Xuemei Tong

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Xuemei Tong is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xuemei Tong has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Cancer Research and 9 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Xuemei Tong's work include Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (9 papers), Skin and Cellular Biology Research (7 papers) and Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (7 papers). Xuemei Tong is often cited by papers focused on Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (9 papers), Skin and Cellular Biology Research (7 papers) and Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (7 papers). Xuemei Tong collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Thailand. Xuemei Tong's co-authors include Craig B. Thompson, Pierre A. Coulombe, Fangping Zhao, Yakui Li, Anthony Mancuso, Tongxin Ge, Shihui Zhou, Yuchen Wang, Jiawen Yang and Joshua D. Rabinowitz and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Xuemei Tong

43 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

1 papers align trajectories

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.

The Role of the Pentose Phosphate Pathway in Diabetes and Cancer

2020 278 citations Tongxin Ge, Jiawen Yang et al. Frontiers in Endocrinology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xuemei Tong China	23	1.3k	775	347	217	207	45	2.1k
Yongde Luo United States	29	1.9k 1.4×	403 0.5×	360 1.0×	203 0.9×	208 1.0×	62	2.5k
Haibin Wang China	27	1.5k 1.1×	471 0.6×	110 0.3×	329 1.5×	323 1.6×	130	2.5k
Deok Ryong Kim South Korea	26	1.2k 0.9×	284 0.4×	157 0.5×	197 0.9×	162 0.8×	107	2.2k
Joyce E. Rundhaug United States	22	1.1k 0.9×	599 0.8×	168 0.5×	451 2.1×	126 0.6×	41	2.3k
Ellen A. Rorke United States	31	1.3k 1.0×	261 0.3×	514 1.5×	430 2.0×	129 0.6×	73	2.7k
Briana J. Williams United States	26	1.1k 0.8×	265 0.3×	166 0.5×	264 1.2×	156 0.8×	48	2.0k
Gary J. Litherland United Kingdom	21	1.1k 0.8×	323 0.4×	181 0.5×	194 0.9×	249 1.2×	42	2.1k
Yuko Ito Japan	28	1.4k 1.0×	756 1.0×	128 0.4×	226 1.0×	181 0.9×	103	2.3k
Jeff L. Ellsworth United States	22	937 0.7×	222 0.3×	128 0.4×	166 0.8×	511 2.5×	42	2.1k
Norihisa Uehara Japan	26	975 0.7×	213 0.3×	107 0.3×	351 1.6×	109 0.5×	71	2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Xuemei Tong

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xuemei Tong

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xuemei Tong

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

Zhang, Yu, Xuyang Wen, Ti‐Fei Yuan, et al.. (2025). Hijacking of the nervous system in cancer: mechanism and therapeutic targets. Molecular Cancer. 24(1). 44–44. 12 indexed citations

Yang, Ludi, Ruobing Jia, Ruobing Jia, et al.. (2025). Lactylation-boosted polycomb repression of KLF4 elicits glycolysis in retinoblastoma: A positive feedback circuit between histone modifications. Cancer Letters. 625. 217804–217804.

Zhou, Haiyan, Xuemei Tong, Xin Wang, et al.. (2025). A composite edible coating with green tea extract for controlling oil and chemical contaminants in deep frying meat. Food Control. 176. 111379–111379.

Tong, Xuemei, Xin Wang, Yamei Chen, et al.. (2025). A strategy to reduce the bitterness of green tea extract: Preparation of cyclodextrin inclusion and assessment of its antioxidant activity and stability. Food Research International. 204. 115958–115958. 6 indexed citations

Wang, Hao-Lian, Yan Chen, En‐Wei Tao, et al.. (2022). Sirtuin5 protects colorectal cancer from DNA damage by keeping nucleotide availability. Nature Communications. 13(1). 6121–6121. 45 indexed citations

Hu, Xiaowen, Dandan Wang, Liya Sun, et al.. (2021). Disturbed mitochondrial acetylation in accordance with the availability of acetyl groups in hepatocellular carcinoma. Mitochondrion. 60. 150–159. 4 indexed citations

Tian, Na, Hu Lei, Ying Lu, et al.. (2021). TKT maintains intestinal ATP production and inhibits apoptosis-induced colitis. Cell Death and Disease. 12(10). 853–853. 26 indexed citations

Luan, Yu, et al.. (2021). The Role of Mondo Family Transcription Factors in Nutrient-Sensing and Obesity. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 12. 653972–653972. 11 indexed citations

Ge, Tongxin, Jiawen Yang, Shihui Zhou, et al.. (2020). The Role of the Pentose Phosphate Pathway in Diabetes and Cancer. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 11. 365–365. 278 indexed citations breakdown →

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Xu, Qing, Yuanyuan Li, Xia Gao, et al.. (2020). HNF4α regulates sulfur amino acid metabolism and confers sensitivity to methionine restriction in liver cancer. Nature Communications. 11(1). 3978–3978. 78 indexed citations

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Li, Minle, Ying Lu, Yakui Li, et al.. (2019). Transketolase Deficiency Protects the Liver from DNA Damage by Increasing Levels of Ribose 5-Phosphate and Nucleotides. Cancer Research. 79(14). 3689–3701. 43 indexed citations

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Wang, Jun, Mingyue Tan, Jifu Ge, et al.. (2018). Lysosomal acid lipase promotes cholesterol ester metabolism and drives clear cell renal cell carcinoma progression. Cell Proliferation. 51(4). e12452–e12452. 22 indexed citations

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Ran, Hui, Yemin Zhu, Ruyuan Deng, et al.. (2018). Stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 promotes colorectal cancer metastasis in response to glucose by suppressing PTEN. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research. 37(1). 54–54. 91 indexed citations

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Chen, Hanbei, Yakui Li, Yemin Zhu, et al.. (2017). Advanced glycation end products promote ChREBP expression and cell proliferation in liver cancer cells by increasing reactive oxygen species. Medicine. 96(33). e7456–e7456. 14 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiaoyun, Minle Li, Kai Sun, et al.. (2014). Decreased expression of GRIM-19 by DNA hypermethylation promotes aerobic glycolysis and cell proliferation in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Oncotarget. 6(1). 101–115. 22 indexed citations

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Yang, Chao, Minle Li, Xuemei Tong, et al.. (2014). CYP2S1 depletion enhances colorectal cell proliferation is associated with PGE2-mediated activation of β-catenin signaling. Experimental Cell Research. 331(2). 377–386. 16 indexed citations

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Tong, Xuemei & Pierre A. Coulombe. (2004). A Novel Mouse Type I Intermediate Filament Gene, Keratin 17n (K17n), Exhibits Preferred Expression in Nail Tissue. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 122(4). 965–970. 28 indexed citations

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Coulombe, Pierre A., Xuemei Tong, Stacy Mazzalupo, Zhong Lin Wang, & Pauline Wong. (2004). Great promises yet to be fulfilled: Defining keratin intermediate filament function in vivo. European Journal of Cell Biology. 83(11-12). 735–746. 51 indexed citations

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Tong, Xuemei & Pierre A. Coulombe. (2003). Mouse models of alopecia: identifying structural genes that are baldly needed. Trends in Molecular Medicine. 9(2). 79–84. 13 indexed citations

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McGowan, Kevin, Xuemei Tong, Emma Colucci‐Guyon, et al.. (2002). Keratin 17 null mice exhibit age- and strain-dependent alopecia. Genes & Development. 16(11). 1412–1422. 103 indexed citations

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