Min‐Xu Zou

2.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
11 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Min‐Xu Zou is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Min‐Xu Zou has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Pharmacology and 3 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Min‐Xu Zou's work include Apelin-related biomedical research (4 papers), Cardiovascular, Neuropeptides, and Oxidative Stress Research (3 papers) and Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (3 papers). Min‐Xu Zou is often cited by papers focused on Apelin-related biomedical research (4 papers), Cardiovascular, Neuropeptides, and Oxidative Stress Research (3 papers) and Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (3 papers). Min‐Xu Zou collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Japan and United States. Min‐Xu Zou's co-authors include Kazuhiko Tatemoto, Yugo Habata, Masaki Hosoya, Masahiko Fujino, Ryo Fujii, Yuji Kawamata, Tsutomu Kurokawa, Tadao Kakegawa, Chieko Kitada and Shoji Fukusumi and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Gastroenterology and Oncogene.

In The Last Decade

Min‐Xu Zou

11 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Endogenous Peptide Ligand for the Human APJ Receptor

1998 1.4k citations Kazuhiko Tatemoto, Masaki Hosoya et al. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications profile →
The novel peptide apelin lowers blood pressure via a nitric oxide-dependent mechanism

2001 545 citations Kiyoshige Takayama, Min‐Xu Zou et al. Regulatory Peptides profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Min‐Xu Zou Canada	9	1.8k	1.4k	917	503	405	11	2.4k
Taihei Imai Japan	18	206 0.1×	283 0.2×	188 0.2×	567 1.1×	304 0.8×	35	1.3k
Anna S. Belloni Italy	25	68 0.0×	280 0.2×	323 0.4×	352 0.7×	693 1.7×	90	1.9k
Pierre Corvol France	9	291 0.2×	261 0.2×	85 0.1×	1.3k 2.5×	915 2.3×	9	1.8k
Valéria Lamounier‐Zepter Germany	20	187 0.1×	395 0.3×	42 0.0×	450 0.9×	522 1.3×	34	1.6k
John I. Stagner United States	22	149 0.1×	1.2k 0.8×	129 0.1×	49 0.1×	835 2.1×	46	1.6k
Bei Song China	18	142 0.1×	161 0.1×	124 0.1×	216 0.4×	140 0.3×	38	1.1k
E Aguilar-Parada Mexico	6	98 0.1×	1.1k 0.8×	105 0.1×	59 0.1×	1.3k 3.3×	12	2.1k
Mitsuaki Suda Japan	18	105 0.1×	106 0.1×	541 0.6×	389 0.8×	94 0.2×	38	1.5k
Andreas Bonz Germany	16	178 0.1×	202 0.1×	113 0.1×	544 1.1×	138 0.3×	34	1.0k
G Belcher United Kingdom	19	111 0.1×	250 0.2×	441 0.5×	126 0.3×	207 0.5×	34	1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Min‐Xu Zou

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Fields of papers citing papers by Min‐Xu Zou

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Min‐Xu Zou. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Min‐Xu Zou. The network helps show where Min‐Xu Zou may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Min‐Xu Zou

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

All Works

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11 of 11 papers shown

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Meissner, Gerhard, et al.. (2015). mTOR signaling in mice with dysfunctional cardiac ryanodine receptor ion channel. PubMed. 8. 43–43. 6 indexed citations

2.

Nunn, Caroline, et al.. (2010). RGS2 inhibits β-adrenergic receptor-induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy. Cellular Signalling. 22(8). 1231–1239. 52 indexed citations

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Case, Natasha, Zhihui Xie, Buer Sen, et al.. (2010). Mechanical activation of β‐catenin regulates phenotype in adult murine marrow‐derived mesenchymal stem cells. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 28(11). 1531–1538. 63 indexed citations

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Roy, Anju A., Caroline Nunn, Ming Hong, et al.. (2006). Up-regulation of Endogenous RGS2 Mediates Cross-desensitization between Gs and Gq Signaling in Osteoblasts. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(43). 32684–32693. 55 indexed citations

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Zou, Min‐Xu, Anju A. Roy, Qingshi Zhao, et al.. (2006). RGS2 is upregulated by and attenuates the hypertrophic effect of α1-adrenergic activation in cultured ventricular myocytes. Cellular Signalling. 18(10). 1655–1663. 47 indexed citations

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Purdham, Daniel M., Min‐Xu Zou, Venkatesh Rajapurohitam, & Morris Karmazyn. (2004). Rat heart is a site of leptin production and action. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 287(6). H2877–H2884. 133 indexed citations

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Zou, Min‐Xu, et al.. (2003). Characterization of functional elements in the neurofibromatosis (NF1) proximal promoter region. Oncogene. 23(2). 330–339. 16 indexed citations

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Takayama, Kiyoshige, Min‐Xu Zou, Iku Kumaki, et al.. (2001). The novel peptide apelin lowers blood pressure via a nitric oxide-dependent mechanism. Regulatory Peptides. 99(2-3). 87–92. 545 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kiehne, Karlheinz, et al.. (2001). Apelin—A novel biologically active peptide releases CCK from isolated mucosal cells and the neuroendocrine cell line STC-1. Gastroenterology. 120(5). A313–A313. 5 indexed citations

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Zou, Min‐Xu, Huiyu Liu, Yuji Haraguchi, et al.. (2000). Apelin peptides block the entry of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). FEBS Letters. 473(1). 15–18. 83 indexed citations

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Tatemoto, Kazuhiko, Masaki Hosoya, Yugo Habata, et al.. (1998). Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Endogenous Peptide Ligand for the Human APJ Receptor. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 251(2). 471–476. 1405 indexed citations breakdown →

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