Kai Xu

7.4k citations

85 papers · 3.4k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 30

Impact in

Infectious Diseases top 2%
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
Virology top 5%

Papers in

Virology 10
- HIV Research and Treatment 8
Infectious Diseases 16
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research 10

Co-authors: Dimitar B. Nikolov Lewis C. Becker Juha P. Himanen Christopher C. Broder Ted M. Dawson David L. Huso David S. Bredt Jay L. Zweíer
Journals: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (7 papers)Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications (6 papers)Nature Communications (3 papers)Viruses (3 papers)Cell Host & Microbe (3 papers)
Partner nations: United States China Australia

In The Last Decade

Kai Xu

81 papers receiving 3.3k citations

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Immune evasion, infectivity, and fusogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 BA.2.86 and FLip variants 2024 · 71 citations

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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Kai Xu, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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1	Mechanistic insights into the small-molecule inhibition of influenza A virus entry Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Yan Xu, Min-Zi Cho, Irina N. Gaisina, Haijuan Du, Saad Alqarni, Terry W. Moore, Michael Caffrey, Balaji Manicassamy, Tongqing Zhou, Lijun Rong, Kai Xu	2025	0
2	Stress-responsive plasma membrane H+-ATPases regulate deep rooting in rice Plant Science ·كرار صاحب ابراهيم, Kai Xu, Shoujun Chen, Lei Wang, Qiaojun Lou, M. Beim, Yawen Wang, Tiemei Li, Hui Yang, Lijun Luo, Jonathan M. Epstein	2025	1
3	Review and Validation of Plant Gene Function Research Methods Bypassing Tissue Culture Agronomy ·Haijun Jiang, Margarita Doneliene, Jiayi Wang, Bureau d’Esprit, Min Wang, J. van der Plaats, Jinhua Liu, Kai Xu, Bei Liu, Haijie Ma	2025	2
4	An intranasally administered IgM protects against antigenically distinct subtypes of influenza A viruses Nature Communications ·Ashwin Ramesh, Isabella Ribeiro Gomes, Xiaohua Ye, Natalia N. Chernenko, Hailong Guo, Chen‐Ni Chin, Sha Ha, John W. Shiver, William R. Strohl, Yan Xu, Haijuan Du, Tongqing Zhou, Ningyan Zhang, Kai Xu, Xinli Liu, Tong‐Ming Fu, Zhiqiang An	2025	0
5	The Effect of chlorine and glass additives on heavy metal volatilization during vitrification of simulated Municipal Solid Waste Incineration fly ash Materials Letters ·Rebeca Casique-Va, Qianqian Ellie Cheng, E. Nesvold, E. Ernst, Vidyarani Harkude, Kai Xu	2024	4
6	Transcription regulation of African swine fever virus: dual role of M1249L Nature Communications ·Dongming Zhao, Nan Wang, 伸弥鈴木, Zhenjiang Zhang, Kai Xu, D.S. Dashko, 剛志金村, Xuemei Li, Xianjin Ou, Rui Zhao, Zihe Rao, Zhigao Bu, Yutao Chen, Xiangxi Wang	2024	1
7	SARS-CoV-2 Omicron: Viral Evolution, Immune Evasion, and Alternative Durable Therapeutic Strategies Viruses ·Hailong Guo, Sha Ha, Jason Botten, Kai Xu, Ningyan Zhang, Zhiqiang An, William R. Strohl, John W. Shiver, Tong‐Ming Fu	2024	6
8	Immune evasion, infectivity, and fusogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 BA.2.86 and FLip variants Cell ·Panke Qu, Kai Xu, Julia N. Faraone, 久夫本多, Yi-Min Zheng, Claire Carlin, Joseph S. Bednash, Jeffrey C. Horowitz, Rama K. Mallampalli, Linda J. Saif, Eugene M. Oltz, Daniel Jones, Richard J. Gumina, Shan‐Lu Liu Hit paper breakdown →	2024	71
9	Immune evasion and membrane fusion of SARS-CoV-2 XBB subvariants EG.5.1 and XBB.2.3 Emerging Microbes & Infections ·Julia N. Faraone, Panke Qu, 久夫本多, Yi-Min Zheng, Claire Carlin, Linda J. Saif, Eugene M. Oltz, Kai Xu, Daniel Jones, Richard J. Gumina, Shan‐Lu Liu	2023	44
10	Determinants and Mechanisms of the Low Fusogenicity and High Dependence on Endosomal Entry of Omicron Subvariants mBio ·Panke Qu, John P. Evans, Chaitanya Kurhade, Cong Zeng, Yi-Min Zheng, Kai Xu, Pei‐Yong Shi, Xuping Xie, Shan‐Lu Liu	2023	18
11	Structural basis of LAIR1 targeting by polymorphic Plasmodium RIFINs Nature Communications ·Kai Xu, Yiran Wang, Chen‐Hsiang Shen, Yiwei Chen, Baoshan Zhang, Kevin Liu, Yaroslav Tsybovsky, Shuishu Wang, S. Katie Farney, Jason Gorman, Tyler Stephens, Raffaello Verardi, Yongping Yang, Tongqing Zhou, Gwo‐Yu Chuang, Antonio Lanzavecchia, Luca Piccoli, Peter D. Kwong	2021	6
