Qiwu Xu

14.9k citations

29 papers · 10.7k indexed · 7 hit papers · h-index 27

Neurology top 0.1%
- Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms 11
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.1%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research 19
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus 3
Developmental Neuroscience top 0.2%
- Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms 3
Endocrine and Autonomic Systems top 0.5%
Cognitive Neuroscience top 0.5%
- Memory and Neural Mechanisms 4
- Neural dynamics and brain function 2
Molecular Biology
- Ion channel regulation and function 4
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathology 2

Co-authors: Maiken Nedergaard Takahiro Takano Rashid Deane Lulu Xie Hongyi Kang Jeffrey J. Iliff Michael Chen John O’Donnell
Cited by: Neurology Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Developmental Neuroscience
Journals: Science (3 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (5 papers)Nature Medicine (3 papers)
Partner nations: United States Denmark Norway

In The Last Decade

Qiwu Xu

29 papers receiving 10.6k 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.

2014 Annals of Neurology
2013 Science
2013 Cell stem cell
2010 Nature Neuroscience
2009 Journal of Neuroscience
2006 Nature Neuroscience
2005 Nature Medicine

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Co-authorship network

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All Works

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1	Enhancing glymphatic fluid transport by pan-adrenergic inhibition suppresses epileptogenesis in male mice Nature Communications ·Qian Sun,Sisi Peng,Qiwu Xu,Pia Weikop,Rashad Hussain,Wei Song,Maiken Nedergaard,Fengfei Ding	2024	8
2	Anti-seizure effects of norepinephrine-induced free fatty acid release Cell Metabolism ·Baoman Li,Qian Sun,Fengfei Ding,Qiwu Xu,Ning Kang,Yang Xue,Antonio Ladrón-de-Guevara,Hajime Hirase,Pia Weikop,Sheng Gong,Nathan Smith,Maiken Nedergaard	2024	1
3	Changes in the composition of brain interstitial ions control the sleep-wake cycle Science ·Fengfei Ding,John O’Donnell,Qiwu Xu,Ning Kang,Nanna Goldman,Maiken Nedergaard	2016	262
4	Human glia can both induce and rescue aspects of disease phenotype in Huntington disease Nature Communications ·Abdellatif Benraiss,Su Wang,Stephanie Herrlinger,Xiaojie Li,Devin Chandler-Militello,Joseph Mauceri,Hayley B. Burm,Michael J. Toner,Mikhail Osipovitch,Qiwu Xu,Fengfei Ding,Fushun Wang,Ning Kang,Jian Kang,Paul Curtin,Daniela Brunner,Martha S. Windrem,Ignacio Muñoz-Sanjuán,Maiken Nedergaard,Steven A. Goldman	2016	145
5	Impairment of paravascular clearance pathways in the aging brainbreakdown → Annals of Neurology ·Benjamin T. Kress,Jeffrey J. Iliff,Maosheng Xia,Minghuan Wang,Helen Wei,Douglas Zeppenfeld,Lulu Xie,Hongyi Kang,Qiwu Xu,Jason Liew,Benjamin A. Plog,Fengfei Ding,Rashid Deane,Maiken Nedergaard	2014	1083
6	Sleep Drives Metabolite Clearance from the Adult Brainbreakdown → Science ·Lulu Xie,Hongyi Kang,Qiwu Xu,Michael Chen,Yonghong Liao,Meenakshisundaram Thiyagarajan,John O’Donnell,Daniel J. Christensen,Charles Nicholson,Jeffrey J. Iliff,Takahiro Takano,Rashid Deane,Maiken Nedergaard	2013	3453
7	Forebrain Engraftment by Human Glial Progenitor Cells Enhances Synaptic Plasticity and Learning in Adult Micebreakdown → Cell stem cell ·Xiaoning Han,Michael Chen,Fushun Wang,Martha S. Windrem,Su Wang,Steven Shanz,Qiwu Xu,Nancy Ann Oberheim,Lane K. Bekar,Sarah Betstadt,Alcino J. Silva,Takahiro Takano,Steven A. Goldman,Maiken Nedergaard	2013	449
8	Sustained Mobilization of Endogenous Neural Progenitors Delays Disease Progression in a Transgenic Model of Huntington’s Disease Cell stem cell ·Abdellatif Benraiss,Michael J. Toner,Qiwu Xu,Elodie Bruel‐Jungerman,E Rogers,Fushun Wang,Aris N. Economides,Beverly L. Davidson,Ryoichiro Kageyama,Maiken Nedergaard,Steven A. Goldman	2013	45
