu Ouyang et al. profile →
Conversion of mouse fibroblasts into cardiomyocytes using a direct reprogramming strategy

2011 486 citations Kunfu Ouyang, Ju Chen et al. profile →
The association between non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (NHHR) and risk of depression among US adults: A cross-sectional NHANES study

2023 87 citations Shijia Wang, Kunfu Ouyang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kunfu Ouyang China	33	3.8k	1.2k	786	568	553	94	5.3k
Xiang Luo United States	33	2.2k 0.6×	1.1k 1.0×	600 0.8×	257 0.5×	521 0.9×	47	4.0k
Nina Wettschureck Germany	37	3.7k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	597 0.8×	708 1.2×	685 1.2×	87	6.7k
Christopher L. Antos Germany	22	4.8k 1.3×	2.1k 1.8×	585 0.7×	514 0.9×	601 1.1×	31	6.2k
Orlando F. Bueno United States	32	4.2k 1.1×	2.2k 1.9×	602 0.8×	567 1.0×	393 0.7×	71	5.8k
William C. Claycomb United States	41	3.3k 0.9×	1.8k 1.6×	892 1.1×	860 1.5×	481 0.9×	93	5.5k
Per Hellstrand Sweden	35	2.1k 0.6×	822 0.7×	564 0.7×	558 1.0×	727 1.3×	136	4.1k
Richard J. Paul United States	40	3.1k 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	428 0.5×	509 0.9×	576 1.0×	110	5.0k
Susanne Feil Germany	35	2.4k 0.6×	945 0.8×	233 0.3×	681 1.2×	263 0.5×	75	4.2k
Tkachuk Va Russia	43	3.0k 0.8×	637 0.5×	948 1.2×	651 1.1×	592 1.1×	337	6.0k
Timothy C. Burn United States	40	3.5k 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	493 0.6×	619 1.1×	284 0.5×	91	5.8k

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Guo, Wenjie, Wenjing Guo, Zhi‐Hong Wen, et al.. (2025). NEXN protects against vascular calcification by promoting SERCA2 SUMOylation and stabilization. Nature Communications. 16(1). 8074–8074.

Xu, Zhiwei, Feilong Zhang, Ming Li, et al.. (2025). Astrocytic Ca2+ prevents synaptic depotentiation by limiting repetitive activity in dendrites during motor learning. Nature Neuroscience. 28(11). 2296–2309.

Chen, Ze’e, et al.. (2024). The essential role of MED27 in stabilizing the mediator complex for cardiac development and function. Life Sciences. 356. 123020–123020. 1 indexed citations

Yang, Lei, Tong Gao, Yu Huang, et al.. (2024). Ultrasound-Targeted β-Catenin Gene Therapy Improves the Cardiac Function in Mice After Myocardial Infarction. Cardiovascular Toxicology. 25(1). 74–84. 3 indexed citations

Shen, Tao, Shuting Wang, Can Huang, et al.. (2024). Cardiac-specific deletion of heat shock protein 60 induces mitochondrial stress and disrupts heart development in mice. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 710. 149883–149883. 1 indexed citations

Huang, Fang, Fei Zhang, Lei Huang, et al.. (2024). Inositol 1,4,5‐Trisphosphate Receptors Regulate Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation and Neointima Formation in Mice. Journal of the American Heart Association. 13(15). e034203–e034203. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Hong, et al.. (2023). Suppression of RBFox2 by Multiple MiRNAs in Pressure Overload-Induced Heart Failure. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(2). 1283–1283. 7 indexed citations

Da, Qingen, Mingming Ren, Lei Huang, et al.. (2022). Identification and Validation of a Ferroptosis-Related Signature for Predicting Prognosis and Immune Microenvironment in Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7 indexed citations

Shen, Tao, et al.. (2022). Cardiolipin Regulates Mitochondrial Ultrastructure and Function in Mammalian Cells. Genes. 13(10). 1889–1889. 22 indexed citations

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Chen, Ze’e, Hong Wang, Huayuan Tang, et al.. (2021). Atypical protein kinase C is essential for embryonic vascular development in mice. genesis. 59(3). e23412–e23412. 3 indexed citations

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Tan, Changming, Ze’e Chen, Canzhao Liu, et al.. (2021). Mediator complex proximal Tail subunit MED30 is critical for Mediator core stability and cardiomyocyte transcriptional network. PLoS Genetics. 17(9). e1009785–e1009785. 8 indexed citations

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Quan, Chao, Qian Du, Min Li, et al.. (2020). A PKB-SPEG signaling nexus links insulin resistance with diabetic cardiomyopathy by regulating calcium homeostasis. Nature Communications. 11(1). 2186–2186. 40 indexed citations

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Liu, Canzhao, Simone Spinozzi, Wei Feng, et al.. (2020). Homozygous G650del nexilin variant causes cardiomyopathy in mice. JCI Insight. 5(16). 11 indexed citations

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Pinto‐Duarte, António, Amanda J. Roberts, Kunfu Ouyang, & Terrence J. Sejnowski. (2019). Impairments in remote memory caused by the lack of Type 2 IP₃ receptors. Glia. 67(10). 1976–1989. 45 indexed citations

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Wang, Hong, Yali Li, Huayuan Tang, et al.. (2018). Deletion of IP3R1 by Pdgfrb-Cre in mice results in intestinal pseudo-obstruction and lethality. Journal of Gastroenterology. 54(5). 407–418. 12 indexed citations

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Tang, Huayuan, Hong Wang, Qingsong Lin, et al.. (2017). Loss of IP3 Receptor–Mediated Ca2+ Release in Mouse B Cells Results in Abnormal B Cell Development and Function. The Journal of Immunology. 199(2). 570–580. 29 indexed citations

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Wang, Yijie, Jijun Huang, Wenqiang Liu, et al.. (2017). IP3R-mediated Ca2+ signals govern hematopoietic and cardiac divergence of Flk1+ cells via the calcineurin–NFATc3–Etv2 pathway. Journal of Molecular Cell Biology. 9(4). 274–288. 18 indexed citations

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Ouyang, Kunfu, Rafael L Gomez-Amaro, David L. Stachura, et al.. (2014). Loss of IP3R-dependent Ca2+ signalling in thymocytes leads to aberrant development and acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Nature Communications. 5(1). 4814–4814. 50 indexed citations

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Sheikh, Farah, Kunfu Ouyang, Stuart G. Campbell, et al.. (2010). Abstract 17554: A Unique Synergistic Approach That Uncovers MLC2v Phosphorylation as an Early Marker for Heart Disease. Circulation. 122. 1 indexed citations

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Wright, Adam, Joyce Chuang, Kunfu Ouyang, et al.. (2008). Abstract 1429: Defects in Connexin Signaling Underlie Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/Cardiomyopathy in a Novel Mouse Model. Circulation. 118. 1 indexed citations

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