Xuan Xu

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Xuan Xu is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Xuan Xu has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Plant Science, 11 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Xuan Xu's work include Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (6 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (5 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (5 papers). Xuan Xu is often cited by papers focused on Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (6 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (5 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (5 papers). Xuan Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, Luxembourg and Italy. Xuan Xu's co-authors include Jean-François Hausman, Gea Guerriero, Sylvain Legay, Roberto Berni, Giampiero Cai, Kjell Sergeant, Marie Luyckx, Stanley Lutts, Luisa M. Trindade and Haiying Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Molecular Cell and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Xuan Xu

38 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

Reactive oxygen species and heavy metal stress in plants: Impact on the cell wall and secondary metabolism

2018 389 citations Roberto Berni, Xuan Xu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xuan Xu China	16	712	353	143	115	96	39	1.2k
Chaoyang Hu China	22	507 0.7×	553 1.6×	117 0.8×	69 0.6×	89 0.9×	56	1.3k
Gowher Nabi India	9	1.0k 1.4×	283 0.8×	108 0.8×	45 0.4×	41 0.4×	15	1.2k
Imrul Mosaddek Ahmed China	19	1.1k 1.6×	268 0.8×	184 1.3×	47 0.4×	38 0.4×	38	1.3k
V. Mohan Murali Achary India	20	1.1k 1.5×	402 1.1×	204 1.4×	79 0.7×	72 0.8×	49	1.6k
Maria Adelaide Iannelli Italy	19	828 1.2×	404 1.1×	280 2.0×	44 0.4×	45 0.5×	39	1.3k
Md. Arifur Rahman Khan Bangladesh	13	986 1.4×	232 0.7×	65 0.5×	78 0.7×	34 0.4×	56	1.3k
Santiago Alejandro Germany	13	1.0k 1.4×	522 1.5×	141 1.0×	45 0.4×	26 0.3×	16	1.4k
Naoko Ohkama‐Ohtsu Japan	24	1.3k 1.8×	644 1.8×	155 1.1×	36 0.3×	99 1.0×	90	1.7k
Diana M. Pazmiño Spain	11	1.4k 1.9×	520 1.5×	177 1.2×	38 0.3×	34 0.4×	12	1.6k
Shamim Akhtar Ansari India	11	1.0k 1.4×	386 1.1×	90 0.6×	62 0.5×	23 0.2×	53	1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Xuan Xu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xuan Xu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xuan Xu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xuan Xu 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 Xuan Xu. Xuan Xu 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

Xu, Xuan, et al.. (2025). Targeting Focal Adhesion Kinase in Lung Diseases: Current Progress and Future Directions. Biomolecules. 15(9). 1233–1233. 1 indexed citations

Xu, Xuan, Emmanuelle Cocco, Gea Guerriero, et al.. (2025). Harnessing Apple Cell Suspension Cultures in Bioreactors for Triterpene Production: Transcriptomic Insights into Biomass and Triterpene Biosynthesis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(7). 3188–3188.

Xu, Xuan, et al.. (2023). Effects of soil fauna on leaf litter decomposition and nutrient release during a two-year field experiment in a poplar plantation. Plant and Soil. 501(1-2). 211–224. 5 indexed citations

Wang, Weifeng, Xuan Xu, Li Li, et al.. (2023). Responses of non-structural carbohydrate content to different stand densities and configurations in poplar plantations. New Forests. 55(4). 825–843. 1 indexed citations

Li, Zhang, Jianhua Li, Xuan Xu, et al.. (2022). Separation and Structural Characterization of a Novel Exopolysaccharide from Rhizopus nigricans. Molecules. 27(22). 7756–7756. 5 indexed citations

Xu, Xuan, Gea Guerriero, Roberto Berni, et al.. (2022). MdMYB52 regulates lignin biosynthesis upon the suberization process in apple. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 1039014–1039014. 12 indexed citations

Xu, Xuan, Hao Sun, Zhijian Cao, et al.. (2022). Norbisabolane-type sesquiterpenoid derivatives, benzofuran lignans and a phenolic glycoside from the roots of Glochidion wilsonii Hutch. Phytochemistry. 204. 113447–113447. 3 indexed citations

Xu, Xuan, Sylvain Legay, Kjell Sergeant, et al.. (2021). Molecular insights into plant desiccation tolerance: transcriptomics, proteomics and targeted metabolite profiling in Craterostigma plantagineum. The Plant Journal. 107(2). 377–398. 49 indexed citations

Faleri, Claudia, Xuan Xu, Lavinia Mareri, et al.. (2021). Immunohistochemical analyses on two distinct internodes of stinging nettle show different distribution of polysaccharides and proteins in the cell walls of bast fibers. PROTOPLASMA. 259(1). 75–90. 7 indexed citations

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Liu, Xun, Lin Chen, Weiling Shi, et al.. (2020). Comparative transcriptome reveals distinct starch-sugar interconversion patterns in potato genotypes contrasting for cold-induced sweetening capacity. Food Chemistry. 334. 127550–127550. 28 indexed citations

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Xu, Xuan, Sylvain Legay, Roberto Berni, et al.. (2019). Cell wall composition and transcriptomics in stem tissues of stinging nettle (Urtica dioica L.): Spotlight on a neglected fibre crop. Plant Direct. 3(8). e00151–e00151. 18 indexed citations

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Torres, Andrés F., Xuan Xu, Constantinos V. Nikiforidis, Johannes H. Bitter, & Luisa M. Trindade. (2019). Exploring the Treasure of Plant Molecules With Integrated Biorefineries. Frontiers in Plant Science. 10. 478–478. 5 indexed citations

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Wang, Peitong, et al.. (2018). ARSENATE INDUCED CHLOROSIS 1/ TRANSLOCON AT THE OUTER ENVOLOPE MEMBRANE OF CHLOROPLASTS 132 Protects Chloroplasts from Arsenic Toxicity. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 178(4). 1568–1583. 20 indexed citations

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Xu, Xuan, et al.. (2017). High invasion potential ofHydrilla verticillatain the Americas predicted using ecological niche modeling combined with genetic data. Ecology and Evolution. 7(13). 4982–4990. 15 indexed citations

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Xu, Xuan, et al.. (2017). Engineering Potato Starch with a Higher Phosphate Content. PLoS ONE. 12(1). e0169610–e0169610. 32 indexed citations

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Wang, Yong, Xiaohua Gong, Rui Wang, et al.. (2016). Prokaryotic expression of E protein of Duck Tembusu virus and preparation of polyclonal antibodies. 28(2). 145. 1 indexed citations

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Xu, Xuan, Annemarie Dechesne, Richard G. F. Visser, & Luisa M. Trindade. (2016). Expression of an (Engineered) 4,6-α-Glucanotransferase in Potato Results in Changes in Starch Characteristics. PLoS ONE. 11(12). e0166981–e0166981. 2 indexed citations

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Xu, Xuan, et al.. (2016). Starch phosphorylation plays an important role in starch biosynthesis. Carbohydrate Polymers. 157. 1628–1637. 46 indexed citations

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Qing, Ying, Xipeng Zhou, Jian Xue, et al.. (2016). Electrochemical immunosensor using single-walled carbon nanotubes/chitosan for ultrasensitive detection of deoxynivalenol in food samples. Journal of Applied Electrochemistry. 46(10). 1049–1057. 22 indexed citations

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Ding, Ning, Haiying Zhou, Hang Gyeong Chin, et al.. (2008). Mediator Links Epigenetic Silencing of Neuronal Gene Expression with X-Linked Mental Retardation. Molecular Cell. 31(3). 347–359. 186 indexed citations

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