Yankai Xia

16.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
351 papers, 11.7k citations indexed

About

Yankai Xia is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Molecular Biology and Reproductive Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Yankai Xia has authored 351 papers receiving a total of 11.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 122 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 113 papers in Molecular Biology and 75 papers in Reproductive Medicine. Recurrent topics in Yankai Xia's work include Sperm and Testicular Function (63 papers), Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (53 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (41 papers). Yankai Xia is often cited by papers focused on Sperm and Testicular Function (63 papers), Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (53 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (41 papers). Yankai Xia collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and South Korea. Yankai Xia's co-authors include Xinru Wang, Minjian Chen, Chuncheng Lu, Wei Wu, Shoulin Wang, Ling Song, Yufeng Qin, Xiumei Han, Guizhen Du and Zhibin Hu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Yankai Xia

342 papers receiving 11.5k citations

Hit Papers

Association between exposure to a mixture of phenols, pes... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 2020 2022 2023 100 200 300
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. Association between exposure to a mixture of phenols, pesticides, and phthalates and obesity: Comparison of three statistical models
    2018 380 citations Weiyue Hu, Xinru Wang et al. Environment International profile →
  2. Altered gut microbial profile is associated with abnormal metabolism activity of Autism Spectrum Disorder
    2020 241 citations Yankai Xia, Zhibin Hu et al. profile →
  3. Pigment microparticles and microplastics found in human thrombi based on Raman spectral evidence
    2022 228 citations Yudong Feng, Hongcheng Wei et al. profile →
  4. A systematic review of the impacts of exposure to micro- and nano-plastics on human tissue accumulation and health
    2023 128 citations Yudong Feng, Chen Tu et al. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →

Peers

Yankai Xia
Xinru Wang China
Gail S. Prins United States
Jodi A. Flaws United States
Narendra P. Singh United States
Ren‐Shan Ge China
Robert E. Chapin United States
Jerrold J. Heindel United States
Paul M.D. Foster United States
Kim Boekelheide United States
Anna‐Maria Andersson Denmark
Xinru Wang China
Yankai Xia
Citations per year, relative to Yankai Xia Yankai Xia (= 1×) peers Xinru Wang

Countries citing papers authored by Yankai Xia

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yankai Xia

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Yankai Xia. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Yankai Xia. The network helps show where Yankai Xia may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yankai Xia

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

All Works

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Zhao, Shuangshuang, Qiaoqiao Xu, Yan Su, et al.. (2025). Risk assessment of pyridaben exposure on neurodevelopment of offspring by using TRAEC strategy. 13. 100135–100135. 1 indexed citations
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Ning, Jie, et al.. (2024). Effect of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on neurodevelopment: Evidence-based risk assessment in the TRAEC strategy context. Environment International. 191. 109003–109003. 5 indexed citations
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Wei, Hongcheng, Mingzhi Zhang, Xiaochen Zhang, et al.. (2024). Association Between Long-Term PM1 Exposure and Cognition in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Evidence from China and the United Kingdom. Engineering. 53. 223–230.
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Zhu, Chun, et al.. (2023). Contribution of serum elements to blood pressure during pregnancy by impacting gut microbiota: A prospective cohort study. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 465. 133383–133383.
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Feng, Yudong, Chen Tu, Ruijie Li, et al.. (2023). A systematic review of the impacts of exposure to micro- and nano-plastics on human tissue accumulation and health. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(4). 195–207. 128 indexed citations breakdown →
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Guan, Quanquan, et al.. (2023). Effect of short-term ambient air pollution exposure on early miscarriage and pregnancy hormones with critical window identification. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 460. 132328–132328. 14 indexed citations
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Huang, Zhenyao, Hao Yu, Guizhen Du, et al.. (2021). Enhancer RNA lnc-CES1-1 inhibits decidual cell migration by interacting with RNA-binding protein FUS and activating PPARγ in URPL. Molecular Therapy — Nucleic Acids. 24. 104–112. 14 indexed citations
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Wei, Hongcheng, Jie Sun, Wenqi Shan, et al.. (2021). Environmental chemical exposure dynamics and machine learning-based prediction of diabetes mellitus. The Science of The Total Environment. 806(Pt 2). 150674–150674. 60 indexed citations
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Hu, Qi, Xiumei Han, Wu Yan, et al.. (2021). Association between mercury exposure and thyroid hormones levels: A meta-analysis. Environmental Research. 196. 110928–110928. 21 indexed citations
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Ma, Xiaoling, Jinhui Liu, Hui Wang, et al.. (2020). Identification of crucial aberrantly methylated and differentially expressed genes related to cervical cancer using an integrated bioinformatics analysis. Bioscience Reports. 40(5). 18 indexed citations
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Liu, Ying, Guangfu Jin, Yankai Xia, et al.. (2020). Thoughts on the reform of preventive medicine education in the context of new medicine. 54(6). 593–596. 3 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yanjie, Xiaochen Zhang, Yankai Xia, et al.. (2020). A Survey Study Reveals the Positive Impact of Oncofertility Knowledge and Attitude on Oncofertility Practice Among Oncologists in China. Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology. 10(5). 606–613. 6 indexed citations
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Ding, Xinliang, Jingying Zhu, Xiaoxiao Wang, et al.. (2019). Different cytotoxicity of disinfection by-product haloacetamides on two exposure pathway-related cell lines: Human gastric epithelial cell line GES-1 and immortalized human keratinocyte cell line HaCaT. The Science of The Total Environment. 692. 1267–1275. 14 indexed citations
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Li, Rui, Yao Chen, Qiuqin Tang, et al.. (2016). Genetic Association Between Androgen Receptor Gene CAG Repeat Length Polymorphism and Male Infertility. Medicine. 95(10). e2878–e2878. 23 indexed citations
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Qiao, Shanlei, et al.. (2015). [A investigation of thirdhand smoke pollution in 3 types of places of Nanjing, 2014].. PubMed. 49(1). 31–5. 6 indexed citations
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Tang, Qiuqin, Jing Li, Simin Zhang, et al.. (2013). GSTM1 and GSTT1 Null Polymorphisms and Childhood Acute Leukemia Risk: Evidence from 26 Case-Control Studies. PLoS ONE. 8(10). e78810–e78810. 10 indexed citations
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Zhao, Chun, Jing Dong, Tao Jiang, et al.. (2011). Early Second-Trimester Serum MiRNA Profiling Predicts Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. PLoS ONE. 6(8). e23925–e23925. 196 indexed citations
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Xia, Yankai, Senping Cheng, Qian Bian, et al.. (2004). Genotoxic Effects on Spermatozoa of Carbaryl-Exposed Workers. Toxicological Sciences. 85(1). 615–623. 52 indexed citations

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