2026 Xin Lu: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	80	984	873	74	66	182	32733

Overview

Xin Lu is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions in subfields such as Molecular Biology, Oncology, Surgery, Cell Biology, and Cancer Research.

The scientist has published extensively on a range of topics. Their main research areas include:

Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment
Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
RNA Modifications and Cancer
Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
Cancer Cells and Metastasis

Xin Lu has contributed to a number of recent publications. Notable papers include:

"Arsenic Trioxide Rescues Structural p53 Mutations through a Cryptic Allosteric Site", 2020, published in Cancer Cell
"A deep learning framework for quality assessment and restoration in video endoscopy", 2020, published in Medical Image Analysis
"Targeted inhibition of SIRT6 via engineered exosomes impairs tumorigenesis and metastasis in prostate cancer", 2021, published in Theranostics
"Human ZBP1 induces cell death-independent inflammatory signaling via RIPK3 and RIPK1", 2022, published in EMBO Reports
"Tuning Transcription Factor Availability through Acetylation-Mediated Genomic Redistribution", 2020, published in Molecular Cell

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Cancer Research
Cell Death and Disease
SSRN Electronic Journal
Cancer Cell

Xin Lu collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including:

Richard Owen
Mark R. Middleton
Felix Zhou
Thomas Carroll
Benjamin Schuster-Böckler

Best Publications

Live or let die: the cell's response to p53

Karen H. Vousden;Xin Lu

4737
Citations
Molecular definitions of cell death subroutines: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death 2012

Galluzzi L;Vitale I;Vitale I;Vitale I;Abrams Jm;Alnemri Es

3153
Citations
Comprehensive genomic profiles of small cell lung cancer

Julie George;Jing Shan Lim;Se Jin Jang;Yupeng Cun

2106
Citations
Integrative genome analyses identify key somatic driver mutations of small-cell lung cancer

Martin Peifer;Lynnette Fernández-Cuesta;Martin L. Sos;Julie George

1542
Citations
Differential induction of transcriptionally active p53 following UV or ionizing radiation : defects in chromosome instability syndromes ?

Xin Lu;David P. Lane

1045
Citations
X chromosomal abnormalities in basal-like human breast cancer

Andrea L. Richardson;Zhigang C. Wang;Arcangela De Nicolo;Arcangela De Nicolo;Xin Lu

968
Citations
ASPP proteins specifically stimulate the apoptotic function of p53.

Yardena Samuels-Lev;Daniel J. O'Connor;Daniele Bergamaschi;Giuseppe Trigiante

934
Citations
A genomics-based classification of human lung tumors

Danila Seidel;Thomas Zander;Lukas C. Heukamp;Martin Peifer

641
Citations
p53 polymorphism influences response in cancer chemotherapy via modulation of p73-dependent apoptosis.

Daniele Bergamaschi;Milena Gasco;Louise Hiller;Alexandra Sullivan

576
Citations
A complex barcode underlies the heterogeneous response of p53 to stress

Fiona Murray-Zmijewski;Elizabeth A. Slee;Xin Lu

568
Citations
High level expression of p27(kip1) and cyclin D1 in some human breast cancer cells: inverse correlation between the expression of p27(kip1) and degree of malignancy in human breast and colorectal cancers.

Steffen Fredersdorf;Jorges Burns;Alistair M. Milne;Graham Packham

541
Citations
iASPP oncoprotein is a key inhibitor of p53 conserved from worm to human

Daniele Bergamaschi;Yardena Samuels;Nigel J. O'Neil;Giuseppe Trigiante

524
Citations
E2F1-induced apoptosis requires DNA binding but not transactivation and is inhibited by the retinoblastoma protein through direct interaction.

J K Hsieh;S Fredersdorf;T Kouzarides;K Martin

409
Citations
Specific loss of apoptotic but not cell-cycle arrest function in a human tumor derived p53 mutant.

S Rowan;R L Ludwig;Y Haupt;S Bates

393
Citations
To die or not to die: how does p53 decide?

Elizabeth A Slee;Daniel J O'Connor;Xin Lu

392
Citations
Functional regulation of p73 and p63: development and cancer

Gerry Melino;Xin Lu;Milena Gasco;Tim Crook

386
Citations
Residual Embryonic Cells as Precursors of a Barrett's-like Metaplasia

Xia Wang;Hong Ouyang;Yusuke Yamamoto;Pooja Ashok Kumar

375
Citations
RB Regulates the Stability and the Apoptotic Function of p53 via MDM2

Jung-Kuang Hsieh;Florence S.G Chan;Daniel J O’Connor;Sibylle Mittnacht

368
Citations
Epithelial cell polarity: a major gatekeeper against cancer?

C Royer;X Lu

344
Citations
Polymorphism in wild-type p53 modulates response to chemotherapy in vitro and in vivo.

Alexandra Sullivan;Nelofer Syed;Milena Gasco;Daniele Bergamaschi

339
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert D. Goldin Imperial College London

Jens Rittscher University of Oxford

Gerry Melino University of Rome Tor Vergata

David P. Lane Karolinska Institute

Yardena Samuels Weizmann Institute of Science

Christopher J. Schofield University of Oxford

Hextan Y.S. Ngan University of Hong Kong

Karen H. Vousden The Francis Crick Institute

Anne H. O’Donnell-Luria Broad Institute

Ingo Helbig Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

External Links

Personal website of Xin Lu

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