Ming Xian

16.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
250 papers, 14.3k citations indexed

About

Ming Xian is a scholar working on Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ming Xian has authored 250 papers receiving a total of 14.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 132 papers in Biochemistry, 84 papers in Organic Chemistry and 79 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Ming Xian's work include Sulfur Compounds in Biology (128 papers), Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (44 papers) and Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (34 papers). Ming Xian is often cited by papers focused on Sulfur Compounds in Biology (128 papers), Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (44 papers) and Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (34 papers). Ming Xian collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. Ming Xian's co-authors include Wei Chen, Yu Zhao, Peng George Wang, Vivian Lin, Christopher J. Chang, Armando Pacheco, Chunrong Liu, Nelmi O. Devarie‐Baez, Bo Peng and Chung‐Min Park and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Ming Xian

240 papers receiving 14.2k 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.

Nitric Oxide Donors: Chemical Activities and Biological Applications

2002 1.1k citations Ming Xian et al. profile →
Chemical probes for molecular imaging and detection of hydrogen sulfide and reactive sulfur species in biological systems

2014 955 citations Wei Chen, Ming Xian et al. profile →
Reactive cysteine persulfides and S-polythiolation regulate oxidative stress and redox signaling

2014 768 citations Tomoaki Ida, Tomohiro Sawa et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Capture and Visualization of Hydrogen Sulfide by a Fluorescent Probe

2011 542 citations Jia Pan, Yu Zhao et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ming Xian United States	59	7.7k	4.0k	3.4k	2.8k	2.5k	250	14.3k
Ling Li China	54	4.3k 0.5×	2.3k 0.6×	914 0.3×	3.2k 1.2×	797 0.3×	274	11.9k
Jing Zhao China	55	2.0k 0.3×	2.7k 0.7×	1.1k 0.3×	1.9k 0.7×	2.7k 1.1×	292	10.7k
Caixia Yin China	62	7.0k 0.9×	3.6k 0.9×	9.7k 2.9×	5.9k 2.1×	1.3k 0.5×	383	14.6k
Lin Yuan China	72	5.5k 0.7×	5.4k 1.3×	10.5k 3.1×	9.9k 3.6×	1.9k 0.8×	335	19.9k
Huimin Ma China	66	3.3k 0.4×	4.4k 1.1×	6.7k 2.0×	6.2k 2.2×	1.4k 0.6×	237	14.3k
Larry K. Keefer United States	61	2.6k 0.3×	3.9k 1.0×	730 0.2×	909 0.3×	1.8k 0.7×	275	13.9k
Joy Joseph United States	62	1.6k 0.2×	6.7k 1.7×	1.0k 0.3×	1.4k 0.5×	1.2k 0.5×	147	14.9k
Xiaohua Li China	60	2.0k 0.3×	5.0k 1.2×	4.0k 1.2×	4.3k 1.6×	2.1k 0.8×	340	13.9k
Xiaoqiang Chen China	63	5.0k 0.7×	4.5k 1.1×	11.0k 3.2×	9.3k 3.4×	2.3k 0.9×	275	18.3k
Bao‐Xiang Zhao China	57	2.7k 0.3×	2.8k 0.7×	5.0k 1.5×	3.0k 1.1×	3.0k 1.2×	325	11.0k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yang, Jie, Chenxi Zhang, Ming Xian, et al.. (2025). Formation mechanism of anisotropic zein-modified starch nanoparticles. Food Chemistry. 482. 144177–144177. 1 indexed citations

Roy, Biswajit, et al.. (2024). Phototriggered generation of reactive sulfur species. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 224. S13–S13.

Ni, Xiang, et al.. (2024). In‐Situ Generation of Hydrogen Polysulfides (H₂S_n) with Thioglucose, Glucose Oxidase, and Chloroperoxidase. ChemBioChem. 25(16). e202400390–e202400390.

