Xi Shen

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
102 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Xi Shen is a scholar working on Ophthalmology, Molecular Biology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Xi Shen has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Ophthalmology, 32 papers in Molecular Biology and 26 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Xi Shen's work include Retinal Diseases and Treatments (44 papers), Glaucoma and retinal disorders (25 papers) and Retinal Development and Disorders (14 papers). Xi Shen is often cited by papers focused on Retinal Diseases and Treatments (44 papers), Glaucoma and retinal disorders (25 papers) and Retinal Development and Disorders (14 papers). Xi Shen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Xi Shen's co-authors include Yisheng Zhong, Bing Xie, Yanji Zhu, Yu Cheng, Ailing Sui, Yan Yan, Yanwei Chen, Gezhi Xu, Jiao Qin and Yushuo Gao and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Xi Shen

97 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Interactions of glial cells with neuronal synapses, from ... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 25 50 75
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.

  1. Interactions of glial cells with neuronal synapses, from astrocytes to microglia and oligodendrocyte lineage cells
    2023 92 citations Xi Shen, Xiaoli Zheng et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xi Shen China 22 709 492 322 227 178 102 1.5k
Masayuki Yasuda Japan 28 972 1.4× 633 1.3× 604 1.9× 147 0.6× 169 0.9× 134 2.3k
Bertrand Calippe France 15 472 0.7× 325 0.7× 134 0.4× 281 1.2× 350 2.0× 20 1.2k
Zhiqi Chen China 22 465 0.7× 248 0.5× 311 1.0× 341 1.5× 512 2.9× 79 1.4k
Carol M. Brownscheidle United States 15 154 0.2× 249 0.5× 133 0.4× 100 0.4× 203 1.1× 24 2.1k
Xiaoyan Ding China 29 1.8k 2.6× 1.1k 2.1× 1.2k 3.7× 247 1.1× 165 0.9× 130 2.9k
Sandra R. Montezuma United States 21 860 1.2× 783 1.6× 361 1.1× 117 0.5× 122 0.7× 84 1.5k
Rong‐Kung Tsai Taiwan 24 751 1.1× 488 1.0× 266 0.8× 150 0.7× 72 0.4× 132 1.7k
Wadih M. Zein United States 21 288 0.4× 762 1.5× 144 0.4× 65 0.3× 72 0.4× 86 1.4k
Yoshitsugu Saishin Japan 22 1.1k 1.5× 749 1.5× 727 2.3× 38 0.2× 73 0.4× 56 1.8k
Manir Ali United Kingdom 24 302 0.4× 654 1.3× 356 1.1× 65 0.3× 173 1.0× 61 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Xi Shen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xi Shen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Xi Shen. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Xi Shen. The network helps show where Xi Shen may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xi Shen

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

All Works

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Song, Hongyuan, Qing Li, Gui Xiao, et al.. (2025). Endothelial protein C receptor promotes retinal neovascularization through heme catabolism. Nature Communications. 16(1). 1603–1603. 2 indexed citations
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Gao, Shuang, Xiang Lu, Hanwei Peng, et al.. (2025). Inhibition of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Reduces Photoreceptor Death in Retinal Neovascular Disease via Neurotrophic Modulation in Müller Glia. Molecular Neurobiology. 62(5). 6352–6368. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Mingdong, Sheng‐Yu Jin, Xin Fu, et al.. (2025). Activation of Kir4.1 Channels by 2‐D08 Promotes Myelin Repair in Multiple Sclerosis. Advanced Science. 12(34). e02032–e02032. 1 indexed citations
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Gao, Shuang, et al.. (2024). Inhibition of NLRP3 inflammasome by MCC950 under hypoxia alleviates photoreceptor apoptosis via inducing autophagy in Müller glia. The FASEB Journal. 38(10). e23671–e23671. 5 indexed citations
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Shen, Xi, et al.. (2024). The PPOS protocol mitigates the detrimental effects of high BMI on embryo and clinical pregnancy outcomes. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology. 22(1). 124–124. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Na, et al.. (2024). Knockdown of thioredoxin interacting protein in Müller cells attenuates photoreceptor apoptosis in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mouse model. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 271(Pt 2). 132731–132731. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Haorui, Yu Mao, Zheng Nie, et al.. (2024). Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Engineered Macrophage-Derived Exosomes for Targeted Pathological Angiogenesis Therapy. ACS Nano. 18(10). 7644–7655. 34 indexed citations
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Gao, Shuang, Na Li, Yanwei Chen, et al.. (2023). Inhibition of Ferroptosis Ameliorates Photoreceptor Degeneration in Experimental Diabetic Mice. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(23). 16946–16946. 13 indexed citations
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Cai, Yujuan, Ailing Sui, Yiyun Yao, et al.. (2020). Etanercept as a TNF-alpha inhibitor depresses experimental retinal neovascularization. Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 259(3). 661–671. 16 indexed citations
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Gao, Shuang, et al.. (2020). Intravitreal Conbercept Injection as an Adjuvant in Vitrectomy with Silicone Oil Infusion for Severe Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy. Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 36(5). 304–310. 9 indexed citations
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Zhou, Xiaoyu, Lin Wang, Xi Shen, et al.. (2019). Detection of ALV p27 in cloacal swabs and virus isolation medium by sELISA. BMC Veterinary Research. 15(1). 383–383. 14 indexed citations
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Gao, Yushuo, Yisheng Zhong, Yanji Zhu, et al.. (2018). Flt3 Regulation in the Mononuclear Phagocyte System Promotes Ocular Neovascularization. Journal of Ophthalmology. 2018. 1–14. 3 indexed citations
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Huang, Ping, Shouyue Huang, Lei Guo, et al.. (2018). Effect of Adenosine and Adenosine Receptor Antagonists on Retinal Müller Cell Inwardly Rectifying Potassium Channels under Exogenous Glutamate Stimulation. BioMed Research International. 2018. 1–10. 5 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xi, et al.. (2018). Ocular changes during hemodialysis in patients with end-stage renal disease. BMC Ophthalmology. 18(1). 208–208. 31 indexed citations
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Sui, Ailing, Yisheng Zhong, Anna M. Demetriades, et al.. (2018). Inhibition of integrin α5β1 ameliorates VEGF-induced retinal neovascularization and leakage by suppressing NLRP3 inflammasome signaling in a mouse model. Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 256(5). 951–961. 19 indexed citations
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