Lei Xu

9.2k total citations · 10 hit papers
158 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Lei Xu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Lei Xu has authored 158 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Molecular Biology, 40 papers in Oncology and 29 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Lei Xu's work include Diabetes Treatment and Management (17 papers), Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers (14 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (12 papers). Lei Xu is often cited by papers focused on Diabetes Treatment and Management (17 papers), Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers (14 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (12 papers). Lei Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and France. Lei Xu's co-authors include Debora Williams‐Herman, Antoîne Italiano, Itamar Raz, Cíntia Rabelo e Paiva Caria, M Hanefeld, Hootan Khatami, Sarina A. Piha‐Paul, Ronnie Shapira‐Frommer, Alexandra Léary and Hyun Cheol Chung and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Journal of Clinical Oncology and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Lei Xu

146 papers receiving 4.2k 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.

  1. Efficacy and Safety of Pembrolizumab in Previously Treated Advanced Cervical Cancer: Results From the Phase II KEYNOTE-158 Study
    2019 714 citations Hyun Cheol Chung, Willeke Ros et al. Journal of Clinical Oncology profile →
  2. Pembrolizumab in Patients With Microsatellite Instability–High Advanced Endometrial Cancer: Results From the KEYNOTE-158 Study
    2022 273 citations Antoîne Italiano, Lei Xu et al. Journal of Clinical Oncology profile →
  3. Pembrolizumab in microsatellite instability high or mismatch repair deficient cancers: updated analysis from the phase II KEYNOTE-158 study
    2022 240 citations Lei Xu et al. profile →
  4. The relationship between physical activity and Internet addiction among adolescents in western China: a chain mediating model of anxiety and inhibitory control
    2024 56 citations Yang Liu, Ting Xiao et al. profile →
  5. The mediating effect of internet addiction and the moderating effect of physical activity on the relationship between alexithymia and depression
    2024 45 citations Yuanyuan Ma, Lei Xu et al. profile →
  6. Anxiety, inhibitory control, physical activity, and internet addiction in Chinese adolescents: a moderated mediation model
    2024 40 citations Yang Liu, Lei Xu et al. BMC Pediatrics profile →
  7. Physical and emotional abuse with internet addiction and anxiety as a mediator and physical activity as a moderator
    2025 36 citations Jinbiao Peng, Yang Liu et al. profile →
  8. Anxiety mediated the relationship between bullying victimization and internet addiction in adolescents, and family support moderated the relationship
    2025 29 citations Yang Liu, Jinbiao Peng et al. BMC Pediatrics profile →
  9. The Chain Mediating Effect of Anxiety and Inhibitory Control and the Moderating Effect of Physical Activity Between Bullying Victimization and Internet Addiction in Chinese Adolescents
    2025 28 citations Yang Liu, Lei Xu et al. profile →
  10. The mediating effect of social network sites addiction on the relationship between childhood psychological abuse and depression in college students and the moderating effect of psychological flexibility
    2025 16 citations Yang Liu, Lei Xu et al. Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory Research and Practice profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lei Xu China 30 1.5k 1.1k 927 897 589 158 4.2k
Olaf Ortmann Germany 41 1.7k 1.2× 842 0.8× 1.6k 1.7× 368 0.4× 420 0.7× 346 6.3k
Susan J. Jordan Australia 34 1.1k 0.8× 599 0.6× 750 0.8× 636 0.7× 296 0.5× 134 3.8k
Alan A. Arslan United States 44 1.9k 1.3× 1.2k 1.1× 1.4k 1.5× 389 0.4× 399 0.7× 130 6.2k
Roni T. Falk United States 39 2.4k 1.7× 640 0.6× 1.2k 1.3× 362 0.4× 1.3k 2.2× 132 5.4k
Britton Trabert United States 41 1.8k 1.2× 342 0.3× 2.0k 2.1× 1.2k 1.4× 583 1.0× 173 7.7k
Diana Bull United Kingdom 32 2.6k 1.8× 854 0.8× 759 0.8× 507 0.6× 592 1.0× 49 5.6k
Per Lenner Sweden 46 2.5k 1.7× 641 0.6× 1.8k 1.9× 540 0.6× 1.2k 2.0× 149 6.6k
B. E. Henderson United States 36 1.6k 1.1× 856 0.8× 819 0.9× 732 0.8× 578 1.0× 52 4.9k
Naoya Masumori Japan 39 928 0.6× 734 0.7× 1.4k 1.5× 1.7k 1.9× 572 1.0× 406 6.4k
Hong‐Jeng Yu Taiwan 41 742 0.5× 496 0.5× 3.3k 3.6× 1.1k 1.3× 714 1.2× 240 7.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lei Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lei Xu

