Xu Zhang

16.5k total citations · 9 hit papers
187 papers, 12.1k citations indexed

About

Xu Zhang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xu Zhang has authored 187 papers receiving a total of 12.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 120 papers in Molecular Biology, 82 papers in Cancer Research and 42 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Xu Zhang's work include Extracellular vesicles in disease (61 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (53 papers) and Mesenchymal stem cell research (31 papers). Xu Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Extracellular vesicles in disease (61 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (53 papers) and Mesenchymal stem cell research (31 papers). Xu Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Ghana. Xu Zhang's co-authors include Wenrong Xu, Hui Qian, Hui Shi, Yongmin Yan, Fei Mao, Bin Zhang, Jianmei Gu, Mei Wang, Xiao Yuan and Wei Zhu and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Xu Zhang

180 papers receiving 11.9k citations

Hit Papers

Exosomes Derived from Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal St... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 2015 2014 2022 2018 200 400 600
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. Exosomes Derived from Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells Alleviate Liver Fibrosis
    2012 709 citations Yongmin Yan, Bingying Wang et al. Stem Cells and Development profile →
  2. Exosomes in cancer: small particle, big player
    2015 633 citations Xu Zhang, Hui Shi et al. profile →
  3. HucMSC-Exosome Mediated-Wnt4 Signaling Is Required for Cutaneous Wound Healing
    2014 632 citations Bin Zhang, Mei Wang et al. profile →
  4. Exosomes as a new frontier of cancer liquid biopsy
    2022 604 citations Dan Yu, Maoye Wang et al. profile →
  5. Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Derived Exosomes Alleviate Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Reversing Peripheral Insulin Resistance and Relieving β-Cell Destruction
    2018 354 citations Hui Shi, Xu Zhang et al. ACS Nano profile →
  6. Engineered Extracellular Vesicles for Cancer Therapy
    2021 342 citations Xu Zhang, Hongbo Zhang et al. profile →
  7. Engineered neutrophil-derived exosome-like vesicles for targeted cancer therapy
    2022 209 citations Hongbo Zhang, Hui Shi et al. profile →
  8. An Orally-Administered Nanotherapeutics with Carbon Monoxide Supplying for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Therapy by Scavenging Oxidative Stress and Restoring Gut Immune Homeostasis
    2023 88 citations Xu Zhang, Jianshuang Wu et al. ACS Nano profile →
  9. Yeast-Inspired Orally-Administered Nanocomposite Scavenges Oxidative Stress and Restores Gut Immune Homeostasis for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treatment
    2025 16 citations Xu Zhang, Ye He et al. ACS Nano profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xu Zhang China 58 8.6k 5.5k 1.8k 1.6k 1.4k 187 12.1k
Hui Qian China 68 11.9k 1.4× 7.2k 1.3× 3.7k 2.0× 1.9k 1.2× 1.9k 1.4× 263 16.7k
Bin Zhang China 43 6.3k 0.7× 3.4k 0.6× 1.6k 0.9× 1.4k 0.9× 767 0.6× 177 9.1k
Maria Chiara Deregibus Italy 46 9.8k 1.1× 5.6k 1.0× 2.4k 1.3× 1.2k 0.7× 839 0.6× 91 12.3k
Wenrong Xu China 68 12.9k 1.5× 7.7k 1.4× 3.8k 2.1× 2.1k 1.3× 2.1k 1.5× 238 17.8k
Benedetta Bussolati Italy 53 7.7k 0.9× 3.2k 0.6× 1.8k 1.0× 1.3k 0.8× 1.6k 1.1× 202 11.7k
Marsha A. Moses United States 65 7.8k 0.9× 4.8k 0.9× 854 0.5× 1.4k 0.8× 3.5k 2.5× 212 15.3k
Sai Kiang Lim Singapore 66 13.6k 1.6× 6.9k 1.3× 4.4k 2.4× 1.6k 1.0× 745 0.5× 181 19.8k
Hikaru Sugimoto United States 50 10.3k 1.2× 4.9k 0.9× 863 0.5× 2.5k 1.5× 3.9k 2.9× 115 18.4k
Cristina Grange Italy 41 5.8k 0.7× 2.9k 0.5× 1.3k 0.7× 662 0.4× 1.1k 0.8× 98 7.6k
Zhongchao Han China 63 5.8k 0.7× 1.9k 0.4× 4.9k 2.7× 1.7k 1.1× 1.8k 1.3× 372 13.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xu Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xu Zhang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xu Zhang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xu Zhang 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 Zhang. Xu Zhang 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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Yu, Dan, Jianmei Gu, Maoye Wang, et al.. (2025). Integrated Microfluidic Chip for Neutrophil Extracellular Vesicle Analysis and Gastric Cancer Diagnosis. ACS Nano. 19(10). 10078–10092. 11 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yue, Maoye Wang, Yu Qian, et al.. (2025). PRDX2 promotes gastric cancer progression by forming a feedback loop with PKM2/STAT3 axis. Cellular Signalling. 127. 111586–111586. 3 indexed citations
