Xuan Zhou

4.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
104 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Xuan Zhou is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Xuan Zhou has authored 104 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Molecular Biology, 23 papers in Epidemiology and 22 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Xuan Zhou's work include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (11 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (9 papers) and Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (7 papers). Xuan Zhou is often cited by papers focused on Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (11 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (9 papers) and Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (7 papers). Xuan Zhou collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and United States. Xuan Zhou's co-authors include Xiangtian Zhou, Javier Cortés, Vassiliki Karantza, Peter Schmid, Seock‐Ah Im, Sherene Loi, David W. Cescon, Hiroji Iwata, Carlos H. Barrios and Hope S. Rugo and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Xuan Zhou

95 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.

Pembrolizumab plus Chemotherapy in Advanced Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

2022 594 citations Javier Cortés, Hope S. Rugo et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Pembrolizumab versus investigator-choice chemotherapy for metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (KEYNOTE-119): a randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial

2021 330 citations Seock‐Ah Im, Peter Schmid 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 Zhou China	23	966	479	451	400	390	104	2.4k
Daniel C. Adelman United States	30	756 0.8×	359 0.7×	714 1.6×	803 2.0×	269 0.7×	78	3.1k
Jean-Michel Foidart Belgium	23	495 0.5×	153 0.3×	250 0.6×	470 1.2×	486 1.2×	60	2.0k
Sonja Klebe Australia	30	335 0.3×	183 0.4×	1.3k 3.0×	828 2.1×	384 1.0×	140	3.0k
Yi Jiang China	28	450 0.5×	257 0.5×	492 1.1×	891 2.2×	393 1.0×	151	2.4k
Hiroaki Kobayashi Japan	32	728 0.8×	421 0.9×	577 1.3×	692 1.7×	272 0.7×	241	3.8k
Xiaoyu Zhang China	23	397 0.4×	218 0.5×	330 0.7×	730 1.8×	291 0.7×	83	2.3k
Emily L. Bellile United States	30	1.0k 1.1×	217 0.5×	446 1.0×	729 1.8×	462 1.2×	106	2.6k
Seung‐Hyun Jung South Korea	30	454 0.5×	225 0.5×	285 0.6×	1.1k 2.7×	628 1.6×	153	2.8k
Ji Eun Kim South Korea	30	1.0k 1.1×	294 0.6×	277 0.6×	955 2.4×	416 1.1×	137	3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Xuan Zhou

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xuan Zhou

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xuan Zhou

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Cheng, Qian, Shuyi Zhang, Meiling Wen, et al.. (2025). IL7R remodels immunosuppression tumor microenvironment and promotes macrophage polarization by regulating NF-κB/CXCL1 axis in ovarian cancer. Cell Death and Disease. 17(1). 95–95.

Zhou, Xuan, et al.. (2024). Human cytomegalovirus glycoprotein variants governing viral tropism and syncytium formation in epithelial cells and macrophages. Journal of Virology. 98(7). e0029324–e0029324. 7 indexed citations

Yang, Qingya, et al.. (2024). Characteristic of clinical trials related to traumatic brain injury registered on ClinicalTrials.gov over the past two decades (2004–2023). Frontiers in Medicine. 11. 1435762–1435762. 1 indexed citations

Xu, Zhenzhen, Zuyi Weng, Jing Yue, et al.. (2024). N6-methyladenosine (m6A) modification in hepatocellular carcinoma. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 173. 116365–116365. 5 indexed citations

Cescon, David W., Peter Schmid, Hope S. Rugo, et al.. (2023). Health-related quality of life with pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy vs placebo plus chemotherapy for advanced triple-negative breast cancer: KEYNOTE-355. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 116(5). 717–727. 7 indexed citations

Sun, Yuhao, Shuai Yuan, Xuejie Chen, et al.. (2023). The Contribution of Genetic Risk and Lifestyle Factors in the Development of Adult-Onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Prospective Cohort Study. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 118(3). 511–522. 62 indexed citations

Boakye, Daniel, Nan Yang, Xuan Zhou, et al.. (2023). Field Synopsis of Environmental and Genetic Risk Factors of Sporadic Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer and Advanced Adenoma. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 32(8). 1048–1060. 7 indexed citations

Zagkos, Loukas, Georgios Markozannes, Wei Xu, et al.. (2023). Appraising the Causal Role of Risk Factors in Coronary Artery Disease and Stroke: A Systematic Review of Mendelian Randomization Studies. Journal of the American Heart Association. 12(20). e029040–e029040. 5 indexed citations

Su, Rui, Xuan Zhou, Jingyi Zhang, et al.. (2023). Long-term outcomes of offspring from multiple gestations: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study on multi-system diseases using UK Biobank and FinnGen databases. Journal of Translational Medicine. 21(1). 608–608. 4 indexed citations

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Jiang, Fangyuan, Daniel Boakye, Jing Sun, et al.. (2023). Association between antibiotic use during early life and early‐onset colorectal cancer risk overall and according to polygenic risk and FUT2 genotypes. International Journal of Cancer. 153(9). 1602–1611. 16 indexed citations

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Zhou, Xuan, Shuai Yuan, Lijuan Wang, et al.. (2023). Exploring the Complex Relationship between Gut Microbiota and Risk of Colorectal Neoplasia Using Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Analysis. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 32(6). 809–817. 6 indexed citations

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Cortés, Javier, Hope S. Rugo, David W. Cescon, et al.. (2022). Pembrolizumab plus Chemotherapy in Advanced Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. New England Journal of Medicine. 387(3). 217–226. 594 indexed citations breakdown →

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Li, Xinxuan, Shuai Yuan, Xuan Zhou, et al.. (2022). Genetically predicted high IGF-1 levels showed protective effects on COVID-19 susceptibility and hospitalization: a Mendelian randomisation study with data from 60 studies across 25 countries. eLife. 11. 5 indexed citations

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Zhou, Xuan, Xiangyu Chen, Xianrui Wu, et al.. (2022). Postoperative antibiotics and infection rates after implant-based breast reconstruction: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Surgery. 9. 926936–926936. 8 indexed citations

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Zhou, Xuan, Lili Yu, Lijuan Wang, et al.. (2022). Alcohol consumption, blood DNA methylation and breast cancer: a Mendelian randomisation study. European Journal of Epidemiology. 37(7). 701–712. 17 indexed citations

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Pan, Miaozhen, Fei Zhao, Hao Wu, et al.. (2021). Dietary ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids are protective for myopia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(43). 62 indexed citations

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Xie, Juan, et al.. (2021). Evaluation of diagnosis and prognosis with anti-mullerian hormone level in early missed abortion. American Journal of Translational Research. 13(5). 5350–5355. 2 indexed citations

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Li, Guowang, Xuan Zhou, Lijun Tian, et al.. (2021). Identification of aberrantly methylated-differentially expressed genes and potential agents for Ewing sarcoma. Annals of Translational Medicine. 9(20). 1557–1557. 1 indexed citations

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Zhou, Xuan, Xuan Zhou, Sen Zhang, et al.. (2020). Increased Choroidal Blood Perfusion Can Inhibit Form Deprivation Myopia in Guinea Pigs. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 61(13). 25–25. 107 indexed citations

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Tong, Guang, Xuan Zhou, Ben Zhang, et al.. (2018). Concomitant surgical atrial fibrillation ablation is safe and efficacious in patients undergoing double valve replacement – A cohort study. International Journal of Surgery. 57. 54–59.

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