Xiao‐Jun Du

6.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
135 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Xiao‐Jun Du is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiao‐Jun Du has authored 135 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Molecular Biology, 56 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 21 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Xiao‐Jun Du's work include Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (18 papers), Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling (17 papers) and Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion (14 papers). Xiao‐Jun Du is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (18 papers), Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling (17 papers) and Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion (14 papers). Xiao‐Jun Du collaborates with scholars based in Australia, China and United States. Xiao‐Jun Du's co-authors include Helen Kiriazis, Anthony M. Dart, Xiao‐Ming Gao, Julie R. McMullen, Chrishan S. Samuel, Yidan Su, Xiao‐Ming Gao, Fang Lü, Ross A. D. Bathgate and Elizabeth A. Woodcock and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Xiao‐Jun Du

126 papers receiving 4.4k 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.

Relaxin Reverses Cardiac and Renal Fibrosis in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

2005 164 citations Helen Kiriazis, Yidan Su et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiao‐Jun Du Australia	41	1.9k	1.8k	658	606	508	135	4.5k
Helen Kiriazis Australia	41	2.4k 1.2×	2.3k 1.3×	711 1.1×	270 0.4×	544 1.1×	137	4.9k
Jennifer L. Wilkinson‐Berka Australia	50	2.4k 1.3×	1.5k 0.8×	441 0.7×	135 0.2×	539 1.1×	131	6.4k
Yiu-Fai Chen United States	40	1.2k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	568 0.9×	167 0.3×	612 1.2×	90	4.2k
Charles F. McTiernan United States	44	2.7k 1.4×	3.1k 1.7×	755 1.1×	127 0.2×	523 1.0×	109	6.3k
Gregory L. Brower United States	31	962 0.5×	2.0k 1.1×	430 0.7×	108 0.2×	584 1.1×	65	3.3k
Keiko Yamauchi‐Takihara Japan	35	2.2k 1.2×	1.9k 1.1×	531 0.8×	126 0.2×	654 1.3×	112	4.9k
Mingyi Wang United States	33	1.5k 0.8×	1.3k 0.7×	575 0.9×	119 0.2×	788 1.6×	95	4.6k
Yongfen Qi China	39	1.7k 0.9×	629 0.3×	585 0.9×	127 0.2×	519 1.0×	130	4.6k
Suresh C. Tyagi United States	37	1.7k 0.9×	930 0.5×	462 0.7×	96 0.2×	245 0.5×	129	3.9k
Stephen C. Pang Canada	30	1.5k 0.8×	1.6k 0.9×	273 0.4×	120 0.2×	188 0.4×	127	3.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Xiao‐Jun Du

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiao‐Jun Du

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Du, Xiao‐Jun, Mark Ziemann, Wei Wu, et al.. (2025). Galectin-3 gene deletion alters lipid profile in healthy and cardiomyopathy mouse hearts. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1870(7). 159676–159676.

Wu, Wei, Qun Lu, Shan Ma, et al.. (2023). Mitochondrial damage in a Takotsubo syndrome-like mouse model mediated by activation of β-adrenoceptor-Hippo signaling pathway. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 324(4). H528–H541. 11 indexed citations

Zhang, Yi, Shan Ma, Zheng‐Da Pang, et al.. (2023). AGEs-RAGE-KCa3.1 pathway mediates palmitic acid-induced migration of PBMCs from patients with type 2 diabetes. Heliyon. 9(4). e14823–e14823. 3 indexed citations

Li, Jingjing, Xinyi Zhao, Yan Wang, et al.. (2023). Endothelial K _Ca 3.1 and K _Ca 2.3 Mediate S1P (Sphingosine-1-Phosphate)–Dependent Vasodilation and Blood Pressure Homeostasis. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 43(5). 726–738. 3 indexed citations

Pang, Zheng‐Da, Xia Sun, Ru‐Yue Bai, et al.. (2023). YAP-galectin-3 signaling mediates endothelial dysfunction in angiotensin II-induced hypertension in mice. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 80(2). 38–38. 19 indexed citations

