Wei Kong

10.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
224 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Wei Kong is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Kong has authored 224 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Molecular Biology, 42 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 40 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Wei Kong's work include Aortic aneurysm repair treatments (26 papers), Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (22 papers) and Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches (20 papers). Wei Kong is often cited by papers focused on Aortic aneurysm repair treatments (26 papers), Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (22 papers) and Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches (20 papers). Wei Kong collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Romania. Wei Kong's co-authors include Xian Wang, Qingbo Xu, Yi Fu, Xin Cong, Li Li, Qian Zhao, Yi Zhu, Ming‐Jiang Xu, Juan Feng and Youfei Guan and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Circulation and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Wei Kong

221 papers receiving 7.2k citations

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Extracellular matrix remodeling and cardiac fibrosis

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Countries citing papers authored by Wei Kong

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei Kong

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	METTL3 Exacerbates Intimal Hyperplasia by Facilitating m ⁶ A-YTHDC1-Dependent SGK1 Gene Transcription 2025 ·Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology ·Jiaqi Huang, (unknown), Zhigang Dong, (unknown), Yihan Liu, (unknown), Zhujiang Liu, (unknown), X. Yang, (unknown), Yiting Jia, Yuan Zhou, Wei Kong, Hao Tang, Yi Fu	1
2	Methyltransferase-like 3–catalysed N6-methyladenosine methylation facilitates the contribution of vascular smooth muscle cells to atherosclerosis 2025 ·Cardiovascular Research ·Zhigang Dong, Ying Jin, (unknown), Jiaqi Huang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Shirong Zhu, Huiyue Chen, (unknown), Wei Li, Yiting Jia, Wei Kong, Yi Fu	2
3	AI-feedback bioelectronics promote infectious wound healing 2025 ·Ximin Yuan, Wei Kong, Yang Shao, (unknown), (unknown), J. Joshua Yang, Yong He, (unknown)	1
4	Flt3 ligand augments immune responses to soluble PD1-based DNA vaccine via expansion of type 1 conventional DCs 2024 ·International Immunopharmacology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ke Zhang, (unknown), Shiqi Zhang, Hui Wu, Jiaxin Wu, Chu Wang, Xianghui Yu, Wei Kong, Haihong Zhang	2
5	ANK Deficiency-Mediated Cytosolic Citrate Accumulation Promotes Aortic Aneurysm 2024 ·Circulation Research ·(unknown), Zhiqing Li, Liu Yang, Lin He, Hao Liu, (unknown), (unknown), Yanjie Li, Wenqiang Li, Yiran Li, (unknown), (unknown), X. Yang, Jiaqi Huang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Luyang Sun, Yi Fu, Wei Kong	9
6	Molecular Prevalence, Genetic Diversity, and Tissue Tropism of Bartonella Species in Small Mammals from Yunnan Province, China 2024 ·Animals ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ze Yang, Wei Kong, Bo Wang, Lijun Guo, Yunzhi Zhang	4
7	FoxO1 Deficiency in Monocytic Myeloid‐Derived Suppressor Cells Exacerbates B Cell Dysfunction in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 2024 ·Arthritis & Rheumatology ·Liping Tan, Wei Kong, (unknown), (unknown), Jun Liang, Yayi Hou, Huan Dou	1
