Zekuan Xu

15.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
193 papers, 9.5k citations indexed

About

Zekuan Xu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zekuan Xu has authored 193 papers receiving a total of 9.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 111 papers in Molecular Biology, 70 papers in Cancer Research and 42 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Zekuan Xu's work include Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (32 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (31 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (29 papers). Zekuan Xu is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (32 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (31 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (29 papers). Zekuan Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and South Korea. Zekuan Xu's co-authors include Jianghao Xu, Xuan Zhang, Lu Zhang, Lu Wang, Yi Zhang, Hao Xu, Bowen Li, Zheng Chen, Li Yang and Weizhi Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, Gastroenterology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Zekuan Xu

184 papers receiving 9.4k citations

Hit Papers

The Role of Tumoral FOXP3 on Cell Proliferation, Migratio... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 2019 2019 2022 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. The Role of Tumoral FOXP3 on Cell Proliferation, Migration, and Invasion in Gastric Cancer
    2017 2.4k citations Jianghao Xu, Zekuan Xu et al. profile →
  2. Circular RNA circNRIP1 acts as a microRNA-149-5p sponge to promote gastric cancer progression via the AKT1/mTOR pathway
    2019 641 citations Sen Wang, Zheng Chen et al. profile →
  3. Circular RNA AKT3 upregulates PIK3R1 to enhance cisplatin resistance in gastric cancer via miR-198 suppression
    2019 323 citations Qiang Zhang, Weizhi Wang et al. profile →
  4. Gastric cancer-derived exosomal miR-519a-3p promotes liver metastasis by inducing intrahepatic M2-like macrophage-mediated angiogenesis
    2022 150 citations Li Xie, Lu Chen 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
Zekuan Xu China 47 5.4k 3.8k 2.1k 2.0k 1.3k 193 9.5k
Kazuyoshi Yanagihara Japan 49 5.0k 0.9× 1.7k 0.4× 864 0.4× 2.2k 1.1× 1.1k 0.8× 215 7.8k
Hiromu Suzuki Japan 57 9.6k 1.8× 3.3k 0.9× 692 0.3× 2.6k 1.3× 1.2k 0.9× 243 12.4k
Hiroshi Yokozaki Japan 62 6.1k 1.1× 1.9k 0.5× 1.7k 0.8× 4.1k 2.1× 1.7k 1.4× 305 12.0k
Xiubao Ren China 48 3.9k 0.7× 2.2k 0.6× 3.3k 1.6× 3.7k 1.9× 919 0.7× 245 8.6k
Murray B. Resnick United States 44 2.2k 0.4× 1.1k 0.3× 1.2k 0.6× 2.1k 1.1× 1.2k 0.9× 174 6.7k
Iris Barshack Israel 46 3.3k 0.6× 1.6k 0.4× 1.3k 0.6× 1.6k 0.8× 798 0.6× 258 8.1k
Bence Sipos Germany 58 4.8k 0.9× 2.1k 0.6× 1.7k 0.8× 5.6k 2.8× 748 0.6× 205 10.9k
Eleonora Candi Italy 55 5.9k 1.1× 2.4k 0.6× 1.0k 0.5× 2.7k 1.4× 1.3k 1.0× 202 11.0k
Yuan Yuan China 37 2.9k 0.5× 1.6k 0.4× 672 0.3× 664 0.3× 934 0.7× 348 5.5k
Norimasa Sawada Japan 53 3.8k 0.7× 1.4k 0.4× 765 0.4× 1.4k 0.7× 789 0.6× 214 8.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zekuan Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zekuan Xu

