Xiaosong Gu

17.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
316 papers, 12.2k citations indexed

About

Xiaosong Gu is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaosong Gu has authored 316 papers receiving a total of 12.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 173 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 132 papers in Molecular Biology and 59 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Xiaosong Gu's work include Nerve injury and regeneration (146 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (42 papers) and Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (41 papers). Xiaosong Gu is often cited by papers focused on Nerve injury and regeneration (146 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (42 papers) and Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (41 papers). Xiaosong Gu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Xiaosong Gu's co-authors include Fei Ding, Yumin Yang, Bin Yu, Sheng Yi, Songlin Zhou, Jie Liu, Yun Gu, Yongjun Wang, Fei Ding and David F. Williams and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Xiaosong Gu

305 papers receiving 12.1k 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.

Neural tissue engineering options for peripheral nerve regeneration

2014 485 citations Xiaosong Gu, Fei Ding et al. Biomaterials profile →
Oxidative stress: Roles in skeletal muscle atrophy

2023 125 citations Xinlei Yao, Xiaosong Gu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiaosong Gu China	59	5.8k	4.1k	3.2k	2.1k	1.9k	316	12.2k
Jianwu Dai China	63	3.0k 0.5×	2.9k 0.7×	2.4k 0.8×	3.9k 1.9×	2.7k 1.4×	261	11.9k
Jian Xiao China	67	2.0k 0.3×	6.0k 1.5×	1.8k 0.6×	1.5k 0.7×	1.7k 0.9×	414	14.9k
Anthony J. Windebank United States	69	6.2k 1.1×	3.0k 0.7×	2.1k 0.7×	2.0k 1.0×	2.3k 1.2×	277	16.7k
Zhifeng Xiao China	58	3.1k 0.5×	2.2k 0.5×	1.7k 0.5×	1.6k 0.8×	2.3k 1.2×	185	8.5k
Ahmet Höke United States	58	4.8k 0.8×	3.3k 0.8×	1.0k 0.3×	1.0k 0.5×	1.5k 0.8×	192	11.2k
António J. Salgado Portugal	48	2.2k 0.4×	2.3k 0.5×	2.1k 0.6×	2.6k 1.3×	2.1k 1.1×	177	9.1k
Hossein Baharvand Iran	64	1.5k 0.3×	7.3k 1.8×	2.4k 0.8×	3.9k 1.9×	3.9k 2.0×	541	15.4k
John A. Kessler United States	76	5.7k 1.0×	9.3k 2.3×	2.4k 0.8×	1.3k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	258	18.7k
Fei Ding China	43	3.0k 0.5×	1.6k 0.4×	1.9k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	1.0k 0.5×	122	5.4k
Yu Wang China	53	1.7k 0.3×	2.6k 0.6×	1.8k 0.6×	1.9k 0.9×	2.7k 1.4×	466	9.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaosong Gu

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Yang, Jiapeng, Yu Zhang, Peng Wang, et al.. (2025). Dynamic rigidity changes enable rapid cell migration on soft substrates. Nature Communications. 16(1). 8793–8793. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Louqian, Yan Zhuang, Jinqiu Tao, et al.. (2024). Thymosin α1 reverses oncolytic adenovirus-induced M2 polarization of macrophages to improve antitumor immunity and therapeutic efficacy. Cell Reports Medicine. 5(10). 101751–101751. 10 indexed citations

Ji, Shang‐Rong, Fei Ding, Xiaosong Gu, et al.. (2024). Salidroside exerts neuroprotective effects on retrograde neuronal death following neonatal axotomy via activation of PI3K/Akt pathway and deactivation of p38 MAPK pathway. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 494. 117178–117178.

Zhang, Louqian, et al.. (2024). “Find Me” and “Eat Me” signals: tools to drive phagocytic processes for modulating antitumor immunity. Cancer Communications. 44(7). 791–832. 28 indexed citations

Xu, Lai, et al.. (2024). Tissue Engineering and Spinal Cord Injury Repair. Engineering. 46. 60–72. 2 indexed citations

Yao, Xinlei, Xinran Chen, Yu Sun, et al.. (2024). Application of metal-organic frameworks-based functional composite scaffolds in tissue engineering. Regenerative Biomaterials. 11. rbae009–rbae009. 18 indexed citations

Yin, Sheng, Ying Li, Bin Xue, et al.. (2024). Structurally and mechanically tuned macroporous hydrogels for scalable mesenchymal stem cell–extracellular matrix spheroid production. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(28). e2404210121–e2404210121. 20 indexed citations

Chen, Yanhao, et al.. (2024). Modeling metabolic-associated steatohepatitis with human pluripotent stem cell-derived liver organoids. Hepatology Communications. 8(12). 3 indexed citations

Li, Meiyuan, Hui Zhu, Ping Zhang, et al.. (2023). Skin precursor‐derived Schwann cells accelerate in vivo prevascularization of tissue‐engineered nerves to promote peripheral nerve regeneration. Glia. 71(7). 1755–1769. 10 indexed citations

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Wei, Rongfang, Yan Zhu, Yuanjiao Zhang, et al.. (2022). AIMP1 promotes multiple myeloma malignancy through interacting with ANP32A to mediate histone H3 acetylation. Cancer Communications. 42(11). 1185–1206. 12 indexed citations

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Chen, Xiangfeng, Hanyu Zheng, Xiangxing Kong, et al.. (2022). Downregulation of UBE4B promotes CNS axon regrowth and functional recovery after stroke. iScience. 26(1). 105885–105885. 1 indexed citations

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Ye, Jingjia, Xiangfeng Chen, Hanyu Zheng, et al.. (2021). Rationally Designed, Self‐Assembling, Multifunctional Hydrogel Depot Repairs Severe Spinal Cord Injury. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 10(13). e2100242–e2100242. 34 indexed citations

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Li, Guicai, Tiantian Zheng, Linliang Wu, et al.. (2021). Bionic microenvironment-inspired synergistic effect of anisotropic micro-nanocomposite topology and biology cues on peripheral nerve regeneration. Science Advances. 7(28). 81 indexed citations

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Zhu, Changlai, Bin Zhang, Jinghui Xu, et al.. (2021). BMSC-derived extracellular matrix better optimizes the microenvironment to support nerve regeneration. Biomaterials. 280. 121251–121251. 59 indexed citations

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Tang, Xin, Hua Qin, Xiaosong Gu, & Xiaobing Fu. (2017). China’s landscape in regenerative medicine. Biomaterials. 124. 78–94. 14 indexed citations

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Gu, Xiaosong. (2012). Volume conduction in the electrophysiological assessment of acute sciatic nerve crush in rats. 1 indexed citations

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Shi, Wei, Jian Yao, Xue Chen, et al.. (2010). The Delayed Repair of Sciatic Nerve Defects with Tissue-engineered Nerve Grafts in Rats. Artificial Cells Blood Substitutes and Biotechnology. 38(1). 29–37. 8 indexed citations

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Gu, Xiaosong. (2010). The protective effects of Achyranthes bidentata polypeptides on retinal ganglion cells induced by exposure to NMDA. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Wenyuan, et al.. (2007). Multi-channel Neural Signal Stimulating Module and in-vivo Experiments. Journal of Southeast University. 23(1). 26–30. 5 indexed citations

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He, Jianghong, et al.. (2001). THE PREPARATION OF MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY AGAINST 43kD PROTEIN OF PERIPHERAL NERVE. 21(4). 337–338. 1 indexed citations

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