Xiaofei He

10.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
96 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Xiaofei He is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Neurology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaofei He has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Molecular Biology, 23 papers in Neurology and 13 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Xiaofei He's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (12 papers), Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (6 papers) and Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (6 papers). Xiaofei He is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (12 papers), Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (6 papers) and Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (6 papers). Xiaofei He collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Xiaofei He's co-authors include Hao Zhang, Shuicheng Yan, Partha Niyogi, Yuxiao Hu, Deng Cai, David E. Cane, Janet Rubin, Mark S. Nanes, Linda Gilbert and Paul Farmer and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Xiaofei He

91 papers receiving 7.1k 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.

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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
Xiaofei He China	31	3.1k	1.9k	820	777	625	96	7.2k
Dongdong Chen China	46	5.6k 1.8×	368 0.2×	1.0k 1.2×	1.6k 2.1×	375 0.6×	178	9.1k
Changming Sun Australia	38	2.3k 0.7×	776 0.4×	603 0.7×	580 0.7×	112 0.2×	243	4.8k
Junjie Yan China	62	10.0k 3.3×	1.1k 0.6×	701 0.9×	2.8k 3.6×	1.1k 1.7×	221	15.6k
Ming‐Tat Ko Taiwan	15	1.0k 0.3×	3.0k 1.6×	236 0.3×	297 0.4×	290 0.5×	48	6.3k
Yu Kong United States	35	4.0k 1.3×	677 0.4×	1.8k 2.2×	758 1.0×	112 0.2×	106	6.5k
Zhiwei Fang China	17	3.4k 1.1×	1.3k 0.7×	1.1k 1.3×	1.3k 1.7×	98 0.2×	43	6.8k
G. Edwards United Kingdom	30	3.6k 1.2×	1.5k 0.8×	93 0.1×	295 0.4×	840 1.3×	75	7.6k
Ke Li China	33	3.2k 1.0×	471 0.2×	1.7k 2.1×	963 1.2×	237 0.4×	288	6.1k
Qiong Cao China	15	1.7k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	146 0.2×	455 0.6×	670 1.1×	45	5.8k
Douglas A. Gray Australia	36	953 0.3×	2.9k 1.5×	85 0.1×	360 0.5×	534 0.9×	213	6.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Xiaofei He

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiaofei He

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaofei He

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xiaofei He. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xiaofei He 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 Xiaofei He. Xiaofei He 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

He, Xiaofei, et al.. (2025). Loss of G-protein coupled receptor 68 in hematopoietic tissues enhances long-term hematopoietic stem cell function upon aging. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 16(1). 408–408. 1 indexed citations

Yang, Xiaofeng, Liying Zhang, Jinghui Xu, et al.. (2025). Physical exercise promotes white matter repair after ischemic stroke. Neural Regeneration Research. 21(6). 2397–2406. 2 indexed citations

Li, Shiyin, Fang Zheng, Rui Wu, et al.. (2025). Physical exercise protects neurons from energy deficit and improves cognitive function by upregulating astrocytic Slc2a1 in Alzheimer's disease. Experimental Neurology. 395. 115493–115493.

Xu, Jinghui, Xiaofei He, Lili Li, et al.. (2025). Voluntary exercise alleviates neural functional deficits in Parkinson’s disease mice by inhibiting microglial ferroptosis via SLC7A11/ALOX12 axis. npj Parkinson s Disease. 11(1). 55–55. 4 indexed citations

He, Xiaofei, Xiujun Gong, Dongqing Zhang, et al.. (2025). Advances in deciphering the mechanisms of salt tolerance in Maize. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 20(1). 2479513–2479513. 4 indexed citations

He, Xiaofei, Yuan Peng, Sicong Huang, et al.. (2024). Blood Brain Barrier‐Crossing Delivery of Felodipine Nanodrug Ameliorates Anxiety‐Like Behavior and Cognitive Impairment in Alzheimer's Disease. Advanced Science. 11(34). e2401731–e2401731. 19 indexed citations

