Ming Xu

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
91 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Ming Xu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Ming Xu has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Molecular Biology, 23 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 21 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Ming Xu's work include Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications (16 papers), Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (16 papers) and Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (8 papers). Ming Xu is often cited by papers focused on Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications (16 papers), Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (16 papers) and Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (8 papers). Ming Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Ming Xu's co-authors include Sijin Liu, Qiuquan Wang, Ming Gao, Ruixia Wang, Jianqiang Zhu, Minghao Ma, Lining Xu, Limin Yang, Jian Weng and Fanfan Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Ming Xu

86 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

Emerging health risks and underlying toxicological mechanisms of uranium contamination: Lessons from the past two decades

2020 220 citations Minghao Ma, Ruixia Wang 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 Xu China	29	972	873	634	393	343	91	2.7k
Xiaodong Ye China	31	1.1k 1.1×	876 1.0×	829 1.3×	961 2.4×	117 0.3×	130	4.1k
Diane A. Blake United States	35	659 0.7×	346 0.4×	1.5k 2.4×	236 0.6×	329 1.0×	96	3.4k
Li Xu China	33	823 0.8×	824 0.9×	816 1.3×	423 1.1×	534 1.6×	147	3.6k
Xinyue Dai China	30	1.3k 1.3×	1.4k 1.6×	596 0.9×	257 0.7×	102 0.3×	143	3.0k
Jörg Bettmer Spain	30	548 0.6×	739 0.8×	670 1.1×	271 0.7×	419 1.2×	94	2.9k
Xingchen Zhao China	29	497 0.5×	862 1.0×	1.4k 2.3×	298 0.8×	516 1.5×	95	3.5k
M. Vairamani India	34	869 0.9×	336 0.4×	1.2k 1.9×	499 1.3×	366 1.1×	199	4.2k
Lijuan Zhang China	35	484 0.5×	673 0.8×	686 1.1×	102 0.3×	178 0.5×	136	4.3k
Bradley J. Collins United States	16	1.0k 1.1×	245 0.3×	344 0.5×	451 1.1×	463 1.3×	50	2.6k
Ivana Fenoglio Italy	39	1.3k 1.3×	2.5k 2.9×	532 0.8×	521 1.3×	1.1k 3.1×	122	4.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Ming Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ming Xu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ming Xu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ming Xu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ming 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 Ming Xu. Ming 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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Wang, Jiawen, et al.. (2025). 2,4-Epibrassinolide enhances disease defense by suppressing the disassembly of cell wall polysaccharides in peach fruit. Food Bioscience. 64. 105906–105906. 3 indexed citations

Deng, Yu, Lirong Gao, Yin Liu, et al.. (2025). Concentrations, profiles, and risk assessment of organic UV filters in atmospheric PM2.5 from Beijing, China. Atmospheric Environment. 351. 121210–121210. 3 indexed citations

Liang, Xin, Yu Luo, Zhou Fang, et al.. (2025). The Effectiveness of Acupuncture on Myofascial Trigger Points Versus Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupoints for Treating Plantar Fasciitis With Low Back Pain: A Study Protocol for a Randomised Clinical Trial. Journal of Pain Research. Volume 18. 497–506.

Wang, Xiangyu, et al.. (2025). A Large-Scale Assessment of Soil Heavy Metal Pollution Using Field-Collected Earthworms as Bio-Indicators in Shaoguan, South China. Environment & Health. 3(6). 616–625. 3 indexed citations

Gong, Cheng, Peiming Zhang, Ya Liu, et al.. (2025). A reversible fluorescence probe enables bioimaging and toxicity evaluation of lithium ion in living human cells. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 493. 138343–138343.

Chen, Yongjiu, Ruixia Wang, & Ming Xu. (2024). Metabolomics Analysis for Unveiling the Toxicological Mechanism of Silver Nanoparticles Using an In Vitro Gastrointestinal Digestion Model. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(5). 327–337. 4 indexed citations

Wang, Ruixia, Yongjiu Chen, Jiahao Chen, et al.. (2023). Integration of transcriptomics and metabolomics analysis for unveiling the toxicological profile in the liver of mice exposed to uranium in drinking water. Environmental Pollution. 335. 122296–122296. 8 indexed citations

Chen, Jiahao, Minghao Ma, Ruixia Wang, et al.. (2023). Roles of glutathione peroxidase 4 on the mercury-triggered ferroptosis in renal cells: implications for the antagonism between selenium and mercury. Metallomics. 15(3). 10 indexed citations

Ma, Juan, Shenqing Wang, Chuanfang Zhao, et al.. (2023). Computer‐Aided Discovery of Potent Broad‐Spectrum Vaccine Adjuvants. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(18). e202301059–e202301059. 15 indexed citations

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Ma, Minghao, Ruixia Wang, & Ming Xu. (2023). Thorium(IV) triggers ferroptosis through disrupting iron homeostasis and heme metabolism in the liver following oral ingestion. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 452. 131217–131217. 11 indexed citations

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Xu, Yan, Yu Qi, Liting Ren, et al.. (2022). Silver nanoclusters show advantages in macrophage tracing in vivo and modulation of anti-tumor immuno-microenvironment. Journal of Controlled Release. 348. 470–482. 13 indexed citations

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Li, Changying, Yingying Liu, Zheng Dong, et al.. (2020). TCDD promotes liver fibrosis through disordering systemic and hepatic iron homeostasis. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 395. 122588–122588. 21 indexed citations

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Ren, Liting, Wenya Feng, Jie Shao, et al.. (2020). Diethyldithiocarbamate-copper nanocomplex reinforces disulfiram chemotherapeutic efficacy through light-triggered nuclear targeting. Theranostics. 10(14). 6384–6398. 32 indexed citations

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Xu, Ming, Lining Xu, Ziyu Rao, et al.. (2019). Protein target identification and toxicological mechanism investigation of silver nanoparticles-induced hepatotoxicity by integrating proteomic and metallomic strategies. Particle and Fibre Toxicology. 16(1). 46–46. 34 indexed citations

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Dong, Zheng, Changying Li, Chun‐Yang Yin, et al.. (2019). LncRNA PU.1 AS regulates arsenic-induced lipid metabolism through EZH2/Sirt6/SREBP-1c pathway. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 85. 138–146. 20 indexed citations

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Sun, Yuxiang, Hui Dai, Shaopeng Chen, et al.. (2018). Graphene oxide regulates cox2 in human embryonic kidney 293T cells via epigenetic mechanisms: dynamic chromosomal interactions. Nanotoxicology. 12(2). 117–137. 15 indexed citations

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Zhao, Miao, et al.. (2017). [Applications of eco-environmental big data: Progress and prospect].. PubMed. 28(5). 1727–1734. 1 indexed citations

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Guo, Wenli, Jie Zhang, Wenjun Li, Ming Xu, & Sijin Liu. (2015). Disruption of iron homeostasis and resultant health effects upon exposure to various environmental pollutants: A critical review. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 34. 155–164. 31 indexed citations

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Xu, Ming. (2003). Microcystins in Drinking Water and Mortality of Major Cancer in a City Along Taihu Lake. 2 indexed citations

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Xu, Ming, et al.. (1998). FT-ICR analysis of urban air particulates: Problems with SRM 1649. Chemosphere. 36(1). 167–180. 1 indexed citations

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