Xiao Yao

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Xiao Yao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiao Yao has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Epidemiology and 7 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Xiao Yao's work include Renal and related cancers (9 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (8 papers) and Renal cell carcinoma treatment (7 papers). Xiao Yao is often cited by papers focused on Renal and related cancers (9 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (8 papers) and Renal cell carcinoma treatment (7 papers). Xiao Yao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Macao. Xiao Yao's co-authors include Samir S. El‐Dahr, Joseph P. Minei, Steven E. Wolf, Qun S. Zang, Zubaida Saifudeen, Yuxiao Sun, Deborah Carlson, Lisha Ma, Vincent Kam Wai Wong and Susana Dipp and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Circulation and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Xiao Yao

31 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Beclin-1-Dependent Autophagy Protects the Heart During Se... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 100 200 300
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. Beclin-1-Dependent Autophagy Protects the Heart During Sepsis
    2018 307 citations Yuxiao Sun, Xiao Yao et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xiao Yao China 21 944 368 156 150 145 32 1.4k
Kamil Biringer Slovakia 23 517 0.5× 122 0.3× 254 1.6× 120 0.8× 130 0.9× 69 1.4k
Zhihong Zhou China 19 1.8k 1.9× 219 0.6× 174 1.1× 295 2.0× 140 1.0× 50 2.4k
Qinghua Lu China 26 988 1.0× 229 0.6× 263 1.7× 122 0.8× 153 1.1× 70 1.9k
Aili Cao China 24 752 0.8× 494 1.3× 70 0.4× 143 1.0× 92 0.6× 76 2.1k
Anne‐Émilie Declèves Belgium 24 708 0.8× 269 0.7× 113 0.7× 143 1.0× 85 0.6× 50 2.0k
Kenji Kasuno Japan 16 785 0.8× 276 0.8× 151 1.0× 70 0.5× 42 0.3× 44 1.8k
Chun Wang China 21 774 0.8× 262 0.7× 354 2.3× 139 0.9× 60 0.4× 95 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Xiao Yao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiao Yao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiao Yao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xiao Yao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xiao Yao 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 Yao. Xiao Yao 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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Yang, Rui, Xiao Yao, Xiao‐Yan Tang, et al.. (2025). Mitochondrion-immobilized fluorescent probe for in-situ tracking and visualization of mitophagy with long-term and monitoring liver injury. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 436. 137684–137684. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Rui, Xue Lu, Xiao Yao, et al.. (2024). Simultaneous and discriminative visualization of endoplasmic reticulum and lysosomes in apoptosis and autophagy using a single fluorescent probe. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 425. 136981–136981. 3 indexed citations
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Leung, Elaine Lai Han, Zhong Qiu Liu, Vincent Kam Wai Wong, et al.. (2018). Inhibition of KRAS-dependent lung cancer cell growth by deltarasin: blockage of autophagy increases its cytotoxicity. Cell Death and Disease. 9(2). 216–216. 42 indexed citations
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Liu, Hongbing, Shaowei Chen, Xiao Yao, et al.. (2018). Histone deacetylases 1 and 2 regulate the transcriptional programs of nephron progenitors and renal vesicles. Development. 145(10). 36 indexed citations
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Fan, Xing‐Xing, Elaine Lai‐Han Leung, Ying Xie, et al.. (2017). Suppression of Lipogenesis via Reactive Oxygen Species–AMPK Signaling for Treating Malignant and Proliferative Diseases. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 28(5). 339–357. 45 indexed citations
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Wong, Vincent Kam Wai, Jianming Wu, Juan Chen, et al.. (2017). Tetrandrine, an Activator of Autophagy, Induces Autophagic Cell Death via PKC-α Inhibition and mTOR-Dependent Mechanisms. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 8. 351–351. 66 indexed citations
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Du, Juan, et al.. (2017). Molecular basis of P450 OleTJE: an investigation of substrate binding mechanism and major pathways. Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design. 31(5). 483–495. 17 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaodong, Kai Feng, Li Jiang, et al.. (2017). Curcumin Inhibits Apoptosis of Chondrocytes through Activation ERK1/2 Signaling Pathways Induced Autophagy. Nutrients. 9(4). 414–414. 108 indexed citations
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Du, Juan, Xue Wang, Chun‐Hai Dong, Jian Yang, & Xiao Yao. (2016). Computational Study of the Binding Mechanism of Actin-Depolymerizing Factor 1 with Actin in Arabidopsis thaliana. PLoS ONE. 11(7). e0159053–e0159053. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Lin, et al.. (2015). pH effects on the structural dynamics of cutinase from Trichoderma reesei : insights from molecular dynamics simulations. Molecular BioSystems. 11(11). 3149–3155. 4 indexed citations
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Yao, Xiao, Deborah Carlson, Yuxiao Sun, et al.. (2015). Mitochondrial ROS Induces Cardiac Inflammation via a Pathway through mtDNA Damage in a Pneumonia-Related Sepsis Model. PLoS ONE. 10(10). e0139416–e0139416. 124 indexed citations
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Yan, Lei, Xiao Yao, Dimcho Bachvarov, Zubaida Saifudeen, & Samir S. El‐Dahr. (2014). Genome-wide analysis of gestational gene-environment interactions in the developing kidney. Physiological Genomics. 46(17). 655–670. 5 indexed citations
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Wu, Cuiyan, Jingjing Zheng, Xiao Yao, et al.. (2014). Defective autophagy in chondrocytes with Kashin-Beck disease but higher than osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 22(11). 1936–1946. 40 indexed citations
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Yao, Xiao. (2013). Pathogenesis of seasonal affective disorder based on theory of liver corresponding to spring. Journal of Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. 1 indexed citations
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McLaughlin, Nathan, et al.. (2013). Histone signature of metanephric mesenchyme cell lines. Epigenetics. 8(9). 970–978. 22 indexed citations
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Zang, Qun S., Xiao Yao, David L. Maass, et al.. (2012). Sepsis-Induced Cardiac Mitochondrial Dysfunction Involves Altered Mitochondrial-Localization of Tyrosine Kinase Src and Tyrosine Phosphatase SHP2. PLoS ONE. 7(8). e43424–e43424. 36 indexed citations
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Chen, Shaowei, Xiao Yao, Susana Dipp, et al.. (2011). Histone Deacetylase (HDAC) Activity Is Critical for Embryonic Kidney Gene Expression, Growth, and Differentiation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(37). 32775–32789. 75 indexed citations
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Hilliard, Sylvia, Karam Aboudehen, Xiao Yao, & Samir S. El‐Dahr. (2011). Tight regulation of p53 activity by Mdm2 is required for ureteric bud growth and branching. Developmental Biology. 353(2). 354–366. 30 indexed citations
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Saifudeen, Zubaida, et al.. (2009). p53 Regulates Metanephric Development. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 20(11). 2328–2337. 45 indexed citations

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