Xudong Liao

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Xudong Liao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xudong Liao has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Genetics and 4 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Xudong Liao's work include Kruppel-like factors research (14 papers), Cancer-related gene regulation (7 papers) and Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment (5 papers). Xudong Liao is often cited by papers focused on Kruppel-like factors research (14 papers), Cancer-related gene regulation (7 papers) and Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment (5 papers). Xudong Liao collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and France. Xudong Liao's co-authors include Mukesh K. Jain, Derin Tugal, Guangjin Zhou, Yuan Lu, Anne Hamik, Nikunj Sharma, Klaus H. Kaestner, Kaavya Paruchuri, Ganapati H. Mahabeleshwar and Hong Hong and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Xudong Liao

21 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Krüppel-like factor 4 regulates macrophage polarization 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 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. Krüppel-like factor 4 regulates macrophage polarization
    2011 601 citations Xudong Liao, Nikunj Sharma et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xudong Liao United States 17 1.3k 707 322 260 219 21 2.1k
Mary M. Kavurma Australia 30 1.5k 1.1× 751 1.1× 413 1.3× 285 1.1× 221 1.0× 60 2.4k
Courtney T. Griffin United States 22 1.0k 0.8× 247 0.3× 244 0.8× 141 0.5× 213 1.0× 50 2.0k
Youxi Ai United States 23 1.9k 1.5× 693 1.0× 524 1.6× 229 0.9× 304 1.4× 27 3.3k
Ying Cai China 23 1.1k 0.9× 426 0.6× 293 0.9× 223 0.9× 154 0.7× 42 1.9k
Amy Leung United States 23 1.4k 1.1× 325 0.5× 723 2.2× 300 1.2× 228 1.0× 46 2.2k
Anna Hultgårdh‐Nilsson Sweden 30 963 0.7× 810 1.1× 378 1.2× 294 1.1× 301 1.4× 61 2.7k
Christian Schachtrup Germany 16 950 0.7× 552 0.8× 686 2.1× 253 1.0× 249 1.1× 34 2.2k
Jan‐Wilhelm Kornfeld Germany 15 1.1k 0.8× 251 0.4× 456 1.4× 384 1.5× 343 1.6× 26 1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Xudong Liao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xudong Liao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Xudong Liao. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Xudong Liao. The network helps show where Xudong Liao may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xudong Liao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xudong Liao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xudong Liao 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 Xudong Liao. Xudong Liao 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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Liao, Xudong, et al.. (2025). Lipid metabolism in microglia: Emerging mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities for neurodegenerative diseases (Review). International Journal of Molecular Medicine. 56(3). 1–19. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Elaine, et al.. (2025). Krüppel-like factor 4 control of immune cell function. Frontiers in Immunology. 16. 1597210–1597210. 1 indexed citations
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Hsieh, Paishiun N., Guangjin Zhou, Yiyuan Yuan, et al.. (2017). A conserved KLF-autophagy pathway modulates nematode lifespan and mammalian age-associated vascular dysfunction. Nature Communications. 8(1). 914–914. 56 indexed citations
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Sangwung, Panjamaporn, Guangjin Zhou, Lalitha Nayak, et al.. (2017). KLF2 and KLF4 control endothelial identity and vascular integrity. JCI Insight. 2(4). e91700–e91700. 169 indexed citations
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Shen, Yuyan, Hong Hong, Panjamaporn Sangwung, et al.. (2017). Kruppel-like factor 4 regulates neutrophil activation. Blood Advances. 1(11). 662–668. 12 indexed citations
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Sangwung, Panjamaporn, Guangjin Zhou, Yuan Lü, et al.. (2017). Regulation of endothelial hemoglobin alpha expression by Kruppel-like factors. Vascular Medicine. 22(5). 363–369. 17 indexed citations
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Liao, Xudong, Rongli Zhang, Yuan Lu, et al.. (2015). Kruppel-like factor 4 is critical for transcriptional control of cardiac mitochondrial homeostasis. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 125(9). 3461–3476. 101 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lilei, Domenick A. Prosdocimo, Xiaodong Bai, et al.. (2015). KLF15 Establishes the Landscape of Diurnal Expression in the Heart. Cell Reports. 13(11). 2368–2375. 65 indexed citations
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Prosdocimo, Domenick A., et al.. (2015). KLF15 and PPARαCooperate to Regulate Cardiomyocyte Lipid Gene Expression and Oxidation. PPAR Research. 2015. 1–10. 51 indexed citations
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Hale, Andrew T., Fernando O. Recio, Mohammad A. Shatat, et al.. (2014). Endothelial Krüppel-like Factor 4 Regulates Angiogenesis and the Notch Signaling Pathway. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289(17). 12016–12028. 65 indexed citations
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Lu, Yuan, Lisheng Zhang, Xudong Liao, et al.. (2013). Kruppel-like factor 15 is critical for vascular inflammation. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 123(10). 4232–4241. 79 indexed citations
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Zhou, Guangjin, Anne Hamik, Lalitha Nayak, et al.. (2012). Endothelial Kruppel-like factor 4 protects against atherothrombosis in mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 122(12). 4727–4731. 176 indexed citations
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Sharma, Nikunj, Yuan Lu, Guangjin Zhou, et al.. (2012). Myeloid Krüppel-Like Factor 4 Deficiency Augments Atherogenesis in ApoE −/− Mice—Brief Report. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 32(12). 2836–2838. 69 indexed citations
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Liao, Xudong, Nikunj Sharma, Guangjin Zhou, et al.. (2011). Krüppel-like factor 4 regulates macrophage polarization. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 121(7). 2736–2749. 601 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liao, Xudong, Saptarsi M. Haldar, Yuan Lu, et al.. (2010). Krüppel-like factor 4 regulates pressure-induced cardiac hypertrophy. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 49(2). 334–338. 88 indexed citations
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Liao, Xudong, Wei Wang, Shenghan Chen, & Qingyu Wu. (2007). Role of Glycosylation in Corin Zymogen Activation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(38). 27728–27735. 57 indexed citations
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Lei, Xiaobo, Yingyu Chen, Guanhua Du, et al.. (2006). Gossypol induces Bax/Bak‐independent activation of apoptosis and cytochrome c release via a conformational change in Bcl‐2. The FASEB Journal. 20(12). 2147–2149. 105 indexed citations
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Liao, Xudong, Junming Liu, Lei Du, et al.. (2006). Nitric oxide signaling in stretch‐induced apoptosis of neonatal rat cardiomyocytes. The FASEB Journal. 20(11). 1883–1885. 37 indexed citations
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Liao, Xudong, et al.. (2005). Involvement of death receptor signaling in mechanical stretch-induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis. Life Sciences. 77(2). 160–174. 30 indexed citations
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Ji, Ruirui, Jian Zhang, Shiwen Wang, Xudong Liao, & Lanying Chen. (2003). D-galactose induces replicative senescence of rat pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells. Science Bulletin. 48(7). 680–686. 1 indexed citations

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