Jian‐xing Ma

17.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
296 papers, 12.1k citations indexed

About

Jian‐xing Ma is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ophthalmology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Jian‐xing Ma has authored 296 papers receiving a total of 12.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 181 papers in Molecular Biology, 130 papers in Ophthalmology and 60 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Jian‐xing Ma's work include Retinal Diseases and Treatments (116 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (74 papers) and Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes (28 papers). Jian‐xing Ma is often cited by papers focused on Retinal Diseases and Treatments (116 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (74 papers) and Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes (28 papers). Jian‐xing Ma collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and France. Jian‐xing Ma's co-authors include Gennadiy Moiseyev, Yusuke Takahashi, Sarah X. Zhang, Rosalie K. Crouch, Rui Cheng, Guoquan Gao, Yang Hu, Kelu Zhou, Ying Chen and Joshua J. Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Jian‐xing Ma

286 papers receiving 11.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Rpe65 is necessary for production of 11-cis-vitamin A in the retinal visual cycle

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jian‐xing Ma United States	62	7.5k	4.3k	2.0k	1.3k	1.1k	296	12.1k
Lincoln V. Johnson United States	51	7.1k 1.0×	5.7k 1.3×	3.1k 1.5×	1.3k 1.0×	448 0.4×	89	12.4k
Ruth B. Caldwell United States	60	4.6k 0.6×	3.3k 0.8×	1.7k 0.9×	788 0.6×	841 0.8×	218	11.5k
Gerard A. Lutty United States	60	4.4k 0.6×	6.3k 1.5×	4.3k 2.1×	407 0.3×	457 0.4×	170	10.8k
Susumu Ishida Japan	52	3.2k 0.4×	5.0k 1.2×	2.6k 1.3×	332 0.3×	530 0.5×	402	9.6k
John S. Rudge United States	38	6.4k 0.9×	1.5k 0.3×	1.2k 0.6×	1.7k 1.3×	1.9k 1.8×	57	10.9k
Yves Courtois France	51	5.5k 0.7×	2.0k 0.5×	1.5k 0.7×	809 0.6×	532 0.5×	235	8.3k
Hidenobu Tanihara Japan	54	4.8k 0.6×	6.1k 1.4×	2.9k 1.4×	937 0.7×	439 0.4×	276	10.5k
Robert J. D’Amato United States	53	6.5k 0.9×	1.6k 0.4×	1.7k 0.8×	2.1k 1.6×	1.8k 1.7×	119	13.6k
Bin Lü China	50	5.9k 0.8×	799 0.2×	643 0.3×	1.2k 1.0×	891 0.8×	203	8.2k
W. Daniel Stamer United States	56	4.4k 0.6×	5.6k 1.3×	2.3k 1.2×	376 0.3×	772 0.7×	240	9.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Jian‐xing Ma

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jian‐xing Ma

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Cui, Yi, Kelu Zhou, Rui Cheng, et al.. (2025). Sustained release of a novel non-fibrate PPARα agonist from microparticles for neuroprotection in murine models of age-related macular degeneration. Journal of Controlled Release. 380. 910–926. 1 indexed citations

Li, Wen, et al.. (2025). Impact of glycolysis enzymes and metabolites in regulating DNA damage repair in tumorigenesis and therapy. Cell Communication and Signaling. 23(1). 44–44. 5 indexed citations

Huang, He, Jian‐xing Ma, Hongyu Liu, & Jingke Hong. (2025). Peaking in pieces? Decoding the carbon peak dynamics of Chinese cities. Sustainable Production and Consumption. 59. 359–374.

Ma, Jian‐xing, et al.. (2024). SULT2B1: a novel therapeutic target in colorectal cancer via modulation of AKT/PKM2-mediated glycolysis and proliferation. Journal of Translational Medicine. 22(1). 1093–1093.

Cui, Yi, et al.. (2024). Design and Assessment of First-Generation Heterobifunctional PPARα/STING Modulators. ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 15(8). 1279–1286.

Priyadarsini, Shrestha, et al.. (2023). Cell sheet-based approach to study the diabetic corneal stroma. Experimental Eye Research. 237. 109717–109717. 1 indexed citations

Ma, Jian‐xing, Jie Chen, Xiao Geng, et al.. (2023). Sol-gel fabrication of porous ceria microspheres for thermochemical carbon dioxide (CO2) splitting. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 100063–100063. 2 indexed citations

Huang, Ru‐Lin, Qingfeng Li, Jian‐xing Ma, Anthony Atala, & Yuanyuan Zhang. (2023). Body fluid-derived stem cells — an untapped stem cell source in genitourinary regeneration. Nature Reviews Urology. 20(12). 739–761. 15 indexed citations

Liang, Wentao, Li Huang, Rui Cheng, et al.. (2023). A Method for Real-Time Assessment of Mitochondrial Respiration Using Murine Corneal Biopsy. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 64(11). 33–33. 4 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhongxiao, Shuo Huang, Chi‐Hsiu Liu, et al.. (2022). Amino acid transporter SLC38A5 regulates developmental and pathological retinal angiogenesis. eLife. 11. 16 indexed citations

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Krishna, Smriti M., Jiaze Li, Yutang Wang, et al.. (2021). Kallistatin limits abdominal aortic aneurysm by attenuating generation of reactive oxygen species and apoptosis. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 14 indexed citations

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Ma, Jian‐xing, et al.. (2018). Structure-guided evolution of a 2-phenyl-4-carboxyquinoline chemotype into PPARα selective agonists: New leads for oculovascular conditions. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 28(16). 2717–2722. 8 indexed citations

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Takahashi, Yusuke, Harminder D. Singh, & Jian‐xing Ma. (2018). Distinct Roles of Wnt Co-receptors in the Regulation of Wnt Signaling in Diabetic Retinopathy. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 59(9). 5371–5371. 1 indexed citations

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Moiseyev, Gennadiy, et al.. (2016). Fenofibrate is a competitive inhibitor of the RPE65 isomerase. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 57(12). 1749–1749. 1 indexed citations

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Chen, Ying, Yang Hu, Robert Mott, et al.. (2011). Mechanisms for the Therapeutic Effect of Fenofibrate on Diabetic Retinopathy in Type 1 Diabetes Models. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 52(14). 2100–2100. 1 indexed citations

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McBride, Jeffrey D., Alicia J. Jenkins, & Jian‐xing Ma. (2010). Increased Serum Kallistatin Levels in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes and Its Vascular Complications. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 51(13). 5051–5051. 1 indexed citations

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Chen, Ying, Yang Hu, Ti Zhou, et al.. (2009). Activation of the Wnt Pathway Plays a Pathogenic Role in Diabetic Retinopathy in Humans and Animal Models. American Journal Of Pathology. 175(6). 2676–2685. 133 indexed citations

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Wang, Joshua J., Sarah X. Zhang, Robert Mott, et al.. (2008). Anti-inflammatory effects of pigment epithelium-derived factor in diabetic nephropathy. American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology. 294(5). F1166–F1173. 77 indexed citations

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Yokota, Takafumi, Yutaka Kawakami, Yoshinori Nagai, et al.. (2005). Bone Marrow Lacks a Transplantable Progenitor for Smooth Muscle Type α -Actin–Expressing Cells. Stem Cells. 24(1). 13–22. 54 indexed citations

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Ma, Jian‐xing, et al.. (1997). L-deprenyl Protects Injured Retinal Precursor Cells In Vitro. Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 13(5). 479–488. 16 indexed citations

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