Yangkai Xu

763 total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 327 citations indexed

About

Yangkai Xu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Yangkai Xu has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 327 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Surgery and 4 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Yangkai Xu's work include Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications (2 papers), Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (2 papers) and Inflammasome and immune disorders (2 papers). Yangkai Xu is often cited by papers focused on Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications (2 papers), Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (2 papers) and Inflammasome and immune disorders (2 papers). Yangkai Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, Romania and United States. Yangkai Xu's co-authors include Lemin Zheng, Jianing Gao, Hongtu Cui, Hong Lü, Yu‐Fei Wu, Huanhuan Cao, Gaofei Hu, Rui Zhan, Xiaoxiao Ge and Lingyun Zu and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Cardiovascular Research and Advanced Science.

In The Last Decade

Yangkai Xu

14 papers receiving 320 citations

Hit Papers

The mechanism and therapy of aortic aneurysms 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 25 50 75 100
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.

  1. The mechanism and therapy of aortic aneurysms
    2023 109 citations Jianing Gao, Huanhuan Cao et al. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yangkai Xu China 8 120 93 72 60 59 15 327
Jozef L. Van Herck Belgium 6 74 0.6× 82 0.9× 79 1.1× 107 1.8× 34 0.6× 7 309
Xin Fan China 10 85 0.7× 134 1.4× 33 0.5× 102 1.7× 138 2.3× 28 463
Yejing Zhu China 8 49 0.4× 146 1.6× 61 0.8× 58 1.0× 45 0.8× 19 326
Meeri Käkelä Finland 12 75 0.6× 125 1.3× 44 0.6× 37 0.6× 23 0.4× 22 326
Masaomi Kuwada Japan 12 131 1.1× 113 1.2× 85 1.2× 39 0.7× 67 1.1× 20 350
Maria Carolina Guido Brazil 10 57 0.5× 90 1.0× 38 0.5× 30 0.5× 20 0.3× 27 280
Rongjie Lin China 11 66 0.6× 135 1.5× 26 0.4× 46 0.8× 17 0.3× 30 325
Genmao Cao China 7 76 0.6× 126 1.4× 51 0.7× 63 1.1× 14 0.2× 13 344
Xiyu Zhu China 11 93 0.8× 140 1.5× 57 0.8× 42 0.7× 38 0.6× 24 334
Christine R. Childs United States 6 96 0.8× 103 1.1× 56 0.8× 34 0.6× 26 0.4× 6 368

Countries citing papers authored by Yangkai Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yangkai Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yangkai Xu

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

All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Fang, Lu, Changjie Liu, Zongzhe Jiang, et al.. (2024). Annexin A1 binds PDZ and LIM domain 7 to inhibit adipogenesis and prevent obesity. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. 9(1). 218–218. 6 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiaohong, et al.. (2024). Repeated misdiagnosis of small intestine bronchogenic cyst: a case report. Frontiers in Oncology. 14. 1259335–1259335. 1 indexed citations
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Gao, Jianing, Huanhuan Cao, Gaofei Hu, et al.. (2023). The mechanism and therapy of aortic aneurysms. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. 8(1). 55–55. 109 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Ke, Shengyou Liao, Qi Zhang, et al.. (2023). Metabolic profiling reveals altered tryptophan metabolism in patients with kawasaki disease. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. 10. 1180537–1180537. 7 indexed citations
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Wu, Yu‐Fei, Yangkai Xu, Jie Chen, Mingming Zhao, & Kerry‐Anne Rye. (2022). HDL and Endothelial Function. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1377. 27–47. 9 indexed citations
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Xu, Yangkai, et al.. (2022). HDL Structure. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1377. 1–11. 15 indexed citations
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Fan, Xue, Ke Li, Shengyou Liao, et al.. (2022). Metabolic Profiling Reveals Altered Tryptophan Metabolism in Patients with Kawasaki Disease. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Gao, Jianing, Yanghui Chen, Huiqing Wang, et al.. (2022). Gasdermin D Deficiency in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Ameliorates Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Through Reducing Putrescine Synthesis. Advanced Science. 10(5). e2204038–e2204038. 30 indexed citations
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Cui, Hongtu, et al.. (2022). Succinate metabolism in cardiovascular diseases. 1(2). 160–160. 3 indexed citations
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Ren, Yu, et al.. (2021). Alternol Sensitizes Renal Carcinoma Cells to TRAIL-Induced Apoptosis. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 12. 560903–560903. 5 indexed citations
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Kong, Jian, Shuying Dong, Yangkai Xu, et al.. (2021). ICAM‐1 Activates Platelets and Promotes Endothelial Permeability through VE‐Cadherin after Insufficient Radiofrequency Ablation. Advanced Science. 8(4). 2002228–2002228. 37 indexed citations
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Ge, Xiaoxiao, Hongtu Cui, Jian Kong, et al.. (2020). A Non‐Invasive Nanoprobe for In Vivo Photoacoustic Imaging of Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Plaque. Advanced Materials. 32(38). e2000037–e2000037. 77 indexed citations
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Li, Jingxuan, Yingyu Chen, Jianing Gao, et al.. (2020). Eva1a ameliorates atherosclerosis by promoting re-endothelialization of injured arteries via Rac1/Cdc42/Arpc1b. Cardiovascular Research. 117(2). 450–461. 25 indexed citations

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