Patrick Ming‐Kuen Tang

6.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
96 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Patrick Ming‐Kuen Tang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrick Ming‐Kuen Tang has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Molecular Biology, 32 papers in Immunology and 23 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Patrick Ming‐Kuen Tang's work include Immune cells in cancer (18 papers), TGF-β signaling in diseases (15 papers) and Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes (12 papers). Patrick Ming‐Kuen Tang is often cited by papers focused on Immune cells in cancer (18 papers), TGF-β signaling in diseases (15 papers) and Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes (12 papers). Patrick Ming‐Kuen Tang collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and United Kingdom. Patrick Ming‐Kuen Tang's co-authors include Hui Y. Lan, David J. Nikolic‐Paterson, Xiao‐Ming Meng, Jun Li, Xiao‐Ru Huang, Ka‐Fai To, Philip Chiu‐Tsun Tang, Jeff Yat‐Fai Chung, Kwok‐Pui Fung and Jun Xiao and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Patrick Ming‐Kuen Tang

93 papers receiving 4.7k 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.

Macrophages: versatile players in renal inflammation and fibrosis

2019 737 citations Patrick Ming‐Kuen Tang, David J. Nikolic‐Paterson et al. profile →
TGF-Î²/Smad signaling in renal fibrosis

2015 572 citations Patrick Ming‐Kuen Tang, Hui Y. Lan et al. profile →

Peers

Patrick Ming‐Kuen Tang

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Xin Li China

Wancai Yang United States

Viktória Jeney Hungary

Shiro Takahara Japan

Alexander So Switzerland

Shuxia Wang China

Julia Carracedo Spain

Ying� Qin China

Bei Xu China

Philippe Gillery France

Xin Li China

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Countries citing papers authored by Patrick Ming‐Kuen Tang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Patrick Ming‐Kuen Tang

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Gao, Lin, Huan Zhang, Xiaohu Zhang, et al.. (2025). KDM3A controls postnatal hippocampal neurogenesis via dual regulation of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway. Cell Death and Differentiation. 32(9). 1578–1594. 2 indexed citations

Han, Cong, Yue Chang, Haiyun Li, et al.. (2024). C-Reactive Protein Induces Immunosuppression by Activating FcγR2B in Pulmonary Macrophages to Promote Lung Metastasis. Cancer Research. 84(24). 4184–4198. 5 indexed citations

Tang, Patrick Ming‐Kuen, et al.. (2023). New insights into fibrotic signaling in renal cell carcinoma. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 11. 1056964–1056964. 7 indexed citations

Chan, Max Kam‐Kwan, Alex Siu Wing Chan, Chunjie Li, et al.. (2023). Transforming growth factor-β signaling: from tumor microenvironment to anticancer therapy. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(2). 316–343. 18 indexed citations

Chan, Max Kam‐Kwan, Alex Siu Wing Chan, Kam Tong Leung, et al.. (2023). Tumour-associated macrophages: versatile players in the tumour microenvironment. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 11. 1261749–1261749. 12 indexed citations

Lian, Guang‐Yu, Yingpeng Wan, Qingming Wang, et al.. (2022). Self-carried nanodrug (SCND-SIS3): A targeted therapy for lung cancer with superior biocompatibility and immune boosting effects. Biomaterials. 288. 121730–121730. 15 indexed citations

Chung, Jeff Yat‐Fai, Patrick Ming‐Kuen Tang, Max Kam‐Kwan Chan, et al.. (2022). AANG Prevents Smad3-dependent Diabetic Nephropathy by Restoring Pancreatic β-Cell Development in db/db Mice. International Journal of Biological Sciences. 18(14). 5489–5502. 22 indexed citations

Zhao, Ming, Hanhui Li, Jacqueline Pui Wah Chung, et al.. (2021). Application of convolutional neural network on early human embryo segmentation during in vitro fertilization. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 25(5). 2633–2644. 26 indexed citations

Tang, Philip Chiu‐Tsun, Yingying Zhang, Ka‐Fai To, et al.. (2021). TGF-β1 Signaling: Immune Dynamics of Chronic Kidney Diseases. Frontiers in Medicine. 8. 628519–628519. 36 indexed citations

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Chung, Jeff Yat‐Fai, Max Kam‐Kwan Chan, Alex Siu Wing Chan, et al.. (2021). TGF-β Signaling: From Tissue Fibrosis to Tumor Microenvironment. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(14). 7575–7575. 125 indexed citations

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Xue, Vivian Weiwen, Jeff Yat‐Fai Chung, Philip Chiu‐Tsun Tang, et al.. (2021). USMB-shMincle: a virus-free gene therapy for blocking M1/M2 polarization of tumor-associated macrophages. Molecular Therapy — Oncolytics. 23. 26–37. 23 indexed citations

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Li, Chunjie, Vivian Weiwen Xue, Qingming Wang, et al.. (2020). The Mincle/Syk/NF-κB Signaling Circuit Is Essential for Maintaining the Protumoral Activities of Tumor-Associated Macrophages. Cancer Immunology Research. 8(8). 1004–1017. 59 indexed citations

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Xue, Vivian Weiwen, Jeff Yat‐Fai Chung, Alvin H.K. Cheung, et al.. (2020). Transforming Growth Factor-β: A Multifunctional Regulator of Cancer Immunity. Cancers. 12(11). 3099–3099. 93 indexed citations

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Zhou, Yuhang, Jinglin Zhang, Hui Li, et al.. (2020). AMOTL1 enhances YAP1 stability and promotes YAP1-driven gastric oncogenesis. Oncogene. 39(22). 4375–4389. 34 indexed citations

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Tang, Patrick Ming‐Kuen, Yingying Zhang, Jun Xiao, et al.. (2020). Neural transcription factor Pou4f1 promotes renal fibrosis via macrophage–myofibroblast transition. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(34). 20741–20752. 120 indexed citations

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Tang, Ying, Jun Lv, Hui Yang, et al.. (2019). Macrophage migration inhibitory factor promotes renal injury induced by ischemic reperfusion. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 23(6). 3867–3877. 30 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jinglin, Patrick Ming‐Kuen Tang, Yuhang Zhou, et al.. (2019). Targeting the Oncogenic FGF-FGFR Axis in Gastric Carcinogenesis. Cells. 8(6). 637–637. 35 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jinglin, Yuhang Zhou, Patrick Ming‐Kuen Tang, et al.. (2019). Mechanotransduction and Cytoskeleton Remodeling Shaping YAP1 in Gastric Tumorigenesis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(7). 1576–1576. 25 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yingying, Patrick Ming‐Kuen Tang, Philip Chiu‐Tsun Tang, et al.. (2019). LRNA9884, a Novel Smad3-Dependent Long Noncoding RNA, Promotes Diabetic Kidney Injury in db/db Mice via Enhancing MCP-1–Dependent Renal Inflammation. Diabetes. 68(7). 1485–1498. 72 indexed citations

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Tang, Patrick Ming‐Kuen, Guang‐Yu Lian, Chunjie Li, et al.. (2018). Enhanced Cancer Immunotherapy with Smad3-Silenced NK-92 Cells. Cancer Immunology Research. 6(8). 965–977. 67 indexed citations

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