Qingyou Xia

20.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
499 papers, 12.9k citations indexed

About

Qingyou Xia is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomaterials and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Qingyou Xia has authored 499 papers receiving a total of 12.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 290 papers in Molecular Biology, 215 papers in Biomaterials and 164 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Qingyou Xia's work include Silk-based biomaterials and applications (212 papers), Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms (142 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (134 papers). Qingyou Xia is often cited by papers focused on Silk-based biomaterials and applications (212 papers), Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms (142 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (134 papers). Qingyou Xia collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Qingyou Xia's co-authors include Zhonghuai Xiang, Ping Zhao, Tingcai Cheng, Ping Zhao, Ping Zhao, Sanyuan Ma, Liang Jiang, Genhong Wang, Zhaoming Dong and Feng Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Qingyou Xia

475 papers receiving 12.7k citations

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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.

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Qingyou Xia China	57	6.8k	4.4k	3.5k	2.8k	2.7k	499	12.9k
Kazuei Mita Japan	54	4.6k 0.7×	3.5k 0.8×	1.8k 0.5×	1.5k 0.5×	2.3k 0.9×	212	8.6k
Zhonghuai Xiang China	48	3.3k 0.5×	2.5k 0.6×	1.1k 0.3×	1.1k 0.4×	1.4k 0.5×	185	6.6k
Toru Shimada Japan	46	3.9k 0.6×	3.6k 0.8×	1.3k 0.4×	1.1k 0.4×	1.5k 0.6×	241	7.2k
Michael R. Kanost United States	68	5.7k 0.8×	8.4k 1.9×	632 0.2×	8.6k 3.1×	4.2k 1.6×	199	15.0k
Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan United States	61	6.8k 1.0×	3.5k 0.8×	642 0.2×	1.8k 0.6×	1.0k 0.4×	133	10.3k
Hideki Sezutsu Japan	41	3.0k 0.4×	1.9k 0.4×	1.5k 0.4×	724 0.3×	1.2k 0.5×	172	5.0k
Toshiki Tamura Japan	41	2.9k 0.4×	1.8k 0.4×	1.9k 0.5×	1.1k 0.4×	1.1k 0.4×	123	5.0k
Yonggyun Kim South Korea	43	3.1k 0.5×	5.0k 1.1×	251 0.1×	2.2k 0.8×	1.4k 0.5×	474	7.5k
Randolph V. Lewis United States	53	4.9k 0.7×	1.2k 0.3×	4.9k 1.4×	524 0.2×	2.0k 0.7×	149	8.2k
Ren Lai China	52	4.4k 0.7×	1.1k 0.2×	313 0.1×	1.6k 0.6×	821 0.3×	285	8.7k

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Chen, Feng, Mingyi Zhou, Wei Chen, et al.. (2025). N6-methyladenosine modification of host Hsc70 attenuates nucleopolyhedrovirus infection in the lepidopteran model insect Bombyx mori. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 298. 139869–139869. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Feng, Tian Chi, Yanting Ji, et al.. (2025). An Efficient Biosynthetic System for Developing Functional Silk Fibroin‐Based Biomaterials (Adv. Mater. 7/2025). Advanced Materials. 37(7).

Wang, Xinyi, et al.. (2024). A cryptic homotypic interaction motif of insect STING is required for its antiviral signaling. Developmental & Comparative Immunology. 159. 105224–105224. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Feng, Siyu Chen, Yushu Wang, et al.. (2024). Fabrication of a transforming growth factor β1 functionalized silk sericin hydrogel through genetical engineering to repair alveolar bone defects in rabbit. Biomaterials. 316. 122986–122986. 9 indexed citations

Tang, Xin, Huawei Liu, Chang Li, et al.. (2024). A strategy for improving silk yield and organ size in silk‐producing insects. FEBS Journal. 291(19). 4286–4300. 4 indexed citations

Jiang, Liang, et al.. (2024). Domestication Gene Mlx and Its Partner Mondo Are Involved in Controlling the Larval Body Size and Cocoon Shell Weight of Bombyx mori. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(6). 3427–3427. 1 indexed citations

Yang, Yuanyuan, et al.. (2024). Structural Characterization and Functional Analysis of Mevalonate Kinase from Tribolium castaneum (Red Flour Beetle). International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(5). 2552–2552. 1 indexed citations

Ma, Sanyuan, Tong Zhang, Ruolin Wang, et al.. (2024). High-throughput and genome-scale targeted mutagenesis using CRISPR in a nonmodel multicellular organism, Bombyx mori. Genome Research. 34(1). 134–144. 4 indexed citations

Liang, Wenjuan, Li Zhou, Shiyuan Wang, et al.. (2024). Downregulation of BmSTAT transcription factor promoted nucleopolyhedrovirus replication in Bombyx mori. Frontiers in Microbiology. 15. 1485951–1485951. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Shiyuan, Li Zhou, Shuyu Li, et al.. (2024). STAT transcription factor is indispensable for oogenesis in silkworm. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 278(Pt 1). 133864–133864. 2 indexed citations

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Liu, Qingsong, Xin Wang, Xin Tang, et al.. (2024). Fe-reinforced silkworm silk with superstrong mechanical properties for mass production. Chemical Engineering Journal. 496. 153613–153613. 5 indexed citations

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Li, Wanshun, Jianqiu Liu, Yue Chen, et al.. (2024). The T2T Genome of the Domesticated Silkworm Bombyx mori. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(22). 12341–12341.

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Li, Yi, Xin Wang, Haonan Dong, Qingyou Xia, & Ping Zhao. (2023). Transcriptomic Analysis of Starvation on the Silkworm Brain. Insects. 14(7). 658–658. 1 indexed citations

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Dong, Zhaoming, Xiaolu Zhang, Yuqing Chen, et al.. (2023). Analysis of histomorphometric and proteome dynamics inside the silk gland lumen of Bombyx mori revealed the dynamic change of silk protein during the molt stage. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 236. 123926–123926. 7 indexed citations

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Xie, Xiaoqian, Xin Wang, Qingsong Liu, et al.. (2023). The tissue-specific expression of silkworm cuticle protein gene ASSCP2 is mediated by the Sox-2 transcription factor. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 237. 124182–124182. 1 indexed citations

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Sun, Hao, Mingke Wu, Dan Liu, et al.. (2023). Effect of eIF6 on the development of silk glands and silk protein synthesis of the silkworm, Bombyx mori. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 256(Pt 1). 128316–128316. 6 indexed citations

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Zhang, Fan, et al.. (2023). CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing of the let-7 seed sequence improves silk yield in the silkworm, Bombyx mori. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 243. 124793–124793. 21 indexed citations

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Guo, Hao, Feng Chen, Mingyi Zhou, et al.. (2023). CRISPR-Cas9-Mediated Mutation of Methyltransferase METTL4 Results in Embryonic Defects in Silkworm Bombyx mori. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(4). 3468–3468. 4 indexed citations

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Cai, Rui, Gang Tao, Ping Zhao, et al.. (2022). POU-M2 promotes juvenile hormone biosynthesis by directly activating the transcription of juvenile hormone synthetic enzyme genes in Bombyx mori. Open Biology. 12(4). 220031–220031. 12 indexed citations

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Li, Yufeng, Sanyuan Ma, Le Sun, et al.. (2018). Programmable Single and Multiplex Base-Editing in Bombyx mori Using RNA-Guided Cytidine Deaminases. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 8(5). 1701–1709. 17 indexed citations

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