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fang, Lang, Jialun Lv, Penghui Xu, et al.. (2025). YBX1 promotes 5-Fluorouracil resistance in gastric cancer via m5C-dependent ATG9A mRNA stabilization through autophagy. Oncogene. 44(28). 2357–2371. 3 indexed citations
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Xu, Yihan, Yi Li, Weiming Zhu, et al.. (2025). Impact of Sarcopenic Obesity on Postoperative Outcomes in Patients With IBD After Bowel Resection Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 69(1). 53–63.
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Xiao, Jian, Jiawei Wang, Pengyu Li, et al.. (2024). Leptin‐mediated suppression of lipoprotein lipase cleavage enhances lipid uptake and facilitates lymph node metastasis in gastric cancer. Cancer Communications. 44(8). 855–878. 10 indexed citations
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Xiao, Jian, et al.. (2023). Prognostic Value of Tumor Size in Gastric Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study Based on SEER Database. International Journal of Surgical Pathology. 31(7). 1273–1282. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Ying, Yiwen Xia, Tianlu Jiang, et al.. (2023). Long noncoding RNA DIAPH2-AS1 promotes neural invasion of gastric cancer via stabilizing NSUN2 to enhance the m5C modification of NTN1. Cell Death and Disease. 14(4). 260–260. 31 indexed citations
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Xu, Penghui, Jing Yang, Zetian Chen, et al.. (2023). N6‐methyladenosine modification of CENPF mRNA facilitates gastric cancer metastasis via regulating FAK nuclear export. Cancer Communications. 43(6). 685–705. 20 indexed citations
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Xu, Hao, Weizhi Wang, Zhongyuan He, et al.. (2023). Evaluation of neoadjuvant immunotherapy plus chemotherapy in Chinese surgically resectable gastric cancer: a pilot study by meta-analysis. Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1193614–1193614. 14 indexed citations
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Jiang, Tianlu, Yiwen Xia, Ying Li, et al.. (2023). TRIM29 promotes antitumor immunity through enhancing IGF2BP1 ubiquitination and subsequent PD-L1 downregulation in gastric cancer. Cancer Letters. 581. 216510–216510. 32 indexed citations
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Liu, Zonghang, Zhongyuan He, Bowen Li, et al.. (2023). Deubiquitylation of Rab35 by USP32 promotes the transmission of imatinib resistance by enhancing exosome secretion in gastrointestinal stromal tumours. Oncogene. 42(12). 894–910. 18 indexed citations
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Peng, Rui, Wenhua You, Chupeng Hu, et al.. (2022). Gastric Microbiome Alterations Are Associated with Decreased CD8+ Tissue-Resident Memory T Cells in the Tumor Microenvironment of Gastric Cancer. Cancer Immunology Research. 10(10). 1224–1240. 93 indexed citations
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Chen, Lu, Dawei Rong, Bingqing Hui, et al.. (2021). CircETFA upregulates CCL5 by sponging miR-612 and recruiting EIF4A3 to promote hepatocellular carcinoma. Cell Death Discovery. 7(1). 321–321. 23 indexed citations
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Fan, Hao, Yugang Ge, Xiang Ma, et al.. (2020). Long non-coding RNA CCDC144NL-AS1 sponges miR-143-3p and regulates MAP3K7 by acting as a competing endogenous RNA in gastric cancer. Cell Death and Disease. 11(7). 521–521. 36 indexed citations
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Zhang, Qiang, Jianghao Xu, Yi Qian, et al.. (2018). Association of Imatinib Plasma Concentration and Single-nucleotide Polymorphisms with Adverse Drug Reactions in Patients with Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 17(12). 2780–2787. 23 indexed citations
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Chen, Zheng, Zheng Li, Mohammed Soutto, et al.. (2018). Integrated Analysis of Mouse and Human Gastric Neoplasms Identifies Conserved microRNA Networks in Gastric Carcinogenesis. Gastroenterology. 156(4). 1127–1139.e8. 36 indexed citations
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Xu, Zekuan & Zheng Li. (2018). [Feasibility and efficacy of laparoscopic treatment for advanced gastric cancer from LOC-A study].. PubMed. 21(10). 1103–1105. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Hao, Liang Chen, Yang Shao, et al.. (2017). Clinical Application of Circulating Tumor DNA in the Genetic Analysis of Patients with Advanced GIST. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 17(1). 290–296. 27 indexed citations
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Xu, Hao, Weizhi Wang, Panyuan Li, et al.. (2017). [The key points of prevention for special surgical complications after radical operation of gastric cancer].. PubMed. 20(2). 152–155. 1 indexed citations

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