Tian Xu

21.2k total citations · 7 hit papers
155 papers, 17.1k citations indexed

About

Tian Xu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Tian Xu has authored 155 papers receiving a total of 17.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 112 papers in Molecular Biology, 44 papers in Cell Biology and 21 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Tian Xu's work include Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ (32 papers), Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (23 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (21 papers). Tian Xu is often cited by papers focused on Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ (32 papers), Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (23 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (21 papers). Tian Xu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. Tian Xu's co-authors include Gerald M. Rubin, Christopher J. Potter, Spyros Artavanis‐Tsakonas, Yuan Zhuang, Min Han, Kun‐Liang Guan, Yong Li, Ken Inoki, Raymond Pagliarini and Xiaohui Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Tian Xu

152 papers receiving 16.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Analysis of genetic mosaics in developing and adult Drosophila tissues

1993 1.8k citations Tian Xu et al. Development profile →
Rheb GTPase is a direct target of TSC2 GAP activity and regulates mTOR signaling

2003 1.5k citations Tian Xu et al. profile →
Nucleotide sequence from the neurogenic locus Notch implies a gene product that shares homology with proteins containing EGF-like repeats

1985 900 citations Tian Xu et al. profile →
Akt regulates growth by directly phosphorylating Tsc2

2002 778 citations Tian Xu et al. profile →
Efficient Transposition of the piggyBac (PB) Transposon in Mammalian Cells and Mice

2005 747 citations Sheng Ding, Xiaohui Wu et al. profile →
Identifying tumor suppressors in genetic mosaics: the Drosophila lats gene encodes a putative protein kinase

1995 688 citations Tian Xu et al. Development profile →
Molecular interactions between the protein products of the neurogenic loci Notch and Delta, two EGF-homologous genes in Drosophila

1990 599 citations Tian Xu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tian Xu United States	54	12.8k	5.6k	2.4k	2.2k	1.9k	155	17.1k
Bruce A. Edgar United States	58	10.5k 0.8×	4.1k 0.7×	3.3k 1.4×	3.4k 1.6×	1.7k 0.9×	124	15.3k
Konrad Basler Switzerland	75	19.1k 1.5×	5.6k 1.0×	3.6k 1.5×	2.0k 0.9×	3.3k 1.7×	199	23.2k
Spyros Artavanis‐Tsakonas United States	70	18.1k 1.4×	3.2k 0.6×	3.2k 1.3×	2.0k 0.9×	2.5k 1.3×	121	22.4k
Hermann Steller United States	65	12.9k 1.0×	3.5k 0.6×	3.4k 1.4×	3.5k 1.6×	1.4k 0.8×	127	17.7k
Ben Margolis United States	67	11.8k 0.9×	5.2k 0.9×	1.4k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	1.9k 1.0×	116	15.9k
Masato Nakafuku Japan	59	12.9k 1.0×	3.1k 0.6×	3.0k 1.3×	839 0.4×	1.6k 0.8×	93	17.6k
Philippe Soriano United States	82	18.1k 1.4×	4.5k 0.8×	4.3k 1.8×	2.4k 1.1×	4.6k 2.4×	150	26.7k
Kensaku Mizuno Japan	66	8.0k 0.6×	6.2k 1.1×	3.1k 1.3×	2.4k 1.1×	865 0.5×	174	15.3k
Richard Treisman United Kingdom	70	19.1k 1.5×	4.2k 0.7×	1.8k 0.8×	2.8k 1.3×	3.2k 1.7×	116	25.1k
Frank B. Gertler United States	78	9.8k 0.8×	7.9k 1.4×	3.4k 1.4×	1.8k 0.8×	1.2k 0.6×	163	18.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tian Xu

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Li, Delong, Wenting Song, Liang Liu, et al.. (2025). CRISPR Screening Reveals a Novel Role for FOXH1 in Regulating Pluripotency of Porcine Embryonic Stem Cells. Advanced Science. 12(34). e09495–e09495.

