Xiaolu Yang

11.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
89 papers, 8.9k citations indexed

About

Xiaolu Yang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaolu Yang has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 8.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Molecular Biology, 24 papers in Immunology and 19 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Xiaolu Yang's work include Cell death mechanisms and regulation (28 papers), Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (24 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (13 papers). Xiaolu Yang is often cited by papers focused on Cell death mechanisms and regulation (28 papers), Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (24 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (13 papers). Xiaolu Yang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Russia. Xiaolu Yang's co-authors include Howard Y. Chang, David Baltimore, Marian Carlson, Peng Jiang, Wenjing Du, Shimin Hu, Anthony Mancuso, Roya Khosravi‐Far, Mian Wu and Hidenori Ichijo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Xiaolu Yang

86 papers receiving 8.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Daxx, a Novel Fas-Binding Protein That Activates JNK and Apoptosis

1997 737 citations Xiaolu Yang et al. profile →
p53 regulates biosynthesis through direct inactivation of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase

2011 619 citations Peng Jiang, Wenjing Du et al. Nature Cell Biology profile →
Proteases for Cell Suicide: Functions and Regulation of Caspases

2000 575 citations Xiaolu Yang et al. profile →
Activation of Apoptosis Signal-Regulating Kinase 1 (ASK1) by the Adapter Protein Daxx

1998 523 citations Xiaolu Yang et al. profile →
The lncRNA Neat1 promotes activation of inflammasomes in macrophages

2019 362 citations Pengfei Zhang, Limian Cao et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiaolu Yang United States	45	6.7k	2.2k	2.0k	1.6k	967	89	8.9k
Olivier Micheau France	47	7.2k 1.1×	2.2k 1.0×	3.8k 1.9×	1.8k 1.2×	1.2k 1.3×	92	10.0k
Xu Luo United States	31	7.0k 1.1×	1.2k 0.5×	1.4k 0.7×	1.3k 0.8×	1.2k 1.3×	67	9.3k
Eugene Varfolomeev United States	32	6.5k 1.0×	2.3k 1.0×	3.7k 1.9×	1.7k 1.1×	1.0k 1.1×	44	8.8k
Ingrid Herr Germany	50	6.6k 1.0×	2.1k 1.0×	1.8k 0.9×	3.0k 1.9×	1.1k 1.1×	139	10.2k
Vinay Tergaonkar Singapore	61	6.4k 1.0×	3.3k 1.5×	2.5k 1.3×	1.9k 1.2×	887 0.9×	122	10.5k
Mathieu J.M. Bertrand Belgium	43	5.6k 0.8×	1.5k 0.7×	3.6k 1.8×	1.2k 0.7×	1.3k 1.3×	78	8.2k
Alain Chariot Belgium	43	4.1k 0.6×	2.0k 0.9×	1.8k 0.9×	1.4k 0.9×	442 0.5×	96	7.1k
Anthony M. Manning United States	29	4.6k 0.7×	3.1k 1.4×	2.8k 1.4×	1.8k 1.1×	571 0.6×	55	8.6k
Colin S. Duckett United States	51	6.0k 0.9×	2.2k 1.0×	3.5k 1.8×	2.0k 1.3×	1.1k 1.2×	89	9.7k
Nathalie Droin France	39	4.2k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	2.7k 1.4×	1.9k 1.2×	802 0.8×	109	7.8k

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Nguyen, Phuong, Luke Izzo, Hayley C. Affronti, et al.. (2025). Acetyl-CoA synthesis in the skin is a key determinant of systemic lipid homeostasis. Cell Reports. 44(2). 115284–115284. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Xi, Jinyang Dong, Qi Shi, et al.. (2025). Temperature-dependent degradation mechanisms of LiFePO4/graphite batteries under multi-step fast charging protocols. eTransportation. 26. 100455–100455.

