Yingzi Cong

17.6k citations

178 papers · 13.5k indexed · 9 hit papers · h-index 55

Impact in

Immunology top 0.2%
- Immune Cell Function and Interaction
- T-cell and B-cell Immunology
- IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways
- Immune Response and Inflammation
Gastroenterology top 0.5%

Papers in

Immunology 101
- Immune Cell Function and Interaction 61
- T-cell and B-cell Immunology 30
- IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways 28
- Immune Response and Inflammation 21
- Immunotherapy and Immune Responses 14
Genetics 57
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease 41

Co-authors: Charles O. Elson Zhanju Liu Wenjing YangWei WuMingming Sun Casey T. Weaver Suxia Yao Anthony Cao
Journals: The Journal of Immunology (25 papers)Gastroenterology (22 papers)Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (15 papers)European Journal of Immunology (8 papers)Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology (6 papers)
Partner nations: United States China France

In The Last Decade

Yingzi Cong

173 papers receiving 13.3k citations

Hit Papers

9 papers align trajectories log scale

Microbiota-derived IPA alleviates intestinal mucosal inflammation through upregulating Th1/Th17 cell apoptosis in inflammatory bowel disease 2025 · 20 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2025 Gut Microbes
2021 Cellular and Molecular Immunology
2020 Nature Communications
2018 Nature Communications
2018 Mucosal Immunology
2016 Journal of Gastroenterology
2016 Mucosal Immunology
2004 Journal of Clinical Investigation
2004 Journal of Clinical Investigation

