Daqian Xu

4.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
48 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Daqian Xu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Daqian Xu has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Cancer Research and 7 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Daqian Xu's work include Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (8 papers), Mechanisms of cancer metastasis (7 papers) and Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism (6 papers). Daqian Xu is often cited by papers focused on Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (8 papers), Mechanisms of cancer metastasis (7 papers) and Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism (6 papers). Daqian Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and South Korea. Daqian Xu's co-authors include Zhimin Lu, Dongming Xing, Ying Meng, Xueli Bian, Rui Liu, Xu Qian, Xinjian Li, Linyong Du, Fei Shao and Yanhua Zheng and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Daqian Xu

46 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

Lipid metabolism and cancer

2020 629 citations Xueli Bian, Rui Liu et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
The gluconeogenic enzyme PCK1 phosphorylates INSIG1/2 for lipogenesis

2020 260 citations Daqian Xu, Zheng Wang et al. Nature profile →
Glycolytic enzyme PFKL governs lipolysis by promoting lipid droplet–mitochondria tethering to enhance β-oxidation and tumor cell proliferation

2024 49 citations Ying Meng, Dong Guo et al. Nature Metabolism profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Daqian Xu China	26	1.8k	1.2k	509	348	309	48	3.0k
Hai‐long Piao China	26	1.9k 1.1×	862 0.7×	321 0.6×	348 1.0×	236 0.8×	75	2.9k
Frank Weinberg United States	19	2.1k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	335 0.7×	540 1.6×	270 0.9×	46	3.3k
Gerta Hoxhaj United States	18	2.7k 1.5×	878 0.7×	383 0.8×	456 1.3×	329 1.1×	24	3.7k
Zachary T. Schafer United States	23	2.2k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	333 0.7×	550 1.6×	350 1.1×	43	3.2k
Yexiong Tan China	35	2.3k 1.3×	1.1k 0.9×	575 1.1×	627 1.8×	347 1.1×	77	3.5k
Ping Yang China	32	1.8k 1.0×	1.4k 1.2×	252 0.5×	492 1.4×	325 1.1×	159	3.3k
Le Su China	29	1.5k 0.8×	596 0.5×	379 0.7×	235 0.7×	303 1.0×	139	2.7k
Liankun Sun China	37	2.6k 1.5×	1.1k 0.9×	967 1.9×	506 1.5×	311 1.0×	123	4.1k
Marco Colombi Switzerland	13	1.5k 0.9×	613 0.5×	474 0.9×	309 0.9×	261 0.8×	23	2.5k
Rui Liu China	24	1.5k 0.8×	937 0.8×	203 0.4×	336 1.0×	229 0.7×	93	2.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Daqian Xu

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Lao, Mengyi, Xiaozhen Zhang, Zejun Li, et al.. (2025). Lipid metabolism reprograming by SREBP1‐PCSK9 targeting sensitizes pancreatic cancer to immunochemotherapy. Cancer Communications. 45(8). 1010–1037. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Lei, et al.. (2025). ADSL-produced fumarate increases BECN1 dimethylation to promote autophagy and liver tumor growth. Autophagy. 21(7). 1616–1617.

Luo, Shudi, Xiaoming Jiang, Zheng Wang, et al.. (2025). Inhibition of Tumor Lipogenesis and Growth by Peptide‐Based Targeting of SREBP Activation. Advanced Science. 12(45). e08111–e08111.

Meng, Ying, Dong Guo, Liming Lin, et al.. (2024). Glycolytic enzyme PFKL governs lipolysis by promoting lipid droplet–mitochondria tethering to enhance β-oxidation and tumor cell proliferation. Nature Metabolism. 6(6). 1092–1107. 49 indexed citations breakdown →

Xu, Daqian, et al.. (2023). Achieving the good thermal-stability and lubricity via a dihydroxy biolubricant from the agro-waste of Codonopsis pilosula. Renewable Energy. 221. 119867–119867. 10 indexed citations

Xu, Daqian, et al.. (2023). Tribological properties and thermal-stability of epoxide-functionalized biolubricant derived from the abandon aerial part of Codonopsis pilosula. Tribology International. 185. 108537–108537. 4 indexed citations

Shao, Fei, Xueli Bian, Juhong Wang, et al.. (2021). Prognostic Impact of PCK1 Protein Kinase Activity-Dependent Nuclear SREBP1 Activation in Non-Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma. Frontiers in Oncology. 11. 561247–561247. 13 indexed citations

Jiang, Hongfei, Lei Zhu, Daqian Xu, & Zhimin Lu. (2020). A newly discovered role of metabolic enzyme PCK1 as a protein kinase to promote cancer lipogenesis. Cancer Communications. 40(9). 389–394. 30 indexed citations

Shao, Fei, Xueli Bian, Hongfei Jiang, et al.. (2020). Association of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase 1 protein kinase activity-dependent sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1 activation with prognosis of oesophageal carcinoma. European Journal of Cancer. 142. 123–131. 16 indexed citations

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Xu, Daqian, Zheng Wang, Yan Xia, et al.. (2020). The gluconeogenic enzyme PCK1 phosphorylates INSIG1/2 for lipogenesis. Nature. 580(7804). 530–535. 260 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bian, Xueli, Rui Liu, Ying Meng, et al.. (2020). Lipid metabolism and cancer. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 218(1). 629 indexed citations breakdown →

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Li, Xinjian, Xu Qian, Bin Wang, et al.. (2020). Programmable base editing of mutated TERT promoter inhibits brain tumour growth. Nature Cell Biology. 22(3). 282–288. 117 indexed citations

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Qian, Xu, Xinjian Li, Zhumei Shi, et al.. (2019). KDM3A Senses Oxygen Availability to Regulate PGC-1α-Mediated Mitochondrial Biogenesis. Molecular Cell. 76(6). 885–895.e7. 119 indexed citations

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Wang, Chenyao, Huafei Wang, Deyi Zhang, et al.. (2018). Phosphorylation of ULK1 affects autophagosome fusion and links chaperone-mediated autophagy to macroautophagy. Nature Communications. 9(1). 3492–3492. 146 indexed citations

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Guo, Weiwei, Xue You, Daqian Xu, et al.. (2016). PAQR3 enhances Twist1 degradation to suppress epithelial–mesenchymal transition and metastasis of gastric cancer cells. Carcinogenesis. 37(4). 397–407. 38 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yuxue, Chunchun Liu, Yinlong Li, et al.. (2016). Identification of an adaptor protein that facilitates Nrf2-Keap1 complex formation and modulates antioxidant response. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 97. 38–49. 22 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yuxue, Chunchun Liu, Daqian Xu, et al.. (2014). Luteolin Alleviates Alcoholic Liver Disease Induced by Chronic and Binge Ethanol Feeding in Mice. Journal of Nutrition. 144(7). 1009–1015. 73 indexed citations

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Huang, Heng, Ting Jin, Jing He, et al.. (2012). Progesterone and AdipoQ Receptor 11 Links Ras Signaling to Cardiac Development in Zebrafish. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 32(9). 2158–2170. 11 indexed citations

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Jin, Ting, Qiurong Ding, Heng Huang, et al.. (2011). PAQR10 and PAQR11 mediate Ras signaling in the Golgi apparatus. Cell Research. 22(4). 661–676. 35 indexed citations

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Xu, Daqian, et al.. (1983). On Peronophythora litchii.. 2(4). 201–206. 4 indexed citations

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