Xu, Tian, et al.. (2025). Cholesterol and 24S-OHC Induce Neuronal Apoptosis and Necroptosis, but Not Ferroptosis Despite Elevated Iron Levels. Molecular Neurobiology. 62(12). 16617–16635. 1 indexed citations

Xu, Tian, Shuqin Xu, Youben Fan, et al.. (2023). Genomic Profiling Reveals the Variant Landscape of Sporadic Parathyroid Adenomas in Chinese Population. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 108(7). 1768–1775. 9 indexed citations

Yang, Xiaoqiang, Wei‐Wen Cai, Yanwei Bi, et al.. (2020). Defined host factors support HBV infection in non‐hepatic 293T cells. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 24(4). 2507–2518. 6 indexed citations

Chang, Hao, Sean F. Landrette, Sheng Ding, et al.. (2019). Efficient genome-wide first-generation phenotypic screening system in mice using the piggyBac transposon. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(37). 18507–18516. 9 indexed citations

Hu, Zhiwei, Rulong Shen, Elizabeth L. McMichael, et al.. (2018). Targeting Tissue Factor for Immunotherapy of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Using a Second-Generation ICON. Cancer Immunology Research. 6(6). 671–684. 33 indexed citations

Li, Min‐Dian, Nicholas B. Vera, Yunfan Yang, et al.. (2018). Adipocyte OGT governs diet-induced hyperphagia and obesity. Nature Communications. 9(1). 5103–5103. 53 indexed citations

Cui, Jing, Yi Ding, Chen Shu, et al.. (2016). Disruption of Gpr45 causes reduced hypothalamic POMC expression and obesity. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 126(9). 3192–3206. 30 indexed citations

Ma, Xianjue, et al.. (2013). Bendless modulates JNK-mediated cell death and migration in Drosophila. Cell Death and Differentiation. 21(3). 407–415. 52 indexed citations

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Xu, Tian, et al.. (2011). Shaping Cells and Organs in Drosophila by Opposing Roles of Fat Body-Secreted Collagen IV and Perlecan. Developmental Cell. 21(2). 245–256. 262 indexed citations

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Lei, Kai, Xiaochang Zhang, Xu Ding, et al.. (2009). SUN1 and SUN2 play critical but partially redundant roles in anchoring nuclei in skeletal muscle cells in mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(25). 10207–10212. 195 indexed citations

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Liu, Jiang, Murad Ghanim, Lei Xue, et al.. (2009). Analysis of Drosophila Segmentation Network Identifies a JNK Pathway Factor Overexpressed in Kidney Cancer. Science. 323(5918). 1218–1222. 98 indexed citations

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Dong, Yongli, Xingrong Du, Jian Ye, et al.. (2009). A Cell-Intrinsic Role for Mst1 in Regulating Thymocyte Egress. The Journal of Immunology. 183(6). 3865–3872. 89 indexed citations

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Wu, Ming, et al.. (2008). An innate immune response of blood cells to tumors and tissue damage in Drosophila. Disease Models & Mechanisms. 1(2-3). 144–154. 238 indexed citations

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Xu, Rong, Kejing Deng, Yue Wu, et al.. (2008). A large-scale functional approach to uncover human genes and pathways in Drosophila. Cell Research. 18(11). 1114–1127. 18 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiaochang, Rener Xu, Xiujuan Yang, et al.. (2007). Syne-1 and Syne-2 play crucial roles in myonuclear anchorage and motor neuron innervation. Development. 134(5). 901–908. 217 indexed citations

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Sun, Lei, Ke Jin, Yi Liu, et al.. (2007). PBmice: an integrated database system of piggyBac (PB) insertional mutations and their characterizations in mice. Nucleic Acids Research. 36(Database). D729–D734. 39 indexed citations

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Yu, Juehua, Daniel A. Starr, Xiaohui Wu, et al.. (2005). The KASH domain protein MSP-300 plays an essential role in nuclear anchoring during Drosophila oogenesis. Developmental Biology. 289(2). 336–345. 59 indexed citations

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Pagliarini, Raymond & Tian Xu. (2003). A Genetic Screen in Drosophila for Metastatic Behavior. Science. 302(5648). 1227–1231. 436 indexed citations

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John, Maie A.R. St. & Tian Xu. (1997). Understanding Human Cancer in a Fly?. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 61(5). 1006–1010. 27 indexed citations

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