Xiaofei Zhi

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Xiaofei Zhi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaofei Zhi has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Oncology and 14 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Xiaofei Zhi's work include MicroRNA in disease regulation (8 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (7 papers) and Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment (6 papers). Xiaofei Zhi is often cited by papers focused on MicroRNA in disease regulation (8 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (7 papers) and Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment (6 papers). Xiaofei Zhi collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Norway. Xiaofei Zhi's co-authors include Zekuan Xu, Weizhi Wang, Hao Xu, Jie Tang, Yi Zhu, Jinqiu Tao, Jiaxuan Zhang, Li Yang, Lilin Ma and Linjun Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, PLoS ONE and Cancer Cell.

In The Last Decade

Xiaofei Zhi

39 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Nociceptive neurons promote gastric tumour progression vi... 2025 2026 2025 5 10 15 20 25
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. Nociceptive neurons promote gastric tumour progression via a CGRP–RAMP1 axis
    2025 29 citations Xiaofei Zhi, Ermanno Malagola et al. Nature profile →

Peers

Xiaofei Zhi
Diana M. Cittelly United States
Masayo Hosokawa Japan
Kai Yin China
Satoshi Kiyama Japan
Hongliang Luo China
Nicole Parker Australia
Jacob G. Kirkland United States
Xin‐Xia Tian China
Jiryeon Jang South Korea
Xiaofeng Sun China
Diana M. Cittelly United States
Xiaofei Zhi
Citations per year, relative to Xiaofei Zhi Xiaofei Zhi (= 1×) peers Diana M. Cittelly

Countries citing papers authored by Xiaofei Zhi

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiaofei Zhi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaofei Zhi

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xiaofei Zhi. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xiaofei Zhi 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 Zhi. Xiaofei Zhi 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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Zhi, Xiaofei, et al.. (2025). Functional pseudo-synapses: A new nexus in extracranial cancer. Cancer Cell. 43(12). 2181–2183.
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Zhi, Xiaofei, Ermanno Malagola, Biyun Zheng, et al.. (2025). Nociceptive neurons promote gastric tumour progression via a CGRP–RAMP1 axis. Nature. 640(8059). 802–810. 29 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zheng, Biyun, Hiroki Kobayashi, Ru‐Hong Tu, et al.. (2025). Gastrin-dependent expansion of Cck2r + corpus progenitors accelerates ulcer healing and inhibits gastric dysplasia. Gut. 75(2). 265–277. 1 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Hiroki, Tadashi Iida, Ermanno Malagola, et al.. (2024). Neuro-Mesenchymal Interaction Mediated by a β2-Adrenergic Nerve Growth Factor Feedforward Loop Promotes Colorectal Cancer Progression. Cancer Discovery. 15(1). 202–226. 23 indexed citations
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Zhou, Xiaorong, et al.. (2023). ADRB2 Regulates the Proliferation and Metastasis of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Cells by Enhancing the ETV1-c-KIT Signaling. Journal of Oncology. 2023. 1–11. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jiaxuan, Xiaoqi Jiang, Yang� Yang, et al.. (2023). Peptidome analysis reveals critical roles for peptides in a rat model of intestinal ischemia/reperfusion injury. Aging. 15(22). 12852–12872. 1 indexed citations
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Zhi, Xiaofei, Lilin Ma, Jiaxuan Zhang, et al.. (2018). Hsa_circRNA_103809 regulated the cell proliferation and migration in colorectal cancer via miR-532–3p / FOXO4 axis. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 505(2). 346–352. 140 indexed citations
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Xu, Hao, Liang Chen, Yang Shao, et al.. (2017). Clinical Application of Circulating Tumor DNA in the Genetic Analysis of Patients with Advanced GIST. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 17(1). 290–296. 27 indexed citations
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Hao, Jian-Jiang, Xiaofei Zhi, Yeming Wang, et al.. (2017). Comprehensive Proteomic Characterization of the Human Colorectal Carcinoma Reveals Signature Proteins and Perturbed Pathways. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 42436–42436. 25 indexed citations
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Zhi, Xiaofei, Baofei Jiang, Oluf Dimitri Røe, et al.. (2016). Prognostic role of microscopically positive margins for primary gastrointestinal stromal tumors: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 21541–21541. 25 indexed citations
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Zhi, Xiaofei, Jinqiu Tao, Lei Zhang, et al.. (2016). Silencing speckle-type POZ protein by promoter hypermethylation decreases cell apoptosis through upregulating Hedgehog signaling pathway in colorectal cancer. Cell Death and Disease. 7(12). e2569–e2569. 31 indexed citations
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Tang, Jie, Yi Zhu, Kun-Ling Xie, et al.. (2016). The role of the AMOP domain in MUC4/Y-promoted tumour angiogenesis and metastasis in pancreatic cancer. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research. 35(1). 34–34. 27 indexed citations
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Tao, Jinqiu, Xiaofei Zhi, Min Fu, et al.. (2015). miR-27b-3p suppresses cell proliferation through targeting receptor tyrosine kinase like orphan receptor 1 in gastric cancer. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research. 34(1). 139–139. 66 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiaoyu, Jie Tang, Xiaofei Zhi, et al.. (2015). miR-874 functions as a tumor suppressor by inhibiting angiogenesis through STAT3/VEGF-A pathway in gastric cancer. Oncotarget. 6(3). 1605–1617. 94 indexed citations
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Tao, Jinqiu, Xiaofei Zhi, Yuan Tian, et al.. (2014). CEP55 contributes to human gastric carcinoma by regulating cell proliferation. Tumor Biology. 35(5). 4389–4399. 63 indexed citations
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Jiang, Baofei, Zengliang Li, Wenjie Zhang, et al.. (2013). miR-874 Inhibits cell proliferation, migration and invasion through targeting aquaporin-3 in gastric cancer. Journal of Gastroenterology. 49(6). 1011–1025. 93 indexed citations
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Zhi, Xiaofei, Jinqiu Tao, Kun-Ling Xie, et al.. (2013). MUC4-induced nuclear translocation of β-catenin: A novel mechanism for growth, metastasis and angiogenesis in pancreatic cancer. Cancer Letters. 346(1). 104–113. 51 indexed citations

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