Xian‐Cheng Jiang

11.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
179 papers, 9.8k citations indexed

About

Xian‐Cheng Jiang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xian‐Cheng Jiang has authored 179 papers receiving a total of 9.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 109 papers in Molecular Biology, 61 papers in Surgery and 38 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Xian‐Cheng Jiang's work include Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling (63 papers), Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (48 papers) and Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (33 papers). Xian‐Cheng Jiang is often cited by papers focused on Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling (63 papers), Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (48 papers) and Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (33 papers). Xian‐Cheng Jiang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and France. Xian‐Cheng Jiang's co-authors include Alan R. Tall, Zhiqiang Li, Mohammad Reza Hojjati, Can Bruce, Guoqing Cao, Ming‐Shang Kuo, A Walsh, Luis B. Agellon, Chongmin Huan and Hongwen Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Circulation and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Xian‐Cheng Jiang

177 papers receiving 9.6k citations

Hit Papers

Cholesterol Efflux and Atheroprotection 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 200 400 600
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. Cholesterol Efflux and Atheroprotection
    2012 740 citations Xian‐Cheng Jiang, Alan R. Tall et al. Circulation profile →

Peers

Xian‐Cheng Jiang
David Y. Hui United States
M. Mahmood Hussain United States
Naoya Yahagi Japan
Guosheng Liang United States
Takanari Gotoda Japan
Jun-ichi Osuga Japan
Godfrey S. Getz United States
Vassilis I. Zannis United States
Catherine Postic France
Margery A. Connelly United States
David Y. Hui United States
Xian‐Cheng Jiang
Citations per year, relative to Xian‐Cheng Jiang Xian‐Cheng Jiang (= 1×) peers David Y. Hui

Countries citing papers authored by Xian‐Cheng Jiang

Since Specialization
Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xian‐Cheng Jiang

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xian‐Cheng Jiang

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Jiang, Xian‐Cheng, et al.. (2025). Numerical investigation of electron cyclotron and electron Bernstein wave current drive in EXL-50U spherical torus.. Fusion Engineering and Design. 211. 114800–114800.
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Zheng, Jiao, Zhiqiang Li, Kezhi Dai, et al.. (2024). Effect of phospholipid transfer protein on plasma sphingosine-1-phosphate. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 300(11). 107837–107837. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Qing, Yang Chen, Jintong Yang, et al.. (2024). Cryo-EM structure of human sphingomyelin synthase and its mechanistic implications for sphingomyelin synthesis. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 31(6). 884–895. 14 indexed citations
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Chiang, Yeun-po, et al.. (2023). Sphingomyelin synthase–related protein SMSr is a phosphatidylethanolamine phospholipase C that promotes nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 299(9). 105162–105162. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Zhiqiang, et al.. (2023). Inhibiting Phosphatidylcholine Remodeling in Adipose Tissue Increases Insulin Sensitivity. Diabetes. 72(11). 1547–1559. 10 indexed citations
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Chiang, Yeun-po, Zhiqiang Li, Yang Chen, Yu Cao, & Xian‐Cheng Jiang. (2021). Sphingomyelin synthases 1 and 2 exhibit phosphatidylcholine phospholipase C activity. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 297(6). 101398–101398. 17 indexed citations
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Zheng, Jiao, Yunqin Chen, Jibin Dong, et al.. (2021). Inducible phospholipid transfer protein deficiency ameliorates atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis. 324. 9–17. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Zhiqiang, Yeun-po Chiang, Jiao Zheng, et al.. (2021). Effect of liver total sphingomyelin synthase deficiency on plasma lipid metabolism. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1866(5). 158898–158898. 15 indexed citations
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He, Lihua, et al.. (2020). Simulation of the Ohkawa-mechanism- dominated current drive of electron cyclotron waves using linear and quasi-linear models. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 63(2). 25016–25016. 3 indexed citations
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Baumlin, Nathalie, Yeun-po Chiang, Michael D. Kim, et al.. (2019). Airway Resistance Caused By Sphingomyelin Synthase 2 Insufficiency in Response to Cigarette Smoke. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 62(3). 342–353. 10 indexed citations
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Ding, Tingbo, Inamul Kabir, Yue Li, et al.. (2015). All members in the sphingomyelin synthase gene family have ceramide phosphoethanolamine synthase activity. Journal of Lipid Research. 56(3). 537–545. 33 indexed citations
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Pan, Xiaoyue, Xian‐Cheng Jiang, & M. Mahmood Hussain. (2013). Impaired Cholesterol Metabolism and Enhanced Atherosclerosis in Clock Mutant Mice. Circulation. 128(16). 1758–1769. 118 indexed citations
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Chakraborty, Mahua, Chongmin Huan, Ming‐Shang Kuo, et al.. (2013). Myeloid cell–specific serine palmitoyltransferase subunit 2 haploinsufficiency reduces murine atherosclerosis. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 123(4). 1784–1797. 46 indexed citations
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Gautier, Thomas, Alexis Klein, Valérie Deckert, et al.. (2008). Effect of Plasma Phospholipid Transfer Protein Deficiency on Lethal Endotoxemia in Mice. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(27). 18702–18710. 55 indexed citations
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Yeang, Calvin, Shweta Varshney, Renxiao Wang, et al.. (2008). The domain responsible for sphingomyelin synthase (SMS) activity. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1781(10). 610–617. 56 indexed citations
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Beyer, Thomas P., Robert J. Schmidt, Patricia Foxworthy, et al.. (2004). Coadministration of a Liver X Receptor Agonist and a Peroxisome Proliferator Activator Receptor-α Agonist in Mice: Effects of Nuclear Receptor Interplay on High-Density Lipoprotein and Triglyceride Metabolism in Vivo. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 309(3). 861–868. 34 indexed citations
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Inazu, Akihiro, Xian‐Cheng Jiang, Tatsuo Haraki, et al.. (1994). Genetic cholesteryl ester transfer protein deficiency caused by two prevalent mutations as a major determinant of increased levels of high density lipoprotein cholesterol.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 94(5). 1872–1882. 198 indexed citations
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Takahashi, Kazuo, Xian‐Cheng Jiang, Naohiko Sakai, et al.. (1993). A missense mutation in the cholesteryl ester transfer protein gene with possible dominant effects on plasma high density lipoproteins.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 92(4). 2060–2064. 112 indexed citations

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