Pinglong Xu

4.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
79 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Pinglong Xu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Pinglong Xu has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Molecular Biology, 33 papers in Immunology and 16 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Pinglong Xu's work include interferon and immune responses (29 papers), Inflammasome and immune disorders (13 papers) and Viral Infections and Vectors (11 papers). Pinglong Xu is often cited by papers focused on interferon and immune responses (29 papers), Inflammasome and immune disorders (13 papers) and Viral Infections and Vectors (11 papers). Pinglong Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Pinglong Xu's co-authors include Rik Derynck, Chen Chen, Xin‐Hua Feng, Jianming Liu, Ruyuan Zhou, Xia Lin, Shengduo Liu, Shasha Chen, Jian Zou and Qian Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Pinglong Xu

71 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

Cellular functions of cGAS-STING signaling

2022 254 citations Pinglong Xu et al. profile →
A non-canonical cGAS–STING–PERK pathway facilitates the translational program critical for senescence and organ fibrosis

2022 163 citations Dan Zhang, Yutong Liu et al. Nature Cell Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Pinglong Xu China	30	1.7k	1.1k	601	385	352	79	2.9k
Ramón Garcı́a-Escudero Spain	33	1.6k 1.0×	598 0.5×	828 1.4×	195 0.5×	234 0.7×	82	3.2k
Abul Bashar Mir Md. Khademul Islam Bangladesh	30	1.7k 1.0×	441 0.4×	485 0.8×	201 0.5×	293 0.8×	87	2.6k
Yves Lepelletier France	33	1.6k 1.0×	2.1k 1.9×	698 1.2×	181 0.5×	148 0.4×	68	4.2k
Matthew Staron United States	17	2.0k 1.2×	2.8k 2.5×	973 1.6×	286 0.7×	261 0.7×	21	4.5k
Nicolas Bidère France	26	2.0k 1.2×	1.4k 1.3×	484 0.8×	298 0.8×	115 0.3×	59	3.3k
Michael Basler Germany	32	2.6k 1.5×	1.4k 1.3×	1.1k 1.9×	324 0.8×	142 0.4×	75	3.7k
Agustı́n Valenzuela-Fernández Spain	26	1.2k 0.7×	704 0.6×	680 1.1×	327 0.8×	467 1.3×	51	2.7k
Ronnie Blecher‐Gonen Israel	14	1.5k 0.9×	1.7k 1.5×	315 0.5×	92 0.2×	250 0.7×	19	3.2k
Aifu Lin China	32	2.1k 1.2×	843 0.7×	279 0.5×	260 0.7×	341 1.0×	85	3.3k
Raul M. Torres United States	36	1.5k 0.9×	3.2k 2.8×	492 0.8×	190 0.5×	208 0.6×	103	4.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Pinglong Xu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pinglong Xu

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20 of 20 papers shown

Meng, Ying, Saskia Heybrock, Qiang Zhao, et al.. (2025). Sphingosine-1-phosphate signalling activates E-Syt1 to facilitate HDL-derived cholesterol transport. Nature Cell Biology. 27(6). 918–930.

Ji, Fubo, Xianglei He, Yongzhi Zhao, et al.. (2025). Liver-specific gene PGRMC1 blocks c-Myc-induced hepatocarcinogenesis through ER stress-independent PERK activation. Nature Communications. 16(1). 50–50. 4 indexed citations

Li, Boran, Xinyi Wang, Xiao Jiang, et al.. (2025). Cholesterol sensing by the SCAP–FAM134B complex regulates ER-phagy and STING innate immunity. Nature Cell Biology. 27(10). 1739–1756.

