Zhichen Xu

598 total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 475 citations indexed

About

Zhichen Xu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhichen Xu has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 475 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 2 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Zhichen Xu's work include CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (7 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (5 papers) and Biosensors and Analytical Detection (3 papers). Zhichen Xu is often cited by papers focused on CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (7 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (5 papers) and Biosensors and Analytical Detection (3 papers). Zhichen Xu collaborates with scholars based in China. Zhichen Xu's co-authors include Ying Li, Yunhuang Yang, Dongjuan Chen, Rui Hu, Jiang Zhu, Maili Liu, Tao Li, Ting He, Yi Liu and Yanguo Shang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Communications.

In The Last Decade

Zhichen Xu

9 papers receiving 473 citations

Hit Papers

Microfluidic space coding for multiplexed nucleic acid de... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 50 100 150
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. Microfluidic space coding for multiplexed nucleic acid detection via CRISPR-Cas12a and recombinase polymerase amplification
    2022 161 citations Zhichen Xu, Dongjuan Chen et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhichen Xu China 7 357 194 56 44 40 9 475
Mark E. Schreiner Germany 8 417 1.2× 212 1.1× 61 1.1× 8 0.2× 35 0.9× 9 520
Gaihua Cao China 15 446 1.2× 159 0.8× 4 0.1× 7 0.2× 30 0.8× 25 500
Szymon Jarosławski France 7 275 0.8× 29 0.1× 22 0.4× 7 0.2× 52 1.3× 7 355
David Kalbermatter Switzerland 9 188 0.5× 12 0.1× 28 0.5× 18 0.4× 40 1.0× 17 326
Masayuki Yabuta Japan 13 273 0.8× 59 0.3× 16 0.3× 22 0.5× 5 0.1× 26 336
Merlijn H. I. van Haren Netherlands 9 207 0.6× 50 0.3× 17 0.3× 6 0.1× 63 1.6× 13 400
Supriyo Ray United States 11 140 0.4× 32 0.2× 6 0.1× 13 0.3× 32 0.8× 22 317
Esther H. M. L. Heuberger Netherlands 6 226 0.6× 20 0.1× 37 0.7× 19 0.4× 7 0.2× 7 328
Weiping Li China 12 390 1.1× 183 0.9× 7 0.1× 5 0.1× 7 0.2× 36 552
Salvador Flores Mexico 9 321 0.9× 67 0.3× 56 1.0× 5 0.1× 5 0.1× 10 398

Countries citing papers authored by Zhichen Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhichen Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Zhichen Xu. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Zhichen Xu. The network helps show where Zhichen Xu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhichen Xu

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

All Works

9 of 9 papers shown
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Zheng, Bingxin, Tao Li, Zhichen Xu, et al.. (2024). Hydrophilic/hydrophobic modified microchip for detecting multiple gene doping candidates using CRISPR-Cas12a and RPA. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 263. 116631–116631. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Tao, Dongjuan Chen, Xiaoling He, et al.. (2024). Leveraging Cas13a's trans-cleavage on RNA G-quadruplexes for amplification-free RNA detection. Chemical Communications. 60(23). 3166–3169. 9 indexed citations
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Chen, Dongjuan, Zhichen Xu, Tao Li, et al.. (2023). Integrating CRISPR-Cas12a into a Microfluidic Dual-Droplet Device Enables Simultaneous Detection of HPV16 and HPV18. Analytical Chemistry. 95(6). 3476–3485. 50 indexed citations
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Xu, Zhichen, Liang He, Zhijie Wang, et al.. (2023). Coupling CRISPR/Cas12a and Recombinase Polymerase Amplification on a Stand-Alone Microfluidics Platform for Fast and Parallel Nucleic Acid Detection. Analytical Chemistry. 95(6). 3379–3389. 66 indexed citations
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Xu, Zhichen, Dongjuan Chen, Tao Li, et al.. (2022). Microfluidic space coding for multiplexed nucleic acid detection via CRISPR-Cas12a and recombinase polymerase amplification. Nature Communications. 13(1). 6480–6480. 161 indexed citations breakdown →
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Qin, Shanshan, Xuliang Chen, Zhichen Xu, et al.. (2022). Telomere G-triplex lights up Thioflavin T for RNA detection: new wine in an old bottle. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 414(20). 6149–6156. 3 indexed citations
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Xu, Zhichen, Tao Li, Rui Hu, et al.. (2022). Integration of CRISPR/Cas12a and Multiplexed RPA for Fast Detection of Gene Doping. Analytical Chemistry. 94(47). 16481–16490. 34 indexed citations
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Li, Tao, Rui Hu, Jianbo Xia, et al.. (2021). G-triplex: A new type of CRISPR-Cas12a reporter enabling highly sensitive nucleic acid detection. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 187. 113292–113292. 76 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ling, Xi Zheng, Fang Zou, et al.. (2016). A highly selective and sensitive near-infrared fluorescent probe for imaging of hydrogen sulphide in living cells and mice. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 18868–18868. 71 indexed citations

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