Yong Xu

9.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
135 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Yong Xu is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Physiology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Yong Xu has authored 135 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 92 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 50 papers in Physiology and 41 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Yong Xu's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (85 papers), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (39 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (38 papers). Yong Xu is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (85 papers), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (39 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (38 papers). Yong Xu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Yong Xu's co-authors include Joel K. Elmquist, Qingchun Tong, Makoto Fukuda, Kevin W. Williams, Carol F. Elias, Bradford B. Lowell, Yuanzhong Xu, Yanlin He, Charlotte E. Lee and Juli E. Jones and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Yong Xu

132 papers receiving 5.9k 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.

Distinct Hypothalamic Neurons Mediate Estrogenic Effects on Energy Homeostasis and Reproduction

2011 476 citations Yong Xu, Joel K. Elmquist et al. Cell Metabolism profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yong Xu United States	41	2.9k	2.2k	1.2k	1.1k	789	135	5.9k
Sébastien G. Bouret United States	46	4.0k 1.4×	2.6k 1.2×	925 0.8×	1.6k 1.4×	644 0.8×	97	7.3k
José Donato Brazil	43	2.6k 0.9×	1.8k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	771 0.7×	1.1k 1.4×	191	5.7k
Kevin L. Grove United States	48	2.7k 0.9×	2.6k 1.2×	1.9k 1.6×	1.3k 1.2×	1.3k 1.7×	141	8.3k
Chun‐Xia Yi Netherlands	43	3.5k 1.2×	2.7k 1.3×	1.2k 1.0×	905 0.8×	520 0.7×	92	6.7k
Serge Luquet France	39	2.2k 0.8×	2.6k 1.2×	2.5k 2.0×	1.1k 1.0×	685 0.9×	105	6.8k
Marcelo O. Dietrich United States	36	3.0k 1.0×	2.9k 1.3×	2.0k 1.6×	1.1k 1.0×	401 0.5×	63	7.3k
Joshua P. Thaler United States	28	2.3k 0.8×	2.2k 1.0×	1.7k 1.4×	630 0.6×	608 0.8×	42	6.0k
Lora K. Heisler United Kingdom	42	2.7k 1.0×	2.0k 0.9×	1.5k 1.2×	1.3k 1.2×	583 0.7×	83	6.3k
Eric D. Berglund United States	32	1.9k 0.6×	2.0k 0.9×	1.5k 1.2×	892 0.8×	550 0.7×	45	4.8k
Hironobu Yoshimatsu Japan	47	2.9k 1.0×	2.4k 1.1×	1.6k 1.3×	1.1k 1.0×	856 1.1×	222	7.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yong Xu

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Yang, Yongjie, et al.. (2024). Orthogonal and multiplexable genetic perturbations with an engineered prime editor and a diverse RNA array. Nature Communications. 15(1). 10868–10868. 1 indexed citations

Xu, Yong, et al.. (2023). Chronic stress adds fuel to gut flame. Obesity Medicine. 44. 100519–100519. 1 indexed citations

Han, Yong, et al.. (2023). Identification of a GABAergic neural circuit governing leptin signaling deficiency-induced obesity. eLife. 12. 11 indexed citations

Fan, Shengjie, Yuanzhong Xu, Yungang Lu, et al.. (2021). A neural basis for brain leptin action on reducing type 1 diabetic hyperglycemia. Nature Communications. 12(1). 2662–2662. 18 indexed citations

Lee, Dong-Kee, Zhangwei Tong, Xiaobin Yu, et al.. (2021). Cell lineage tracing links ERα loss in Erbb2-positive breast cancers to the arising of a highly aggressive breast cancer subtype. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(21). 8 indexed citations

Mishra, Ila, Clemens Duerrschmid, Zhiqiang Ku, et al.. (2021). Asprosin-neutralizing antibodies as a treatment for metabolic syndrome. eLife. 10. 35 indexed citations

Han, Yong, Guobin Xia, Yanlin He, et al.. (2021). A hindbrain dopaminergic neural circuit prevents weight gain by reinforcing food satiation. Science Advances. 7(22). 18 indexed citations

Xu, Yuanzhong, Ryan M. Cassidy, Yungang Lu, et al.. (2020). Paraventricular hypothalamus mediates diurnal rhythm of metabolism. Nature Communications. 11(1). 3794–3794. 43 indexed citations

Zhang, Wenting, Xiaohui Wu, Pei Zhou, et al.. (2019). GDF5 Promotes White Adipose Tissue Thermogenesis via p38 MAPK Signaling Pathway. DNA and Cell Biology. 38(11). 1303–1312. 13 indexed citations

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Xu, Yuanzhong, Yungang Lu, Ryan M. Cassidy, et al.. (2019). Identification of a neurocircuit underlying regulation of feeding by stress-related emotional responses. Nature Communications. 10(1). 3446–3446. 58 indexed citations

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Yan, Hui, Fenghua Zhou, Xiaopeng Li, et al.. (2018). Estrogen Improves Insulin Sensitivity and Suppresses Gluconeogenesis via the Transcription Factor Foxo1. Diabetes. 68(2). 291–304. 203 indexed citations

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Yu, Sangho, Marie François, Emily Qualls‐Creekmore, et al.. (2018). Preoptic leptin signaling modulates energy balance independent of body temperature regulation. eLife. 7. 31 indexed citations

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Mangieri, Leandra R., Yungang Lu, Yuanzhong Xu, et al.. (2017). A neural basis for antagonistic control of feeding and compulsive behaviors. Nature Communications. 9(1). 52–52. 55 indexed citations

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Yan, Chunling, Yongjie Yang, Kenji Saito, et al.. (2015). Meta‐chlorophenylpiperazine enhances leptin sensitivity in diet‐induced obese mice. British Journal of Pharmacology. 172(14). 3510–3521. 15 indexed citations

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Yan, Chunling, Yanlin He, Yuanzhong Xu, et al.. (2015). Apolipoprotein A-IV Inhibits AgRP/NPY Neurons and Activates Pro-Opiomelanocortin Neurons in the Arcuate Nucleus. Neuroendocrinology. 103(5). 476–488. 20 indexed citations

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Wu, Zhaofei, Hao Sun, Yuanzhong Xu, et al.. (2015). GABAergic Projections from Lateral Hypothalamus to Paraventricular Hypothalamic Nucleus Promote Feeding. Journal of Neuroscience. 35(8). 3312–3318. 79 indexed citations

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Berglund, Eric D., Chen Liu, Tiemin Liu, et al.. (2013). Serotonin 2C receptors in pro-opiomelanocortin neurons regulate energy and glucose homeostasis. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 123(12). 5061–5070. 168 indexed citations

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Xu, Yong, Jennifer W. Hill, Makoto Fukuda, et al.. (2010). PI3K Signaling in the Ventromedial Hypothalamic Nucleus Is Required for Normal Energy Homeostasis. Cell Metabolism. 12(1). 88–95. 91 indexed citations

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Hill, Jennifer W., Yong Xu, Frédéric Preitner, et al.. (2009). Phosphatidyl Inositol 3-Kinase Signaling in Hypothalamic Proopiomelanocortin Neurons Contributes to the Regulation of Glucose Homeostasis. Endocrinology. 150(11). 4874–4882. 75 indexed citations

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Xu, Yong & Teresa L. Krukoff. (2005). Adrenomedullin Stimulates Nitric Oxide Release from SK-N-SH Human Neuroblastoma Cells by Modulating Intracellular Calcium Mobilization. Endocrinology. 146(5). 2295–2305. 22 indexed citations

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