Yao Xu

9.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
191 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Yao Xu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Yao Xu has authored 191 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Molecular Biology, 31 papers in Immunology and 24 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Yao Xu's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (22 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (13 papers) and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (13 papers). Yao Xu is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (22 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (13 papers) and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (13 papers). Yao Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Yao Xu's co-authors include Carl Hirschie Johnson, David W. Piston, Tetsuya Mori, Menglong Wang, Jun Wan, Zhen Wang, Di Ye, Jishou Zhang, Ximing Qin and Martin Egli and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Yao Xu

185 papers receiving 6.5k citations

Hit Papers

Peroxiredoxins are conserved markers of circadian rhythms 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 2020 200 400 600
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. Peroxiredoxins are conserved markers of circadian rhythms
    2012 682 citations Yao Xu, Carl Hirschie Johnson et al. profile →
  2. Risk factors for disease severity, unimprovement, and mortality in COVID-19 patients in Wuhan, China
    2020 461 citations Yao Xu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yao Xu China 43 2.7k 1.1k 1.1k 712 606 191 6.6k
Zhong Wang China 50 2.8k 1.0× 380 0.4× 468 0.4× 569 0.8× 622 1.0× 380 8.2k
Max W. Chang United States 23 6.4k 2.3× 493 0.5× 918 0.9× 383 0.5× 1.7k 2.8× 40 11.8k
Aldo E. Calogero Italy 60 2.4k 0.9× 278 0.3× 541 0.5× 721 1.0× 686 1.1× 502 13.5k
Raymond Chuen‐Chung Chang Hong Kong 59 3.6k 1.3× 1.1k 1.0× 244 0.2× 1.6k 2.3× 494 0.8× 262 10.7k
Christopher H.K. Cheng Hong Kong 59 3.7k 1.3× 597 0.6× 851 0.8× 561 0.8× 638 1.1× 282 10.5k
Tonghui Ma China 59 9.8k 3.6× 568 0.5× 369 0.3× 763 1.1× 518 0.9× 196 13.7k
Hiroshi Takeda Japan 51 2.7k 1.0× 426 0.4× 468 0.4× 1.1k 1.6× 819 1.4× 578 11.9k
Junping Liu China 55 4.8k 1.7× 552 0.5× 235 0.2× 522 0.7× 540 0.9× 337 9.7k
Cecilia Giulivi United States 53 5.3k 1.9× 316 0.3× 241 0.2× 638 0.9× 569 0.9× 149 9.9k
Pei Zhang China 43 2.9k 1.1× 284 0.3× 277 0.3× 595 0.8× 603 1.0× 370 7.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Yao Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yao Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yao Xu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yao Xu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yao 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 Yao Xu. Yao 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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Yin, Zheng, Jishou Zhang, Mengmeng Zhao, et al.. (2024). Maresin‐1 ameliorates hypertensive vascular remodeling through its receptor LGR6. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(3). e491–e491. 10 indexed citations
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Zheng, Zihui, Shanshan Peng, Yao Xu, et al.. (2024). Epidermal Growth Factor‐Like Repeats and Discoidin I‐Like Domains 3 Deficiency Attenuates Dilated Cardiomyopathy by Inhibiting Ubiquitin Specific Peptidase 10 Dependent Smad4 Deubiquitination. Journal of the American Heart Association. 13(6). e031283–e031283. 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jishou, Zheng Yin, Siqi Liu, et al.. (2024). Interleukin-12p40 deficiency attenuates myocardial ferroptosis in doxorubicin-induced chronic cardiomyopathy by inhibiting Th17 differentiation and interleukin-17A production. Cardiovascular Research. 120(16). 2117–2133. 7 indexed citations
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Bai, Han, Liyuan Liang, Xin Qi, et al.. (2023). Thymosin α1 modulated the immune landscape of COVID-19 patients revealed by single-cell RNA and TCR sequencing. International Immunopharmacology. 124(Pt B). 110983–110983. 2 indexed citations
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Feng, Yongqi, Di Ye, Menglong Wang, et al.. (2023). IL-27p28 knockout aggravates Doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity by regulating Macrophage polarization. Biochemical Pharmacology. 210. 115469–115469. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Menglong, Jishou Zhang, Zheng Yin, et al.. (2023). Microglia‐Mediated Neuroimmune Response Regulates Cardiac Remodeling After Myocardial Infarction. Journal of the American Heart Association. 12(12). e029053–e029053. 16 indexed citations
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Ye, Di, Yongqi Feng, Zhen Wang, et al.. (2023). Kielin/chordin-like protein deficiency causes cardiac aging in male mice. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 101(6). 731–742. 3 indexed citations
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Zhao, Mengmeng, Zihui Zheng, Zheng Yin, et al.. (2023). DEL-1 deficiency aggravates pressure overload-induced heart failure by promoting neutrophil infiltration and neutrophil extracellular traps formation. Biochemical Pharmacology. 218. 115912–115912. 10 indexed citations
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Yin, Zheng, Jishou Zhang, Shuwan Xu, et al.. (2022). The role of semaphorins in cardiovascular diseases: Potential therapeutic targets and novel biomarkers. The FASEB Journal. 36(10). e22509–e22509. 9 indexed citations
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Wang, Haili, et al.. (2021). Alzheimer’s disease in elderly COVID-19 patients: potential mechanisms and preventive measures. Neurological Sciences. 42(12). 4913–4920. 10 indexed citations
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Zhao, Mengmeng, Jishou Zhang, Yao Xu, et al.. (2021). Selective Inhibition of NLRP3 Inflammasome Reverses Pressure Overload-Induced Pathological Cardiac Remodeling by Attenuating Hypertrophy, Fibrosis, and Inflammation. International Immunopharmacology. 99. 108046–108046. 42 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhen, Di Ye, Menglong Wang, et al.. (2020). Clinical Features of COVID‐19 Patients with Different Outcomes in Wuhan: A Retrospective Observational Study. BioMed Research International. 2020(1). 2138387–2138387. 28 indexed citations
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Chen, Lanlan, et al.. (2020). Clinical features of aseptic meningitis with varicella zoster virus infection diagnosed by next-generation sequencing: case reports. BMC Infectious Diseases. 20(1). 435–435. 16 indexed citations
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Ye, Jing, Yuan Wang, Zhen Wang, et al.. (2020). The Expression of IL-12 Family Members in Patients with Hypertension and Its Association with the Occurrence of Carotid Atherosclerosis. Mediators of Inflammation. 2020. 1–10. 23 indexed citations
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Wang, Menglong, Menglin Liu, Jishou Zhang, et al.. (2020). Resolvin D1 protects against sepsis‐induced cardiac injury in mice. BioFactors. 46(5). 766–776. 33 indexed citations
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Ye, Jing, Zhen Wang, Di Ye, et al.. (2019). Increased Interleukin-11 Levels Are Correlated with Cardiac Events in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure. Mediators of Inflammation. 2019. 1–8. 39 indexed citations
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Mori, Tetsuya, S. V. Saveliev, Yao Xu, et al.. (2002). Circadian clock protein KaiC forms ATP-dependent hexameric rings and binds DNA. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 99(26). 17203–17208. 113 indexed citations

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