Mo Xian

10.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
230 papers, 7.9k citations indexed

About

Mo Xian is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Mo Xian has authored 230 papers receiving a total of 7.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 147 papers in Molecular Biology, 69 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 19 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Mo Xian's work include Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (99 papers), Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (66 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (52 papers). Mo Xian is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (99 papers), Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (66 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (52 papers). Mo Xian collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Mo Xian's co-authors include Jianming Yang, Xin Xu, Yujin Cao, Haibo Zhang, Xin Meng, Huizhou Liu, Qingjuan Nie, Guang Zhao, Xinglin Jiang and Liangzhi Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Mo Xian

223 papers receiving 7.8k citations

Hit Papers

Biodiesel production from... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 250 500 750
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.

  1. Biodiesel production from oleaginous microorganisms
    2008 858 citations Jianming Yang, Xin Xu et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Mo Xian 4.6k 3.3k 884 789 574 230 7.9k
He Huang 5.0k 1.1× 3.0k 0.9× 1.1k 1.3× 309 0.4× 747 1.3× 212 7.3k
Eun Yeol Lee 3.5k 0.8× 3.2k 1.0× 888 1.0× 838 1.1× 449 0.8× 255 6.9k
Chiaki Ogino 3.4k 0.7× 3.7k 1.1× 642 0.7× 811 1.0× 1.0k 1.8× 247 6.7k
Vinod Kumar 2.7k 0.6× 2.9k 0.9× 649 0.7× 679 0.9× 1.0k 1.8× 192 6.5k
Jochen Büchs 7.6k 1.6× 5.5k 1.7× 469 0.5× 771 1.0× 356 0.6× 385 10.9k
Hong Xu 2.9k 0.6× 1.9k 0.6× 627 0.7× 852 1.1× 740 1.3× 308 7.5k
Seyed Abbas Shojaosadati 2.3k 0.5× 2.5k 0.8× 364 0.4× 1.6k 2.0× 1.1k 1.8× 292 8.3k
Ning Li 3.1k 0.7× 3.7k 1.1× 445 0.5× 907 1.1× 1.5k 2.6× 350 9.2k
Pingkai Ouyang 3.0k 0.6× 2.5k 0.8× 450 0.5× 606 0.8× 661 1.2× 198 5.4k
Chunzhao Liu 2.6k 0.6× 2.6k 0.8× 1.1k 1.2× 517 0.7× 1.2k 2.2× 175 8.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Mo Xian

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mo Xian

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Mo Xian. 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 Mo Xian. The network helps show where Mo Xian may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mo Xian

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhang, Xiaoling, et al.. (2025). Research on the impact of climate change on food production resilience in China. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 45578–45578.
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Mo, Ruidong, Nan Jia, Y. X. Song, et al.. (2025). Safety and efficacy of rush immunotherapy using house dust mite after one dose of anti-IgE pretreatment. Chinese Science Bulletin (Chinese Version). 71(5-6). 1184–1193.
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Yh, Li, Long Jiang, Yaojie Liu, et al.. (2025). Design Strategy of PepNzymes-SH for an Emerging Catalyst with Serine Hydrolase-Like Functionality. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 17(6). 8821–8835. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Yü, et al.. (2025). Green preparation of ultra-high molecular weight narrow-distribution polystyrene by enzymatic synthesis. European Polymer Journal. 242. 114441–114441.
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Zhang, Zhe, Wen Liu, Wei Huang, et al.. (2025). Sustainable valorization of pomelo peel using sequentially tailored deep eutectic solvents: A green approach to limonene extraction, chemoenzymatic epoxidation, and lignin separation. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 332(Pt 2). 148640–148640.
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Yang, Zhaowei, Chen Zhan, Xiaojun Xiao, et al.. (2024). Alteration of the airway microbiota is associated with the progression of post-COVID-19 chronic cough in adults: a prospective study. Journal of genetics and genomics. 51(10). 1111–1120.
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Liu, Yaojie, et al.. (2024). Efficient capture of Pd by multidentate S/N-containing group modified materials: An important piece of puzzle for electron transfer ratio ligand design. Chemical Engineering Journal. 490. 151680–151680. 2 indexed citations
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Lin, Huan, Qian Wang, Yaojie Liu, et al.. (2023). Application of Laccase Catalysis in Bond Formation and Breakage: A Review. Catalysts. 13(4). 750–750. 11 indexed citations
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Sun, Chao, et al.. (2023). Highly efficient biosynthesis of 2,4-dihydroxybutyric acid by a methanol assimilation pathway in engineered Escherichia coli. Green Chemistry. 25(19). 7662–7672. 9 indexed citations
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Li, Wei, Dexin Feng, Fengbing Liang, et al.. (2023). De Novo Synthesis of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxypropionate) from Oil by Engineered Cupriavidus necator. Bioengineering. 10(4). 446–446. 7 indexed citations
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Liu, Yang, et al.. (2023). N-Amidation of Nitrogen-Containing Heterocyclic Compounds: Can We Apply Enzymatic Tools?. Bioengineering. 10(2). 222–222.
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Xian, Mo, Nili Wei, Yuhan Xing, et al.. (2022). Allergic disease and sensitization disparity in urban and rural China: A EuroPrevall‐INCO study. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. 33(12). e13903–e13903. 10 indexed citations
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Jiang, Xinglin, Yulia Radko, Tetiana Gren, et al.. (2021). Distribution of ε-Poly- l -Lysine Synthetases in Coryneform Bacteria Isolated from Cheese and Human Skin. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 87(10). 16 indexed citations
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Zhao, Hongwei, Wenyang Li, Xing Li, et al.. (2018). Production of γ-terpinene by metabolically engineeredEscherichia coliusing glycerol as feedstock. RSC Advances. 8(54). 30851–30859. 14 indexed citations
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Wang, Sumeng, Zhaobao Wang, Yongchao Wang, et al.. (2017). Production of isoprene, one of the high-density fuel precursors, from peanut hull using the high-efficient lignin-removal pretreatment method. Biotechnology for Biofuels. 10(1). 297–297. 13 indexed citations
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Xian, Mo, et al.. (2012). The influence of house dust endotoxin on airway responsiveness and allergen sensitization in adolescence in urban and rural areas of Guangdong province. Zhonghua weishengwuxue he mianyixue zazhi. 32(5). 440–448. 1 indexed citations
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Negoda, Alexander, Mo Xian, & Rosetta N. Reusch. (2007). Insight into the selectivity and gating functions of Streptomyces lividans KcsA. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(11). 4342–4346. 19 indexed citations

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