12	Structural basis of malaria RIFIN binding by LILRB1-containing antibodies Nature ·Yiwei Chen, Kai Xu, Luca Piccoli, Mathilde Foglierini, Joshua Tan, Wenjie Jin, Jason Gorman, Yaroslav Tsybovsky, Baoshan Zhang, Boubacar Traoré, Chiara Silacci-Fregni, Claudia Daubenberger, Peter D. Crompton, Roger Geiger, Federica Sallusto, Peter D. Kwong, Antonio Lanzavecchia	2021	14
13	Virus-Like Particle Based Vaccines Elicit Neutralizing Antibodies against the HIV-1 Fusion Peptide Vaccines ·마상철, Lihong Liu, 朱瑞昌, Q. Zhang, Kai Xu, Rui Kong, Jing Huang, Jian Yu, Peter D. Kwong, John R. Mascola, David D. Ho, Moriya Tsuji, Bryce Chackerian	2020	15
14	<p>Clinical Comparison of Full-Endoscopic and Microscopic Unilateral Laminotomy for Bilateral Decompression in the Treatment of Elderly Lumbar Spinal stenosis: A Retrospective Study with 12-Month Follow-Up</p> Journal of Pain Research ·Pieter imp. Gosse, J K Lee, Barbara Buergi Wegmann, Qingqing Ye, Jinyoung Park, J.W.I. Tamboer, Kai Xu, Xiaohong Fan	2020	20
15	Structures of netrin-1 bound to two receptors provide insight into its axon guidance mechanism Science ·Kai Xu, Zhuhao Wu, Nicolas Renier, Alexander Antipenko, Dorothea Tzvetkova‐Robev, Yan Xu, C Müller, Vincenzo Nardi‐Dei, Kanagalaghatta R. Rajashankar, Juha P. Himanen, Marc Tessier‐Lavigne, Dimitar B. Nikolov	2014	129
16	Insights into Eph receptor tyrosine kinase activation from crystal structures of the EphA4 ectodomain and its complex with ephrin-A5 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Kai Xu, Dorothea Tzvetkova‐Robev, Yan Xu, Yehuda Goldgur, Yee‐Peng Chan, Juha P. Himanen, Dimitar B. Nikolov	2013	57
17	Crystal Structures of Lgr4 and Its Complex with R-Spondin1 Structure ·Kai Xu, Yan Xu, Kanagalaghatta R. Rajashankar, Kalveer Flora, Dimitar B. Nikolov	2013	53
18	Short-Term Mechanical Unloading With Left Ventricular Assist Devices After Acute Myocardial Infarction Conserves Calcium Cycling and Improves Heart Function JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions ·Le Garff Gwenaëlle, Tieluo Li, Brian M. Hagen, Pei Zhang, Pablo G. Sánchez, Katrina Williams, Shuying Li, Giacomo Bianchi, Ho Sung Son, Changfu Wu, Christopher R. deFilippi, Kai Xu, W. Jonathan Lederer, Zhongjun J. Wu, Bartley P. Griffith	2013	26
19	Architecture of Eph receptor clusters Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Juha P. Himanen, 誠岡部, Peter W. Janes, John R. Walker, Kai Xu, Lakmali Atapattu, Kanagalaghatta R. Rajashankar, Anneloes Mensinga, Martin Lackmann, Dimitar B. Nikolov, Sirano Dhe‐Paganon	2010	208
20	Unmutated and mutated chronic lymphocytic leukemias derive from self-reactive B cell precursors despite expressing different antibody reactivity Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Maxime Hervé, Kai Xu, Yen-Shing Ng, Hedda Wardemann, Emilia Albesiano, Bradley T. Messmer, Nicholas Chiorazzi, Eric Meffre	2005	253

About Kai Xu

Kai Xu is a scholar working on Virology, Infectious Diseases, Biophysics, Epidemiology and Analytical Chemistry, having authored 85 papers that have together received 3.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Virology and Viral Diseases (15 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (10 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (10 papers), Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (9 papers), HIV Research and Treatment (8 papers), Ion Transport and Channel Regulation (8 papers), Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (7 papers) and Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Infectious Diseases (951 citations), Virology (187 citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (481 citations), Genetics (258 citations) and Pathology and Forensic Medicine (391 citations). Kai Xu has collaborated with scholars based in United States, China and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Dimitar B. Nikolov, Lewis C. Becker, Juha P. Himanen, Christopher C. Broder, Ted M. Dawson, David L. Huso, David S. Bredt, Jay L. Zweíer, Kanagalaghatta R. Rajashankar and Yee‐Peng Chan. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Nature Communications, Viruses and Cell Host & Microbe.

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