Leyan Xu

2.3k total citations
28 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Leyan Xu is a scholar working on Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Leyan Xu has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Neurology, 12 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 11 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Leyan Xu's work include Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (9 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury Research (8 papers) and Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (6 papers). Leyan Xu is often cited by papers focused on Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (9 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury Research (8 papers) and Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (6 papers). Leyan Xu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Australia. Leyan Xu's co-authors include Vassilis E. Koliatsos, Karl Johe, Thomas G. Hazel, Jun Yan, Glen Hatfield, Ibolja Černak, Charles G. Eberhart, Jiwon Ryu, Brian Kirkpatrick and David K. Ryugo and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and The Journal of Comparative Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Leyan Xu

28 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Leyan Xu United States 19 897 702 517 504 430 28 1.8k
Sandra A. Acosta United States 18 461 0.5× 492 0.7× 305 0.6× 174 0.3× 360 0.8× 21 1.3k
Chen Zhang China 16 753 0.8× 529 0.8× 276 0.5× 490 1.0× 112 0.3× 91 1.5k
Supinder S. Bedi United States 22 430 0.5× 416 0.6× 151 0.3× 182 0.4× 361 0.8× 39 1.3k
Isabella Fugaccia United States 12 376 0.4× 363 0.5× 217 0.4× 493 1.0× 110 0.3× 12 1.5k
Nobutaka Horie Japan 27 926 1.0× 435 0.6× 471 0.9× 312 0.6× 443 1.0× 200 2.5k
Laurent Lescaudron France 27 405 0.5× 953 1.4× 106 0.2× 801 1.6× 463 1.1× 48 2.0k
Takuji Igarashi United States 10 376 0.4× 361 0.5× 209 0.4× 219 0.4× 72 0.2× 12 1.1k
Peter Heywood United Kingdom 14 882 1.0× 457 0.7× 95 0.2× 1.1k 2.3× 78 0.2× 19 2.1k
Arsalan Alizadeh Canada 16 205 0.2× 439 0.6× 145 0.3× 551 1.1× 181 0.4× 25 1.8k
Olivier Detante France 20 965 1.1× 228 0.3× 178 0.3× 590 1.2× 356 0.8× 63 2.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Leyan Xu

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All Works

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Ryu, Jiwon, Philippe Vincent, Leyan Xu, et al.. (2019). Optogenetically transduced human ES cell-derived neural progenitors and their neuronal progenies: Phenotypic characterization and responses to optical stimulation. PLoS ONE. 14(11). e0224846–e0224846. 7 indexed citations
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Welsbie, Derek S., Leyan Xu, Byung-Jin Kim, et al.. (2019). Targeted disruption of dual leucine zipper kinase and leucine zipper kinase promotes neuronal survival in a model of diffuse traumatic brain injury. Molecular Neurodegeneration. 14(1). 44–44. 27 indexed citations
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Xu, Leyan, et al.. (2016). Neuroinflammation in primary blast neurotrauma: Time course and prevention by torso shielding. Experimental Neurology. 277. 268–274. 15 indexed citations
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Ma, Bo, Leyan Xu, Xiaodong Pan, et al.. (2016). LRRK2 modulates microglial activity through regulation of chemokine (C–X3–C) receptor 1 –mediated signalling pathways. Human Molecular Genetics. 25(16). 3515–3523. 41 indexed citations
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Xu, Leyan. (2015). Animal model of repetitive mild traumatic brain injury for human traumatic axonal injury and chronic traumatic encephalopathy. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10(11). 1731–1731. 2 indexed citations
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Xu, Leyan, Jiwon Ryu, Judy V. Nguyen, et al.. (2015). Evidence for accelerated tauopathy in the retina of transgenic P301S tau mice exposed to repetitive mild traumatic brain injury. Experimental Neurology. 273. 168–176. 28 indexed citations
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Koliatsos, Vassilis E. & Leyan Xu. (2015). The Problem of Neurodegeneration in Cumulative Sports Concussions: Emphasis on Neurofibrillary Tangle Formation. 659–666. 6 indexed citations
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Xu, Haiwei, Xiaotong Tang, Leyan Xu, et al.. (2014). Liver X receptor β is essential for the differentiation of radial glial cells to oligodendrocytes in the dorsal cortex. Molecular Psychiatry. 19(8). 947–957. 49 indexed citations
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Ryu, Jiwon, Iren Horkayne‐Szakaly, Leyan Xu, et al.. (2014). The problem of axonal injury in the brains of veterans with histories of blast exposure. Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 2(1). 153–153. 62 indexed citations
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Xu, Leyan, Judy V. Nguyen, Mohamed Lehar, et al.. (2014). Repetitive mild traumatic brain injury with impact acceleration in the mouse: Multifocal axonopathy, neuroinflammation, and neurodegeneration in the visual system. Experimental Neurology. 275. 436–449. 107 indexed citations
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Xu, Leyan, Peilin Shen, Thomas G. Hazel, Karl Johe, & Vassilis E. Koliatsos. (2011). Dual transplantation of human neural stem cells into cervical and lumbar cord ameliorates motor neuron disease in SOD1 transgenic rats. Neuroscience Letters. 494(3). 222–226. 70 indexed citations
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Mahairaki, Vasiliki, Shawn Lim, Gregory T. Christopherson, et al.. (2010). Nanofiber Matrices Promote the Neuronal Differentiation of Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Neural Precursors In Vitro. Tissue Engineering Part A. 17(5-6). 855–863. 90 indexed citations
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Černak, Ibolja, Andrew C. Merkle, Vassilis E. Koliatsos, et al.. (2010). The pathobiology of blast injuries and blast-induced neurotrauma as identified using a new experimental model of injury in mice. Neurobiology of Disease. 41(2). 538–551. 230 indexed citations
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Mahairaki, Vasiliki, Leyan Xu, Mohamed H. Farah, et al.. (2009). Targeted knock-down of neuronal nitric oxide synthase expression in basal forebrain with RNA interference. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 179(2). 292–299. 10 indexed citations
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Xu, Leyan, David K. Ryugo, Tan Pongstaporn, Karl Johe, & Vassilis E. Koliatsos. (2009). Human neural stem cell grafts in the spinal cord of SOD1 transgenic rats: Differentiation and structural integration into the segmental motor circuitry. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 514(4). 297–309. 105 indexed citations
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Koliatsos, Vassilis E., Leyan Xu, & Jun Yan. (2008). Human stem cell grafts as therapies for motor neuron disease. Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy. 8(2). 137–141. 14 indexed citations
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Yan, Jun, Leyan Xu, Glen Hatfield, et al.. (2007). Extensive Neuronal Differentiation of Human Neural Stem Cell Grafts in Adult Rat Spinal Cord. PLoS Medicine. 4(2). e39–e39. 187 indexed citations
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Xu, Leyan, Jun Yan, David Chen, et al.. (2006). Human Neural Stem Cell Grafts Ameliorate Motor Neuron Disease in SOD-1 Transgenic Rats. Transplantation. 82(7). 865–875. 192 indexed citations
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Kirkpatrick, Brian, Leyan Xu, Nicola G. Cascella, et al.. (2006). DISC1 immunoreactivity at the light and ultrastructural level in the human neocortex. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 497(3). 436–450. 91 indexed citations
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