Runkuan Yang

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Runkuan Yang is a scholar working on Immunology, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Runkuan Yang has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Immunology, 14 papers in Epidemiology and 13 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Runkuan Yang's work include Immune Response and Inflammation (14 papers), Advanced Glycation End Products research (12 papers) and Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection (11 papers). Runkuan Yang is often cited by papers focused on Immune Response and Inflammation (14 papers), Advanced Glycation End Products research (12 papers) and Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection (11 papers). Runkuan Yang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Finland. Runkuan Yang's co-authors include Mitchell P. Fink, Russell L. Delude, Xiaonan Han, Kevin J. Tracey, Huan Yang, Penny L. Sappington, Takashi Uchiyama, Timothy R. Billiar, Mahendar Ochani and Simon C. Watkins and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

In The Last Decade

Runkuan Yang

49 papers receiving 3.8k 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.

Ethyl pyruvate prevents lethality in mice with established lethal sepsis and systemic inflammation

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Runkuan Yang United States	32	1.3k	1.1k	967	733	648	50	3.9k
Derek Strassheim United States	30	2.2k 1.7×	1.4k 1.3×	1.7k 1.8×	397 0.5×	524 0.8×	47	5.1k
Michael Ombrellino United States	8	1.4k 1.1×	1.9k 1.7×	1.0k 1.0×	243 0.3×	523 0.8×	12	3.5k
Xiaoling Qiang United States	23	1.1k 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	316 0.4×	555 0.9×	45	3.4k
Teruto Hashiguchi Japan	36	781 0.6×	636 0.6×	1.1k 1.2×	447 0.6×	437 0.7×	131	4.0k
Jaideep M. Vishnubhakat United States	7	1.5k 1.2×	1.9k 1.7×	984 1.0×	210 0.3×	538 0.8×	9	3.5k
Jon G. Mabley United States	51	1.1k 0.9×	375 0.3×	1.9k 2.0×	751 1.0×	563 0.9×	85	6.7k
Kiyoshi Itagaki United States	30	2.0k 1.6×	341 0.3×	2.9k 3.0×	424 0.6×	973 1.5×	61	5.6k
Kevin P. Mollen United States	28	896 0.7×	391 0.3×	742 0.8×	664 0.9×	626 1.0×	62	3.0k
Qiaobing Huang China	37	645 0.5×	369 0.3×	1.8k 1.9×	332 0.5×	759 1.2×	142	4.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Runkuan Yang

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Li, Hao, Runkuan Yang, Huiming Bao, et al.. (2025). Steinernema tarimense n. sp. (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae), a new entomopathogenic nematode from Tarim Basin, Xinjiang, China. Journal of Helminthology. 99. e80–e80.

Sun, Xiujing, et al.. (2021). Ethyl pyruvate supplemented in drinking water ameliorates experimental nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 137. 111392–111392. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Qian, Haiyun Shi, Runkuan Yang, et al.. (2021). Serum Uric Acid Is a Mediator of the Association Between Obesity and Incident Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Prospective Cohort Study. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 12. 657856–657856. 22 indexed citations

Sun, Xiujing, Shengtao Zhu, Tor Inge Tønnessen, & Runkuan Yang. (2020). Bile is a promising gut nutrient that inhibits intestinal bacterial translocation and promotes gut motility via an interleukin-6-related pathway in an animal model of endotoxemia. Nutrition. 84. 111064–111064. 3 indexed citations

Yang, Runkuan, et al.. (2018). DAMPs and sterile inflammation in drug hepatotoxicity. Hepatology International. 13(1). 42–50. 67 indexed citations

Yang, Runkuan, Shengtao Zhu, & Tor Inge Tønnessen. (2016). Ethyl pyruvate is a novel anti-inflammatory agent to treat multiple inflammatory organ injuries. Journal of Inflammation. 13(1). 37–37. 52 indexed citations

Yang, Runkuan, Rita Linko, Heini Huhtala, et al.. (2012). SuPAR and PAI-1 in critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients. Intensive Care Medicine. 39(3). 489–496. 39 indexed citations

Yang, Runkuan, et al.. (2011). Ringer's lactate improves liver recovery in a murine model of acetaminophen toxicity. BMC Gastroenterology. 11(1). 125–125. 13 indexed citations

Yang, Runkuan, Keita Miki, Xin He, Meaghan E. Killeen, & Mitchell P. Fink. (2009). Prolonged treatment with N-acetylcystine delays liver recovery from acetaminophen hepatotoxicity. Critical Care. 13(2). R55–R55. 104 indexed citations

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Yang, Runkuan, et al.. (2008). Ethyl Pyruvate Ameliorates Liver Injury Secondary to Severe Acute Pancreatitis. Journal of Surgical Research. 153(2). 302–309. 39 indexed citations

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Raman, Kathleen G., Penny L. Sappington, Runkuan Yang, et al.. (2006). The role of RAGE in the pathogenesis of intestinal barrier dysfunction after hemorrhagic shock. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 291(4). G556–G565. 59 indexed citations

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Levy, Ryan M., José M. Prince, Runkuan Yang, et al.. (2006). Systemic inflammation and remote organ damage following bilateral femur fracture requires Toll-like receptor 4. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 291(4). R970–R976. 83 indexed citations

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Han, Yusheng, Joshua A. Englert, Runkuan Yang, Russell L. Delude, & Mitchell P. Fink. (2005). Ethyl Pyruvate Inhibits Nuclear Factor-κB-Dependent Signaling by Directly Targeting p65. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 312(3). 1097–1105. 138 indexed citations

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Lagoa, Constantino, Yoram Vodovotz, Donna B. Stolz, et al.. (2005). The role of hepatic type 1 plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI‐1) during murine hemorrhagic shock†. Hepatology. 42(2). 390–399. 26 indexed citations

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Harada, Tomoyuki, Beverley A. Moore, Runkuan Yang, et al.. (2005). Ethyl pyruvate ameliorates ileus induced by bowel manipulation in mice. Surgery. 138(3). 530–537. 26 indexed citations

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Han, Xiaonan, Mitchell P. Fink, Takashi Uchiyama, Runkuan Yang, & Russell L. Delude. (2004). Increased iNOS activity is essential for pulmonary epithelial tight junction dysfunction in endotoxemic mice. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 286(2). L259–L267. 118 indexed citations

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Yang, Runkuan, Takashi Uchiyama, Simon C. Watkins, Xiaonan Han, & Mitchell P. Fink. (2004). ETHYL PYRUVATE REDUCES LIVER INJURY IN A MURINE MODEL OF EXTRAHEPATIC CHOLESTASIS. Shock. 22(4). 369–375. 31 indexed citations

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Han, Xiaonan, Takashi Uchiyama, Penny L. Sappington, et al.. (2003). NAD+ Ameliorates Inflammation-Induced Epithelial Barrier Dysfunction in Cultured Enterocytes and Mouse Ileal Mucosa. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 307(2). 443–449. 23 indexed citations

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Sappington, Penny L., Xiaonan Han, Runkuan Yang, Russell L. Delude, & Mitchell P. Fink. (2003). Ethyl Pyruvate Ameliorates Intestinal Epithelial Barrier Dysfunction in Endotoxemic Mice and Immunostimulated Caco-2 Enterocytic Monolayers. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 304(1). 464–476. 96 indexed citations

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Yang, Runkuan, Xiaonan Han, Russell L. Delude, & Mitchell P. Fink. (2003). Ethyl pyruvate ameliorates acute alcohol-induced liver injury and inflammation in mice. Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine. 142(5). 322–331. 65 indexed citations

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