Xiaosa Li

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 888 citations indexed

About

Xiaosa Li is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaosa Li has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 888 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Cancer Research and 4 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Xiaosa Li's work include RNA modifications and cancer (4 papers), Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (3 papers) and Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology (3 papers). Xiaosa Li is often cited by papers focused on RNA modifications and cancer (4 papers), Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (3 papers) and Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology (3 papers). Xiaosa Li collaborates with scholars based in China, Italy and Australia. Xiaosa Li's co-authors include Bei Yang, Jia Chen, Xiaodong Fu, Ying Wang, Jia Wei, Li Yang, Xiao Wang, Tommaso Simoncini, Yajing Liu and Yuxi Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and Nature Biotechnology.

In The Last Decade

Xiaosa Li

20 papers receiving 883 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. Base editing with a Cpf1–cytidine deaminase fusion
    2018 322 citations Xiaosa Li, Ying Wang et al. Nature Biotechnology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xiaosa Li China 13 670 173 96 79 66 22 888
Graham Magor Australia 13 513 0.8× 120 0.7× 51 0.5× 24 0.3× 10 0.2× 24 764
Yunhui Liu China 10 287 0.4× 70 0.4× 32 0.3× 25 0.3× 18 0.3× 20 494
Xueyun Ma China 14 363 0.5× 130 0.8× 29 0.3× 23 0.3× 18 0.3× 29 579
Sophie Carter Canada 11 265 0.4× 73 0.4× 51 0.5× 17 0.2× 6 0.1× 18 541
Melissa S. McNulty United States 13 470 0.7× 88 0.5× 68 0.7× 59 0.7× 2 0.0× 19 702
Tomoko Kumagai Japan 15 295 0.4× 116 0.7× 61 0.6× 72 0.9× 26 701
Salma Awad Saudi Arabia 16 593 0.9× 141 0.8× 48 0.5× 80 1.0× 20 805
Yanjun Wu China 15 454 0.7× 91 0.5× 188 2.0× 38 0.5× 42 746
Kyeongkyu Kim South Korea 10 496 0.7× 90 0.5× 96 1.0× 27 0.3× 13 792
Shun Lu United States 15 500 0.7× 155 0.9× 40 0.4× 27 0.3× 1 0.0× 28 898

Countries citing papers authored by Xiaosa Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiaosa Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Xiaosa Li. 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 Xiaosa Li. The network helps show where Xiaosa Li may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaosa Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xiaosa Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xiaosa 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 Xiaosa Li. Xiaosa 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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Li, Ping, Xingyan Xu, Jiale Wang, et al.. (2025). Follicle-stimulating hormone promotes EndMT in endothelial cells by upregulating ALKBH5 expression. Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters. 30(1). 41–41.
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Li, Xiaosa, Jiale Wang, Yuqin Chen, et al.. (2024). Estrogen Oppositely Regulates Pulmonary Hypertension via METTL3/PFKFB3 under Normoxia and Hypoxia. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 72(3). 258–271. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Ping, Yiwen Chen, Ruixin Guo, et al.. (2024). 17β-estradiol promotes myeloid-derived suppressor cells functions and alleviates inflammatory bowel disease by activation of Stat3 and NF-κB signalings. The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 242. 106540–106540. 6 indexed citations
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Xu, Xingyan, Xiaosa Li, Hui‐Ping Lin, et al.. (2024). FSH induces EMT in ovarian cancer via ALKBH5-regulated Snail m6A demethylation. Theranostics. 14(5). 2151–2166. 19 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaosa, Lina Zhou, Guangye Li, et al.. (2022). Highly efficient prime editing by introducing same-sense mutations in pegRNA or stabilizing its structure. Nature Communications. 13(1). 1669–1669. 102 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaosa, Pei Liu, Ping Li, et al.. (2021). 17β-estradiol promotes angiogenesis through non-genomic activation of Smad1 signaling in endometriosis. Vascular Pharmacology. 142. 106932–106932. 8 indexed citations
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Teoh, Jian‐peng, Xiaosa Li, Tommaso Simoncini, Dongxing Zhu, & Xiaodong Fu. (2020). Estrogen-Mediated Gaseous Signaling Molecules in Cardiovascular Disease. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. 31(10). 773–784. 40 indexed citations
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Meng, Xuan, Xiaosa Li, Xingyan Xu, et al.. (2019). Elevated luteinizing hormone contributes to atherosclerosis formation by inhibiting nitric oxide synthesis via PI3K/Akt pathway. Vascular Pharmacology. 121. 106582–106582. 10 indexed citations
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Xu, Xingyan, Qing Yan, Xiaoyun Liu, et al.. (2019). 17β-Estradiol nongenomically induces vascular endothelial H2S release by promoting phosphorylation of cystathionine γ-lyase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 294(43). 15577–15592. 34 indexed citations
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Zhu, Dongxing, Xiaosa Li, Vicky E. MacRae, Tommaso Simoncini, & Xiaodong Fu. (2018). Extragonadal Effects of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone on Osteoporosis and Cardiovascular Disease in Women during Menopausal Transition. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. 29(8). 571–580. 53 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaosa, Ying Wang, Yajing Liu, et al.. (2018). Base editing with a Cpf1–cytidine deaminase fusion. Nature Biotechnology. 36(4). 324–327. 322 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Xiaosa, Wei‐Yu Chen, Ping Li, et al.. (2017). Follicular Stimulating Hormone Accelerates Atherogenesis by Increasing Endothelial VCAM-1 Expression. Theranostics. 7(19). 4671–4688. 48 indexed citations
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Liu, Pei, Xiaosa Li, Ping Li, et al.. (2017). Testosterone promotes tube formation of endothelial cells isolated from veins via activation of Smad1 protein. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 446. 21–31. 10 indexed citations
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Yang, Bei, et al.. (2017). APOBEC: From mutator to editor. Journal of genetics and genomics. 44(9). 423–437. 52 indexed citations
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Chen, Ye, Xiaosa Li, Xiao Wang, et al.. (2017). Loss of Sun2 promotes the progression of prostate cancer by regulating fatty acid oxidation. Oncotarget. 8(52). 89620–89630. 16 indexed citations
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Li, Ping, Xiaosa Li, Yang Cheng, et al.. (2016). 17β-Estradiol Enhances Vascular Endothelial Ets-1/miR-126-3p Expression: The Possible Mechanism for Attenuation of Atherosclerosis. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 102(2). 594–603. 39 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiangqiang, Na Chai, Rui Wang, et al.. (2014). The transcription factor FOXO4 is down-regulated and inhibits tumor proliferation and metastasis in gastric cancer. BMC Cancer. 14(1). 378–378. 50 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaosa, Jianyong Zheng, Jinfeng Zhou, et al.. (2013). The significance of LRPPRC overexpression in gastric cancer. Medical Oncology. 31(2). 818–818. 34 indexed citations

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