Xinhua Chen

4.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
76 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Xinhua Chen is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xinhua Chen has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Infectious Diseases, 35 papers in Epidemiology and 19 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Xinhua Chen's work include Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (46 papers), Microscopic Colitis (34 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (16 papers). Xinhua Chen is often cited by papers focused on Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (46 papers), Microscopic Colitis (34 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (16 papers). Xinhua Chen collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and France. Xinhua Chen's co-authors include Ciarán P. Kelly, Jeffrey D. Goldsmith, Kianoosh Katchar, Dale N. Gerding, Charalabos Pothoulakis, N. Nanda Nanthakumar, Adam Cheknis, Hua Xu, Hongjie Yu and Ruijia Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Medicine and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Xinhua Chen

75 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Modeling transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron in China 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 2022 50 100 150
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. Modeling transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron in China
    2022 175 citations Xiaowei Deng, Juan Yang et al. profile →
  2. Global landscape of SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance and data sharing
    2022 137 citations Andrew S. Azman, Xinhua Chen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xinhua Chen United States 27 1.7k 865 736 356 347 76 2.7k
Αndreas Mentis Greece 32 818 0.5× 542 0.6× 592 0.8× 277 0.8× 1.3k 3.6× 109 3.2k
Bhabatosh Das India 32 475 0.3× 1.2k 1.4× 285 0.4× 513 1.4× 156 0.4× 109 3.0k
Louis Yi Ann Chai Singapore 29 1.5k 0.9× 516 0.6× 883 1.2× 150 0.4× 101 0.3× 67 2.9k
Eleonora Cella Italy 26 1.2k 0.7× 444 0.5× 705 1.0× 67 0.2× 150 0.4× 150 2.4k
Paolo Maria Matricardi Germany 37 588 0.4× 572 0.7× 368 0.5× 247 0.7× 378 1.1× 131 5.4k
Martin C.W. Chan Hong Kong 30 2.3k 1.4× 527 0.6× 1.2k 1.6× 66 0.2× 185 0.5× 80 3.5k
Charlie G. Buffie United States 8 1.8k 1.1× 2.5k 2.9× 561 0.8× 547 1.5× 385 1.1× 11 3.9k
Jiwon Jung South Korea 24 1.3k 0.8× 322 0.4× 771 1.0× 42 0.1× 278 0.8× 206 2.6k
Soheil Ebrahimpour Iran 23 528 0.3× 270 0.3× 545 0.7× 87 0.2× 420 1.2× 128 2.0k
David R. Peaper United States 23 1.2k 0.7× 2.6k 3.0× 870 1.2× 238 0.7× 337 1.0× 74 4.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Xinhua Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xinhua Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Xinhua Chen. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Xinhua Chen. The network helps show where Xinhua Chen may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xinhua Chen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xinhua Chen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xinhua 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 Xinhua Chen. Xinhua Chen 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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Yang, Hao, Javier Villafuerte-Gálvez, Jing Lu, et al.. (2025). Pterostilbene attenuates intestinal barrier damage and secondary liver oxidative stress in a murine model of Clostridium difficile infection by regulating the gut microbiota. Food & Function. 16(9). 3325–3343. 1 indexed citations
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Tian, Xingzhou, Jiale Qin, Xiaolin Wang, et al.. (2024). Effects of coix seed polyphenol extract on rumen fermentation, milk production, fatty acid profile, antioxidant activity, and polyphenol content in dairy goats. Journal of Dairy Science. 108(3). 2407–2421. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Lamei, Javier Villafuerte-Gálvez, Christina S. Lee, et al.. (2024). Understanding host immune responses in Clostridioides difficile infection: Implications for pathogenesis and immunotherapy. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(3). e200–e200. 7 indexed citations
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Yang, Hao, Javier Villafuerte-Gálvez, Hua Xu, et al.. (2024). Clostridium difficile and gut health: Bacteria, the gut microbiome, and diet. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). e50–e50. 2 indexed citations
