Xinlei Yao

809 total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 454 citations indexed

About

Xinlei Yao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Xinlei Yao has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 454 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Physiology and 4 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Xinlei Yao's work include Muscle Physiology and Disorders (13 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (7 papers) and Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (4 papers). Xinlei Yao is often cited by papers focused on Muscle Physiology and Disorders (13 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (7 papers) and Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (4 papers). Xinlei Yao collaborates with scholars based in China, France and Sweden. Xinlei Yao's co-authors include Hualin Sun, Yuntian Shen, Xiaosong Gu, Xin Chen, Kexin Wang, Han Zhang, Guangdong Qi, Lihua Zheng, Jiawen Yang and Yanxin Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Xinlei Yao

26 papers receiving 452 citations

Hit Papers

Oxidative stress: Roles in skeletal muscle atrophy 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 40 80 120
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. Oxidative stress: Roles in skeletal muscle atrophy
    2023 125 citations Han Zhang, Guangdong Qi et al. Biochemical Pharmacology profile →

Peers

Xinlei Yao
Jiarui Fang China
Jun-Jun Xie China
Binquan Zhou China
Yuntao Gu China
Ruifang Zheng China
Gholamreza Taheripak Iran
Guanglin Zhang China
Yusheng Ren China
Jiarui Fang China
Xinlei Yao
Citations per year, relative to Xinlei Yao Xinlei Yao (= 1×) peers Jiarui Fang

Countries citing papers authored by Xinlei Yao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xinlei Yao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xinlei Yao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xinlei Yao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xinlei Yao 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 Xinlei Yao. Xinlei Yao 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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Ji, Yanan, et al.. (2025). Macrophage polarization: molecular mechanisms, disease implications, and targeted therapeutic strategies. Frontiers in Immunology. 16. 1732718–1732718. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Junyang, Boya Liu, Xinlei Yao, et al.. (2025). AMPK/SIRT1/PGC‐1α Signaling Pathway: Molecular Mechanisms and Targeted Strategies From Energy Homeostasis Regulation to Disease Therapy. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 31(11). e70657–e70657.
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Sun, Jiacheng, Junyang Chen, Yuntian Shen, et al.. (2025). Diabetes mellitus-driven pulmonary injury: multidimensional mechanisms linking metabolic dysregulation to gut-lung axis and promising therapies. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 16. 1689522–1689522.
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Li, Wei, Yuntian Shen, Hua Liu, et al.. (2025). Temporal dynamics and functional implications of MiRNAs in denervation-induced skeletal muscle atrophy. Molecular Biology Reports. 52(1). 964–964.
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Yao, Xinlei, et al.. (2025). Dual role of macrophages in skeletal muscle atrophy: Mechanisms and therapeutic strategies. Biochemical Pharmacology. 244. 117589–117589.
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Ji, Yanan, Quan Jiang, Xin Chen, et al.. (2025). Endoplasmic reticulum stress and unfolded protein response: Roles in skeletal muscle atrophy. Biochemical Pharmacology. 234. 116799–116799. 7 indexed citations
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Chen, Junyang, Xinlei Yao, Xinxin Niu, et al.. (2025). Myokine-mediated muscle-organ interactions: Molecular mechanisms and clinical significance. Biochemical Pharmacology. 242(Pt 2). 117326–117326. 3 indexed citations
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Huang, Yuxin, et al.. (2024). Facilitating the coping and development of college students with mental disorders: a positive clinical psychology approach. Frontiers in Psychology. 15. 1373668–1373668. 1 indexed citations
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Yao, Xinlei, Xinran Chen, Yu Sun, et al.. (2024). Application of metal-organic frameworks-based functional composite scaffolds in tissue engineering. Regenerative Biomaterials. 11. rbae009–rbae009. 18 indexed citations
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Yao, Xinlei, et al.. (2024). Reliable I/V characteristics and long lifetime of porphyrin-based single-molecule junctions. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 12(12). 4326–4335. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Hua, Kexin Wang, Zhigang Cai, et al.. (2024). Astragaloside IV Improves Muscle Atrophy by Modulating the Activity of UPS and ALP via Suppressing Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Denervated Mice. Molecular Neurobiology. 62(4). 4689–4704. 8 indexed citations
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Ji, Yanan, Ruiqi Liu, Kexin Wang, et al.. (2024). Celecoxib attenuates hindlimb unloading-induced muscle atrophy via suppressing inflammation, oxidative stress and ER stress by inhibiting STAT3. Inflammopharmacology. 32(2). 1633–1646. 13 indexed citations
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Zhang, Han, Mengyuan Chang, Yijie Zhang, et al.. (2024). Congenital myopathies: pathophysiological mechanisms and promising therapies. Journal of Translational Medicine. 22(1). 815–815. 3 indexed citations
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Yao, Xinlei, Xinyang Zhou, Yanan Ji, et al.. (2024). Advances in biomaterial-based tissue engineering for peripheral nerve injury repair. Bioactive Materials. 46. 150–172. 14 indexed citations
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Deng, Chunyan, Chunfeng Lu, Kexin Wang, et al.. (2024). Celecoxib ameliorates diabetic sarcopenia by inhibiting inflammation, stress response, mitochondrial dysfunction, and subsequent activation of the protein degradation systems. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 15. 1344276–1344276. 18 indexed citations
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Shao, Wenjun, Jiawei Li, Xinlei Yao, et al.. (2023). FRMD3 inhibits the growth and metastasis of breast cancer through the ubiquitination-mediated degradation of vimentin and subsequent impairment of focal adhesion. Cell Death and Disease. 14(1). 13–13. 19 indexed citations
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Zhang, Han, Guangdong Qi, Kexin Wang, et al.. (2023). Oxidative stress: Roles in skeletal muscle atrophy. Biochemical Pharmacology. 214. 115664–115664. 125 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sun, Junjie, Zehao Chen, Han Zhang, et al.. (2023). Altered m6A RNA methylation governs denervation-induced muscle atrophy by regulating ubiquitin proteasome pathway. Journal of Translational Medicine. 21(1). 845–845. 9 indexed citations
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Bai, Miao, Mingyue Li, Xinlei Yao, et al.. (2021). Discovery of a novel HDACi structure that inhibits the proliferation of ovarian cancer cells in vivo and in vitro. International Journal of Biological Sciences. 17(13). 3493–3507. 12 indexed citations

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