Kan Xu

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Kan Xu is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Surgery and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kan Xu has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 11 papers in Surgery and 11 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Kan Xu's work include Spinal Cord Injury Research (9 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (9 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (5 papers). Kan Xu is often cited by papers focused on Spinal Cord Injury Research (9 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (9 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (5 papers). Kan Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Mexico. Kan Xu's co-authors include Tengfei Zhao, Qixin Chen, Shining Xiao, Fangcai Li, Chenggui Wang, Jingkai Wang, Linlin Wang, Caihua Zhang, Liwei Ying and Jiangtao Lin and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and The FASEB Journal.

In The Last Decade

Kan Xu

37 papers receiving 1.0k citations

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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.

Gelatin Methacrylate (GelMA)-Based Hydrogels for Cell Transplantation: an Effective Strategy for Tissue Engineering

2019 294 citations Shining Xiao, Tengfei Zhao et al. Stem Cell Reviews and Reports profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kan Xu China	17	332	268	251	213	146	38	1.0k
Changfeng Fu China	18	236 0.7×	314 1.2×	197 0.8×	184 0.9×	168 1.2×	50	900
Dageng Huang China	17	495 1.5×	506 1.9×	144 0.6×	202 0.9×	95 0.7×	65	1.1k
David Y.B. Deng China	22	152 0.5×	212 0.8×	179 0.7×	454 2.1×	240 1.6×	48	1.4k
Renfu Quan China	18	224 0.7×	76 0.3×	215 0.9×	245 1.2×	87 0.6×	98	910
Ruiqiang Chen China	17	383 1.2×	434 1.6×	121 0.5×	235 1.1×	60 0.4×	47	968
Yuan Xu China	19	275 0.8×	277 1.0×	135 0.5×	312 1.5×	140 1.0×	45	1.2k
Dingjun Hao China	18	437 1.3×	344 1.3×	96 0.4×	120 0.6×	132 0.9×	60	1.0k
Zhenxuan Shao China	21	285 0.9×	388 1.4×	284 1.1×	341 1.6×	132 0.9×	46	1.3k
Chenyu Chu China	21	253 0.8×	146 0.5×	501 2.0×	352 1.7×	354 2.4×	42	1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kan Xu

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20 of 20 papers shown

Chen, Jiejun, Kan Xu, Chunyan Xue, et al.. (2024). Association of magnetic resonance imaging–derived sarcopenia with outcomes of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatectomy. Abdominal Radiology. 49(7). 2272–2284.

Zhao, Tengfei, Yongxiang Zhang, Ao Fang, et al.. (2023). Silicate Nanoplatelets Promotes Neuronal Differentiation of Neural Stem Cells and Restoration of Spinal Cord Injury. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 12(19). e2203051–e2203051. 13 indexed citations

Yu, Guocan, Qingshan Cai, Xudong Xu, Yanqin Shen, & Kan Xu. (2021). Anlotinib-containing regimen for advanced small-cell lung cancer: A protocol of meta-analysis. PLoS ONE. 16(3). e0247494–e0247494. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Qinhua, et al.. (2020). Differences in the Clinical Characteristics of Early‐ and Late‐Onset Asthma in Elderly Patients. BioMed Research International. 2020(1). 2940296–2940296. 6 indexed citations

Zhao, Tengfei, Kan Xu, Chenggui Wang, et al.. (2020). Duraplasty of PHBV/PLA/Col membranes promotes axonal regeneration by inhibiting NLRP3 complex and M1 macrophage polarization in rats with spinal cord injury. The FASEB Journal. 34(9). 12147–12162. 13 indexed citations

Wang, Jia, et al.. (2019). The association of MTHFR C677T variant with increased risk of ischemic stroke in the elderly population: a meta-analysis of observational studies. BMC Geriatrics. 19(1). 331–331. 16 indexed citations

Xiao, Shining, Tengfei Zhao, Jingkai Wang, et al.. (2019). Gelatin Methacrylate (GelMA)-Based Hydrogels for Cell Transplantation: an Effective Strategy for Tissue Engineering. Stem Cell Reviews and Reports. 15(5). 664–679. 294 indexed citations breakdown →

He, Yuting, Kan Xu, Yao Wang, et al.. (2019). AMPK as a potential pharmacological target for alleviating LPS-induced acute lung injury partly via NLRC4 inflammasome pathway inhibition. Experimental Gerontology. 125. 110661–110661. 16 indexed citations

Liu, Xiaojing, Shanqun Li, Jianjun Jin, et al.. (2018). Preventative tracheal administration of interleukin‐27 attenuates allergic asthma by improving the lung Th1 microenvironment. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 234(5). 6642–6653. 19 indexed citations

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Wu, Jiayu, Weiying Ren, Li Li, et al.. (2018). Effect of Aging and Glucagon-like Peptide 2 on Intestinal Microbiota in SD Rats. Aging and Disease. 9(4). 566–566. 15 indexed citations

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Qiu, Jianming, et al.. (2016). Effect of a chemical inhibitor of human phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein 4 on radiosensitivity of rectal cancer cells. World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 14(1). 221–221. 5 indexed citations

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Ran, Jisheng, et al.. (2015). Comparison of Discectomy versus Sequestrectomy in Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Meta-Analysis of Comparative Studies. PLoS ONE. 10(3). e0121816–e0121816. 36 indexed citations

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Li, Fangcai, et al.. (2013). Posterolateral lumbar fusion versus transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for the treatment of degenerative lumbar scoliosis. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 20(9). 1241–1245. 23 indexed citations

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Qi, Yiying, Tengfei Zhao, Weiqi Yan, et al.. (2013). Mesenchymal stem cell sheet transplantation combined with locally released simvastatin enhances bone formation in a rat tibia osteotomy model. Cytotherapy. 15(1). 44–56. 50 indexed citations

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Yan, Weiqi, et al.. (2013). Combined treatment with platelet-rich plasma and brain-derived neurotrophic factor-overexpressing bone marrow stromal cells supports axonal remyelination in a rat spinal cord hemi-section model. Cytotherapy. 15(7). 792–804. 60 indexed citations

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Li, Yan, et al.. (2012). Effects of retrograde gene transfer of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in the rostral spinal cord of a compression model in rat. Molecular Biology Reports. 39(8). 8045–8051. 5 indexed citations

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Zhao, Tengfei, Yiying Qi, Yan Li, & Kan Xu. (2011). PI3 Kinase regulation of neural regeneration and muscle hypertrophy after spinal cord injury. Molecular Biology Reports. 39(4). 3541–3547. 34 indexed citations

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Gao, Xin, et al.. (2011). An unusual high-pressure injection injury involving the cervical spinal cord. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume. 93-B(8). 1140–1142. 2 indexed citations

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Chu, Xiao, Kan Xu, Xiaozhe Zhang, et al.. (2010). Ceftiofur attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury. International Immunopharmacology. 10(5). 600–604. 17 indexed citations

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Xu, Kan, Kenzo Uchida, Hideaki Nakajima, Shigeru Kobayashi, & Hisatoshi Baba. (2006). Targeted Retrograde Transfection of Adenovirus Vector Carrying Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Gene Prevents Loss of Mouse (twy/twy) Anterior Horn Neurons In Vivo Sustaining Mechanical Compression. Spine. 31(17). 1867–1874. 22 indexed citations

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