Xi Chen

13.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
347 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

Xi Chen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xi Chen has authored 347 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 150 papers in Molecular Biology, 70 papers in Epidemiology and 65 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Xi Chen's work include Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (39 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (21 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (20 papers). Xi Chen is often cited by papers focused on Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (39 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (21 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (20 papers). Xi Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Xi Chen's co-authors include Jack L. Strominger, Xiao-Ming Yin, Konrad Krzewski, Xiangfeng Cong, Hao Zhang, Chih‐Wen Lin, Xiwen Xiong, Min Li, Xiaoyun Chen and X. Charlie Dong and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Xi Chen

324 papers receiving 8.0k 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.

Epigenetically upregulated oncoprotein PLCE1 drives esophageal carcinoma angiogenesis and proliferation via activating the PI-PLCε-NF-κB signaling pathway and VEGF-C/ Bcl-2 expression

2019 306 citations Xi Chen et al. profile →
Tailoring traditional Chinese medicine in cancer therapy

2025 33 citations Xi Chen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xi Chen China	45	3.7k	1.6k	1.4k	1.4k	1.4k	347	8.1k
Shu Zhang China	47	4.6k 1.2×	1.3k 0.8×	1.9k 1.3×	1.8k 1.3×	1.2k 0.9×	351	9.6k
Jian Liu China	43	3.4k 0.9×	1.4k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	1.5k 1.1×	675 0.5×	307	6.9k
Yang Sun China	53	4.8k 1.3×	2.3k 1.5×	1.5k 1.1×	822 0.6×	952 0.7×	299	9.4k
Mohammad Hashemi Iran	40	3.7k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	782 0.5×	1.4k 1.0×	1.5k 1.1×	350	7.6k
Xiangdong Wang China	47	3.3k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	992 0.7×	1.0k 0.7×	246	7.6k
Ling Li China	45	3.7k 1.0×	1.0k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	951 0.7×	304	7.0k
Jin Zhang China	42	4.7k 1.3×	1.4k 0.9×	1.5k 1.0×	1.5k 1.1×	629 0.5×	232	8.5k
Martin Bilban Austria	49	4.8k 1.3×	2.1k 1.3×	966 0.7×	973 0.7×	839 0.6×	143	8.4k
Elsa Sánchez‐López Spain	38	4.1k 1.1×	2.2k 1.4×	979 0.7×	793 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	53	7.7k
Takashi Kojima Japan	50	4.1k 1.1×	889 0.6×	1.0k 0.7×	1.0k 0.7×	751 0.6×	235	8.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Xi Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xi Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xi Chen

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

All Works

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Zhang, Xiaoyu, et al.. (2025). Advances in Immunotherapy for HER2 Low-Expressing Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Cancer Management and Research. Volume 17. 2985–2995.

Wang, Yuchen, Xiaobo Ma, Kewei Ma, et al.. (2025). Efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy and chemotherapy in patients with potentially resectable stage IIIA/IIIB NSCLC: a retrospective study. Frontiers in Immunology. 15. 1479263–1479263.

Tang, Kai, Xi Chen, Ying Xin, et al.. (2025). Intercellular contractile force attenuates chemosensitivity through Notch-MVP-mediated nuclear drug export. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(19). e2417626122–e2417626122. 1 indexed citations

Zheng, Qi, Xun Song, Ying Zhang, et al.. (2024). Qinzhuliangxue mixture ameliorates psoriasis by restraining apoptosis in psoriasis via downregulating the MDA-5 pathway. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 328. 118059–118059. 3 indexed citations

Li, Junyan, et al.. (2024). Galangin alleviated Doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity by inhibiting ferroptosis through GSTP1/JNK pathway. Phytomedicine. 134. 155989–155989. 16 indexed citations

Chen, Wei, et al.. (2024). Inductive Link Prediction for Sequential-emerging Knowledge Graph. abs/1605.06523. 5753–5766.

Zhang, Huimin, Lin Su, Mingxi Liu, et al.. (2023). Targeting upregulation of the immunosuppressive activity of MDSCs with indirubin as a novel strategy to alleviate psoriasis. International Immunopharmacology. 123. 110710–110710. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Xi, Zhizhen Wang, Peng Zheng, et al.. (2023). Impaired mitophagosome–lysosome fusion mediates olanzapine‐induced aging. Aging Cell. 22(11). e14003–e14003. 8 indexed citations

Zhao, Mengxue, et al.. (2023). 1,25(OH)2D3 alleviates oxidative stress and inflammation through up-regulating HMGCS2 in DSS-induced colitis. International Immunopharmacology. 125(Pt A). 111131–111131. 4 indexed citations

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Tang, Long, Xi Chen, Xiangming Kong, et al.. (2023). Anti-aging effect of methylurolithin A and its amide derivatives on nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Tetrahedron Letters. 118. 154389–154389. 3 indexed citations

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Chen, Xi, et al.. (2023). Unmasking the Hypoxia Landscape in Cervical Cancer: S100A2 and Its Implication for Immunotherapy Resistance. Reproductive Sciences. 31(1). 96–98. 1 indexed citations

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Chen, Xi, et al.. (2022). Seromucinous and Mucinous Borderline Ovarian Tumors: We Need to Know More. Reproductive Sciences. 30(5). 1684–1685. 4 indexed citations

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Chen, Xi & Kewei Ma. (2021). Neoadjuvant Therapy in Lung Cancer: What Is Most Important: Objective Response Rate or Major Pathological Response?. Current Oncology. 28(5). 4129–4138. 12 indexed citations

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Liu, Liu, Xiaoying Sun, Yi Lü, et al.. (2020). Fire Needle Therapy for the Treatment of Psoriasis: A Quantitative Evidence Synthesis. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 27(1). 24–37. 13 indexed citations

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Short, Sarah P., Joshua J. Thompson, Anthony J. Bilotta, et al.. (2019). Serine Threonine Kinase 17A Maintains the Epithelial State in Colorectal Cancer Cells. Molecular Cancer Research. 17(4). 882–894. 13 indexed citations

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Tang, Bufu, et al.. (2018). Celastrol inhibits colorectal cancer cell proliferation and migration through suppression of MMP3 and MMP7 by the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway. Anti-Cancer Drugs. 29(6). 530–538. 49 indexed citations

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Naik, Meghna U., Pravin Patel, Xi Chen, et al.. (2016). Ask1 regulates murine platelet granule secretion, thromboxane A2 generation, and thrombus formation. Blood. 129(9). 1197–1209. 51 indexed citations

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Cho, Hyun Jin, Jia Yu, Chengsong Xie, et al.. (2014). Leucine‐rich repeat kinase 2 regulates Sec16A at ER exit sites to allow ER –Golgi export. The EMBO Journal. 33(20). 2314–2331. 61 indexed citations

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Xia, Mi‐Zhen, Hua Wang, Xi Chen, et al.. (2012). Melatonin modulates TLR4‐mediated inflammatory genes through MyD88‐ and TRIF‐dependent signaling pathways in lipopolysaccharide‐stimulated RAW264.7 cells. Journal of Pineal Research. 53(4). 325–334. 150 indexed citations

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Krzewski, Konrad, Xi Chen, & Jack L. Strominger. (2008). WIP is essential for lytic granule polarization and NK cell cytotoxicity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(7). 2568–2573. 45 indexed citations

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