Zongan Liang

6.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
123 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Zongan Liang is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Epidemiology and Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Zongan Liang has authored 123 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 30 papers in Epidemiology and 23 papers in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine. Recurrent topics in Zongan Liang's work include Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (36 papers), Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (15 papers) and Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders (13 papers). Zongan Liang is often cited by papers focused on Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (36 papers), Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (15 papers) and Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders (13 papers). Zongan Liang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Zongan Liang's co-authors include Binmiao Liang, Yuenan Ni, Yu He, Jian Luo, Guo Chen, Rong Yao, Dan Liu, Dan Liu, Yiwei Wang and Yuehong Hu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Zongan Liang

115 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

  1. The effect of corticosteroids on mortality of patients with influenza pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    2019 262 citations Yuenan Ni, Binmiao Liang et al. Critical Care profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zongan Liang China 24 933 506 453 292 290 123 2.1k
Akram Khan United States 25 627 0.7× 427 0.8× 410 0.9× 287 1.0× 207 0.7× 73 3.2k
Riccardo Colombo Italy 23 579 0.6× 847 1.7× 342 0.8× 350 1.2× 585 2.0× 114 2.7k
Lara Zafrani France 27 478 0.5× 901 1.8× 650 1.4× 316 1.1× 446 1.5× 109 2.8k
Suveer Singh United Kingdom 19 781 0.8× 277 0.5× 276 0.6× 213 0.7× 164 0.6× 87 1.5k
Emmanuel Canet France 25 592 0.6× 447 0.9× 717 1.6× 232 0.8× 100 0.3× 124 2.3k
Carmen Mikacenic United States 22 771 0.8× 1.4k 2.7× 534 1.2× 413 1.4× 794 2.7× 49 3.1k
Rosanna Vaschetto Italy 28 1.4k 1.5× 273 0.5× 191 0.4× 718 2.5× 188 0.6× 88 2.4k
Karan Madan India 23 1.4k 1.5× 277 0.5× 244 0.5× 194 0.7× 123 0.4× 293 2.3k
Brijesh Patel United Kingdom 20 554 0.6× 369 0.7× 137 0.3× 240 0.8× 332 1.1× 72 1.5k
Stephan Braune Germany 24 751 0.8× 176 0.3× 351 0.8× 281 1.0× 157 0.5× 60 2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Zongan Liang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zongan Liang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zongan Liang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zongan Liang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zongan 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 Zongan Liang. Zongan 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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Ran, Liang, Xinyu Wang, Xinyu Wang, et al.. (2025). SPHK2 inhibition alleviates chronic intermittent hypoxia-induced inflammation in adipose tissue by decreasing endoplasmic reticulum stress. European Journal of Pharmacology. 1002. 177841–177841.
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Zhou, Qiao, et al.. (2025). Prediction of pulmonary embolism by an explainable machine learning approach in the real world. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 835–835. 3 indexed citations
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Liang, Zongan, Xiang Tu, Hongbao Liu, et al.. (2025). Occurrence of volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds in solid waste landfills and their pollution risk to groundwater. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 488. 137456–137456. 2 indexed citations
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Jiang, Faming, et al.. (2025). Respiratory symptoms in preserved ratio impaired spirometry: Link to comorbidities and increased mortality risk. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 134. 105855–105855.
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Lu, Cheng, Tong Wu, Zongan Liang, et al.. (2025). Quantitative N-glycoproteomic analysis reveals glycosylation signatures of plasma immunoglobulin G in systemic sclerosis. Frontiers in Immunology. 16. 1531191–1531191. 1 indexed citations
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Tang, Yongjiang, et al.. (2025). Comprehensive characteristics of pulmonary antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis and the development of a predictive nomogram for mortality. International Immunopharmacology. 147. 113986–113986. 2 indexed citations
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Ni, Yuenan, Fei Lei, Xiangdong Tang, Zongan Liang, & Robert J. Thomas. (2024). Sleep apnea-related hypoxic burden as a predictor of pregnancy and neonatal outcome. Sleep Medicine. 119. 432–437. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Yuanming, Yan Gao, Binmiao Liang, & Zongan Liang. (2023). The prognostic value of C-reactive protein to albumin ratio in patients with sepsis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Aging Male. 26(1). 2261540–2261540. 17 indexed citations
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Yang, Lei, Dingxiu He, Dong Huang, Zhongwei Zhang, & Zongan Liang. (2022). Development and Validation of Nomogram for Hospital Mortality in Immunocompromised Patients with Severe Pneumonia in Intensive Care Units: A Single-Center, Retrospective Cohort Study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5 indexed citations
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He, Dingxiu, et al.. (2021). The Efficacy of Bronchoscopy versus Computerised Tomography in Initial Identification of Patients with Hemoptysis. Journal of College of Physicians And Surgeons Pakistan. 31(12). 1459–1467. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Yiwei, Dong Huang, Yuenan Ni, & Zongan Liang. (2020). High-Flow Nasal Cannula vs Conventional Oxygen Therapy for Postcardiothoracic Surgery. Respiratory Care. 65(11). 1730–1737. 10 indexed citations
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Wang, Yiwei, Yuenan Ni, Jikui Sun, & Zongan Liang. (2020). Use of High-Flow Nasal Cannula for Immunocompromise and Acute Respiratory Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Emergency Medicine. 58(3). 413–423. 10 indexed citations
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He, Yanqi, Huan Yang, Yu He, et al.. (2020). Development and validation a nomogram for predicting the risk of severe COVID-19: A multi-center study in Sichuan, China. PLoS ONE. 15(5). e0233328–e0233328. 74 indexed citations
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He, Yanqi, Huan Yang, Yu He, et al.. (2020). Exploiting an early warning Nomogram for predicting the risk of ICU admission in patients with COVID-19: a multi-center study in China. Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine. 28(1). 106–106. 21 indexed citations
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Ni, Yuenan, Yanmei Wang, Binmiao Liang, & Zongan Liang. (2019). The effect of hyperoxia on mortality in critically ill patients: a systematic review and meta analysis. BMC Pulmonary Medicine. 19(1). 53–53. 65 indexed citations
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Ni, Yuenan, Jian Luo, Yu He, et al.. (2017). Can body mass index predict clinical outcomes for patients with acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome? A meta-analysis. Critical Care. 21(1). 36–36. 141 indexed citations
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Li, Jie, Qingyuan Zhan, Zongan Liang, et al.. (2009). [A questionnaire survey on the current practices of respiratory care in intensive care unit in 30 provinces].. PubMed. 21(4). 211–4. 6 indexed citations

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