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Overview

Xiyan Xu is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within medicine, with a focus on epidemiology, modeling and simulation, and genetics. Xu's scholarly work primarily contributes to understanding infectious diseases and environmental technologies.

Their main research topics include:

  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
  • Membrane Separation and Gas Transport
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials

Xu has published extensively, with 14 publications in the broad field of Medicine. Subfields of focus include 10 works in Epidemiology, 4 in Modeling and Simulation, supplemented by studies in Mechanical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Frequent publication venues for Xu's work are:

  • eLife
  • Separation and Purification Technology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Remote Sensing

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Xu include:

  • "Integrating genotypes and phenotypes improves long-term forecasts of seasonal influenza A/H3N2 evolution," 2020, published in eLife
  • "An overview on the corrosion mechanisms and inhibition techniques for amine-based post-combustion carbon capture process," 2022, published in Separation and Purification Technology
  • "Effectiveness of Influenza Vaccine for Preventing Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza Hospitalizations in Immunocompromised Adults," 2020, published in Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • "Oxygen vacancies promote the activation of O2 in transition metal oxide doped ε-MnO2 for low-temperature CO oxidation," 2024, published in Separation and Purification Technology
  • "Vegetation Abundance and Health Mapping Over Southwestern Antarctica Based on WorldView-2 Data and a Modified Spectral Mixture Analysis," 2021, published in Remote Sensing

Xu collaborates regularly with several researchers, indicating a network of frequent coauthors, including:

  • Rebecca Kondor
  • John Huddleston
  • John Barnes
  • Thomas Rowe
  • David E. Wentworth

Best Publications

  • Emergence of a novel swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) virus in humans.

    Seema Jain;Lyn Finelli;Michael W. Shaw;Stephen Lindstrom

  • Antigenic and Genetic Characteristics of Swine-Origin 2009 A(H1N1) Influenza Viruses Circulating in Humans

    Rebecca J. Garten;C. Todd Davis;Colin A. Russell;Colin A. Russell;Bo Shu

  • Characterization of an avian influenza A (H5N1) virus isolated from a child with a fatal respiratory illness.

    Kanta Subbarao;Alexander Klimov;Alexander Klimov;Alexander Klimov;Jacqueline Katz;Jacqueline Katz;Jacqueline Katz;Helen Regnery;Helen Regnery;Helen Regnery

  • A distinct lineage of influenza A virus from bats

    Suxiang Tong;Yan Li;Pierre Rivailler;Christina Conrardy

  • Genetic characterization of the pathogenic influenza A/Goose/Guangdong/1/96 (H5N1) virus: similarity of its hemagglutinin gene to those of H5N1 viruses from the 1997 outbreaks in Hong Kong

    Xiyan Xu;Kanta Subbarao;Nancy J. Cox;Yuanji Guo

  • Incidence of adamantane resistance among influenza A (H3N2) viruses isolated worldwide from 1994 to 2005: a cause for concern

    Rick A Bright;Marie-jo Medina;Xiyan Xu;Gilda Perez-Oronoz

  • Triple-Reassortant Swine Influenza A (H1) in Humans in the United States, 2005–2009

    Vivek Shinde;Carolyn B Bridges;Timothy M Uyeki;Bo Shu

  • Surveillance of Resistance to Adamantanes among Influenza A(H3N2) and A(H1N1) Viruses Isolated Worldwide

    Varough M. Deyde;Xiyan Xu;Rick A. Bright;Michael Shaw

  • Global circulation patterns of seasonal influenza viruses vary with antigenic drift.

    Trevor Bedford;Steven Riley;Ian G. Barr;Shobha Broor

  • Surveillance for Neuraminidase Inhibitor Resistance among Human Influenza A and B Viruses Circulating Worldwide from 2004 to 2008

    Tiffany G. Sheu;Varough M. Deyde;Margaret Okomo-Adhiambo;Rebecca J. Garten

  • Evolution of H5N1 avian influenza viruses in Asia

    Jean Thierry Aubin;Saliha Azebi;Amanda Balish;Jill Banks

  • Evaluation of a Genetically Modified Reassortant H5N1 Influenza A Virus Vaccine Candidate Generated by Plasmid-Based Reverse Genetics

    Kanta Subbarao;Hualan Chen;David Swayne;Louise Mingay

  • Isolation and Characterization of Avian Influenza Viruses, Including Highly Pathogenic H5N1, from Poultry in Live Bird Markets in Hanoi, Vietnam, in 2001

    Doan C. Nguyen;Timothy M. Uyeki;Samadhan Jadhao;Taronna Maines

  • Serologic assays for influenza surveillance, diagnosis and vaccine evaluation

    Jacqueline M Katz;Kathy Hancock;Xiyan Xu

  • Influenza Activity — United States, 2015–16 Season and Composition of the 2016–17 Influenza Vaccine

    Stacy L Davlin;Lenee Blanton;Krista Kniss;Desiree Mustaquim

  • Discordant antigenic drift of neuraminidase and hemagglutinin in H1N1 and H3N2 influenza viruses

    Matthew R. Sandbulte;Kim B. Westgeest;Jin Gao;Xiyan Xu

  • Evaluation of rapid influenza diagnostic tests for detection of novel influenza A (H1N1) virus - United States, 2009.

    A. Balish;C. M. Warnes;K. Wu;N. Barnes

  • Reappearance and Global Spread of Variants of Influenza B/Victoria/2/87 Lineage Viruses in the 2000–2001 and 2001–2002 Seasons

    Michael W. Shaw;Xiyan Xu;Yan Li;Susan Normand

  • Frailty is associated with impairment of vaccine-induced antibody response and increase in post-vaccination influenza infection in community-dwelling older adults.

    Xu Yao;Robert G. Hamilton;Nan ping Weng;Qian Li Xue

  • Influenza is a major contributor to childhood pneumonia in a tropical developing country.

    W. Abdullah Brooks;Doli Goswami;Mustafizur Rahman;Kamrun Nahar

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexander Klimov
Alexander Klimov Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Nancy J. Cox
Nancy J. Cox Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Rebecca Garten
Rebecca Garten National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Jacqueline M. Katz
Jacqueline M. Katz Emory University
Alicia M. Fry
Alicia M. Fry Emory University
David E. Wentworth
David E. Wentworth Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Lynnette Brammer
Lynnette Brammer Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Daniel B. Jernigan
Daniel B. Jernigan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Larisa V. Gubareva
Larisa V. Gubareva Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Joseph S. Bresee
Joseph S. Bresee Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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