Qian Xu

3.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
75 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Qian Xu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Qian Xu has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Genetics and 13 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Qian Xu's work include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (11 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (9 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (8 papers). Qian Xu is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (11 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (9 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (8 papers). Qian Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Qian Xu's co-authors include Kathy K. Griendling, Daniel S. Kikuchi, Marina S. Hernandes, Steven J. Forrester, Jing‐Jing Ni, Xin‐Tong Wei, Guijuan Feng, Yu‐Fang Pei, Bai‐Xue Han and Shanshan Yan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Journal of Clinical Oncology and Circulation Research.

In The Last Decade

Qian Xu

71 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

Reactive Oxygen Species in Metabolic and Inflammatory Signaling

2018 1.5k citations Qian Xu et al. profile →
Causal Relationship Between Gut Microbiota and Autoimmune Diseases: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study

2022 193 citations Qian Xu, Jing‐Jing Ni et al. Frontiers in Immunology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Qian Xu China	19	1.3k	318	309	286	269	75	2.7k
Chien‐An Andy Hu United States	32	1.5k 1.1×	360 1.1×	458 1.5×	354 1.2×	434 1.6×	68	3.3k
Xiaoyu Li China	32	1.3k 1.0×	202 0.6×	226 0.7×	262 0.9×	273 1.0×	127	3.2k
Ravikumar Aalinkeel United States	30	1.2k 0.9×	242 0.8×	280 0.9×	314 1.1×	168 0.6×	83	3.2k
Yanfang Wang China	28	1.5k 1.1×	213 0.7×	455 1.5×	165 0.6×	297 1.1×	137	3.0k
Xiumei Zhang China	33	1.3k 1.0×	242 0.8×	279 0.9×	270 0.9×	160 0.6×	124	3.0k
Hee‐Jae Cha South Korea	32	1.5k 1.2×	333 1.0×	265 0.9×	343 1.2×	148 0.6×	151	3.1k
Adeel Chaudhary Saudi Arabia	28	1.0k 0.8×	227 0.7×	251 0.8×	226 0.8×	345 1.3×	135	2.6k
Hui Tang China	34	1.6k 1.2×	419 1.3×	326 1.1×	206 0.7×	346 1.3×	174	3.5k
Yingying Chen China	30	1.3k 1.0×	334 1.1×	212 0.7×	181 0.6×	259 1.0×	166	2.7k
Kyu‐Shik Jeong South Korea	28	1.2k 0.9×	252 0.8×	301 1.0×	254 0.9×	473 1.8×	152	3.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Qian Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Qian Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qian Xu

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Shen, Jiaqi, S. Liu, Shiqiang Liu, et al.. (2025). Genomic surveillance and evolution of Getah virus. Virus Evolution. 11(1). veaf007–veaf007. 1 indexed citations

Xu, Qian, Fan Bu, Kuan Li, et al.. (2024). Integrative analysis of transcriptome and proteome wide association studies prioritized functional genes for obesity. Human Genetics. 144(1). 31–41. 2 indexed citations

Xu, Qian, Dongfan Li, Xiaoyu Chen, et al.. (2024). In Vivo Study of Inoculation Approaches and Pathogenicity in African Swine Fever. Veterinary Sciences. 11(9). 403–403. 1 indexed citations

Xu, Qian, et al.. (2024). Immunotherapy plus chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone in the first-line treatment for advanced gastric cancer/gastroesophageal junction cancer: a real-world retrospective study. Frontiers in Immunology. 15. 1463017–1463017. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Xiaoguang, et al.. (2024). How Perceived Similarity between Travel Destinations and Hometowns Influences Consumer Experience in Online Travel Blind Boxes: The Mediating Role of the Aha Moment. Journal of theoretical and applied electronic commerce research. 19(4). 2765–2782. 1 indexed citations

Shi, Qiyun, Qian Xu, Shanshan Yan, et al.. (2023). Causal associations between type 1 diabetes and COVID-19 infection and prognosis: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study. BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care. 11(3). e003167–e003167. 1 indexed citations

Shi, Wei, Xinglong Zhang, Kai Zhang, et al.. (2023). Causal association of epigenetic aging and osteoporosis: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization study. BMC Medical Genomics. 16(1). 275–275. 6 indexed citations

Han, Bai‐Xue, Qian Xu, Tao Wang, et al.. (2023). Proteome and genome integration analysis of obesity. Chinese Medical Journal. 136(8). 910–921. 3 indexed citations

Ni, Jing‐Jing, Xiaosong Li, Hong Zhang, et al.. (2022). Mendelian randomization study of causal link from gut microbiota to colorectal cancer. BMC Cancer. 22(1). 1371–1371. 31 indexed citations

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Zhou, Qiangwei, Pengpeng Guan, Cheng Sheng, et al.. (2021). ASMdb: a comprehensive database for allele-specific DNA methylation in diverse organisms. Nucleic Acids Research. 50(D1). D60–D71. 16 indexed citations

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Xiao, Ke, Dan Xiong, Yue Li, et al.. (2021). RUNX1-mediated alphaherpesvirus-host trans-species chromatin interaction promotes viral transcription. Science Advances. 7(26). 11 indexed citations

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Wang, Yunlong, Yaqi Liu, Qian Xu, et al.. (2021). TAD boundary and strength prediction by integrating sequence and epigenetic profile information. Briefings in Bioinformatics. 22(5). 10 indexed citations

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Hong, Ping, Hao Jiang, Weize Xu, et al.. (2020). The DLO Hi-C Tool for Digestion-Ligation-Only Hi-C Chromosome Conformation Capture Data Analysis. Genes. 11(3). 289–289. 11 indexed citations

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Ding, Han-xi, et al.. (2020). MetaDE-Based Analysis of circRNA Expression Profiles Involved in Gastric Cancer. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 65(10). 2884–2895. 14 indexed citations

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Wang, Bin, Qian Xu, Yuling Yang, et al.. (2020). TMEM166 inhibits cell proliferation, migration and invasion in hepatocellular carcinoma via upregulating TP53. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 476(2). 1151–1163. 13 indexed citations

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Ran, Xueqin, et al.. (2018). Whole-genome analysis of structural variations between Xiang pigs with larger litter sizes and those with smaller litter sizes. Genomics. 111(3). 310–319. 15 indexed citations

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Meng, Dong, et al.. (2017). Dissecting the Molecular Mechanism of the Subcellular Localization and Cell-to-cell Movement of the Sugarcane mosaic virus P3N-PIPO. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 9868–9868. 25 indexed citations

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Xu, Qian, Jingyuan Xie, Jun Ma, et al.. (2017). Identification of 8 Novel Mutations in Nephrogenesis-Related Genes in Chinese Han Patients with Unilateral Renal Agenesis. American Journal of Nephrology. 46(1). 55–63. 8 indexed citations

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Xu, Qian, et al.. (2015). Correlation of UGT1A1 and ERCC1 gene polymorphisms with the outcome of combined irinotecan plus cisplatin treatment in recurrent ovarian cancer. Genetics and Molecular Research. 14(2). 7241–7247. 12 indexed citations

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Xu, Qian. (2011). The Effect of Recombinant Human IL-12 on Cytoactive in Vitro Choriocarcinoma Cell. 1 indexed citations

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