Xu‐Feng Zhang

6.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
192 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Xu‐Feng Zhang is a scholar working on Surgery, Oncology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xu‐Feng Zhang has authored 192 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Surgery, 71 papers in Oncology and 53 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Xu‐Feng Zhang's work include Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (33 papers), Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (30 papers) and Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies (27 papers). Xu‐Feng Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (33 papers), Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (30 papers) and Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies (27 papers). Xu‐Feng Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Italy. Xu‐Feng Zhang's co-authors include Yi Lv, Xuemin Liu, Francis J. White, Jian Dong, Xiu‐Ti Hu, Timothy M. Pawlik, Junxi Xiang, Muxing Li, Connie R. Faltynek and George A. Poultsides and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Genetics, Journal of Neuroscience and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Xu‐Feng Zhang

181 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

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Peers

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xu‐Feng Zhang

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Satellite lesions versus intrahepatic metastasis in multifocal intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: Prognostic impact and genomic profiling 2025 ·Hepatology ·Tao Wei, Zhijie Ma, Shanqi Guo, Matthew J. Weiss, Irinel Popescu, Hugo P. Marques, Luca Aldrighetti, Shishir K. Maithel, Carlo Pulitanò, Todd W. Bauer, Feng Shen, George A. Poultsides, Olivier Soubrane, Guillaume Martel, Bas Groot Koerkamp, (unknown), Tingbo Liang, Yi Lv, Timothy M. Pawlik, Xu‐Feng Zhang, (unknown)	0
2	Sex disparity of liver cancer recurrence following surgery: sex-determining region Y gene promotes immunosuppressive microenvironment and favors metastasis 2025 ·International Journal of Surgery ·Wei Zhang, Lifang Chen, Qiang Lü, Jian Dong, (unknown), Nan Zhang, Feng Xue, Junxi Xiang, Feng Ma, Jingjing Hou, (unknown), Fumin Wang, (unknown), Yi Lisa Lyu, Timothy M. Pawlik, Xuemin Liu, Xu‐Feng Zhang	0
3	Dexamethasone as an adjuvant with ropivacaine in thoracoscopy guided thoracic paravertebral block for postoperative analgesia in thoracic surgery 2025 ·Scientific Reports ·Kewei Wu, (unknown), Xu‐Feng Zhang, Dawei Zheng, (unknown)	0
4	Randomized Double-Blind Study of the Effect of Injectate Temperature on Intrathecal Bupivacaine Dose Requirement in Spinal Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery 2024 ·Anesthesia & Analgesia ·Yanping Zhao, Xu‐Feng Zhang, (unknown), Fei Xiao, Xinzhong Chen	3
5	Magnetic navigation-assisted colonoscopic enteral tube placement in swine (with video): a preliminary study 2024 ·BMC Gastroenterology ·(unknown), Chenxi Yang, (unknown), (unknown), Zhijie Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Lu Ren, Fenggang Ren, Ganghua Yang, Yingmin Yao, Xu‐Feng Zhang, (unknown), Qiang Lu	0
6	Development and Validation of an α-Fetoprotein Tumor Burden Score Model to Predict Postrecurrence Survival among Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma 2023 ·Journal of the American College of Surgeons ·Hongfan Ding, Tian Yang, Yi Lv, Xu‐Feng Zhang, Timothy M. Pawlik, (unknown)	9
7	Suppression of zero-field quantum tunneling of magnetization by a fluorido bridge for a "very hard" 3d-4f single-molecule magnet 2022 ·Matter ·Bo‐Kai Ling, Yuan‐Qi Zhai, Peng‐Bo Jin, Hongfan Ding, Xu‐Feng Zhang, Yi Lv, (unknown), Jiewei Deng, Michael Schulze, Wolfgang Wernsdorfer, Yan‐Zhen Zheng	26
