Weili Xu

4.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
24 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Weili Xu is a scholar working on Immunology, Oncology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Weili Xu has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Immunology, 6 papers in Oncology and 5 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Weili Xu's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (10 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (6 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (3 papers). Weili Xu is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (10 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (6 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (3 papers). Weili Xu collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, United States and Tunisia. Weili Xu's co-authors include Sean Morony, Sheila Scully, C. Capparelli, J E Tarpley, Ildiko Sarosi, Hong‐Lin Tan, W. Scott Simonet, David L. Lacey, Nathan Bucay and Colin R. Dunstan and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Experimental Medicine, Genes & Development and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Weili Xu

23 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

osteoprotegerin-deficient mice develop early onset osteoporosis and arterial calcification

1998 2.0k citations Nathan Bucay, Ildiko Sarosi et al. Genes & Development profile →
RNA-Seq Signatures Normalized by mRNA Abundance Allow Absolute Deconvolution of Human Immune Cell Types

2019 502 citations Gianni Monaco, Bernett Lee et al. Cell Reports profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Weili Xu Singapore	10	1.8k	1.2k	661	585	350	24	2.9k
Michael Schoppet Germany	32	1.8k 1.0×	971 0.8×	687 1.0×	803 1.4×	643 1.8×	58	3.3k
Lee Ann Baldridge United States	29	1.5k 0.9×	915 0.8×	225 0.3×	467 0.8×	58 0.2×	48	3.3k
Michelle N. Bradley United States	16	1.4k 0.8×	1.0k 0.8×	1.4k 2.2×	492 0.8×	46 0.1×	18	3.3k
Yasuo Koishihara Japan	26	1.2k 0.7×	1.3k 1.1×	1.1k 1.7×	148 0.3×	40 0.1×	39	3.1k
Peggy Jacques Belgium	26	901 0.5×	237 0.2×	1.4k 2.1×	217 0.4×	75 0.2×	54	2.9k
Consuelo Blosch United States	8	509 0.3×	485 0.4×	571 0.9×	254 0.4×	57 0.2×	11	2.1k
Camilla Smith Norway	23	647 0.4×	430 0.4×	705 1.1×	105 0.2×	67 0.2×	28	1.9k
Ugo Ramenghi Italy	39	2.0k 1.1×	648 0.5×	993 1.5×	40 0.1×	151 0.4×	153	4.4k
Hae‐Rim Kim South Korea	26	600 0.3×	423 0.4×	695 1.1×	103 0.2×	50 0.1×	128	2.1k
Kunihiro Ichinose Japan	31	773 0.4×	316 0.3×	1.2k 1.8×	52 0.1×	410 1.2×	188	3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Weili Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Weili Xu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weili Xu

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Xu, Weili, Natasha B. Golovchenko, Andrew Fong, et al.. (2025). Dysregulation of γδ intraepithelial lymphocytes precedes Crohn’s disease–like ileitis. Science Immunology. 10(105). eadk7429–eadk7429. 4 indexed citations

Yuan, Yang, et al.. (2025). Highlighting posterior cranial vault expansion remodeling for treating various types of craniosynostosis in children. Child s Nervous System. 41(1). 235–235.

Stayoussef, Mouna, Weili Xu, Alex Habel, et al.. (2024). Altered expression of cytokines, chemokines, growth factors, and soluble receptors in patients with colorectal cancer, and correlation with treatment outcome. Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy. 73(9). 169–169. 5 indexed citations

Konishi, Takao, Yu Sato, Rika Kawakami, et al.. (2023). The histological analysis of the coronary medial thickness: Implications for percutaneous coronary intervention. PLoS ONE. 18(3). e0283840–e0283840. 3 indexed citations

Xu, Weili, et al.. (2023). Assessing serum cytokine profiles in inflammatory breast cancer patients using Luminex® technology. Cytokine. 172. 156409–156409. 5 indexed citations

Lei, Xuqiu, Natália Ketelut-Carneiro, Weili Xu, et al.. (2022). Epithelial HNF4A shapes the intraepithelial lymphocyte compartment via direct regulation of immune signaling molecules. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 219(8). 16 indexed citations

Xu, Weili, et al.. (2022). Identification of two theranostic biomarker panels for epithelial ovarian cancer. Cytokine. 161. 156051–156051. 6 indexed citations

Sakamoto, Atsushi, Anne Cornelissen, Yu Sato, et al.. (2022). Vulnerable Plaque in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome: Identification, Importance, and Management. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 16. e01–e01. 7 indexed citations

Xu, Weili, Tessa Bergsbaken, & Karen L. Edelblum. (2022). The multifunctional nature of CD103 (αEβ7 integrin) signaling in tissue-resident lymphocytes. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 323(4). C1161–C1167. 10 indexed citations

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Golovchenko, Natasha B., Weili Xu, Mark Galan, & Karen L. Edelblum. (2022). Loss of γδ intraepithelial lymphocytes and reduced immunosurveillance of the epithelial barrier precedes the onset of Crohn’s disease‐like ileitis. The FASEB Journal. 36(S1). 2 indexed citations

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Røyset, Elin Synnøve, Henrik Sahlin Pettersen, Weili Xu, et al.. (2022). Deep learning‐based image analysis reveals significant differences in the number and distribution of mucosal CD3 and γδ T cells between Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. The Journal of Pathology Clinical Research. 9(1). 18–31. 5 indexed citations

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Carré, Christophe, Glenn Wong, Vipin Narang, et al.. (2021). Endoplasmic reticulum stress response and bile acid signatures associate with multi-strain seroresponsiveness during elderly influenza vaccination. iScience. 24(9). 102970–102970. 5 indexed citations

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Xu, Weili & Anis Larbi. (2020). Gearing up for the Future: Mitigating Dysregulated Inflammation in Aging and Facets of Obesity. 3(1). 2 indexed citations

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Xu, Weili, Glenn Wong, You Yi Hwang, & Anis Larbi. (2020). The untwining of immunosenescence and aging. Seminars in Immunopathology. 42(5). 559–572. 71 indexed citations

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Monaco, Gianni, Bernett Lee, Weili Xu, et al.. (2019). RNA-Seq Signatures Normalized by mRNA Abundance Allow Absolute Deconvolution of Human Immune Cell Types. Cell Reports. 26(6). 1627–1640.e7. 502 indexed citations breakdown →

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Xu, Weili & Anis Larbi. (2019). Heterogeneity in Vδ2pos T cell homeostasis in response to stress. EBioMedicine. 43. 31–31. 1 indexed citations

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Xu, Weili & Anis Larbi. (2017). Immunity and Inflammation: From Jekyll to Hyde. Experimental Gerontology. 107. 98–101. 32 indexed citations

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Xu, Weili & Anis Larbi. (2017). Markers of T Cell Senescence in Humans. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 18(8). 1742–1742. 159 indexed citations

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Appanna, Ramapraba, Sumathy Velumani, Daniel Carbajo, et al.. (2016). Plasmablasts During Acute Dengue Infection Represent a Small Subset of a Broader Virus-specific Memory B Cell Pool. EBioMedicine. 12. 178–188. 41 indexed citations

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Bucay, Nathan, Ildiko Sarosi, Colin R. Dunstan, et al.. (1998). osteoprotegerin-deficient mice develop early onset osteoporosis and arterial calcification. Genes & Development. 12(9). 1260–1268. 1975 indexed citations breakdown →

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