Xi Wei

833 total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 632 citations indexed

About

Xi Wei is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Xi Wei has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 632 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Cell Biology, 14 papers in Molecular Biology and 11 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Xi Wei's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (14 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (8 papers) and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (6 papers). Xi Wei is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (14 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (8 papers) and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (6 papers). Xi Wei collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Xi Wei's co-authors include Yuan Lin, Jin Qian, Lizhi Xu, Mingze Sun, Hongzhen Liu, Zhiqin Chu, Qiang Wei, Hong Jiang, Heemin Kang and Wenyan Xie and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Nature Communications and Nano Letters.

In The Last Decade

Xi Wei

39 papers receiving 617 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.

Static and Dynamic: Evolving Biomaterial Mechanical Properties to Control Cellular Mechanotransduction

2023 97 citations Wenyan Xie, Xi Wei et al. Advanced Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xi Wei China	16	229	155	132	90	54	40	632
Halil Bayraktar Türkiye	12	152 0.7×	73 0.5×	186 1.4×	137 1.5×	43 0.8×	24	609
Amanda P. Siegel United States	19	280 1.2×	46 0.3×	267 2.0×	45 0.5×	75 1.4×	57	961
Nicholas Ferrell United States	20	544 2.4×	108 0.7×	244 1.8×	110 1.2×	29 0.5×	52	1.0k
Guillaume Lamour France	15	203 0.9×	116 0.7×	400 3.0×	248 2.8×	56 1.0×	34	1.1k
Zhongxiang Jiang China	13	383 1.7×	137 0.9×	174 1.3×	102 1.1×	27 0.5×	24	798
Christina S. Kamma‐Lorger Spain	16	80 0.3×	87 0.6×	111 0.8×	93 1.0×	21 0.4×	41	881
Thomas von Erlach United Kingdom	10	417 1.8×	91 0.6×	160 1.2×	115 1.3×	61 1.1×	12	756
Zhaozhong Li China	14	86 0.4×	54 0.3×	105 0.8×	23 0.3×	42 0.8×	23	531
Qian Feng China	21	124 0.5×	87 0.6×	481 3.6×	36 0.4×	38 0.7×	46	1.2k
Mei‐Ching Lee Taiwan	13	136 0.6×	116 0.7×	142 1.1×	54 0.6×	28 0.5×	27	1.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Xi Wei

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xi Wei

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xi Wei

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xi Wei. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xi Wei 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 Wei. Xi Wei 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

Wei, Xi, et al.. (2025). Effect of the Nrf2/HO-1 pathway on aluminum-induced liver injury. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 301. 118488–118488. 2 indexed citations

Wei, Liyan, et al.. (2024). Oxymatrine Inhibits PD-L1 by Downregulating IFN-γ to Promote Ferroptosis and Enhance Anti-PD-L1 Efficacy in Liver Cancer. Journal of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Volume 11. 2427–2440. 4 indexed citations

Xie, Wenyan, Xi Wei, Heemin Kang, et al.. (2023). Static and Dynamic: Evolving Biomaterial Mechanical Properties to Control Cellular Mechanotransduction. Advanced Science. 10(9). e2204594–e2204594. 97 indexed citations breakdown →

Wei, Xi, et al.. (2022). Defect size and cross-linker properties controlled fracture of biopolymer networks. Extreme Mechanics Letters. 54. 101743–101743. 2 indexed citations

He, Huimin, Xi Wei, Bin Yang, et al.. (2022). Ultrastrong and multifunctional aerogels with hyperconnective network of composite polymeric nanofibers. Nature Communications. 13(1). 4242–4242. 97 indexed citations

Liu, Hongzhen, Hegeng Li, Zuochen Wang, et al.. (2022). Robust and Multifunctional Kirigami Electronics with a Tough and Permeable Aramid Nanofiber Framework. Advanced Materials. 34(50). e2207350–e2207350. 59 indexed citations

Wang, Lingzhi, Yong Hou, Tongtong Zhang, et al.. (2022). All-Optical Modulation of Single Defects in Nanodiamonds: Revealing Rotational and Translational Motions in Cell Traction Force Fields. Nano Letters. 22(18). 7714–7723. 12 indexed citations

Wei, Xi, et al.. (2021). Viscoelasticity of 3D actin networks dictated by the mechanochemical characteristics of cross-linkers. Soft Matter. 17(45). 10177–10185. 5 indexed citations

Wei, Xi, et al.. (2021). Force-mediated cellular anisotropy and plasticity dictate the elongation dynamics of embryos. Science Advances. 7(27). 12 indexed citations

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Li, Xiaolan, et al.. (2021). Molecular Mechanism of Aluminum-Induced Oxidative Damage and Apoptosis in Rat Cardiomyocytes. Biological Trace Element Research. 200(1). 308–317. 19 indexed citations

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Zhang, Qiongfang, et al.. (2020). Vitamin D ameliorated endothelial cell damage induced by diabetes via regulation of lncRNA MEG3 in human umbilical vein endothelial cells. Archives of Medical Science. 1 indexed citations

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Gong, Bo, Xi Wei, Jin Qian, & Yuan Lin. (2019). Modeling and Simulations of the Dynamic Behaviors of Actin-Based Cytoskeletal Networks. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 5(8). 3720–3734. 28 indexed citations

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Cao, Yujie, Xi Wei, Yuan Lin, & Fei Sun. (2019). Synthesis of bio-inspired viscoelastic molecular networks by metal-induced protein assembly. Molecular Systems Design & Engineering. 5(1). 117–124. 4 indexed citations

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Cui, Jing, Yan Li, Xi Wei, et al.. (2019). Three kinds of corneal host cells contribute differently to corneal neovascularization. EBioMedicine. 44. 542–553. 17 indexed citations

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Gong, Ze, et al.. (2018). Distinct relaxation timescales of neurites revealed by rate-dependent indentation, relaxation and micro-rheology tests. Soft Matter. 15(2). 166–174. 11 indexed citations

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Yang, Zhongguang, Songzi Kou, Xi Wei, et al.. (2018). Genetically Programming Stress-Relaxation Behavior in Entirely Protein-Based Molecular Networks. ACS Macro Letters. 7(12). 1468–1474. 27 indexed citations

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Wei, Xi, et al.. (2018). Effect of Aluminum Exposure on Glucose Metabolism and Its Mechanism in Rats. Biological Trace Element Research. 186(2). 450–456. 17 indexed citations

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Wei, Xi, et al.. (2018). Interaction and fusion dynamics between cellular blebs. Journal of Biomechanics. 81. 113–121. 2 indexed citations

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Wei, Xi, Dan Luo, Hongyan Ge, et al.. (2018). Kojic acid inhibits senescence of human corneal endothelial cells via NF-κB and p21 signaling pathways. Experimental Eye Research. 180. 174–183. 15 indexed citations

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Wei, Xi, et al.. (2017). A combined experimental and theoretical investigation on cellular blebbing. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 16666–16666. 16 indexed citations

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