Dawei Xu

11.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
207 papers, 8.7k citations indexed

About

Dawei Xu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Dawei Xu has authored 207 papers receiving a total of 8.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 112 papers in Molecular Biology, 60 papers in Physiology and 33 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Dawei Xu's work include Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence (59 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (39 papers) and Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (25 papers). Dawei Xu is often cited by papers focused on Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence (59 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (39 papers) and Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (25 papers). Dawei Xu collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, China and United States. Dawei Xu's co-authors include Magnus Björkholm, Astrid Gruber, Xiaotian Yuan, Catharina Larsson, S. Komossa, Mi Hou, Pavel Pisa, Jihui Jia, Tiantian Liu and Robert Hromas and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Advanced Materials and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Dawei Xu

201 papers receiving 8.6k citations

Hit Papers

Mechanisms underlying the activation of TERT transcriptio... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 100 200 300
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. Mechanisms underlying the activation of TERT transcription and telomerase activity in human cancer: old actors and new players
    2019 302 citations Xiaotian Yuan, Catharina Larsson et al. Oncogene profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Dawei Xu Sweden 53 4.3k 2.4k 1.3k 958 890 207 8.7k
Takeo Ohnishi Japan 38 2.9k 0.7× 1.0k 0.4× 1.3k 1.0× 927 1.0× 105 0.1× 274 6.2k
Y. Hamada Japan 43 3.4k 0.8× 791 0.3× 452 0.3× 288 0.3× 609 0.7× 195 7.0k
Zhihai Qin China 55 3.5k 0.8× 708 0.3× 3.0k 2.3× 1.2k 1.2× 124 0.1× 220 10.2k
Hidetoshi Tahara Japan 44 7.2k 1.7× 3.0k 1.2× 1.5k 1.2× 2.4k 2.6× 18 0.0× 196 10.6k
Anny Usheva United States 39 4.5k 1.0× 323 0.1× 1.1k 0.9× 407 0.4× 46 0.1× 89 7.7k
Yong Xu China 46 4.0k 0.9× 321 0.1× 785 0.6× 1.2k 1.2× 31 0.0× 192 6.8k
Christopher D. Gregory United Kingdom 47 3.2k 0.7× 892 0.4× 2.3k 1.7× 892 0.9× 34 0.0× 108 8.4k
Louis Gaboury Canada 38 2.1k 0.5× 206 0.1× 1.3k 1.0× 1.2k 1.3× 35 0.0× 121 6.0k
Yue Xu China 47 8.9k 2.0× 582 0.2× 5.0k 3.8× 4.7k 4.9× 97 0.1× 211 17.8k
Laure Sabatier France 44 3.7k 0.8× 1.9k 0.8× 1.6k 1.2× 1.2k 1.3× 14 0.0× 145 6.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Dawei Xu

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Dawei Xu's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Dawei Xu with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Dawei Xu more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Dawei Xu

