Houjun Xia

5.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Houjun Xia is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Houjun Xia has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Immunology, 9 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Houjun Xia's work include Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (9 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (8 papers) and Immune cells in cancer (7 papers). Houjun Xia is often cited by papers focused on Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (9 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (8 papers) and Immune cells in cancer (7 papers). Houjun Xia collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Denmark. Houjun Xia's co-authors include Weiping Zou, Douglas R. Green, Ceshi Chen, Shuang Wei, Ilona Kryczek, Zhongmei Zhou, Wei Li, Linda Vatan, Yong‐Tang Zheng and Gao‐Hong Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Houjun Xia

33 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Autophagy in tumour immunity and therapy 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 50 100 150 200 250
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. Autophagy in tumour immunity and therapy
    2021 299 citations Houjun Xia, Douglas R. Green et al. Nature reviews. Cancer profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Houjun Xia China 17 807 531 362 347 342 33 1.6k
Mengmeng Guo China 26 1.0k 1.3× 446 0.8× 636 1.8× 181 0.5× 176 0.5× 76 1.6k
Ivana Vancurova United States 26 1.2k 1.4× 589 1.1× 476 1.3× 173 0.5× 514 1.5× 78 2.1k
Tung Chao Taiwan 9 604 0.7× 805 1.5× 301 0.8× 198 0.6× 252 0.7× 10 1.4k
Conor J. Kearney Australia 20 1.1k 1.3× 978 1.8× 176 0.5× 194 0.6× 598 1.7× 30 1.9k
Michaël Devos Belgium 14 678 0.8× 449 0.8× 190 0.5× 160 0.5× 263 0.8× 25 1.4k
Cuihua Lu China 25 1.2k 1.5× 257 0.5× 512 1.4× 295 0.9× 306 0.9× 99 1.8k
Elias Gounaris United States 18 637 0.8× 719 1.4× 148 0.4× 167 0.5× 411 1.2× 27 1.5k
Zhenbo Zhang China 26 1.1k 1.3× 443 0.8× 361 1.0× 197 0.6× 343 1.0× 84 2.0k
Petra Leukel Germany 16 559 0.7× 281 0.5× 359 1.0× 179 0.5× 293 0.9× 30 1.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Houjun Xia

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Houjun Xia

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

All Works

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Lu, Zhen, Wei Xia, Yi Pan, et al.. (2024). Small-Molecule Inhibitors of TIPE3 Protein Identified through Deep Learning Suppress Cancer Cell Growth In Vitro. Cells. 13(9). 771–771. 1 indexed citations
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Pitter, Michael, Ilona Kryczek, Hongjuan Zhang, et al.. (2024). PAD4 controls tumor immunity via restraining the MHC class II machinery in macrophages. Cell Reports. 43(3). 113942–113942. 16 indexed citations
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Li, Yunqing, et al.. (2023). Monocytes in Tumorigenesis and Tumor Immunotherapy. Cells. 12(13). 1673–1673. 32 indexed citations
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Xia, Houjun & Youhai H. Chen. (2022). How sugar instigates macrophages to be evils in tumor. Cellular and Molecular Immunology. 19(12). 1325–1327. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yu, Dong‐Yun Ouyang, Youhai H. Chen, & Houjun Xia. (2022). Peritoneal resident macrophages in tumor metastasis and immunotherapy. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 10. 948952–948952. 6 indexed citations
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Xia, Houjun, Douglas R. Green, & Weiping Zou. (2021). Autophagy in tumour immunity and therapy. Nature reviews. Cancer. 21(5). 281–297. 299 indexed citations breakdown →
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Xia, Houjun, Shasha Li, Xiong Li, et al.. (2020). Autophagic adaptation to oxidative stress alters peritoneal residential macrophage survival and ovarian cancer metastasis. JCI Insight. 5(18). 91 indexed citations
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Li, Wei, Takashi Tanikawa, Ilona Kryczek, et al.. (2018). Aerobic Glycolysis Controls Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells and Tumor Immunity via a Specific CEBPB Isoform in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Cell Metabolism. 28(1). 87–103.e6. 326 indexed citations
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Li, Fubing, Yang Li, Huichun Liang, et al.. (2018). HECTD3 mediates TRAF3 polyubiquitination and type I interferon induction during bacterial infection. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 128(9). 4148–4162. 48 indexed citations
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Xia, Houjun, Wei Wang, Joel Crespo, et al.. (2017). Suppression of FIP200 and autophagy by tumor-derived lactate promotes naïve T cell apoptosis and affects tumor immunity. Science Immunology. 2(17). 119 indexed citations
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Guo, Liang, Peng Zhang, Zhimin Chen, et al.. (2017). Hepatic neuregulin 4 signaling defines an endocrine checkpoint for steatosis-to-NASH progression. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 127(12). 4449–4461. 141 indexed citations
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Kong, Yanjie, Jianchao Chen, Zhongmei Zhou, et al.. (2014). Cucurbitacin E Induces Cell Cycle G2/M Phase Arrest and Apoptosis in Triple Negative Breast Cancer. PLoS ONE. 9(7). e103760–e103760. 70 indexed citations
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Xia, Houjun, Chunyan Wang, Wenlin Chen, et al.. (2013). Krüppel-like Factor 5 Transcription Factor Promotes Microsomal Prostaglandin E2 Synthase 1 Gene Transcription in Breast Cancer. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(37). 26731–26740. 39 indexed citations
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Xia, Houjun, Gao‐Hong Zhang, Bo Fan, et al.. (2012). Dynamics and functions of CD4+CD25high regulatory T lymphocytes in Chinese rhesus macaques during the early stage of infection with SIVmac239. Archives of Virology. 157(5). 961–967. 5 indexed citations
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Ma, Jianping, Houjun Xia, Gao‐Hong Zhang, et al.. (2012). Inhibitory effects of chloroquine on the activation of plasmacytoid dendritic cells in SIVmac239-infected Chinese rhesus macaques. Cellular and Molecular Immunology. 9(5). 410–416. 9 indexed citations
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Xia, Houjun, Jianping Ma, Gao‐Hong Zhang, et al.. (2011). Effect of Plasma Viremia on Apoptosis and Immunophenotype of Dendritic Cells Subsets in Acute SIVmac239 Infection of Chinese Rhesus Macaques. PLoS ONE. 6(12). e29036–e29036. 6 indexed citations
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Xia, Houjun, et al.. (2010). Dendritic cell subsets dynamics and cytokine production in SIVmac239-infected Chinese rhesus macaques. Retrovirology. 7(1). 102–102. 19 indexed citations
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Xia, Houjun, Gao‐Hong Zhang, Ruirui Wang, & Yong‐Tang Zheng. (2009). The Influence of Age and Sex on the Cell Counts of Peripheral Blood Leukocyte Subpopulations in Chinese Rhesus Macaques. Cellular and Molecular Immunology. 6(6). 433–440. 48 indexed citations
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Xia, Houjun, Hongliang Liu, Gao‐Hong Zhang, & Yong‐Tang Zheng. (2009). Phenotype and Function of Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells from Chinese Rhesus Macaques. Cellular and Molecular Immunology. 6(3). 159–165. 10 indexed citations

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