Yang, Xiaolu, et al.. (2024). Prognostic prediction for HER2-low breast cancer patients using a novel machine learning model. BMC Cancer. 24(1). 1474–1474. 1 indexed citations

Afolabi, Lukman O., Jiacheng Bi, Liang Chen, Xiaolu Yang, & Xiaochun Wan. (2023). Suppression of protein quality control system by TRIM30a sensitises tumour cells to NK cell‐mediated immune surveillance. Immunology. 171(1). 60–76. 1 indexed citations

Huang, Liangqian, Guixin Zhu, Sixiang Yu, et al.. (2021). DAXX represents a new type of protein-folding enabler. Nature. 597(7874). 132–137. 57 indexed citations

Zhang, Y, Yi Xu, Wenyun Lu, et al.. (2020). Upregulation of Antioxidant Capacity and Nucleotide Precursor Availability Suffices for Oncogenic Transformation. Cell Metabolism. 33(1). 94–109.e8. 67 indexed citations

Zhang, Guizhong, Xin Li, Qian Chen, et al.. (2019). CD317 Activates EGFR by Regulating Its Association with Lipid Rafts. Cancer Research. 79(9). 2220–2231. 25 indexed citations

Zhang, Pengfei, Limian Cao, Rongbin Zhou, Xiaolu Yang, & Mian Wu. (2019). The lncRNA Neat1 promotes activation of inflammasomes in macrophages. Nature Communications. 10(1). 1495–1495. 362 indexed citations breakdown →

Li, Le, Lijia Li, Wěi Li, et al.. (2018). TAp73-induced phosphofructokinase-1 transcription promotes the Warburg effect and enhances cell proliferation. Nature Communications. 9(1). 4683–4683. 71 indexed citations

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Chen, Liang, et al.. (2018). TRIM11 activates the proteasome and promotes overall protein degradation by regulating USP14. Nature Communications. 9(1). 1223–1223. 54 indexed citations

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Yang, Wensheng, Mariana Cooke, Colin S. Duckett, Xiaolu Yang, & Jay F. Dorsey. (2014). Distinctive effects of the cellular inhibitor of apoptosis protein c-IAP2 through stabilization by XIAP in glioblastoma multiforme cells. Cell Cycle. 13(6). 992–1005. 24 indexed citations

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Jiang, Peng, Wenjing Du, & Xiaolu Yang. (2013). A critical role of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase in TAp73-mediated cell proliferation. Cell Cycle. 12(24). 3720–3726. 58 indexed citations

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Du, Wenjing, Peng Jiang, Anthony Mancuso, et al.. (2013). TAp73 enhances the pentose phosphate pathway and supports cell proliferation. Nature Cell Biology. 15(8). 991–1000. 201 indexed citations

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Yang, Wensheng, Xiaolu Yang, Gregory David, & Jay F. Dorsey. (2012). Dissecting the complex regulation of Mad4 in glioblastoma multiforme cells. Cancer Biology & Therapy. 13(13). 1339–1348. 6 indexed citations

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Bellail, Anita C., Jeffrey J. Olson, Xiaolu Yang, Zhijian J. Chen, & Chunhai Hao. (2012). A20 Ubiquitin Ligase–Mediated Polyubiquitination of RIP1 Inhibits Caspase-8 Cleavage and TRAIL-Induced Apoptosis in Glioblastoma. Cancer Discovery. 2(2). 140–155. 91 indexed citations

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Degenhardt, Yan, Jia Huang, Joel Greshock, et al.. (2009). Distinct MHC gene expression patterns during progression of melanoma. Genes Chromosomes and Cancer. 49(2). 144–154. 23 indexed citations

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Riley, James L., et al.. (2008). The Paracaspase MALT1 Controls Caspase-8 Activation during Lymphocyte Proliferation. Molecular Cell. 31(3). 415–421. 53 indexed citations

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Hu, Shimin, et al.. (2006). CIAP2 Inhibits Anigen Receptor Signaling by Targeting Bcl10 for Degredation. Cell Cycle. 5(13). 1438–1442. 18 indexed citations

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Penas, Eva Maria Murga, Reiner Siebert, Matthias Frank, et al.. (2006). A novel fusion of theMALT1 gene and the microtubule-associated protein 4 (MAP4) gene occurs in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Genes Chromosomes and Cancer. 45(9). 863–873. 6 indexed citations

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Chang, David, Dara Ditsworth, Hongtu Liu, et al.. (2003). Oligomerization Is a General Mechanism for the Activation of Apoptosis Initiator and Inflammatory Procaspases. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(19). 16466–16469. 57 indexed citations

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