Letian Xu

3.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
90 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Letian Xu is a scholar working on Insect Science, Molecular Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Letian Xu has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Insect Science, 20 papers in Molecular Biology and 16 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Letian Xu's work include Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (38 papers), Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control (18 papers) and Insect Resistance and Genetics (14 papers). Letian Xu is often cited by papers focused on Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (38 papers), Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control (18 papers) and Insect Resistance and Genetics (14 papers). Letian Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, Canada and United States. Letian Xu's co-authors include Gang He, Guoping Li, Min Lu, Weidong Zhang, Jianghua Sun, Kun Zhou, Jiang Zhang, Jing Luo, Chihang Cheng and Fangyuan Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Letian Xu

88 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Carbon quantum dots: Preparation, optical properties, and biomedical applications

2023 238 citations Letian Xu et al. profile →
The pivotal roles of gut microbiota in insect plant interactions for sustainable pest management

2023 77 citations Yuxin Zhang, Shouke Zhang et al. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes profile →
A life-and-death struggle: interaction of insects with entomopathogenic fungi across various infection stages

2024 46 citations Jing Luo, Letian Xu et al. profile →

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Letian Xu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Letian Xu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Letian 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 Letian Xu. Letian Xu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Cu(II)-Catalyzed Hydrofunctionalization of Unactivated Alkynes via π-Lewis Acid Activation 2025 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Letian Xu, Shenghua Yang, Peng Liu, Keary M. Engle	0
2	Topical RNA Interference Induces Mortality in the Cotton–Melon Aphid Aphis gossypii with No Adverse Effect on the Predator Propylea japonica 2025 ·Insects ·(unknown), (unknown), Letian Xu, Yu Peng, Yao Zhao	2
3	Horizontal gene transfer-mediated enhancement of gut antifungal defense facilitates host plant adaptation in an invasive pest 2025 ·Cell Reports ·Shouke Zhang, Xiayu Li, Zikun Li, Yuxin Zhang, (unknown), Letian Xu	1
4	Widespread presence of gut bacterium Glutamicibacter ectropisis sp. nov. confers enhanced resistance to the pesticide bifenthrin in tea pests 2024 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·(unknown), (unknown), Tian Gao, (unknown), Ying Chen, Linlin Zhou, Yong Zhang, Yunqiu Yang, Letian Xu, Yanhua Long	2
5	Gut microbiota facilitate adaptation of invasive moths to new host plants 2024 ·The ISME Journal ·Shouke Zhang, Feng Song, (unknown), (unknown), Yuxin Zhang, Wenwu Zhou, Letian Xu	23
6	Functional and Numerical Responses of Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) to Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) and Their Potential for Biological Control 2024 ·Insects ·(unknown), Jingya Yu, (unknown), (unknown), Letian Xu, Mengting Wu	2
7	Diet Induced Variation in Gut Microbiota Is Linked to the Growth Performance of an Agricultural Pest Chilo suppressalis 2023 ·Agronomy ·(unknown), (unknown), Mahmoud Magdy, Jingnan Chen, Weihua Ma, Letian Xu	5
8	Dynamic Gut Microbiota of Apolygus lucorum Across Different Life Stages Reveals Potential Pathogenic Bacteria for Facilitating the Pest Management 2023 ·Microbial Ecology ·Danni Guo, (unknown), Zhenzhen Tang, (unknown), Wanning Li, Chong Li, Letian Xu, Jing Luo	3
9	The pivotal roles of gut microbiota in insect plant interactions for sustainable pest management breakdown → 2023 ·npj Biofilms and Microbiomes ·Yuxin Zhang, Shouke Zhang, Letian Xu	77
10	Enhanced toxicity of entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana with bacteria expressing immune suppressive dsRNA in a leaf beetle 2023 ·Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology ·(unknown), Yuxin Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), Pei Xu, Tianjing Wang, Jing Luo, Jingya Yu, Letian Xu	25
11	Gut bacterial microbiota of Lymantria dispar asiatica and its involvement in Beauveria bassiana infection 2023 ·Journal of Invertebrate Pathology ·(unknown), Zhe Xu, Lu Li, Yue Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), Letian Xu, Ling Ma	19
12	Multi-omics analysis of the regulatory effects of low-phosphorus stress on phosphorus transport in soybean roots 2022 ·Frontiers in Plant Science ·Hongyu Li, Letian Xu, Jiaxin Li, Xiaochen Lyu, Sha Li, Chang Wang, (unknown), Chunmei Ma, Chao Yan	13
13	Comparative analysis of the immune system and expression profiling of Lymantria dispar infected by Beauveria bassiana 2022 ·Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology ·(unknown), (unknown), Yue Zhang, Zhe Xu, Lu Li, (unknown), Xiaoqian Ma, Runhua Han, W. F. Mader, Letian Xu, Ling Ma	9
14	Length-dependent accumulation of double-stranded RNAs in plastids affects RNA interference efficiency in the Colorado potato beetle 2020 ·Journal of Experimental Botany ·(unknown), Wenbo Xu, Letian Xu, Kai‐Yun Fu, Wen‐Chao Guo, Ralph Bock, Jiang Zhang	54
15	Baseline Sensitivity and Toxic Action of the Sterol Demethylation Inhibitor Flusilazole Against Botrytis cinerea 2020 ·Plant Disease ·Yong Wang, (unknown), Letian Xu, Yang Sun, Juntao Feng	16
16	Comparative analysis of the immune system of an invasive bark beetle, Dendroctonus valens, infected by an entomopathogenic fungus 2018 ·Developmental & Comparative Immunology ·Letian Xu, Yiqiu Zhang, Shihan Zhang, (unknown), Min Lu, Longwa Zhang, Jiang Zhang	24
17	A Small Regulatory RNA Contributes to the Preferential Colonization of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in the Large Intestine in Response to a Low DNA Concentration 2017 ·Frontiers in Microbiology ·Runhua Han, Letian Xu, Ting Wang, Bin Liu, Lei Wang	16
18	Altered Carbohydrates Allocation by Associated Bacteria-fungi Interactions in a Bark Beetle-microbe Symbiosis 2016 ·Scientific Reports ·Fangyuan Zhou, (unknown), Bo Wang, Letian Xu, Chihang Cheng, Min Lu, Jianghua Sun	33
19	Does cryptic microbiota mitigate pine resistance to an invasive beetle-fungus complex? Implications for invasion potential 2016 ·Scientific Reports ·Chihang Cheng, Letian Xu, Dandan Xu, (unknown), Min Lu, Jianghua Sun	17
20	A multi-channel data logger of in-situ chemical sensors for cabled seafloor observatories 2013 ·2013 OCEANS - San Diego ·Letian Xu, Jiawang Chen, (unknown), Xiao Hu, You Wang	1

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