About the author

Public information about Ji Zhigang is limited, and the available details center mainly on his seven works. His writing spans a fairly wide range of fields. On the one hand, he explores the history of science and mathematics, as in Wen Yu Jiuzhang: Wu Wenjun and On Wu Wenjun's Achievements in the History of Mathematics, which examine the scholarly contributions of the mathematician Wu Wenjun. He is also the author of Westward and Eastward: The Spread and Exchange of Mathematical Knowledge along the Silk Road, a work that looks at cross-cultural transmission of mathematical knowledge. On the other hand, he has ventured into medical writing, contributing to professional books such as A Handbook for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex-Associated Renal Lesions and Peking Union Medical College Hospital Surgery of the Adrenal Gland and Renal Cysts, which deal with the diagnosis and treatment of renal lesions and with adrenal and renal cyst surgery. His works are commonly classified under biography, medicine, and popular science, and they combine academic review with clinical practicality, making them suitable for readers in the relevant fields.

Written (7)

Handbook for Diagnosis and Treatment of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex-Related Renal Lesions cover
Rating 4.2
Handbook for Diagnosis and Treatment of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex-Related Renal Lesions 张玉石 / 李汉忠 / 纪志刚 Peking Union Medical College Press · 2026 The concept of tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) has taken shape and evolved over more than 180 years, from initial simple clinical observations to pat…
Tuberous Sclerosis Complex-Related Renal Lesions cover
Rating 4.0
Tuberous Sclerosis Complex-Related Renal Lesions 李汉忠 / 纪志刚 / 张玉石 Peking Union Medical College Press · 2026 Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a rare autosomal dominant genetic disease that can cause lesions in multiple organs and systems, including the kid…
Beyond Nine Chapters: Wu Wenjun cover
Rating 4.3
Beyond Nine Chapters: Wu Wenjun 中国编辑学会 / 纪志刚 / 李文林 Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press · 2025 Wu Wenjun was an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a recipient of the first National Highest Science and Technology Award, and was award…
PUMCH Adrenal Surgery cover
Rating 4.0
PUMCH Adrenal Surgery 张玉石 / 李汉忠 / 纪志刚 Peking Union Medical College Press · 2025 This book is written by experts from multiple specialties at Peking Union Medical College Hospital, including Urology, Endocrinology, Radiology, Nucle…
PUMCH Renal Cyst Surgery cover
Rating 3.6
PUMCH Renal Cyst Surgery 董德鑫 / 张玉石 / 李汉忠 / 纪志刚 Peking Union Medical College Press · 2025 Renal cyst is a common structural abnormality of the kidney, generally caused by an increased number of renal tubular diverticula or genetic abnormali…
Westward and Eastward: The Spread and Exchange of Mathematical Knowledge along the Silk Road cover
Rating 3.9
Westward and Eastward: The Spread and Exchange of Mathematical Knowledge along the Silk Road 纪志刚 / 郭园园 / 吕鹏 Jiangsu People's Publishing House · 2019 Since Zhang Qian "opened up the Western Regions," trade and exchange along the Silk Road never ceased, and mathematical knowledge from ancient China a…
On Wu Wenjun's Achievements in the History of Mathematics cover
Rating 3.6
On Wu Wenjun's Achievements in the History of Mathematics 纪志刚 / 徐泽林 Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press · 2019 Wu Wenjun (May 12, 1919 – May 7, 2017) was born in Shanghai on May 12, 1919, with ancestral roots in Jiaxing, Zhejiang. He graduated from the Departme…

Publishers

Shanghai Jiao Tong University PressPeking Union Medical College PressJiangsu People's Publishing House