Xia Xu

7.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
119 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Xia Xu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Xia Xu has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Molecular Biology, 23 papers in Materials Chemistry and 22 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Xia Xu's work include Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (13 papers), HIV Research and Treatment (10 papers) and HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (10 papers). Xia Xu is often cited by papers focused on Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (13 papers), HIV Research and Treatment (10 papers) and HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (10 papers). Xia Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Xia Xu's co-authors include Yibin Ying, Yanbin Li, Junbai Li, Peter Sklar, Anthony Rodgers, Zunzhong Ye, Randi Y. Leavitt, Heqing Jiang, Bach-Yen Nguyen and Mark J. DiNubile and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Xia Xu

116 papers receiving 3.3k 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.

Safety and efficacy of raltegravir-based versus efavirenz-based combination therapy in treatment-naive patients with HIV-1 infection: a multicentre, double-blind randomised controlled trial

2009 478 citations Xia Xu, Randi Y. Leavitt et al. profile →
An intelligent thymol/alizarin-loaded polycaprolactone/gelatin/zein nanofibrous film with pH-responsive and antibacterial properties for shrimp freshness monitoring and preservation

2025 24 citations Xia Xu 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 Xu China	29	1.1k	872	658	649	499	119	3.4k
Haili Zhang China	35	1.3k 1.3×	434 0.5×	420 0.6×	380 0.6×	573 1.1×	170	3.4k
N. K. Jain India	50	3.6k 3.4×	241 0.3×	785 1.2×	206 0.3×	634 1.3×	104	6.9k
Min Cui China	41	1.5k 1.4×	529 0.6×	689 1.0×	325 0.5×	1.1k 2.1×	193	5.1k
Kenneth A. Bradley United States	30	2.3k 2.2×	401 0.5×	490 0.7×	270 0.4×	957 1.9×	62	4.1k
Xiaowei Zhang China	40	2.4k 2.3×	477 0.5×	756 1.1×	167 0.3×	593 1.2×	229	5.4k
Aviad Levin United Kingdom	32	2.1k 2.0×	436 0.5×	650 1.0×	431 0.7×	707 1.4×	88	4.5k
Xian‐En Zhang China	45	4.2k 4.0×	1.2k 1.4×	1.7k 2.5×	134 0.2×	806 1.6×	300	7.2k
Jialing Huang China	24	806 0.8×	205 0.2×	138 0.2×	469 0.7×	567 1.1×	74	2.9k
Amit Singh India	34	2.1k 1.9×	1.5k 1.7×	866 1.3×	99 0.2×	1.6k 3.3×	87	5.4k
Atanu Basu India	26	1.2k 1.1×	719 0.8×	536 0.8×	137 0.2×	733 1.5×	61	3.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Xia Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xia Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xia Xu

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

Cao, Yin-Hong, Qingwen Chen, Xia Xu, et al.. (2025). Insights from natural rubber biosynthesis evolution for pathway engineering. Trends in Plant Science. 30(8). 897–912. 1 indexed citations

Jiang, Yonghou, Chao Ma, Fang Xu, et al.. (2025). Decreased Cdk2 Activity Hindered Embryonic Development and Parthenogenesis Induction in Silkworm, Bombyx mori L.. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(7). 3341–3341. 1 indexed citations

Sun, Jiachen, Yimeng Wang, Xia Xu, et al.. (2025). Liposomal Emodin: A nanomedicine for two-photon imaging and mitochondria-targeted photodynamic therapy of psoriasis. Biomaterials. 325. 123631–123631.

