Xiaobo Cen

6.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
102 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Xiaobo Cen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaobo Cen has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Molecular Biology, 19 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 14 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Xiaobo Cen's work include Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (14 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (12 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (10 papers). Xiaobo Cen is often cited by papers focused on Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (14 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (12 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (10 papers). Xiaobo Cen collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and United States. Xiaobo Cen's co-authors include Yinglan Zhao, Qian Bu, Guangyan Yan, Pengchi Deng, Ruiming Zhu, Lei Tao, Yue Zhou, Liang Wang, Lin Lü and Xueyi Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Neuroscience and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Xiaobo Cen

97 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Tumor biomarkers for diagnosis, prognosis and targeted therapy

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiaobo Cen China	28	1.4k	437	410	272	238	102	2.7k
Sébastien Roger France	42	2.3k 1.6×	416 1.0×	559 1.4×	289 1.1×	266 1.1×	91	4.2k
Xiao‐Yuan Mao China	35	1.4k 1.0×	590 1.4×	382 0.9×	296 1.1×	373 1.6×	99	3.0k
Thomas W. Sedlak United States	22	2.3k 1.7×	220 0.5×	352 0.9×	308 1.1×	325 1.4×	40	3.8k
Xiaoqian Chen China	33	1.6k 1.2×	449 1.0×	282 0.7×	464 1.7×	239 1.0×	126	3.1k
Junichi Matsumoto Japan	29	1.2k 0.8×	255 0.6×	256 0.6×	357 1.3×	202 0.8×	122	3.3k
Zunji Ke China	38	1.3k 0.9×	306 0.7×	332 0.8×	451 1.7×	281 1.2×	98	3.5k
Amalia M. Dolga Netherlands	36	2.1k 1.5×	431 1.0×	825 2.0×	629 2.3×	183 0.8×	121	3.8k
Rong Wu China	32	1.1k 0.8×	296 0.7×	202 0.5×	462 1.7×	144 0.6×	81	3.0k
Shanshan Wang China	29	1.3k 1.0×	316 0.7×	270 0.7×	581 2.1×	141 0.6×	161	2.9k
Purnima Narasimhan United States	30	1.7k 1.2×	317 0.7×	549 1.3×	598 2.2×	164 0.7×	52	3.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaobo Cen

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wang, Xiaojie, Liang Wang, Qian Bu, et al.. (2025). LUZP1 Regulates Dendritic Spine Maturation and Synaptic Plasticity in the Hippocampal Dentate Gyrus of Mice. Journal of Neuroscience. 45(20). e1867242025–e1867242025.

Qin, Feng, et al.. (2025). Exosome‐Based Therapeutics: A Natural Solution to Overcoming the Blood–Brain Barrier in Neurodegenerative Diseases. MedComm. 6(9). e70386–e70386. 1 indexed citations

Lv, Wenjing, Hong Zhang, Xinyu Zhao, et al.. (2025). 20-Week toxicity study of rotigotine behenate extended-release microspheres for intramuscular injection in sprague dawley rats. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 200. 115384–115384. 1 indexed citations

Guo, Tao, et al.. (2025). Discovery of 1H-Pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine Derivatives as Highly Selective, and Orally Available ATM Inhibitors with Potent In Vivo Antitumor Activity. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 68(13). 13907–13934.

Jie, Hui, Jing Wei, Min Yi, et al.. (2025). Serine starvation suppresses the progression of esophageal cancer by regulating the synthesis of purine nucleotides and NADPH. Cancer & Metabolism. 13(1). 10–10. 3 indexed citations

Huang, Yan, Xinhua Guo, Yantang Wang, et al.. (2024). Exposure to PFOA, PFOS, and PFHxS induces Alzheimer's disease-like neuropathology in cerebral organoids. Environmental Pollution. 363(Pt 1). 125098–125098. 18 indexed citations

Wang, Liang, et al.. (2024). GTPBP8 modulates mitochondrial fission through a Drp1-dependent process. Journal of Cell Science. 137(8). 2 indexed citations

Tao, Lei, Yue Zhou, Jiahao Qiu, et al.. (2024). Epigenetic regulation in cancer therapy: From mechanisms to clinical advances. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 33 indexed citations

Zhou, Yang, Jiao Zou, Xi Zhong, et al.. (2023). Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel pyrazole amides as potent mitochondrial complex I inhibitors. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 258. 115576–115576. 2 indexed citations

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Cen, Xiaobo, et al.. (2023). Comparison of the accuracy of axial length measurement by different imaging methods in Sprague Dawley rats. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 16. 1106904–1106904. 2 indexed citations

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Ye, Liang, Chunmei Li, Wanglin Jiang, et al.. (2023). Subacute toxicity evaluations of LPM3480392 in rats, a full µ-opioid receptor biased agonist. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 14. 1218380–1218380. 2 indexed citations

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Liu, Bin, Chunmei Li, Wanglin Jiang, et al.. (2023). Reproductive and developmental toxicity assessments of LPM3480392, a novel mu opioid receptor biased agonist in rats. Reproductive Toxicology. 119. 108403–108403. 2 indexed citations

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Wang, Shaomin, Liang Wang, Qian Bu, et al.. (2023). Methamphetamine exposure drives cell cycle exit and aberrant differentiation in rat hippocampal-derived neurospheres. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 14. 1242109–1242109. 3 indexed citations

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Zhao, Ying, et al.. (2023). Adverse events of tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitors for the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis: A meta-analysis of randomized, placebo-controlled trials. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 14. 1084614–1084614. 8 indexed citations

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Yang, Yifei, Chunmei Li, Wenyan Wang, et al.. (2021). Synthesis, biological, and structural explorations of a series of μ-opioid receptor (MOR) agonists with high G protein signaling bias. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 228. 113986–113986. 21 indexed citations

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Guo, Wei, Qian Bu, Yinglan Zhao, et al.. (2019). Role of BRD4 phosphorylation in the nucleus accumbens in relapse to cocaine‐seeking behavior in mice. Addiction Biology. 25(5). e12808–e12808. 18 indexed citations

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Bu, Qian, Xue Shao, Hui Gu, et al.. (2019). Cocaine induces differential circular RNA expression in striatum. Translational Psychiatry. 9(1). 199–199. 30 indexed citations

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Zhao, Qian, Jing Hou, Bo Chen, et al.. (2015). Prenatal cocaine exposure impairs cognitive function of progeny via insulin growth factor II epigenetic regulation. Neurobiology of Disease. 82. 54–65. 19 indexed citations

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Deng, Yi, Qian Bu, Zhengtao Hu, et al.. (2012). ¹H‐nuclear magnetic resonance‐based metabonomic analysis of brain in rhesus monkeys with morphine treatment and withdrawal intervention. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 90(11). 2154–2162. 26 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yinglan, Xiaobo Cen, Fumie Abe, et al.. (2009). Possible involvement of interleukin-6 (IL-6) in down-regulation of hepatic breast cancer resistance protein (Bcrp/ABCG2) in endotoxemic mice. 30. 27–42. 1 indexed citations

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