Xiaokun Gang

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
64 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Xiaokun Gang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaokun Gang has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Physiology and 19 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Xiaokun Gang's work include Diet and metabolism studies (11 papers), Diabetes and associated disorders (6 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (6 papers). Xiaokun Gang is often cited by papers focused on Diet and metabolism studies (11 papers), Diabetes and associated disorders (6 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (6 papers). Xiaokun Gang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Slovenia. Xiaokun Gang's co-authors include Guixia Wang, Xue Zhao, Yujia Liu, Chenglin Sun, Lin Sun, Qing Han, Mengzhao Cui, You Lv, Siwen Zhang and Guangyu He and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Frontiers in Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Xiaokun Gang

61 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

  1. The Alterations in and the Role of the Th17/Treg Balance in Metabolic Diseases
    2021 170 citations Siwen Zhang, Xiaokun Gang et al. Frontiers in Immunology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xiaokun Gang China 22 626 484 275 222 169 64 1.7k
Liesbet Lieben Belgium 18 660 1.1× 323 0.7× 226 0.8× 213 1.0× 328 1.9× 44 2.9k
Moncef Feki Tunisia 28 565 0.9× 543 1.1× 377 1.4× 405 1.8× 367 2.2× 253 3.1k
Marcos C. Carreira Spain 20 536 0.9× 923 1.9× 321 1.2× 438 2.0× 142 0.8× 39 2.0k
Alberto O. Chávez United States 18 731 1.2× 539 1.1× 273 1.0× 281 1.3× 138 0.8× 26 1.6k
Alfonso Bellia Italy 26 393 0.6× 490 1.0× 435 1.6× 299 1.3× 104 0.6× 102 2.0k
Teruhiko Koike Japan 29 554 0.9× 855 1.8× 102 0.4× 157 0.7× 114 0.7× 81 2.3k
Hyeong Kyu Park South Korea 15 311 0.5× 584 1.2× 222 0.8× 483 2.2× 79 0.5× 50 1.5k
Uwe Schümann Germany 25 834 1.3× 719 1.5× 154 0.6× 294 1.3× 66 0.4× 66 2.1k
Pierre‐Henri Ducluzeau France 26 682 1.1× 502 1.0× 360 1.3× 433 2.0× 108 0.6× 49 1.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiaokun Gang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaokun Gang

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Liu, Siyuan, Fan Li, Lin Sun, et al.. (2025). Gout drives metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease through gut microbiota and inflammatory mediators. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 9395–9395. 1 indexed citations
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Gang, Xiaokun, et al.. (2023). Causality between sarcopenia and diabetic nephropathy: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization study. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 14. 1188972–1188972. 7 indexed citations
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Wang, Yao, et al.. (2023). Mechanisms of bariatric surgery for weight loss and diabetes remission. Journal of Diabetes. 15(9). 736–752. 14 indexed citations
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Zhang, Siwen, Xiaokun Gang, Shuo Yang, et al.. (2021). The Alterations in and the Role of the Th17/Treg Balance in Metabolic Diseases. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 678355–678355. 170 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sun, Lin, et al.. (2020). Evaluating the Causal Role of Gut Microbiota in Type 1 Diabetes and Its Possible Pathogenic Mechanisms. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 11. 125–125. 82 indexed citations
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Sun, Lin, et al.. (2020). The crucial role of early-life gut microbiota in the development of type 1 diabetes. Acta Diabetologica. 58(3). 249–265. 14 indexed citations
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Sun, Lin, et al.. (2020). Two to Tango: Dialogue between Adaptive and Innate Immunity in Type 1 Diabetes. Journal of Diabetes Research. 2020. 1–9. 22 indexed citations
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Sun, Lin, Xiaokun Gang, You Lv, et al.. (2020). Risk Factors for Cognitive Impairment in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. Journal of Diabetes Research. 2020. 1–10. 60 indexed citations
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Zhao, Xue, Lin Sun, Yujia Liu, et al.. (2020). Gut Microbiota Profile in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Based on 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing: A Systematic Review. Disease Markers. 2020. 1–11. 40 indexed citations
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Zhou, Tong, Lin Sun, Shuo Yang, et al.. (2020). 20(S)-Ginsenoside Rg3 Protects Kidney from Diabetic Kidney Disease via Renal Inflammation Depression in Diabetic Rats. Journal of Diabetes Research. 2020. 1–8. 23 indexed citations
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Cui, Mengzhao, Xiaokun Gang, Fang Gao, et al.. (2020). Risk Assessment of Sarcopenia in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Using Data Mining Methods. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 11. 123–123. 18 indexed citations
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Zhang, Siwen, Zhuo Li, You Lv, et al.. (2020). Cardiovascular effects of growth hormone (GH) treatment on GH-deficient adults: a meta-analysis update. Pituitary. 23(4). 467–475. 16 indexed citations
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Xing, Yanpeng, et al.. (2018). Impaired Glucose Metabolisms of Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Type 2 Diabetes. Journal of Diabetes Research. 2018. 1–9. 21 indexed citations
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Lv, You, Zi Yan, Xue Zhao, et al.. (2018). The effects of gut microbiota on metabolic outcomes in pregnant women and their offspring. Food & Function. 9(9). 4537–4547. 25 indexed citations
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Cao, Yue, Xiaokun Gang, Chenglin Sun, & Guixia Wang. (2017). Mesenchymal Stem Cells Improve Healing of Diabetic Foot Ulcer. Journal of Diabetes Research. 2017. 1–10. 140 indexed citations
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Zhang, Siwen, Yujia Liu, Gang Wang, et al.. (2016). The Relationship between Alcohol Consumption and Incidence of Glycometabolic Abnormality in Middle-Aged and Elderly Chinese Men. International Journal of Endocrinology. 2016. 1–7. 7 indexed citations
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Zhao, Xue, Xiaokun Gang, Yujia Liu, et al.. (2016). Using Metabolomic Profiles as Biomarkers for Insulin Resistance in Childhood Obesity: A Systematic Review. Journal of Diabetes Research. 2016. 1–12. 50 indexed citations
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Zhao, Xue, Qing Han, Yujia Liu, et al.. (2016). The Relationship between Branched-Chain Amino Acid Related Metabolomic Signature and Insulin Resistance: A Systematic Review. Journal of Diabetes Research. 2016. 1–12. 134 indexed citations
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Gang, Xiaokun, Yao Wang, Yingdi Wang, et al.. (2015). Suppression of casein kinase 2 sensitizes tumor cells to antitumor TRAIL therapy by regulating the phosphorylation and localization of p65 in prostate cancer. Oncology Reports. 34(3). 1599–1604. 6 indexed citations

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