Yao−Zhong Xu

5.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
119 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Yao−Zhong Xu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Yao−Zhong Xu has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Organic Chemistry and 15 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Yao−Zhong Xu's work include DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (33 papers), DNA Repair Mechanisms (18 papers) and Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies (12 papers). Yao−Zhong Xu is often cited by papers focused on DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (33 papers), DNA Repair Mechanisms (18 papers) and Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies (12 papers). Yao−Zhong Xu collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and United States. Yao−Zhong Xu's co-authors include Peter Karran, Peter Swann, Zhiyong Xi, Guowu Bian, Peng Lü, Yan Xie, Qin‐Guo Zheng, Beatriz Montaner, Peter O’Donovan and Conal M. Perrett and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nucleic Acids Research and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Yao−Zhong Xu

114 papers receiving 4.3k 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.

The Endosymbiotic Bacterium Wolbachia Induces Resistance to Dengue Virus in Aedes aegypti

2010 588 citations Guowu Bian, Yao−Zhong Xu et al. profile →
Wolbachia Invades Anopheles stephensi Populations and Induces Refractoriness to Plasmodium Infection

2013 344 citations Guowu Bian, Deepak Joshi et al. Science profile →
Fibronectin-Coated Metal–Phenolic Networks for Cooperative Tumor Chemo-/Chemodynamic/Immune Therapy via Enhanced Ferroptosis-Mediated Immunogenic Cell Death

2022 167 citations Yao−Zhong Xu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yao−Zhong Xu United Kingdom	32	1.7k	953	842	542	433	119	4.4k
Jing Huang China	42	1.6k 0.9×	185 0.2×	754 0.9×	338 0.6×	102 0.2×	104	5.9k
Ting Liu China	31	1.4k 0.8×	102 0.1×	181 0.2×	435 0.8×	363 0.8×	132	3.6k
Sung‐Sik Han South Korea	36	1.0k 0.6×	147 0.2×	75 0.1×	1.4k 2.6×	373 0.9×	193	4.1k
Adriana Franco Paes Leme Brazil	40	2.2k 1.3×	97 0.1×	204 0.2×	480 0.9×	177 0.4×	196	5.6k
Giuliano Elia Ireland	41	3.2k 1.9×	90 0.1×	185 0.2×	982 1.8×	190 0.4×	101	8.5k
J. Christopher Luft United States	32	2.1k 1.2×	92 0.1×	228 0.3×	308 0.6×	74 0.2×	68	6.0k
Hing C. Wong United States	41	2.2k 1.3×	214 0.2×	61 0.1×	2.0k 3.7×	650 1.5×	124	6.2k
Zhenxi Zhang China	35	2.1k 1.2×	45 0.0×	183 0.2×	250 0.5×	169 0.4×	193	4.5k
Ping Xu China	42	4.4k 2.5×	60 0.1×	316 0.4×	1.4k 2.5×	250 0.6×	159	7.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yao−Zhong Xu

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20 of 20 papers shown

Li, Jinyang, Jiangjun Wei, Hao Chen, et al.. (2025). Study on the combustion and emission characteristics of a compression ignition engine using diesel/ethanol blend with carbon nanoadditives. Renewable Energy. 246. 122941–122941. 1 indexed citations

Guo, Fangyue, Xufeng Tao, Zhi‐Wen Zhai, et al.. (2025). The Peptide–Drug Conjugate M1pep–Tasquinimod Ameliorates Acute Pancreatitis via Selectively Clearing M1-like Macrophages. Biomaterials Research. 29. 250–250.

