Kemin Xu

5.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
17 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Kemin Xu is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Agronomy and Crop Science and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Kemin Xu has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Epidemiology, 7 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science and 4 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Kemin Xu's work include Influenza Virus Research Studies (13 papers), Respiratory viral infections research (11 papers) and Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (7 papers). Kemin Xu is often cited by papers focused on Influenza Virus Research Studies (13 papers), Respiratory viral infections research (11 papers) and Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (7 papers). Kemin Xu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Hong Kong. Kemin Xu's co-authors include Yi Guan, Malik Peiris, Robert G. Webster, Honglin Chen, Gavin J. D. Smith, Kwok‐Yung Yuen, Kangsheng Li, Connie Y. H. Leung, Yaqing He and Wayne A. Marasco and has published in prestigious journals such as The EMBO Journal, Nature Biotechnology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Kemin Xu

15 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Receptor and viral determinants of SARS‐coronavirus adapt... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 2005 200 400 600
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.

  1. Receptor and viral determinants of SARS‐coronavirus adaptation to human ACE2
    2005 735 citations Wenhui Li, Chengsheng Zhang et al. The EMBO Journal profile →
  2. Human Infection with an Avian H9N2 Influenza A Virus in Hong Kong in 2003
    2005 506 citations Gavin J. D. Smith, Honglin Chen et al. Journal of Clinical Microbiology profile →

Peers

Kemin Xu
Sang Heui Seo South Korea
Yuko Sakai‐Tagawa Japan
Wenjun Song China
Pui Wang Hong Kong
Lucy A. Perrone United States
Jenna E. Achenbach United States
Hans-Dieter Klenk Germany
Shigeyuki Itamura Japan
Daniela S. Rajão United States
Troy C. Sutton United States
Sang Heui Seo South Korea
Kemin Xu
Citations per year, relative to Kemin Xu Kemin Xu (= 1×) peers Sang Heui Seo

Countries citing papers authored by Kemin Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kemin Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kemin Xu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kemin Xu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kemin 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 Kemin Xu. Kemin 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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Koel, Björn F., Stefan van der Vliet, David F. Burke, et al.. (2014). Antigenic Variation of Clade 2.1 H5N1 Virus Is Determined by a Few Amino Acid Substitutions Immediately Adjacent to the Receptor Binding Site. mBio. 5(3). e01070–14. 61 indexed citations
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Langlois, Ryan A., Randy A. Albrecht, J. Brian Kimble, et al.. (2013). MicroRNA-based strategy to mitigate the risk of gain-of-function influenza studies. Nature Biotechnology. 31(9). 844–847. 68 indexed citations
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Wan, Hongquan, Jin Gao, Kemin Xu, et al.. (2013). Molecular Basis for Broad Neuraminidase Immunity: Conserved Epitopes in Seasonal and Pandemic H1N1 as Well as H5N1 Influenza Viruses. Journal of Virology. 87(16). 9290–9300. 115 indexed citations
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Chen, Hongjun, Jianqiang Ye, Kemin Xu, et al.. (2012). Partial and Full PCR-Based Reverse Genetics Strategy for Influenza Viruses. PLoS ONE. 7(9). e46378–e46378. 21 indexed citations
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Xu, Kemin, Lucas M. Ferreri, Agustina Rimondi, et al.. (2012). Isolation and characterization of an H9N2 influenza virus isolated in Argentina. Virus Research. 168(1-2). 41–47. 27 indexed citations
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Rimondi, Agustina, Kemin Xu, Mariá Isabel Craig, et al.. (2011). Phylogenetic Analysis of H6 Influenza Viruses Isolated from Rosy-Billed Pochards (Netta peposaca) in Argentina Reveals the Presence of Different HA Gene Clusters. Journal of Virology. 85(24). 13354–13362. 29 indexed citations
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Ye, Jianqiang, Erin M. Sorrell, Hongxia Shao, et al.. (2010). Variations in the Hemagglutinin of the 2009 H1N1 Pandemic Virus: Potential for Strains with Altered Virulence Phenotype?. PLoS Pathogens. 6(10). e1001145–e1001145. 98 indexed citations
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Ye, Jianqiang, Hongxia Shao, Danielle Hickman, et al.. (2010). Intranasal Delivery of an IgA Monoclonal Antibody Effective against Sublethal H5N1 Influenza Virus Infection in Mice. Clinical and Vaccine Immunology. 17(9). 1363–1370. 31 indexed citations
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Xu, Kemin, Gavin J. D. Smith, Justin Bahl, et al.. (2007). The Genesis and Evolution of H9N2 Influenza Viruses in Poultry from Southern China, 2000 to 2005. Journal of Virology. 81(19). 10389–10401. 216 indexed citations
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Tang, Xianfeng, Shiyong Zhang, Xiaomin Fan, et al.. (2006). Prevalence and Genetic Diversity of Coronaviruses in Bats from China. Journal of Virology. 80(15). 7481–7490. 256 indexed citations
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Xu, Kemin, Kangsheng Li, Gavin J. D. Smith, et al.. (2006). Evolution and Molecular Epidemiology of H9N2 Influenza A Viruses from Quail in Southern China, 2000 to 2005. Journal of Virology. 81(6). 2635–2645. 156 indexed citations
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Li, Wenhui, Chengsheng Zhang, Jianhua Sui, et al.. (2005). Receptor and viral determinants of SARS‐coronavirus adaptation to human ACE2. The EMBO Journal. 24(8). 1634–1643. 735 indexed citations breakdown →
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Smith, Gavin J. D., Honglin Chen, Connie Y. H. Leung, et al.. (2005). Human Infection with an Avian H9N2 Influenza A Virus in Hong Kong in 2003. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 43(11). 5760–5767. 506 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Kangsheng, Kemin Xu, Malik Peiris, et al.. (2003). Characterization of H9 Subtype Influenza Viruses from the Ducks of Southern China: a Candidate for the Next Influenza Pandemic in Humans?. Journal of Virology. 77(12). 6988–6994. 221 indexed citations

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