Zhinan Xu

6.1k citations
223 papers · 4.8k indexed · h-index 40
  • Biotechnology top 0.5%
    • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction 38
    • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering 23
    • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 20
    • Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects 18
    • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques 16
    • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery 15
    • Biofuel production and bioconversion 22
    • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis 21

Zhinan Xu

217 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Peers

Zhinan Xu
Comparison fields: 5 of 141
  • Biotechnology 805
  • Microbiology 395
  • Molecular Biology 3.4k
  • Biomedical Engineering 1.4k
  • Pharmacology 523
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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhinan Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Zhinan Xu, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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Human epidermal growth factor and its application in cosmetics
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Primary Purification of Co-expressed Soluble and Insoluble Alpha-interferon 2b from Recombinant E. coli
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About Zhinan Xu

Zhinan Xu is a scholar working on Biotechnology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology, having authored 223 papers that have together received 4.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (38 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (23 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (22 papers), Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (21 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (20 papers), Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects (18 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (16 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (15 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biotechnology (805 citations), Microbiology (395 citations) and Molecular Biology (3.4k citations). Zhinan Xu has collaborated with scholars based in China, United States and New Zealand. Frequent co-authors include Peilin Cen, Lei Huang, Jin Cai, Jiazhang Lian, Xiangcheng Zhu, Jufang Wang, Peng Li, Peilian Wei, Ling Jiang and Xiangming Fang. Their work appears in journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

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