Tu, Yingfeng, Min Tang, Li Gao, et al.. (2024). TBC1D23 mediates Golgi-specific LKB1 signaling. Nature Communications. 15(1). 1785–1785. 16 indexed citations

Xu, Pinglong, et al.. (2024). Role of micronucleus-activated cGAS-STING signaling in antitumor immunity. Journal of Zhejiang University (Medical Sciences). 53(1). 25–34. 3 indexed citations

Li, Xinran, Pinglong Xu, Qiming Sun, et al.. (2024). S-acylation of ATGL is required for lipid droplet homoeostasis in hepatocytes. Nature Metabolism. 6(8). 1549–1565. 17 indexed citations

Wu, Shiying, Pinglong Xu, & Fei Zhang. (2024). Advances in targeted therapy for gastric cancer based on tumor driver genes. Journal of Zhejiang University (Medical Sciences). 53(1). 73–83.

Xiao, Mu, Fei Wang, Jin Cao, et al.. (2023). Smad4 sequestered in SFPQ condensates prevents TGF-β tumor-suppressive signaling. Developmental Cell. 59(1). 48–63.e8. 17 indexed citations

Wang, Lijing, Shuchen Gu, Fenfang Chen, et al.. (2023). Imatinib blocks tyrosine phosphorylation of Smad4 and restores TGF-β growth-suppressive signaling in BCR-ABL1-positive leukemia. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. 8(1). 120–120. 9 indexed citations

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Yuan, Bo, Jinquan Liu, Aiping Shi, et al.. (2023). HERC3 promotes YAP / TAZ stability and tumorigenesis independently of its ubiquitin ligase activity. The EMBO Journal. 42(4). e111549–e111549. 19 indexed citations

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Xu, Yifan, Chen Chen, Zhiyong Liao, & Pinglong Xu. (2023). cGAS‐STING signaling in cell death: Mechanisms of action and implications in pathologies. European Journal of Immunology. 53(9). e2350386–e2350386. 30 indexed citations

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Zhang, Dan, Yutong Liu, Yezhang Zhu, et al.. (2022). A non-canonical cGAS–STING–PERK pathway facilitates the translational program critical for senescence and organ fibrosis. Nature Cell Biology. 24(5). 766–782. 163 indexed citations breakdown →

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Liu, Jinquan, Bo Yuan, Jin Cao, et al.. (2021). AMBRA1 Promotes TGFβ Signaling via Nonproteolytic Polyubiquitylation of Smad4. Cancer Research. 81(19). 5007–5020. 14 indexed citations

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Qin, Qiang, Mengjie Li, Zhuo‐Xian Meng, et al.. (2021). Stk24 protects against obesity-associated metabolic disorders by disrupting the NLRP3 inflammasome. Cell Reports. 35(8). 109161–109161. 17 indexed citations

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Gao, Chun, Xinran Li, Shuchen Gu, et al.. (2021). HSPA13 facilitates NF-κB–mediated transcription and attenuates cell death responses in TNFα signaling. Science Advances. 7(41). eabh1756–eabh1756. 8 indexed citations

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Chen, Shasha, Shengduo Liu, Jun‐Xian Wang, et al.. (2020). TBK1-Mediated DRP1 Targeting Confers Nucleic Acid Sensing to Reprogram Mitochondrial Dynamics and Physiology. Molecular Cell. 80(5). 810–827.e7. 42 indexed citations

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Tian, Miao, Xiumei Wang, Jihong Sun, et al.. (2020). IRF3 prevents colorectal tumorigenesis via inhibiting the nuclear translocation of β-catenin. Nature Communications. 11(1). 5762–5762. 64 indexed citations

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Wu, Shiying, Qian Zhang, Fei Zhang, et al.. (2019). HER2 recruits AKT1 to disrupt STING signalling and suppress antiviral defence and antitumour immunity. Nature Cell Biology. 21(8). 1027–1040. 192 indexed citations

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Zhang, Qian, Xia Lin, Shiying Wu, et al.. (2016). PPM1A silences cytosolic RNA sensing and antiviral defense through direct dephosphorylation of MAVS and TBK1. Science Advances. 2(7). e1501889–e1501889. 57 indexed citations

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Chen, Fenfang, Xia Lin, Pinglong Xu, et al.. (2015). Nuclear Export of Smads by RanBP3L Regulates Bone Morphogenetic Protein Signaling and Mesenchymal Stem Cell Differentiation. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 35(10). 1700–1711. 38 indexed citations

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