Xiao Tao

6.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
50 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Xiao Tao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiao Tao has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 9 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Xiao Tao's work include Ion channel regulation and function (13 papers), Antenna Design and Analysis (6 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (4 papers). Xiao Tao is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (13 papers), Antenna Design and Analysis (6 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (4 papers). Xiao Tao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and South Korea. Xiao Tao's co-authors include Roderick MacKinnon, Stephen B. Long, Ernest B. Campbell, Liang Tong, Scott B. Hansen, Richard K. Hite, Javed Khan, Walrati Limapichat, Dennis A. Dougherty and Alice Lee and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Xiao Tao

43 papers receiving 4.5k 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.

Atomic structure of a voltage-dependent K+ channel in a lipid membrane-like environment

2007 1.2k citations Xiao Tao, Roderick MacKinnon et al. Nature profile →
Crystal structure of an orthologue of the NaChBac voltage-gated sodium channel

2012 401 citations Xiao Tao et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiao Tao China	22	3.7k	1.6k	1.1k	268	229	50	4.6k
Michael Fill United States	38	4.7k 1.3×	1.9k 1.2×	2.5k 2.2×	481 1.8×	87 0.4×	92	5.7k
Stephen B. Long United States	22	5.0k 1.4×	2.4k 1.5×	1.6k 1.4×	821 3.1×	59 0.3×	32	6.0k
Ernest B. Campbell United States	16	6.1k 1.7×	2.7k 1.7×	2.0k 1.8×	499 1.9×	77 0.3×	18	7.2k
Michele Mazzanti Italy	36	3.1k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	758 0.7×	142 0.5×	174 0.8×	84	4.3k
Alan J. Williams United Kingdom	45	6.3k 1.7×	1.7k 1.1×	3.0k 2.6×	611 2.3×	420 1.8×	158	7.7k
Sándor Györke United States	50	6.3k 1.7×	2.2k 1.4×	5.8k 5.1×	476 1.8×	255 1.1×	160	7.9k
Ernst Niggli Switzerland	41	3.5k 0.9×	2.0k 1.2×	2.3k 2.1×	268 1.0×	55 0.2×	122	4.5k
Carol Deutsch United States	42	3.9k 1.1×	1.4k 0.9×	1.0k 0.9×	254 0.9×	65 0.3×	95	4.7k
Makoto Inui Japan	33	3.1k 0.8×	990 0.6×	1.6k 1.5×	188 0.7×	68 0.3×	86	4.2k
Stephan E. Lehnart Germany	41	5.8k 1.6×	1.4k 0.9×	5.3k 4.7×	265 1.0×	86 0.4×	107	7.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Xiao Tao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiao Tao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiao Tao

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yi, Na, Hongrong Wang, Xiao Tao, et al.. (2025). RNA-binding protein SAMD4A targets FGF2 to regulate cardiomyocyte lineage specification from human embryonic stem cells. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 16(1). 144–144.

Wang, Ziyao, Yan Meng, Bei Yan, et al.. (2025). Realization of a three-dimensional photonic higher-order topological insulator. Nature Communications. 16(1). 3122–3122. 5 indexed citations

Tao, Xiao, Chu‐Xiao Liu, Youkui Huang, et al.. (2025). Degradation of circular RNA by the ribonuclease DIS3. Molecular Cell. 85(8). 1674–1685.e8. 6 indexed citations

Tao, Xiao, et al.. (2024). Characteristics of Clinical Isolates of Listeria monocytogenes in Sichuan, China, in 2022 Based on Whole Genome Sequencing Analysis. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 21(7). 424–430. 1 indexed citations

Tao, Xiao, Pengfei Gu, Zi He, et al.. (2024). Shape Optimization Design Method of High-Performance Multibeam Antenna for Mixed-Payload Communication Satellite. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 72(5). 3974–3986.

Wang, Jingyu, Xiao Tao, Jiahui Guo, Xing Zhao, & Yong Yan. (2023). A nanogenerator based on metal nanoparticles and magnetic ionic gradients. NPG Asia Materials. 15(1). 2 indexed citations

Fan, Zhenhong, et al.. (2023). Ultrawideband Dual Circularly Polarized Waveguide Array Antenna for K- and Ka-Bands Satellite Communications. IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters. 22(8). 1808–1812. 15 indexed citations

Tao, Xiao, et al.. (2022). Correlation between structure and function in phosphatidylinositol lipid–dependent Kir2.2 gating. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(12). e2114046119–e2114046119. 2 indexed citations

Ding, Wei, et al.. (2022). Design of Spaceborne Multibeam Antenna Feed Assembly with User/Gateway/Tracking Function. 1–2.

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Qu, Meijun, et al.. (2022). Design of Wideband OMT Choke Flanges for Low PIM Satellite Communication Applications. IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 64(4). 1105–1111. 4 indexed citations

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Lipowski, Mariusz, et al.. (2021). The Impact of Entrepreneurship Education of Entrepreneurs on the Entrepreneurial Psychology of Sports Majors From the Perspective of Pedagogy. Frontiers in Psychology. 12. 727831–727831. 5 indexed citations

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Li, Siqi, Xiang Li, Wei Xue, et al.. (2020). Screening for functional circular RNAs using the CRISPR–Cas13 system. Nature Methods. 18(1). 51–59. 247 indexed citations

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Niu, Yiming, Xiao Tao, Kouki K Touhara, & Roderick MacKinnon. (2020). Cryo-EM analysis of PIP2 regulation in mammalian GIRK channels. eLife. 9. 57 indexed citations

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Tao, Xiao, Richard K. Hite, & Roderick MacKinnon. (2016). Cryo-EM structure of the open high-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channel. Nature. 541(7635). 46–51. 190 indexed citations

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Hansen, Scott B., Xiao Tao, & Roderick MacKinnon. (2011). Structural basis of PIP2 activation of the classical inward rectifier K+ channel Kir2.2. Nature. 477(7365). 495–498. 492 indexed citations

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Tao, Xiao, Alice Lee, Walrati Limapichat, Dennis A. Dougherty, & Roderick MacKinnon. (2010). A Gating Charge Transfer Center in Voltage Sensors. Science. 328(5974). 67–73. 385 indexed citations

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Tao, Xiao & Liang Tong. (2007). Crystal structure of the MAP kinase binding domain and the catalytic domain of human MKP5. Protein Science. 16(5). 880–886. 22 indexed citations

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Khan, Javed, F. Forouhar, Xiao Tao, & Liang Tong. (2007). Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide metabolism as an attractive target for drug discovery. Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets. 11(5). 695–705. 134 indexed citations

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Khan, Javed, Xiao Tao, & Liang Tong. (2006). Molecular basis for the inhibition of human NMPRTase, a novel target for anticancer agents. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 13(7). 582–588. 211 indexed citations

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Tao, Xiao, Zhiru Yang, & Liang Tong. (2003). Crystal Structures of Substrate Complexes of Malic Enzyme and Insights into the Catalytic Mechanism. Structure. 11(9). 1141–1150. 56 indexed citations

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