Xi Liu

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
87 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Xi Liu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Xi Liu has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Plant Science and 15 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Xi Liu's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (17 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (9 papers) and Plant Gene Expression Analysis (8 papers). Xi Liu is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (17 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (9 papers) and Plant Gene Expression Analysis (8 papers). Xi Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Xi Liu's co-authors include Stephen J. Meltzer, Yulan Cheng, Jun Wang, Zhe Wang, John Abraham, Fu‐An Wu, Shijia Liu, Jianmin Wan, Xingyu Zhao and Juan Xiang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Xi Liu

78 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

A Smart MMP‐9‐responsive Hydrogel Releasing M2 Macrophage‐derived Exosomes for Diabetic Wound Healing

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xi Liu China	25	1.2k	443	257	161	119	87	1.6k
Jingru Wang China	20	752 0.6×	330 0.7×	100 0.4×	60 0.4×	119 1.0×	73	1.2k
Jens Gruber Germany	22	1.1k 0.9×	385 0.9×	143 0.6×	89 0.6×	102 0.9×	45	1.7k
Yuwen Zhang China	28	1.7k 1.4×	430 1.0×	280 1.1×	202 1.3×	344 2.9×	74	2.5k
Wayne Chou United States	26	1.2k 1.0×	153 0.3×	70 0.3×	189 1.2×	217 1.8×	35	1.8k
Edwin C.A. Stigter Netherlands	15	711 0.6×	233 0.5×	179 0.7×	231 1.4×	285 2.4×	36	1.4k
Shanshan Sun China	23	825 0.7×	286 0.6×	65 0.3×	85 0.5×	223 1.9×	73	1.4k
Xi Zheng China	14	862 0.7×	537 1.2×	145 0.6×	190 1.2×	129 1.1×	25	1.3k
Fen Yang China	23	1.6k 1.3×	608 1.4×	446 1.7×	58 0.4×	282 2.4×	52	2.3k
Gail L. Matters United States	28	739 0.6×	329 0.7×	314 1.2×	228 1.4×	414 3.5×	53	1.7k
Yingying Li China	20	821 0.7×	165 0.4×	80 0.3×	222 1.4×	56 0.5×	60	1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Xi Liu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xi Liu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xi Liu

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

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Ouyang, Ruizhuo, Yuanhui Ma, Lan Jiang, et al.. (2025). Cocatalysis of catalytic hairpin assembly and ternary heterojunction Bi2S3@MoS2@Bi2MoO6 promotes ultra-sensitive electrochemical of detection MiRNA-21. Microchimica Acta. 192(2). 115–115. 4 indexed citations

Wang, Shang, Zhaoyu Wang, Jue Jia, et al.. (2025). Increased CD163+ Macrophage Activation and High Expression of CD163 Promote Granulosa Cell Apoptosis in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Journal of Inflammation Research. Volume 18. 10111–10127.

Zhang, Yuyue, Lu Li, Di Wang, et al.. (2024). Ubiquitin-Conjugated Enzyme OsUBC16 Negatively Regulates Grain Size and Grain Weight in Rice. Journal of Plant Biology. 67(5). 409–418.

Liu, Xi, Yu Cao, Ying Wang, et al.. (2024). Systemic inflammatory regulators and age-related macular degeneration: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization study. Frontiers in Genetics. 15. 1391999–1391999. 1 indexed citations

Zhou, Yu, Xi Liu, Zhen Qi, et al.. (2024). Lactate‐induced metabolic remodeling and myofiber type transitions via activation of the Ca²⁺‐NFATC1 signaling pathway. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 239(8). e31290–e31290. 2 indexed citations

Lan, Jie, Qibing Lin, Chunlei Zhou, et al.. (2023). Young Leaf White Stripe encodes a P‐type PPR protein required for chloroplast development. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 65(7). 1687–1702. 25 indexed citations

Guan, Shuang, Yanan Yu, Bing Li, et al.. (2023). Discovery of Drug-Responsive Phenomic Alteration-Related Driver Genes in the Treatment of Coronary Heart Disease. Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine. Volume 16. 201–217. 2 indexed citations

Li, Yanqing, Feng Zhu, Yan Li, et al.. (2022). Bacteriophages allow selective depletion of gut bacteria to produce a targeted-bacterium-depleted mouse model. Cell Reports Methods. 2(11). 100324–100324. 5 indexed citations

Yu, Zanlin, Feng Wang, Bidisha Saha, et al.. (2022). Interactions between mTORC2 core subunits Rictor and mSin1 dictate selective and context-dependent phosphorylation of substrate kinases SGK1 and Akt. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 298(9). 102288–102288. 23 indexed citations

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Wang, Ting, et al.. (2022). Rice glycosyltransferase gene UGT2 functions in salt stress tolerance under the regulation of bZIP23 transcription factor. Plant Cell Reports. 42(1). 17–28. 27 indexed citations

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Wang, Jing, Xi Liu, Kai‐Wei Yu, et al.. (2021). Psl-Dependent Cooperation Contributes to Drug Resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Dual-Species Biofilms with Acinetobacter baumannii. ACS Infectious Diseases. 8(1). 129–136. 6 indexed citations

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Huang, Kangbo, Yihui Pan, Guannan Shu, et al.. (2021). Circular RNA circSNX6 promotes sunitinib resistance in renal cell carcinoma through the miR-1184/GPCPD1/ lysophosphatidic acid axis. Cancer Letters. 523. 121–134. 33 indexed citations

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Liu, Xi, et al.. (2018). Research progress on cloning and regulation mechanism of rice grain shape genes.. Zhongguo shuidao kexue. 32(1). 1–11. 5 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhe, Ke Ma, Yulan Cheng, et al.. (2018). Novel circular RNA circNF1 acts as a molecular sponge, promoting gastric cancer by absorbing miR-16. Endocrine Related Cancer. 26(3). 265–277. 53 indexed citations

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Mustachio, Lisa Maria, Yun Lu, Laura J. Tafe, et al.. (2017). Deubiquitinase USP18 Loss Mislocalizes and Destabilizes KRAS in Lung Cancer. Molecular Cancer Research. 15(7). 905–914. 34 indexed citations

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Zheng, Weili, Rui Wang, Xi Liu, et al.. (2017). Structural insights into the nuclear import of the histone acetyltransferase males‐absent‐on‐the‐first by importin α1. Traffic. 19(1). 19–28. 7 indexed citations

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Yim, Christina Y., David Sekula, Xi Liu, et al.. (2016). G0S2 Suppresses Oncogenic Transformation by Repressing a MYC-Regulated Transcriptional Program. Cancer Research. 76(5). 1204–1213. 43 indexed citations

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Liu, Xi, et al.. (2015). Genetic analysis and gene mapping of virescent albino leaf mutant WGL in rice.. Nanjing Nongye Daxue xuebao. 38(5). 712–719. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yongsheng, Xi Liu, Ling Jiang, et al.. (2009). Mapping of QTL Controlling Rice Heading Date in Nanjing11×Koshihikari RIL Population. Jiangsu nongye xuebao. 25(1). 6–12. 1 indexed citations

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Zhou, Lijun, Xi Liu, Ling Jiang, et al.. (2009). Analysis of QTL and GE effects on PGWC in rice (Oryza sativa L.) using CSSL and BIL populations.. Zhongguo nongye Kexue. 42(4). 1129–1135. 1 indexed citations

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