Xueping Qu

10.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
32 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

Xueping Qu is a scholar working on Oncology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xueping Qu has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Oncology, 13 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 10 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Xueping Qu's work include Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies (16 papers), Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (11 papers) and Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (8 papers). Xueping Qu is often cited by papers focused on Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies (16 papers), Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (11 papers) and Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (8 papers). Xueping Qu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. Xueping Qu's co-authors include Beth Levine, Noboru Mizushima, Michael Schneider, Amina Tassa, Sophie Pattingre, Xiao Huan Liang, Rita Garuti, Milton Packer, Hideyuki Sakoda and Hiromitsu Takagi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Xueping Qu

30 papers receiving 8.1k 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.

Bcl-2 Antiapoptotic Proteins Inhibit Beclin 1-Dependent Autophagy

2005 2.9k citations Sophie Pattingre, Amina Tassa et al. Cell profile →
Promotion of tumorigenesis by heterozygous disruption of the beclin 1 autophagy gene

2003 1.8k citations Xueping Qu, Jie Yu et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
Distinct Roles of Autophagy in the Heart During Ischemia and Reperfusion

2007 1.3k citations Yutaka Matsui, Hiromitsu Takagi et al. Circulation Research profile →
Autophagy Gene-Dependent Clearance of Apoptotic Cells during Embryonic Development

2007 515 citations Xueping Qu, Zhongju Zou et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xueping Qu United States	17	5.1k	4.0k	1.3k	1.1k	937	32	8.2k
Taichi Hara Japan	26	6.4k 1.2×	4.9k 1.2×	2.4k 1.9×	966 0.9×	687 0.7×	51	9.8k
Kay F. Macleod United States	39	4.3k 0.8×	6.5k 1.7×	1.2k 0.9×	2.1k 1.9×	1.9k 2.0×	73	10.6k
Geir Bjørkøy Norway	31	7.7k 1.5×	5.8k 1.5×	2.6k 2.1×	646 0.6×	715 0.8×	55	11.5k
Sophie Pattingre France	23	4.9k 0.9×	3.6k 0.9×	1.5k 1.1×	439 0.4×	604 0.6×	28	7.0k
Okio Hino Japan	46	2.5k 0.5×	5.0k 1.3×	944 0.7×	1.5k 1.4×	1.3k 1.4×	287	9.4k
Leon O. Murphy United States	25	1.8k 0.4×	6.6k 1.7×	1.3k 1.0×	1.2k 1.1×	1.4k 1.5×	31	9.3k
Alejo Efeyan Spain	24	1.7k 0.3×	6.0k 1.5×	1.3k 1.0×	1.4k 1.3×	1.1k 1.1×	49	9.5k
Aud Øvervatn Norway	19	8.4k 1.6×	6.2k 1.6×	2.9k 2.3×	539 0.5×	678 0.7×	20	11.8k
Yu‐shin Sou Japan	23	5.1k 1.0×	5.2k 1.3×	1.8k 1.4×	419 0.4×	549 0.6×	28	8.5k
Marco Corazzari Italy	35	2.7k 0.5×	2.7k 0.7×	1.4k 1.1×	609 0.6×	589 0.6×	87	5.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Xueping Qu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xueping Qu

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

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Ma, Linlin, Xiaoliang Lin, Ming Liang, et al.. (2025). Effect of Grifola frondosa polysaccharide on immune function and gut microbiota in mice. 5(1). 68–75. 2 indexed citations

Qu, Xueping, Habib Hamidi, Radia Marie Johnson, et al.. (2025). Ligand-activated EGFR/MAPK signaling but not PI3K, are key resistance mechanisms to EGFR-therapy in colorectal cancer. Nature Communications. 16(1). 4332–4332. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Xue, Linlin Ma, Chen Chen, et al.. (2025). Harnessing β-glucans for immune regulation: Bridging structural diversity, therapeutic potential, and functional food development. Carbohydrate Polymers. 372. 124554–124554.

Liu, Guangyan, Xueping Qu, Hui Zhang, et al.. (2025). Effects of different dosages/frequency of Xuebijing injection (a Chinese patent) for sepsis: a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Frontiers in Medicine. 12. 1577414–1577414.

