Xiao-Rong Chang

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
127 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Xiao-Rong Chang is a scholar working on Complementary and alternative medicine, Pharmacology and Gastroenterology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiao-Rong Chang has authored 127 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 97 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine, 36 papers in Pharmacology and 13 papers in Gastroenterology. Recurrent topics in Xiao-Rong Chang's work include Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies (88 papers), Healthcare and Venom Research (35 papers) and Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies (33 papers). Xiao-Rong Chang is often cited by papers focused on Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies (88 papers), Healthcare and Venom Research (35 papers) and Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies (33 papers). Xiao-Rong Chang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Malaysia. Xiao-Rong Chang's co-authors include Ying Li, Hui Zheng, Jie Yan, Ling Zhao, Fanrong Liang, Xi Wu, Yinlan Huang, Mingxiao Yang, Jiao Chen and Guojie Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Construction and Building Materials and Frontiers in Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Xiao-Rong Chang

120 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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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.

The Long-term Effect of Acupuncture for Migraine Prophylaxis

2017 257 citations Ling Zhao, Jiao Chen et al. JAMA Internal Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiao-Rong Chang China	17	1.0k	318	234	232	188	127	1.5k
Guang‐Xia Shi China	27	1.3k 1.3×	246 0.8×	93 0.4×	290 1.3×	492 2.6×	109	2.2k
Mailan Liu China	13	375 0.4×	309 1.0×	203 0.9×	303 1.3×	59 0.3×	55	879
Mingxiao Yang China	18	648 0.6×	198 0.6×	36 0.2×	150 0.6×	174 0.9×	63	1.1k
Seung‐Nam Kim South Korea	21	464 0.4×	115 0.4×	36 0.2×	95 0.4×	263 1.4×	60	1.4k
L Vecchiet Italy	29	181 0.2×	432 1.4×	96 0.4×	238 1.0×	495 2.6×	67	2.5k
Jun‐Ho La United States	25	129 0.1×	119 0.4×	424 1.8×	52 0.2×	136 0.7×	59	1.7k
Kenji Imai Japan	12	288 0.3×	72 0.2×	71 0.3×	67 0.3×	75 0.4×	50	710
Camilla Staahl Denmark	24	65 0.1×	230 0.7×	185 0.8×	385 1.7×	268 1.4×	37	1.8k
Trine Andresen Denmark	16	69 0.1×	76 0.2×	163 0.7×	272 1.2×	212 1.1×	34	1.3k
Yukinori Nagakura Japan	21	71 0.1×	333 1.0×	182 0.8×	75 0.3×	296 1.6×	50	1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiao-Rong Chang

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20 of 20 papers shown

Xu, Xuan, et al.. (2025). Immunomodulatory mechanisms of the gut microbiota and metabolites on regulatory T cells in rheumatoid arthritis. Frontiers in Immunology. 16. 1610254–1610254. 1 indexed citations

Tang, Yujie, Zhen Fu, Jun Liu, et al.. (2023). Molecular dynamics simulation and experimental analysis on fluidity improvement of liquid rubber modified asphalt binder. Construction and Building Materials. 402. 133027–133027. 18 indexed citations

Zhu, Wei, Sen Yan, Xiang Ren, et al.. (2023). Effect and Mechanism of Electro-Acupuncture on Neuralgia of Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy Based on the Neuron-Gliocyte-Chemokine Signaling Pathway. Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology. 19(1). 109–116.

Liu, Xia, Jingjing Xu, Qiong Liu, et al.. (2019). Metabolomics analysis of herb-partitioned moxibustion treatment on rats with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome. Chinese Medicine. 14(1). 18–18. 23 indexed citations

Chang, Xiao-Rong, et al.. (2018). Sini decoction intervention on atherosclerosis via PPARγ-LXRα-ABCA1 pathway in rabbits. Open Life Sciences. 13(1). 446–455. 6 indexed citations

Zhao, Ling, Jiao Chen, Ying Li, et al.. (2017). The Long-term Effect of Acupuncture for Migraine Prophylaxis. JAMA Internal Medicine. 177(4). 508–508. 257 indexed citations breakdown →

Chang, Xiao-Rong, Jiacheng Shen, Yadong Wang, et al.. (2017). Comparative metabolomics study on therapeutic mechanism of electro-acupuncture and moxibustion on rats with chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG). Scientific Reports. 7(1). 14362–14362. 29 indexed citations

Gao, Yonghui, et al.. (2016). Effect of electroacupuncture on the cervicospinal P2X7 receptor/fractalkine/CX3CR1 signaling pathway in a rat neck-incision pain model. Purinergic Signalling. 13(2). 215–225. 36 indexed citations

Wu, Huangan, Huirong Liu, Jianbin Zhang, et al.. (2016). Analgesic and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Moxibustion on Immune-Related Disease. 11(12). 2520. 5 indexed citations

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Chang, Xiao-Rong, et al.. (2014). Role of the nucleus tractus solitarii in the protection of pre-moxibustion on gastric mucosal lesions. Neural Regeneration Research. 9(2). 198–198. 4 indexed citations

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Li, Dehua, Mingxiao Yang, Ling Zhao, et al.. (2014). Acupuncture for chronic, stable angina pectoris and an investigation of the characteristics of acupoint specificity: study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial. Trials. 15(1). 50–50. 13 indexed citations

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Chang, Xiao-Rong, et al.. (2013). Clinical observation on long-term effect in acupuncture therapy of migraine with specific acupoints on Shaoyang meridian. Zhonghua zhongyiyao zazhi. 28(4). 1139–1141. 1 indexed citations

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Chang, Xiao-Rong. (2012). Advances in the Application and Adverse Reaction of Moxa Smoke. Zhonghua zhongyiyao xuekan. 2 indexed citations

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Chang, Xiao-Rong. (2011). Effects of Electrical Acupuncture on Swelling of Voix Pedis and Proinflammatory Cytokines in Adjuvant Arthritis Rats. Zhongguo kangfu lilun yu shijian. 1 indexed citations

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Chang, Xiao-Rong, et al.. (2009). Effect of quercetin blocking HSP70 expression on pre-moxibustion suppressing gastric mucosal cell apoptosis.. Zhongguo zhongyiyao xinxi zazhi. 16(10). 30–33. 2 indexed citations

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Zheng, Hui, Ying Li, Fanrong Liang, et al.. (2009). Acupuncture as a treatment for functional dyspepsia: design and methods of a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 10(1). 75–75. 16 indexed citations

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Li, Ying, Fanrong Liang, Shuguang Yu, et al.. (2008). Randomized controlled trial to treat migraine with acupuncture: design and protocol. Trials. 9(1). 57–57. 21 indexed citations

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Chang, Xiao-Rong, et al.. (2005). Effects of medicinal cake-separated moxibustion on plasma 6-keto-PGF1alpha and TXB2 contents in the rabbit of hyperlipemia.. PubMed. 25(2). 145–7. 2 indexed citations

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Li, Jiangshan, Jie Yan, & Xiao-Rong Chang. (2004). Influence of Electric Acupuncture at Acupoints of the Foot-Yangming Meridian on Gastric motion and motilin in Rabbits. Zhongguo zhongyi jichu yixue zazhi. 10(3). 36–39. 2 indexed citations

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Chang, Xiao-Rong, et al.. (2000). Effect of Awpuncturing Points of Foot Yangm ing Meridian on Principal Total Power of Gastric Electrogram and Gastric Impeolance.. Zhongguo zhongyi jichu yixue zazhi. 6(12). 56–57. 1 indexed citations

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