Xia Li

9.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
190 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Xia Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xia Li has authored 190 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Molecular Biology, 59 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 37 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Xia Li's work include Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (29 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (29 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (26 papers). Xia Li is often cited by papers focused on Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (29 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (29 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (26 papers). Xia Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Xia Li's co-authors include Zheng‐Xiong Xi, Eliot L. Gardner, Phil Skolnick, Jeffrey M. Witkin, Yonggui Wang, Aoran Hong, Jia C. Gao, Terry D. Lindstrom, Michael P. Clay and Xiao‐Qing Peng and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Neuron and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Xia Li

180 papers receiving 6.5k 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.

Challenges and opportunities in exosome research—Perspectives from biology, engineering, and cancer therapy

2019 428 citations Xia Li et al. profile →
Marketing innovations during a global crisis: A study of China firms’ response to COVID-19

2020 320 citations Xia Li et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xia Li China	45	2.5k	2.5k	748	701	653	190	6.6k
Lei Zhang China	47	2.2k 0.9×	4.6k 1.9×	878 1.2×	560 0.8×	389 0.6×	419	9.5k
Hyun Kim South Korea	60	3.4k 1.4×	5.5k 2.2×	1.3k 1.8×	812 1.2×	419 0.6×	448	13.1k
Paul Cumming Germany	53	3.2k 1.3×	1.8k 0.7×	775 1.0×	516 0.7×	611 0.9×	324	9.7k
Ling Chen China	45	1.1k 0.4×	2.4k 1.0×	666 0.9×	588 0.8×	245 0.4×	233	6.4k
Li Zhang China	46	968 0.4×	2.7k 1.1×	1.1k 1.5×	978 1.4×	399 0.6×	333	7.7k
L. Fredrik Jarskog United States	40	1.2k 0.5×	1.4k 0.6×	350 0.5×	535 0.8×	262 0.4×	94	6.1k
Gong Chen China	54	4.0k 1.6×	6.6k 2.7×	960 1.3×	960 1.4×	430 0.7×	341	12.3k
Seung Hyun Kim South Korea	54	1.3k 0.5×	3.4k 1.4×	2.0k 2.7×	1.4k 2.0×	958 1.5×	452	11.6k
Erik F. J. de Vries Netherlands	46	703 0.3×	2.2k 0.9×	462 0.6×	947 1.4×	391 0.6×	277	8.7k
Marco Aurélio Romano‐Silva Brazil	38	1.3k 0.5×	1.9k 0.8×	664 0.9×	322 0.5×	307 0.5×	270	5.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Xia Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xia Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xia Li

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wu, Hao, Wanli Xie, Xia Li, et al.. (2025). Efficacy and safety of gastrodin in preventing postoperative delirium following cardiac surgery: a randomized placebo controlled clinical trial. Critical Care. 29(1). 108–108. 2 indexed citations

Huang, Weiqiang, Yana Zhang, Yue Li, et al.. (2025). Vitamin D impedes eosinophil chemotaxis via inhibiting glycolysis-induced CCL26 expression in eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps. Cell Communication and Signaling. 23(1). 104–104. 3 indexed citations

Liu, Jie, et al.. (2024). Risk Factors and Short-Term Outcomes of Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Elderly Patients After Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Clinical Interventions in Aging. Volume 19. 31–39. 6 indexed citations

Mao, Li, Xia Li, Wenliang Li, et al.. (2024). First Specific Detection of Mammalian Orthoreovirus from Goats Using TaqMan Real-Time RT-PCR Technology. Veterinary Sciences. 11(4). 141–141. 4 indexed citations

Wu, Xiaqing, et al.. (2024). Traditional Chinese medicine improved diabetic kidney disease through targeting gut microbiota. Pharmaceutical Biology. 62(1). 423–435. 16 indexed citations

Xie, Wanli, Yanting Wang, Xia Li, et al.. (2022). Positive interaction between GPER and β-alanine in the dorsal root ganglion uncovers potential mechanisms: mediating continuous neuronal sensitization and neuroinflammation responses in neuropathic pain. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 19(1). 164–164. 25 indexed citations

Seo, Dong-oh, Sean C. Piantadosi, David J. Marcus, et al.. (2021). A locus coeruleus to dentate gyrus noradrenergic circuit modulates aversive contextual processing. Neuron. 109(13). 2116–2130.e6. 52 indexed citations

Li, Xia, Yanting Wang, Jie Liu, et al.. (2021). Effects of perioperative interventions for preventing postoperative delirium. Medicine. 100(29). e26662–e26662. 5 indexed citations

Li, Jiaxin, Xia Li, & Yinfeng Xie. (2021). Mechanism on Drought Tolerance Enhanced by Exogenous Trehalose in C4-PEPC Rice. Chinese Bulletin of Botany. 56(3). 296. 2 indexed citations

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Fan, Yali, Quanmei Sun, Xia Li, et al.. (2021). Substrate Stiffness Modulates the Growth, Phenotype, and Chemoresistance of Ovarian Cancer Cells. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 9. 718834–718834. 54 indexed citations

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Wang, Qingli, et al.. (2020). Association of miRNA-145 with the occurrence and prognosis of hydrosalpinx-induced defective endometrial receptivity. Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences. 21(1). 81–92. 12 indexed citations

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Liu, Zhiqin, Lanping Shi, Sheng Yang, et al.. (2017). Functional and Promoter Analysis of ChiIV3, a Chitinase of Pepper Plant, in Response to Phytophthora capsici Infection. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 18(8). 1661–1661. 40 indexed citations

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Li, Xia, Jun‐Yi Luo, Lei Zhang, et al.. (2015). Variant of PAI-2 gene is associated with coronary artery disease and recurrent coronary event risk in Chinese Han population. Lipids in Health and Disease. 14(1). 148–148. 7 indexed citations

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Rong, Peijing, Aihua Liu, Jianguo Zhang, et al.. (2014). An alternative therapy for drug-resistant epilepsy: transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation. Chinese Medical Journal. 127(2). 300–303. 83 indexed citations

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Yu, Ping, et al.. (2011). Discharges of Neuronal Assembly of Hippocampus CA1 Area in the Memory Formation. Acta Psychologica Sinica. 43(8). 917–928.

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Li, Xia, Jie Li, Eliot L. Gardner, & Zheng‐Xiong Xi. (2010). Activation of mGluR7s inhibits cocaine‐induced reinstatement of drug‐seeking behavior by a nucleus accumbens glutamate‐mGluR2/3 mechanism in rats. Journal of Neurochemistry. 114(5). 1368–1380. 62 indexed citations

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Li, Xia, Jie Li, Xiao‐Qing Peng, et al.. (2009). Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 7 Modulates the Rewarding Effects of Cocaine in Rats: Involvement of a Ventral Pallidal GABAergic Mechanism. Neuropsychopharmacology. 34(7). 1783–1796. 60 indexed citations

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Xu, Yong, Yan Sun, Yanfang Wang, et al.. (2008). Association between the serotonin 1A receptor C(-1019)G polymorphism and major depressive disorder in the northern Han ethnic group in China. Chinese Medical Journal. 121(10). 874–876. 17 indexed citations

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Li, Xia, et al.. (2005). Decreases in nestlet shredding of mice by serotonin uptake inhibitors: Comparison with marble burying. Life Sciences. 78(17). 1933–1939. 109 indexed citations

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Li, Xia, et al.. (2003). Enhancement of Antidepressant Potency by a Potentiator of AMPA Receptors. Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology. 23(3). 419–430. 88 indexed citations

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