Xiaotao Lu

7.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
27 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Xiaotao Lu is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Animal Science and Zoology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaotao Lu has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Infectious Diseases, 17 papers in Animal Science and Zoology and 6 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Xiaotao Lu's work include SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (20 papers), Animal Virus Infections Studies (17 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (16 papers). Xiaotao Lu is often cited by papers focused on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (20 papers), Animal Virus Infections Studies (17 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (16 papers). Xiaotao Lu collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and China. Xiaotao Lu's co-authors include Mark R. Denison, Ralph S. Baric, Rachel L. Graham, Maria L. Agostini, Timothy P. Sheahan, Amy Sims, Lance D. Eckerle, Erica L. Andres, Everett Clinton Smith and James Brett Case and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Immunology, Journal of Virology and Science Translational Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Xiaotao Lu

26 papers receiving 3.3k 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.

Coronavirus Susceptibility to the Antiviral Remdesivir (GS-5734) Is Mediated by the Viral Polymerase and the Proofreading Exoribonuclease

2018 1.0k citations Maria L. Agostini, Erica L. Andres et al. mBio profile →
Small-Molecule Antiviral β- d - N ⁴ -Hydroxycytidine Inhibits a Proofreading-Intact Coronavirus with a High Genetic Barrier to Resistance

2019 255 citations Maria L. Agostini, Andrea J. Pruijssers et al. Journal of Virology profile →
Mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 RNA-dependent RNA polymerase confer resistance to remdesivir by distinct mechanisms

2022 139 citations Laura J. Stevens, Andrea J. Pruijssers et al. Science Translational Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiaotao Lu United States	19	2.6k	736	608	555	279	27	3.3k
Alexander Lai United States	19	2.1k 0.8×	584 0.8×	646 1.1×	797 1.4×	280 1.0×	38	3.6k
Burtram C. Fielding South Africa	26	2.9k 1.1×	763 1.0×	922 1.5×	295 0.5×	345 1.2×	53	4.0k
Doreen Muth Germany	22	4.2k 1.6×	1.4k 1.9×	705 1.2×	609 1.1×	397 1.4×	24	5.2k
Susanne Pfefferle Germany	24	2.4k 0.9×	537 0.7×	492 0.8×	392 0.7×	267 1.0×	63	3.2k
Hanspeter Stalder Switzerland	21	2.2k 0.9×	450 0.6×	742 1.2×	287 0.5×	450 1.6×	46	3.6k
Weijin Huang China	30	3.4k 1.3×	477 0.6×	1.1k 1.7×	737 1.3×	425 1.5×	186	4.8k
Ronald Dijkman Switzerland	31	3.6k 1.4×	1.0k 1.4×	600 1.0×	969 1.7×	577 2.1×	73	4.9k
Jean K. Millet United States	23	3.4k 1.3×	1.2k 1.6×	899 1.5×	371 0.7×	335 1.2×	40	4.3k
Els Keyaerts Belgium	22	1.7k 0.7×	563 0.8×	333 0.5×	448 0.8×	226 0.8×	50	2.6k
Michael Letko United States	17	2.6k 1.0×	412 0.6×	534 0.9×	402 0.7×	279 1.0×	33	3.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaotao Lu

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Heaton, Brook E., et al.. (2025). The coronavirus nsp14 exoribonuclease interface with the cofactor nsp10 is essential for efficient virus replication and enzymatic activity. Journal of Virology. 99(2). e0170824–e0170824.

Choi, Young Joo, Jordan Anderson-Daniels, Jennifer Gribble, et al.. (2023). A mutation in the coronavirus nsp13-helicase impairs enzymatic activity and confers partial remdesivir resistance. mBio. 14(4). e0106023–e0106023. 13 indexed citations

Stevens, Laura J., Andrea J. Pruijssers, Calvin J. Gordon, et al.. (2022). Mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 RNA-dependent RNA polymerase confer resistance to remdesivir by distinct mechanisms. Science Translational Medicine. 14(656). eabo0718–eabo0718. 139 indexed citations breakdown →

Gribble, Jennifer, Laura J. Stevens, Maria L. Agostini, et al.. (2021). The coronavirus proofreading exoribonuclease mediates extensive viral recombination. PLoS Pathogens. 17(1). e1009226–e1009226. 155 indexed citations

