Hua Xu

6.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
152 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Hua Xu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hua Xu has authored 152 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Molecular Biology, 54 papers in Surgery and 34 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Hua Xu's work include Ion Transport and Channel Regulation (37 papers), Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (20 papers) and Microscopic Colitis (18 papers). Hua Xu is often cited by papers focused on Ion Transport and Channel Regulation (37 papers), Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (20 papers) and Microscopic Colitis (18 papers). Hua Xu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and France. Hua Xu's co-authors include Fayez K. Ghishan, James F. Collins, Liqun Bai, Pawel R. Kiela, Malin Johansson, Ciarán P. Kelly, Gunnar C. Hansson, Jessica Holmén‐Larsson, Lijun Xia and Henrik Sjövall and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Hua Xu

149 papers receiving 4.4k 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.

Bacteria penetrate the normally impenetrable inner colon mucus layer in both murine colitis models and patients with ulcerative colitis

2013 761 citations Hua Xu, Fayez K. Ghishan et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hua Xu United States	36	2.1k	1.1k	818	660	605	152	4.5k
Ye Chen China	41	2.7k 1.3×	1.5k 1.4×	801 1.0×	767 1.2×	638 1.1×	237	5.6k
Matthew A. Ciorba United States	39	2.2k 1.1×	656 0.6×	817 1.0×	1.2k 1.8×	920 1.5×	144	5.3k
Rana Al–Sadi United States	26	2.6k 1.3×	870 0.8×	573 0.7×	649 1.0×	301 0.5×	55	5.3k
Ingrid B. Renes Netherlands	31	2.0k 1.0×	775 0.7×	341 0.4×	857 1.3×	403 0.7×	72	3.9k
Anna Ermund Sweden	26	2.6k 1.3×	753 0.7×	294 0.4×	479 0.7×	505 0.8×	38	5.1k
Valentina Petito Italy	29	2.3k 1.1×	518 0.5×	920 1.1×	677 1.0×	587 1.0×	85	4.2k
Mingming Sun China	35	3.0k 1.5×	460 0.4×	573 0.7×	639 1.0×	524 0.9×	92	4.7k
Mauro D’Amato Sweden	37	1.8k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	826 1.0×	738 1.1×	417 0.7×	154	5.4k
Laura Stronati Italy	34	1.4k 0.7×	562 0.5×	650 0.8×	582 0.9×	229 0.4×	87	3.3k
Simon A. Hirota Canada	33	2.4k 1.2×	739 0.7×	555 0.7×	325 0.5×	583 1.0×	84	4.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Hua Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hua Xu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hua Xu

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

All Works

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Wang, La-Mei, Xinhua Chen, Nira R. Pollock, et al.. (2025). Metagenomic analysis reveals distinct patterns of gut microbiota features with diversified functions in C. difficile infection (CDI), asymptomatic carriage and non-CDI diarrhea. Gut Microbes. 17(1). 2505269–2505269. 2 indexed citations

Chu, Chengyu, et al.. (2024). Staged Immediate Nipple Reconstruction With Tube Flap in Immediate Deep Inferior Epigastric Artery Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 92(3). 274–278.

Yang, Hao, Javier Villafuerte-Gálvez, Hua Xu, et al.. (2024). Clostridium difficile and gut health: Bacteria, the gut microbiome, and diet. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). e50–e50. 2 indexed citations

Villafuerte-Gálvez, Javier, Anne J Gonzales-Luna, Kaitlyn Daugherty, et al.. (2023). Preservation of the Innate Immune Response toClostridioides difficileInfection in Hospitalized Immunocompromised Patients. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 10(3). ofad090–ofad090. 2 indexed citations

Sandora, Thomas J., David N. Williams, Kaitlyn Daugherty, et al.. (2022). Stool Toxin Concentration Does Not Distinguish Clostridioides difficile Infection from Colonization in Children Less Than 3 Years of Age. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 11(10). 454–458. 6 indexed citations

Alonso, Carolyn D., Konstantinos Papamichael, Anne J Gonzales-Luna, et al.. (2021). Humoral Immune Response to Clostridioides difficile Toxins A and B in Hospitalized Immunocompromised Patients With C difficile Infection. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 8(7). ofab286–ofab286. 2 indexed citations

Jiang, Yan, Ji Liu, Hua Xu, et al.. (2021). DAPK2 activates NF-κB through autophagy-dependent degradation of I-κBα during thyroid cancer development and progression. Annals of Translational Medicine. 9(13). 1083–1083. 8 indexed citations

Ke, Shanlin, Nira R. Pollock, Xu‐Wen Wang, et al.. (2021). Integrating gut microbiome and host immune markers to understand the pathogenesis of Clostridioides difficile infection. Gut Microbes. 13(1). 1–18. 98 indexed citations

Liu, Wanying, Qian Guo, Hua Xu, et al.. (2021). A Preliminary Investigation on Plasma Cell Adhesion Molecules Levels by Protein Microarray Technology in Major Depressive Disorder. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 12. 627469–627469. 3 indexed citations

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Singh, Prashant, Jocelyn A. Silvester, Xinhua Chen, et al.. (2019). Serum zonulin is elevated in IBS and correlates with stool frequency in IBS‐D. United European Gastroenterology Journal. 7(5). 709–715. 37 indexed citations

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Wei, Jiao, Jiawen Luo, Tanja Herrler, et al.. (2017). A simple technique for the correction of maxillonasal dysplasia using customized expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) implants. Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery. 70(9). 1292–1297. 8 indexed citations

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Chen, Yuan, et al.. (2015). Androgen receptor (AR) suppresses miRNA-145 to promote renal cell carcinoma (RCC) progression independent of VHL status. Oncotarget. 6(31). 31203–31215. 38 indexed citations

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Wei, Jiao, Tanja Herrler, Hua Xu, Qingfeng Li, & Chuanchang Dai. (2015). Treatment of gummy smile: Nasal septum dysplasia as etiologic factor and therapeutic target. Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery. 68(10). 1338–1343. 8 indexed citations

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He, Jinguang, et al.. (2014). Achieving Symmetry in Unilateral DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction: An Analysis of 126 Cases over 3 Years. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. 39(1). 63–68. 8 indexed citations

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Xu, Hua, et al.. (2013). [The effects of di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in testosterone synthesis and its molecular mechanisms in the fetal testis of male mouse by organ culture in vitro].. PubMed. 44(4). 511–6. 1 indexed citations

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Huang, Jie, et al.. (2013). [Effects of bisphenol A on testis testosterone synthesis in mouse cultured in vitro].. PubMed. 42(4). 543–9. 2 indexed citations

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Xu, Hua, et al.. (2012). Impaired mucin synthesis and bicarbonate secretion in the colon of NHE8 knockout mice. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 303(3). G335–G343. 44 indexed citations

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Xu, Hua, et al.. (2011). Tea and cognitive health in late life: Current evidence and future directions. The journal of nutrition health & aging. 16(1). 31–34. 38 indexed citations

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He, Jinguang, et al.. (2011). Treatment of complex ischial pressure sores with free partial lateral latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flaps in paraplegic patients. Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery. 65(5). 634–639. 10 indexed citations

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Xu, Liping, Mehul Dixit, Hua Xu, et al.. (2006). Regulation of Na+/H+ exchanger-NHE3 by angiotensin-II in OKP cells. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1758(4). 519–526. 22 indexed citations

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