Xiaowei Xu

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Xiaowei Xu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaowei Xu has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Materials Chemistry and 13 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Xiaowei Xu's work include Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications (11 papers), Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications (6 papers) and Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications (5 papers). Xiaowei Xu is often cited by papers focused on Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications (11 papers), Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications (6 papers) and Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications (5 papers). Xiaowei Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Xiaowei Xu's co-authors include Hongchen Sun, Yang Bai, Kai Zhang, Ce Shi, Yuqin Shen, Zhongyi Gu, Wenhuan Bu, Quan Lin, Xudong Yang and Bai Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Nature Communications and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Xiaowei Xu

45 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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An injectable and thermosensitive hydrogel: Promoting periodontal regeneration by controlled-release of aspirin and erythropoietin

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Chuanhui Song China

Sheng Hong China

Quan Tang China

S. Kehr Germany

Jiayingzi Wu China

Zhaoxu Tu China

Yuanyi Zheng China

Shu‐Ting Wu China

Runxiao Zheng China

Quan Lin China

Chuanhui Song China

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaowei Xu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xiaowei Xu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xiaowei Xu 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 Xu. Xiaowei Xu 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

Xu, Xiaowei, et al.. (2025). Development of Cyclooctyne-Nitrone Based Click Release Chemistry for Bioorthogonal Prodrug Activation both In Vitro and In Vivo. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(38). 34425–34437. 1 indexed citations

Xue, Yanping, et al.. (2025). Tetrazine-enhanced donor-acceptor-donor metal-organic frameworks for photodynamic antibacterial therapy and wound healing. Nature Communications. 16(1). 10508–10508.

Zhao, Yuping, et al.. (2024). Advancing dentin remineralization: Exploring amorphous calcium phosphate and its stabilizers in biomimetic approaches. Dental Materials. 40(8). 1282–1295. 21 indexed citations

Wang, Ying, Xiaowei Xu, Wen Li, et al.. (2024). Nebulization of Hypoxic hUCMSC-EVs Attenuates Airway Epithelial Barrier Defects in Chronic Asthma Mice by Transferring CAV-1. International Journal of Nanomedicine. Volume 19. 10941–10959. 7 indexed citations

Wang, Shengfa, Xiaowei Xu, Jinwu Wang, et al.. (2023). Automated tooth crown design with optimized shape and biomechanics properties. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 11. 1216651–1216651. 2 indexed citations

Zhou, Fangrong, et al.. (2023). Research Progress on the Application of Graphene Quantum Dots. Coatings. 13(11). 1956–1956. 8 indexed citations

Zheng, Tingting, Xiaowei Xu, Xin Qi, et al.. (2022). MiR-30c-5p loss-induced PELI1 accumulation regulates cell proliferation and migration via activating PI3K/AKT pathway in papillary thyroid carcinoma. Journal of Translational Medicine. 20(1). 20–20. 32 indexed citations

Liu, Lili, Xianjing Li, Wenhuan Bu, et al.. (2022). Carbon dots enhance extracellular matrix secretion for dentin-pulp complex regeneration through PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway-mediated activation of autophagy. Materials Today Bio. 16. 100344–100344. 18 indexed citations

Li, Xianjing, Mengdan Zheng, Haijing Wang, et al.. (2021). Synthesis of carbon dots with strong luminescence in both dispersed and aggregated states by tailoring sulfur doping. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 609. 54–64. 45 indexed citations

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Wang, Zilin, Lili Liu, Wenhuan Bu, et al.. (2020). Carbon Dots Induce Epithelial‐Mesenchymal Transition for Promoting Cutaneous Wound Healing via Activation of TGF‐β/p38/Snail Pathway. Advanced Functional Materials. 30(43). 31 indexed citations

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Bu, Wenhuan, Xiaowei Xu, Zilin Wang, et al.. (2020). Ascorbic Acid-PEI Carbon Dots with Osteogenic Effects as miR-2861 Carriers to Effectively Enhance Bone Regeneration. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(45). 50287–50302. 53 indexed citations

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Yu, Wenwen, Hongyan Li, Hongbing Lin, et al.. (2020). CpG oligodeoxynucleotides inhibit the proliferation and osteoclastic differentiation of RAW264.7 cells. RSC Advances. 10(25). 14885–14891. 6 indexed citations

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Wang, Shengxu, Zhuqing Zhang, Xiaowei Xu, et al.. (2019). Au nanoclusters/porous silica particles nanocomposites as fluorescence enhanced sensors for sensing and mapping of copper(II) in cells. Nanotechnology. 30(47). 475701–475701. 9 indexed citations

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Xu, Xiaowei, Maolei Sun, Dandan Wang, et al.. (2019). Bone formation promoted by bone morphogenetic protein-2 plasmid-loaded porous silica nanoparticles with the involvement of autophagy. Nanoscale. 11(45). 21953–21963. 17 indexed citations

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Zhai, Yuechen, Fangzhong Shen, Xutao Zhang, et al.. (2019). Synthesis of green emissive carbon dots@montmorillonite composites and their application for fabrication of light-emitting diodes and latent fingerprints markers. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 554. 344–352. 62 indexed citations

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Zhou, Ding, Yi Wang, Pengfei Tian, et al.. (2018). Microwave-Assisted Heating Method toward Multicolor Quantum Dot-Based Phosphors with Much Improved Luminescence. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 10(32). 27160–27170. 23 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiong, Xingling Zheng, Hong Yang, et al.. (2018). Piribedil disrupts the MLL1-WDR5 interaction and sensitizes MLL-rearranged acute myeloid leukemia (AML) to doxorubicin-induced apoptosis. Cancer Letters. 431. 150–160. 23 indexed citations

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Wang, Dandan, Xiaowei Xu, Kai Zhang, et al.. (2017). Codelivery of doxorubicin and MDR1-siRNA by mesoporous silica nanoparticles-polymerpolyethylenimine to improve oral squamous carcinoma treatment. International Journal of Nanomedicine. Volume 13. 187–198. 56 indexed citations

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Zhao, Liang, Kai Zhang, Wenhuan Bu, et al.. (2016). Effective delivery of bone morphogenetic protein 2 gene using chitosan–polyethylenimine nanoparticle to promote bone formation. RSC Advances. 6(41). 34081–34089. 19 indexed citations

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Wang, Chuanxi, Lin Xu, Xiaowei Xu, et al.. (2013). Near infrared Ag/Au alloy nanoclusters: Tunable photoluminescence and cellular imaging. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 416. 274–279. 57 indexed citations

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