Wenxian Wu

2.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
51 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Wenxian Wu is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Plant Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wenxian Wu has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Epidemiology, 18 papers in Plant Science and 17 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Wenxian Wu's work include Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (18 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (10 papers) and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (8 papers). Wenxian Wu is often cited by papers focused on Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (18 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (10 papers) and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (8 papers). Wenxian Wu collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and United States. Wenxian Wu's co-authors include Du Feng, Wen Li, Weili Tian, Sen‐Fang Sui, Zhe Hu, Liangqing Zhang, Bin Zhao, Longxuan Li, Björn Stork and Niklas Berleth and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal of Biological Chemistry and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Wenxian Wu

48 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

ULK 1 translocates to mitochondria and phosphorylates FUNDC 1 to regulate mitophagy

2014 450 citations Wenxian Wu, Du Feng et al. profile →
Fin56-induced ferroptosis is supported by autophagy-mediated GPX4 degradation and functions synergistically with mTOR inhibition to kill bladder cancer cells

2021 210 citations Yadong Sun, Niklas Berleth et al. Cell Death and Disease profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wenxian Wu China	20	1.1k	901	288	288	259	51	1.9k
Wojciech Ornatowski United States	13	1.1k 1.1×	1.1k 1.3×	106 0.4×	295 1.0×	176 0.7×	20	2.2k
Alessandra Romagnoli Italy	20	1.5k 1.4×	2.2k 2.4×	129 0.4×	597 2.1×	254 1.0×	28	3.1k
Bart Tummers United States	19	1.4k 1.3×	668 0.7×	56 0.2×	152 0.5×	242 0.9×	26	2.6k
Clarissa M. Maya‐Monteiro Brazil	27	875 0.8×	498 0.6×	271 0.9×	190 0.7×	238 0.9×	53	2.4k
Jane Atesoh Awuh Norway	8	928 0.9×	744 0.8×	66 0.2×	180 0.6×	112 0.4×	8	1.6k
Ryan J. Schulze United States	18	806 0.8×	759 0.8×	127 0.4×	426 1.5×	102 0.4×	26	2.0k
Vikramjit Lahiri India	10	582 0.6×	823 0.9×	68 0.2×	267 0.9×	108 0.4×	19	1.3k
Abigail Betanzos Mexico	22	1.4k 1.3×	125 0.1×	111 0.4×	332 1.2×	201 0.8×	48	2.5k
Jan S. Ryerse United States	24	1.0k 1.0×	502 0.6×	30 0.1×	317 1.1×	80 0.3×	50	2.4k
Steingrim Svenning Norway	8	606 0.6×	833 0.9×	57 0.2×	207 0.7×	92 0.4×	9	1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Wenxian Wu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wenxian Wu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wenxian Wu

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

All Works

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Xiang, Jing, Tao Li, Junzhe Zhang, et al.. (2025). Chemical Probe-Enabled Lipid Droplet Proteomics. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(12). 10724–10736. 2 indexed citations

Li, Linfeng, Wei Guo, Wenxian Wu, et al.. (2025). Predicting the risk of postoperative gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with Type A aortic dissection based on an interpretable machine learning model. Frontiers in Medicine. 12. 1554579–1554579. 1 indexed citations

Li, Lin, et al.. (2023). Treatment and referral experiences of patients with type A aortic dissection and their families: a qualitative study. BMJ Open. 13(2). e064247–e064247.

Wu, Wenxian, Ying Wang, Xiulan Xie, et al.. (2023). Combined metabolomics and transcriptomics analysis reveals the mechanism underlying blue light-mediated promotion of flavones and flavonols accumulation in Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort. microgreens. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology. 242. 112692–112692. 7 indexed citations

Tian, Zhan, et al.. (2022). A review of decision-making methods for climate change adaptation under deep uncertainty: With a focus onflooding control in coastal cities. Chinese Science Bulletin (Chinese Version). 67(22). 2638–2650. 1 indexed citations

Wu, Wenxian, Xiumei Luo, & Maozhi Ren. (2022). Clearance or Hijack: Universal Interplay Mechanisms Between Viruses and Host Autophagy From Plants to Animals. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 11. 786348–786348. 20 indexed citations

Berning, Lena, David Schlütermann, Annabelle Friedrich, et al.. (2021). Prodigiosin Sensitizes Sensitive and Resistant Urothelial Carcinoma Cells to Cisplatin Treatment. Molecules. 26(5). 1294–1294. 14 indexed citations

Wu, Wenxian, Xiaojing Wang, Yadong Sun, et al.. (2021). TNF-induced necroptosis initiates early autophagy events via RIPK3-dependent AMPK activation, but inhibits late autophagy. Autophagy. 17(12). 3992–4009. 70 indexed citations

Hu, Zehan, Devanarayanan Siva Sankar, Christine Vionnet, et al.. (2021). ULK1 phosphorylation of striatin activates protein phosphatase 2A and autophagy. Cell Reports. 36(13). 109762–109762. 24 indexed citations

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Sun, Yadong, Niklas Berleth, Wenxian Wu, et al.. (2021). Fin56-induced ferroptosis is supported by autophagy-mediated GPX4 degradation and functions synergistically with mTOR inhibition to kill bladder cancer cells. Cell Death and Disease. 12(11). 1028–1028. 210 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wu, Wenxian, Xiaojing Wang, Niklas Berleth, et al.. (2020). The Autophagy-Initiating Kinase ULK1 Controls RIPK1-Mediated Cell Death. Cell Reports. 31(3). 107547–107547. 57 indexed citations

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Zhang, L., et al.. (2018). First Report of Anthracnose Caused by Colletotrichum truncatum on Basella alba in China. Plant Disease. 102(9). 1853–1853. 1 indexed citations

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Xue, Longhai, et al.. (2017). First Report of Clubroot Caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae on Brassica juncea var. gemmifera in Sichuan Province, China. Plant Disease. 101(6). 1042–1042. 1 indexed citations

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Xu, Hailing, Wenxian Wu, Pei Li, et al.. (2016). Genotypes of Cryptosporidium spp., Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Giardia duodenalis in dogs and cats in Shanghai, China. Parasites & Vectors. 9(1). 121–121. 89 indexed citations

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Wu, Wenxian, et al.. (2016). Dominant genera of cyanobacteria in Lake Taihu and their relationships with environmental factors. The Journal of Microbiology. 54(7). 468–476. 19 indexed citations

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Xue, Longhai, Chunjie Li, Wenxian Wu, et al.. (2015). First Report of Botryotinia fuckeliana Causing Gray Mold of Annual Ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) in China. Plant Disease. 100(6). 1236–1236. 4 indexed citations

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Cai, Jinzhong, Wenxian Wu, Chunhua Li, et al.. (2015). Distribution of Cryptosporidium species in Tibetan sheep and yaks in Qinghai, China. Veterinary Parasitology. 215. 58–62. 55 indexed citations

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Ma, Jingbo, Pei Li, Xiaoping Zhao, et al.. (2014). Occurrence and molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. and Enterocytozoon bieneusi in dairy cattle, beef cattle and water buffaloes in China. Veterinary Parasitology. 207(3-4). 220–227. 116 indexed citations

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Guo, Bin, Jie Huang, Wenxian Wu, et al.. (2014). The nascent polypeptide-associated complex is essential for autophagic flux. Autophagy. 10(10). 1738–1748. 14 indexed citations

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Wu, Wenxian, Qing Zhao, & Gemei Liang. (1992). Study on the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella responses to vegetable community texture. Journal of the South China Agricultural University. 13(4). 108–112. 1 indexed citations

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