Xia Zhou

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Xia Zhou is a scholar working on Microbiology, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xia Zhou has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Microbiology, 9 papers in Epidemiology and 7 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Xia Zhou's work include Reproductive tract infections research (12 papers), Urinary Tract Infections Management (9 papers) and Pelvic floor disorders treatments (7 papers). Xia Zhou is often cited by papers focused on Reproductive tract infections research (12 papers), Urinary Tract Infections Management (9 papers) and Pelvic floor disorders treatments (7 papers). Xia Zhou collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Brazil. Xia Zhou's co-authors include Larry J. Forney, Zaid Abdo, Jacques Ravel, Catherine Davis, Rebecca M. Brotman, Pawel Gajer, Xue Zhong, Ursel M. E. Schütte, Li Fu and Melanie A. Hansmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Bioinformatics, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Infection and Immunity.

In The Last Decade

Xia Zhou

21 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Temporal Dynamics of the Human Vaginal Microbiota 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 250 500 750 1000
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. Temporal Dynamics of the Human Vaginal Microbiota
    2012 1.1k citations Pawel Gajer, Rebecca M. Brotman et al. Science Translational Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xia Zhou United States 16 2.3k 1.6k 1.4k 787 337 21 3.3k
Tina L. Fiedler United States 27 3.2k 1.4× 2.3k 1.4× 1.5k 1.0× 886 1.1× 387 1.1× 56 4.5k
Jennifer M. Fettweis United States 20 1.1k 0.5× 933 0.6× 1.5k 1.0× 396 0.5× 268 0.8× 28 2.8k
Werner Mendling Germany 26 1.8k 0.8× 1.4k 0.9× 561 0.4× 323 0.4× 305 0.9× 92 2.8k
Mary L. Delaney United States 22 935 0.4× 924 0.6× 1.2k 0.8× 230 0.3× 479 1.4× 34 2.7k
Michael S. Humphrys United States 20 946 0.4× 748 0.5× 939 0.7× 278 0.4× 266 0.8× 29 2.2k
Sonja Swidsinski Germany 13 1.1k 0.5× 982 0.6× 947 0.7× 193 0.2× 343 1.0× 21 2.3k
Antonella Marangoni Italy 25 1.2k 0.5× 794 0.5× 571 0.4× 217 0.3× 222 0.7× 116 2.3k
Piet Cools Belgium 22 879 0.4× 741 0.5× 395 0.3× 224 0.3× 148 0.4× 92 1.8k
Xue Zhong China 7 877 0.4× 595 0.4× 578 0.4× 324 0.4× 164 0.5× 16 1.5k
Sebastian Faro United States 23 857 0.4× 794 0.5× 406 0.3× 209 0.3× 114 0.3× 97 1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Xia Zhou

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xia Zhou

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xia Zhou

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

All Works

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Liu, Cui, et al.. (2021). Digestion‐Promoting Effects and Mechanisms of Dashanzha Pill Based on Raw and Charred Crataegi Fructus. Chemistry & Biodiversity. 18(12). e2100705–e2100705. 11 indexed citations
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Wang, Yun, Min Lv, Ting Wang, et al.. (2019). Research on mechanism of charred hawthorn on digestive through modulating “brain-gut” axis and gut flora. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 245. 112166–112166. 43 indexed citations
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Hickey, Roxana, Xia Zhou, Matthew L. Settles, et al.. (2015). Vaginal Microbiota of Adolescent Girls Prior to the Onset of Menarche Resemble Those of Reproductive-Age Women. mBio. 6(2). 129 indexed citations
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Gong, Hongli, Yi Shi, Xia Zhou, et al.. (2014). Microbiota in the Throat and Risk Factors for Laryngeal Carcinoma. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 80(23). 7356–7363. 60 indexed citations
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Jayaram, Aswathi, Steven S. Witkin, Xia Zhou, et al.. (2014). The bacterial microbiome in paired vaginal and vestibular samples from women with vulvar vestibulitis syndrome. Pathogens and Disease. 72(3). n/a–n/a. 15 indexed citations
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Ravel, Jacques, Rebecca M. Brotman, Pawel Gajer, et al.. (2013). Daily temporal dynamics of vaginal microbiota before, during and after episodes of bacterial vaginosis. Microbiome. 1(1). 29–29. 226 indexed citations
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Hou, Dongsheng, Xia Zhou, Xue Zhong, et al.. (2013). Microbiota of the seminal fluid from healthy and infertile men. Fertility and Sterility. 100(5). 1261–1269.e3. 195 indexed citations
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Copeland, Wade K., Vandhana Krishnan, Daniel Beck, et al.. (2012). mcaGUI: microbial community analysis R-Graphical User Interface (GUI). Bioinformatics. 28(16). 2198–2199. 4 indexed citations
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Hickey, Roxana, et al.. (2012). Understanding vaginal microbiome complexity from an ecological perspective. Translational research. 160(4). 267–282. 196 indexed citations
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Gajer, Pawel, Rebecca M. Brotman, Guoyun Bai, et al.. (2012). Temporal Dynamics of the Human Vaginal Microbiota. Science Translational Medicine. 4(132). 132ra52–132ra52. 1103 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhou, Xia, Rebecca M. Brotman, Pawel Gajer, et al.. (2010). Recent Advances in Understanding the Microbiology of the Female Reproductive Tract and the Causes of Premature Birth. Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2010. 1–10. 61 indexed citations
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Hu, Bo, Xia Zhou, Larry J. Forney, & Shulin Chen. (2009). Changes in microbial community composition following treatment of methanogenic granules with chloroform. Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy. 28(1). 60–71. 7 indexed citations
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Zhou, Xia, et al.. (2009). Bacterial Populations in the Vaginas of Healthy Adolescent Women. Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. 22(1). 11–18. 123 indexed citations
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Zhou, Xia, Rachel Westman, Roxana Hickey, et al.. (2009). Vaginal Microbiota of Women with Frequent Vulvovaginal Candidiasis. Infection and Immunity. 77(9). 4130–4135. 81 indexed citations
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Zhou, Xia, Melanie A. Hansmann, Catherine Davis, et al.. (2009). The vaginal bacterial communities of Japanese women resemble those of women in other racial groups. FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology. 58(2). 169–181. 173 indexed citations
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Brown, Celeste J., et al.. (2007). Preliminary characterization of the normal microbiota of the human vulva using cultivation-independent methods. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 56(2). 271–276. 47 indexed citations
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Zhou, Xia, et al.. (2004). Characterization of vaginal microbial communities in adult healthy women using cultivation-independent methods. Microbiology. 150(8). 2565–2573. 370 indexed citations

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