Xingxing Kong

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Xingxing Kong is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xingxing Kong has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Physiology, 14 papers in Molecular Biology and 14 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Xingxing Kong's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (27 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (8 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (6 papers). Xingxing Kong is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (27 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (8 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (6 papers). Xingxing Kong collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Xingxing Kong's co-authors include Yongsheng Chang, Evan D. Rosen, Fude Fang, Xiaojun Liu, Rui Wang, Huabing Zhang, Yuan Xue, Yong Chen, Tiemin Liu and Bruce M. Spiegelman and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Xingxing Kong

47 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

Sirtuin 3, a New Target of PGC-1α, Plays an Important Role in the Suppression of ROS and Mitochondrial Biogenesis

2010 603 citations Xingxing Kong, Rui Wang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xingxing Kong China	20	1.6k	971	897	378	367	48	2.8k
Stefania Carobbio United Kingdom	24	1.7k 1.1×	1.1k 1.1×	1.0k 1.1×	201 0.5×	326 0.9×	46	3.1k
Jacques Robidoux United States	21	1.5k 0.9×	942 1.0×	735 0.8×	210 0.6×	94 0.3×	33	2.5k
Deanna P. Bracy United States	35	1.7k 1.1×	1.6k 1.7×	574 0.6×	245 0.6×	147 0.4×	68	3.4k
Julio E. Ayala United States	31	1.6k 1.0×	1.6k 1.7×	578 0.6×	481 1.3×	95 0.3×	65	3.7k
William Jou United States	23	1.3k 0.8×	1.2k 1.3×	635 0.7×	267 0.7×	162 0.4×	27	2.6k
Pablo M. García-Rovés Spain	34	2.0k 1.3×	2.0k 2.1×	550 0.6×	300 0.8×	144 0.4×	68	3.9k
Emanuele Loro United States	25	876 0.6×	1.7k 1.8×	685 0.8×	198 0.5×	257 0.7×	43	2.9k
Yoshikazu Higami Japan	32	1.6k 1.0×	1.3k 1.4×	611 0.7×	369 1.0×	205 0.6×	160	3.5k
Robert A. Koza United States	28	2.7k 1.7×	1.5k 1.5×	1.1k 1.3×	328 0.9×	84 0.2×	51	3.9k
Heikki A. Koistinen Finland	29	1.3k 0.8×	1.2k 1.2×	743 0.8×	560 1.5×	65 0.2×	57	2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Xingxing Kong

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xingxing Kong

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xingxing Kong

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xingxing Kong. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xingxing Kong 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 Xingxing Kong. Xingxing Kong 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

Wang, Qiong J., Quan Ma, Jinyun Chen, et al.. (2025). Identification of core biomarkers for tuberculosis progression through bioinformatics analysis and in vitro research. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 3137–3137. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Huazhen, Xingxing Kong, Yuqin Zeng, et al.. (2025). From pain to meningitis: bacteria hijack nociceptors to promote meningitis. Frontiers in Immunology. 15. 1515177–1515177. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Xinyi, Shuang Zhang, Yunpeng Sun, et al.. (2025). Chaperone-mediated autophagy manipulates PGC1α stability and governs energy metabolism under thermal stress. Nature Communications. 16(1). 4455–4455. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Hui, Shanshan Guo, Huanqing Gao, et al.. (2024). Myostatin regulates energy homeostasis through autocrine- and paracrine-mediated microenvironment communication. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 134(16). 6 indexed citations

Wang, Hui, Ting Yao, Yitao Zhang, et al.. (2024). Multi-Omics Exploration of Obesity Biomarkers in Sedentary and Weight Loss Cohorts. PubMed. 5(2). 137–153. 1 indexed citations

Ma, Quan, Xingxing Kong, Yuqin Zeng, et al.. (2024). Interactions between CNS and immune cells in tuberculous meningitis. Frontiers in Immunology. 15. 1326859–1326859. 5 indexed citations

Lei, Ying, Liang Xian, Ting Yao, et al.. (2024). Region-specific transcriptomic responses to obesity and diabetes in macaque hypothalamus. Cell Metabolism. 36(2). 438–453.e6. 15 indexed citations

Zhang, Shuang, Hongmei Yan, Ruwen Wang, et al.. (2023). Skeletal muscle‐specific DJ‐1 ablation‐induced atrogenes expression and mitochondrial dysfunction contributing to muscular atrophy. Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle. 14(5). 2126–2142. 12 indexed citations

Chen, Cheng–Ying, Xingxing Kong, Lan Li, et al.. (2023). [Taurine inhibits M2 polarization of macrophages by promoting mitophagy].. PubMed. 39(6). 488–493. 1 indexed citations

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Zhong, Yiming, Liang Zhou, Hui Wang, et al.. (2023). Kindlin-2 maintains liver homeostasis by regulating GSTP1–OPN-mediated oxidative stress and inflammation in mice. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 300(2). 105601–105601. 3 indexed citations

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Kong, Xingxing, Ting Yao, Peng Zhou, et al.. (2018). Brown Adipose Tissue Controls Skeletal Muscle Function via the Secretion of Myostatin. Cell Metabolism. 28(4). 631–643.e3. 171 indexed citations

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Yao, Ting, et al.. (2017). Melanocortin neurons: Multiple routes to regulation of metabolism. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1863(10). 2477–2485. 24 indexed citations

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Gao, Wei, Xingxing Kong, & Qin Yang. (2017). Isolation, Primary Culture, and Differentiation of Preadipocytes from Mouse Brown Adipose Tissue. Methods in molecular biology. 1566. 3–8. 18 indexed citations

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Gao, Yong, Ting Yao, Zhuo Deng, et al.. (2017). TrpC5 Mediates Acute Leptin and Serotonin Effects via Pomc Neurons. Cell Reports. 18(3). 583–592. 75 indexed citations

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Kang, Sona, Xingxing Kong, & Evan D. Rosen. (2014). Adipocyte-Specific Transgenic and Knockout Models. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 537. 1–16. 30 indexed citations

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Berglund, Eric D., Tiemin Liu, Xingxing Kong, et al.. (2014). Melanocortin 4 receptors in autonomic neurons regulate thermogenesis and glycemia. Nature Neuroscience. 17(7). 911–913. 104 indexed citations

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Williams, Kevin W., Tiemin Liu, Xingxing Kong, et al.. (2014). Xbp1s in Pomc Neurons Connects ER Stress with Energy Balance and Glucose Homeostasis. Cell Metabolism. 20(3). 471–482. 212 indexed citations

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Shao, Di, Yang Liu, Xiaojun Liu, et al.. (2010). PGC-1β-Regulated mitochondrial biogenesis and function in myotubes is mediated by NRF-1 and ERRα. Mitochondrion. 10(5). 516–527. 123 indexed citations

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Kong, Xingxing, Heng Fan, Xiaojun Liu, et al.. (2009). Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor γ Coactivator-1α Enhances Antiproliferative Activity of 5′-Deoxy-5-Fluorouridine in Cancer Cells through Induction of Uridine Phosphorylase. Molecular Pharmacology. 76(4). 854–860. 16 indexed citations

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Kong, Xingxing, Rui Wang, Xiaojun Liu, et al.. (2009). Function of SIRT1 in physiology. Biochemistry (Moscow). 74(7). 703–708. 24 indexed citations

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