Yanfeng Xu

10.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
71 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Yanfeng Xu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yanfeng Xu has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Infectious Diseases and 17 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Yanfeng Xu's work include Influenza Virus Research Studies (12 papers), Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (10 papers) and Respiratory viral infections research (9 papers). Yanfeng Xu is often cited by papers focused on Influenza Virus Research Studies (12 papers), Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (10 papers) and Respiratory viral infections research (9 papers). Yanfeng Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and Russia. Yanfeng Xu's co-authors include Chuan Qin, Hua Zhu, Yunlin Han, Pin Yü, Linlin Bao, Wenjie Zhao, Yajin Qu, Zhiqi Song, Lan Huang and Ling Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Yanfeng Xu

67 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yanfeng Xu China	24	1.3k	1.1k	399	342	316	71	3.1k
Navneet K. Dhillon United States	31	1.4k 1.1×	353 0.3×	235 0.6×	285 0.8×	443 1.4×	93	3.6k
Paolo Fagone Italy	36	1.5k 1.2×	441 0.4×	227 0.6×	300 0.9×	282 0.9×	121	3.7k
Lara Gibellini Italy	34	1.8k 1.4×	464 0.4×	389 1.0×	314 0.9×	495 1.6×	97	3.9k
Matthew A. Ciorba United States	39	2.2k 1.7×	920 0.8×	408 1.0×	228 0.7×	817 2.6×	144	5.3k
Rui Zhou China	33	1.5k 1.2×	284 0.3×	279 0.7×	603 1.8×	274 0.9×	176	3.5k
Elisabetta Profumo Italy	38	1.3k 1.0×	415 0.4×	367 0.9×	176 0.5×	300 0.9×	99	4.3k
Joseph Bryant United States	34	1.3k 1.0×	1.0k 0.9×	263 0.7×	186 0.5×	684 2.2×	139	4.2k
Heng Fan China	28	1.1k 0.8×	984 0.9×	113 0.3×	431 1.3×	357 1.1×	101	3.3k
Jianhua Lu China	33	981 0.8×	314 0.3×	192 0.5×	406 1.2×	688 2.2×	117	2.9k
Brigitta Buttari Italy	34	1.3k 1.0×	276 0.3×	366 0.9×	189 0.6×	286 0.9×	96	4.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Yanfeng Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yanfeng Xu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yanfeng Xu

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

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Zhou, Li, Chenchen Song, Yunlin Han, et al.. (2025). Health impacts of PM2.5 emissions from brake pad wear: A comprehensive study on pulmonary, metabolic, and microbiota alterations. Toxicology. 511. 154055–154055. 4 indexed citations

Ding, Xiaolin, Li Zhou, Chenchen Song, et al.. (2025). Effect of PM2.5 exposure on susceptibility to allergic asthma in elderly rats treated with allergens. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 5594–5594. 3 indexed citations

Xu, Yanfeng, et al.. (2024). Cumulative Ecological Risk and Chinese Adolescent Internet Addiction During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Mediating Role of Self-Control and the Moderating Role of Negotiable Fate. Deviant Behavior. 45(11). 1521–1534. 2 indexed citations

Guo, Jianguo, Yi Xiong, Yunlin Han, et al.. (2023). The temporal characteristics of the disruption of gut microbiota, serum metabolome, and cytokines by silica exposure in wistar rats. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 252. 114580–114580. 11 indexed citations

Bao, Linlin, Lili Xu, Hua Zhu, et al.. (2021). Correction to: Transmission of H7N9 influenza virus in mice by different infective routes. Virology Journal. 18(1). 140–140.

Song, Zhiqi, Yanfeng Xu, Wei Deng, et al.. (2020). Brain Derived Exosomes Are a Double-Edged Sword in Alzheimer’s Disease. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 13. 79–79. 81 indexed citations

Bai, Lin, Guiying Shi, Yuanwu Ma, et al.. (2018). Paraoxonase 1 knockout rats have impaired T cell development at the CD4/CD8 double-negative to double-positive transition stage. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 14457–14457. 7 indexed citations

Xu, Yanfeng, Ling Zhang, Lan Huang, et al.. (2017). Effective expression of Drebrin in hippocampus improves cognitive function and alleviates lesions of Alzheimer's disease in APP (swe)/PS1 (ΔE9) mice. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 23(7). 590–604. 23 indexed citations

Liu, Cui, Ling Zhang, Jie Wu, et al.. (2017). AnkG hemizygous mice present cognitive impairment and elevated anxiety/depressive-like traits associated with decreased expression of GABA receptors and postsynaptic density protein. Experimental Brain Research. 235(11). 3375–3390. 14 indexed citations

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Yü, Pin, Yanfeng Xu, Wei Deng, et al.. (2017). Comparative pathology of rhesus macaque and common marmoset animal models with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus. PLoS ONE. 12(2). e0172093–e0172093. 23 indexed citations

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Li, Yanhong, Jigang Zhang, Yanfeng Xu, et al.. (2016). The Histopathological Investigation of Red and Blue Light Emitting Diode on Treating Skin Wounds in Japanese Big-Ear White Rabbit. PLoS ONE. 11(6). e0157898–e0157898. 33 indexed citations

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Xu, Lili, Linlin Bao, Siu-Ying Lau, et al.. (2016). Hemagglutinin amino acids related to receptor specificity could affect the protection efficacy of H5N1 and H7N9 avian influenza virus vaccines in mice. Vaccine. 34(23). 2627–2633. 6 indexed citations

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Li, Yanhong, Lan Huang, Huachen Zhu, et al.. (2015). Hematologic and immunological characteristics of Henoch-Schönlein purpura in rat and rabbit models induced with ovalbumin based on type III hypersensitivity. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 8862–8862. 13 indexed citations

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Xu, Lili, Linlin Bao, Wei Deng, et al.. (2014). Rapid adaptation of avian H7N9 virus in pigs. Virology. 452-453. 231–236. 17 indexed citations

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Li, Jiamei, Huachen Zhu, Yunxin Chen, et al.. (2014). The distribution of transplanted human mesenchymal stem cells in the CNS of young Macaca fascicularis. Brain Research. 1579. 1–9. 5 indexed citations

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Xu, Lili, Linlin Bao, Wei Deng, et al.. (2013). The mouse and ferret models for studying the novel avian-origin human influenza A (H7N9) virus. Virology Journal. 10(1). 253–253. 31 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lingling, Quanhong Ma, Wulin Yang, et al.. (2012). Recombinant DNA vaccine against neurite outgrowth inhibitors attenuates behavioral deficits and decreases Abeta in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model. Neuropharmacology. 70. 200–210. 13 indexed citations

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Zong, Yuanyuan, Hailin Wang, Wei Dong, et al.. (2011). miR-29c regulates BACE1 protein expression. Brain Research. 1395. 108–115. 98 indexed citations

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Zhang, Li, Dan Lü, Wei Zhang, et al.. (2011). Cardioprotection by Hepc1 in cTnTR141W transgenic mice. Transgenic Research. 21(4). 867–878. 13 indexed citations

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Liu, Jiangning, Yajun Yang, Yanfeng Xu, et al.. (2011). Lycorine reduces mortality of human enterovirus 71-infected mice by inhibiting virus replication. Virology Journal. 8(1). 483–483. 98 indexed citations

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