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54
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8923
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2338
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1157

Xiong Yu publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Xiong Yu sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 85 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Xiong Yu D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Overview

Xiong Yu is affiliated with the University of Virginia in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant work also in agricultural and biological sciences. The scientist has contributed notably to the areas of molecular biology, electrical and electronic engineering, insect science, plant science, and ecology.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Terahertz technology and applications
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens
  • Oil palm production and sustainability
  • Plasmonic and surface plasmon research
  • Photonic and optical devices

Yu has published in a variety of scientific journals, with notable appearances in:

  • ACS Sensors
  • Talanta
  • ACS Synthetic Biology
  • Evolution
  • Frontiers in Physiology

Recent papers by Xiong Yu include:

  • "Molecule-Specific Terahertz Biosensors Based on an Aptamer Hydrogel-Functionalized Metamaterial for Sensitive Assays in Aqueous Environments," 2021, ACS Sensors
  • "A novel THz molecule-selective sensing strategy in aqueous environments: THz-ATR spectroscopy integrated with a smart hydrogel," 2021, Talanta
  • "A Simple and Highly Sensitive Naked-Eye Analysis of EGFR 19del via CRISPR/Cas12a Triggered No-Nonspecific Nucleic Acid Amplification," 2022, ACS Synthetic Biology
  • "Sex-specific transcription and DNA methylation landscapes of the Asian citrus psyllid, a vector of huanglongbing pathogens," 2023, Evolution
  • "Antennae-abundant expression of candidate cytochrome P450 genes associated with odorant degradation in the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri," 2022, Frontiers in Physiology

Throughout their career, Xiong Yu has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Yunxia Wang
  • Xiudao Yu
  • Jie Zhou
  • Xiang Zhao
  • Guorong Huang

Best Publications

  • Similarity of the yeast RAD51 filament to the bacterial RecA filament

    Tomoko Ogawa;Xiong Yu;Akira Shinohara;Edward H. Egelman

  • Novel pro- and anti-recombination activities of the Bloom’s syndrome helicase

    Dmitry V. Bugreev;Xiong Yu;Edward H. Egelman;Alexander V. Mazin

  • Bacteriophage T7 helicase/primase proteins form rings around single-stranded DNA that suggest a general structure for hexameric helicases.

    Edward H. Egelman;Xiong Yu;Robert Wild;Manju M. Hingorani

  • Stabilization of RAD51 nucleoprotein filaments by the C-terminal region of BRCA2.

    Fumiko Esashi;Vitold E Galkin;Xiong Yu;Edward H Egelman

  • Domain structure and dynamics in the helical filaments formed by RecA and Rad51 on DNA

    Xiong Yu;Steven A. Jacobs;Stephen C. West;Tomoko Ogawa

  • Assembly of Weibel–Palade body-like tubules from N-terminal domains of von Willebrand factor

    Ren-Huai Huang;Ying Wang;Robyn Roth;Xiong Yu

  • The RecA hexamer is a structural homologue of ring helicases

    Xiong Yu;Edward H. Egelman

  • Structural data suggest that the active and inactive forms of the RecA filament are not simply interconvertible.

    X. Yu;E.H. Egelman

  • The Escherichia coli RuvB branch migration protein forms double hexameric rings around DNA.

    Andrzej Stasiak;Irina R. Tsaneva;Stephen C. West;Catherine J. B. Benson

  • The hexameric E. coli DnaB helicase can exist in different Quaternary states.

    Xiong Yu;Maria J. Jezewska;Wlodzimierz Bujalowski;Edward H. Egelman

  • Enhancement of RAD51 recombinase activity by the tumor suppressor PALB2

    Eloïse Dray;Julia Etchin;Claudia Wiese;Dorina Saro

  • Structural architecture of the CARMA1/Bcl10/MALT1 signalosome: nucleation-induced filamentous assembly.

    Qi Qiao;Chenghua Yang;Chao Zheng;Lorena Fontán

  • ATP-mediated conformational changes in the RecA filament.

    Margaret S. VanLoock;Xiong Yu;Shixin Yang;Alex L. Lai

  • Structure of the Neisseria meningitidis Type IV pilus.

    Subramania Kolappan;Mathieu Coureuil;Xiong Yu;Xavier Nassif

  • Assembly-driven activation of the AIM2 foreign-dsDNA sensor provides a polymerization template for downstream ASC.

    Seamus R. Morrone;Mariusz Matyszewski;Xiong Yu;Michael Delannoy

  • Biochemical and Electron Microscopic Image Analysis of the Hexameric E1 Helicase

    Erik T. Fouts;Xiong Yu;Edward H. Egelman;Michael R. Botchan

  • BRCA2 BRC motifs bind RAD51–DNA filaments

    Vitold E. Galkin;Fumiko Esashi;Xiong Yu;Shixin Yang

  • Structural basis of TIR-domain-assembly formation in MAL- and MyD88-dependent TLR4 signaling.

    Thomas Ve;Parimala R Vajjhala;Andrew Hedger;Tristan Croll

  • Human Dmc1 protein binds DNA as an octameric ring.

    Sophia I. Passy;Xiong Yu;Zhufang Li;Charles M. Radding

  • Rad51 Paralogs Remodel Pre-synaptic Rad51 Filaments to Stimulate Homologous Recombination.

    Martin R.G. Taylor;Mário Špírek;Kathy R. Chaurasiya;Jordan D. Ward;Jordan D. Ward

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward H. Egelman
Edward H. Egelman University of Virginia
Michael Nilges
Michael Nilges Université Paris Cité
Stephen C. West
Stephen C. West The Francis Crick Institute
Frank DiMaio
Frank DiMaio University of Washington
John E. Heuser
John E. Heuser Washington University in St. Louis
Hao Wu
Hao Wu Harvard University
Wolf Dietrich Heyer
Wolf Dietrich Heyer University of California, Davis
Smita S. Patel
Smita S. Patel Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Mart Krupovic
Mart Krupovic Université Paris Cité
David Prangishvili
David Prangishvili Institut Pasteur

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