Zhilu Xu

2.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
35 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Zhilu Xu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhilu Xu has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Infectious Diseases and 7 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Zhilu Xu's work include Gut microbiota and health (20 papers), Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (12 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (6 papers). Zhilu Xu is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (20 papers), Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (12 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (6 papers). Zhilu Xu collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and United States. Zhilu Xu's co-authors include Siew C. Ng, Francis K.L. Chan, Nicolas Barnich, Caroline Chevarin, Jean–Frédéric Colombel, Robert Hirten, Gwladys Sevrin, Joana Torres, Carolina Palmela and Wei Jiang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Gastroenterology and Gut.

In The Last Decade

Zhilu Xu

35 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

Adherent-invasive Escherichia coli in inflammatory bowel disease

2017 389 citations Carolina Palmela, Caroline Chevarin et al. Gut profile →
Gut microbiota in patients with obesity and metabolic disorders — a systematic review

2022 144 citations Zhilu Xu, Wei Jiang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhilu Xu Hong Kong	17	817	314	212	209	173	35	1.4k
Lianmin Chen China	22	1.2k 1.5×	160 0.5×	200 0.9×	320 1.5×	155 0.9×	57	1.9k
Anja Telzerow Germany	6	1.3k 1.5×	333 1.1×	134 0.6×	313 1.5×	119 0.7×	9	1.8k
Jagadish Koya United States	6	1.2k 1.4×	253 0.8×	117 0.6×	436 2.1×	170 1.0×	11	1.9k
Jinseong Jeon South Korea	13	1.3k 1.5×	195 0.6×	99 0.5×	245 1.2×	178 1.0×	19	1.6k
Urmi Roy United States	18	1.0k 1.2×	232 0.7×	144 0.7×	122 0.6×	124 0.7×	46	1.5k
Xuan-Yu Chen China	12	1.3k 1.6×	283 0.9×	120 0.6×	403 1.9×	215 1.2×	30	2.2k
Israr Khan Pakistan	18	1.3k 1.6×	272 0.9×	297 1.4×	177 0.8×	207 1.2×	78	2.2k
Qinghong Li China	23	895 1.1×	229 0.7×	171 0.8×	226 1.1×	126 0.7×	90	1.7k
Kristen A. Engevik United States	20	833 1.0×	283 0.9×	185 0.9×	136 0.7×	121 0.7×	44	1.5k
Alex Steimle Germany	15	735 0.9×	213 0.7×	114 0.5×	129 0.6×	112 0.6×	23	1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhilu Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhilu Xu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhilu Xu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhilu Xu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhilu 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 Zhilu Xu. Zhilu 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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20 of 20 papers shown

Lin, Yu, et al.. (2025). Roseburia hominis improves host metabolism in diet-induced obesity. Gut Microbes. 17(1). 2467193–2467193. 6 indexed citations

Wan, Yating, Lin Zhang, Zhilu Xu, et al.. (2024). Alterations in fecal virome and bacteriome virome interplay in children with autism spectrum disorder. Cell Reports Medicine. 5(2). 101409–101409. 12 indexed citations

Wan, Yating, Oscar W. H. Wong, Hein M. Tun, et al.. (2024). Fecal microbial marker panel for aiding diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders. Gut Microbes. 16(1). 2418984–2418984. 6 indexed citations

Chevarin, Caroline, Zhilu Xu, Frédéric Robin, et al.. (2024). Comparison of Crohn’s disease-associated adherent-invasive Escherichia coli (AIEC) from France and Hong Kong: results from the Pacific study. Gut Microbes. 16(1). 2431645–2431645. 2 indexed citations

Zhan, Hui, Yating Wan, Zhilu Xu, et al.. (2024). Gut mycobiome alterations in obesity in geographically different regions. Gut Microbes. 16(1). 2367297–2367297. 8 indexed citations

