Wei Liang

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Wei Liang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Nephrology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Liang has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Nephrology and 7 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Wei Liang's work include Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies (9 papers), Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes (6 papers) and Dialysis and Renal Disease Management (5 papers). Wei Liang is often cited by papers focused on Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies (9 papers), Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes (6 papers) and Dialysis and Renal Disease Management (5 papers). Wei Liang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Wei Liang's co-authors include Guohua Ding, Jijia Hu, Jun Feng, Zhaowei Chen, Zijing Zhu, Yiqiong Ma, Peng Zhang, Xu Zhang, Jingyan Chen and Yu Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Brain Research and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Wei Liang

44 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

Transition of acute kidney injury to chronic kidney disease: role of metabolic reprogramming

2022 108 citations Zijing Zhu, Jijia Hu et al. Metabolism profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wei Liang China	22	738	322	199	147	142	47	1.3k
Feng Guo China	21	729 1.0×	260 0.8×	322 1.6×	112 0.8×	158 1.1×	67	1.4k
Xiaofen Xiong China	16	592 0.8×	285 0.9×	107 0.5×	123 0.8×	135 1.0×	22	1.2k
Rong Wang China	22	482 0.7×	441 1.4×	229 1.2×	120 0.8×	94 0.7×	71	1.3k
Chunling Huang China	21	565 0.8×	200 0.6×	92 0.5×	126 0.9×	132 0.9×	56	1.1k
Seon Ho Ahn South Korea	7	546 0.7×	446 1.4×	117 0.6×	177 1.2×	121 0.9×	11	1.2k
Chitose Suzuki Japan	17	534 0.7×	276 0.9×	91 0.5×	122 0.8×	114 0.8×	26	1.1k
Xiongzhong Ruan China	22	609 0.8×	217 0.7×	142 0.7×	237 1.6×	179 1.3×	45	1.3k
Shirong Zheng United States	20	649 0.9×	314 1.0×	73 0.4×	235 1.6×	129 0.9×	35	1.5k
Lucas Opazo-Ríos Spain	12	347 0.5×	291 0.9×	82 0.4×	111 0.8×	200 1.4×	20	1.0k
Juhong Yang China	17	406 0.6×	178 0.6×	140 0.7×	125 0.9×	238 1.7×	57	1.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Wei Liang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wei Liang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei Liang

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhu, Zijing, Yun Cao, Qian Yang, et al.. (2025). CerS6 links ceramide metabolism to innate immune responses in diabetic kidney disease. Nature Communications. 16(1). 1528–1528. 10 indexed citations

Chen, Xinghua, Zijing Zhu, Yiqun Hao, et al.. (2024). STING contributes to lipopolysaccharide-induced tubular cell inflammation and pyroptosis by activating endoplasmic reticulum stress in acute kidney injury. Cell Death and Disease. 15(3). 217–217. 42 indexed citations

Fang, Qiwen, Fei Guo, Yong Yang, et al.. (2024). Molecular pathogen profiling of COVID-19 coinfections. BMC Infectious Diseases. 24(1). 1451–1451. 1 indexed citations

Xiao, Fei, Yanling Wei, Congying Song, et al.. (2023). Cystatin C–based estimated glomerular filtration rate and risk of stroke in the general population: a prospective cohort study. Clinical Kidney Journal. 16(11). 2059–2071. 6 indexed citations

Hu, Jijia, et al.. (2023). LRH‐1 activation alleviates diabetes‐induced podocyte injury by promoting GLS2‐mediated glutaminolysis. Cell Proliferation. 56(11). e13479–e13479. 8 indexed citations

Chen, Zhaowei, Zijing Zhu, Wei Liang, et al.. (2023). Reduction of anaerobic glycolysis contributes to angiotensin II-induced podocyte injury with foot process effacement. Kidney International. 103(4). 735–748. 38 indexed citations

Chen, Zhaowei, Zijing Zhu, Yiqun Hao, et al.. (2022). Angiotensin II induces podocyte metabolic reprogramming from glycolysis to glycerol-3-phosphate biosynthesis. Cellular Signalling. 99. 110443–110443. 6 indexed citations

Chen, Zhaowei, Wei Liang, Jijia Hu, et al.. (2022). Sirt6 deficiency contributes to mitochondrial fission and oxidative damage in podocytes via ROCK1‐Drp1 signalling pathway. Cell Proliferation. 55(10). e13296–e13296. 21 indexed citations

Zhu, Zijing, Jijia Hu, Zhaowei Chen, et al.. (2022). Transition of acute kidney injury to chronic kidney disease: role of metabolic reprogramming. Metabolism. 131. 155194–155194. 108 indexed citations breakdown →

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Flisikowski, Krzysztof, Carolin Perleberg, Guanglin Niu, et al.. (2021). Wild-type APC Influences the Severity of Familial Adenomatous Polyposis. Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 13(2). 669–671.e3. 3 indexed citations

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Ma, Yiqiong, Qian Yang, Jijia Hu, et al.. (2020). AKAP1 mediates high glucose‐induced mitochondrial fission through the phosphorylation of Drp1 in podocytes. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 235(10). 7433–7448. 53 indexed citations

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Yang, Qian, Jijia Hu, Yingjie Yang, et al.. (2020). Sirt6 deficiency aggravates angiotensin II-induced cholesterol accumulation and injury in podocytes. Theranostics. 10(16). 7465–7479. 52 indexed citations

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Hu, Jijia, Qian Yang, Zhaowei Chen, et al.. (2019). Small GTPase Arf6 regulates diabetes‐induced cholesterol accumulation in podocytes. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 234(12). 23559–23570. 19 indexed citations

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Su, Ke, Ping Zeng, Wei Liang, et al.. (2017). FTY720 Attenuates Angiotensin II-Induced Podocyte Damage via Inhibiting Inflammatory Cytokines. Mediators of Inflammation. 2017. 1–14. 23 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yu, Wei Liang, Peng Zhang, et al.. (2017). Circular RNAs: emerging cancer biomarkers and targets. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research. 36(1). 152–152. 164 indexed citations

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Schell, Christoph, Oliver Kretz, Wei Liang, et al.. (2015). The Rapamycin-Sensitive Complex of Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Is Essential to Maintain Male Fertility. American Journal Of Pathology. 186(2). 324–336. 19 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiuli, Dan Liang, Lin Guo, et al.. (2012). Curcumin protects renal tubular epithelial cells from high glucose-induced epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition through Nrf2-mediated upregulation of heme oxygenase-1. Molecular Medicine Reports. 12(1). 1347–1355. 61 indexed citations

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Liang, Wei, et al.. (2009). Aldosterone Induces Apoptosis in Rat Podocytes: Role of PI3-K/Akt and p38MAPK Signaling Pathways. Nephron Experimental Nephrology. 113(1). e26–e34. 41 indexed citations

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Liang, Wei, et al.. (2008). Aldosterone induces mesangial cell apoptosis both in vivo and in vitro. American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology. 295(1). F73–F81. 42 indexed citations

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Mu, Qitian, Guifang Ouyang, Xiaopei Chen, et al.. (2008). [Inducing-apoptosis effect of bortezomib on acute monocytic leukemia cell SHI-1 and its influence on expressions of Bcl2l12, Bcl-2 and Bax genes].. PubMed. 16(5). 1016–20. 4 indexed citations

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