Chen, Zhihong, Junwei Zhang, Lei Zhang, et al.. (2025). Identification of PANoptosis related biomarkers to predict hepatic ischemia‒reperfusion injury after liver transplantation. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 15437–15437. 4 indexed citations

Zhou, Mao, et al.. (2024). Influence of substrate properties on fracture behavior of rock-concrete bi-material central interface cracked Brazilian disks at different loading angles. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics. 134. 104757–104757. 3 indexed citations

Qu, Yi, et al.. (2024). Discovery of Bioactive Terpenes Derived from a Polar Fungus. Chemistry & Biodiversity. 21(12). e202401750–e202401750. 2 indexed citations

Zhou, Mao, et al.. (2024). Effect of high temperature on the mixed mode I-II fracture characteristics of hot-dry rock. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 303. 110141–110141. 12 indexed citations

Huang, Jiuzhou, Lijuan Wang, Mao Zhou, et al.. (2023). Investigation of the compression-shear fracture characteristics of flaw-filled sandstone under confining pressure. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics. 128. 104154–104154. 4 indexed citations

Yang, Lin, et al.. (2021). FOXO3-induced lncRNA LOC554202 contributes to hepatocellular carcinoma progression via the miR-485-5p/BSG axis. Cancer Gene Therapy. 29(3-4). 326–340. 25 indexed citations

Isozaki, Tasuku, et al.. (2018). Acid Dissociation Equilibrium and Singlet Molecular Oxygen Quantum Yield of Acetylated 6,8-Dithioguanosine in Aqueous Buffer Solution. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 122(11). 2912–2921. 8 indexed citations

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Isozaki, Tasuku, et al.. (2018). Characteristics of the excited triplet states of thiolated guanosine derivatives and singlet oxygen generation. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences. 17(10). 1469–1476. 4 indexed citations

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Gong, Zhiqiang, Lei Wang, Zhenbo Wang, et al.. (2017). Experimental study on combustion and pollutants emissions of oil sludge blended with microalgae residue. Journal of the Energy Institute. 91(6). 877–886. 37 indexed citations

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Bian, Guowu, Deepak Joshi, Yuemei Dong, et al.. (2013). Wolbachia Invades Anopheles stephensi Populations and Induces Refractoriness to Plasmodium Infection. Science. 340(6133). 748–751. 344 indexed citations breakdown →

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Reelfs, Olivier, Peter Macpherson, Xiaolin Ren, et al.. (2011). Identification of potentially cytotoxic lesions induced by UVA photoactivation of DNA 4-thiothymidine in human cells. Nucleic Acids Research. 39(22). 9620–9632. 33 indexed citations

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Ren, Xiaolin, Yao−Zhong Xu, & Peter Karran. (2010). Photo‐oxidation of 6‐Thioguanine by UVA: The Formation of Addition Products with Low Molecular Weight Thiol Compounds. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 86(5). 1038–1045. 17 indexed citations

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Ren, Xiaolin, Peter O’Donovan, Beatriz Montaner, et al.. (2006). Novel DNA lesions generated by the interaction between therapeutic thiopurines and UVA light. DNA repair. 6(3). 344–354. 98 indexed citations

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O’Driscoll, Mark, Peter Macpherson, Yao−Zhong Xu, & Peter Karran. (1999). The cytotoxicity of DNA carboxymethylation and methylation by the model carboxymethylating agent azaserine in human cells. Carcinogenesis. 20(9). 1855–1862. 30 indexed citations

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Griffin, Shaun, et al.. (1994). DNA Mismatch Binding and Incision at Modified Guanine Bases by Extracts of Mammalian Cells: Implications for Tolerance to DNA Methylation Damage. Biochemistry. 33(16). 4787–4793. 93 indexed citations

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Xu, Yao−Zhong & Peter Swann. (1992). Chromatographic separation of oligodeoxynucleotides with identical length: Application to purification of oligomers containing a modified base. Analytical Biochemistry. 204(1). 185–189. 30 indexed citations

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Georgiadis, Panagiotis, Yao−Zhong Xu, & Peter Swann. (1991). Nitrosamine-induced cancer: O4-alkylthymine produces sites of DNA hyperflexibility. Biochemistry. 30(50). 11725–11732. 8 indexed citations

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Xu, Yao−Zhong & Peter Swann. (1990). A simple method for the solid phase synthesis of oligodeoxynucleotides containing O⁴-alkylthymine. Nucleic Acids Research. 18(14). 4061–4065. 46 indexed citations

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