Tao Xu

11.1k total citations · 9 hit papers
120 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

Tao Xu is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Tao Xu has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 26 papers in Molecular Biology and 22 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Tao Xu's work include 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (49 papers), Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (18 papers) and Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (12 papers). Tao Xu is often cited by papers focused on 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (49 papers), Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (18 papers) and Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (12 papers). Tao Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Tao Xu's co-authors include Thomas Boland, James J. Yoo, Anthony Atala, James J. Hickman, Weixin Zhao, Brook Damon, Cassie Gregory, Mohammad Z. Albanna, Xiaofeng Cui and Xinda Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Biotechnology.

In The Last Decade

Tao Xu

112 papers receiving 7.9k citations

Hit Papers

Isolation of amniotic stem cell lines with potential for ... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2007 2004 2006 2020 2003 400 800 1.2k
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. Isolation of amniotic stem cell lines with potential for therapy
    2007 1.3k citations Tao Xu, James J. Yoo et al. profile →
  2. Inkjet printing of viable mammalian cells
    2004 748 citations Tao Xu et al. Biomaterials profile →
  3. Application of inkjet printing to tissue engineering
    2006 547 citations Tao Xu et al. profile →
  4. Inkjet Bioprinting of Biomaterials
    2020 525 citations Dezhi Zhou, Tao Xu et al. profile →
  5. Inkjet printing for high-throughput cell patterning
    2003 521 citations Tao Xu et al. Biomaterials profile →
  6. Biofabrication: A Guide to Technology and Terminology
    2017 492 citations Tao Xu, James J. Yoo et al. profile →
  7. Complex heterogeneous tissue constructs containing multiple cell types prepared by inkjet printing technology
    2012 456 citations Tao Xu, Weixin Zhao et al. Biomaterials profile →
  8. Hybrid printing of mechanically and biologically improved constructs for cartilage tissue engineering applications
    2012 443 citations Tao Xu, Weixin Zhao et al. Biofabrication profile →
  9. In Situ Bioprinting of Autologous Skin Cells Accelerates Wound Healing of Extensive Excisional Full-Thickness Wounds
    2019 374 citations Weixin Zhao, Tao Xu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Tao Xu China 36 5.3k 2.5k 1.7k 1.6k 1.1k 120 8.1k
Sean V. Murphy United States 29 6.5k 1.2× 3.1k 1.3× 2.4k 1.4× 1.7k 1.1× 1.5k 1.4× 68 10.8k
Ali Khademhosseini United States 43 5.6k 1.0× 1.5k 0.6× 1.0k 0.6× 1.2k 0.8× 1.5k 1.3× 94 8.1k
Sung Won Kim South Korea 38 4.2k 0.8× 1.4k 0.6× 813 0.5× 2.8k 1.7× 1.5k 1.3× 285 8.0k
Lijie Grace Zhang United States 63 7.7k 1.5× 2.9k 1.2× 977 0.6× 1.5k 0.9× 2.7k 2.4× 159 10.7k
Jinah Jang South Korea 49 8.1k 1.5× 3.4k 1.4× 1.5k 0.9× 3.3k 2.0× 2.6k 2.4× 162 10.3k
İbrahim T. Özbolat United States 53 9.9k 1.9× 5.5k 2.2× 1.5k 0.9× 1.5k 0.9× 1.6k 1.5× 154 11.2k
Giovanni Vozzi Italy 36 3.9k 0.7× 1.6k 0.6× 910 0.5× 1.2k 0.8× 1.9k 1.7× 203 6.3k
Mohsen Akbari Canada 47 5.8k 1.1× 917 0.4× 1.1k 0.7× 1.2k 0.8× 3.5k 3.1× 176 9.5k
Yong He China 64 8.9k 1.7× 4.3k 1.7× 1.3k 0.8× 1.4k 0.9× 2.0k 1.8× 412 14.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tao Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tao Xu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Tao Xu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Tao 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 Tao Xu. Tao 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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Zhao, Wenying, et al.. (2025). Optimization-based conformal path planning for in situ bioprinting during complex skin defect repair. Bio-Design and Manufacturing. 8(1). 1–19. 2 indexed citations
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Lv, Qiang, Dandan Zhou, Yutong He, et al.. (2025). Engineering functional electroconductive hydrogels for targeted therapy in myocardial infarction repair. Bioactive Materials. 49. 172–192. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yi, et al.. (2024). Enhanced burn wound healing by controlled-release 3D ADMSC-derived exosome-loaded hyaluronan hydrogel. Regenerative Biomaterials. 11. rbae035–rbae035. 22 indexed citations
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Han, Weifeng, et al.. (2024). Young TSPC-Derived Exosomal circPVT1 Ameliorates Aging-Impaired Cell Function via SIRT1/NF-κB. Tissue Engineering Part C Methods. 30(6). 248–254. 1 indexed citations
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Zhao, Wenxiang, Chuxiong Hu, Yunan Wang, et al.. (2023). A closed-loop minimally invasive 3D printing strategy with robust trocar identification and adaptive alignment. Additive manufacturing. 73. 103701–103701. 5 indexed citations
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Chen, Shaolin, et al.. (2023). Electricity Load Forecasting Based on DBO Optimized VMD Decomposition and Feature Screening. 43. 499–505. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhiyi, Qinghe Hu, Bin Hu, et al.. (2023). Ubiquitin ligase NEDD4 promotes the proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma cells through targeting PCDH17 protein for ubiquitination and degradation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 300(1). 105593–105593. 5 indexed citations
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Zhou, Dezhi, Xiuquan Wu, Xin He, et al.. (2023). 3D bioprinted autologous bone particle scaffolds for cranioplasty promote bone regeneration with both implanted and native BMSCs. Biofabrication. 15(2). 25016–25016. 25 indexed citations
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Ma, Kun, et al.. (2022). Research on Self-Attention Image Description Technology Based on Object Detection. 333–338. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Tao, et al.. (2020). Roles of BATF/JUN/IRF4 complex in tacrolimus mediated immunosuppression on Tfh cells in acute rejection after liver transplantation. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 236(3). 1776–1786. 7 indexed citations
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Fan, Weiliang, Jia Guo, Wenbin Zhang, et al.. (2019). Flotillin-mediated endocytosis and ALIX–syntenin-1–mediated exocytosis protect the cell membrane from damage caused by necroptosis. Science Signaling. 12(583). 82 indexed citations
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Lan, Qing, Ailin Chen, Tan Zhang, et al.. (2016). Development of Three-Dimensional Printed Craniocerebral Models for Simulated Neurosurgery. World Neurosurgery. 91. 434–442. 39 indexed citations
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Xu, Jiajun, Guoyang Huang, Kun Zhang, et al.. (2014). Nrf2 Activation in Astrocytes Contributes to Spinal Cord Ischemic Tolerance Induced by Hyperbaric Oxygen Preconditioning. Journal of Neurotrauma. 31(15). 1343–1353. 48 indexed citations
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Xu, Tao. (2013). A data security and privacy protection system based on cloud storage. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Tao & Qijun Chen. (2012). Learning gait of quadruped robot without prior knowledge of the environment. Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 25(5). 1068–1074. 4 indexed citations
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Xu, Tao & Qijun Chen. (2011). A simple rebalance strategy for omnidirectional humanoids walking by learning foot positioning. Asian Control Conference. 1340–1345. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Tao, Jan Rohozinski, Weixin Zhao, et al.. (2008). Inkjet-Mediated Gene Transfection into Living Cells Combined with Targeted Delivery. Tissue Engineering Part A. 15(1). 95–101. 74 indexed citations

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