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127
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55017
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627
National Ranking
347

Nu Xu publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nu Xu sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 642 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

Nu Xu D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nu Xu sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 127 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2009 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For important contributions to the observation of partonic collectivity

Overview

Nu Xu is affiliated with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, medicine, and immunology and microbiology.

The scientist has contributed to the understanding of molecular mechanisms underlying immune disorders and thyroid diseases, with particular focus on toxin mechanisms and immunotoxins, galectins and cancer biology, inflammasome and immune disorders, clusterin in disease pathology, cell death mechanisms and regulation, thyroid disorders and treatments, and gut microbiota and health.

Nu Xu has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Yunnan Zhang, Xiaoyang Qu, Qinning Li, Rong-Lin Zhong, and Chao Liu. These collaborations have contributed to a range of studies integrating molecular biology and immunological approaches.

Recent publications by Nu Xu include:

  • "Mechanism of Prunella vulgaris L. and luteolin in restoring Tfh/Tfr balance and alleviating oxidative stress in Graves' disease" (2024) published in Phytomedicine
  • "Investigating the mechanism and efficacy material basis of Xiehuo Xiaoying decoction for treating Graves' disease via thyroid cell apoptosis based on proteomics and molecular docking techniques" (2024) published in Journal of Ethnopharmacology
  • "Comparative effects of raw and processed cistanche glycosides on the HPT axis and gut microbiota in a rat model of kidney-yang deficiency" (2025) published in Frontiers in Pharmacology

Their work addresses the mechanisms of thyroid-related diseases through biochemical and pharmacological methods, exploring natural compounds and traditional medicine formulations. They also investigate interactions between the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis and gut microbiota, contributing to an integrated view of physiological regulation and disease.

Primary venues for their research publications include:

  • Phytomedicine
  • Journal of Ethnopharmacology
  • Frontiers in Pharmacology

Their research fields are mainly centered on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to medicine and immunology.

Subfields include molecular biology, immunology, oncology, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, and physiology.

Nu Xu has been recognized by notable organizations, being named a Member of Academia Europaea in 2018. Earlier in their career, they were made a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2009, cited for important contributions to the observation of partonic collectivity.

Best Publications

  • STAR detector overview

    K. H. Ackermann;N. Adams;C. Adler;Z. Ahammed

  • Systematic measurements of identified particle spectra in pp, d+Au, and Au+Au collisions at the star detector.

    B. I. Abelev;M. M. Aggarwal;Z. Ahammed;B. D. Anderson

  • PHENIX detector overview

    K. Adcox;S.S. Adler;M. Aizama;N.N. Ajitanand

  • Disappearance of back-to-back high-pT Hadron correlations in central Au + Au collisions at √SNN = 200 GeV

    C. Adler;Z. Ahammed;C. Allgower;J. Amonett

  • Global Λ hyperon polarization in nuclear collisions

    L. Adamczyk;A. Lebedev;I. Kisel;T. Todoroki

  • Thermal equilibration and expansion in nucleus-nucleus collisions at the AGS

    P. Braun-Munzinger;J. Stachel;J.P. Wessels;N. Xu

  • Transverse momentum and collision energy dependence of high p(T) hadron suppression in Au+Au collisions at ultrarelativistic energies

    J. Adams;C. Adler;M. M. Aggarwal;Z. Ahammed

  • Evidence from d + Au measurements for final state suppression of high p(T) hadrons in Au+Au collisions at RHIC

    J. Adams;C. Adler;M. M. Aggarwal;Z. Ahammed

  • Elliptic flow in Au + Au collisions at √SNN = 130 GeV

    K. H. Ackermann;N. Adams;C. Adler;Z. Ahammed

  • Azimuthal anisotropy in Au+Au collisions at sNN=200GeV

    J. Adams;M. M. Aggarwal;Z. Ahammed;J. Amonett

  • Bulk properties of the medium produced in relativistic heavy-ion collisions from the beam energy scan program

    L Adamczyk;JK Adkins;G Agakishiev;MM Aggarwal

  • Centrality dependence of high-pt hadron suppression in Au + Au collisions at √SNN = 130 GeV

    C. Adler;Z. Ahammed;C. Allgower;J. Amonett

  • Particle-type dependence of azimuthal anisotropy and nuclear modification of particle production in Au plus Au collisions at root s(NN)=200 GeV

    J. Adams;C. Adler;M. M. Aggarwal;Z. Ahammed

  • Azimuthal charged-particle correlations and possible local strong parity violation

    B. I. Abelev;M. M. Aggarwal;Z. Ahammed;A. V. Alakhverdyants

  • Transverse momentum and centrality dependence of high-pT nonphotonic electron suppression in Au+Au collisions at sNN=200GeV

    B. I. Abelev;M. M. Aggarwal;Z. Ahammed;B. D. Anderson

  • Energy Dependence of Moments of Net-Proton Multiplicity Distributions at RHIC

    L. Adamczyk;J. K. Adkins;G. Agakishiev;M. M. Aggarwal

  • Distributions of charged hadrons associated with high transverse momentum particles in pp and Au plus Au collisions at root(S)(NN)=200 GeV

    J. Adams;C. Adler;M. M. Aggarwal;Z. Ahammed

  • Strange particle production in p+p collisions at s=200 GeV

    B. I. Abelev;J. Adams;M. M. Aggarwal;Z. Ahammed

  • Centrality Dependence of High-pTHadron Suppression inAu+AuCollisions atsNN=130GeV

    C. Adler;Z. Ahammed;C. Allgower;J. Amonett

  • Elliptic flow from two- and four-particle correlations in Au+Au collisions at (s NN )=130 GeV

    C. Adler;Z. Ahammed;C. Allgower;J. Amonett

Frequent Co-Authors

J. Sandweiss
J. Sandweiss Yale University
Zubayer Ahammed
Zubayer Ahammed Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre
H. G. Ritter
H. G. Ritter Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
H. S. Matis
H. S. Matis Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
H. H. Wieman
H. H. Wieman Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
G.J. Igo
G.J. Igo University of California, Los Angeles
H. M. Spinka
H. M. Spinka Argonne National Laboratory
D. Keane
D. Keane Kent State University
G. D. Westfall
G. D. Westfall Michigan State University
R. E. Tribble
R. E. Tribble Texas A&M University

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