Xiaowen Lu

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
86 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Xiaowen Lu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaowen Lu has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 14 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Xiaowen Lu's work include Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (15 papers), Ocular Surface and Contact Lens (12 papers) and Treatment of Major Depression (11 papers). Xiaowen Lu is often cited by papers focused on Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (15 papers), Ocular Surface and Contact Lens (12 papers) and Treatment of Major Depression (11 papers). Xiaowen Lu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Netherlands. Xiaowen Lu's co-authors include Mitchell A. Watsky, Marnix H. Medema, Marc G. Chevrette, Emmanuel L. C. de los Santos, Douglas A. Mitchell, Tilmann Weber, Satria A. Kautsar, Eriko Takano, Hernando G. Suárez Duran and Christopher J. Schwalen and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Xiaowen Lu

79 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiaowen Lu China	22	1.0k	595	338	180	175	86	2.1k
Luz Romero United States	34	1.4k 1.4×	689 1.2×	157 0.5×	196 1.1×	192 1.1×	71	3.6k
Chong Li China	31	1.8k 1.8×	170 0.3×	324 1.0×	100 0.6×	120 0.7×	125	3.4k
Giselda Bucca United Kingdom	28	1.1k 1.1×	661 1.1×	180 0.5×	150 0.8×	211 1.2×	49	2.8k
Kenichi Ogawa Japan	26	839 0.8×	109 0.2×	795 2.4×	80 0.4×	183 1.0×	79	2.1k
He Li China	35	1.6k 1.6×	167 0.3×	360 1.1×	106 0.6×	64 0.4×	155	3.6k
Hyun-Ju Kim South Korea	24	836 0.8×	132 0.2×	327 1.0×	186 1.0×	147 0.8×	133	2.5k
Bryan Maloney United States	35	1.4k 1.4×	427 0.7×	180 0.5×	104 0.6×	304 1.7×	84	3.6k
Takeshi Tanaka Japan	26	878 0.9×	284 0.5×	126 0.4×	134 0.7×	161 0.9×	77	3.2k
Tomás Drgon United States	33	1.7k 1.7×	164 0.3×	280 0.8×	47 0.3×	177 1.0×	43	2.8k
Shiki Okamoto Japan	36	923 0.9×	86 0.1×	118 0.3×	40 0.2×	158 0.9×	120	3.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaowen Lu

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Lu, Xiaowen, Shilin Zheng, Zhihan Li, et al.. (2025). NF-κB inhibitor PDTC involved in regulating the transplantation immunity in the pearl oyster Pinctada fucata martensii. Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 158. 110175–110175.

Xu, Mengqi, Shazia Rehman, Jin Liu, et al.. (2025). Exploring the relationship between childhood maltreatment and cognitive bias in Chinese adults with major depressive disorder. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. 12(1).

Lu, Xiaowen, et al.. (2024). Race/ethnicity-specific association between the American Heart Association’s new Life’s Essential 8 and stroke in US adults with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: Evidence from NHANES 2005–2018. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 132. 111005–111005. 1 indexed citations

Lu, Xiaowen, Zhong Chen, Jerry Lu, & Mitchell A. Watsky. (2023). Effects of 1,25-Vitamin D3 and 24,25-Vitamin D3 on Corneal Nerve Regeneration in Diabetic Mice. Biomolecules. 13(12). 1754–1754. 4 indexed citations

Yang, Annie, et al.. (2023). Topical Spironolactone in the Treatment of Ocular Graft-Versus-Host Disease. Cureus. 15(9). e45136–e45136. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Jin, Bangshan Liu, Mi Wang, et al.. (2022). Relationship between childhood maltreatment and cognitive function in medication-free patients with major depressive disorder. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience. 273(5). 1073–1083. 5 indexed citations

Lu, Xiaowen, Ming Zhang, Shuai Yang, Yuewen Deng, & Yu Jiao. (2022). Transcriptome analysis reveals the diverse response of pearl oyster Pinctada fucata martensii after different PAMP stimulation. Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 131. 881–890. 5 indexed citations

Liu, Jin, Yiming Fan, Ling‐Li Zeng, et al.. (2021). The neuroprogressive nature of major depressive disorder: evidence from an intrinsic connectome analysis. Translational Psychiatry. 11(1). 102–102. 34 indexed citations

Liu, Jin, Yumeng Ju, Yiming Fan, et al.. (2021). Functional connectivity evidence for state-independent executive function deficits in patients with major depressive disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders. 291. 76–82. 11 indexed citations

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Qin, Xuemei, Mi Wang, Xiaowen Lu, et al.. (2021). Childhood Emotional Neglect Is Associated With Low Social Support in Chinese Patients With Major Depressive Disorder. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 12. 781738–781738. 8 indexed citations

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Watsky, Mitchell A., Xiaowen Lu, Zhong Chen, & Richard W. Yee. (2020). Effects of Spironolactone on Corneal Epithelium may contribute to Beneficial Dry Eye Effects. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 61(7). 151–151. 2 indexed citations

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Chen, Yanchao, Jin Liu, Zexuan Li, et al.. (2020). The Tendency of Modified Electroconvulsive Therapy–Related Working Memory and Subjective Memory Deficits in Depression. Journal of Ect. 36(3). 198–204. 7 indexed citations

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Wang, Mi, Yumeng Ju, Xiaowen Lu, et al.. (2020). Longitudinal changes of amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations in MDD patients: A 6-month follow-up resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging study. Journal of Affective Disorders. 276. 411–417. 18 indexed citations

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Dong, Qiangli, Jin Liu, Ling‐Li Zeng, et al.. (2020). State-Independent Microstructural White Matter Abnormalities in Major Depressive Disorder. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 11. 431–431. 11 indexed citations

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Lu, Xiaowen & Mitchell A. Watsky. (2019). Influence of Vitamin D on Corneal Epithelial Cell Desmosomes and Hemidesmosomes. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 60(13). 4074–4074. 12 indexed citations

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Lv, Wei, et al.. (2019). Synchronous multiple primary gastrointestinal cancers with CDH1 mutations: A case report. World Journal of Clinical Cases. 7(13). 1703–1710. 1 indexed citations

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Watsky, Mitchell A., Zhong Chen, & Xiaowen Lu. (2018). Effects of Vitamin D on Corneal Myofibroblast Differentiation. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 59(9). 4357–4357. 1 indexed citations

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Dong, Qiangli, Ping Wan, Jinrong Sun, et al.. (2017). Cognitive function characteristics of the remitted major depressive disorder: a prospective study. Chin J Psychiatry. 50(3). 182–186. 2 indexed citations

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Yuan, Jun, et al.. (2015). microRNA-328 is a favorable prognostic marker in human glioma via suppressing invasive and proliferative phenotypes of malignant cells. International Journal of Neuroscience. 126(2). 145–153. 20 indexed citations

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Ghosal, Anima, Samir K. Gupta, Ragu Ramanathan, et al.. (2009). Metabolism of Loratadine and Further Characterization of Its In Vitro Metabolites. Drug Metabolism Letters. 3(3). 162–170. 34 indexed citations

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