Wang, Tonghui, et al.. (2024). Nanoarchitectonics of Vesicle Microreactors for Oscillating ATP Synthesis and Hydrolysis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(45). e202411981–e202411981. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Yilin, Jie Zhao, Xia Xu, et al.. (2023). Emodin‐Based Nanoarchitectonics with Giant Two‐Photon Absorption for Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(33). e202308019–e202308019. 36 indexed citations

Chen, Jine, et al.. (2023). Comparative Proteomic Analysis Provides New Insights into the Molecular Basis of Thermal-Induced Parthenogenesis in Silkworm (Bombyx mori). Insects. 14(2). 134–134. 5 indexed citations

Essink, Brandon, James T. Peterson, Kari Yacisin, et al.. (2021). A randomized phase 1/2 study of the safety and immunogenicity of a multivalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in healthy adults 50 through 85 years of age. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. 17(8). 2691–2699. 2 indexed citations

Klein, Nicola P., Paula Peyrani, Kari Yacisin, et al.. (2021). A phase 3, randomized, double-blind study to evaluate the immunogenicity and safety of 3 lots of 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in pneumococcal vaccine-naive adults 18 through 49 years of age. Vaccine. 39(38). 5428–5435. 53 indexed citations

Frangedakis, Eftychios, Manuel Waller, Tomoaki Nishiyama, et al.. (2021). AnAgrobacterium‐mediated stable transformation technique for the hornwort modelAnthoceros agrestis. New Phytologist. 232(3). 1488–1505. 25 indexed citations

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Thomas, Stephen J., John L. Perez, Stephen Lockhart, et al.. (2021). 1558O COVID-19 vaccine in participants (ptcpts) with cancer: Subgroup analysis of efficacy/safety from a global phase III randomized trial of the BNT162b2 (tozinameran) mRNA vaccine. Annals of Oncology. 32. S1129–S1129. 9 indexed citations

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Xu, Xia, Suresh Kumar Megarajan, Arafat Toghan, et al.. (2020). Effect of reduction temperature on the structure and catalytic performance of mesoporous Ni–Fe–Al₂O₃ in oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane. New Journal of Chemistry. 44(44). 18994–19001. 12 indexed citations

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Battiato, Sergio, Valentina Zannier, Andrea Bertoni, et al.. (2019). Polychromatic emission in a wide energy range from InP-InAs-InP multi-shell nanowires. Nanotechnology. 30(19). 194004–194004. 11 indexed citations

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Zhou, Xuxia, et al.. (2019). Textural, rheological and chemical properties of surimi nutritionally-enhanced with lecithin. LWT. 122. 108984–108984. 64 indexed citations

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Xu, Xia, Yaohui Wang, Honglun Bi, et al.. (2019). Mutation of the seminal protease gene, serine protease 2, results in male sterility in diverse lepidopterans. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 116. 103243–103243. 33 indexed citations

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Xue, Zheyong, Xia Xu, Yuan Zhou, et al.. (2018). Deficiency of a triterpene pathway results in humidity-sensitive genic male sterility in rice. Nature Communications. 9(1). 604–604. 72 indexed citations

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Liu, Jingjing, et al.. (2016). Adsorption behavior of natural and thermally modified diatomite for 1-naphthol from aqueous solution.. Fresenius environmental bulletin. 25(12). 5371–5380. 3 indexed citations

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Cao, Yong, Xia Xu, & Peiying Zhang. (2015). Advances in the Traditional Chinese Medicine-Based Management of Viral Myocarditis. Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics. 73(1). 237–243. 8 indexed citations

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Teppler, Hedy, Deborah D. Brown, Randi Y. Leavitt, et al.. (2011). Long-Term Safety from the Raltegravir Clinical Development Program. Current HIV Research. 9(1). 40–53. 30 indexed citations

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Bu, Xingkuan, Ling Zhou, Xia Xu, et al.. (2006). [Epidemiologic study on hearing impairment and ear diseases in old people].. PubMed. 41(9). 661–4. 5 indexed citations

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Xu, Xia, Jiajun Zhao, & H.J. McQueen. (1996). Deformation Behavior and Microstructure of 20% Al2O3 Particle Reinforced 2618 and 6061 Composites. Science and Engineering of Composite Materials. 5(3-4). 215–234. 5 indexed citations

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