Yan Xu

12.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
146 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

Yan Xu is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Molecular Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Yan Xu has authored 146 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 75 papers in Molecular Biology and 40 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Yan Xu's work include Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (61 papers), Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies (30 papers) and Renal and related cancers (13 papers). Yan Xu is often cited by papers focused on Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (61 papers), Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies (30 papers) and Renal and related cancers (13 papers). Yan Xu collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and China. Yan Xu's co-authors include Jeffrey A. Whitsett, Susan E. Wert, Minzhe Guo, Anne‐Karina T. Perl, Machiko Ikegami, Valérie Besnard, Anusha Sridharan, Graham Casey, Timothy E. Weaver and Joseph A. Kitzmiller and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Yan Xu

137 papers receiving 7.7k 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.

Single-cell RNA sequencing identifies diverse roles of epithelial cells in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

2016 385 citations Yan Xu, Anusha Sridharan et al. JCI Insight profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yan Xu United States	53	3.9k	3.5k	1.6k	993	761	146	7.8k
Carol Feghali‐Bostwick United States	56	3.6k 0.9×	4.1k 1.2×	824 0.5×	1.4k 1.5×	839 1.1×	176	9.9k
James S. Hagood United States	43	1.9k 0.5×	2.8k 0.8×	918 0.6×	563 0.6×	502 0.7×	101	5.7k
Vladimir V. Kalinichenko United States	56	6.1k 1.6×	2.1k 0.6×	2.0k 1.3×	609 0.6×	950 1.2×	125	8.7k
Ludger Fink Germany	44	2.6k 0.7×	2.5k 0.7×	543 0.3×	1.1k 1.1×	692 0.9×	115	6.5k
Ana L. Mora United States	46	2.1k 0.5×	3.8k 1.1×	1.0k 0.7×	1.8k 1.8×	991 1.3×	125	7.8k
Carmelo Bernabéu Spain	60	5.9k 1.5×	2.5k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	1.9k 1.9×	1.6k 2.1×	216	11.7k
Rainer M. Bohle Germany	46	2.5k 0.6×	1.3k 0.4×	891 0.6×	988 1.0×	815 1.1×	221	6.5k
Janette K. Burgess Australia	47	1.9k 0.5×	2.9k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	1.3k 1.3×	475 0.6×	212	7.5k
Bhaskar Kallakury United States	46	3.3k 0.8×	1.8k 0.5×	1.0k 0.6×	620 0.6×	1.6k 2.1×	207	7.5k
Robert Flaumenhaft United States	49	2.7k 0.7×	979 0.3×	775 0.5×	1.1k 1.2×	732 1.0×	161	7.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Yan Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yan Xu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yan Xu

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

Babaei‐Jadidi, Roya, Debbie Clements, Ken Chen, et al.. (2025). mTOR dysregulation induces IL-6 and paracrine AT2 cell senescence impeding lung repair in lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Nature Communications. 16(1). 8996–8996.

Wagner, Andrew, Aristotelis Astrinidis, Minzhe Guo, et al.. (2023). Single-cell multiomic analysis identifies a HOX-PBX gene network regulating the survival of lymphangioleiomyomatosis cells. Science Advances. 9(19). eadf8549–eadf8549. 6 indexed citations

Guo, Minzhe, Kathryn A. Wikenheiser‐Brokamp, Joseph A. Kitzmiller, et al.. (2023). Single Cell Multiomics Identifies Cells and Genetic Networks Underlying Alveolar Capillary Dysplasia. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 208(6). 709–725. 14 indexed citations

Lan, Ying‐Wei, Shuyang Zhao, Zicheng Deng, et al.. (2023). Lung endothelial cells regulate pulmonary fibrosis through FOXF1/R-Ras signaling. Nature Communications. 14(1). 2560–2560. 55 indexed citations

Gibbons, Erin, et al.. (2023). Estradiol Augments Tumor-Induced Neutrophil Production to Promote Tumor Cell Actions in Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Models. Endocrinology. 164(6). 7 indexed citations

Steinmeyer, Shelby, Laura S. Peterson, Jerilyn K. Gray, et al.. (2022). The balance between protective and pathogenic immune responses to pneumonia in the neonatal lung is enforced by gut microbiota. Science Translational Medicine. 14(649). eabl3981–eabl3981. 24 indexed citations

Du, Yina, Minzhe Guo, Yixin Wu, et al.. (2022). Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) Cell Atlas. Thorax. 78(1). 85–87. 10 indexed citations

Na, Cheng-Lun, Shuyang Zhao, Jenna Green, et al.. (2021). Surfactant protein C mutation links postnatal type 2 cell dysfunction to adult disease. JCI Insight. 6(14). 14 indexed citations

Snowball, John, et al.. (2021). BMP4 and Wnt signaling interact to promote mouse tracheal mesenchyme morphogenesis. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 322(2). L224–L242. 9 indexed citations

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Gokey, Jason J., John Snowball, Anusha Sridharan, et al.. (2021). YAP regulates alveolar epithelial cell differentiation and AGER via NFIB/KLF5/NKX2-1. iScience. 24(9). 102967–102967. 26 indexed citations

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Hudock, Kristin, Margaret S. Collins, John Snowball, et al.. (2020). Neutrophil extracellular traps activate IL-8 and IL-1 expression in human bronchial epithelia. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 319(1). L137–L147. 54 indexed citations

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Wang, Timothy C., Jerilyn K. Gray, James P. Bridges, et al.. (2020). Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 Supports a Pulmonary Niche that Promotes Type 3 Innate Lymphoid Cell Development in Newborn Lungs. Immunity. 52(2). 275–294.e9. 55 indexed citations

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Bridges, James P., Parvathi Sudha, Andrew J. Wagner, et al.. (2020). Glucocorticoid regulates mesenchymal cell differentiation required for perinatal lung morphogenesis and function. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 319(2). L239–L255. 17 indexed citations

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Du, Yina, Gérémy Clair, Denise Al Alam, et al.. (2019). Integration of transcriptomic and proteomic data identifies biological functions in cell populations from human infant lung. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 317(3). L347–L360. 21 indexed citations

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Gokey, Jason J., John Snowball, Anusha Sridharan, et al.. (2018). MEG3 is increased in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and regulates epithelial cell differentiation. JCI Insight. 3(17). 50 indexed citations

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Gokey, Jason J., Anusha Sridharan, Yan Xu, et al.. (2018). Active epithelial Hippo signaling in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. JCI Insight. 3(6). 117 indexed citations

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Guo, Minzhe, Yina Du, Jason J. Gokey, et al.. (2018). Single cell RNA analysis identifies cellular heterogeneity and adaptive responses of the lung at birth. Nature Communications. 10(1). 37–37. 133 indexed citations

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Tang, Xiaofang, John Snowball, Yan Xu, et al.. (2017). EMC3 coordinates surfactant protein and lipid homeostasis required for respiration. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 127(12). 4314–4325. 45 indexed citations

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Brown, Kari M., John Snowball, Wenjia Zhou, et al.. (2017). Alveolar injury and regeneration following deletion of ABCA3. JCI Insight. 2(24). 31 indexed citations

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Wan, Huajing, Yan Xu, Machiko Ikegami, et al.. (2004). Foxa2 is required for transition to air breathing at birth. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(40). 14449–14454. 107 indexed citations

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