Xun Gu

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Xun Gu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Xun Gu has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Molecular Biology, 27 papers in Genetics and 9 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Xun Gu's work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (24 papers), Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks (11 papers) and Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (10 papers). Xun Gu is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (24 papers), Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks (11 papers) and Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (10 papers). Xun Gu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and France. Xun Gu's co-authors include Wen‐Hsiung Li, Zhenglong Gu, Curt Scharfe, Lars M. Steinmetz, Ronald W. Davis, Zhixi Su, Jianying Gu, Yufeng Wang, Wei Huang and Thomas Peterson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Xun Gu

57 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

Role of duplicate genes in genetic robustness against null mutations

2003 676 citations Zhenglong Gu, Xun Gu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xun Gu United States	21	1.9k	732	704	81	80	57	2.4k
Brian J. Raney United States	19	1.9k 1.0×	830 1.1×	504 0.7×	97 1.2×	94 1.2×	24	2.6k
John A. McNeil United States	18	2.3k 1.2×	1.0k 1.4×	488 0.7×	106 1.3×	55 0.7×	24	3.1k
Iris L. Gonzalez United States	23	1.7k 0.9×	372 0.5×	313 0.4×	64 0.8×	70 0.9×	37	2.2k
Mordechai Choder Israel	33	3.2k 1.7×	539 0.7×	313 0.4×	61 0.8×	153 1.9×	58	3.9k
Sean McGrath United States	18	2.4k 1.2×	2.2k 3.0×	1.2k 1.7×	54 0.7×	98 1.2×	37	3.9k
Albert J. Vilella United Kingdom	10	2.1k 1.1×	886 1.2×	661 0.9×	72 0.9×	190 2.4×	11	3.1k
Namshin Kim South Korea	34	1.5k 0.8×	677 0.9×	860 1.2×	42 0.5×	71 0.9×	91	2.9k
NISC Comparative Sequencing Program United States	14	1.2k 0.6×	485 0.7×	478 0.7×	28 0.3×	83 1.0×	22	1.6k
Karyn Meltz Steinberg United States	17	1.3k 0.7×	826 1.1×	341 0.5×	58 0.7×	132 1.6×	22	2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Xun Gu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xun Gu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xun Gu

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Liu, Ake, et al.. (2017). Identification and characterization of tyrosine kinases in anole lizard indicate the conserved tyrosine kinase repertoire in vertebrates. Molecular Genetics and Genomics. 292(6). 1405–1418. 5 indexed citations

Gu, Xun, et al.. (2015). Microsatellite marker analysis reveals the distinction between the north and south groups of hard clam (Meretrix meretrix) in China. Genetics and Molecular Research. 14(1). 1210–1219. 8 indexed citations

Gu, Xun, Yangyun Zou, Wei Huang, et al.. (2013). Phylogenomic Distance Method for Analyzing Transcriptome Evolution Based on RNA-seq Data. Genome Biology and Evolution. 5(9). 1746–1753. 9 indexed citations

Zou, Yangyun, et al.. (2013). Age distribution patterns of human gene families: divergent for Gene Ontology categories and concordant between different subcellular localizations. Molecular Genetics and Genomics. 289(2). 137–147. 2 indexed citations

Zou, Yangyun, Wei Huang, Zhenglong Gu, & Xun Gu. (2011). Predominant Gain of Promoter TATA Box after Gene Duplication Associated with Stress Responses. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 28(10). 2893–2904. 23 indexed citations

Fu, Wenqing, Feng Zhang, Yi Wang, Xun Gu, & Jin Li. (2010). Identification of Copy Number Variation Hotspots in Human Populations. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 87(4). 494–504. 32 indexed citations

Zou, Yangyun, Zhixi Su, Jian Yang, Yanwu Zeng, & Xun Gu. (2009). Uncovering genetic regulatory network divergence between duplicate genes using yeast eQTL landscape. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B Molecular and Developmental Evolution. 312B(7). 722–733. 6 indexed citations

Gu, Xun, Zhixi Su, & Yong Huang. (2009). Simultaneous expansions of microRNAs and protein‐coding genes by gene/genome duplications in early vertebrates. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B Molecular and Developmental Evolution. 312B(3). 164–170. 10 indexed citations

Su, Zhixi & Xun Gu. (2008). Predicting the Proportion of Essential Genes in Mouse Duplicates Based on Biased Mouse Knockout Genes. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 67(6). 705–709. 16 indexed citations

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Xu, Lin, Zhixi Su, Zhenglong Gu, & Xun Gu. (2008). Evolution of RNases in leaf monkeys: Being parallel gene duplications or parallel gene conversions is a problem of molecular phylogeny. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 50(2). 397–400. 8 indexed citations

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Cheng, Qiqun, Zhixi Su, Yang Zhong, & Xun Gu. (2008). Effect of site-specific heterogeneous evolution on phylogenetic reconstruction: A simple evaluation. Gene. 441(1-2). 156–162. 2 indexed citations

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Su, Zhixi, Yong Huang, & Xun Gu. (2007). Tissue-driven Hypothesis with Gene Ontology (GO) Analysis. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 35(6). 1088–1094. 8 indexed citations

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Gu, Xun. (2006). Stabilizing selection of protein function and distribution of selection coefficient among sites. Genetica. 130(1). 93–97. 13 indexed citations

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Su, Zhixi, et al.. (2005). Evolution of alternative splicing after gene duplication. Genome Research. 16(2). 182–189. 125 indexed citations

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Guo, Jinhu, et al.. (2003). In silico analysis indicates a similar gene expression pattern between human brain and testis. Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 103(1-2). 58–62. 53 indexed citations

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Gu, Jianying & Xun Gu. (2003). Natural history and functional divergence of protein tyrosine kinases. Gene. 317(1-2). 49–57. 32 indexed citations

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Zhou, Yi-Hong, et al.. (2002). Novel PAX6 Binding Sites in the Human Genome and the Role of Repetitive Elements in the Evolution of Gene Regulation. Genome Research. 12(11). 1716–1722. 31 indexed citations

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Wang, Yufeng & Xun Gu. (2002). Evolutionary Analysis for Developmental Profiles of Gene Family Expression in Central Nervous System.. 48(428). 1231–1236. 1 indexed citations

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Huang, Wei, Benny Hung‐Junn Chang, Xun Gu, David Hewett‐Emmett, & Wen‐Hsiung Li. (1997). Sex Differences in Mutation Rate in Higher Primates Estimated from AMG Intron Sequences. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 44(4). 463–465. 47 indexed citations

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Gu, Xun & Wen‐Hsiung Li. (1992). Higher rates of amino acid substitution in rodents than in humans. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 1(3). 211–214. 69 indexed citations

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