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Fang, Shuo, Ruikang Yang, Yang Zhao, et al.. (2025). Hypoxia-induced upregulation of HIF1A-AS3 promotes MSC transition to cancer-associated fibroblasts and confers drug resistance in gastric cancer. Drug Resistance Updates. 82. 101275–101275. 3 indexed citations
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Fang, Xinjian, Maoye Wang, Jiahui Zhang, et al.. (2024). Circular RNAs as biomarkers and therapeutic targets for gastrointestinal cancers. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 39(7). 1230–1246. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Maoye, et al.. (2024). Recent Advances of Small Extracellular Vesicles for the Regulation and Function of Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(23). 12548–12548. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xu, Jianshuang Wu, Ye He, et al.. (2023). An Orally-Administered Nanotherapeutics with Carbon Monoxide Supplying for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Therapy by Scavenging Oxidative Stress and Restoring Gut Immune Homeostasis. ACS Nano. 17(21). 21116–21133. 88 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Xiao-Xin, Jiahui Zhang, Maoye Wang, et al.. (2023). SALL4 promotes angiogenesis in gastric cancer by regulating VEGF expression and targeting SALL4/VEGF pathway inhibits cancer progression. Cancer Cell International. 23(1). 149–149. 14 indexed citations
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Chen, Chao, Yue Liu, Hongxiang Wang, et al.. (2023). FOXO1-miR-506 axis promotes chemosensitivity to temozolomide and suppresses invasiveness in glioblastoma through a feedback loop of FOXO1/miR-506/ETS1/FOXO1. Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE B. 24(8). 698–710. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Jingyan, Bing Pei, Xinwei Xu, et al.. (2022). hucMSC-Derived Exosomes Alleviate the Deterioration of Colitis via the miR-146a/SUMO1 Axis. Molecular Pharmaceutics. 19(2). 484–493. 21 indexed citations
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Luo, Lan, Yan Chen, Yukinobu Kodama, et al.. (2021). Mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles as probable triggers of radiation-induced heart disease. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 12(1). 7 indexed citations
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Xu, Yong, Peng Zhang, Guangfu Chen, et al.. (2021). A potential panel of five mRNAs in urinary extracellular vesicles for the detection of bladder cancer. Translational Andrology and Urology. 10(2). 809–820. 4 indexed citations
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Yang, Huan, Hailong Fu, Bo Wang, et al.. (2018). Exosomal miR‐423‐5p targets SUFU to promote cancer growth and metastasis and serves as a novel marker for gastric cancer. Molecular Carcinogenesis. 57(9). 1223–1236. 124 indexed citations
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Mao, Fei, Jingjing Kang, Xiu Jun Cai, et al.. (2017). Crosstalk between mesenchymal stem cells and macrophages in inflammatory bowel disease and associated colorectal cancer. Współczesna Onkologia. 2(2). 91–97. 17 indexed citations
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Zhang, Bin, Li Shen, Hui Shi, et al.. (2016). Exosomes from Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Identification, Purification, and Biological Characteristics. Stem Cells International. 2016(1). 1929536–1929536. 102 indexed citations
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Sun, Kai, Hui Cai, Xiaoyi Duan, et al.. (2014). Aberrant expression and potential therapeutic target of lysophosphatidic acid receptor 3 in triple-negative breast cancers. Clinical and Experimental Medicine. 15(3). 371–380. 24 indexed citations
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Yan, Yongmin, Bingying Wang, Hui Qian, et al.. (2012). Exosomes Derived from Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells Alleviate Liver Fibrosis. Stem Cells and Development. 22(6). 845–854. 709 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Shuang, Qiao Mei, Jianming Xu, et al.. (2012). Serum leptin and ghrelin levels in patients with active ulcerative colitis. 20(1). 10–14. 1 indexed citations
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Qian, Qian, Hui Qian, Xu Zhang, et al.. (2011). 5-Azacytidine Induces Cardiac Differentiation of Human Umbilical Cord-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Activating Extracellular Regulated Kinase. Stem Cells and Development. 21(1). 67–75. 115 indexed citations
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Chen, Yuan, Hui Qian, Wei Zhu, et al.. (2010). Hepatocyte Growth Factor Modification Promotes the Amelioration Effects of Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Rat Acute Kidney Injury. Stem Cells and Development. 20(1). 103–113. 81 indexed citations

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