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Villafuerte-Gálvez, Javier, Anne J Gonzales-Luna, Kaitlyn Daugherty, et al.. (2023). Preservation of the Innate Immune Response toClostridioides difficileInfection in Hospitalized Immunocompromised Patients. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 10(3). ofad090–ofad090. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Lamei, Shanlin Ke, Xinhua Chen, et al.. (2022). Yak rumen microbiome elevates fiber degradation ability and alters rumen fermentation pattern to increase feed efficiency. Animal nutrition. 11. 201–214. 46 indexed citations
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Sandora, Thomas J., David N. Williams, Kaitlyn Daugherty, et al.. (2022). Stool Toxin Concentration Does Not Distinguish Clostridioides difficile Infection from Colonization in Children Less Than 3 Years of Age. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 11(10). 454–458. 6 indexed citations
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Alonso, Carolyn D., Konstantinos Papamichael, Anne J Gonzales-Luna, et al.. (2021). Humoral Immune Response to Clostridioides difficile Toxins A and B in Hospitalized Immunocompromised Patients With C difficile Infection. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 8(7). ofab286–ofab286. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Xinhua, Zhiyuan Chen, Andrew S. Azman, et al.. (2021). Neutralizing Antibodies Against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Variants Induced by Natural Infection or Vaccination: A Systematic Review and Pooled Analysis. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 74(4). 734–742. 67 indexed citations
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Ke, Shanlin, Nira R. Pollock, Xu‐Wen Wang, et al.. (2021). Integrating gut microbiome and host immune markers to understand the pathogenesis of Clostridioides difficile infection. Gut Microbes. 13(1). 1–18. 98 indexed citations
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Cao, Yangchun, Lamei Wang, Shanlin Ke, et al.. (2021). Fecal Mycobiota Combined With Host Immune Factors Distinguish Clostridioides difficile Infection From Asymptomatic Carriage. Gastroenterology. 160(7). 2328–2339.e6. 26 indexed citations
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Chen, Xinhua, Zhiyuan Chen, Andrew S. Azman, et al.. (2021). Neutralizing Antibodies Against SARS-CoV-2 Variants Induced by Natural Infection or Vaccination: A Systematic Review and Individual Data Meta-Analysis. SSRN Electronic Journal. 10 indexed citations
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Singh, Prashant, Jocelyn A. Silvester, Xinhua Chen, et al.. (2019). Serum zonulin is elevated in IBS and correlates with stool frequency in IBS‐D. United European Gastroenterology Journal. 7(5). 709–715. 37 indexed citations
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Džunková, Mária, Andrés Moyá, Xinhua Chen, Ciarán P. Kelly, & Giuseppe D’Auria. (2018). Detection of mixed-strain infections by FACS and ultra-low input genome sequencing. Gut Microbes. 11(3). 305–309. 5 indexed citations
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Qazi, Taha, et al.. (2016). Host Immune Response to Clostridium difficile Infection in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 22(4). 853–861. 14 indexed citations
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Koon, Hon Wai, David Q. Shih, Tressia Hing, et al.. (2013). Human Monoclonal Antibodies against Clostridium difficile Toxins A and B Inhibit Inflammatory and Histologic Responses to the Toxins in Human Colon and Peripheral Blood Monocytes. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 57(7). 3214–3223. 34 indexed citations
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Nagel, J., Brenda M. Geiger, Beatriz Gras-Miralles, et al.. (2012). Reduced Intestinal Tumorigenesis in APCmin Mice Lacking Melanin-Concentrating Hormone. PLoS ONE. 7(7). e41914–e41914. 11 indexed citations
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Chen, Xinhua, Kianoosh Katchar, Jeffrey D. Goldsmith, et al.. (2008). A Mouse Model of Clostridium difficile–Associated Disease. Gastroenterology. 135(6). 1984–1992. 399 indexed citations
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Chen, Xinhua, Efi Kokkotou, K. Ramakrishnan Bhaskar, et al.. (2006). Saccharomyces boulardii Inhibits ERK1/2 Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Activation Both in Vitro and in Vivo and Protects against Clostridium difficile Toxin A-induced Enteritis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(34). 24449–24454. 125 indexed citations

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