8	Prognostic impact of perineural invasion in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: multicentre study 2022 ·British journal of surgery ·Tao Wei, Xu‐Feng Zhang, Jin He, Irinel Popescu, Hugo P. Marques, Luca Aldrighetti, Shishir K. Maithel, Carlo Pulitanò, Todd W. Bauer, Feng Shen, George A. Poultsides, Olivier Soubrane, Guillaume Martel, Bas Groot Koerkamp, Endo Itaru, Yi Lv, Timothy M. Pawlik	28
9	Rigid Dysprosium(III) Single‐Molecule Magnets Exhibit Preserved Superparamagnetism in Solution 2021 ·Chinese Journal of Chemistry ·(unknown), Qian‐Cheng Luo, Yuan‐Qi Zhai, Xu‐Feng Zhang, Yi Lv, Xinliang Zhang, Chao Ke, Chao Wu, Yan-Zhen Zheng	27
10	A study of cation-dependent inverse hydrogen bonds and magnetic exchange-couplings in lanthanacarborane complexes 2021 ·iScience ·Peng‐Bo Jin, Qian‐Cheng Luo, Yuan‐Qi Zhai, Yidian Wang, Yan Ma, Lei Tian, Xinliang Zhang, Chao Ke, Xu‐Feng Zhang, Yi Lv, Yan‐Zhen Zheng	17
11	Clinical verification of vimentin/EpCAM immunolipid magnetic sorting system in monitoring CTCs in arterial and venous blood of advanced tumor 2021 ·Journal of Nanobiotechnology ·Yan Liu, (unknown), Tingsong Chen, Tianhao Shen, Xu‐Feng Zhang, (unknown), Lantao Liu, Jianming Liu, Tinghui Jiang, Xiaofei Liang	12
12	Telemedicine for Follow-up Management of Patients After Liver Transplantation: Cohort Study 2021 ·JMIR Medical Informatics ·(unknown), Bo Wang, (unknown), (unknown), Xuemin Liu, Rongqian Wu, (unknown), Junxi Xiang, (unknown), Xu‐Feng Zhang, (unknown)	15
13	NR2F2-AS1 accelerates cell proliferation through regulating miR-4429/MBD1 axis in cervical cancer 2020 ·Bioscience Reports ·Dan Liu, (unknown), (unknown), Xu‐Feng Zhang, Wentao Liu, Yue X, Jin Wu	13
14	Probing magnon–magnon coupling in exchange coupled Y$$_3$$Fe$$_5$$O$$_{12}$$/Permalloy bilayers with magneto-optical effects 2020 ·Scientific Reports ·Yuzan Xiong, Yi Li, (unknown), (unknown), Joseph Sklenar, Xu‐Feng Zhang, Hongwei Qu, G. Srinivasan, John E. Pearson, Axel Hoffmann, V. Novosad, Wei Zhang	30
15	Early Versus Late Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Surgical Resection Based on Post-recurrence Survival: an International Multi-institutional Analysis 2020 ·Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery ·Tao Wei, Xu‐Feng Zhang, Fabio Bagante, Francesca Ratti, Hugo P. Marques, Sílvia Silva, Olivier Soubrane, Vincent Lam, George A. Poultsides, Irinel Popescu, Răzvan Grigorie, Sorin Alexandrescu, Guillaume Martel, Aklile Workneh, Alfredo Guglielmi, Tom Hugh, Yi Lv, Luca Aldrighetti, Timothy M. Pawlik	49
16	Clinical characteristics of 9 cancer patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection 2020 ·Chinese Medicine ·Yong Zeng, Bo Zhang, Xu‐Feng Zhang, Cunjian Yi	8
17	Long-term outcomes after curative resection of HCV-positive versus non-hepatitis related hepatocellular carcinoma: an international multi-institutional analysis 2020 ·HPB ·Tao Wei, Xu‐Feng Zhang, Fabio Bagante, Francesca Ratti, Hugo P. Marques, Olivier Soubrane, Vincent Lam, George A. Poultsides, Irinel Popescu, Sorin Alexandrescu, Guillaume Martel, Aklile Workneh, Alfredo Guglielmi, Tom Hugh, Luca Aldrighetti, Timothy M. Pawlik	2
18	Early recurrence of well‐differentiated (G1) neuroendocrine liver metastasis after curative‐intent surgery: Risk factors and outcome 2018 ·Journal of Surgical Oncology ·Junxi Xiang, Xu‐Feng Zhang, Matthew J. Weiss, Luca Aldrighetti, George A. Poultsides, Todd W. Bauer, Ryan C. Fields, Shishir K. Maithel, Hugo P. Marques, Timothy M. Pawlik	6
19	Timing of disease occurrence and hepatic resection on long‐term outcome of patients with neuroendocrine liver metastasis 2017 ·Journal of Surgical Oncology ·Xu‐Feng Zhang, Eliza W. Beal, Matthew J. Weiss, Luca Aldrighetti, George A. Poultsides, Todd W. Bauer, Ryan C. Fields, Shishir K. Maithel, Hugo P. Marques, Timothy M. Pawlik	12
20	Patient-Provider Communication and Health Outcomes Among Individuals with Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Disease in the USA 2017 ·Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery ·Qinyu Chen, Eliza W. Beal, Eric B. Schneider, Victor Okunrintemi, Xu‐Feng Zhang, Timothy M. Pawlik	13

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