Q W Xie

19.0k total citations · 8 hit papers
36 papers, 15.5k citations indexed

About

Q W Xie is a scholar working on Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Q W Xie has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 15.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Physiology, 16 papers in Biochemistry and 13 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Q W Xie's work include Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (21 papers), Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology (10 papers) and Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (6 papers). Q W Xie is often cited by papers focused on Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (21 papers), Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology (10 papers) and Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (6 papers). Q W Xie collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. Q W Xie's co-authors include Carl Nathan, John D. MacMicking, C F Nathan, Richard A. Mumford, Jimmy Calaycay, Yoram Vodovotz, Aihao Ding, Terry D. Lee, Hearn Jay Cho and Christian Bogdan and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Q W Xie

36 papers receiving 15.0k citations

Hit Papers

NITRIC OXIDE AND MACROPHA... 1992 2026 2003 2014 1997 1994 1992 1995 1993 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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. NITRIC OXIDE AND MACROPHAGE FUNCTION
    1997 3.5k citations John D. MacMicking, Q W Xie et al. profile →
  2. Nitric oxide synthases: Roles, tolls, and controls
    1994 2.5k citations Carl Nathan, Q W Xie Cell profile →
  3. Cloning and Characterization of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase from Mouse Macrophages
    1992 1.6k citations Q W Xie, Hearn Jay Cho et al. Science profile →
  4. Altered responses to bacterial infection and endotoxic shock in mice lacking inducible nitric oxide synthase
    1995 1.2k citations John D. MacMicking, Nicole Chartrain et al. Cell profile →
  5. Promoter of the mouse gene encoding calcium-independent nitric oxide synthase confers inducibility by interferon gamma and bacterial lipopolysaccharide.
    1993 1.0k citations Q W Xie, C F Nathan et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  6. Inhibition of Viral Replication by Interferon-γ-Induced Nitric Oxide Synthase
    1993 710 citations Q W Xie, Carl Nathan et al. Science profile →
  7. Suppression of arthritis by an inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase.
    1993 560 citations Nancy McCartney‐Francis, J B Allen et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  8. Mechanisms of suppression of macrophage nitric oxide release by transforming growth factor beta.
    1993 559 citations Yoram Vodovotz, Christian Bogdan et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Q W Xie United States 28 6.8k 4.6k 4.1k 2.2k 1.4k 36 15.5k
John B. Hibbs United States 49 5.8k 0.9× 3.3k 0.7× 3.7k 0.9× 2.1k 1.0× 1.6k 1.1× 79 14.1k
Sidney M. Morris United States 57 4.6k 0.7× 4.2k 0.9× 2.5k 0.6× 2.2k 1.0× 791 0.6× 131 13.5k
Ernst R. Werner Austria 68 4.7k 0.7× 4.6k 1.0× 2.2k 0.5× 1.7k 0.8× 1.4k 1.0× 327 14.8k
Andrew L. Salzman United States 67 3.4k 0.5× 4.3k 0.9× 2.8k 0.7× 902 0.4× 1.2k 0.8× 199 13.9k
Colin Funk United States 65 3.2k 0.5× 6.8k 1.5× 3.7k 0.9× 3.5k 1.6× 1.2k 0.9× 183 17.6k
Jane A. Mitchell United Kingdom 66 5.9k 0.9× 4.6k 1.0× 2.6k 0.6× 3.0k 1.4× 995 0.7× 268 19.1k
Mark T. Quinn United States 74 5.6k 0.8× 7.0k 1.5× 7.3k 1.8× 1.1k 0.5× 1.1k 0.8× 258 20.6k
Yukihiko Sugimoto Japan 69 4.2k 0.6× 7.7k 1.7× 3.4k 0.8× 2.8k 1.3× 1000 0.7× 253 21.5k
Josef Pfeilschifter Germany 79 4.6k 0.7× 11.8k 2.5× 4.8k 1.2× 1.7k 0.8× 2.0k 1.5× 544 24.4k
Aihao Ding United States 43 3.0k 0.4× 3.8k 0.8× 5.0k 1.2× 769 0.3× 1.5k 1.1× 66 13.2k

