Xianming Deng

16.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
145 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Xianming Deng is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xianming Deng has authored 145 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Molecular Biology, 27 papers in Organic Chemistry and 16 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Xianming Deng's work include Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (13 papers), Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (10 papers) and Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (9 papers). Xianming Deng is often cited by papers focused on Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (13 papers), Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (10 papers) and Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (9 papers). Xianming Deng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Xianming Deng's co-authors include Nathanael S. Gray, Rongbin Zhou, Wei Jiang, Qingsong Liu, Hongbin He, Chao Wang, Yong Tang, Aoli Wang, Yun Chen and Hua Jiang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Xianming Deng

137 papers receiving 6.4k 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.

Oridonin is a covalent NLRP3 inhibitor with strong anti-inflammasome activity

2018 604 citations Xianming Deng et al. profile →
Identification of a selective and direct NLRP3 inhibitor to treat inflammatory disorders

2017 592 citations Xianming Deng et al. profile →
Tranilast directly targets NLRP 3 to treat inflammasome‐driven diseases

2018 421 citations Xianming Deng et al. profile →
TLR4 signalling via Piezo1 engages and enhances the macrophage mediated host response during bacterial infection

2021 182 citations Xianming Deng, Dawang Zhou et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xianming Deng China	44	3.7k	978	856	621	545	145	6.5k
Hiromi Ito Japan	35	2.2k 0.6×	432 0.4×	596 0.7×	127 0.2×	446 0.8×	176	3.9k
Vladimir Trajković Serbia	45	2.3k 0.6×	1.1k 1.1×	1.3k 1.6×	219 0.4×	796 1.5×	182	8.0k
Vincent L. Cryns United States	51	5.7k 1.5×	449 0.5×	629 0.7×	291 0.5×	1.5k 2.8×	106	9.1k
Jens Pietzsch Germany	41	1.8k 0.5×	638 0.7×	688 0.8×	154 0.2×	1.2k 2.2×	296	6.1k
Robbert J. Kok Netherlands	44	3.0k 0.8×	312 0.3×	614 0.7×	73 0.1×	658 1.2×	136	6.4k
Shan Xu China	35	3.3k 0.9×	726 0.7×	560 0.7×	349 0.6×	606 1.1×	171	5.6k
Crispin R. Dass Australia	54	5.7k 1.6×	552 0.6×	570 0.7×	98 0.2×	1.7k 3.1×	223	11.5k
Mark Kester United States	54	6.4k 1.7×	319 0.3×	1.1k 1.3×	96 0.2×	940 1.7×	222	11.2k
Peng Wu China	36	2.9k 0.8×	1.4k 1.4×	262 0.3×	65 0.1×	672 1.2×	136	5.4k
Ming Zhao China	36	2.6k 0.7×	146 0.1×	784 0.9×	128 0.2×	534 1.0×	170	5.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Xianming Deng

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xianming Deng

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20 of 20 papers shown

Tao, Hongru, Wentao Chen, Zimo Chen, et al.. (2025). Chemical biology research on targeting protein post-translational modifications. Scientia Sinica Chimica. 55(4). 777–784.

Gao, Fei, Zhenhua Wu, Anqi Lin, et al.. (2025). Discovery of an ALK degrader for lorlatinib-resistant compound mutations. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 296. 117835–117835. 3 indexed citations

Li, Wenjuan, Guo-Sheng Hu, Jingjing Yang, et al.. (2025). Hypoxia-induced PRMT1 methylates HIF2β to promote breast tumorigenesis via enhancing glycolytic gene transcription. Cell Reports. 44(4). 115487–115487. 1 indexed citations

Lü, Zhen, Qian Lai, Li Z, et al.. (2024). Novel PIKfyve/Tubulin Dual-target Inhibitor as a Promising Therapeutic Strategy for B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Current Medical Science. 44(2). 298–308. 3 indexed citations

Deng, Xianming, Lixin Yan, Renkai Li, et al.. (2024). Prototype optical enhancement cavity for steady-state microbunching. Review of Scientific Instruments. 95(10).

