Xuechen Zhu

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 873 citations indexed

About

Xuechen Zhu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Structural Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xuechen Zhu has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 873 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 5 papers in Structural Biology. Recurrent topics in Xuechen Zhu's work include Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (6 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (6 papers) and Nuclear Structure and Function (5 papers). Xuechen Zhu is often cited by papers focused on Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (6 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (6 papers) and Nuclear Structure and Function (5 papers). Xuechen Zhu collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Xuechen Zhu's co-authors include Qinghua Tao, Qiang Zhou, Jianlin Lei, Bailong Xiao, Xiaoshuang Huang, Haipeng Gong, Kun Wu, Wei Xiong, Jiaofeng Chen and Zhangqiang Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Xuechen Zhu

23 papers receiving 862 citations

Hit Papers

Structure of the human voltage-gated sodium channel Na v ... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 100 200 300
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. Structure of the human voltage-gated sodium channel Na v 1.4 in complex with β1
    2018 318 citations Xiaojing Pan, Zhangqiang Li et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xuechen Zhu China 14 706 216 114 65 60 25 873
Yvonne Neldner Switzerland 7 453 0.6× 130 0.6× 72 0.6× 56 0.9× 32 0.5× 10 570
Michael Kreman United States 17 1.1k 1.6× 264 1.2× 64 0.6× 108 1.7× 77 1.3× 21 1.4k
Carlos Muñoz Germany 10 566 0.8× 282 1.3× 180 1.6× 41 0.6× 97 1.6× 15 1.0k
Hirohide Takahashi Japan 19 353 0.5× 371 1.7× 22 0.2× 121 1.9× 44 0.7× 39 1.0k
Huanmian Chen United States 7 489 0.7× 251 1.2× 67 0.6× 94 1.4× 22 0.4× 8 664
Arun Anantharam United States 20 731 1.0× 217 1.0× 188 1.6× 312 4.8× 33 0.6× 41 971
Steven N. Ebert United States 18 534 0.8× 233 1.1× 174 1.5× 104 1.6× 42 0.7× 34 917
Coralie Spiegelhalter France 14 673 1.0× 76 0.4× 31 0.3× 245 3.8× 67 1.1× 24 1.1k
G. J. Baldo United States 16 1.0k 1.5× 152 0.7× 184 1.6× 69 1.1× 115 1.9× 24 1.1k
Niclas Gimber Germany 12 461 0.7× 144 0.7× 19 0.2× 226 3.5× 40 0.7× 23 740

Countries citing papers authored by Xuechen Zhu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xuechen Zhu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Xuechen Zhu. 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 Xuechen Zhu. The network helps show where Xuechen Zhu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xuechen Zhu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xuechen Zhu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xuechen Zhu 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 Xuechen Zhu. Xuechen Zhu 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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Peng, Huifang, et al.. (2025). The Xenopus model as a tool for investigating craniofacial developmental disorders. Frontiers in Medicine. 12. 1671687–1671687.
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He, Qing, et al.. (2023). Identification of rare loss-of-function variants in FAM3B associated with non-syndromic orofacial clefts. Genomics. 115(3). 110630–110630. 2 indexed citations
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Zhu, Xuechen, Gaoxingyu Huang, Xiechao Zhan, et al.. (2022). Structure of the cytoplasmic ring of the Xenopus laevis nuclear pore complex. Science. 376(6598). eabl8280–eabl8280. 65 indexed citations
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Huang, Gaoxingyu, Xiechao Zhan, Xuechen Zhu, et al.. (2022). Cryo-EM structure of the nuclear ring from Xenopus laevis nuclear pore complex. Cell Research. 32(4). 349–358. 22 indexed citations
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Liang, Tao, Wei Zhou, Hao Lin, et al.. (2022). HMCES modulates the transcriptional regulation of nodal/activin and BMP signaling in mESCs. Cell Reports. 40(2). 111038–111038. 1 indexed citations
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Huang, Gaoxingyu, Xiechao Zhan, Xuechen Zhu, et al.. (2022). Cryo-EM structure of the inner ring from the Xenopus laevis nuclear pore complex. Cell Research. 32(5). 451–460. 27 indexed citations
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Kang, Kexin, et al.. (2021). Phase separation of Axin organizes the β-catenin destruction complex. The Journal of Cell Biology. 220(4). 75 indexed citations
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Lin, Xiaodong, Li Zhang, Xiaojing Li, et al.. (2021). A Synthetic Biodegradable Polymer Membrane for Guided Bone Regeneration in Bone Defect. Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology. 17(3). 456–465. 7 indexed citations
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Huang, Gaoxingyu, Yanqing Zhang, Xuechen Zhu, et al.. (2020). Structure of the cytoplasmic ring of the Xenopus laevis nuclear pore complex by cryo-electron microscopy single particle analysis. Cell Research. 30(6). 520–531. 35 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yanqing, Sai Li, Gaoxingyu Huang, et al.. (2020). Molecular architecture of the luminal ring of the Xenopus laevis nuclear pore complex. Cell Research. 30(6). 532–540. 51 indexed citations
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Yan, Lu, Jing Chen, Xuechen Zhu, et al.. (2018). Maternal Huluwa dictates the embryonic body axis through β-catenin in vertebrates. Science. 362(6417). 56 indexed citations
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Pan, Xiaojing, Zhangqiang Li, Qiang Zhou, et al.. (2018). Structure of the human voltage-gated sodium channel Na v 1.4 in complex with β1. Science. 362(6412). 318 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhu, Xuechen, et al.. (2017). The RNF146 E3 ubiquitin ligase is required for the control of Wnt signaling and body pattern formation in Xenopus. Mechanisms of Development. 147. 28–36. 6 indexed citations
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Min, Zheying, et al.. (2016). Ascl1 represses the mesendoderm induction in <italic>Xenopus</italic>. Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica. 48(11). 1006–1015.
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Zhu, Xuechen, et al.. (2015). NF2/Merlin is required for the axial pattern formation in the Xenopus laevis embryo. Mechanisms of Development. 138. 305–312. 9 indexed citations
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Wang, Fang, Yi‐Yang Sun, Hui Xing, et al.. (2015). Realizing chemical codoping in TiO2. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 17(27). 17989–17994. 15 indexed citations
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Zhu, Xuechen, et al.. (2002). Cholinergic depletion by IgG192-saporin retards development of rat barrel cortex. Developmental Brain Research. 136(1). 1–16. 10 indexed citations
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Qu, Wei, Xuechen Zhu, Andrew J. Moorhouse, et al.. (2000). Ion Permeation and Selectivity of Wild-Type Recombinant Rat CNG (rOCNC1) Channels Expressed in HEK293 Cells. The Journal of Membrane Biology. 178(2). 137–150. 5 indexed citations
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Walsh, David A., et al.. (1999). The role of heat shock proteins in mammalian differentiation and development.. PubMed. 43(2). 79–87. 33 indexed citations
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Zhu, Xuechen. (1998). Cholinergic depletion reduces plasticity of barrel field cortex. Cerebral Cortex. 8(1). 63–72. 63 indexed citations

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