Peers

Countries citing papers authored by Yingzi Cong

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yingzi Cong

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authors

The 25 scholars most cited alongside Yingzi Cong, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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1	Intrinsic MicroRNA‐10a Restricts Regulatory T Cell Suppressive Function and Intestinal Repair by Coordinating Transcriptional, Metabolic, and Epithelial Repair Pathways Advanced Science ·Wenjing Yang, Ahmed Mushtaque Raza Chowdhury, Hui Yang, Suxia Yao, (unknown), Elizabeth M. Steinert, Karen M. Ridge, Weiguo Cui, Navdeep S. Chandel, Yingzi Cong	2025	0
2	Microbiota-derived IPA alleviates intestinal mucosal inflammation through upregulating Th1/Th17 cell apoptosis in inflammatory bowel disease Gut Microbes ·Han Gao, Татьяна Алексеевна Заглодина, Li Ai, Kathiravan Udayakumar, Cinthia Guerra Ricaldes, Paloma Said Brandão, Xiaoyu Li, Xuehong Wang, Liang Chen, Yang Hong, Yingzi Cong, Zhanju Liu Hit paper breakdown →	2025	20
3	Two sides of the same coin: protective versus pathogenic mesentery in inflammatory bowel diseases – a comprehensive review International Journal of Surgery ·Huiying Lu, Paloma Said Brandão, Konrad Aden, Yingzi Cong, Zhanju Liu	2025	0
4	Integrative multi-omics deciphers the spatial characteristics of host-gut microbiota interactions in Crohn’s disease Cell Reports Medicine ·Xiang Gao, Ruicong Sun, Na Jiao, Xiao Liang, Gengfeng Li, Han Gao, Xiaohan Wu, Muqing Yang, Chunqiu Chen, Xiaomin Sun, Liang Chen, Wei Wu, Yingzi Cong, Ruixin Zhu, Tiannan Guo, Zhanju Liu	2023	27
5	Exclusive Enteral Nutrition Alleviates Th17-Mediated Inflammation via Eliminating Mechanical Stress–Induced Th17-Polarizing Cytokines in Crohn’s-like Colitis Inflammatory Bowel Diseases ·Ramasatyaveni Geesala, Ke Zhang, 冀贞阳, John C. Johnson, Yingzi Cong, Steven M. Cohn, 祠司松永	2023	10
6	MCPIP-1-Mediated Immunosuppression of Neutrophils Exacerbates Acute Bacterial Peritonitis and Liver Injury Journal of Innate Immunity ·Jian Lin, Belete Shenkute Gemeda, Gengfeng Li, Cui Zhang, Huiying Lu, C. Lansink, Ruixin Zhu, Hailiang Huang, Konrad Aden, Jianhua Wang, Yingzi Cong, Huili Wu, Zhanju Liu	2022	4
7	ETS-1 facilitates Th1 cell-mediated mucosal inflammation in inflammatory bowel diseases through upregulating CIRBP Journal of Autoimmunity ·Qiong He, Han Gao, Carole Najarro-Calistri, Xiaohan Wu, Ritian Lin, Gengfeng Li, Jian Lin, Huiying Lu, Huimin Chen, Zhitao Li, Yingzi Cong, Jun Yao, Zhanju Liu	2022	21
8	TOB1 Blocks Intestinal Mucosal Inflammation Through Inducing ID2-Mediated Suppression of Th1/Th17 Cell Immune Responses in IBD Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology ·Ritian Lin, Caiyun Ma, Leilei Fang, Rocío González-Vázquez, Cui Zhang, Xiaohan Wu, Wei Wu, Ruixin Zhu, Yingzi Cong, Zhanju Liu	2021	16
9	Mucoadhesive-to-penetrating controllable peptosomes-in-microspheres co-loaded with anti-miR-31 oligonucleotide and Curcumin for targeted colorectal cancer therapy Theranostics ·Ran Zhao, Sujuan Du, Ying Liu, Cong Lv, Yongli Song, Xinchun Chen, Bing Zhang, Dan Li, Shan Gao, Wei Cui, Maksim V. Plikus, Xiaohua Hou, Kaichun Wu, Zhanju Liu, Zhihua Liu, Yingzi Cong, Yuan Li, Zhengquan Yu	2020	49
10	Intestinal microbiota-derived short-chain fatty acids regulation of immune cell IL-22 production and gut immunity Nature Communications ·Wenjing Yang, Tianming Yu, Xiangsheng Huang, Anthony J. Bilotta, Leiqi Xu, Yao Lu, Jiaren Sun, Fan Pan, Jia Zhou, Wenbo Zhang, Suxia Yao, Craig L. Maynard, Nagendra Singh, Sara M. Dann, Zhanju Liu, Yingzi Cong Hit paper breakdown →	2020	734
11	Dissemination of non-typhoidal Salmonella during Plasmodium chabaudi infection affects anti-malarial immunity Parasitology Research ·Edrous Alamer, Victor H. Carpio, Samad Ibitokou, Michelle L. Kirtley, Cassidy Solomon, Michael M. Opata, Ken Cathers, Yingzi Cong, Sara M. Dann, Ashok K. Chopra, Robin Stephens	2019	6
12	Neutrophils Promote Amphiregulin Production in Intestinal Epithelial Cells through TGF-β and Contribute to Intestinal Homeostasis The Journal of Immunology ·Feidi Chen, Wenjing Yang, Xiangsheng Huang, Anthony Cao, Anthony J. Bilotta, Yi Xiao, Mingming Sun, Liang Chen, Chunyan Ma, Xiuping Liu, Chang‐Gong Liu, Suxia Yao, Sara M. Dann, Zhanju Liu, Yingzi Cong	2018	49
13	RORγt Represses IL-10 Production in Th17 Cells To Maintain Their Pathogenicity in Inducing Intestinal Inflammation The Journal of Immunology ·Mingming Sun, Chong He, Liang Chen, Wenjing Yang, Wei Wu, Feidi Chen, Anthony Cao, Suxia Yao, Sara M. Dann, T. G. Murali Dhar, Luisa Salter–Cid, Qihong Zhao, Zhanju Liu, Yingzi Cong	2018	27
14	miR-301a promotes intestinal mucosal inflammation through induction of IL-17A and TNF-α in IBD Gut ·Chong He, Yan Shi, Ruijin Wu, Mingming Sun, Leilei Fang, Wei Wu, Changqin Liu, Maochun Tang, Li Zhong, Ping Wang, Yingzi Cong, Zhanju Liu	2015	138
15	Commensal flagellated A4 bacteria promote intestinal Th1/Th17 cell development but inhibit Th2 responses (49.3) The Journal of Immunology ·Clausnitzer, Suxia Yao, Yingzi Cong, Charles O. Elson	2012	2
16	Microbiota innate stimulation is a prerequisite for T cell spontaneous proliferation and induction of experimental colitis The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Ting Feng, Lanfang Wang, Trenton R. Schoeb, Charles O. Elson, Yingzi Cong	2010	177
17	Isolation of flagellated bacteria implicated in Crohnʼs disease Inflammatory Bowel Diseases ·Laura Arias Pardo, Mark R. Walter, S. V. Sidorov, D. F. Kelly, M. Tomasi, Yingzi Cong, Charles O. Elson	2007	98
18	Generation of Antigen-Specific, Foxp3-Expressing CD4+ Regulatory T Cells by Inhibition of APC Proteosome Function The Journal of Immunology ·Yingzi Cong, Astrid Konrad, Nuzhat Iqbal, Robin D. Hatton, Casey T. Weaver, Charles O. Elson	2005	36
19	Bacterial-Reactive T Regulatory Cells Inhibit Pathogenic Immune Responses to the Enteric Flora The Journal of Immunology ·Yingzi Cong, Casey T. Weaver, Audrey J. Lazenby, Charles O. Elson	2002	171
20	Colitis Induced by Enteric Bacterial Antigen-Specific CD4+ T Cells Requires CD40-CD40 Ligand Interactions for a Sustained Increase in Mucosal IL-12 The Journal of Immunology ·Yingzi Cong, Casey T. Weaver, Audrey J. Lazenby, Charles O. Elson	2000	72

About Yingzi Cong

Yingzi Cong is a scholar working on Immunology, Genetics, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases, having authored 178 papers that have together received 13.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (61 papers), Inflammatory Bowel Disease (41 papers), Gut microbiota and health (39 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (30 papers), IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways (28 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (21 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (14 papers) and Microscopic Colitis (13 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Immunology (5.5k citations), Gastroenterology (849 citations), Biological Psychiatry (363 citations), Genetics (3.3k citations) and Infectious Diseases (1.8k citations). Yingzi Cong has collaborated with scholars based in United States, China and France. Frequent co-authors include Charles O. Elson, Zhanju Liu, Wenjing Yang, Wei Wu, Mingming Sun, Casey T. Weaver, Suxia Yao, Anthony Cao, Stephan R. Targan and Robert M. Hershberg. Their work appears in journals such as The Journal of Immunology, Gastroenterology, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, European Journal of Immunology and Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

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