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D-Index
80
Citations
23619
World Ranking
1582
National Ranking
733

Xin-zhuan Su publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Xin-zhuan Su sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 175 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Xin-zhuan Su D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Xin-zhuan Su is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Immunology and Microbiology. Su's work intersects several subfields, including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, and even Astronomy and Astrophysics.

Their scientific contributions cover a range of topics, particularly centered on Malaria Research and Control, Mosquito-borne diseases and control, interferon and immune responses, vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches, Probiotics and Fermented Foods, Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms, and Viral Infections and Vectors.

Su has authored or contributed to numerous research papers. Some recent representative publications include:

  • "Host-Malaria Parasite Interactions and Impacts on Mutual Evolution" (2020), published in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • "Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) oil and its monoterpene constituents in treating protozoan and helminthic infections" (2020), published in Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
  • "An intracellular membrane protein GEP1 regulates xanthurenic acid induced gametogenesis of malaria parasites" (2020), published in Nature Communications
  • "RTP4 inhibits IFN-I response and enhances experimental cerebral malaria and neuropathology" (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "The E3 ubiquitin ligase MARCH1 regulates antimalaria immunity through interferon signaling and T cell activation" (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Su frequently publishes in certain scientific journals. These include:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Nature Communications
  • mBio
  • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • Parasitology International

The scientist maintains collaboration with several frequent co-authors, notably Jian Wu, Lu Xia, Fangzheng Xu, Xiao He, and Keyla C. Tumas. These collaborations span multiple studies and reflect ongoing research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • Mutations in the P. falciparum Digestive Vacuole Transmembrane Protein PfCRT and Evidence for Their Role in Chloroquine Resistance

    David A. Fidock;Takashi Nomura;Angela K. Talley;Roland A. Cooper

  • The large diverse gene family var encodes proteins involved in cytoadherence and antigenic variation of plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes

    Xin zhuan Su;Virginia M. Heatwole;Samuel P. Wertheimer;Frangoise Guinet

  • A molecular marker for chloroquine-resistant falciparum malaria.

    Abdoulaye Djimdé;Ogobara K. Doumbo;Joseph F. Cortese;Kassoum Kayentao

  • Genetic diversity and chloroquine selective sweeps in Plasmodium falciparum

    John C. Wootton;Xiaorong Feng;Michael T. Ferdig;Roland A. Cooper

  • Malaria biology and disease pathogenesis: insights for new treatments.

    Louis H Miller;Hans C Ackerman;Xin-zhuan Su;Thomas E Wellems

  • Analysis of Plasmodium falciparum diversity in natural infections by deep sequencing

    Magnus Manske;Magnus Manske;Olivo Miotto;Olivo Miotto;Susana Campino;Susana Campino;Sarah Auburn;Sarah Auburn;Sarah Auburn

  • Multiple populations of artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum in Cambodia

    Olivo Miotto;Jacob Almagro-Garcia;Jacob Almagro-Garcia;Jacob Almagro-Garcia;Magnus Manske;Bronwyn MacInnis

  • Artemisinin: Discovery from the Chinese Herbal Garden

    Louis H. Miller;Xinzhuan Su

  • Early Origin and Recent Expansion of Plasmodium falciparum

    Deirdre A. Joy;Xiaorong Feng;Jianbing Mu;Tetsuya Furuya

  • Complex Polymorphisms in an ∼330 kDa Protein Are Linked to Chloroquine-Resistant P. falciparum in Southeast Asia and Africa

    Xin-zhuan Su;Laura A. Kirkman;Hisashi Fujioka;Thomas E. Wellems

  • Discovery, mechanisms of action and combination therapy of artemisinin.

    Liwang Cui;Xin Zhuan Su

  • Transfection of Plasmodium falciparum within human red blood cells.

    Yimin Wu;C. D. Sifri;Hsien-Hsien Lei;Xin-Zhuan Su

  • Artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum in Pursat province, western Cambodia: a parasite clearance rate study

    Chanaki Amaratunga;Sokunthea Sreng;Seila Suon;Erika S. Phelps

  • A Genetic Map and Recombination Parameters of the Human Malaria Parasite Plasmodium falciparum

    Xin-zhuan Su;Michael T. Ferdig;Yaming Huang;Chuong Q. Huynh

  • Twelve microsatellite markers for characterization of Plasmodium falciparum from finger-prick blood samples.

    T. J.C. Anderson;Xin Zhuan Su;M. Bockarie;M. Lagog

  • Directional gene expression and antisense transcripts in sexual and asexual stages of Plasmodium falciparum

    María J López-Barragán;Jacob Lemieux;Mariam Quiñones;Kim C Williamson;Kim C Williamson

  • Increased Tolerance to Artemisinin in Plasmodium falciparum Is Mediated by a Quiescence Mechanism

    Benoit Witkowski;Joel Lelièvre;María José López Barragán;Victor Laurent

  • Alternative mutations at position 76 of the vacuolar transmembrane protein PfCRT are associated with chloroquine resistance and unique stereospecific quinine and quinidine responses in Plasmodium falciparum.

    Roland A. Cooper;Michael T. Ferdig;Xin-Zhuan Su;Lyann M. B. Ursos

  • Genetic loci associated with delayed clearance of Plasmodium falciparum following artemisinin treatment in Southeast Asia

    Shannon Takala-Harrison;Taane G Clark;Christopher G Jacob;Michael P Cummings

  • Multiple transporters associated with malaria parasite responses to chloroquine and quinine

    Jianbing Mu;Michael T. Ferdig;Xiaorong Feng;Xiaorong Feng;Deirdre A. Joy

Frequent Co-Authors

Jianbing Mu
Jianbing Mu National Institutes of Health
Thomas E. Wellems
Thomas E. Wellems National Institutes of Health
Carole A. Long
Carole A. Long National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Jian Wu
Jian Wu Fudan University
Rongfu Wang
Rongfu Wang University of Southern California
Dominic P. Kwiatkowski
Dominic P. Kwiatkowski University of Oxford
David A. Fidock
David A. Fidock Columbia University
Liwang Cui
Liwang Cui University of South Florida
Nicholas J. White
Nicholas J. White Mahidol University
Louis H. Miller
Louis H. Miller National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

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