Liang Kong

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Liang Kong is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Liang Kong has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Molecular Biology, 24 papers in Plant Science and 6 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Liang Kong's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (17 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (6 papers) and Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress (5 papers). Liang Kong is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (17 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (6 papers) and Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress (5 papers). Liang Kong collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Liang Kong's co-authors include Hanfa Zou, Yuanchao Wang, Wenwu Ye, Yanan Jiao, Yang Wang, Suomeng Dong, Yan Wang, Yingjia Yao, Xingye Su and Jingxian Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Liang Kong

61 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Dual phosphorylation of DGK5-mediated PA burst regulates ROS in plant immunity

2024 57 citations Liang Kong, Xiyu Ma et al. Cell profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Liang Kong China	30	953	847	195	166	158	63	1.9k
Feng Qiu China	24	452 0.5×	1.0k 1.2×	181 0.9×	55 0.3×	205 1.3×	82	1.7k
Zhiqiang Lu China	27	371 0.4×	951 1.1×	155 0.8×	150 0.9×	227 1.4×	59	1.8k
Wenjun Sun China	26	426 0.4×	1.3k 1.6×	475 2.4×	162 1.0×	266 1.7×	95	2.1k
Zhinan Mei China	24	384 0.4×	779 0.9×	179 0.9×	101 0.6×	195 1.2×	88	1.6k
Pengfei Tu China	22	521 0.5×	964 1.1×	190 1.0×	63 0.4×	148 0.9×	100	1.5k
Jin‐Ao Duan China	27	409 0.4×	940 1.1×	226 1.2×	99 0.6×	260 1.6×	109	2.0k
Eun Ju Jeong South Korea	26	491 0.5×	935 1.1×	276 1.4×	161 1.0×	225 1.4×	109	2.1k
Yu Zhao China	27	443 0.5×	1.4k 1.7×	166 0.9×	161 1.0×	240 1.5×	98	2.3k
Manuel F. Balandrin United States	18	667 0.7×	767 0.9×	97 0.5×	96 0.6×	107 0.7×	38	2.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Liang Kong

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhao, Xiao‐Qiang, Fan Zhang, Chongyuan Zhang, et al.. (2025). Stacking potato NLR genes activates a calcium‐dependent protein kinase and confers broad‐spectrum disease resistance to late blight. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 67(7). 1910–1927. 1 indexed citations

Kim, Sung-Il, Xiyu Ma, Liang Kong, et al.. (2025). Global profiling of CPL3-mediated alternative splicing reveals regulatory mechanisms of DGK5 in plant immunity and phosphatidic acid homeostasis. Genome biology. 26(1). 65–65. 3 indexed citations

Kong, Liang, Lu Zhao, Huixin Liang, et al.. (2025). Self-enhanced biosensor with luminophore-catalyst integrated strategies and ECL-RET for ultrasensitive SARS-CoV-2 N immunoassay. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 432. 137478–137478. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Lu, Liu Yang, Liang Kong, et al.. (2025). Therapeutic effect of pH responsive Magainin II modified azithromycin plus curcumin micelles in different depth models of MRSA infection. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 7383–7383. 3 indexed citations

Liu, Yang, Jiahua Wang, Junjie Yu, et al.. (2024). Octreotide modified liposomes that co-deliver paclitaxel and neferine effectively inhibit ovarian cancer metastasis by specifically binding to the SSTR2 receptors. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology. 98. 105851–105851. 2 indexed citations

Kong, Liang, Xiyu Ma, Chao Zhang, et al.. (2024). Dual phosphorylation of DGK5-mediated PA burst regulates ROS in plant immunity. Cell. 187(3). 609–623.e21. 57 indexed citations breakdown →

Liu, Jun, Fausto Andres Ortiz‐Morea, Yulu Zhou, et al.. (2024). The antagonistic role of an E3 ligase pair in regulating plant NLR-mediated autoimmunity and fungal pathogen resistance. Cell Host & Microbe. 32(7). 1114–1128.e10. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Xiling, Sung-Il Kim, Liang Kong, et al.. (2024). Modulation of stress granule dynamics by phosphorylation and ubiquitination in plants. iScience. 27(11). 111162–111162. 2 indexed citations

Huang, Jie, Liang Kong, Chuyun Gao, et al.. (2024). Alternative splicing of a potato disease resistance gene maintains homeostasis between growth and immunity. The Plant Cell. 36(9). 3729–3750. 12 indexed citations

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Kong, Liang, Han Chen, Yachun Lin, et al.. (2022). ThePhytophthora sojaenuclear effector PsAvh110 targets a host transcriptional complex to modulate plant immunity. The Plant Cell. 35(1). 574–597. 35 indexed citations

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Kong, Liang, Baomin Feng, Yan Yan, et al.. (2021). Noncanonical mono(ADP-ribosyl)ation of zinc finger SZF proteins counteracts ubiquitination for protein homeostasis in plant immunity. Molecular Cell. 81(22). 4591–4604.e8. 32 indexed citations

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Kong, Liang, et al.. (2019). Osthole alleviates inflammation by down-regulating NF-κB signaling pathway in traumatic brain injury. Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology. 41(2). 349–360. 34 indexed citations

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Ma, Zhenchuan, Tianqiao Song, Yang Wang, et al.. (2017). A paralogous decoy protects Phytophthora sojae apoplastic effector PsXEG1 from a host inhibitor. Science. 355(6326). 710–714. 197 indexed citations

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Kong, Liang, Yang Wang, Yang Wang, et al.. (2017). A Phytophthora Effector Manipulates Host Histone Acetylation and Reprograms Defense Gene Expression to Promote Infection. Current Biology. 27(7). 981–991. 122 indexed citations

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Huang, Jie, Lianfeng Gu, Ying Zhang, et al.. (2017). An oomycete plant pathogen reprograms host pre-mRNA splicing to subvert immunity. Nature Communications. 8(1). 2051–2051. 97 indexed citations

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Yan, Yuhui, Liang Kong, Yang Xia, et al.. (2017). Osthole promotes endogenous neural stem cell proliferation and improved neurological function through Notch signaling pathway in mice acute mechanical brain injury. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 67. 118–129. 31 indexed citations

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Xia, Yang, Liang Kong, Yingjia Yao, et al.. (2015). Osthole confers neuroprotection against cortical stab wound injury and attenuates secondary brain injury. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 12(1). 155–155. 39 indexed citations

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Li, Hongyan, Ting‐Guo Kang, Bin Qi, et al.. (2015). Neuroprotective effects of ginseng protein on PI3K/Akt signaling pathway in the hippocampus of D -galactose/AlCl 3 inducing rats model of Alzheimer’s disease. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 179. 162–169. 104 indexed citations

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Wang, Yun, Liang Kong, Lianghai Hu, et al.. (2007). Biological fingerprinting analysis of the traditional Chinese prescription Longdan Xiegan Decoction by on/off-line comprehensive two-dimensional biochromatography. Journal of Chromatography B. 860(2). 185–194. 44 indexed citations

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Guo, Ming, Xingye Su, Liang Kong, Xin Li, & Hanfa Zou. (2005). Characterization of interaction property of multicomponents in Chinese Herb with protein by microdialysis combined with HPLC. Analytica Chimica Acta. 556(1). 183–188. 39 indexed citations

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