9	Ammonia triggers neuronal disinhibition and seizures by impairing astrocyte potassium buffering Nature Medicine ·Vinita Rangroo Thrane,Alexander S. Thrane,Fushun Wang,Maria Luisa Cotrina,Nathan Smith,Michael Chen,Qiwu Xu,Ning Kang,Takumi Fujita,Erlend A. Nagelhus,Maiken Nedergaard	2013	204
10	Photolysis of Caged Ca²⁺But Not Receptor-Mediated Ca²⁺Signaling Triggers Astrocytic Glutamate Release Journal of Neuroscience ·Fushun Wang,Nathan Smith,Qiwu Xu,Siri Goldman,Weiguo Peng,Jason H. Huang,Takahiro Takano,Maiken Nedergaard	2013	56
11	Neuronal adenosine release, and not astrocytic ATP release, mediates feedback inhibition of excitatory activity Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Ditte Lovatt,Qiwu Xu,Wei Liu,Takahiro Takano,Nathan Smith,Jürgen Schnermann,Kim Tieu,Maiken Nedergaard	2012	229
12	General anesthesia selectively disrupts astrocyte calcium signaling in the awake mouse cortex Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Alexander S. Thrane,Vinita Rangroo Thrane,Douglas Zeppenfeld,Nanhong Lou,Qiwu Xu,Erlend A. Nagelhus,Maiken Nedergaard	2012	225
13	Astrocytes Modulate Neural Network Activity by Ca ²⁺ -Dependent Uptake of Extracellular K ⁺ Science Signaling ·Fushun Wang,Nathan Smith,Qiwu Xu,Takumi Fujita,Akemichi Baba,Toshio Matsuda,Takahiro Takano,Lane K. Bekar,Maiken Nedergaard	2012	224
14	Adenosine A1 receptors mediate local anti-nociceptive effects of acupuncturebreakdown → Nature Neuroscience ·Nanna Goldman,Michael Chen,Takumi Fujita,Qiwu Xu,Weiguo Peng,Wei Liu,Tina Kold Jensen,Yong Pei,Fushun Wang,Xiaoning Han,Jiang‐Fan Chen,Jürgen Schnermann,Takahiro Takano,Lane K. Bekar,Kim Tieu,Maiken Nedergaard	2010	614
15	Uniquely Hominid Features of Adult Human Astrocytesbreakdown → Journal of Neuroscience ·Nancy Ann Oberheim,Takahiro Takano,Xiaoning Han,Wei He,Jane H.-C. Lin,Fushun Wang,Qiwu Xu,Jeffrey D. Wyatt,Webster H. Pilcher,Jeffrey G. Ojemann,Bruce R. Ransom,Steven A. Goldman,Maiken Nedergaard	2009	1044
16	Adenosine is crucial for deep brain stimulation–mediated attenuation of tremor Nature Medicine ·Lane K. Bekar,Witold Libionka,Guo-Feng Tian,Qiwu Xu,Arnulfo Torres,Xiaohai Wang,Ditte Lovatt,Erika K. Williams,Takahiro Takano,Jürgen Schnermann,Robert Bakos,Maiken Nedergaard	2007	216
17	Astrocytic Ca2+ signaling evoked by sensory stimulation in vivobreakdown → Nature Neuroscience ·Xiaohai Wang,Nanhong Lou,Qiwu Xu,Guo-Feng Tian,Wei Peng,Xiaoning Han,Jian Kang,Takahiro Takano,Maiken Nedergaard	2006	516
18	An astrocytic basis of epilepsybreakdown → Nature Medicine ·Guo-Feng Tian,Hooman Azmi,Takahiro Takano,Qiwu Xu,Weiguo Peng,Jane H.-C. Lin,NancyAnn Oberheim,Nanhong Lou,Xiaohai Wang,H. Ronald Zielke,Jian Kang,Maiken Nedergaard	2005	624
19	Astrocytic Glutamate Release-Induced Transient Depolarization and Epileptiform Discharges in Hippocampal CA1 Pyramidal Neurons Journal of Neurophysiology ·Ning Kang,Jun Xu,Qiwu Xu,Maiken Nedergaard,Jian Kang	2005	149
20	Astrocyte-mediated activation of neuronal kainate receptors Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Qing-song Liu,Qiwu Xu,Gregory Arcuino,Jian Kang,Maiken Nedergaard	2004	169

About Qiwu Xu

Qiwu Xu is a scholar working on Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Developmental Neuroscience, having authored 29 papers that have together received 10.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (19 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (11 papers), Memory and Neural Mechanisms (4 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (4 papers), Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus (3 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (3 papers), Neonatal and fetal brain pathology (2 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Neurology (2.7k citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (5.8k citations) and Developmental Neuroscience (1.1k citations). Qiwu Xu has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Denmark and Norway. Frequent 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. Their work appears in journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Medicine.

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