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D-Index
119
Citations
64540
World Ranking
662
National Ranking
419

Rui Kang publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Rui Kang sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 334 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Rui Kang D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Rui Kang sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 119 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Rui Kang is a researcher affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a strong emphasis on molecular biology and its applications to disease.

Their recent research focuses heavily on ferroptosis, a regulated cell death mechanism linked to cancer and other health conditions. Key published papers include:

  • Ferroptosis: molecular mechanisms and health implications (2020, Cell Research)
  • Broadening horizons: the role of ferroptosis in cancer (2021, Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology)
  • Ferroptosis: machinery and regulation (2020, Autophagy)
  • Iron Metabolism in Ferroptosis (2020, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology)
  • Autophagy-Dependent Ferroptosis: Machinery and Regulation (2020, Cell Chemical Biology)

The scientist's research addresses multiple intersecting topics such as cancer prognosis related to ferroptosis, RNA modifications in cancer, lipid metabolism in cancer, and roles of autophagy in disease and therapy. Their work also explores immune response mechanisms, including inflammasome activity and interferon pathways.

  • Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Cancer, lipids, and metabolism
  • Autophagy in disease and therapy
  • Inflammasome and immune disorders
  • Interferon and immune responses
  • Immune response and inflammation

Rui Kang collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Daolin Tang
  • Guido Kroemer
  • Jiao Liu
  • Daniel J. Klionsky
  • Xin Chen

Their publications are often featured in journals and venues that focus on cell biology, molecular mechanisms, and cancer research. Frequent venues include:

  • Autophagy
  • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
  • Cancer Gene Therapy
  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • Nature Communications

The combination of expertise across molecular biology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, immunology, and cancer research shapes the professional profile of Rui Kang. The intersection of biochemistry and medicine in their work supports ongoing studies in disease mechanisms and potential therapeutic targets.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Ferroptosis: process and function.

    Y Xie;W Hou;X Song;Y Yu

  • The Beclin 1 network regulates autophagy and apoptosis

    R Kang;H J Zeh;M T Lotze;D Tang

  • Ferroptosis: molecular mechanisms and health implications

    Daolin Tang;Xin Chen;Xin Chen;Rui Kang;Guido Kroemer

  • The molecular machinery of regulated cell death

    Daolin Tang;Rui Kang;Tom Vanden Berghe;Peter Vandenabeele;Peter Vandenabeele

  • Broadening horizons: the role of ferroptosis in cancer.

    Xin Chen;Xin Chen;Rui Kang;Guido Kroemer;Daolin Tang;Daolin Tang

  • Autophagy promotes ferroptosis by degradation of ferritin

    Wen Hou;Yangchun Xie;Xinxin Song;Xiaofang Sun

  • Activation of the p62-Keap1-NRF2 pathway protects against ferroptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma cells

    Xiaofang Sun;Zhanhui Ou;Ruochan Chen;Xiaohua Niu

  • Ferroptosis: machinery and regulation

    Xin Chen;Xin Chen;Jingbo Li;Rui Kang;Daniel J. Klionsky

  • PAMPs and DAMPs: Signal 0s that Spur Autophagy and Immunity

    Daolin Tang;Rui Kang;Carolyn B. Coyne;Herbert J. Zeh

  • Endogenous HMGB1 regulates autophagy

    Daolin Tang;Rui Kang;Kristen M. Livesey;Chun-Wei Cheh

  • HMGB1 in Health and Disease

    Rui Kang;Ruochan Chen;Qiuhong Zhang;Wen Hou

  • Identification of ACSL4 as a biomarker and contributor of ferroptosis

    Hua Yuan;Xuemei Li;Xiuying Zhang;Rui Kang

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Ferroptosis is a type of autophagy-dependent cell death.

    Borong Zhou;Jiao Liu;Rui Kang;Daniel J. Klionsky

  • The Tumor Suppressor p53 Limits Ferroptosis by Blocking DPP4 Activity

    Yangchun Xie;Yangchun Xie;Yangchun Xie;Shan Zhu;Xinxin Song;Xiaofang Sun

  • RAGE (Receptor for Advanced Glycation Endproducts), RAGE Ligands, and their role in Cancer and Inflammation

    Louis J Sparvero;Denise Asafu-Adjei;Rui Kang;Daolin Tang

  • High-mobility group box 1 and cancer.

    Daolin Tang;Rui Kang;Herbert J. Zeh;Michael T. Lotze

Frequent Co-Authors

Daolin Tang
Daolin Tang The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Michael T. Lotze
Michael T. Lotze University of Pittsburgh
Herbert J. Zeh
Herbert J. Zeh The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Haichao Wang
Haichao Wang Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
Timothy R. Billiar
Timothy R. Billiar University of Pittsburgh
Guido Kroemer
Guido Kroemer Université Paris Cité
Daniel J. Klionsky
Daniel J. Klionsky University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Evelina Gatti
Evelina Gatti Aix-Marseille University
Shazib Pervaiz
Shazib Pervaiz National University of Singapore
Sergio Lavandero
Sergio Lavandero University of Chile

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