Olson, Kenneth R., Tsuyoshi Takata, Yan Gao, et al.. (2024). Reaction Mechanisms of H2S Oxidation by Naphthoquinones. Antioxidants. 13(5). 619–619. 4 indexed citations

Cui, Qi, Akiyuki Nishimura, Tetsuro Matsunaga, et al.. (2024). 2H-Thiopyran-2-thione sulfine, a compound for converting H2S to HSOH/H2S2 and increasing intracellular sulfane sulfur levels. Nature Communications. 15(1). 2453–2453. 3 indexed citations

Xian, Ming, et al.. (2023). Recent development of polysulfides: Chemistry and biological applications. Current Opinion in Chemical Biology. 75. 102325–102325. 17 indexed citations

Zhang, Guoyu, et al.. (2023). Proteomic Analysis of Frozen–Thawed Spermatozoa with Different Levels of Freezability in Dairy Goats. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(21). 15550–15550. 11 indexed citations

Yang, Zhuo, Hongqiang Zhang, Ming Xian, et al.. (2023). Sub-ambient daytime cooling effects and cooling energy efficiency of a passive sub-ambient daytime radiative cooling coating applied to telecommunication base stations— Part 1: Distributed base stations and long-lasting self-cleaning properties. Energy. 283. 128750–128750. 5 indexed citations

Chen, Yan, Tianliu Zhang, Ming Xian, et al.. (2022). A draft genome of Drung cattle reveals clues to its chromosomal fusion and environmental adaptation. Communications Biology. 5(1). 353–353. 6 indexed citations

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Ren, Yijie, Yu Li, Ming Xian, et al.. (2021). TLR7/8 signalling affects X-sperm motility via the GSK3 α/β-hexokinase pathway for the efficient production of sexed dairy goat embryos. Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology. 12(1). 22 indexed citations

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Li, Xiaolu, Nicholas Day, Song Feng, et al.. (2021). Mass spectrometry-based direct detection of multiple types of protein thiol modifications in pancreatic beta cells under endoplasmic reticulum stress. Redox Biology. 46. 102111–102111. 30 indexed citations

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Guo, Wei, Dong Li, Wanzhen Li, et al.. (2018). Cystathionine γ‐lyase deficiency aggravates obesity‐related insulin resistance via FoxO1‐dependent hepatic gluconeogenesis. The FASEB Journal. 33(3). 4212–4224. 33 indexed citations

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Cui, Xuezhi, Jing Wang, Penny Roon, et al.. (2017). Analysis of MTHFR, CBS, Glutathione, Taurine, and Hydrogen Sulfide Levels in Retinas of Hyperhomocysteinemic Mice. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 58(4). 1954–1954. 14 indexed citations

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Park, Chung‐Min, Laksiri Weerasinghe, Jacob J. Day, Jon M. Fukuto, & Ming Xian. (2015). Persulfides: current knowledge and challenges in chemistry and chemical biology. Molecular BioSystems. 11(7). 1775–1785. 106 indexed citations

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Park, Chung‐Min & Ming Xian. (2015). Use of Phosphorodithioate-Based Compounds as Hydrogen Sulfide Donors. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 554. 127–142. 20 indexed citations

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Ida, Tomoaki, Tomohiro Sawa, Hideshi Ihara, et al.. (2014). Reactive cysteine persulfides and S-polythiolation regulate oxidative stress and redox signaling. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(21). 7606–7611. 768 indexed citations breakdown →

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Park, Chung‐Min, Yu Zhao, Zhaohui Zhu, et al.. (2013). Synthesis and evaluation of phosphorodithioate-based hydrogen sulfide donors. Molecular BioSystems. 9(10). 2430–2434. 59 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yu, Hua Wang, & Ming Xian. (2010). Cysteine-Activated Hydrogen Sulfide (H ₂ S) Donors. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 133(1). 15–17. 225 indexed citations

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Pan, Jia, et al.. (2009). A fluorogenic dye activated by S-nitrosothiols. Molecular BioSystems. 5(9). 918–920. 26 indexed citations

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Xian, Ming. (2007). A space-time-frequency adaptive processing anti-jamming algorithm. Electronics Optics & Control. 1 indexed citations

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