Wu, Peiling, et al.. (2024). Biosynthesis of Diverse Ephedra-Type Alkaloids via a Newly Identified Enzymatic Cascade. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6. 48–48. 3 indexed citations

Chang, Caiyun, et al.. (2024). Entanglement Added to Cross‐Linked Chains Enables Tough Gelatin‐Based Hydrogel for Zn Metal Batteries. Advanced Materials. 36(30). e2403214–e2403214. 74 indexed citations

Wu, Zhenhua, Zheng Wang, Qingyan Xu, et al.. (2023). Discovery of urea-based pleuromutilin derivatives as potent gram-positive antibacterial agents. Bioorganic Chemistry. 136. 106547–106547. 8 indexed citations

Chen, Qi-Tao, Zhiyuan Zhang, Qiaoling Huang, et al.. (2022). HK1 from hepatic stellate cell–derived extracellular vesicles promotes progression of hepatocellular carcinoma. Nature Metabolism. 4(10). 1306–1321. 89 indexed citations

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Wang, Weijie, Zhenhua Wu, Qingyan Xu, et al.. (2022). Nigericin is effective against multidrug resistant gram-positive bacteria, persisters, and biofilms. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 12. 1055929–1055929. 8 indexed citations

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Guo, Jintao, Ying Zhou, Chaoqun Xu, et al.. (2021). Genetic Determinants of Somatic Selection of Mutational Processes in 3,566 Human Cancers. Cancer Research. 81(16). 4205–4217. 6 indexed citations

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Yang, Pengbo, Peipei Hou, Wenbin Hong, et al.. (2020). Blocking PPARγ interaction facilitates Nur77 interdiction of fatty acid uptake and suppresses breast cancer progression. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(44). 27412–27422. 107 indexed citations

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Huang, Xuemei, et al.. (2019). Thapsigargin induces apoptosis in adrenocortical carcinoma by activating endoplasmic reticulum stress and the JNK signaling pathway: an in vitro and in vivo study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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Tao, Jie, Jiumeng Zhang, Ting Du, et al.. (2019). Rapid 3D printing of functional nanoparticle-enhanced conduits for effective nerve repair. Acta Biomaterialia. 90. 49–59. 130 indexed citations

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Liu, Zehua, Yunzhan Li, Wei Li, et al.. (2018). Close-loop dynamic nanohybrids on collagen-ark with in situ gelling transformation capability for biomimetic stage-specific diabetic wound healing. Materials Horizons. 6(2). 385–393. 47 indexed citations

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Li, Wei, Yunzhan Li, Zehua Liu, et al.. (2018). Hierarchical structured and programmed vehicles deliver drugs locally to inflamed sites of intestine. Biomaterials. 185. 322–332. 87 indexed citations

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Zeng, Taoling, Shang Han, Huayue Lin, et al.. (2018). A cell-based high-throughput screening method based on a ubiquitin-reference technique for identifying modulators of E3 ligases. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 294(8). 2880–5770. 22 indexed citations

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Tusa, Ignazia, Giulia Cheloni, Antonella Gozzini, et al.. (2018). Targeting the Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase 5 Pathway to Suppress Human Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Stem Cells. Stem Cell Reports. 11(4). 929–943. 20 indexed citations

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Maxson, Julia E., Melissa L. Abel, Jinhua Wang, et al.. (2016). Identification and Characterization of Tyrosine Kinase Nonreceptor 2 Mutations in Leukemia through Integration of Kinase Inhibitor Screening and Genomic Analysis. Cancer Research. 76(1). 127–138. 26 indexed citations

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Rovida, Elisabetta, Giovanni Di Maira, Ignazia Tusa, et al.. (2014). The mitogen-activated protein kinase ERK5 regulates the development and growth of hepatocellular carcinoma. Gut. 64(9). 1454–1465. 54 indexed citations

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