Ying Xi

2.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
29 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Ying Xi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Ying Xi has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 8 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Ying Xi's work include Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (6 papers), Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (6 papers) and Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies (5 papers). Ying Xi is often cited by papers focused on Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (6 papers), Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (6 papers) and Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies (5 papers). Ying Xi collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Ying Xi's co-authors include Harold A. Chapman, Alexis N. Brumwell, Andrew E. Vaughan, Kevin S. W. Tan, Victor M. Tan, Jeffrey E. Gotts, Michael A. Matthay, Lin Li, Jiyong Wang and Zhili Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Ying Xi

25 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Lineage-negative progenitors mobilize to regenerate lung epithelium after major injury

2014 455 citations Andrew E. Vaughan, Alexis N. Brumwell et al. Nature profile →
A non-canonical cGAS–STING–PERK pathway facilitates the translational program critical for senescence and organ fibrosis

2022 163 citations Dan Zhang, Yutong Liu et al. Nature Cell Biology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ying Xi China	16	716	624	318	266	132	29	1.5k
Mitra Esfandiarei Canada	17	617 0.9×	212 0.3×	110 0.3×	389 1.5×	136 1.0×	48	1.7k
David Jones United States	16	539 0.8×	225 0.4×	477 1.5×	273 1.0×	449 3.4×	41	1.7k
Kristen Page United States	26	555 0.8×	287 0.5×	111 0.3×	524 2.0×	164 1.2×	39	1.7k
Xiaodong Liang China	21	653 0.9×	238 0.4×	124 0.4×	102 0.4×	135 1.0×	70	1.3k
Xueyan Duan China	18	796 1.1×	173 0.3×	89 0.3×	88 0.3×	156 1.2×	41	1.3k
Karin M. McCarthy United States	21	884 1.2×	331 0.5×	119 0.4×	500 1.9×	188 1.4×	28	2.0k
Jayanta Roy‐Chowdhury United States	25	1.1k 1.5×	254 0.4×	1.1k 3.4×	97 0.4×	180 1.4×	63	2.4k
Bijan Ansari United Kingdom	9	648 0.9×	149 0.2×	355 1.1×	228 0.9×	377 2.9×	16	1.5k
Kohei Honda Japan	19	438 0.6×	210 0.3×	252 0.8×	434 1.6×	151 1.1×	66	1.4k
Hassan Lemjabbar United States	11	440 0.6×	381 0.6×	89 0.3×	184 0.7×	249 1.9×	11	1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ying Xi

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

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Li, Liu, Pei Wu, Yongyue Wei, et al.. (2025). TWEAK-Fn14 signaling protects mice from pulmonary fibrosis by inhibiting fibroblast activation and recruiting pro-regenerative macrophages. Cell Reports. 44(2). 115220–115220. 2 indexed citations

Xi, Ying, Qin Yang, Hongping Deng, et al.. (2025). Evaluation of Optimal Engraftment Sites for Human Stem Cell-Derived Islets in a Non-Human Primate Model. American Journal of Transplantation. 25(8). S75–S75.

Wang, Miaoran, Ying Wu, Ying Xi, et al.. (2025). Enhanced targeted NGS assay for comprehensive diagnosis in tuberculosis and drug-resistant tuberculosis patients. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 66(6). 107598–107598.

Ye, Mai, Jingru Zhang, Ying Xi, et al.. (2025). Intercropping sunflower with amaranth to remediate cadmium-contaminated agricultural land: performance and mechanism. Plant and Soil. 516(2). 1617–1637.

Shen, Zhiyong, J. Andrew Zhang, Jiwen Wang, et al.. (2024). Genetic analysis of a Kaijiang duck conservation population through genome-wide scan. British Poultry Science. 65(4). 378–386. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Ping, et al.. (2024). CasRx-based Wnt activation promotes alveolar regeneration while ameliorating pulmonary fibrosis in a mouse model of lung injury. Molecular Therapy. 32(11). 3974–3989. 6 indexed citations

Chen, Wei‐Cheng, Guilin Yang, Huilin Wang, et al.. (2024). Viral infection induces inflammatory signals that coordinate YAP regulation of dysplastic cells in lung alveoli. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 134(19). 4 indexed citations

Lv, Zan, Zixin Liu, Kuo Liu, et al.. (2024). Alveolar regeneration by airway secretory-cell-derived p63+ progenitors. Cell stem cell. 31(11). 1685–1700.e6. 16 indexed citations

Ma, Hsiao‐Yen, Jason A. Vander Heiden, Ying Xi, et al.. (2022). Inhibition of MRTF activation as a clinically achievable anti-fibrotic mechanism for pirfenidone. European Respiratory Journal. 61(4). 2200604–2200604. 15 indexed citations

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Zhang, Dan, Yutong Liu, Yezhang Zhu, et al.. (2022). A non-canonical cGAS–STING–PERK pathway facilitates the translational program critical for senescence and organ fibrosis. Nature Cell Biology. 24(5). 766–782. 163 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sun, Qinfu, Ying Xi, Panpan Lu, et al.. (2022). Genome-wide analysis of the G-box regulating factors protein family reveals its roles in response to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum infection in rapeseed (Brassica napus L.). Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 986635–986635. 4 indexed citations

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Zhao, Peng, et al.. (2021). Organoid: a powerful tool to study lung regeneration and disease. Cell Regeneration. 10(1). 21–21. 37 indexed citations

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Xi, Ying, et al.. (2020). <p>Bilirubin Can Be Used as a Prognostic Factor for Lung Adenocarcinoma Patients with EGFR Mutations</p>. OncoTargets and Therapy. Volume 13. 11089–11095. 5 indexed citations

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Xi, Ying, Thomas Kim, Alexis N. Brumwell, et al.. (2017). Local lung hypoxia determines epithelial fate decisions during alveolar regeneration. Nature Cell Biology. 19(8). 904–914. 180 indexed citations

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Vaughan, Andrew E., Alexis N. Brumwell, Ying Xi, et al.. (2014). Lineage-negative progenitors mobilize to regenerate lung epithelium after major injury. Nature. 517(7536). 621–625. 455 indexed citations breakdown →

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Xi, Ying, Ying Wei, Barbara Sennino, et al.. (2012). Identification of pY654-β-catenin as a critical co-factor in hypoxia-inducible factor-1α signaling and tumor responses to hypoxia. Oncogene. 32(42). 5048–5057. 32 indexed citations

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Xi, Ying, et al.. (2011). Effects of natural antimicrobials on inhibition of Listeria monocytogenes and on chemical, physical and sensory attributes of naturally-cured frankfurters. Meat Science. 90(1). 130–138. 44 indexed citations

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Ulsamer, Arnau, Ying Wei, Kevin K. Kim, et al.. (2011). Axin Pathway Activity Regulates in Vivo pY654-β-catenin Accumulation and Pulmonary Fibrosis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(7). 5164–5172. 71 indexed citations

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Chen, Ting, Yu‐Qiang Ding, Ying Xi, et al.. (2009). Identification of Zinc-finger BED Domain-containing 3 (Zbed3) as a Novel Axin-interacting Protein That Activates Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(11). 6683–6689. 47 indexed citations

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Gan, Xiaoqing, Jiyong Wang, Ying Xi, et al.. (2008). Nuclear Dvl, c-Jun, β-catenin, and TCF form a complex leading to stabiLization of β-catenin–TCF interaction. The Journal of Cell Biology. 180(6). 1087–1100. 201 indexed citations

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