Zhenkun Xia

627 total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 407 citations indexed

About

Zhenkun Xia is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhenkun Xia has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 407 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 8 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Zhenkun Xia's work include Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (6 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (5 papers) and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (5 papers). Zhenkun Xia is often cited by papers focused on Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (6 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (5 papers) and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (5 papers). Zhenkun Xia collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Zhenkun Xia's co-authors include Li Xie, Yifeng Yang, Haidan Liu, Yunchang Yuan, Xinmin Zhou, Xinfang Yu, Xiaolong Ma, Lijun Liu, Jian Wang and Chunhong Hu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Clinical Oncology and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Zhenkun Xia

28 papers receiving 405 citations

Hit Papers

Systemic Inflammatory Response Index (SIRI) is associated... 2024 2026 2025 2024 10 20 30
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. Systemic Inflammatory Response Index (SIRI) is associated with all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality in population with chronic kidney disease: evidence from NHANES (2001–2018)
    2024 37 citations Zhenkun Xia, Wei Wang et al. Frontiers in Immunology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhenkun Xia China 12 238 114 85 66 54 34 407
Xiuling Li China 14 228 1.0× 145 1.3× 108 1.3× 48 0.7× 82 1.5× 29 468
Qiuju Fan China 11 279 1.2× 104 0.9× 67 0.8× 64 1.0× 40 0.7× 17 387
Tianwei Chen China 11 247 1.0× 133 1.2× 87 1.0× 39 0.6× 53 1.0× 25 421
Xuelei Cao China 8 205 0.9× 87 0.8× 58 0.7× 99 1.5× 71 1.3× 12 369
Xinyuan Ding China 12 243 1.0× 86 0.8× 81 1.0× 42 0.6× 40 0.7× 29 401
Linlin Sun China 14 211 0.9× 91 0.8× 85 1.0× 63 1.0× 41 0.8× 25 459
Ming–Heng Wu Taiwan 8 201 0.8× 108 0.9× 77 0.9× 62 0.9× 66 1.2× 9 435
Xiaoyu Qi China 11 235 1.0× 138 1.2× 92 1.1× 43 0.7× 70 1.3× 18 387

Countries citing papers authored by Zhenkun Xia

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhenkun Xia

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhenkun Xia

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wang, Qianrong, Ziying Zhang, Yu Zhang, et al.. (2025). The CCL20–integrin α5β1 interaction enhances TGF-β/Smad signaling to promote fibroblast activation in pulmonary fibrosis. Nature Communications. 16(1). 9183–9183.
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Xia, Zhenkun, et al.. (2024). Molecular characterization of PANoptosis-related genes associated with immune infiltration and prognosis in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. International Immunopharmacology. 143(Pt 3). 113572–113572. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Yan, Xinping Xu, Chunyan Zeng, et al.. (2024). Blood metabolites–based MCTarg for multi-cancer screening and clinical diagnosis.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 42(16_suppl). e15028–e15028.
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Xia, Zhenkun, et al.. (2024). DsbA-L activates TGF-β1/SMAD3 signaling and M2 macrophage polarization by stimulating AKT1 and NLRP3 to promote pulmonary fibrosis. Molecular Medicine. 30(1). 228–228. 3 indexed citations
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Lin, Yuan, Huijun Liu, Xizi Du, et al.. (2024). Increased expression of cathepsin C in airway epithelia exacerbates airway remodeling in asthma. JCI Insight. 9(22).
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Xia, Zhenkun, et al.. (2024). Systemic Inflammatory Response Index (SIRI) is associated with all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality in population with chronic kidney disease: evidence from NHANES (2001–2018). Frontiers in Immunology. 15. 1338025–1338025. 37 indexed citations breakdown →
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Xia, Zhenkun, et al.. (2024). Efficacy of combined surgery and pembrolizumab for the treatment of pulmonary large cell carcinoma: a case report. Frontiers in Immunology. 15. 1500996–1500996. 1 indexed citations
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Xia, Zhenkun, et al.. (2023). Analysis of necroptosis-related prognostic genes and immune infiltration in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1119139–1119139. 13 indexed citations
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Li, Lun, Zixin Wang, Jian Pang, et al.. (2023). A comprehensive analysis of the role of QPRT in breast cancer. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 15414–15414. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Xing, et al.. (2022). FGF15 Protects Septic Mice by Inhibiting Inflammation and Modulating Treg Responses. Journal of Inflammation Research. Volume 15. 6187–6197. 5 indexed citations
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Lin, Yuan, Huijun Liu, Xizi Du, et al.. (2022). Airway epithelial ITGB4 deficiency induces airway remodeling in a mouse model. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 151(2). 431–446.e16. 20 indexed citations
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Xia, Zhenkun, et al.. (2021). A localization-independent approach for invisible and impalpable ground-glass opacity nodules detection in an in vitro lung specimen: two case reports. Annals of Translational Medicine. 9(20). 1602–1602. 1 indexed citations
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Xia, Zhenkun, Dengjie Ouyang, Qianying Li, et al.. (2019). The Expression, Functions, Interactions and Prognostic Values of PTPRZ1: A Review and Bioinformatic Analysis. Journal of Cancer. 10(7). 1663–1674. 35 indexed citations
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Li, Wei, Xinfang Yu, Xiaolong Ma, et al.. (2018). Deguelin attenuates non-small cell lung cancer cell metastasis through inhibiting the CtsZ/FAK signaling pathway. Cellular Signalling. 50. 131–141. 43 indexed citations
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Yu, Xinfang, Wei Li, Zhenkun Xia, et al.. (2017). Targeting MCL-1 sensitizes human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cells to cisplatin-induced apoptosis. BMC Cancer. 17(1). 449–449. 41 indexed citations
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Liu, Haidan, Yunchang Yuan, Zhenkun Xia, et al.. (2014). Regulation of Mcl-1 by constitutive activation of NF-kappaB contributes to cell viability in human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cells. BMC Cancer. 14(1). 98–98. 44 indexed citations
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Xia, Zhenkun, et al.. (2014). Correction of aortic coarctation in a girl with severe PHACE syndrome. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 9(1). 169–169.
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Wang, Jing, Hui Yue, Zhenkun Xia, et al.. (2012). Effect of dietary choline supplementation under different flavin-containing monooxygenase 3 genotypes on trimethylamine metabolism in laying hens. Poultry Science. 91(9). 2221–2228. 9 indexed citations
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Yuan, Yunchang, et al.. (2009). Increased Connective Tissue Growth Factor Expression in a Rat Model of Chronic Heart Allograft Rejection. Journal of the Formosan Medical Association. 108(3). 240–246. 9 indexed citations

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