Dan Xu

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Dan Xu is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Dan Xu has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Epidemiology, 15 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 10 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Dan Xu's work include Innovations in Medical Education (5 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (4 papers) and COVID-19 and Mental Health (4 papers). Dan Xu is often cited by papers focused on Innovations in Medical Education (5 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (4 papers) and COVID-19 and Mental Health (4 papers). Dan Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Dan Xu's co-authors include Jiake Xu, Nathan J. Pavlos, Johannes C. Nossent, Yuxiang Wang, Qiang Guo, Rick L. Tarleton, Cecilia Pérez Brandán, Ángel M. Padilla, Kun‐Shan Wu and Yi-Man Teng and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Nano Letters and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Dan Xu

61 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Rheumatoid arthritis: pathological mechanisms and modern ... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 400 800 1.2k
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. Rheumatoid arthritis: pathological mechanisms and modern pharmacologic therapies
    2018 1.2k citations Qiang Guo, Yuxiang Wang et al. Bone Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Dan Xu China 16 656 522 332 329 221 70 2.1k
Vera J. Stecher United States 31 493 0.8× 365 0.7× 432 1.3× 180 0.5× 320 1.4× 93 3.1k
David S. Gibson United Kingdom 21 371 0.6× 718 1.4× 422 1.3× 227 0.7× 116 0.5× 54 2.2k
Hannah A. Blair New Zealand 34 357 0.5× 928 1.8× 520 1.6× 222 0.7× 100 0.5× 138 3.3k
Rossana Scrivo Italy 28 980 1.5× 364 0.7× 749 2.3× 254 0.8× 72 0.3× 102 2.1k
Philip M. Brown United States 28 277 0.4× 557 1.1× 307 0.9× 255 0.8× 87 0.4× 105 2.5k
Paulo Louzada‐Júnior Brazil 32 1.0k 1.6× 720 1.4× 911 2.7× 211 0.6× 110 0.5× 152 3.1k
Patrick Fleming Canada 25 604 0.9× 478 0.9× 647 1.9× 216 0.7× 187 0.8× 81 2.5k
Paola Borgiani Italy 31 387 0.6× 846 1.6× 556 1.7× 234 0.7× 70 0.3× 137 2.6k
Kazuhiko Arima Japan 29 787 1.2× 820 1.6× 516 1.6× 316 1.0× 106 0.5× 175 2.8k
Fabio Ayala Italy 34 549 0.8× 352 0.7× 1.2k 3.7× 355 1.1× 258 1.2× 196 3.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Dan Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Dan Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dan Xu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Dan Xu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Dan Xu 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 Dan Xu. Dan Xu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Robinson, Suzanne, Sean Randall, George Mnatzaganian, et al.. (2025). Global comparison of the economic costs of coronary heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 15(1). e084917–e084917. 4 indexed citations
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Yang, Daya, et al.. (2024). Reflecting on Experiences of Senior Medical Students’ External Clinical Teaching Visits in General Practice Placements: A Pilot Study. Advances in Medical Education and Practice. Volume 15. 207–216. 3 indexed citations
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Hellewell, Sarah C., Alexander Ring, HuiJun Chih, et al.. (2024). Symptoms Associated With Exercise Intolerance and Resting Heart Rate Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. 39(5). E381–E392. 3 indexed citations
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Jiang, Min, Zheng Li, Dan Xu, et al.. (2024). Dietary Fiber‐Derived Microbial Butyrate Suppresses ILC2‐Dependent Airway Inflammation in COPD. Mediators of Inflammation. 2024(1). 6263447–6263447. 12 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jun, Jiancong Chen, Daya Yang, et al.. (2024). Collaborative Teaching and Curricular Integration in Pre-Intern Clinical Placements: Insights from the Greater Bay Area. Advances in Medical Education and Practice. Volume 15. 1027–1037. 2 indexed citations
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Xu, Dan, Chau Ho, Jia Li, et al.. (2022). Potential Roles of Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonists (GLP-1 RAs) in Nondiabetic Populations. Cardiovascular Therapeutics. 2022. 1–9. 30 indexed citations
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Xu, Dan, Jingjing Li, Shihui Xing, et al.. (2022). Retrospective Comparative Analysis of Clinical and Imaging Features of Craniocervical Artery Dissection: Spontaneous CAD vs. Minor Traumatic CAD. Frontiers in Neurology. 13. 836997–836997. 1 indexed citations
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Jiang, Jian, et al.. (2021). Correlation Analysis of Dominant Eye and Refractive Error Between Monozygotic Twins. International Journal of General Medicine. Volume 14. 2631–2635. 2 indexed citations
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Teng, Yi-Man, Kun‐Shan Wu, & Dan Xu. (2021). The Association Between Fear of Coronavirus Disease 2019, Mental Health, and Turnover Intention Among Quarantine Hotel Employees in China. Frontiers in Public Health. 9. 668774–668774. 36 indexed citations
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Xu, Dan, et al.. (2018). Dosimetry study of 18F-FMISO + PET/CT hypoxia imaging guidance on intensity-modulated radiation therapy for non-small cell lung cancer. Clinical & Translational Oncology. 20(10). 1329–1336. 13 indexed citations
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Guo, Qiang, Yuxiang Wang, Dan Xu, et al.. (2018). Rheumatoid arthritis: pathological mechanisms and modern pharmacologic therapies. Bone Research. 6(1). 15–15. 1227 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhao, Weina, et al.. (2017). Prognostic Utility of Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 4 in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Acute Ischemic Stroke. Neurotoxicity Research. 33(2). 309–315. 16 indexed citations
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Prasad, Suchitra, Dan Xu, & Stephen D. Miller. (2012). Tolerance Strategies Employing Antigen-Coupled Apoptotic Cells and Carboxylated PLG Nanoparticles for the Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes. The Review of Diabetic Studies. 9(4). 319–327. 33 indexed citations
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Bustamante, Juan M., Ángel M. Padilla, Cecilia Pérez Brandán, et al.. (2010). In Vitro and In Vivo High-Throughput Assays for the Testing of Anti-Trypanosoma cruzi Compounds. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 4(7). e740–e740. 127 indexed citations
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Xu, Dan, Cecilia Pérez Brandán, Miguel Á. Basombrío, & Rick L. Tarleton. (2009). Evaluation of high efficiency gene knockout strategies for Trypanosoma cruzi. BMC Microbiology. 9(1). 90–90. 31 indexed citations
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Xu, Dan, et al.. (1998). Alcohol-related diols cause acute insulin resistance in vivo. Metabolism. 47(10). 1180–1186. 24 indexed citations

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