Xixian Ruan

1.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
27 papers, 524 citations indexed

About

Xixian Ruan is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Genetics and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Xixian Ruan has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 524 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Epidemiology, 12 papers in Genetics and 7 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Xixian Ruan's work include Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (10 papers), Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (7 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (5 papers). Xixian Ruan is often cited by papers focused on Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (10 papers), Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (7 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (5 papers). Xixian Ruan collaborates with scholars based in China, Sweden and United Kingdom. Xixian Ruan's co-authors include Shuai Yuan, Jie Chen, Susanna C. Larsson, Xue Li, Yuhao Sun, Xiaoyan Wang, Stephen Burgess, Dipender Gill, Edward L. Giovannucci and Jianhui Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Diabetes Care.

In The Last Decade

Xixian Ruan

22 papers receiving 523 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.

  1. Therapeutic targets for inflammatory bowel disease: proteome-wide Mendelian randomization and colocalization analyses
    2023 107 citations Jie Chen, Fengzhe Xu et al. EBioMedicine profile →
  2. Smoking, alcohol consumption, and 24 gastrointestinal diseases: Mendelian randomization analysis
    2023 102 citations Shuai Yuan, Jie Chen et al. eLife profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xixian Ruan China 12 173 139 122 104 62 27 524
Rocco Spagnuolo Italy 15 160 0.9× 225 1.6× 135 1.1× 341 3.3× 69 1.1× 59 777
Nirmala D. Sirisena Sri Lanka 12 144 0.8× 153 1.1× 64 0.5× 74 0.7× 59 1.0× 54 504
Farzaneh Abbasi Iran 13 177 1.0× 83 0.6× 133 1.1× 58 0.6× 35 0.6× 44 523
Antonios Marmarinos Greece 17 58 0.3× 186 1.3× 107 0.9× 97 0.9× 116 1.9× 61 739
Aze Wilson Canada 14 246 1.4× 179 1.3× 165 1.4× 163 1.6× 86 1.4× 39 669
Kristen T. Crowell United States 10 90 0.5× 64 0.5× 88 0.7× 133 1.3× 62 1.0× 29 361
Yoon Seok Jung South Korea 13 95 0.5× 162 1.2× 60 0.5× 61 0.6× 62 1.0× 50 469
Jingzhou Wang China 14 156 0.9× 169 1.2× 78 0.6× 149 1.4× 68 1.1× 44 641
Özlen Atuğ Türkiye 15 135 0.8× 113 0.8× 137 1.1× 332 3.2× 80 1.3× 52 680

Countries citing papers authored by Xixian Ruan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xixian Ruan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xixian Ruan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xixian Ruan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xixian Ruan 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 Xixian Ruan. Xixian Ruan 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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Larsson, Susanna C., Jie Chen, Xixian Ruan, Xue Li, & Shuai Yuan. (2025). Genome-wide association study and Mendelian randomization analyses reveal insights into bladder cancer etiology. JNCI Cancer Spectrum. 9(2). 2 indexed citations
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Yuan, Shuai, Jie Chen, Xixian Ruan, et al.. (2025). Cross-population GWAS and proteomics improve risk prediction and reveal mechanisms in atrial fibrillation. Nature Communications. 16(1). 6426–6426.
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Chen, Jie, Xixian Ruan, Tian Fu, et al.. (2024). Sedentary lifestyle, physical activity, and gastrointestinal diseases: evidence from mendelian randomization analysis. EBioMedicine. 103. 105110–105110. 22 indexed citations
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Ruan, Xixian, Xing Wu, Xuejie Chen, et al.. (2024). Network Mendelian randomisation analysis deciphers protein pathways linking type 2 diabetes and gastrointestinal disease. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism. 27(2). 866–875.
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Ruan, Xixian, Yuhao Sun, Tian Fu, et al.. (2024). Mendelian randomisation analysis for intestinal disease: achievement and future. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(2). e100058–e100058. 2 indexed citations
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Ruan, Xixian, Jie Chen, Yuhao Sun, et al.. (2023). Depression and 24 gastrointestinal diseases: a Mendelian randomization study. Translational Psychiatry. 13(1). 146–146. 44 indexed citations
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Chen, Jie, Fengzhe Xu, Xixian Ruan, et al.. (2023). Therapeutic targets for inflammatory bowel disease: proteome-wide Mendelian randomization and colocalization analyses. EBioMedicine. 89. 104494–104494. 107 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Jie, Shuai Yuan, Tian Fu, et al.. (2023). Gastrointestinal Consequences of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Impaired Glycemic Homeostasis: A Mendelian Randomization Study. Diabetes Care. 46(4). 828–835. 48 indexed citations
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Chen, Jie, Xixian Ruan, Shuai Yuan, et al.. (2023). Antioxidants, minerals and vitamins in relation to Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis: A Mendelian randomization study. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 57(4). 399–408. 39 indexed citations
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Yuan, Shuai, Jie Chen, Xixian Ruan, et al.. (2023). Smoking, alcohol consumption, and 24 gastrointestinal diseases: Mendelian randomization analysis. eLife. 12. 102 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yuan, Shuai, Xixian Ruan, Yuhao Sun, et al.. (2023). Birth weight, childhood obesity, adulthood obesity and body composition, and gastrointestinal diseases: a Mendelian randomization study. Obesity. 31(10). 2603–2614. 14 indexed citations
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Yuan, Shuai, Fengzhe Xu, Han Zhang, et al.. (2023). Proteomic insights into modifiable risk of venous thromboembolism and cardiovascular comorbidities. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 22(3). 738–748. 15 indexed citations
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Chen, Jie, Xixian Ruan, Yuhao Sun, et al.. (2023). Multi-omic insight into the molecular networks of mitochondrial dysfunction in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease. EBioMedicine. 99. 104934–104934. 52 indexed citations
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Chen, Jie, Xixian Ruan, Yuhao Sun, et al.. (2022). Plasma phospholipid arachidonic acid in relation to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: Mendelian randomization study. Nutrition. 106. 111910–111910. 13 indexed citations
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Yuan, Shuai, Jie Chen, Xixian Ruan, et al.. (2022). Rheumatoid arthritis and risk of site-specific cancers: Mendelian randomization study in European and East Asian populations. Arthritis Research & Therapy. 24(1). 270–270. 12 indexed citations
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Ruan, Xixian, et al.. (2022). Necroptosis in inflammatory bowel disease: A potential effective target.. PubMed. 47(9). 1289–1298. 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zinan, Xiaoyu Yu, Ning Fang, et al.. (2022). Can visceral adipose tissue and skeletal muscle predict recurrence of newly diagnosed Crohn’s disease in different treatments. BMC Gastroenterology. 22(1). 250–250. 4 indexed citations

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