Ren Xu

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Ren Xu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Ren Xu has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Molecular Biology, 22 papers in Oncology and 11 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Ren Xu's work include Cancer Cells and Metastasis (16 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (9 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (8 papers). Ren Xu is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Cells and Metastasis (16 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (9 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (8 papers). Ren Xu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and France. Ren Xu's co-authors include Gaofeng Xiong, Mina J. Bissell, Jieqing Zhu, Piotr Rychahou, Lei Deng, Virginia A. Spencer, Yifei Qi, Aaron Boudreau, Shike Wang and Dan Shu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Ren Xu

56 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

Prolyl-4-hydroxylase α subunit 2 promotes breast cancer p... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 200 400 600
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. Prolyl-4-hydroxylase α subunit 2 promotes breast cancer progression and metastasis by regulating collagen deposition
    2014 638 citations Gaofeng Xiong, Jieqing Zhu et al. profile →

Peers

Ren Xu
Zhiyong Wang China
Diane R. Bielenberg United States
Hon S. Leong Canada
Arthur W. Lambert United States
Ulrich auf dem Keller Switzerland
Helmut Dolznig Austria
Stuart S. Martin United States
József Dudás Austria
Ayyappan K. Rajasekaran United States
Christine Unger Austria
Zhiyong Wang China
Ren Xu
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Countries citing papers authored by Ren Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ren Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ren Xu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ren Xu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ren 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 Ren Xu. Ren 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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Liu, Jinpeng, et al.. (2025). Single-cell analysis of gene regulatory networks in the mammary glands of P4HA1-knockout mice. PLoS Genetics. 21(7). e1011505–e1011505. 1 indexed citations
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Xiao, Xiao, Ren Xu, Jun Lü, et al.. (2024). The potential role of next-generation sequencing in identifying MET amplification and disclosing resistance mechanisms in NSCLC patients with osimertinib resistance. Frontiers in Oncology. 14. 1470827–1470827. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Ping, Jinmei Jin, Xiaohui Liang, et al.. (2021). Helichrysetin inhibits gastric cancer growth by targeting c-Myc/PDHK1 axis-mediated energy metabolism reprogramming. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica. 43(6). 1581–1593. 21 indexed citations
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Chen, Jie, Shike Wang, Zhihui Zhang, Christopher I. Richards, & Ren Xu. (2019). Heat shock protein 47 (HSP47) binds to discoidin domain–containing receptor 2 (DDR2) and regulates its protein stability. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 294(45). 16846–16854. 8 indexed citations
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Yin, Hongran, Gaofeng Xiong, Sijin Guo, et al.. (2019). Delivery of Anti-miRNA for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Therapy Using RNA Nanoparticles Targeting Stem Cell Marker CD133. Molecular Therapy. 27(7). 1252–1261. 134 indexed citations
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Jin, Jinmei, Ping Wang, Xiaohui Liang, et al.. (2019). Cardamonin inhibits breast cancer growth by repressing HIF-1α-dependent metabolic reprogramming. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research. 38(1). 377–377. 174 indexed citations
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Xu, Ren. (2017). Mammary Epithelial Polarity and Macrophage Infiltration. UKnowledge (University of Kentucky). 1 indexed citations
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Ren, Weihong, Jun Qi, Bo Jin, et al.. (2016). EGFR, ALK, RET, KRAS and BRAF alterations in never-smokers with non-small cell lung cancer. Oncology Letters. 11(4). 2371–2378. 15 indexed citations
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Zhu, Jieqing, Gaofeng Xiong, Hanjiang Fu, et al.. (2015). Chaperone Hsp47 Drives Malignant Growth and Invasion by Modulating an ECM Gene Network. Cancer Research. 75(8). 1580–1591. 101 indexed citations
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Xu, Ren. (2015). MiR-29/Hsp47 in ECM network. Oncoscience. 2(10). 843–844. 4 indexed citations
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Xiong, Gaofeng, Chi Wang, B. Mark Evers, Binhua P. Zhou, & Ren Xu. (2012). RORα Suppresses Breast Tumor Invasion by Inducing SEMA3F Expression. Cancer Research. 72(7). 1728–1739. 94 indexed citations
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Hong, Liu, Derek C. Radisky, Dun Yang, et al.. (2012). MYC suppresses cancer metastasis by direct transcriptional silencing of αv and β3 integrin subunits. Nature Cell Biology. 14(6). 567–574. 154 indexed citations
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Lee, Sunyoung, Roland Meier, Saori Furuta, et al.. (2012). FAM83A confers EGFR-TKI resistance in breast cancer cells and in mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 122(9). 3211–3220. 109 indexed citations
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Xu, Ren, et al.. (2010). Laminin regulates PI3K basal localization and activation to sustain STAT5 activation. Cell Cycle. 9(21). 4315–4322. 33 indexed citations
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Zhang, Fang, Ren Xu, & Mujun Zhao. (2010). QSG‐7701 human hepatocytes form polarized acini in three‐dimensional culture. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 110(5). 1175–1186. 14 indexed citations
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Spencer, Virginia A., Ren Xu, & Mina J. Bissell. (2010). Gene Expression in the Third Dimension: The ECM-nucleus Connection. Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia. 15(1). 65–71. 51 indexed citations
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Xu, Ren, Aaron Boudreau, & Mina J. Bissell. (2009). Tissue architecture and function: dynamic reciprocity via extra- and intra-cellular matrices. Cancer and Metastasis Reviews. 28(1-2). 167–176. 238 indexed citations
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Spencer, Virginia A., Ren Xu, & Mina J. Bissell. (2008). Extracellular Matrix, Nuclear and Chromatin Structure and Gene Expression in Normal Tissues \nand Malignant Tumors: A Work in Progress. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 63 indexed citations
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Faddy, Helen M., Chanel E. Smart, Ren Xu, et al.. (2008). Localization of plasma membrane and secretory calcium pumps in the mammary gland. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 369(3). 977–981. 70 indexed citations
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Xu, Ren, Virginia A. Spencer, & Mina J. Bissell. (2006). Extracellular Matrix-Regulated Gene Expression Requires Cooperation of SWI/SNF and \nTranscription Factors. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 79 indexed citations

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