Xiaokai Li

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Xiaokai Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Computational Theory and Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaokai Li has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Plant Science and 5 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics. Recurrent topics in Xiaokai Li's work include Heat shock proteins research (10 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (5 papers) and Computational Drug Discovery Methods (5 papers). Xiaokai Li is often cited by papers focused on Heat shock proteins research (10 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (5 papers) and Computational Drug Discovery Methods (5 papers). Xiaokai Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Laos. Xiaokai Li's co-authors include Lizhong Xiong, Jason E. Gestwicki, Xianghua Li, Xipeng Ding, Zapporah T. Young, Zilong Guo, Sharan R. Srinivasan, Yan Lv, Hao Shao and Duxin Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and Advanced Functional Materials.

In The Last Decade

Xiaokai Li

37 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

  1. Stress-induced nuclear translocation of ONAC023 improves drought and heat tolerance through multiple processes in rice
    2024 47 citations Yu Chang, Yujie Fang et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers

Xiaokai Li
Assen Roguev United States
Éva Klement Hungary
Federico De Masi Denmark
Sam Lievens Belgium
Mika Yoshimura Japan
Andrew A. Carmen United States
Shailesh Kumar India
Andrew W. Truman United States
Tobias Wagner Germany
Assen Roguev United States
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Countries citing papers authored by Xiaokai Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiaokai Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaokai Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xiaokai Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xiaokai Li 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 Xiaokai Li. Xiaokai Li 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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Pang, Yilin, Dongxiao Li, Yue Ge, et al.. (2025). Impact of Clostridium butyricum HADIG-CB003 dietary supplementation on the gut microbiota of Kunming mice. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 109(1). 237–237.
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Zhang, Jinwei, Yan Liu, Jing Sun, et al.. (2025). Single cell transcriptome profiling of immune tissues from germ-free and specific pathogen-free piglet. Scientific Data. 12(1). 652–652.
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Chang, Yu, Yujie Fang, Tiantian Ye, et al.. (2024). Stress-induced nuclear translocation of ONAC023 improves drought and heat tolerance through multiple processes in rice. Nature Communications. 15(1). 5877–5877. 47 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Shuangshuang, Yali Zhang, Jinwei Zhang, et al.. (2024). Diversity and host interaction of the gut microbiota in specific pathogen-free pigs. Frontiers in Microbiology. 15. 1402807–1402807. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Huaijun, Tiantian Ye, Zilong Guo, et al.. (2024). A double-stranded RNA binding protein enhances drought resistance via protein phase separation in rice. Nature Communications. 15(1). 2514–2514. 26 indexed citations
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Liu, Yan, Jinwei Zhang, Xiaokai Li, et al.. (2024). Effects of the commensal microbiota on spleen and mesenteric lymph node immune function: investigation in a germ-free piglet model. Frontiers in Microbiology. 15. 1398631–1398631. 3 indexed citations
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Yao, Yilong, Nai Wu, Yao Wang, et al.. (2023). Control of rice ratooning ability by a nucleoredoxin that inhibits histidine kinase dimerization to attenuate cytokinin signaling in axillary buds. Molecular Plant. 16(12). 1911–1926. 16 indexed citations
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Yan, Junjie, Fei Zhang, Zeyuan Guan, et al.. (2023). Serine protease NAL1 exerts pleiotropic functions through degradation of TOPLESS-related corepressor in rice. Nature Plants. 9(7). 1130–1142. 22 indexed citations
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Wang, Yuming, Xue Li, Min Qi, et al.. (2023). Pharmacological effects and mechanisms of YiYiFuZi powder in chronic heart disease revealed by metabolomics and network pharmacology. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. 10. 1203208–1203208. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaokai, Li Chen, Yu Zhang, et al.. (2023). An intronic enhancer of Cebpa regulates adipocyte differentiation and adipose tissue development via long‐range loop formation. Cell Proliferation. 57(3). e13552–e13552. 9 indexed citations
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Long, Keren, Xiaokai Li, Yu Zhang, et al.. (2022). Exploring high-resolution chromatin interaction changes and functional enhancers of myogenic marker genes during myogenic differentiation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 298(8). 102149–102149. 2 indexed citations
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Long, Keren, Xiaokai Li, Yu Zhang, et al.. (2022). Identification of enhancers responsible for the coordinated expression of myosin heavy chain isoforms in skeletal muscle. BMC Genomics. 23(1). 519–519. 11 indexed citations
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Shao, Hao, et al.. (2021). Inhibitors of heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) with enhanced metabolic stability reduce tau levels. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 41. 128025–128025. 10 indexed citations
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Shao, Hao, Xiaokai Li, Michael A. Moses, et al.. (2018). Exploration of Benzothiazole Rhodacyanines as Allosteric Inhibitors of Protein–Protein Interactions with Heat Shock Protein 70 (Hsp70). Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 61(14). 6163–6177. 88 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaokai, Zilong Guo, Yan Lv, et al.. (2017). Genetic control of the root system in rice under normal and drought stress conditions by genome-wide association study. PLoS Genetics. 13(7). e1006889–e1006889. 115 indexed citations
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Young, Zapporah T., Jennifer N. Rauch, Victoria A. Assimon, et al.. (2016). Stabilizing the Hsp70-Tau Complex Promotes Turnover in Models of Tauopathy. Cell chemical biology. 23(8). 992–1001. 61 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaokai, Teresa A. Colvin, Jennifer N. Rauch, et al.. (2015). Validation of the Hsp70–Bag3 Protein–Protein Interaction as a Potential Therapeutic Target in Cancer. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 14(3). 642–648. 101 indexed citations
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Miyata, Yoshinari, Xiaokai Li, Umesh K. Jinwal, et al.. (2013). Synthesis and Initial Evaluation of YM-08, a Blood-Brain Barrier Permeable Derivative of the Heat Shock Protein 70 (Hsp70) Inhibitor MKT-077, Which Reduces Tau Levels. ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 4(6). 930–939. 104 indexed citations

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