Qu, Xueping, et al.. (2024). Immuno- and gut microbiota-modulatory activities of β-1,6-glucans from Lentinus edodes. Food Chemistry. 466. 142209–142209. 8 indexed citations

Battaglin, Francesca, Fang‐Shu Ou, Xueping Qu, et al.. (2024). HER2 Gene Expression Levels Are Predictive and Prognostic in Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Enrolled in CALGB/SWOG 80405. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 42(16). 1890–1902. 9 indexed citations

Innocenti, Federico, Xueping Qu, Fang‐Shu Ou, et al.. (2023). DNA Mutational Profiling in Patients With Colorectal Cancer Treated With Standard of Care Reveals Differences in Outcome and Racial Distribution of Mutations. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 42(4). 399–409. 5 indexed citations

Johnson, Radia Marie, Xueping Qu, Ling‐Yuh Huw, et al.. (2022). ARID1A mutations confer intrinsic and acquired resistance to cetuximab treatment in colorectal cancer. Nature Communications. 13(1). 5478–5478. 24 indexed citations

Piskol, Robert, Ling Huw, Ismail Sergin, et al.. (2019). A Clinically Applicable Gene-Expression Classifier Reveals Intrinsic and Extrinsic Contributions to Consensus Molecular Subtypes in Primary and Metastatic Colon Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. 25(14). 4431–4442. 40 indexed citations

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Lenz, Heinz‐Josef, Fang‐Shu Ou, Alan P. Venook, et al.. (2019). Impact of Consensus Molecular Subtype on Survival in Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Results From CALGB/SWOG 80405 (Alliance). Journal of Clinical Oncology. 37(22). 1876–1885. 169 indexed citations

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Innocenti, Federico, Fang‐Shu Ou, Xueping Qu, et al.. (2019). Mutational Analysis of Patients With Colorectal Cancer in CALGB/SWOG 80405 Identifies New Roles of Microsatellite Instability and Tumor Mutational Burden for Patient Outcome. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 37(14). 1217–1227. 207 indexed citations

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Qu, Xueping, Thomas Sandmann, Henry F. Frierson, et al.. (2016). Integrated genomic analysis of colorectal cancer progression reveals activation of EGFR through demethylation of the EREG promoter. Oncogene. 35(50). 6403–6415. 58 indexed citations

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Haan, Josien, Mariëtte Labots, Christian Rausch, et al.. (2014). Genomic landscape of metastatic colorectal cancer. Nature Communications. 5(1). 45 indexed citations

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Qu, Xueping, Guanglei Zhuang, Lanlan Yu, Gloria Meng, & Napoleone Ferrara. (2012). Induction of Bv8 Expression by Granulocyte Colony-stimulating Factor in CD11b+Gr1+ Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(23). 19574–19584. 78 indexed citations

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Matsui, Yutaka, Hiromitsu Takagi, Xueping Qu, et al.. (2007). Distinct Roles of Autophagy in the Heart During Ischemia and Reperfusion. Circulation Research. 100(6). 914–922. 1284 indexed citations breakdown →

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Qu, Xueping, Zhongju Zou, Qihua Sun, et al.. (2007). Autophagy Gene-Dependent Clearance of Apoptotic Cells during Embryonic Development. Cell. 128(5). 931–946. 515 indexed citations breakdown →

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Pattingre, Sophie, Amina Tassa, Xueping Qu, et al.. (2005). Bcl-2 Antiapoptotic Proteins Inhibit Beclin 1-Dependent Autophagy. Cell. 122(6). 927–939. 2926 indexed citations breakdown →

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Qu, Xueping, Jie Yu, Govind Bhagat, et al.. (2003). Promotion of tumorigenesis by heterozygous disruption of the beclin 1 autophagy gene. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 112(12). 1809–1820. 1844 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ramírez-Latorre, José A., Cheng‐Rong Yu, Xueping Qu, et al.. (1996). Functional contributions of α5 subunit to neuronal acetylcholine receptor channels. Nature. 380(6572). 347–351. 331 indexed citations

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Dévay, P., et al.. (1994). Diversity in Functional Properties and Primary Structure of Neuronal Nicotinic Receptor Channels. Kidney & Blood Pressure Research. 17(3-4). 172–177. 3 indexed citations

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