Xu Wu

9.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
78 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Xu Wu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xu Wu has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Molecular Biology, 21 papers in Cell Biology and 12 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Xu Wu's work include Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ (15 papers), Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (7 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (7 papers). Xu Wu is often cited by papers focused on Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ (15 papers), Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (7 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (7 papers). Xu Wu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Macao. Xu Wu's co-authors include Peter G. Schultz, Sheng Ding, Michael DeRan, Qiang Ding, Nathanael S. Gray, Charles Y. Cho, Gopala K. Jarugumilli, Shoutian Zhu, Sheng Ding and Eric C. Peters and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Xu Wu

75 papers receiving 5.4k 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.

A Stem Cell–Based Approach to Cartilage Repair

2012 645 citations Kristen Johnson, Shoutian Zhu et al. Science profile →
Global characterization of macrophage polarization mechanisms and identification of M2-type polarization inhibitors

2021 207 citations Michael DeRan, Xu Wu et al. Cell Reports profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xu Wu United States	39	3.1k	1.2k	735	587	457	78	5.5k
Chaya Brodie Israel	50	4.3k 1.4×	527 0.4×	361 0.5×	1.0k 1.7×	432 0.9×	168	7.7k
Masashi Yamada Japan	34	2.2k 0.7×	579 0.5×	362 0.5×	265 0.5×	302 0.7×	119	4.3k
Tkachuk Va Russia	43	3.0k 1.0×	592 0.5×	948 1.3×	450 0.8×	150 0.3×	337	6.0k
Wei Cui China	43	3.8k 1.2×	294 0.2×	929 1.3×	779 1.3×	220 0.5×	120	6.4k
Antonia Follenzi Italy	48	4.6k 1.5×	905 0.7×	1.2k 1.6×	1.0k 1.8×	187 0.4×	156	8.9k
Per Lindahl Sweden	33	5.5k 1.8×	911 0.8×	1.1k 1.5×	1.2k 2.1×	168 0.4×	74	9.2k
Yang Hu United States	34	2.4k 0.8×	514 0.4×	195 0.3×	271 0.5×	743 1.6×	129	4.5k
Junichi Kikuta Japan	33	1.7k 0.5×	317 0.3×	312 0.4×	556 0.9×	157 0.3×	102	3.8k
Yanru Wang China	43	4.0k 1.3×	429 0.4×	289 0.4×	1.4k 2.4×	138 0.3×	226	6.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Xu Wu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xu Wu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xu Wu

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

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Li, Zheng, et al.. (2025). FABP4 expression in neutrophils as a predictor of sepsis and SI-ARDS based on BALF transcriptome and peripheral blood validation. Chinese Medical Journal. 139(5). 754–766.

Ren, Siqi, Yinping Zhang, Xingyue Wang, et al.. (2025). Emerging insights into the gut microbiota as a key regulator of immunity and response to immunotherapy in hepatocellular carcinoma. Frontiers in Immunology. 16. 1526967–1526967. 5 indexed citations

Zhao, Long, Fuchun Huang, Tiangang Wang, et al.. (2024). Liuweizhiji Gegen-Sangshen beverage protects against alcoholic liver disease in mice through the gut microbiota mediated SCFAs/GPR43/GLP-1 pathway. Frontiers in Nutrition. 11. 1495695–1495695. 1 indexed citations

Sepehrimanesh, Masood, et al.. (2024). Assembling a Coculture System to Prepare Highly Pure Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Neurons at Late Maturation Stages. eNeuro. 11(7). ENEURO.0165–24.2024. 1 indexed citations

Luo, Qing, Rong Li, Li Li, et al.. (2024). Ficolin-A/2 Aggravates Severe Lung Injury through Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Mediated by Gasdermin D–Induced Pyroptosis. American Journal Of Pathology. 194(6). 989–1006. 6 indexed citations

Lin, Zhuoyuan, Shivani Agarwal, Song Tan, et al.. (2023). Palmitoyl acyltransferase ZDHHC7 inhibits androgen receptor and suppresses prostate cancer. Oncogene. 42(26). 2126–2138. 15 indexed citations

Sun, Yang, Lu Hu, Zhipeng Tao, et al.. (2022). Pharmacological blockade of TEAD–YAP reveals its therapeutic limitation in cancer cells. Nature Communications. 13(1). 6744–6744. 70 indexed citations

Li, Mingxing, Fang Wang, Yifei Yang, et al.. (2022). The role of intestinal stem cell within gut homeostasis: Focusing on its interplay with gut microbiota and the regulating pathways. International Journal of Biological Sciences. 18(13). 5185–5206. 27 indexed citations

Hu, Lu, Zhipeng Tao, & Xu Wu. (2021). Insights into auto- S -fatty acylation: targets, druggability, and inhibitors. RSC Chemical Biology. 2(6). 1567–1579. 8 indexed citations

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Shalhout, Sophia Z., Pengyu Yang, Edyta M. Grzelak, et al.. (2021). YAP-dependent proliferation by a small molecule targeting annexin A2. Nature Chemical Biology. 17(7). 767–775. 44 indexed citations

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Li, Huapeng, Qi Li, Kyvan Dang, et al.. (2019). YAP/TAZ Activation Drives Uveal Melanoma Initiation and Progression. Cell Reports. 29(10). 3200–3211.e4. 57 indexed citations

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Zheng, Baohui, Gopala K. Jarugumilli, Baoen Chen, & Xu Wu. (2016). Chemical Probes to Directly Profile Palmitoleoylation of Proteins. ChemBioChem. 17(21). 2022–2027. 12 indexed citations

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Chan, PuiYee, Xiao Han, Baohui Zheng, et al.. (2016). Autopalmitoylation of TEAD proteins regulates transcriptional output of the Hippo pathway. Nature Chemical Biology. 12(4). 282–289. 222 indexed citations

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DeRan, Michael, Jiayi Yang, Che‐Hung Shen, et al.. (2014). Energy Stress Regulates Hippo-YAP Signaling Involving AMPK-Mediated Regulation of Angiomotin-like 1 Protein. Cell Reports. 9(2). 495–503. 251 indexed citations

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Johnson, Kristen, Shoutian Zhu, Matthew S. Tremblay, et al.. (2012). A Stem Cell–Based Approach to Cartilage Repair. Science. 336(6082). 717–721. 645 indexed citations breakdown →

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Miller, Eric J, Jiayi Yang, Michael DeRan, et al.. (2012). Identification of Serum-Derived Sphingosine-1-Phosphate as a Small Molecule Regulator of YAP. Chemistry & Biology. 19(8). 955–962. 216 indexed citations

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Tao, Hai‐Yan, Qihui Jin, Xuebin Liao, et al.. (2011). Small Molecule Antagonists in Distinct Binding Modes Inhibit Drug-Resistant Mutant of Smoothened. Chemistry & Biology. 18(4). 432–437. 55 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yiying, Yuanlin Dong, Xu Wu, et al.. (2009). The Mitochondrial Pathway of Anesthetic Isoflurane-induced Apoptosis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(6). 4025–4037. 172 indexed citations

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Lee, Jong‐Kook, Xu Wu, Marina Pasca di Magliano, et al.. (2007). A Small‐Molecule Antagonist of the Hedgehog Signaling Pathway. ChemBioChem. 8(16). 1916–1919. 61 indexed citations

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Wu, Xu, John R. Walker, Jie Zhang, Sheng Ding, & Peter G. Schultz. (2004). Purmorphamine Induces Osteogenesis by Activation of the Hedgehog Signaling Pathway. Chemistry & Biology. 11(9). 1229–1238. 186 indexed citations

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