Agostini, Maria L., Andrea J. Pruijssers, James D. Chappell, et al.. (2019). Small-Molecule Antiviral β- d - N ⁴ -Hydroxycytidine Inhibits a Proofreading-Intact Coronavirus with a High Genetic Barrier to Resistance. Journal of Virology. 93(24). 255 indexed citations breakdown →

Graepel, Kevin W., Maria L. Agostini, Xiaotao Lu, Nicole R. Sexton, & Mark R. Denison. (2019). Fitness Barriers Limit Reversion of a Proofreading-Deficient Coronavirus. Journal of Virology. 93(20). 12 indexed citations

Case, James Brett, Yize Li, Ruth Elliott, et al.. (2017). Murine Hepatitis Virus nsp14 Exoribonuclease Activity Is Required for Resistance to Innate Immunity. Journal of Virology. 92(1). 49 indexed citations

Graepel, Kevin W., Xiaotao Lu, James Brett Case, et al.. (2017). Proofreading-Deficient Coronaviruses Adapt for Increased Fitness over Long-Term Passage without Reversion of Exoribonuclease-Inactivating Mutations. mBio. 8(6). 52 indexed citations

Stobart, Christopher C., Nicole R. Sexton, Xiaotao Lu, et al.. (2013). Chimeric Exchange of Coronavirus nsp5 Proteases (3CLpro) Identifies Common and Divergent Regulatory Determinants of Protease Activity. Journal of Virology. 87(23). 12611–12618. 85 indexed citations

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Beachboard, Dia C., Xiaotao Lu, Susan C. Baker, & Mark R. Denison. (2012). Murine hepatitis virus nsp4 N258T mutants are not temperature-sensitive. Virology. 435(2). 210–213. 5 indexed citations

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Eckerle, Lance D., Michelle M. Becker, Rebecca Halpin, et al.. (2010). Infidelity of SARS-CoV Nsp14-Exonuclease Mutant Virus Replication Is Revealed by Complete Genome Sequencing. PLoS Pathogens. 6(5). e1000896–e1000896. 329 indexed citations

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Eckerle, Lance D., Xiaotao Lu, Steven M. Sperry, Leena Choi, & Mark R. Denison. (2007). High Fidelity of Murine Hepatitis Virus Replication Is Decreased in nsp14 Exoribonuclease Mutants. Journal of Virology. 81(22). 12135–12144. 241 indexed citations

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Lu, Xiaotao, et al.. (2007). Genetic Analysis of Murine Hepatitis Virus nsp4 in Virus Replication. Journal of Virology. 81(22). 12554–12563. 30 indexed citations

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Eckerle, Lance D., Sarah M. Brockway, Steven M. Sperry, Xiaotao Lu, & Mark R. Denison. (2006). Effects of Mutagenesis of Murine Hepatitis Virus NSP1 and NSP14 on Replication in Culture. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 581. 55–60. 12 indexed citations

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Sims, Amy, Xiaotao Lu, & Mark R. Denison. (1998). Expression, Purification, and Activity of Recombinant MHV-A59 3CLpro. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 440. 129–134. 1 indexed citations

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Lu, Xiaotao, et al.. (1996). Intracellular andin Vitro-Translated 27-kDa Proteins Contain the 3C-like Proteinase Activity of the Coronavirus MHV-A59. Virology. 222(2). 375–382. 52 indexed citations

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Lu, Xiaotao, et al.. (1996). Schistosoma mansoni:Relationship of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α to Morbidity and Collagen Deposition in Chronic Experimental Infection. Experimental Parasitology. 84(2). 115–123. 47 indexed citations

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Currier, Paul F., et al.. (1995). Coronavirus Protein Processing and RNA Synthesis Is Inhibited by the Cysteine Proteinase Inhibitor E64d. Virology. 208(1). 1–8. 83 indexed citations

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Lü, Yi, Xiaotao Lu, & Mark R. Denison. (1995). Identification and characterization of a serine-like proteinase of the murine coronavirus MHV-A59. Journal of Virology. 69(6). 3554–3559. 90 indexed citations

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Graham, Barney S., et al.. (1993). Priming immunization determines T helper cytokine mRNA expression patterns in lungs of mice challenged with respiratory syncytial virus.. The Journal of Immunology. 151(4). 2032–2040. 342 indexed citations

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