Yanjun Xu

4.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
22 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Yanjun Xu is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yanjun Xu has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 10 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Yanjun Xu's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (6 papers), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (5 papers) and Pain Management and Placebo Effect (4 papers). Yanjun Xu is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (6 papers), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (5 papers) and Pain Management and Placebo Effect (4 papers). Yanjun Xu collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and China. Yanjun Xu's co-authors include Robert A. Koeppe, Joshua A. Bueller, Christian S. Stohler, Yolanda R. Smith, Jon-Kar Zubieta, Jon‐Kar Zubieta, Michael R. Kilbourn, Mary M. Heitzeg, Douglas M. Jewett and Charles R. Meyer and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Neuroscience and American Journal of Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Yanjun Xu

21 papers receiving 3.3k 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.

COMT val ¹⁵⁸ met Genotype Affects µ-Opioid Neurotransmitter Responses to a Pain Stressor

2003 841 citations Jon-Kar Zubieta, Mary M. Heitzeg et al. Science profile →
Regional Mu Opioid Receptor Regulation of Sensory and Affective Dimensions of Pain

2001 637 citations Jon-Kar Zubieta, Yolanda R. Smith et al. Science profile →
Placebo Effects Mediated by Endogenous Opioid Activity on μ-Opioid Receptors

2005 602 citations Jon‐Kar Zubieta, Joshua A. Bueller et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yanjun Xu Germany	16	1.3k	1.2k	797	577	542	22	3.4k
Anthony L. Vaccarino United States	32	2.4k 1.8×	993 0.8×	1.8k 2.3×	847 1.5×	780 1.4×	67	5.4k
Peggy Mason United States	34	2.5k 1.9×	1.3k 1.1×	1.9k 2.3×	742 1.3×	385 0.7×	94	5.1k
Fernand Anton Luxembourg	26	1.6k 1.2×	614 0.5×	727 0.9×	386 0.7×	415 0.8×	62	2.8k
Gordon A. Barr United States	34	781 0.6×	552 0.5×	1.6k 2.0×	620 1.1×	209 0.4×	158	3.9k
Jan G. Veening Netherlands	46	585 0.5×	1.2k 1.0×	2.0k 2.5×	684 1.2×	265 0.5×	96	6.0k
Sonya G. Wilson United States	22	1.7k 1.4×	308 0.3×	1.1k 1.3×	603 1.0×	403 0.7×	26	2.8k
Annika Thorsell Sweden	41	828 0.6×	560 0.5×	2.9k 3.6×	1.9k 3.2×	275 0.5×	114	5.1k
David A. Morilak United States	50	681 0.5×	1.5k 1.3×	3.1k 3.8×	1.5k 2.6×	643 1.2×	105	6.8k
Richard McCarty United States	45	1.4k 1.1×	603 0.5×	1.5k 1.9×	937 1.6×	222 0.4×	159	5.9k
Sue A. Aicher United States	39	1.3k 1.0×	677 0.6×	2.0k 2.5×	1.2k 2.0×	238 0.4×	119	3.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Yanjun Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yanjun Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yanjun Xu

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

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Backer, Jean‐François De, Cristina Coman, Robert Ahrends, et al.. (2025). Adenosine signaling in glia modulates metabolic state-dependent behavior in Drosophila. Cell Reports. 44(6). 115765–115765.

González‐García, Ismael, Alberto Cebrian-Serrano, Ophélia Le Thuc, et al.. (2023). Estradiol regulates leptin sensitivity to control feeding via hypothalamic Cited1. Cell Metabolism. 35(3). 438–455.e7. 36 indexed citations

Wang, Xingliang, et al.. (2020). CRISPR-Mediated Knockout of the ABCC2 Gene in Ostrinia furnacalis Confers High-Level Resistance to the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Fa Toxin. Toxins. 12(4). 246–246. 51 indexed citations

Huang, Jianlei, Yanjun Xu, Yayun Zuo, et al.. (2020). Evaluation of five candidate receptors for three Bt toxins in the beet armyworm using CRISPR-mediated gene knockouts. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 121. 103361–103361. 42 indexed citations

