Wenwei Xu

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
81 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Wenwei Xu is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Wenwei Xu has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Plant Science, 25 papers in Molecular Biology and 20 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in Wenwei Xu's work include Genetics and Plant Breeding (22 papers), Crop Yield and Soil Fertility (19 papers) and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (16 papers). Wenwei Xu is often cited by papers focused on Genetics and Plant Breeding (22 papers), Crop Yield and Soil Fertility (19 papers) and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (16 papers). Wenwei Xu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and France. Wenwei Xu's co-authors include Todd Sulchek, Byung Kyu Kim, John F. McDonald, Roman Mezencev, Lijuan Wang, Henry T. Nguyen, D. T. Rosenow, Zhanguo Xin, Qingwu Xue and E. D. Bynum and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Langmuir and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Wenwei Xu

78 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

Cell Stiffness Is a Biomarker of the Metastatic Potential of Ovarian Cancer Cells

2012 603 citations Wenwei Xu, Roman Mezencev et al. PLoS ONE profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wenwei Xu United States	28	1.2k	694	503	489	415	81	2.8k
Xinyu Guo China	19	506 0.4×	905 1.3×	62 0.1×	116 0.2×	237 0.6×	110	2.4k
Raffaella Carzaniga United Kingdom	24	676 0.5×	827 1.2×	115 0.2×	234 0.5×	206 0.5×	39	2.4k
Jianwei Zhang China	36	2.0k 1.6×	1.8k 2.7×	200 0.4×	81 0.2×	640 1.5×	208	3.9k
Sarah E. Smith Australia	36	1.6k 1.3×	827 1.2×	116 0.2×	178 0.4×	84 0.2×	86	3.8k
Yang Zhou China	36	1.1k 0.9×	2.0k 2.9×	385 0.8×	161 0.3×	390 0.9×	210	4.8k
Yuhong Wang China	35	782 0.6×	1.4k 2.0×	54 0.1×	74 0.2×	341 0.8×	219	3.9k
María P. Fernández Spain	38	2.2k 1.8×	1.7k 2.5×	385 0.8×	230 0.5×	140 0.3×	111	4.3k
Lixia Zhu China	27	351 0.3×	728 1.0×	110 0.2×	46 0.1×	161 0.4×	150	2.5k
Bernd Roschitzki Switzerland	34	961 0.8×	2.1k 3.0×	51 0.1×	293 0.6×	199 0.5×	76	4.2k
John Ashworth United Kingdom	26	326 0.3×	1.6k 2.3×	57 0.1×	1.5k 3.1×	190 0.5×	77	3.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Wenwei Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wenwei Xu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wenwei Xu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wenwei Xu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wenwei 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 Wenwei Xu. Wenwei Xu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ni, Xinzhi, Alisa Huffaker, Eric A. Schmelz, et al.. (2024). Field Evaluation of Experimental Maize Hybrids for Resistance to the Fall Armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in a Warm Temperate Climate. Insects. 15(4). 289–289. 3 indexed citations

Xu, Wenwei, et al.. (2023). Strain-dependent elastography of cancer cells reveals heterogeneity and stiffening due to attachment. Journal of Biomechanics. 150. 111479–111479. 2 indexed citations

Womack, Erika, W. Paul Williams, Gary L. Windham, & Wenwei Xu. (2020). Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci Associated With Resistance to Aflatoxin Accumulation in Maize Inbred Mp719. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11. 45–45. 14 indexed citations

Methé, Barbara A., Jeffrey Roach, Wenwei Xu, et al.. (2020). Functional gene categories differentiate maize leaf drought-related microbial epiphytic communities. PLoS ONE. 15(9). e0237493–e0237493. 9 indexed citations

Zhang, Meiping, et al.. (2020). Analysis of the genes controlling three quantitative traits in three diverse plant species reveals the molecular basis of quantitative traits. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 10074–10074. 33 indexed citations

