Zhen Xu

1.9k total citations
49 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Zhen Xu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhen Xu has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Cell Biology and 8 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Zhen Xu's work include Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (5 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (4 papers) and Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (4 papers). Zhen Xu is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (5 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (4 papers) and Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (4 papers). Zhen Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Zhen Xu's co-authors include Yan‐Ning Rui, Sheng Zhang, Bindi Patel, Ana María Cuervo, Antonio Joel Tito, Hugo J. Bellen, Zhihua Chen, Yamin Sun, Erin Furr Stimming and Gabriela David and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Journal of Biological Chemistry and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Zhen Xu

44 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhen Xu China 18 847 295 280 197 160 49 1.4k
Christiaan Karreman Germany 22 862 1.0× 125 0.4× 160 0.6× 118 0.6× 204 1.3× 45 1.6k
Clément Mettling France 23 1.1k 1.2× 195 0.7× 610 2.2× 97 0.5× 108 0.7× 54 2.2k
Daniel W. Summers United States 17 1.1k 1.3× 250 0.8× 537 1.9× 429 2.2× 244 1.5× 24 2.1k
Katalin Illes Canada 15 1.0k 1.2× 102 0.3× 583 2.1× 188 1.0× 162 1.0× 25 1.3k
Chrisovalantis Papadopoulos Germany 13 572 0.7× 443 1.5× 101 0.4× 301 1.5× 116 0.7× 14 1.2k
Matilde Salinas Spain 28 1.2k 1.5× 147 0.5× 281 1.0× 261 1.3× 67 0.4× 60 1.8k
Zhipeng Zhou China 15 1.6k 1.9× 169 0.6× 128 0.5× 82 0.4× 62 0.4× 33 2.0k
Lian He China 29 1.3k 1.5× 251 0.9× 670 2.4× 167 0.8× 61 0.4× 83 2.4k
Carina I. Holmberg Finland 21 1.6k 1.9× 225 0.8× 223 0.8× 558 2.8× 154 1.0× 42 2.1k
Émilie Hollville United States 14 607 0.7× 262 0.9× 66 0.2× 94 0.5× 80 0.5× 20 1.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhen Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhen Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhen Xu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhen Xu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhen 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 Zhen Xu. Zhen 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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AbdulHameed, Mohamed Diwan M., et al.. (2025). MONSTROUS: a web-based chemical-transporter interaction profiler. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 16. 1498945–1498945.
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Xu, Zhen, Jiayi Lu, Song Gao, & Yan‐Ning Rui. (2024). THSD1 Suppresses Autophagy-Mediated Focal Adhesion Turnover by Modulating the FAK-Beclin 1 Pathway. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(4). 2139–2139. 1 indexed citations
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Sandouk, Aline, Zhen Xu, Sankar Baruah, et al.. (2023). GRB2 dimerization mediated by SH2 domain-swapping is critical for T cell signaling and cytokine production. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 3505–3505. 5 indexed citations
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Qin, Lei, Tailin He, Dazhi Yang, et al.. (2022). Osteocyte β1 integrin loss causes low bone mass and impairs bone mechanotransduction in mice. Journal of Orthopaedic Translation. 34. 60–72. 21 indexed citations
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Li, Gang, Xin Ye, Dongsheng Chen, et al.. (2022). HAP40 is a conserved central regulator of Huntingtin and a potential modulator of Huntington’s disease pathogenesis. PLoS Genetics. 18(7). e1010302–e1010302. 9 indexed citations
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Lu, Jiayi, et al.. (2021). Mechanisms of FA-Phagy, a New Form of Selective Autophagy/Organellophagy. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 9. 799123–799123. 6 indexed citations
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Xu, Zhen, Yan‐Ning Rui, John P. Hagan, & Dong Kim. (2019). Intracranial Aneurysms: Pathology, Genetics, and Molecular Mechanisms. NeuroMolecular Medicine. 21(4). 325–343. 80 indexed citations
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Yao, Lan, et al.. (2018). Concordance of mitochondrial DNA sequencing methods on bloodstains using Ion PGM™. Legal Medicine. 32. 27–30. 5 indexed citations
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Rui, Yan‐Ning, Zhen Xu, Xiaoqian Fang, et al.. (2017). The Intracranial Aneurysm Gene THSD1 Connects Endosome Dynamics to Nascent Focal Adhesion Assembly. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 43(6). 2200–2211. 12 indexed citations
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Xu, Zhen, Yan‐Ning Rui, Wu‐Lin Charng, et al.. (2016). WAC Regulates mTOR Activity by Acting as an Adaptor for the TTT and Pontin/Reptin Complexes. Developmental Cell. 36(2). 139–151. 46 indexed citations
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Rui, Yan‐Ning, Zhen Xu, Zhihua Chen, & Sheng Zhang. (2015). The GST-BHMT assay reveals a distinct mechanism underlying proteasome inhibition-induced macroautophagy in mammalian cells. Autophagy. 11(5). 812–832. 11 indexed citations
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Rui, Yan‐Ning, Zhen Xu, Bindi Patel, et al.. (2015). Huntingtin functions as a scaffold for selective macroautophagy. Nature Cell Biology. 17(3). 262–275. 310 indexed citations
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Rui, Yan‐Ning, Zhen Xu, Bindi Patel, Ana María Cuervo, & Sheng Zhang. (2015). HTT/Huntingtin in selective autophagy and Huntington disease: A foe or a friend within?. Autophagy. 11(5). 858–860. 44 indexed citations
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Liu, Huan, Xiaodong Kong, Qing Cai, et al.. (2008). The effect of single nucleotide polymorphism in interleukin-1 gene on the susceptibility of ankylosing spondylitis in Chinese Han population. 304–308. 1 indexed citations
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Rui, Yan‐Ning, Zhen Xu, Bo Xiong, et al.. (2007). A β-Catenin-Independent Dorsalization Pathway Activated by Axin/JNK Signaling and Antagonized by Aida. Developmental Cell. 13(2). 268–282. 46 indexed citations
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Zhao, Cunyou, Zhen Xu, Jian‐Huan Chen, et al.. (2006). Two isoforms of GABAA receptor β2 subunit with different electrophysiological properties: differential expression and genotypical correlations in schizophrenia. Molecular Psychiatry. 11(12). 1092–1105. 40 indexed citations
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Rui, Yan‐Ning, Zhen Xu, Shu‐Yong Lin, et al.. (2004). Axin stimulates p53 functions by activation of HIPK2 kinase through multimeric complex formation. The EMBO Journal. 23(23). 4583–4594. 135 indexed citations
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Xu, Zhen, Qiang Xie, & Hai‐Meng Zhou. (2003). Trichloroacetic Acid-Induced Molten Globule State of Aminoacylase from Pig Kidney. Journal of Protein Chemistry. 22(7-8). 669–675. 11 indexed citations

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