Li Xuan Tan

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 953 citations indexed

About

Li Xuan Tan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ophthalmology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Li Xuan Tan has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 953 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Ophthalmology and 3 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Li Xuan Tan's work include Retinal Diseases and Treatments (9 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (5 papers) and Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (3 papers). Li Xuan Tan is often cited by papers focused on Retinal Diseases and Treatments (9 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (5 papers) and Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (3 papers). Li Xuan Tan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and China. Li Xuan Tan's co-authors include Aparna Lakkaraju, Kimberly A. Toops, Kathleen Boesze‐Battaglia, Lauren L. Daniele, David S. Williams, Ankita Umapathy, Nancy J. Philp, Roxana A. Radu, Zhichun Jiang and William Samuel and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Blood and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

In The Last Decade

Li Xuan Tan

18 papers receiving 950 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.

The cell biology of the retinal pigment epithelium

2020 287 citations Aparna Lakkaraju, Ankita Umapathy et al. Progress in Retinal and Eye Research profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Li Xuan Tan United States	13	658	494	159	88	87	18	953
Una Kelly United States	13	404 0.6×	436 0.9×	190 1.2×	180 2.0×	35 0.4×	20	783
Yasuya Inomata Japan	17	373 0.6×	511 1.0×	320 2.0×	43 0.5×	75 0.9×	27	822
Monika Deshpande United States	17	370 0.6×	227 0.5×	98 0.6×	77 0.9×	41 0.5×	23	752
Zai‐Long Chi China	16	418 0.6×	282 0.6×	87 0.5×	116 1.3×	100 1.1×	37	782
Gertjan M. Holtkamp Netherlands	10	451 0.7×	605 1.2×	282 1.8×	148 1.7×	65 0.7×	13	986
Xiao Feng United States	15	705 1.1×	898 1.8×	437 2.7×	62 0.7×	78 0.9×	19	1.3k
Peter Esser Germany	19	612 0.9×	771 1.6×	422 2.7×	90 1.0×	102 1.2×	39	1.2k
M Ménasche France	16	489 0.7×	264 0.5×	245 1.5×	93 1.1×	143 1.6×	47	902
Heidi Roehrich United States	15	443 0.7×	342 0.7×	95 0.6×	127 1.4×	44 0.5×	29	752
Deborah Wallace Ireland	22	711 1.1×	578 1.2×	219 1.4×	61 0.7×	221 2.5×	46	1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Li Xuan Tan

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18 of 18 papers shown

Tan, Li Xuan, et al.. (2025). Microglia target synaptic sites early during excitatory circuit disassembly in neurodegeneration. iScience. 28(4). 112201–112201. 1 indexed citations

Li, Chao, et al.. (2023). Changes of Optic Disc and Macular Vessel Perfusion Density in Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma: A Quantitative Study Using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiograph. Ophthalmic Research. 66(1). 1245–1253. 3 indexed citations

Tan, Li Xuan, et al.. (2023). Optineurin tunes outside-in signaling to regulate lysosome biogenesis and phagocytic clearance in the retina. Current Biology. 33(18). 3805–3820.e7. 9 indexed citations

Tan, Li Xuan, et al.. (2022). Analysis of mitochondrial dynamics and function in the retinal pigment epithelium by high-speed high-resolution live imaging. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 10. 1044672–1044672. 9 indexed citations

Tan, Li Xuan, et al.. (2021). Mitochondria-dependent phase separation of disease-relevant proteins drives pathological features of age-related macular degeneration. JCI Insight. 6(9). 34 indexed citations

Tan, Li Xuan, et al.. (2020). Complement activation, lipid metabolism, and mitochondrial injury: Converging pathways in age-related macular degeneration. Redox Biology. 37. 101781–101781. 37 indexed citations

Lakkaraju, Aparna, Ankita Umapathy, Li Xuan Tan, et al.. (2020). The cell biology of the retinal pigment epithelium. Progress in Retinal and Eye Research. 78. 100846–100846. 287 indexed citations breakdown →

Tan, Li Xuan, Gurugirijha Rathnasamy, Kimberly A. Toops, et al.. (2018). Aberrant early endosome biogenesis mediates complement activation in the retinal pigment epithelium in models of macular degeneration. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(36). 9014–9019. 58 indexed citations

Samuel, William, Cynthia Jaworski, Olga A. Postnikova, et al.. (2017). Appropriately differentiated ARPE-19 cells regain phenotype and gene expression profiles similar to those of native RPE cells.. PubMed. 23. 60–89. 124 indexed citations

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Haruta, Miyoshi, Li Xuan Tan, Daniel Bushey, Sarah J. Swanson, & Michael R. Sussman. (2017). Environmental and Genetic Factors Regulating Localization of the Plant Plasma Membrane H⁺-ATPase. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 176(1). 364–377. 37 indexed citations

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Tan, Li Xuan, Kimberly A. Toops, & Aparna Lakkaraju. (2016). Protective responses to sublytic complement in the retinal pigment epithelium. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(31). 8789–8794. 55 indexed citations

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Toops, Kimberly A., Li Xuan Tan, & Aparna Lakkaraju. (2015). Apolipoprotein E Isoforms and AMD. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 854. 3–9. 30 indexed citations

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Toops, Kimberly A., Li Xuan Tan, & Aparna Lakkaraju. (2014). A detailed three-step protocol for live imaging of intracellular traffic in polarized primary porcine RPE monolayers. Experimental Eye Research. 124. 74–85. 51 indexed citations

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Toops, Kimberly A., Li Xuan Tan, Zhichun Jiang, Roxana A. Radu, & Aparna Lakkaraju. (2014). Cholesterol-mediated activation of acid sphingomyelinase disrupts autophagy in the retinal pigment epithelium. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 26(1). 1–14. 89 indexed citations

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Wang, Jinyong, Yangang Liu, Li Xuan Tan, et al.. (2011). Distinct requirements of hematopoietic stem cell activity and Nras G12D signaling in different cell types during leukemogenesis. Cell Cycle. 10(17). 2836–2839. 11 indexed citations

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Wang, Jinyong, Yangang Liu, Zeyang Li, et al.. (2011). Endogenous oncogenic Nras mutation initiates hematopoietic malignancies in a dose- and cell type-dependent manner. Blood. 118(2). 368–379. 66 indexed citations

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Matulef, Kimberly, et al.. (2008). Discovery of Potent CLC Chloride Channel Inhibitors. ACS Chemical Biology. 3(7). 419–428. 34 indexed citations

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Tan, Li Xuan, M. Anna Kowalska, Gabriel M. Romo, et al.. (1999). Identification and Characterization of Endothelial Glycoprotein Ib Using Viper Venom Proteins Modulating Cell Adhesion. Blood. 93(8). 2605–2616. 18 indexed citations

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