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This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Q W Xie. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Q W Xie 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 Q W Xie. Q W Xie 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, Qiyan, Q W Xie, Tao Wang, Shuangwu Huang, & Qiming Zhang. (2024). Scalable all polymer dielectrics with self-assembled nanoscale multiboundary exhibiting superior high temperature capacitive performance. Nature Communications. 15(1). 9351–9351. 19 indexed citations
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Nicholson, Susan, Maria da Glória Bonecini-Almeida, José Roberto Lapa e Silva, et al.. (1996). Inducible nitric oxide synthase in pulmonary alveolar macrophages from patients with tuberculosis.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 183(5). 2293–2302. 388 indexed citations
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Vodovotz, Yoram, M. Scott Lucia, K C Flanders, et al.. (1996). Inducible nitric oxide synthase in tangle-bearing neurons of patients with Alzheimer's disease.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 184(4). 1425–1433. 254 indexed citations
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Xie, Q W, Myra Leung, M. Fuortes, Shigeru Sassa, & Carl Nathan. (1996). Complementation analysis of mutants of nitric oxide synthase reveals that the active site requires two hemes.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 93(10). 4891–4896. 60 indexed citations
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Xie, Keping, Zhitao Dong, Shin‐Hun Juang, et al.. (1995). Transfection with the inducible nitric oxide synthase gene suppresses tumorigenicity and abrogates metastasis by K-1735 murine melanoma cells.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 181(4). 1333–1343. 278 indexed citations
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MacMicking, John D., Nicole Chartrain, Daniel S. Fletcher, et al.. (1995). Altered responses to bacterial infection and endotoxic shock in mice lacking inducible nitric oxide synthase. Cell. 81(4). 641–650. 1221 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nathan, Carl & Q W Xie. (1994). Nitric oxide synthases: Roles, tolls, and controls. Cell. 78(6). 915–918. 2503 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bogdan, Christian, et al.. (1994). Mechanism of suppression of nitric oxide synthase expression by interleukin-4 in primary mouse macrophages. Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 55(2). 227–233. 185 indexed citations
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Xie, Q W, Hanna Cho, Yumiko Kashiwabara, et al.. (1994). Carboxyl terminus of inducible nitric oxide synthase. Contribution to NADPH binding and enzymatic activity.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 269(45). 28500–28505. 64 indexed citations
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McCartney‐Francis, Nancy, J B Allen, Diane Mizel, et al.. (1993). Suppression of arthritis by an inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 178(2). 749–754. 560 indexed citations breakdown →
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Vodovotz, Yoram, et al.. (1993). Mechanisms of suppression of macrophage nitric oxide release by transforming growth factor beta.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 178(2). 605–613. 559 indexed citations breakdown →
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Xie, Q W, Celia White Tabor, & Herbert Tabor. (1993). Deletion mutations in the speED operon: spermidine is not essential for the growth of Escherichia coli. Gene. 126(1). 115–117. 23 indexed citations
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Kleemann, Rainer, Helga Rothe, Victoria Kolb-Bachofen, et al.. (1993). Transcription and translation of inducible nitric oxide synthase in the pancreas of prediabetic BB rats. FEBS Letters. 328(1-2). 9–12. 132 indexed citations
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Xie, Q W & Carl Nathan. (1993). Promoter of the mouse gene encoding calcium-independent nitric oxide synthase confers inducibility by interferon-gamma and bacterial lipopolysaccharide.. PubMed. 106. 1–12. 30 indexed citations
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Xie, Q W, et al.. (1993). Promoter of the mouse gene encoding calcium-independent nitric oxide synthase confers inducibility by interferon gamma and bacterial lipopolysaccharide.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 177(6). 1779–1784. 1008 indexed citations breakdown →
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Xie, Q W, et al.. (1992). Calmodulin is a subunit of nitric oxide synthase from macrophages.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 176(2). 599–604. 492 indexed citations
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Xie, Q W, Hearn Jay Cho, Jimmy Calaycay, et al.. (1992). Cloning and Characterization of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase from Mouse Macrophages. Science. 256(5054). 225–228. 1634 indexed citations breakdown →
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Xie, Q W, Celia White Tabor, & Herbert Tabor. (1990). Ornithine decarboxylase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Chromosomal assignment and genetic mapping of the SPE1 gene. Yeast. 6(6). 455–460. 12 indexed citations
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Kashiwagi, Keiko, et al.. (1988). S-Adenosylmethionine Decarboxylase from Escherichia Coli and from Saccharomyces Cerevisiae: Cloning and Overexpression of the Genes. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 250. 73–79. 4 indexed citations
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Tabor, C W, Herbert Tabor, & Q W Xie. (1986). Spermidine synthase of Escherichia coli: localization of the speE gene.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 83(16). 6040–6044. 46 indexed citations

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