8	Hierarchically bread-derived carbon foam decorated with defect engineering in reduced graphene oxide/carbon particle nanocomposites as electrode materials for solid-state supercapacitors 2023 ·Journal of Energy Storage ·Hao Zhang, Liyang Lin, Wei Kong, Hui Yin, Wei Hu, Xiaoyang Bi, Zhiyu Yang, Wei Chen, Ning Hu	7
9	GRSF1 antagonizes age-associated hypercoagulability via modulation of fibrinogen mRNA stability 2023 ·Cell Death and Disease ·(unknown), Chenzhong Xu, Ze Gong, Yijie Zhao, Zhiqiang Fang, (unknown), Qingyu Chen, Guodong Li, Wei Kong, Jun Chen	5
10	MicroRNA–Disease Network Analysis Repurposes Methotrexate for the Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in Mice 2022 ·Genomics Proteomics & Bioinformatics ·Yicong Shen, Yuanxu Gao, Jiangcheng Shi, Zhou Huang, (unknown), Yi Fu, Yuan Zhou, Wei Kong, Qinghua Cui	5
11	Vascular smooth muscle cell-derived hydrogen sulfide promotes atherosclerotic plaque stability via TFEB (transcription factor EB)-mediated autophagy 2022 ·Autophagy ·Zhenzhen Chen, Chenxi Ouyang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Congkuo Du, Changting Cui, Shuangyue Li, (unknown), Wei Kong, Jingzhou Chen, Jun Cai, Bin Geng	51
12	PHB2 Maintains the Contractile Phenotype of VSMCs by Counteracting PKM2 Splicing 2022 ·Circulation Research ·Yiting Jia, Chenfeng Mao, Zihan Ma, Jiaqi Huang, Wenqiang Li, Xiaolong Ma, (unknown), (unknown), Fang Yu, (unknown), Jingzhou Chen, Juan Feng, Yuan Zhou, Qingbo Xu, Ling Zhao, Yi Fu, Wei Kong	60
13	C-type lectin receptor Dectin3 deficiency balances the accumulation and function of FoxO1-mediated LOX-1+ M-MDSCs in relieving lupus-like symptoms 2021 ·Cell Death and Disease ·Dan Li, Li Lü, Wei Kong, (unknown), Yuchen Pan, (unknown), Jiali Wang, Tingting Wang, Jun Liang, Huan Dou, Yayi Hou	18
14	The binding of autotaxin to integrins mediates hyperhomocysteinemia-potentiated platelet activation and thrombosis in mice and humans 2021 ·Blood Advances ·Lulu Han, (unknown), Yang Zhao, Xingzhong Zhang, Xiaolong Ma, (unknown), Wei Kong, Qingbo Xu, Junling Liu, Kesheng Dai, Juan Feng, Xian Wang	13
15	Umbilical Cord-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Inhibit Cadherin-11 Expression by Fibroblast-Like Synoviocytes in Rheumatoid Arthritis 2015 ·Journal of Immunology Research ·Cheng Zhao, Lu Zhang, Wei Kong, Jun Liang, Xinyun Xu, Hongyan Wu, Xuebing Feng, Bingzhu Hua, Hong Wang, Lingyun Sun	42
16	Investigation Into Efficiency of a Novel Glycol Chitosan–Bestatin Conjugate to Protect Thymopoietin Oligopeptides From Enzymatic Degradation 2015 ·Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences ·Yong Zhang, Feng Jiao, Lili Cui, Yuebin Zhang, Wenzhao Li, Chunlei Li, Nianqiu Shi, Yan Chen, Wei Kong	6
17	c-Jun N-terminal kinase activation contributes to reduced connexin43 and development of atrial arrhythmias 2012 ·Cardiovascular Research ·Jiajie Yan, Wei Kong, Qiang Zhang, Eric C. Beyer, Gregory P. Walcott, Vladimir G. Fast, Xun Ai	57
18	Safe and Objective Assay of Enterovirus 71 Neutralizing Antibodies via Pseudovirus 2012 ·高等学校化学研究(英文版) ·Wei Kong, (unknown)	4
19	Regulatory role of thioredoxin in homocysteine‐induced monocyte chemoattractant protein‐1 secretion in monocytes/macrophages 2008 ·FEBS Letters ·Jing Dai, Xiaofei Wang, (unknown), Juan Feng, Wei Kong, Qingbo Xu, Xun Shen, (unknown), (unknown)	21
20	Construction and Expression of Human Survivin and Preparation of Its Polyclonal Antibody 2008 ·Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ·Haihong Zhang, Xizhen Zhang, Donghai Zhao, (unknown), (unknown), Yongge Wu, Xianghui Yu, Wei Kong	2

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