Xiu‐Cai Chen

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 792 citations indexed

About

Xiu‐Cai Chen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Spectroscopy and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiu‐Cai Chen has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 792 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 3 papers in Spectroscopy and 2 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Xiu‐Cai Chen's work include DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (10 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (9 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (8 papers). Xiu‐Cai Chen is often cited by papers focused on DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (10 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (9 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (8 papers). Xiu‐Cai Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, Canada and Japan. Xiu‐Cai Chen's co-authors include Yuying Fang, Qingyun Tan, Huihao Zhou, Jun Xu, Qiong Gu, Jia‐Heng Tan, Zhi‐Shu Huang, Jing Dai, Jiahao Yuan and Tian‐Miao Ou and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Nucleic Acids Research and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Xiu‐Cai Chen

20 papers receiving 788 citations

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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.

Inhibiting Ferroptosis through Disrupting the NCOA4–FTH1 Interaction: A New Mechanism of Action

2021 353 citations Yuying Fang, Xiu‐Cai Chen et al. ACS Central Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiu‐Cai Chen China	11	560	254	196	57	56	21	792
Xiaoqing Wang China	14	319 0.6×	74 0.3×	204 1.0×	44 0.8×	29 0.5×	39	575
Peng Shu China	15	261 0.5×	124 0.5×	165 0.8×	49 0.9×	43 0.8×	39	545
Wupeng Yan United States	7	331 0.6×	174 0.7×	194 1.0×	8 0.1×	43 0.8×	9	579
Jiazheng Sun China	13	315 0.6×	73 0.3×	191 1.0×	77 1.4×	40 0.7×	20	606
Toshihiro Tsuneyoshi Japan	18	389 0.7×	134 0.5×	107 0.5×	98 1.7×	40 0.7×	34	709
Philip M. Tedeschi United States	11	523 0.9×	48 0.2×	309 1.6×	52 0.9×	38 0.7×	12	760
Laura C.A. Galbraith United Kingdom	11	465 0.8×	106 0.4×	239 1.2×	11 0.2×	20 0.4×	17	657
Tong Lan United States	8	243 0.4×	69 0.3×	75 0.4×	34 0.6×	21 0.4×	10	333
Cristiana Gaiteiro Portugal	17	508 0.9×	51 0.2×	129 0.7×	49 0.9×	20 0.4×	19	759
T. J. Lampidis United States	11	374 0.7×	115 0.5×	105 0.5×	37 0.6×	70 1.3×	13	648

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiu‐Cai Chen

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20 of 20 papers shown

Huang, Shun, Wanying Zhang, Jing Chen, et al.. (2025). PET Imaging of Solid Tumors with a G-Quadruplex-Targeting ¹⁸F-Labeled Peptide Probe. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 68(3). 2804–2814. 2 indexed citations

Zhou, Cui, Jian Wang, Shuo-Bin Chen, et al.. (2025). An Aggregation/Monomer-Based Probe for Monitoring Mitochondria–Lysosome Interactions during Cuproptosis. Analytical Chemistry. 97(25). 13168–13175. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Hong, Zi‐Long Song, Shimin Wang, et al.. (2025). An RNA G-quadruplex within the sclerostin 3′ untranslated region enhances sclerostin expression by blocking miR-4648 binding. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 319(Pt 1). 145405–145405. 4 indexed citations

Wang, Jian, et al.. (2025). Deciphering Phase-Separated Mitochondrial RNA Granules under Stress Conditions with the Mitoribosome-Targeting Small Molecule. Analytical Chemistry. 97(8). 4387–4396.