Xu, Yanjun, et al.. (2019). Chronic dysfunction of Stromal interaction molecule by pulsed RNAi induction in fat tissue impairs organismal energy homeostasis in Drosophila. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 6989–6989. 11 indexed citations

Zuo, Yayun, Hui Wang, Yanjun Xu, et al.. (2017). CRISPR/Cas9 mediated G4946E substitution in the ryanodine receptor of Spodoptera exigua confers high levels of resistance to diamide insecticides. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 89. 79–85. 105 indexed citations

Klepsatel, Peter, Martina Gáliková, Yanjun Xu, & Ronald P. Kühnlein. (2016). Thermal stress depletes energy reserves in Drosophila. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 33667–33667. 98 indexed citations

Gáliková, Martina, Peter Klepsatel, Yanjun Xu, & Ronald P. Kühnlein. (2016). The obesity‐related Adipokinetic hormone controls feeding and expression of neuropeptide regulators of Drosophila metabolism. European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology. 119(3). 41 indexed citations

Gáliková, Martina, Max Diesner, Peter Klepsatel, et al.. (2015). Energy Homeostasis Control in Drosophila Adipokinetic Hormone Mutants. Genetics. 201(2). 665–683. 141 indexed citations

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Xu, Yanjun, et al.. (2014). Expression and functional role of Nav1.9 sodium channel in cartwheel cells of the dorsal cochlear nucleus. Molecular Medicine Reports. 11(3). 1833–1836. 1 indexed citations

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Xu, Yanjun, et al.. (2014). Gαq, Gγ1 and Plc21C Control Drosophila Body Fat Storage. Journal of genetics and genomics. 41(5). 283–292. 44 indexed citations

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Xia, Fang, Houhua Li, Chunxiang Fu, et al.. (2011). [Cloning, expression and charaterization of chalcone synthase from Saussurea medusa].. PubMed. 27(9). 1363–70. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Chonghui, et al.. (2008). Rhododendron mucronulatum(ゲンカイツツジ,ツツジ科)の花弁色素組成と開花期間中の花色の変化. 35(7). 1023–1030. 3 indexed citations

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Zubieta, Jon‐Kar, Joshua A. Bueller, Lisa Jackson Pulver, et al.. (2005). Placebo Effects Mediated by Endogenous Opioid Activity on μ-Opioid Receptors. Journal of Neuroscience. 25(34). 7754–7762. 602 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zubieta, Jon‐Kar, Mary M. Heitzeg, Yanjun Xu, et al.. (2005). Regional Cerebral Blood Flow Responses to Smoking in Tobacco Smokers After Overnight Abstinence. American Journal of Psychiatry. 162(3). 567–577. 97 indexed citations

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Zubieta, Jon‐Kar, Terence A. Ketter, Joshua A. Bueller, et al.. (2003). Regulation of Human Affective Responses by Anterior Cingulate and Limbic µ-Opioid Neurotransmission. Archives of General Psychiatry. 60(11). 1145–1145. 300 indexed citations

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Zubieta, Jon-Kar, Mary M. Heitzeg, Yolanda R. Smith, et al.. (2003). COMT val ¹⁵⁸ met Genotype Affects µ-Opioid Neurotransmitter Responses to a Pain Stressor. Science. 299(5610). 1240–1243. 841 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zubieta, Jon-Kar, Yolanda R. Smith, Joshua A. Bueller, et al.. (2001). Regional Mu Opioid Receptor Regulation of Sensory and Affective Dimensions of Pain. Science. 293(5528). 311–315. 637 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kim, Sung Ouk, Yanjun Xu, Sidney Katz, & Steven Pelech. (2000). Cyclic GMP-dependent and -independent regulation of MAP kinases by sodium nitroprusside in isolated cardiomyocytes. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1496(2-3). 277–284. 32 indexed citations

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Xu, Yanjun, Sung Ouk Kim, Duan‐Fang Liao, Sidney Katz, & Steven Pelech. (2000). Stimulation of 90- and 70-kDa ribosomal protein S6 kinases by arginine vasopressin and lysophosphatidic acid in rat cardiomyocytes. Biochemical Pharmacology. 59(9). 1163–1171. 19 indexed citations

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