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Dawei Xu. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Dawei Xu. The network helps show where Dawei Xu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dawei Xu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Dawei Xu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Dawei 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 Dawei Xu. Dawei 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
1.
Mu, Ninni, Xiaotian Yuan, Na Wang, et al.. (2022). Downregulation and Hypermethylation of GABPB1 Is Associated with Aggressive Thyroid Cancer Features. Cancers. 14(6). 1385–1385. 7 indexed citations
2.
Sahoo, Jugal Kishore, Dawei Xu, Thomas Falcucci, et al.. (2022). Horseradish Peroxidase Catalyzed Silk–Prefoldin Composite Hydrogel Networks. ACS Applied Bio Materials. 6(1). 203–208. 8 indexed citations
3.
4.
Xu, Dawei, et al.. (2021). Filamentous chaperone protein-based hydrogel stabilizes enzymes against thermal inactivation. Chemical Communications. 57(45). 5511–5513. 6 indexed citations
5.
Liu, Cheng, Li Liu, Kun Wang, et al.. (2020). VHL-HIF-2α axis-induced SMYD3 upregulation drives renal cell carcinoma progression via direct trans-activation of EGFR. Oncogene. 39(21). 4286–4298. 24 indexed citations
6.
Kim, Yu‐Jin, et al.. (2020). CRISPR/Cas-directed programmable assembly of multi-enzyme complexes. Chemical Communications. 56(36). 4950–4953. 23 indexed citations
7.
Yuan, Xiaotian, et al.. (2020). JAK2 inhibition in JAK2V617F-bearing leukemia cells enriches CD34+ leukemic stem cells that are abolished by the telomerase inhibitor GRN163L. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 527(2). 425–431. 6 indexed citations
8.
Mu, Ninni, Xiaotian Yuan, Na Wang, et al.. (2020). PLEKHS1 Over-Expression is Associated with Metastases and Poor Outcomes in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma. Cancers. 12(8). 2133–2133. 16 indexed citations
9.
Glover, Dominic J., Dawei Xu, & Douglas S. Clark. (2019). Shaping the Future of Protein Engineering. Biochemistry. 58(8). 1019–1021. 4 indexed citations
10.
Yuan, Xiaotian & Dawei Xu. (2019). Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase (TERT) in Action: Cross-Talking with Epigenetics. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(13). 3338–3338. 49 indexed citations
11.
Glover, Dominic J., et al.. (2018). Assembly of Multicomponent Protein Filaments Using Engineered Subunit Interfaces. ACS Synthetic Biology. 7(10). 2447–2456. 16 indexed citations
12.
Xu, Dawei, Weike Chen, Carolyn R. Sturge, et al.. (2018). Fabrication and Microscopic and Spectroscopic Characterization of Cytocompatible Self-Assembling Antimicrobial Nanofibers. ACS Infectious Diseases. 4(9). 1327–1335. 41 indexed citations
13.
Zhang, Kai, Yanjing Guo, Xue Wang, et al.. (2017). WNT/β-Catenin Directs Self-Renewal Symmetric Cell Division of hTERThigh Prostate Cancer Stem Cells. Cancer Research. 77(9). 2534–2547. 112 indexed citations
14.
Xu, Dawei, et al.. (2016). Membrane activity of a supramolecular peptide-based chemotherapeutic enhancer. Molecular BioSystems. 12(9). 2695–2699. 8 indexed citations
15.
Gallo, Luigi, D. Grupe, S. Komossa, et al.. (2015). XMM-Newton observations of the narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 335 in a historical low X-ray flux state. Saint Mary's University Institutional Repository (Saint Mary's University). 18 indexed citations
16.
Jiang, Linhai, Dawei Xu, Timothy J. Sellati, & He Dong. (2015). Self-assembly of cationic multidomain peptide hydrogels: supramolecular nanostructure and rheological properties dictate antimicrobial activity. Nanoscale. 7(45). 19160–19169. 66 indexed citations
17.
Liu, Tiantian, T Brown, C. Christofer Juhlin, et al.. (2014). The activating TERT promoter mutation C228T is recurrent in subsets of adrenal tumors. Endocrine Related Cancer. 21(3). 427–434. 65 indexed citations
18.
Xu, Dawei, Weihu Yang, Yan Hu, et al.. (2013). Surface functionalization of titanium substrates with cecropin B to improve their cytocompatibility and reduce inflammation responses. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 110. 225–235. 37 indexed citations
19.
Lou, Fenglan, Xinxia Chen, Qingjun Zhu, et al.. (2007). The Opposing Effect of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-2α on Expression of Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase. Molecular Cancer Research. 5(8). 793–800. 35 indexed citations
20.
Hu, Jingyao, et al.. (1998). Seven ROSAT sources identified as cataclysmic variables.. 19. 235–238. 1 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Takeo Ohnishi Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Y. Hamada Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Zhihai Qin Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Hidetoshi Tahara Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Anny Usheva Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Yong Xu Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Christopher D. Gregory Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Louis Gaboury Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Yue Xu Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Laure Sabatier
Rankless by CCL
2026