Li, Maolin, Shumin Xu, Jia‐Heng Tan, et al.. (2024). Discovery of Novel Coumarin-quinolinium Derivatives as Pan-KRAS Translation Inhibitors by Targeting 5′-UTR RNA G-Quadruplexes. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 67(3). 1961–1981. 9 indexed citations

Chen, Xiu‐Cai, et al.. (2023). Fluorescent Quinolinium Derivative as Novel Mitochondria Probe and Function Modulator by Targeting Mitochondrial RNA. Molecules. 28(6). 2690–2690. 4 indexed citations

Chen, Xiu‐Cai, et al.. (2023). Development and Characterization of Benzoselenazole Derivatives as Potent and Selective c-MYC Transcription Inhibitors. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 66(8). 5484–5499. 21 indexed citations

Wang, Jian, Wen Shao, Shuo‐Bin Chen, et al.. (2023). Revealing Mitochondrion–Lysosome Dynamic Interactions and pH Variations in Live Cells with a pH-Sensitive Fluorescent Probe. Analytical Chemistry. 95(45). 16609–16617. 32 indexed citations

Wang, Jia-En, Xiu‐Cai Chen, Junqiu Zhai, et al.. (2023). A rapid and highly sensitive immunosorbent assay to monitor helicases unwinding diverse nucleic acid structures. The Analyst. 148(10). 2343–2351. 3 indexed citations

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Luo, Wen-Hua, Jia-En Wang, Hongjuan Diao, et al.. (2022). Dual-color imaging of DNA and RNA simultaneously with an aggregation/monomer-based deep-red fluorescent probe. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 361. 131730–131730. 9 indexed citations

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Chen, Shuo-Bin, et al.. (2022). Benzoselenazolium-based hemicyanine dye for G-Quadruplex detection. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 70. 128801–128801. 5 indexed citations

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Shao, Wen, Yuying Fang, Shuo‐Bin Chen, et al.. (2022). Construction of a TICT-AIE-Integrated Unimolecular Platform for Imaging Lipid Droplet–Mitochondrion Interactions in Live Cells and In Vivo. ACS Sensors. 8(1). 40–50. 35 indexed citations

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Yuan, Jiahao, et al.. (2022). Visualization of ligand-induced c-MYC duplex–quadruplex transition and direct exploration of the altered c-MYC DNA-protein interactions in cells. Nucleic Acids Research. 50(8). 4246–4257. 19 indexed citations

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Shao, Wen, et al.. (2022). Development of a Highly Selective and Sensitive Fluorescent Probe for Imaging RNA Dynamics in Live Cells. Molecules. 27(20). 6927–6927. 7 indexed citations

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Fang, Yuying, Xiu‐Cai Chen, Qingyun Tan, et al.. (2021). Inhibiting Ferroptosis through Disrupting the NCOA4–FTH1 Interaction: A New Mechanism of Action. ACS Central Science. 7(6). 980–989. 353 indexed citations breakdown →

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Shao, Wen, et al.. (2021). Tracking Stress Granule Dynamics in Live Cells and In Vivo with a Small Molecule. Analytical Chemistry. 93(49). 16297–16301. 16 indexed citations

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Chen, Xiu‐Cai, Wen-Hua Luo, Wen Shao, et al.. (2021). Monitoring and Modulating mtDNA G-Quadruplex Dynamics Reveal Its Close Relationship to Cell Glycolysis. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 143(49). 20779–20791. 80 indexed citations

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Luo, Wen-Hua, et al.. (2020). Efficient and rational development of a new fluorescent probe specific for RNA G-quadruplex imaging in cells. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 324. 128770–128770. 14 indexed citations

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Chen, Xiu‐Cai, Jing Dai, Jiahao Yuan, et al.. (2018). Tracking the Dynamic Folding and Unfolding of RNA G‐Quadruplexes in Live Cells. Angewandte Chemie. 130(17). 4792–4796. 26 indexed citations

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Chen, Xiu‐Cai, Jing Dai, Jiahao Yuan, et al.. (2018). Tracking the Dynamic Folding and Unfolding of RNA G‐Quadruplexes in Live Cells. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 57(17). 4702–4706. 141 indexed citations

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