Xu, Zhilu, Manman Chen, & Siew C. Ng. (2024). Metabolic Regulation of Microbiota and Tissue Response. Gastroenterology Clinics of North America. 53(3). 399–412. 1 indexed citations

Liang, Qiaoyi, Yuting Sun, Zhilu Xu, et al.. (2023). A Probiotic Formula for Modulation of Colorectal Cancer Risk via Reducing CRC-Associated Bacteria. Cells. 12(9). 1244–1244. 14 indexed citations

Xu, Zhilu, Yun Kit Yeoh, Hein M. Tun, et al.. (2023). Combing fecal microbial community data to identify consistent obesity-specific microbial signatures and shared metabolic pathways. iScience. 26(4). 106476–106476. 23 indexed citations

Chevarin, Caroline, Zhilu Xu, Frédéric Robin, et al.. (2023). Mo1799 COMPARISON OF CROHN'S DISEASE-ASSOCIATED ADHERENT-INVASIVE ESCHERICHIA COLI (AIEC) FROM FRANCE AND HONG-KONG: RESULTS FROM THE PACIFIC STUDY. Gastroenterology. 164(6). S–915. 1 indexed citations

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Su, Qi, Zhilu Xu, Whitney Tang, et al.. (2023). Randomised clinical trial: Faecal microbiota transplantation for irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhoea. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 58(8). 795–804. 11 indexed citations

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Su, Qi, Qin Liu, Raphaela Iris Lau, et al.. (2022). Faecal microbiome-based machine learning for multi-class disease diagnosis. Nature Communications. 13(1). 6818–6818. 75 indexed citations

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Su, Qi, Qin Liu, Lin Zhang, et al.. (2022). Antibiotics and probiotics impact gut antimicrobial resistance gene reservoir in COVID-19 patients. Gut Microbes. 14(1). 2128603–2128603. 10 indexed citations

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Liu, Qin, Zhilu Xu, Min Dai, et al.. (2022). Faecal microbiota transplantations and the role of bacteriophages. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 29(6). 689–694. 17 indexed citations

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Xu, Zhilu, Keli Yang, Caroline Chevarin, et al.. (2021). Association of Adherent-invasive Escherichia coli with severe Gut Mucosal dysbiosis in Hong Kong Chinese population with Crohn’s disease. Gut Microbes. 13(1). 1994833–1994833. 13 indexed citations

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Deng, Jinxiang, et al.. (2021). Trace amount of niobium doped β-Ga2O3 deep ultraviolet photodetector with enhanced photo-response. Optik. 243. 167353–167353. 8 indexed citations

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Wang, Yonghong, Hongli Yu, Saisai Wang, et al.. (2020). Targeted delivery of quercetin by nanoparticles based on chitosan sensitizing paclitaxel-resistant lung cancer cells to paclitaxel. Materials Science and Engineering C. 119. 111442–111442. 81 indexed citations

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Xu, Zhilu, Shu-E Deng, Fenglian Zhang, et al.. (2019). A mechanochemically synthesized porous organic polymer derived CQD/chitosan–graphene composite film electrode for electrochemiluminescence determination of dopamine. RSC Advances. 9(67). 39332–39337. 29 indexed citations

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Li, Qingqing, Zhiting Chen, Zhilu Xu, et al.. (2019). Binding of the polysaccharide from Acanthopanax giraldii Harms to toll-like receptor 4 activates macrophages. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 241. 112011–112011. 22 indexed citations

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Xu, Zhilu, Xinjian Li, Meng Zhang, et al.. (2019). Solid‐Phase Synthesis Porous Organic Polymer as Precursor for Fe/Fe₃C‐Embedded Hollow Nanoporous Carbon for Alkaline Oxygen Reduction Reaction. ChemElectroChem. 6(17). 4491–4496. 21 indexed citations

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Palmela, Carolina, Caroline Chevarin, Zhilu Xu, et al.. (2017). Adherent-invasive Escherichia coli in inflammatory bowel disease. Gut. 67(3). 574–587. 389 indexed citations breakdown →

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