Junfang Xu

2.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
19 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Junfang Xu is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Junfang Xu has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Immunology, 10 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Junfang Xu's work include interferon and immune responses (8 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (6 papers) and Immune cells in cancer (4 papers). Junfang Xu is often cited by papers focused on interferon and immune responses (8 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (6 papers) and Immune cells in cancer (4 papers). Junfang Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, Croatia and United States. Junfang Xu's co-authors include Xuetao Cao, Pin Wang, Qiuyan Liu, Cong Wu, Yiquan Xue, Zhengping Jiang, Yanmei Han, Lin Li, Sheng Xu and Yujia Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Immunity and Molecular Cell.

In The Last Decade

Junfang Xu

18 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

The STAT3-Binding Long Noncoding RNA lnc-DC Controls Human Dendritic Cell Differentiation

2014 884 citations Pin Wang, Yiquan Xue et al. Science profile →
Nonenzymatic lysine d-lactylation induced by glyoxalase II substrate SLG dampens inflammatory immune responses

2025 24 citations Qiang Wang, Qinghua Yao et al. Cell Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Junfang Xu China	10	1.1k	1.0k	458	178	106	19	1.5k
Jane McBride United States	12	680 0.6×	657 0.6×	264 0.6×	106 0.6×	61 0.6×	23	1.2k
Jie Dong China	17	304 0.3×	767 0.7×	158 0.3×	132 0.7×	192 1.8×	53	1.1k
Patricia Landry Canada	15	497 0.5×	624 0.6×	105 0.2×	99 0.6×	93 0.9×	24	1.2k
Ulf Gehrmann Sweden	16	402 0.4×	1.0k 1.0×	833 1.8×	184 1.0×	184 1.7×	33	1.7k
Bo–Sheng Li China	18	1.0k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	299 0.7×	121 0.7×	36 0.3×	30	1.7k
Bin Xiao China	17	940 0.9×	924 0.9×	218 0.5×	108 0.6×	41 0.4×	19	1.4k
Lun Liu China	10	348 0.3×	424 0.4×	317 0.7×	93 0.5×	50 0.5×	16	755
Osamu Hitotsumatsu United States	5	640 0.6×	580 0.6×	1.1k 2.5×	157 0.9×	47 0.4×	5	1.5k
Satinder Dahiya United States	11	337 0.3×	576 0.6×	725 1.6×	114 0.6×	123 1.2×	18	1.4k
Rizwan Ahmad Ireland	2	540 0.5×	482 0.5×	860 1.9×	113 0.6×	31 0.3×	5	1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Junfang Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Junfang Xu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Junfang Xu

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

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19 of 19 papers shown

Wang, Qiang, Qinghua Yao, Wenfang Li, et al.. (2025). Nonenzymatic lysine d-lactylation induced by glyoxalase II substrate SLG dampens inflammatory immune responses. Cell Research. 35(2). 97–116. 24 indexed citations breakdown →

Su, Hang, Changyong Hu, Jianxia Chen, et al.. (2025). Development of antibody drug conjugates targeting epithelial membrane protein 2-highly expressed lung cancer. Cell Death and Disease. 16(1). 771–771.

Ma, Mingtong, Mengmeng Zhao, Yajuan Cao, et al.. (2025). Carvedilol sensitizes chemotherapy by targeting STING to boost anti-tumor immunity. Cell Reports. 44(5). 115572–115572. 1 indexed citations

Qin, Lianhua, Junfang Xu, Jianxia Chen, et al.. (2024). Cell-autonomous targeting of arabinogalactan by host immune factors inhibits mycobacterial growth. eLife. 13. 3 indexed citations

Hao, Bingjie, Shumeng Lin, Haipeng Liu, et al.. (2024). Baicalein tethers CD274/PD-L1 for autophagic degradation to boost antitumor immunity. Autophagy. 21(5). 917–933. 7 indexed citations

Chen, Jianxia, Fen Tang, Haohao Li, et al.. (2023). Mycobacterium tuberculosis suppresses APLP2 expression to enhance its survival in macrophage. International Immunopharmacology. 124(Pt B). 111058–111058. 3 indexed citations

Ma, Mingtong, Fei Wang, Junfang Xu, et al.. (2023). TAK1 is an essential kinase for STING trafficking. Molecular Cell. 83(21). 3885–3903.e5. 32 indexed citations

Chen, Li, Mengmeng Zhao, Junfang Xu, et al.. (2023). A non‐canonical role of endothelin converting enzyme 1 (ECE1) in promoting lung cancer development via directly targeting protein kinase B (AKT). The Journal of Gene Medicine. 26(1). e3612–e3612. 4 indexed citations

Gao, Jiani, Xiangyang Wu, Hang Su, et al.. (2022). CDK inhibitor Palbociclib targets STING to alleviate autoinflammation. EMBO Reports. 23(6). e53932–e53932. 46 indexed citations

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Wang, Fei, Ming Tong, Junfang Xu, & Haipeng Liu. (2022). Identification of phosphorylation site on PARP1 mediating its cytosolic translocation in virus-infected HeLa cells. STAR Protocols. 3(4). 101808–101808. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Qiang, Tengjiao Wang, Junfang Xu, et al.. (2021). Pattern Recognition Receptors (PRRs) in Macrophages Possess Prognosis and Immunotherapy Potential for Melanoma. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 765615–765615. 9 indexed citations

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Xu, Junfang, Pin Wang, Zhiqing Li, et al.. (2021). IRF3-binding lncRNA-ISIR strengthens interferon production in viral infection and autoinflammation. Cell Reports. 37(5). 109926–109926. 26 indexed citations

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Wang, Yujia, Pin Wang, Yunkai Zhang, et al.. (2020). Decreased Expression of the Host Long-Noncoding RNA-GM Facilitates Viral Escape by Inhibiting the Kinase activity TBK1 via S-glutathionylation. Immunity. 53(6). 1168–1181.e7. 57 indexed citations

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Wang, Yujia, Junfang Xu, Pin Wang, et al.. (2019). LncRNA-GM Facilitates Antiviral Innate Immunity by Binding GSTM1 to Reduce S-glutathionylation and Enhance Activity of TBK1. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Xu, Junfang & Xuetao Cao. (2018). Long noncoding RNAs in the metabolic control of inflammation and immune disorders. Cellular and Molecular Immunology. 16(1). 1–5. 32 indexed citations

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Xu, Junfang, et al.. (2017). Air–water dual-source heat pump system with new composite evaporator. Applied Thermal Engineering. 141. 483–493. 30 indexed citations

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Wang, Pin, Junfang Xu, Yujia Wang, & Xuetao Cao. (2017). An interferon-independent lncRNA promotes viral replication by modulating cellular metabolism. Science. 358(6366). 1051–1055. 240 indexed citations

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Wang, Pin, Yiquan Xue, Yanmei Han, et al.. (2014). The STAT3-Binding Long Noncoding RNA lnc-DC Controls Human Dendritic Cell Differentiation. Science. 344(6181). 310–313. 884 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wu, Cong, Yiquan Xue, Pin Wang, et al.. (2014). IFN-γ Primes Macrophage Activation by Increasing Phosphatase and Tensin Homolog via Downregulation of miR-3473b. The Journal of Immunology. 193(6). 3036–3044. 107 indexed citations

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