George Xu

2.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
15 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

George Xu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, George Xu has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Molecular Biology, 3 papers in Epidemiology and 3 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in George Xu's work include Eosinophilic Disorders and Syndromes (2 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (2 papers) and Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (2 papers). George Xu is often cited by papers focused on Eosinophilic Disorders and Syndromes (2 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (2 papers) and Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (2 papers). George Xu collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Germany. George Xu's co-authors include George M. Church, Peter A. Carr, Farren J. Isaacs, Harris H. Wang, Zachary Z. Sun, Craig R. Forest, Stephen J. Elledge, H. Benjamin Larman, Mamie Z. Li and Qikai Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

George Xu

15 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

  1. Programming cells by multiplex genome engineering and accelerated evolution
    2009 1.2k citations Harris H. Wang, Farren J. Isaacs et al. Nature profile →
  2. Comprehensive serological profiling of human populations using a synthetic human virome
    2015 278 citations George Xu, Tomasz Kula et al. Science profile →

Peers

George Xu
Julien Vignard France
Kirsten Jensen United Kingdom
Koen J. Dechering Netherlands
Christoph Kasper Germany
Meng‐Ru Ho Taiwan
Adam Rosenthal United States
Gemma Serrano‐Heras Spain
Helga Westers Netherlands
Julien Vignard France
George Xu
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Countries citing papers authored by George Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by George Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of George Xu

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

All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Sushentsev, Nikita, Ian Li, George Xu, et al.. (2025). Predicting Active Surveillance Failure for Patients with Prostate Cancer in the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Era: A Multicentre Transatlantic Cohort Study. European Urology Oncology. 2 indexed citations
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Hanson, Alison, Hassina Benchabane, Kenyi Saito‐Diaz, et al.. (2023). USP47 deubiquitylates Groucho/TLE to promote Wnt–β-catenin signaling. Science Signaling. 16(771). eabn8372–eabn8372. 11 indexed citations
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Xu, George, et al.. (2020). Incidental Pulmonary Metastases Revealing Subcentimeter Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma. AACE Clinical Case Reports. 6(5). e273–e278. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Geng-Yuan, George Xu, Scott D. Larsen, et al.. (2018). Dual inhibition of Kif15 by oxindole and quinazolinedione chemical probes. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 29(2). 148–154. 18 indexed citations
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Liao, Julie, George Xu, Emily Mevers, Jon Clardy, & Paula I. Watnick. (2018). A high-throughput, whole cell assay to identify compounds active against carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae. PLoS ONE. 13(12). e0209389–e0209389. 7 indexed citations
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Shah, Ami A., George Xu, Antony Rosen, et al.. (2017). Brief Report: Anti–RNPC‐3 Antibodies As a Marker of Cancer‐Associated Scleroderma. Arthritis & Rheumatology. 69(6). 1306–1312. 51 indexed citations
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Xu, George, Ami A. Shah, Mamie Z. Li, et al.. (2016). Systematic autoantigen analysis identifies a distinct subtype of scleroderma with coincident cancer. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(47). E7526–E7534. 66 indexed citations
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Xu, George, Tomasz Kula, Qikai Xu, et al.. (2015). Comprehensive serological profiling of human populations using a synthetic human virome. Science. 348(6239). aaa0698–aaa0698. 278 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wheeler, Jeanna M., Pamela J. McMillan, Michiyo Iba, et al.. (2015). High copy wildtype human 1N4R tau expression promotes early pathological tauopathy accompanied by cognitive deficits without progressive neurofibrillary degeneration. Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 3(1). 33–33. 20 indexed citations
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Larman, H. Benjamin, Uri Laserson, Luís Querol, et al.. (2013). PhIP-Seq characterization of autoantibodies from patients with multiple sclerosis, type 1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis. Journal of Autoimmunity. 43. 1–9. 69 indexed citations
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Carr, Peter A., Harris H. Wang, Farren J. Isaacs, et al.. (2012). Enhanced multiplex genome engineering through co-operative oligonucleotide co-selection. Nucleic Acids Research. 40(17). e132–e132. 75 indexed citations
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Larman, H. Benjamin, George Xu, Natalya N. Pavlova, & Stephen J. Elledge. (2012). Construction of a rationally designed antibody platform for sequencing-assisted selection. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(45). 18523–18528. 31 indexed citations
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Lee, Frank S., Theresa L. Pasha, Mary D. Sammel, et al.. (2010). Analysis of HIF-1a and its regulator, PHD2, in retroperitoneal sarcomas: clinico-pathologic implications. Cancer Biology & Therapy. 9(4). 303–311. 9 indexed citations
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Wang, Harris H., Farren J. Isaacs, Peter A. Carr, et al.. (2009). Programming cells by multiplex genome engineering and accelerated evolution. Nature. 460(7257). 894–898. 1164 indexed citations breakdown →
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Xu, George, Masakazu Umezawa, & Ken Takeda. (2009). Early Development Origins of Adult Disease Caused by Malnutrition and Environmental Chemical Substances. JOURNAL OF HEALTH SCIENCE. 55(1). 11–19. 19 indexed citations

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