Ziemann, Mark, Wei Wu, Xiu‐Ling Deng, & Xiao‐Jun Du. (2022). Transcriptomic Analysis of Dysregulated Genes of the nDNA-mtDNA Axis in a Mouse Model of Dilated Cardiomyopathy. Frontiers in Genetics. 13. 921610–921610. 5 indexed citations

Lu, Qun, Ping Liu, Jianhua Huo, et al.. (2020). Cardiac rupture complicating acute myocardial infarction: the clinical features from an observational study and animal experiment. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. 20(1). 409–409. 11 indexed citations

Nguyen, My‐Nhan, Helen Kiriazis, Xiao‐Ming Gao, & Xiao‐Jun Du. (2017). Cardiac Fibrosis and Arrhythmogenesis. Comprehensive physiology. 7(3). 1009–1049. 6 indexed citations

Zhou, Siru, Jingfeng Tang, Jian Huang, et al.. (2016). Exogenous fibroblast growth factor 9 attenuates cartilage degradation and aggravates osteophyte formation in post-traumatic osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 24(12). 2181–2192. 36 indexed citations

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Blasio, Miles J. De, Darnel Prakoso, Cheng Xue Qin, et al.. (2016). Abstract 15267: Cardiac-Specific Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 Receptor (IGF-1R) Expression Targets Maladaptive Hexosamine Biosynthesis and O-Linked GlcNAc Modification of Sarco/Endoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA2a) in Diabetic Myocardium. Circulation. 134. 1 indexed citations

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Sarwar, Mohsin, Xiao‐Jun Du, Thomas Dschietzig, & Roger J. Summers. (2016). The actions of relaxin on the human cardiovascular system. British Journal of Pharmacology. 174(10). 933–949. 62 indexed citations

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Bernardo, Bianca C., Xiao‐Ming Gao, Yow Keat Tham, et al.. (2016). Inhibition of miR-154 Protects Against Cardiac Dysfunction and Fibrosis in a Mouse Model of Pressure Overload. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 22442–22442. 44 indexed citations

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Blasio, Miles J. De, Karina Huynh, Cheng Xue Qin, et al.. (2015). Therapeutic targeting of oxidative stress with coenzyme Q10 counteracts exaggerated diabetic cardiomyopathy in a mouse model of diabetes with diminished PI3K(p110α) signaling. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 87. 137–147. 69 indexed citations

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Rafehi, Haloom, Aneta Balcerczyk, Sebastian Lunke, et al.. (2014). Vascular histone deacetylation by pharmacological HDAC inhibition. Genome Research. 24(8). 1271–1284. 66 indexed citations

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Mathiyalagan, Prabhu, Samuel T. Keating, Xiao‐Jun Du, & Assam El‐Osta. (2014). Chromatin modifications remodel cardiac gene expression. Cardiovascular Research. 103(1). 7–16. 45 indexed citations

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White, David, Fang Lü, William Chan, et al.. (2013). Correction: Pro-Inflammatory Action of MIF in Acute Myocardial Infarction via Activation of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells. PLoS ONE. 8(11). 16 indexed citations

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Chan, William, Stephen J. Duffy, David A. White, et al.. (2012). Acute Left Ventricular Remodeling Following Myocardial Infarction. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging. 5(9). 884–893. 88 indexed citations

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Kanellakis, Peter, Giovanna Pomilio, Alex Agrotis, et al.. (2010). Darbepoetin‐mediated cardioprotection after myocardial infarction involves multiple mechanisms independent of erythropoietin receptor–common β‐chain heteroreceptor. British Journal of Pharmacology. 160(8). 2085–2096. 26 indexed citations

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Rosenfeldt, Franklin, et al.. (1997). Antiischemic and Antiarrhythmic Activities of Some Novel Alinidine Analogs in the Rat Heart. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 29(4). 499–507. 1 indexed citations

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Du, Xiao‐Jun, Alex Bobik, Murray Esler, & Anthony M. Dart. (1997). EFFECTS OF INTRACELLULAR Ca²⁺ CHELATING ON NORADRENALINE RELEASE IN NORMOXIC AND ANOXIC HEARTS. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology. 24(11). 819–823. 2 indexed citations

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