Zhan, Jinfeng, et al.. (2020). Long Non-Coding RNA NEAT1 Regulates Pyroptosis in Diabetic Nephropathy via Mediating the miR-34c/NLRP3 Axis. Kidney & Blood Pressure Research. 45(4). 589–602. 67 indexed citations

Huang, Biao, Yi Zhang, Liang Wang, et al.. (2019). Phospholipase A2 Receptor Antibody IgG4 Subclass Improves Sensitivity and Specificity in the Diagnosis of Idiopathic Membranous Nephropathy. Kidney & Blood Pressure Research. 44(4). 848–857. 20 indexed citations

Zhang, Meiping, Yanru Cui, Yunhua Liu, et al.. (2019). Accurate prediction of maize grain yield using its contributing genes for gene-based breeding. Genomics. 112(1). 225–236. 18 indexed citations

Fiore, Vincent F., Simon S. Wong, Chunting Tan, et al.. (2018). αvβ3 Integrin drives fibroblast contraction and strain stiffening of soft provisional matrix during progressive fibrosis. JCI Insight. 3(20). 91 indexed citations

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Warburton, Marilyn L., Erika Womack, Juliet D. Tang, et al.. (2017). Genome‐Wide Association and Metabolic Pathway Analysis of Corn Earworm Resistance in Maize. The Plant Genome. 11(1). 20 indexed citations

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Jiang, Juhong, Yuanzhi Lu, Zhi Li, et al.. (2017). Ganetespib overcomes resistance to PARP inhibitors in breast cancer by targeting core proteins in the DNA repair machinery. Investigational New Drugs. 35(3). 251–259. 29 indexed citations

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Wang, Yan, Zunsong Wang, Hong Li, et al.. (2017). Arsenic trioxide increases expression of secreted frizzled-related protein 1 gene and inhibits the WNT/β-catenin signaling pathway in Jurkat cells. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine. 13(5). 2050–2055. 7 indexed citations

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Li, Hongli, Yan Wang, Wenwei Xu, et al.. (2014). Arsenic Trioxide Inhibits DNA Methyltransferase and Restores TMS1 Gene Expression in K562 Cells. Acta Haematologica. 133(1). 18–25. 13 indexed citations

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Xu, Wenwei, Roman Mezencev, Byung Kyu Kim, et al.. (2013). Cell stiffness is a biomarker of the metastatic potential of ovarian cancer cells. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2013.

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Jin, Chunhui, Wenwei Xu, Jian‐Min Yuan, Guoqiang Wang, & Zaohuo Cheng. (2013). Meta-analysis of association between the -1438A/G (rs6311) polymorphism of the serotonin 2A receptor gene and major depressive disorder. Neurological Research. 35(1). 7–14. 32 indexed citations

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Xu, Wenwei, Roman Mezencev, Byung Kyu Kim, et al.. (2012). Cell Stiffness Is a Biomarker of the Metastatic Potential of Ovarian Cancer Cells. PLoS ONE. 7(10). e46609–e46609. 603 indexed citations breakdown →

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Oh, Jae-Ho, et al.. (2012). Spatiotemporal Mechanical Variation Reveals Critical Role for Rho Kinase During Primitive Streak Morphogenesis. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 41(2). 421–432. 8 indexed citations

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Jin, Chunhui, Feng Zhang, Jianzhong Zhu, et al.. (2012). Association ofCYP46gene polymorphism with sporadic Alzheimer's disease in Chinese Han populations: a meta-analysis. International Journal of Neuroscience. 123(4). 226–232. 3 indexed citations

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Xu, Wenwei, et al.. (2010). Impact on cognitive functioning for old men studied in the elderly university. Zhonghua xingwei yixue yu naokexue zazhi. 19(12). 1120–1122. 1 indexed citations

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Crasta, Oswald, Wenwei Xu, D. T. Rosenow, John E. Mullet, & Henry T. Nguyen. (1999). Mapping of post-flowering drought resistance traits in grain sorghum: association between QTLs influencing premature senescence and maturity. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 262(3). 579–588. 161 indexed citations

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