Qiwu Xu

14.9k total citations · 7 hit papers
29 papers, 10.7k citations indexed

About

Qiwu Xu is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Qiwu Xu has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 10.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 13 papers in Neurology and 10 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Qiwu Xu's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (19 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (11 papers) and Memory and Neural Mechanisms (4 papers). Qiwu Xu is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (19 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (11 papers) and Memory and Neural Mechanisms (4 papers). Qiwu Xu collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and Norway. Qiwu Xu's co-authors include Maiken Nedergaard, Takahiro Takano, Rashid Deane, Lulu Xie, Hongyi Kang, Jeffrey J. Iliff, Michael Chen, John O’Donnell, Charles Nicholson and Yonghong Liao and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Qiwu Xu

29 papers receiving 10.6k citations

Hit Papers

Sleep Drives Metabolite Clearance from the Adult Brain 2005 2026 2012 2019 2013 2014 2009 2005 2010 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. Sleep Drives Metabolite Clearance from the Adult Brain
    2013 3.5k citations Lulu Xie, Hongyi Kang et al. Science profile →
  2. Impairment of paravascular clearance pathways in the aging brain
    2014 1.1k citations Benjamin T. Kress, Jeffrey J. Iliff et al. Annals of Neurology profile →
  3. Uniquely Hominid Features of Adult Human Astrocytes
    2009 1.0k citations Takahiro Takano, Xiaoning Han et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
  4. An astrocytic basis of epilepsy
    2005 624 citations Guo-Feng Tian, Hooman Azmi et al. Nature Medicine profile →
  5. Adenosine A1 receptors mediate local anti-nociceptive effects of acupuncture
    2010 614 citations Michael Chen, Takumi Fujita et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
  6. Astrocytic Ca2+ signaling evoked by sensory stimulation in vivo
    2006 516 citations Xiaohai Wang, Nanhong Lou et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
  7. Forebrain Engraftment by Human Glial Progenitor Cells Enhances Synaptic Plasticity and Learning in Adult Mice
    2013 449 citations Xiaoning Han, Michael Chen et al. Cell stem cell profile →

Peers

Qiwu Xu
Takahiro Takano United States
Jeffrey J. Iliff United States
Paul G.M. Luiten Netherlands
Rainer Rupprecht Germany
Weiguo Peng United States
Eduardo E. Benarroch United States
Douglas L. Rosene United States
Cornelius T. Gross Italy
Grażyna Rajkowska United States
Jacob Raber United States
Takahiro Takano United States
Qiwu Xu
Citations per year, relative to Qiwu Xu Qiwu Xu (= 1×) peers Takahiro Takano

Countries citing papers authored by Qiwu Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Qiwu Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qiwu Xu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Qiwu Xu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Qiwu 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 Qiwu Xu. Qiwu 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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Sun, Qian, Sisi Peng, Qiwu Xu, et al.. (2024). Enhancing glymphatic fluid transport by pan-adrenergic inhibition suppresses epileptogenesis in male mice. Nature Communications. 15(1). 9600–9600. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Baoman, Fengfei Ding, Qiwu Xu, et al.. (2024). Anti-seizure effects of norepinephrine-induced free fatty acid release. Cell Metabolism. 37(1). 223–238.e5. 1 indexed citations
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Ding, Fengfei, et al.. (2016). Changes in the composition of brain interstitial ions control the sleep-wake cycle. Science. 352(6285). 550–555. 262 indexed citations
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Benraiss, Abdellatif, Su Wang, Stephanie Herrlinger, et al.. (2016). Human glia can both induce and rescue aspects of disease phenotype in Huntington disease. Nature Communications. 7(1). 11758–11758. 145 indexed citations
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Kress, Benjamin T., Jeffrey J. Iliff, Maosheng Xia, et al.. (2014). Impairment of paravascular clearance pathways in the aging brain. Annals of Neurology. 76(6). 845–861. 1083 indexed citations breakdown →
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Xie, Lulu, Hongyi Kang, Qiwu Xu, et al.. (2013). Sleep Drives Metabolite Clearance from the Adult Brain. Science. 342(6156). 373–377. 3453 indexed citations breakdown →
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Han, Xiaoning, Michael Chen, Fushun Wang, et al.. (2013). Forebrain Engraftment by Human Glial Progenitor Cells Enhances Synaptic Plasticity and Learning in Adult Mice. Cell stem cell. 12(3). 342–353. 449 indexed citations breakdown →
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Benraiss, Abdellatif, Qiwu Xu, Elodie Bruel‐Jungerman, et al.. (2013). Sustained Mobilization of Endogenous Neural Progenitors Delays Disease Progression in a Transgenic Model of Huntington’s Disease. Cell stem cell. 12(6). 787–799. 45 indexed citations
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Thrane, Vinita Rangroo, Alexander S. Thrane, Fushun Wang, et al.. (2013). Ammonia triggers neuronal disinhibition and seizures by impairing astrocyte potassium buffering. Nature Medicine. 19(12). 1643–1648. 204 indexed citations
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Wang, Fushun, Nathan Smith, Qiwu Xu, et al.. (2013). Photolysis of Caged Ca2+But Not Receptor-Mediated Ca2+Signaling Triggers Astrocytic Glutamate Release. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(44). 17404–17412. 56 indexed citations
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Lovatt, Ditte, Qiwu Xu, Wei Liu, et al.. (2012). Neuronal adenosine release, and not astrocytic ATP release, mediates feedback inhibition of excitatory activity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(16). 6265–6270. 229 indexed citations
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Thrane, Alexander S., Vinita Rangroo Thrane, Douglas Zeppenfeld, et al.. (2012). General anesthesia selectively disrupts astrocyte calcium signaling in the awake mouse cortex. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(46). 18974–18979. 225 indexed citations
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Wang, Fushun, Nathan Smith, Qiwu Xu, et al.. (2012). Astrocytes Modulate Neural Network Activity by Ca 2+ -Dependent Uptake of Extracellular K +. Science Signaling. 5(218). ra26–ra26. 224 indexed citations
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Chen, Michael, Takumi Fujita, Qiwu Xu, et al.. (2010). Adenosine A1 receptors mediate local anti-nociceptive effects of acupuncture. Nature Neuroscience. 13(7). 883–888. 614 indexed citations breakdown →
15.
Takano, Takahiro, Xiaoning Han, Wei He, et al.. (2009). Uniquely Hominid Features of Adult Human Astrocytes. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(10). 3276–3287. 1044 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bekar, Lane K., Witold Libionka, Guo-Feng Tian, et al.. (2007). Adenosine is crucial for deep brain stimulation–mediated attenuation of tremor. Nature Medicine. 14(1). 75–80. 216 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaohai, Nanhong Lou, Qiwu Xu, et al.. (2006). Astrocytic Ca2+ signaling evoked by sensory stimulation in vivo. Nature Neuroscience. 9(6). 816–823. 516 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tian, Guo-Feng, Hooman Azmi, Takahiro Takano, et al.. (2005). An astrocytic basis of epilepsy. Nature Medicine. 11(9). 973–981. 624 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kang, Ning, Jun Xu, Qiwu Xu, Maiken Nedergaard, & Jian Kang. (2005). Astrocytic Glutamate Release-Induced Transient Depolarization and Epileptiform Discharges in Hippocampal CA1 Pyramidal Neurons. Journal of Neurophysiology. 94(6). 4121–4130. 149 indexed citations
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Liu, Qing-song, Qiwu Xu, Gregory Arcuino, Jian Kang, & Maiken Nedergaard. (2004). Astrocyte-mediated activation of neuronal kainate receptors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(9). 3172–3177. 169 indexed citations

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