Xuandi Hou

930 total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 617 citations indexed

About

Xuandi Hou is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Xuandi Hou has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 617 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 5 papers in Materials Chemistry and 4 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Xuandi Hou's work include Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications (12 papers), Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (7 papers) and Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (5 papers). Xuandi Hou is often cited by papers focused on Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications (12 papers), Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (7 papers) and Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (5 papers). Xuandi Hou collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and Russia. Xuandi Hou's co-authors include Lei Sun, Zhihai Qiu, Kin Fung Wong, Shashwati Kala, Jinghui Guo, Quanxiang Xian, Jiejun Zhu, Lin Song, Guohao Wang and Yaoheng Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Xuandi Hou

18 papers receiving 605 citations

Hit Papers

The mechanosensitive ion channel Piezo1 contributes to ul... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 25 50 75
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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. The mechanosensitive ion channel Piezo1 contributes to ultrasound neuromodulation
    2023 82 citations Jiejun Zhu, Quanxiang Xian et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xuandi Hou Hong Kong 14 435 141 114 83 82 19 617
Kin Fung Wong Hong Kong 12 354 0.8× 112 0.8× 113 1.0× 75 0.9× 78 1.0× 18 567
Shashwati Kala Hong Kong 12 443 1.0× 142 1.0× 202 1.8× 110 1.3× 103 1.3× 16 750
Stuart Ibsen United States 7 459 1.1× 166 1.2× 82 0.7× 101 1.2× 98 1.2× 9 594
Dezhuang Ye United States 16 469 1.1× 170 1.2× 85 0.7× 216 2.6× 81 1.0× 32 725
Po‐Hung Hsu Taiwan 14 639 1.5× 223 1.6× 172 1.5× 192 2.3× 70 0.9× 20 885
Olivia Hough Canada 8 406 0.9× 90 0.6× 114 1.0× 187 2.3× 57 0.7× 16 681
Catherine Horodyckid France 6 548 1.3× 144 1.0× 81 0.7× 247 3.0× 36 0.4× 8 751
Yimei Yue United States 18 565 1.3× 173 1.2× 147 1.3× 282 3.4× 107 1.3× 30 855
Hong‐Chieh Tsai Taiwan 16 522 1.2× 126 0.9× 243 2.1× 268 3.2× 52 0.6× 36 1000
Ahad A. Rahim United Kingdom 10 213 0.5× 109 0.8× 175 1.5× 59 0.7× 102 1.2× 21 534

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xuandi Hou

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xuandi Hou

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

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Xian, Quanxiang, Danni Li, Xinyi Zhao, et al.. (2025). Impact of endogenous sonosensation on in vivo sonogenetics. iScience. 28(12). 114030–114030.
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Hou, Xuandi, et al.. (2024). Precise modulation of cell activity using sono-responsive nano-transducers. Biomaterials. 314. 122857–122857. 8 indexed citations
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Hou, Xuandi, Xiaohui Huang, Quanxiang Xian, et al.. (2024). Nanobubble-actuated ultrasound neuromodulation for selectively shaping behavior in mice. Nature Communications. 15(1). 2253–2253. 22 indexed citations
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Hou, Xuandi, et al.. (2023). Tracking adoptive natural killer cells via ultrasound imaging assisted with nanobubbles. Acta Biomaterialia. 169. 542–555. 7 indexed citations
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Xian, Quanxiang, Zhihai Qiu, Shashwati Kala, et al.. (2023). Modulation of deep neural circuits with sonogenetics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(22). e2220575120–e2220575120. 45 indexed citations
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Zhu, Jiejun, Quanxiang Xian, Xuandi Hou, et al.. (2023). The mechanosensitive ion channel Piezo1 contributes to ultrasound neuromodulation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(18). e2300291120–e2300291120. 82 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Tianyi, Jiejun Zhu, Jin Yang, et al.. (2022). Sonogenetics: Recent advances and future directions. Brain stimulation. 15(5). 1308–1317. 32 indexed citations
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Song, Lin, Xuandi Hou, Kin Fung Wong, et al.. (2021). Gas-filled protein nanostructures as cavitation nuclei for molecule-specific sonodynamic therapy. Acta Biomaterialia. 136. 533–545. 36 indexed citations
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Xian, Quanxiang, Zhihai Qiu, Shashwati Kala, et al.. (2021). Protocol for the sonogenetic stimulation of mouse brain by non-invasive ultrasound. STAR Protocols. 2(2). 100393–100393. 8 indexed citations
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Qiu, Zhihai, Shashwati Kala, Jinghui Guo, et al.. (2021). Targeted Neurostimulation in Mouse Brains with Non-invasive Ultrasound. Cell Reports. 34(1). 108595–108595. 14 indexed citations
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Hou, Xuandi, Zhihai Qiu, Quanxiang Xian, et al.. (2021). Precise Ultrasound Neuromodulation in a Deep Brain Region Using Nano Gas Vesicles as Actuators. Advanced Science. 8(21). e2101934–e2101934. 43 indexed citations
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Qiu, Zhihai, Shashwati Kala, Jinghui Guo, et al.. (2020). Targeted Neurostimulation in Mouse Brains with Non-invasive Ultrasound. Cell Reports. 32(7). 108033–108033. 88 indexed citations
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Song, Lin, Guohao Wang, Xuandi Hou, et al.. (2020). Biogenic nanobubbles for effective oxygen delivery and enhanced photodynamic therapy of cancer. Acta Biomaterialia. 108. 313–325. 83 indexed citations
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Wang, Guohao, Lin Song, Xuandi Hou, et al.. (2020). Surface-modified GVs as nanosized contrast agents for molecular ultrasound imaging of tumor. Biomaterials. 236. 119803–119803. 40 indexed citations
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Song, Lin, Guohao Wang, Xuandi Hou, et al.. (2019). Development of Nano Oxygen Carrier for Enhanced Cancer Therapy. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Xueqin, Liping Yang, Huiru Zhang, et al.. (2018). Fluorescent magnetic PEI-PLGA nanoparticles loaded with paclitaxel for concurrent cell imaging, enhanced apoptosis and autophagy in human brain cancer. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 172. 708–717. 41 indexed citations
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Song, Lin, Xuandi Hou, Yaoheng Yang, et al.. (2018). PINK1/Parkin-Mediated Mitophagy Promotes Resistance to Sonodynamic Therapy. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 49(5). 1825–1839. 25 indexed citations
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Yang, Yaoheng, Zhihai Qiu, Xuandi Hou, & Lei Sun. (2017). Ultrasonic Characteristics and Cellular Properties of  Anabaena Gas Vesicles. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. 43(12). 2862–2870. 22 indexed citations
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Wang, Xueqin, et al.. (2015). Polyethylenimine mediated magnetic nanoparticles for combined intracellular imaging, siRNA delivery and anti-tumor therapy. RSC Advances. 5(123). 101569–101581. 20 indexed citations

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