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All Works

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Liu, Yang, et al.. (2025). The mediating effect of social network sites addiction on the relationship between childhood psychological abuse and depression in college students and the moderating effect of psychological flexibility. Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory Research and Practice. 98(2). 534–548. 16 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Yang, Jinbiao Peng, Jinhua Ding, et al.. (2025). Anxiety mediated the relationship between bullying victimization and internet addiction in adolescents, and family support moderated the relationship. BMC Pediatrics. 25(1). 8–8. 29 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wei, Jiahui, et al.. (2024). Perillaldehyde ameliorates lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury via suppressing the cGAS/STING signaling pathway. International Immunopharmacology. 130. 111641–111641. 16 indexed citations
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Yang, Jin‐Hui, Hao Wang, Yu‐Sheng Zhu, et al.. (2024). Apatite geochemical indicators for magma mixing and fractional crystallization in the origin of A-type granite. Lithos. 492-493. 107873–107873. 1 indexed citations
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Zhu, Yu‐Sheng, et al.. (2024). Contribution of alkaline magmas to the petrogenesis of Triassic aluminous A-type granites on Liaodong Peninsula, Northeastern China. Lithos. 488-489. 107834–107834. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Lei, et al.. (2024). Subsistence economy in the eastern Ordos Plateau, China during the late Warring States Period (c. 221 BCE) by stable isotope analysis. Journal of Archaeological Science Reports. 60. 104825–104825.
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Liu, Yang, Ting Xiao, Lei Xu, et al.. (2024). A129: Middle School Students of Bullying Victimization and InternetAddiction. Scholar Works (Boise State University). 3(3). 1 indexed citations
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Wu, Jingjing, et al.. (2024). Surface-enhanced Raman scattering on nanomaterials for cancer and pathogens diagnosis. Nano Research. 18(2). 94907096–94907096. 5 indexed citations
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Guo, Meina, Wenyuan Ruan, Ruili Li, et al.. (2024). Visualizing plant intracellular inorganic orthophosphate distribution. Nature Plants. 10(2). 315–326. 12 indexed citations
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Zhang, Dongguang, Lei Xu, Haiying Zou, et al.. (2024). Association between tri-ponderal mass index and glucose metabolism disorder in children with obesity in China: A case–control study. Medicine. 103(10). e37364–e37364.
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Ma, Shengchao, Dan Wang, Menghua Zhang, et al.. (2023). Methylation Levels in the Promoter Region of FHIT and PIAS1 Genes Associated with Mastitis Resistance in Xinjiang Brown Cattle. Genes. 14(6). 1189–1189. 8 indexed citations
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Zhang, Meng, et al.. (2023). Recent Advances in Natural Deastringency and Genetic Improvement of Chinese PCNA Persimmon (Diospyros kaki). Horticulturae. 9(12). 1273–1273. 4 indexed citations
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Zhong, Xiaowu, Lihua Yao, Lei Xu, et al.. (2022). Comprehensive Analysis of Potential Correlation Between Solute Carrier 1A (SLC1A) Family and Lung Adenocarcinoma. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations
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Xu, Hui, et al.. (2019). Factors influencing medication‐taking behaviour with adjuvant endocrine therapy in women with breast cancer: A qualitative systematic review. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 76(2). 445–458. 12 indexed citations
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Chung, Hyun Cheol, Willeke Ros, Jean‐Pierre Delord, et al.. (2019). Efficacy and Safety of Pembrolizumab in Previously Treated Advanced Cervical Cancer: Results From the Phase II KEYNOTE-158 Study. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 37(17). 1470–1478. 714 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Fuhua, et al.. (2017). Association of Serum Vitamin D Level and Carotid Atherosclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 37(6). 1293–1303. 29 indexed citations
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Yin, Chun, et al.. (2010). Expression Analysis of the Mx Gene and Its Genome Structure in Chickens. Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences. 23(7). 855–862. 5 indexed citations

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