Lei Xu

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
115 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Lei Xu is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Lei Xu has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Epidemiology, 29 papers in Surgery and 23 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Lei Xu's work include Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (36 papers), Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (18 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (18 papers). Lei Xu is often cited by papers focused on Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (36 papers), Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (18 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (18 papers). Lei Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Lei Xu's co-authors include Chaohui Yu, Chengfu Xu, Min Miao, Youming Li, Youming Li, Jiarong Xie, Han Ma, Hangkai Huang, Zhening Liu and Weijie Song and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Experimental Medicine, PLoS ONE and Hepatology.

In The Last Decade

Lei Xu

104 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

  1. The associations between modifiable risk factors and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: A comprehensive Mendelian randomization study
    2022 139 citations Jiarong Xie, Youming Li et al. 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 27 1.2k 598 477 447 366 115 2.5k
Xiaodong Wang China 33 1.2k 1.0× 364 0.6× 1.1k 2.4× 546 1.2× 382 1.0× 239 4.0k
Youming Li China 33 1.2k 1.0× 480 0.8× 552 1.2× 329 0.7× 1.0k 2.8× 109 3.0k
Heinz Zoller Austria 44 1.2k 1.0× 164 0.3× 563 1.2× 210 0.5× 620 1.7× 188 5.9k
Giuseppina Basta Italy 34 552 0.4× 1.1k 1.9× 874 1.8× 360 0.8× 729 2.0× 118 4.8k
Didier Borderie France 36 581 0.5× 161 0.3× 790 1.7× 868 1.9× 380 1.0× 112 3.6k
Antonio Picardi Italy 28 1.1k 0.9× 556 0.9× 348 0.7× 368 0.8× 452 1.2× 133 2.5k
Domênico Capone Italy 27 978 0.8× 247 0.4× 394 0.8× 140 0.3× 311 0.8× 108 2.5k
Konstantinos Makris Greece 26 481 0.4× 292 0.5× 579 1.2× 256 0.6× 470 1.3× 84 2.9k
Koichiro Wada Japan 28 2.0k 1.6× 608 1.0× 635 1.3× 271 0.6× 446 1.2× 146 3.3k
Miho Shimizu Japan 26 316 0.3× 461 0.8× 571 1.2× 160 0.4× 281 0.8× 121 2.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Lei Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lei Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Lei Xu. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Lei Xu. The network helps show where Lei Xu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lei Xu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lei Xu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lei 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 Lei Xu. Lei 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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Cheng, Hao, Lei Xu, Hua Zhu, et al.. (2024). Structural characterization of oligosaccharide from Dendrobium officinale and its properties in vitro digestion and fecal fermentation. Food Chemistry. 460(Pt 1). 140511–140511. 5 indexed citations
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Cao, Xiaoxiao, Xinyan Ma, Wenhao Zhu, et al.. (2024). Integrating transcriptomic and polygenic risk scores to enhance predictive accuracy for ischemic stroke subtypes. Human Genetics. 144(1). 43–54. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Yi, et al.. (2024). Endoscopic cardiac mucosal ligation: a novel minimally invasive procedure for gastroesophageal reflux disease. Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies. 34(2). 107–113.
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Xie, Jiarong, Linxiao Hou, Min Miao, et al.. (2024). Risk of incident type 2 diabetes in male NAFLD and NAFLD-free smokers: a 7-year post-cessation study. Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome. 16(1). 192–192. 1 indexed citations
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Peng, Hongye, et al.. (2023). Prediction of MAFLD and NAFLD using different screening indexes: A cross-sectional study in U.S. adults. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 14. 1083032–1083032. 61 indexed citations
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Gao, Jian, et al.. (2023). ClusterX: a novel representation learning-based deep clustering framework for accurate visual inspection in virtual screening. Briefings in Bioinformatics. 24(3). 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Weihong, et al.. (2021). Clip-Assisted Endoscopic Cyanoacrylate Injection: A Novel Technique for Acute Gastroesophageal Variceal Bleeding. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. 32(1). 56–61. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Wen, Lei Xu, & Yonggui Yuan. (2021). Dyslipidemia: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment. International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development. 3 indexed citations
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Xie, Jiarong, Lu Xu, Peifei Li, et al.. (2019). Impact of visceral adiposity on severity of acute pancreatitis: a propensity score-matched analysis. BMC Gastroenterology. 19(1). 87–87. 20 indexed citations
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Wang, Weihong, et al.. (2019). Severe Chest Pain due to N-Acetylcysteine-Induced Esophagitis. Case Reports in Medicine. 2019. 1–2.
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Xu, Lu, et al.. (2019). Comparison of Outcomes of Colorectal Polypectomy Using Traditional Snare and Rotary Snare: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial. Gastroenterology Research and Practice. 2019. 1–8. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Lei, et al.. (2015). [Accuracy of procalcitonin for diagnosis of sepsis in adults: a Meta-analysis].. PubMed. 27(9). 743–9. 8 indexed citations
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Wang, Shiqi, et al.. (2011). Overweight Is an Additional Prognostic Factor in Acute Pancreatitis: A Meta-Analysis. Pancreatology. 11(2). 92–98. 47 indexed citations
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Xu, Chengfu, Lei Xu, Chaohui Yu, Min Miao, & Youming Li. (2011). Association between thyroid function and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in euthyroid elderly Chinese. Clinical Endocrinology. 75(2). 240–246. 82 indexed citations
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Li, Youming, Chengfu Xu, Chaohui Yu, Lei Xu, & Min Miao. (2009). Association of serum uric acid level with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Hepatology. 50(5). 1029–1034. 216 indexed citations
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Xu, Lei & Youming Li. (2005). [The role of PPAR alpha in the pathogenesis of fatty liver disease].. PubMed. 13(9). 715–7. 1 indexed citations

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