Ping Xu

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
98 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Ping Xu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ping Xu has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Molecular Biology, 25 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 24 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Ping Xu's work include Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (23 papers), Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management (20 papers) and Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (14 papers). Ping Xu is often cited by papers focused on Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (23 papers), Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management (20 papers) and Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (14 papers). Ping Xu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Ping Xu's co-authors include Xiuchun Ge, Todd Kitten, Gregory A. Buck, Feng Ni, Bin Zhu, Giovanni Widmer, Saul Tzipori, Vivek Kapur, Mitchell S. Abrahamsen and Alan T. Bankier and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Ping Xu

96 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

Complete Genome Sequence of the Apicomplexan, Cryptospori... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 200 400 600
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. Complete Genome Sequence of the Apicomplexan, Cryptosporidium parvum
    2004 724 citations Mitchell S. Abrahamsen, Thomas J. Templeton et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ping Xu United States 30 1.3k 1.0k 710 669 608 98 3.6k
T. Kumagai Japan 39 1.6k 1.2× 764 0.8× 223 0.3× 434 0.6× 394 0.6× 258 5.4k
Anthony J. O’Donoghue United States 31 1.5k 1.2× 262 0.3× 368 0.5× 385 0.6× 316 0.5× 114 2.9k
Stanley L. Erlandsen United States 41 1.7k 1.3× 1.4k 1.4× 1.6k 2.2× 514 0.8× 328 0.5× 129 5.9k
Jennifer R. Potts United Kingdom 29 1.6k 1.2× 200 0.2× 856 1.2× 219 0.3× 521 0.9× 65 3.0k
Dirk Linke Germany 41 2.7k 2.1× 461 0.5× 460 0.6× 268 0.4× 227 0.4× 137 5.9k
J. Carlsson Sweden 41 2.3k 1.8× 124 0.1× 284 0.4× 655 1.0× 1.3k 2.2× 109 6.3k
Wengang Chai United Kingdom 52 4.6k 3.6× 215 0.2× 569 0.8× 1.1k 1.6× 793 1.3× 189 8.4k
Hajime Tokuda Japan 43 3.4k 2.6× 144 0.1× 313 0.4× 196 0.3× 322 0.5× 129 5.4k
Xichen Zhang China 40 1.6k 1.2× 1.9k 1.9× 926 1.3× 520 0.8× 188 0.3× 259 6.4k
Ian S. Roberts United Kingdom 47 3.0k 2.4× 290 0.3× 843 1.2× 752 1.1× 276 0.5× 161 7.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Ping Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ping Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ping Xu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ping Xu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ping 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 Ping Xu. Ping Xu 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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Xu, Ping, et al.. (2025). Soft graph clustering for single-cell RNA sequencing data. BMC Bioinformatics. 26(1). 195–195. 1 indexed citations
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Bao, Liang, Ahmed Ismail, Bin Zhu, et al.. (2025). Experimental evolution of gene essentiality in bacteria. mBio. 16(12). e0300525–e0300525.
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Zhang, Yu, Liang Bao, Jianping Chen, et al.. (2021). Self-decontaminating nanofibrous filters for efficient particulate matter removal and airborne bacteria inactivation. Environmental Science Nano. 8(4). 1081–1095. 38 indexed citations
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Zhu, Bin, et al.. (2020). Genome‐wide identification of Streptococcus sanguinis fitness genes in human serum and discovery of potential selective drug targets. Molecular Microbiology. 115(4). 658–671. 8 indexed citations
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Zhu, Bin, et al.. (2020). Manganese Depletion Leads to Multisystem Changes in the Transcriptome of the Opportunistic Pathogen Streptococcus sanguinis. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11. 592615–592615. 13 indexed citations
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Xu, Ping, et al.. (2019). Application of IC+BCO+BAF process in the treatment of Chinese patent medicine production wastewater. 39(7). 102–104. 1 indexed citations
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Cao, Ying, Kun Zhang, Lirong Liu, et al.. (2019). Global transcriptome analysis of H5N1 influenza virus-infected human cells. Hereditas. 156(1). 10–10. 15 indexed citations
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Wang, Dawei, et al.. (2018). Iron oxide nanowire-based filter for inactivation of airborne bacteria. Environmental Science Nano. 5(5). 1096–1106. 37 indexed citations
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Zhu, Bin, et al.. (2018). A Novel Regulator Modulates Glucan Production, Cell Aggregation and Biofilm Formation in Streptococcus sanguinis SK36. Frontiers in Microbiology. 9. 1154–1154. 12 indexed citations
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Stone, Victoria & Ping Xu. (2017). Targeted antimicrobial therapy in the microbiome era. Molecular Oral Microbiology. 32(6). 446–454. 32 indexed citations
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Stone, Victoria, et al.. (2017). TetR Family Regulator brpT Modulates Biofilm Formation in Streptococcus sanguinis. PLoS ONE. 12(1). e0169301–e0169301. 15 indexed citations
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Xu, Ping, et al.. (2016). Data on physicochemical properties of LPEI 25 kDa, PEI“Max” 40 kDa and PEIpro™. Data in Brief. 8. 456–460. 2 indexed citations
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Xu, Ping & John C. Gunsolley. (2014). Application of metagenomics in understanding oral health and disease. Virulence. 5(3). 424–432. 45 indexed citations
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Rabbani, Zahid N., et al.. (2010). Subcutaneous Administration of Bovine Superoxide Dismutase Protects Lungs from Radiation Induced Lung Injury. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 78(3). S39–S40. 2 indexed citations
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Ge, Xiuchun, Todd Kitten, Cindy L. Munro, Daniel H. Conrad, & Ping Xu. (2010). Pooled Protein Immunization for Identification of Cell Surface Antigens in Streptococcus sanguinis. PLoS ONE. 5(7). e11666–e11666. 14 indexed citations
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Bhattacharjya, Surajit, et al.. (2005). Polymerization of the SAM domain of MAPKKK Ste11 from the budding yeast: Implications for efficient signaling through the MAPK cascades. Protein Science. 14(3). 828–835. 18 indexed citations
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Abrahamsen, Mitchell S., Thomas J. Templeton, Shinichiro Enomoto, et al.. (2004). Complete Genome Sequence of the Apicomplexan, Cryptosporidium parvum. Science. 304(5669). 441–445. 724 indexed citations breakdown →
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