Liang Kang

10.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
162 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Liang Kang is a scholar working on Oncology, Surgery and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Liang Kang has authored 162 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Oncology, 62 papers in Surgery and 25 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Liang Kang's work include Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (56 papers), Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas (38 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (30 papers). Liang Kang is often cited by papers focused on Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (56 papers), Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas (38 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (30 papers). Liang Kang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Liang Kang's co-authors include Ziwei Zeng, M.G. Federici, Jeff Boyd, Meijin Huang, Jianping Wang, Yanhong Deng, Xiaobin Zheng, Shuangling Luo, Liang Huang and Huashan Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Liang Kang

148 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

A Positive Feedback Loop between Inactive VHL-Triggered Histone Lactylation and PDGFRβ Signaling Drives Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Progression

2022 160 citations Ziwei Zeng, Xiaobin Zheng et al. profile →
Mutant KRAS-activated circATXN7 fosters tumor immunoescape by sensitizing tumor-specific T cells to activation-induced cell death

2024 62 citations Wenxin Li, Xianrui Wu et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers

Liang Kang

ONCOL

SURGE

PRM

Wei Qian China

Yi Jiang China

Simona Dima Romania

Agnieszka Hałoń Poland

Zhigang Bai China

Manabu Kaneko Japan

Hui Yuan China

Peng Zhao China

Nikolaos Nikiteas Greece

Wei Qian China

Liang Kang

775 ×0.9

ONCOL

465 ×0.6

421 ×0.7

SURGE

316 ×0.7

528 ×1.7

PRM

Citations per year, relative to Liang Kang Liang Kang (= 1×) peers Wei Qian

Countries citing papers authored by Liang Kang

Since Specialization

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Fields of papers citing papers by Liang Kang

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Liang Kang. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Liang Kang. The network helps show where Liang Kang may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Liang Kang

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Xiong, Li, Huashan Liu, Xianrui Wu, et al.. (2025). Glutamic-pyruvic transaminase 1 deficiency–mediated metabolic reprogramming facilitates colorectal adenoma-carcinoma progression. Science Translational Medicine. 17(779). eadp9805–eadp9805. 3 indexed citations

Liang, Wenfeng, Haiqing Jie, Liang Huang, et al.. (2024). High KRT17 expression in tumour budding indicates immunologically ‘hot’ tumour budding and predicts good survival in patients with colorectal cancer. Clinical & Translational Immunology. 13(3). e1495–e1495. 1 indexed citations

Li, Wenxin, Xianrui Wu, Sijing Cheng, et al.. (2024). Mutant KRAS-activated circATXN7 fosters tumor immunoescape by sensitizing tumor-specific T cells to activation-induced cell death. Nature Communications. 15(1). 499–499. 62 indexed citations breakdown →

Zeng, Ziwei, Yujie Hou, Yonghua Cai, et al.. (2024). Effects of tumour budding on adjuvant chemotherapy in colorectal cancer. BJS Open. 8(1). 2 indexed citations

Yang, Ziqing, Shaomin Zou, Yijing Zhang, et al.. (2023). ACTL6A protects gastric cancer cells against ferroptosis through induction of glutathione synthesis. Nature Communications. 14(1). 4193–4193. 61 indexed citations

Liu, Huashan, Ziwei Zeng, Zhenxing Liang, et al.. (2023). KRT17 Promotes T-lymphocyte Infiltration Through the YTHDF2–CXCL10 Axis in Colorectal Cancer. Cancer Immunology Research. 11(7). 875–894. 52 indexed citations

Kang, Liang, et al.. (2023). Causal association between basal metabolic rate and risk of cardiovascular diseases: a univariable and multivariable Mendelian randomization study. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 12487–12487. 11 indexed citations

Chen, Qi, et al.. (2022). Effect of Shenfu Injection on Differentiation of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells into Pacemaker‐Like Cells and Improvement of Pacing Function of Sinoatrial Node. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2022(1). 4299892–4299892. 5 indexed citations

Hou, Yujie, Xingwei Zhang, Haiqing Jie, et al.. (2022). Transanal versus Laparoscopic Total Mesorectal Excision in Male Patients with Low Tumor Location after Neoadjuvant Therapy: A Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Study. Gastroenterology Research and Practice. 2022. 1–10. 8 indexed citations

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Li, Chong, Liang Kang, Wei Zhong, et al.. (2020). Electrochemical Coupled Analysis of a Micro Piezo-Driven Focusing Mechanism. Micromachines. 11(2). 216–216. 13 indexed citations

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Park, Jina, et al.. (2019). In vivo Application of the REMOTE-control System for the Manipulation of Endogenous Gene Expression. Journal of Visualized Experiments.

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Zeng, Ziwei, Xianrui Wu, Junji Chen, et al.. (2019). Safety and Feasibility of Transanal Endoscopic Surgery for Diffuse Cavernous Hemangioma of the Rectum. Gastroenterology Research and Practice. 2019. 1–8. 10 indexed citations

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Sun, Weipeng, Ruoxu Dou, Lei Ruan, et al.. (2018). Impact of Long-Course Neoadjuvant Radiation on Postoperative Low Anterior Resection Syndrome and Quality of Life in Rectal Cancer: Post Hoc Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 26(3). 746–755. 82 indexed citations

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Liu, Zhihua, Liang Kang, & Jianping Wang. (2014). Basic and clinical research on the regulation of the intestinal barrier by Lactobacillus and its active protein components: a review with experience of one center. Molecular Biology Reports. 41(12). 8037–8046. 10 indexed citations

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Yang, Zuli, Lijun Huo, Hao Chen, et al.. (2013). Hypermethylation and prognostic implication of Syk gene in human colorectal cancer. Medical Oncology. 30(2). 586–586. 21 indexed citations

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Kang, Liang. (2012). Efficacy of Acupuncture on Ophthalmoplegia of 23 Cases. Journal of Clinical Acupuncture and Moxibustion. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yuwen, Ben Staal, Curt J. Essenburg, et al.. (2010). MET Kinase Inhibitor SGX523 Synergizes with Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Inhibitor Erlotinib in a Hepatocyte Growth Factor–Dependent Fashion to Suppress Carcinoma Growth. Cancer Research. 70(17). 6880–6890. 61 indexed citations

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Kang, Liang. (2008). Consistency of Simultaneous Localization and Map Building (SLAM) with Rao-Blackwellised Particle Filter. Jisuanji fangzhen. 2 indexed citations

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Chen, Jun, Liang Kang, & Nian Zhang. (2005). Negative feedback loop formed by Lunatic fringe and Hes7 controls their oscillatory expression during somitogenesis. genesis. 43(4). 196–204. 52 indexed citations

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Kang, Liang, et al.. (1989). Analyses of numerical character variations of geographical populations of Locusta migratoria phase solitaria in China.. Acta Entomologica Sinica. 32(4). 418–426. 7 indexed citations

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