Xihua Lin

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Xihua Lin is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Xihua Lin has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Cancer Research and 10 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Xihua Lin's work include Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (8 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (7 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (7 papers). Xihua Lin is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (8 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (7 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (7 papers). Xihua Lin collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Xihua Lin's co-authors include Hong Li, Weiwei Gui, Yiyi Zhu, Fenping Zheng, Xiaozhong Peng, Wei Han, Jiangang Yuan, Boqin Qiang, Bin Yin and Jizong Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Xihua Lin

45 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Obesity: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Therapeutics 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 200 400 600
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.

  1. Obesity: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Therapeutics
    2021 724 citations Xihua Lin, Hong Li profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xihua Lin China 16 612 396 305 197 169 52 1.5k
María Luisa Mansego Spain 25 806 1.3× 478 1.2× 174 0.6× 197 1.0× 199 1.2× 56 1.6k
Bogna Grygiel‐Górniak Poland 14 658 1.1× 423 1.1× 118 0.4× 257 1.3× 137 0.8× 65 1.6k
Everson Araújo Nunes Brazil 25 429 0.7× 997 2.5× 172 0.6× 127 0.6× 108 0.6× 83 1.9k
Karin Haack United States 22 733 1.2× 303 0.8× 99 0.3× 200 1.0× 125 0.7× 82 1.9k
Meilin Zhang China 28 586 1.0× 315 0.8× 97 0.3× 242 1.2× 181 1.1× 86 2.0k
Riccardo Lacchini Brazil 24 370 0.6× 447 1.1× 223 0.7× 106 0.5× 343 2.0× 95 1.9k
Jude S. Morton Canada 32 669 1.1× 569 1.4× 107 0.4× 166 0.8× 182 1.1× 71 2.8k
Yuanlin Ding China 20 757 1.2× 178 0.4× 587 1.9× 154 0.8× 111 0.7× 52 1.5k
Beata Kieć‐Wilk Poland 27 748 1.2× 766 1.9× 198 0.6× 324 1.6× 557 3.3× 123 2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Xihua Lin

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xihua Lin

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xihua Lin

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lin, Xihua, et al.. (2026). IGF2 in livestock: boosting productivity and enhancing meat quality. Poultry Science. 105(3). 106431–106431.
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Zheng, Tong, Ping Ding, Zhenyuan Li, et al.. (2025). Aged microplastics-induced growth inhibition via DNA damage, GH/IGF-1 and HPT axes disruption in zebrafish larvae. The Science of The Total Environment. 975. 179215–179215. 1 indexed citations
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Gui, Weiwei, et al.. (2025). Paradoxical regulation of IGF2 in promoting lipid metabolism in adipose tissues. Communications Biology. 8(1). 1026–1026.
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Zeng, Hong, et al.. (2023). UHPLC-MS/MS-based central carbon metabolism unveils the biomarkers related to colon cancer. Cellular and Molecular Biology. 69(9). 167–171. 1 indexed citations
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Lin, Xihua, et al.. (2022). Clinical and genetic analysis of pseudohypoparathyroidism complicated by hypokalemia: a case report and review of the literature. BMC Endocrine Disorders. 22(1). 98–98. 5 indexed citations
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Jin, Ting, et al.. (2022). Drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome induced by propylthiouracil: case report and literature review. Allergy Asthma and Clinical Immunology. 18(1). 69–69. 2 indexed citations
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Lin, Xihua, et al.. (2022). Association of genetic variants in the Sirt1 and Nrf2 genes with the risk of metabolic syndrome in a Chinese Han population. BMC Endocrine Disorders. 22(1). 84–84. 7 indexed citations
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Zhu, Yiping, et al.. (2022). Regulation mechanism and pathogenic role of lncRNA plasmacytoma variant translocation 1 (PVT1) in human diseases. Genes & Diseases. 10(3). 901–914. 14 indexed citations
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Wu, Beibei, et al.. (2021). Transthyretin contributes to insulin resistance and diminishes exercise-induced insulin sensitivity in obese mice by inhibiting AMPK activity in skeletal muscle. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 320(4). E808–E821. 8 indexed citations
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Tang, Shengjie, Fenping Zheng, Weiwei Gui, et al.. (2020). <p>The Long Noncoding RNA Blnc1 Protects Against Diet-Induced Obesity by Promoting Mitochondrial Function in White Fat</p>. Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity. Volume 13. 1189–1201. 16 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhe, Jing Yang, Xihua Lin, et al.. (2019). A new laminopathy caused by an Arg133/Leu mutation in lamin A/C and the effects thereof on adipocyte differentiation and the transcriptome. Adipocyte. 8(1). 280–291. 4 indexed citations
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Zhu, Yiyi, Weiwei Gui, Xihua Lin, & Hong Li. (2019). Knock-down of circular RNA H19 induces human adipose-derived stem cells adipogenic differentiation via a mechanism involving the polypyrimidine tract-binding protein 1. Experimental Cell Research. 387(2). 111753–111753. 71 indexed citations
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Wu, Fang, Hangping Yao, Fenping Zheng, et al.. (2018). Protective effects of honokiol against oxidative stress‑induced apoptotic signaling in mouse podocytes treated with H2O2. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine. 16(2). 1278–1284. 10 indexed citations
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Chen, Yixin, et al.. (2018). A novel compound heterozygous variant of the SLC12A3 gene in Gitelman syndrome pedigree. BMC Medical Genetics. 19(1). 155–161. 7 indexed citations
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Yang, Bin, Peishan Hu, Xihua Lin, et al.. (2015). PTBP1 induces ADAR1 p110 isoform expression through IRES-like dependent translation control and influences cell proliferation in gliomas. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 72(22). 4383–4397. 37 indexed citations
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Li, Aihua, Xihua Lin, Xiaochao Tan, et al.. (2013). Expression of Concern: Circadian gene Clock contributes to cell proliferation and migration of glioma and is directly regulated by tumor‐suppressive miR‐124. FEBS Letters. 587(15). 2455–2460. 64 indexed citations
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Han, Wei, Zhiqiang Zhao, Xihua Lin, et al.. (2013). RNA-binding protein PCBP2 modulates glioma growth by regulating FHL3. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 123(5). 2103–2118. 90 indexed citations

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