Li, Mingyue, Xiaoya Zhang, Zejie Zuo, et al.. (2024). Physical exercise‐induced circAnks1b upregulation promotes protective endoplasmic reticulum stress and suppresses apoptosis via miR‐130b‐5p/Pak2 signaling in an ischemic stroke model. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 30(9). e70055–e70055. 2 indexed citations

Zuo, Zejie, Yun Zhao, Liying Zhang, et al.. (2024). Transcranial focused ultrasound stimulation alleviates NLRP3-related neuroinflammation induced by ischemic stroke via regulation of the Nespas/miR-383-3p/SHP2 pathway. International Immunopharmacology. 144. 113680–113680. 6 indexed citations

He, Xiaofei, Saran Feng, Jiajia Zhang, et al.. (2020). Cyclosporine enhances the sensitivity to lenalidomide in MDS/AML in vitro. Experimental Hematology. 86. 21–27.e2. 12 indexed citations

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Liang, Fengyin, Xiaoxiao Wang, Simei Long, et al.. (2018). Xyloketal derivative C53N protects against mild traumatic brain injury in mice. Drug Design Development and Therapy. Volume 13. 173–182. 6 indexed citations

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He, Xiaofei, Dongxu Liu, Qun Zhang, et al.. (2017). Voluntary Exercise Promotes Glymphatic Clearance of Amyloid Beta and Reduces the Activation of Astrocytes and Microglia in Aged Mice. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 10. 144–144. 265 indexed citations

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He, Xiaofei, Yue Lan, Qun Zhang, et al.. (2016). Deferoxamine inhibits microglial activation, attenuates blood–brain barrier disruption, rescues dendritic damage, and improves spatial memory in a mouse model of microhemorrhages. Journal of Neurochemistry. 138(3). 436–447. 27 indexed citations

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Xu, Guangqing, Yue Lan, Qun Zhang, et al.. (2016). 1-Hz Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation over the Posterior Parietal Cortex Modulates Spatial Attention. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 10. 38–38. 18 indexed citations

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He, Xiaofei, Kecheng Li, Ronge Xing, et al.. (2015). The production of fully deacetylated chitosan by compression method. The Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research. 42(1). 75–81. 93 indexed citations

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He, Xiaofei, Ronge Xing, Kecheng Li, et al.. (2015). Beta-chitosan extracted from Loligo Japonica for a potential use to inhibit Newcastle disease. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 82. 614–620. 23 indexed citations

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He, Xiaofei. (2013). Modulatory effects of continuous theta burst stimulation over the right frontoparietal network on visuospatial attention. Zhongguo kangfu yixue zazhi. 2 indexed citations

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Gai, Zhonghui, Xiaoyu Wang, Cui Tai, et al.. (2010). The Genes Coding for the Conversion of Carbazole to Catechol Are Flanked by IS6100 Elements in Sphingomonas sp. Strain XLDN2-5. PLoS ONE. 5(4). e10018–e10018. 24 indexed citations

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Lu, Xianghuai, Linda Gilbert, Xiaofei He, Janet Rubin, & Mark S. Nanes. (2006). Transcriptional Regulation of the Osterix (Osx, Sp7) Promoter by Tumor Necrosis Factor Identifies Disparate Effects of Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase and NFκB Pathways. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(10). 6297–6306. 120 indexed citations

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Picaud, S., P. Mercke, Xiaofei He, et al.. (2005). Amorpha-4,11-diene synthase: Mechanism and stereochemistry of the enzymatic cyclization of farnesyl diphosphate. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 448(1-2). 150–155. 61 indexed citations

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He, Xiaofei, et al.. (1995). Characterization of the expressed CIITA allele in the class II MHC transcriptional mutant RJ2.2.5. Immunogenetics. 43(1-2). 88–91. 28 indexed citations

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