Xiaowei Chen

8.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
153 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Xiaowei Chen is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaowei Chen has authored 153 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 41 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 24 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Xiaowei Chen's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (33 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (24 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (14 papers). Xiaowei Chen is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (33 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (24 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (14 papers). Xiaowei Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and United States. Xiaowei Chen's co-authors include Arthur Konnerth, Nathalie L. Rochefort, Hongbo Jia, Bert Sakmann, Julia Reichwald, Marc Aurel Busche, Matthias Staufenbiel, Christine Grienberger, Ulrich Leischner and Israel Nelken and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Xiaowei Chen

143 papers receiving 3.9k 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.

Critical role of soluble amyloid-β for early hippocampal hyperactivity in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease

2012 525 citations Marc Aurel Busche, Xiaowei Chen et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiaowei Chen China	30	1.6k	1.4k	817	598	465	153	4.0k
Dennis A. Turner United States	52	3.9k 2.4×	1.8k 1.3×	1.4k 1.8×	437 0.7×	828 1.8×	162	7.4k
Daniel A. Llano United States	29	688 0.4×	1.3k 1.0×	365 0.4×	429 0.7×	332 0.7×	120	2.9k
Frederic von Wegner Germany	26	564 0.4×	1.3k 1.0×	825 1.0×	227 0.4×	318 0.7×	62	3.1k
James S. Schwaber United States	37	1.6k 1.0×	1.0k 0.8×	1.3k 1.5×	523 0.9×	421 0.9×	132	4.8k
Zheng Li China	47	2.4k 1.5×	688 0.5×	4.6k 5.6×	1.0k 1.7×	571 1.2×	173	8.7k
Feng Zhang China	30	2.1k 1.3×	2.5k 1.8×	984 1.2×	1.0k 1.7×	514 1.1×	122	5.9k
Xiangning Li China	27	960 0.6×	729 0.5×	861 1.1×	278 0.5×	306 0.7×	168	3.4k
Wing‐Ho Yung Hong Kong	47	3.1k 1.9×	1.0k 0.7×	2.0k 2.5×	765 1.3×	748 1.6×	180	7.3k
Jie Wu United States	44	2.4k 1.5×	671 0.5×	3.2k 4.0×	741 1.2×	540 1.2×	190	6.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaowei Chen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xiaowei Chen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xiaowei Chen 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 Xiaowei Chen. Xiaowei Chen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Chen, Xiaowei, et al.. (2025). Analysis of Parameters on the Phase Distribution of Debris Clouds in Hypervelocity Impacts. Space Science & Technology. 5.

Chen, Xiaowei, et al.. (2025). Advances in α-Arylation of Carbonyl Compounds: Diaryliodonium Salts as Arylating Agents. Molecules. 30(14). 3019–3019.

Jiang, Wenqing, et al.. (2025). Home Rehabilitation Experience and Influencing Factors in Frail Elderly Patients with Lumbar Spine Surgery: A Qualitative Study. Patient Preference and Adherence. Volume 19. 2723–2735.

Ren, Jian-Guo, Lijun Ma, Jiawei Jin, et al.. (2025). Activation Likelihood Estimation Meta‐Analysis of the Effects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Brain Activation in the Treatment of Depression and Anxiety Disorders. Depression and Anxiety. 2025(1). 3557367–3557367.

Chen, Xiaowei, Ming Zhou, Wenjian Mo, et al.. (2025). Comparative Study of Bu/Cy/ATG and Flu/Cy/ATG Conditioning Regimens for Unrelated Donor Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Severe Aplastic Anemia. Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. 31(10). 808.e1–808.e13.

Wang, Ying, Lin‐Juan Du, Lingyue Zou, et al.. (2025). Niuhuang jiedu prescription alleviates realgar-induced dopaminergic and GABAergic neurotoxicity in Caenorhabditis elegans. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 347. 119721–119721. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Manman, Yu Xu, Xiaolu Shi, et al.. (2025). Pharmacokinetics, Tissue Distribution, and Excretion of 9‐Methylfascaplysin, a Potential Anti‐Alzheimer's Disease Agent. Electrophoresis. 46(7-8). 452–461.

Chen, Xiaowei & Xiao Wang. (2024). Computational investigation in inhibitory effects of amantadine on classical swine fever virus p7 ion channel activity. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 20387–20387. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Xiaowei, Hua Yang, Ying Chen, et al.. (2024). H3K4me3 Genome-Wide Distribution and Transcriptional Regulation of Transposable Elements by RNA Pol2 Deposition. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(24). 13545–13545. 2 indexed citations

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Chen, Xiaowei, et al.. (2023). Hippocampal ripples correlate with memory performance in humans. Brain Research. 1810. 148370–148370. 3 indexed citations

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Wang, Meng, Ke Liu, Pei Sun, et al.. (2022). Brain-wide projection reconstruction of single functionally defined neurons. Nature Communications. 13(1). 1531–1531. 14 indexed citations

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Li, Jie, Shuang Liu, Chenmeng Song, et al.. (2021). PIEZO2 mediates ultrasonic hearing via cochlear outer hair cells in mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(28). 21 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jianxiong, Shanshan Liang, Xiang Liao, et al.. (2021). Non-invasive, opsin-free mid-infrared modulation activates cortical neurons and accelerates associative learning. Nature Communications. 12(1). 2730–2730. 109 indexed citations

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Chen, Min, Xin Wang, Kun Ye, et al.. (2021). Efficacy of acupuncture in refractory irritable bowel syndrome: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 11(9). e045655–e045655. 12 indexed citations

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Sun, Hao‐Lun, Sihan Chen, Zhongyuan Yu, et al.. (2020). Blood cell-produced amyloid-β induces cerebral Alzheimer-type pathologies and behavioral deficits. Molecular Psychiatry. 26(10). 5568–5577. 40 indexed citations

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Busche, Marc Aurel, Xiaowei Chen, Julia Reichwald, et al.. (2012). Critical role of soluble amyloid-β for early hippocampal hyperactivity in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(22). 8740–8745. 525 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chen, Xiaowei, Yury Kovalchuk, Helmuth Adelsberger, et al.. (2010). Disruption of the olivo-cerebellar circuit by Purkinje neuron-specific ablation of BK channels. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(27). 12323–12328. 80 indexed citations

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Chen, Xiaowei. (2009). Effects of flavonoid of Cortex Mori on the contraction of isolated guinea-pig tracheal smooth muscle in vitro. Food Science and Technology International. 1 indexed citations

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Chen, Dongye, Xiaowei Chen, Xin Jin, et al.. (2007). [Screening of SLC26A4 (PDS) gene mutation in cochlear implant recipients with inner ear malformation].. PubMed. 87(40). 2820–4. 4 indexed citations

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Chen, Xiaowei. (2005). Clinical Observation of "Shenmai Powder" in Improving Survival Quality of Patient Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Shanghai Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine. 1 indexed citations

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