Xiangchen Gu

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Xiangchen Gu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Nephrology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiangchen Gu has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Nephrology and 4 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Xiangchen Gu's work include Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies (7 papers), Renal and related cancers (6 papers) and Kruppel-like factors research (5 papers). Xiangchen Gu is often cited by papers focused on Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies (7 papers), Renal and related cancers (6 papers) and Kruppel-like factors research (5 papers). Xiangchen Gu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and France. Xiangchen Gu's co-authors include Changlin Mei, Lili Fu, Xiang Gao, John Cijiang He, Sandeep K. Mallipattu, Yi Wang, Mónica P. Revelo, Yiqing Guo, Avi Ma’ayan and Yanqiu Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as Kidney International, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology and Science Translational Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Xiangchen Gu

23 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Kruppel-Like Factor 15 Modulates Renal Interstitial Fibro... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 250 500 750
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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. Kruppel-Like Factor 15 Modulates Renal Interstitial Fibrosis by ERK/MAPK and JNK/MAPK Pathways Regulation
    2013 798 citations Xiang Gao, Xiangchen Gu et al. Kidney & Blood Pressure Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xiangchen Gu China 11 678 341 205 203 101 24 1.1k
Deepa Shukla United Kingdom 15 667 1.0× 557 1.6× 196 1.0× 108 0.5× 110 1.1× 22 1.2k
Malgorzata Furmanik United Kingdom 10 490 0.7× 201 0.6× 155 0.8× 232 1.1× 62 0.6× 13 1.1k
Chet E. Holterman Canada 19 949 1.4× 307 0.9× 131 0.6× 268 1.3× 275 2.7× 36 1.6k
Shiying Cui Canada 17 1.2k 1.8× 361 1.1× 318 1.6× 436 2.1× 88 0.9× 24 1.8k
Mohga El‐Abbadi United States 14 439 0.6× 231 0.7× 180 0.9× 367 1.8× 342 3.4× 15 1.1k
Yujiro Kida Japan 19 671 1.0× 173 0.5× 69 0.3× 243 1.2× 164 1.6× 30 1.4k
Martijn Chatrou Netherlands 11 404 0.6× 185 0.5× 121 0.6× 240 1.2× 57 0.6× 16 1.1k
Mangatt P. Biju United States 12 582 0.9× 608 1.8× 199 1.0× 71 0.3× 180 1.8× 15 1.2k
Ulrich Sauer Germany 17 560 0.8× 166 0.5× 76 0.4× 207 1.0× 81 0.8× 22 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Xiangchen Gu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiangchen Gu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiangchen Gu

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

All Works

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Sullivan, Katie, Dhanunjay Mukhi, Magaiver Andrade-Silva, et al.. (2025). Glutathione-specific gamma–glutamylcyclotransferase 1 ( CHAC1 ) increases kidney disease risk by modulating ferroptosis. Science Translational Medicine. 17(795). eadn3079–eadn3079. 3 indexed citations
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Su, Jingyi, Fubin Zhong, Yi Zhong, et al.. (2024). Mitochondrial SLC3A1 regulates sexual dimorphism in cystinuria. Genes & Diseases. 12(3). 101472–101472. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Xin, Yunzi Liu, Xiangchen Gu, et al.. (2024). C/EBPα-mediated ACSL4-dependent ferroptosis exacerbates tubular injury in diabetic kidney disease. Cell Death Discovery. 10(1). 448–448. 3 indexed citations
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Yu, Shuwen, Xiangchen Gu, Yunzi Liu, et al.. (2024). Tauroursodeoxycholic acid ameliorates renal injury induced by COL4A3 mutation. Kidney International. 106(3). 433–449. 10 indexed citations
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Li, Xin, et al.. (2024). C/EBPα aggravates renal fibrosis in CKD through the NOX4-ROS-apoptosis pathway in tubular epithelial cells. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1870(4). 167039–167039. 6 indexed citations
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Du, Wen, Lili Fu, Yuting Guan, et al.. (2023). Activation of GPER1 in macrophages ameliorates UUO-induced renal fibrosis. Cell Death and Disease. 14(12). 818–818. 9 indexed citations
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Chen, Min & Xiangchen Gu. (2023). Emerging roles of proximal tubular endocytosis in renal fibrosis. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 11. 1235716–1235716. 4 indexed citations
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Fu, Lili, et al.. (2022). Icariin attenuates renal interstitial fibrosis through G protein-coupled estrogen receptor in a UUO murine model.. PubMed. 14(3). 1567–1577. 7 indexed citations
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Xu, Yanqiu, et al.. (2021). Cytomegalovirus-Associated Nephrotic Syndrome in a Patient with Myasthenia Gravis Treated with Azathioprine: A Case Report. American Journal of Case Reports. 22. e933380–e933380. 1 indexed citations
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Piret, Siân E., Ahmed A. Attallah, Xiangchen Gu, et al.. (2021). Loss of proximal tubular transcription factor Krüppel-like factor 15 exacerbates kidney injury through loss of fatty acid oxidation. Kidney International. 100(6). 1250–1267. 58 indexed citations
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Ma, Yiyi, et al.. (2018). Novel Mutations in the PKD1 and PKD2 Genes of Chinese Patients with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease. Kidney & Blood Pressure Research. 43(2). 297–309. 19 indexed citations
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Gu, Xiangchen, Min Chen, Yanqiu Xu, & Yi Wang. (2018). Acquired renal glucosuria in an undifferentiated connective tissue disease patient with a SLC5A2 heterozygous mutation. Medicine. 97(50). e13664–e13664.
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Guo, Yiqing, Zhengzhe Li, Avi Ma’ayan, et al.. (2018). Podocyte-Specific Induction of Krüppel-Like Factor 15 Restores Differentiation Markers and Attenuates Kidney Injury in Proteinuric Kidney Disease. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 29(10). 2529–2545. 40 indexed citations
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Gu, Xiangchen, et al.. (2017). KLF 15 Works as an Early Anti-Fibrotic Transcriptional Regulator in Ang II-Induced Renal Fibrosis via Down-Regulation of CTGF Expression. Kidney & Blood Pressure Research. 42(6). 999–1012. 17 indexed citations
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Gu, Xiangchen, Sandeep K. Mallipattu, Yiqing Guo, et al.. (2017). The loss of Krüppel-like factor 15 in Foxd1+ stromal cells exacerbates kidney fibrosis. Kidney International. 92(5). 1178–1193. 31 indexed citations
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Lü, Yan, et al.. (2017). A PRISMA-compliant meta-analysis of MDR1 polymorphisms and idiopathic nephrotic syndrome. Medicine. 96(24). e7191–e7191. 11 indexed citations
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Xu, Jing, Jun Wu, Yijun Gao, et al.. (2015). Involvement of the Hippo pathway in regeneration and fibrogenesis after ischaemic acute kidney injury: YAP is the key effector. Clinical Science. 130(5). 349–363. 59 indexed citations

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