Xiaolei Su

4.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
43 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Xiaolei Su is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaolei Su has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Immunology, 17 papers in Molecular Biology and 14 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Xiaolei Su's work include CAR-T cell therapy research (14 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (8 papers) and Physiological and biochemical adaptations (7 papers). Xiaolei Su is often cited by papers focused on CAR-T cell therapy research (14 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (8 papers) and Physiological and biochemical adaptations (7 papers). Xiaolei Su collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Xiaolei Su's co-authors include Ronald D. Vale, Enfu Hui, Marcus J. Taylor, Jeong Kim, Ira Mellman, Jing Zhu, Heidi Ackerly Wallweber, Jun Huang, Dibyendu K. Sasmal and Jeanne Cheung and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Xiaolei Su

38 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

T cell costimulatory receptor CD28 is a primary target fo... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2017 2016 250 500 750 1000
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. T cell costimulatory receptor CD28 is a primary target for PD-1–mediated inhibition
    2017 1.2k citations Enfu Hui, Jeanne Cheung et al. Science profile →
  2. Phase separation of signaling molecules promotes T cell receptor signal transduction
    2016 904 citations Xiaolei Su, Jonathon A. Ditlev et al. Science profile →

Peers

Xiaolei Su
Enfu Hui United States
Frédéric Bard Singapore
Etsuko Kiyokawa Japan
Shane M. Harding Canada
Ralf Heilker Germany
Marcus J. Taylor United Kingdom
Chungho Kim South Korea
Banafshé Larijani United Kingdom
Richard W. Wong Japan
Amanda Nourse United States
Enfu Hui United States
Xiaolei Su
Citations per year, relative to Xiaolei Su Xiaolei Su (= 1×) peers Enfu Hui

Countries citing papers authored by Xiaolei Su

Since Specialization
Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiaolei Su

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Xiaolei Su. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Xiaolei Su. The network helps show where Xiaolei Su may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaolei Su

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xiaolei Su. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xiaolei Su 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 Xiaolei Su. Xiaolei Su 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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Zeng, Longhui, Xinyan Zhang, Yiwei Xiong, et al.. (2025). Hyperactive PLCG1 induces cell-autonomous and bystander T cell activation and drug resistance. EMBO Reports. 26(18). 4563–4586.
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Callahan, Kenneth P., et al.. (2025). CSF1R-CAR T cells induce CSF1R signaling and can promote target cell proliferation. Science Signaling. 18(912). eadv4112–eadv4112.
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Hu, Mengwei, Charles E. Vejnar, Gang Zhen, et al.. (2025). G3BP1 ribonucleoprotein complexes regulate focal adhesion protein mobility and cell migration. Cell Reports. 44(2). 115237–115237. 1 indexed citations
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Ruff, Kiersten M., Matthew R. King, Avnika Pant, et al.. (2025). Molecular grammars of predicted intrinsically disordered regions that span the human proteome. Cell. 189(1). 323–342.e17. 3 indexed citations
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Simon, Sylvain, Anusha Rajan, Longhui Zeng, et al.. (2025). Design of sensitive monospecific and bispecific synthetic chimeric T cell receptors for cancer therapy. Nature Cancer. 6(4). 647–665. 6 indexed citations
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Su, Xiaolei, Chunyu Hou, Guo‐Dong Zheng, & Shu‐Ming Zou. (2024). Evaluation of muscle nutritional value and flavor quality between triploid and diploid blunt snout bream (Megalobrama amblycephala): Applications of breeding improvement in fish quality. Aquaculture Reports. 39. 102493–102493. 2 indexed citations
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Xiao, Qian & Xiaolei Su. (2023). Imaging CAR-T Synapse as a Quality Control for CAR Engineering. Methods in molecular biology. 2654. 503–512.
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Xiong, Yiwei, et al.. (2023). The physical landscape of CAR-T synapse. Biophysical Journal. 123(15). 2199–2210. 13 indexed citations
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Liang, Shuang, Xiaolei Su, Guo‐Dong Zheng, & Shu‐Ming Zou. (2022). Effects of hypoxia and reoxygenation on gill remodeling, apoptosis, and oxidative stress in hypoxia-tolerant new variety blunt snout bream (Megalobrama amblycephala). Fish Physiology and Biochemistry. 48(1). 263–274. 25 indexed citations
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Dong, Rui, et al.. (2020). Rewired signaling network in T cells expressing the chimeric antigen receptor ( CAR ). The EMBO Journal. 39(16). e104730–e104730. 44 indexed citations
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Orbach, Ron & Xiaolei Su. (2020). Surfing on Membrane Waves: Microvilli, Curved Membranes, and Immune Signaling. Frontiers in Immunology. 11. 2187–2187. 49 indexed citations
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Su, Xiaolei & Ronald D. Vale. (2018). Mechanisms of Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) Signaling during T Cell Activation. Biophysical Journal. 114(3). 107a–108a. 6 indexed citations
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Vega, Anthony R., Jonathon A. Ditlev, D Köster, et al.. (2018). Differential LAT Microcluster Composition and ACTIN-Dependent Movement at the Immunological Synapse Center. Biophysical Journal. 114(3). 201a–201a.
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Carbone, Catherine B., Nadja Kern, Ricardo A. Fernandes, et al.. (2017). In vitro reconstitution of T cell receptor-mediated segregation of the CD45 phosphatase. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(44). E9338–E9345. 63 indexed citations
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Hui, Enfu, Jeanne Cheung, Jing Zhu, et al.. (2017). T cell costimulatory receptor CD28 is a primary target for PD-1–mediated inhibition. Science. 355(6332). 1428–1433. 1180 indexed citations breakdown →
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Su, Xiaolei, Jonathon A. Ditlev, Michael K. Rosen, & Ronald D. Vale. (2017). Reconstitution of TCR Signaling Using Supported Lipid Bilayers. Methods in molecular biology. 1584. 65–76. 27 indexed citations
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Su, Xiaolei, Jonathon A. Ditlev, Enfu Hui, et al.. (2016). Phase separation of signaling molecules promotes T cell receptor signal transduction. Science. 352(6285). 595–599. 904 indexed citations breakdown →
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Su, Xiaolei, Hugo Arellano-Santoyo, Didier Portran, et al.. (2013). Microtubule-sliding activity of a kinesin-8 promotes spindle assembly and spindle-length control. Nature Cell Biology. 15(8). 948–957. 64 indexed citations
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Su, Xiaolei, Weihong Qiu, Mohan L. Gupta, et al.. (2011). Mechanisms Underlying the Dual-Mode Regulation of Microtubule Dynamics by Kip3/Kinesin-8. Molecular Cell. 43(5). 751–763. 99 indexed citations

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