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D-Index
80
Citations
22759
World Ranking
4082
National Ranking
122

Overview

Wei Xu is affiliated with Fudan University in China and has focused research efforts primarily in the field of Medicine. Their work extensively covers Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, and Oncology as subfields of study.

Wei Xu's research topics include:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • interferon and immune responses

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cell Research
  • Viruses
  • Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy
  • Frontiers in Immunology

Recent notable papers published by Wei Xu feature collaborations with co-authors such as Shibo Jiang, Lu Lu, Youhua Xie, Shuai Xia, and Qian Wang. These papers are:

  • Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 (previously 2019-nCoV) infection by a highly potent pan-coronavirus fusion inhibitor targeting its spike protein that harbors a high capacity to mediate membrane fusion, 2020, Cell Research
  • Fusion mechanism of 2019-nCoV and fusion inhibitors targeting HR1 domain in spike protein, 2020, Cellular and Molecular Immunology
  • AXL is a candidate receptor for SARS-CoV-2 that promotes infection of pulmonary and bronchial epithelial cells, 2021, Cell Research
  • Recapitulation of SARS-CoV-2 infection and cholangiocyte damage with human liver ductal organoids, 2020, Protein & Cell
  • The role of furin cleavage site in SARS-CoV-2 spike protein-mediated membrane fusion in the presence or absence of trypsin, 2020, Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy

Best Publications

  • The prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer's disease: Systematic review and meta-analysis

    Qing-Fei Zhao;Lan Tan;Lan Tan;Lan Tan;Hui-Fu Wang;Teng Jiang

  • Fusion mechanism of 2019-nCoV and fusion inhibitors targeting HR1 domain in spike protein.

    Shuai Xia;Yun Zhu;Meiqin Liu;Qiaoshuai Lan

  • Meta-analysis of modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer's disease

    Wei Xu;Lan Tan;Hui-Fu Wang;Teng Jiang

  • A pan-coronavirus fusion inhibitor targeting the HR1 domain of human coronavirus spike

    Shuai Xia;Lei Yan;Wei Xu;Anurodh Shankar Agrawal

  • AXL is a candidate receptor for SARS-CoV-2 that promotes infection of pulmonary and bronchial epithelial cells.

    Shuai Wang;Zongyang Qiu;Zongyang Qiu;Yingnan Hou;Yingnan Hou;Xiya Deng;Xiya Deng

  • Evidence-based prevention of Alzheimer's disease: systematic review and meta-analysis of 243 observational prospective studies and 153 randomised controlled trials

    Jin-Tai Yu;Wei Xu;Chen-Chen Tan;Sandrine Andrieu

  • Diabetes mellitus and risks of cognitive impairment and dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 144 prospective studies.

    Mei Xue;Wei Xu;Ya-Nan Ou;Xi-Peng Cao

  • Recapitulation of SARS-CoV-2 infection and cholangiocyte damage with human liver ductal organoids.

    Bing Zhao;Chao Ni;Ran Gao;Yuyan Wang

  • Risk factors for predicting progression from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies

    Jie-Qiong Li;Lan Tan;Hui-Fu Wang;Meng-Shan Tan

  • Effects of dietary β-1, 3 glucan on innate immune response of large yellow croaker, Pseudosciaena crocea

    Qinghui Ai;Kangsen Mai;Lu Zhang;Beiping Tan

  • Effects of replacing fish meal with soy protein concentrate on feed intake and growth of juvenile Japanese flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus

    Junming Deng;Kangsen Mai;Qinghui Ai;Wenbing Zhang

  • The Prevalence of Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

    Qing Cao;Chen-Chen Tan;Wei Xu;Hao Hu

  • The role of furin cleavage site in SARS-CoV-2 spike protein-mediated membrane fusion in the presence or absence of trypsin.

    Shuai Xia;Qiaoshuai Lan;Shan Su;Xinling Wang

  • Cognitive Reserve and Alzheimer’s Disease

    Wei Xu;Jin-Tai Yu;Jin-Tai Yu;Jin-Tai Yu;Meng-Shan Tan;Meng-Shan Tan;Lan Tan;Lan Tan;Lan Tan

  • Alcohol consumption and dementia risk: a dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies.

    Wei Xu;Huifu Wang;Yu Wan;Chenchen Tan

  • Blood Pressure and Risks of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 209 Prospective Studies.

    Ya-Nan Ou;Chen-Chen Tan;Xue-Ning Shen;Wei Xu

  • Effects of potential probiotic Bacillus subtilis T13 on growth, immunity and disease resistance against Vibrio splendidus infection in juvenile sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus.

    Yancui Zhao;Yancui Zhao;Wenbing Zhang;Wei Xu;Kangsen Mai

  • Dietary methionine requirement of large yellow croaker, Pseudosciaena crocea R

    Kangsen Mai;Junli Wan;Qinghui Ai;Wei Xu

  • Dietary Lipid Levels Influence Lipid Deposition in the Liver of Large Yellow Croaker (Larimichthys crocea) by Regulating Lipoprotein Receptors, Fatty Acid Uptake and Triacylglycerol Synthesis and Catabolism at the Transcriptional Level.

    Jing Yan;Kai Liao;Tianjiao Wang;Kangsen Mai

  • Sleep problems and risk of all-cause cognitive decline or dementia: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

    Wei Xu;Chen-Chen Tan;Juan-Juan Zou;Xi-Peng Cao

Frequent Co-Authors

Kangsen Mai
Kangsen Mai Ocean University of China
Qinghui Ai
Qinghui Ai Ocean University of China
Wenbing Zhang
Wenbing Zhang Tianjin University
Yang Liu
Yang Liu Sichuan Agricultural University
Yong-An Zhang
Yong-An Zhang Huazhong Agricultural University
Juan Carlos Navarro
Juan Carlos Navarro Spanish National Research Council
Benoît Macq
Benoît Macq Université Catholique de Louvain
Douglas R. Tocher
Douglas R. Tocher Shantou University
Giovanni M. Turchini
Giovanni M. Turchini Deakin University
Changhu Xue
Changhu Xue Ocean University of China

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