Xu Gao

5.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
137 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Xu Gao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Xu Gao has authored 137 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Molecular Biology, 29 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 23 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Xu Gao's work include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (25 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (16 papers) and Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging (11 papers). Xu Gao is often cited by papers focused on Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (25 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (16 papers) and Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging (11 papers). Xu Gao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Xu Gao's co-authors include Hermann Brenner, Lutz Philipp Breitling, Min Jia, Tao Huang, Ninghao Huang, Yan Zhang, Andrea Baccarelli, Xinbiao Guo, Meijie Jiang and Yan Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Xu Gao

126 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Accelerated biological aging and risk of depression and anxiety: evidence from 424,299 UK Biobank participants

2023 154 citations Xu Gao, Meijie Jiang et al. profile →
Accelerated biological aging elevates the risk of cardiometabolic multimorbidity and mortality

2024 46 citations Meijie Jiang, Xinbiao Guo et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xu Gao China	25	851	584	295	275	211	137	2.3k
Chia‐Jung Hsieh Taiwan	30	439 0.5×	778 1.3×	165 0.6×	225 0.8×	358 1.7×	123	2.5k
Elizabeth M. Martin United States	30	845 1.0×	576 1.0×	148 0.5×	216 0.8×	391 1.9×	89	2.6k
Li Chen China	35	1.1k 1.3×	306 0.5×	153 0.5×	324 1.2×	260 1.2×	238	3.8k
Hao Ma United States	28	400 0.5×	488 0.8×	464 1.6×	376 1.4×	123 0.6×	96	2.6k
Lijuan Wu China	28	1.0k 1.2×	268 0.5×	122 0.4×	249 0.9×	69 0.3×	147	2.8k
Yona Amitai Israel	27	308 0.4×	829 1.4×	215 0.7×	363 1.3×	316 1.5×	99	2.5k
Xinhui Wang China	26	564 0.7×	135 0.2×	131 0.4×	302 1.1×	223 1.1×	114	2.6k
Michael Lasarev United States	31	531 0.6×	623 1.1×	1.2k 3.9×	222 0.8×	175 0.8×	167	3.0k
Jacqueline M. O’Connor United Kingdom	29	356 0.4×	431 0.7×	144 0.5×	208 0.8×	138 0.7×	66	2.4k
Fangfang Zeng China	31	457 0.5×	313 0.5×	78 0.3×	373 1.4×	168 0.8×	124	2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Xu Gao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xu Gao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xu Gao

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Feng, Yang, Xu Gao, Dong-Mei Chen, et al.. (2025). Carbene-Catalyzed Nitrogen to Carbon Aryl Migration via a Radical-Neutral Crossover Process. ACS Catalysis. 15(18). 16356–16368.

Gao, Xu, Biao Li, Anatolii V. Morozov, et al.. (2025). Unconventional high-temperature cycling stability of O2-type Li0.75[Li0.25Mn0.75]O2 cathode. Joule. 9(9). 102089–102089. 1 indexed citations

Jiang, Meijie, Yuting Wang, Shuzhen Liu, et al.. (2025). Air Pollution Control Mitigates Frailty Progression: Evidence from Two Cohorts of Older Adults and DNA Methylation Insights. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(20). 9907–9917. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Zhaoli, Tania O. Crișan, Cancan Qi, et al.. (2025). Sex-specific DNA methylation associations with circulating urate levels and BCG-induced urate changes. Communications Medicine. 5(1). 321–321.

Yuan, Wei, Xiaochen Wang, Wanying Shi, et al.. (2024). Associations of environmental cadmium exposure with kidney damage: Exploring mediating DNA methylation sites in Chinese adults. Environmental Research. 251(Pt 1). 118667–118667. 7 indexed citations

Wang, Yuting, Huichu Li, Jing Huang, et al.. (2024). Short-Term PM_2.5 Exposure and DNA Methylation Changes of Circadian Rhythm Genes: Evidence from Two Experimental Studies. Environmental Science & Technology. 58(23). 9991–10000. 5 indexed citations

Qiao, Kai, et al.. (2023). Construction and application of a new CRISPR/Cas12a system in Stenotrophomonas AGS‐1 from aerobic granular sludge. Biotechnology Journal. 18(9). e2200596–e2200596. 4 indexed citations

Wang, Wei, et al.. (2023). Brcd1 Is Associated with Plant Height through the Gibberellin Pathway in Brassica rapa L.. Horticulturae. 9(2). 282–282. 2 indexed citations

Gao, Xu, Meijie Jiang, Ninghao Huang, Xinbiao Guo, & Tao Huang. (2023). Long-Term Air Pollution, Genetic Susceptibility, and the Risk of Depression and Anxiety: A Prospective Study in the UK Biobank Cohort. Environmental Health Perspectives. 131(1). 17002–17002. 75 indexed citations

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Cheng, Bin, et al.. (2023). Utilization of wheat 55K SNP array for QTL mapping of plant height and flag leaf in a RIL population. Cereal Research Communications. 52(4). 1273–1286. 2 indexed citations

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Gao, Xu, Ninghao Huang, Xinbiao Guo, & Tao Huang. (2022). Role of sleep quality in the acceleration of biological aging and its potential for preventive interaction on air pollution insults: Findings from the UK Biobank cohort. Aging Cell. 21(5). e13610–e13610. 80 indexed citations

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Liang, Hailun, et al.. (2022). The Effect of Built Environment on Physical Health and Mental Health of Adults: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study in China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(11). 6492–6492. 9 indexed citations

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Gao, Yue, Wei Fu, Yunxia Sun, et al.. (2022). Fine mapping and analysis of candidate genes for qFT7.1, a major quantitative trait locus controlling flowering time in Brassica rapa L. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 135(7). 2233–2246. 7 indexed citations

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Chen, Jie, et al.. (2022). Genetic modification effects of physical frailty on the morbidity of mental disorders in the UK Biobank. Aging & Mental Health. 27(10). 2034–2042. 1 indexed citations

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Shi, Wanying, Song Tang, Jianlong Fang, et al.. (2022). Epigenetic age stratifies the risk of blood pressure elevation related to short-term PM2.5 exposure in older adults. Environmental Research. 212(Pt D). 113507–113507. 7 indexed citations

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Gao, Xu, Jing Huang, Andrés Cárdenas, et al.. (2022). Short-Term Exposure of PM_2.5 and Epigenetic Aging: A Quasi-Experimental Study. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(20). 14690–14700. 30 indexed citations

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Fang, Jianlong, Meiyun Zhang, Chen Chen, et al.. (2022). Personal PM_2.5 Elemental Components, Decline of Lung Function, and the Role of DNA Methylation on Inflammation-Related Genes in Older Adults: Results and Implications of the BAPE Study. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(22). 15990–16000. 18 indexed citations

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Gao, Xu, Junhe Lu, Yuefei Ji, et al.. (2021). Nitrite-mediated photodegradation of sulfonamides and formation of nitrated products. Chemosphere. 282. 130968–130968. 15 indexed citations

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Nwanaji‐Enwerem, Jamaji C., Elena Colicino, Xu Gao, et al.. (2020). Associations of Plasma Folate and Vitamin B6 With Blood DNA Methylation Age: An Analysis of One-Carbon Metabolites in the VA Normative Aging Study. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 76(5). 760–769. 17 indexed citations

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Zhao, Lingying, et al.. (2020). Development and application of isothermal amplification methods for rapid detection of F4 fimbriae producing Escherichia coli. Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences. 23(1). 143–152. 3 indexed citations

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