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Zhi-Cheng Xiao

Zhi-Cheng Xiao

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
48
Citations
8541
World Ranking
6199
National Ranking
172

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
51
Citations
9203
World Ranking
17189
National Ranking
491

Overview

Zhi-Cheng Xiao is a research scientist affiliated with Monash University in Australia. Their work spans multiple disciplines, primarily focusing on Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Engineering. Within these broad fields, Xiao has contributed notably to subfields such as Molecular Biology, Civil and Structural Engineering, Neurology, Physiology, and Epidemiology.

The major topics covered in Xiao's research include Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation, Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling, and Natural product bioactivities and synthesis.

Xiao's publication record demonstrates engagement with a variety of journals and venues, evidencing interdisciplinary approaches. The frequent venues for Xiao's research publications include:

  • Materials
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Polymers
  • Toxicology Reports

Notable recent papers by Xiao include:

  • Pathophysiology and Treatment of Stroke: Present Status and Future Perspectives, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Investigation of the Effects of Adsorbed Water on Adhesion Energy and Nanostructure of Asphalt and Aggregate Surfaces Based on Molecular Dynamics Simulation, 2020, Polymers
  • Repeated dose (90 days) oral toxicity study of ursolic acid in Han-Wistar rats, 2020, Toxicology Reports
  • COX5A Plays a Vital Role in Memory Impairment Associated With Brain Aging via the BDNF/ERK1/2 Signaling Pathway, 2020, Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
  • Reducing Nav1.6 expression attenuates the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease by suppressing BACE1 transcription, 2022, Aging Cell

Xiao has collaborated frequently with several researchers, highlighting an active coauthor network. Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Diji Kuriakose
  • Wenke Huang
  • Kuanghuai Wu
  • Bei Hu
  • Quanhong Ma

The combination of research in engineering and biomedical sciences positions Xiao's portfolio at the interface of physical infrastructure and biological systems. Their work on asphalt pavement performance and infrastructure maintenance is complemented by investigations into neurological diseases and molecular mechanisms involved in aging and neurodegeneration.

Best Publications

  • Pathophysiology and Treatment of Stroke: Present Status and Future Perspectives.

    Diji Kuriakose;Zhicheng Xiao

  • F3/contactin acts as a functional ligand for Notch during oligodendrocyte maturation.

    Qi Dong Hu;Qi Dong Hu;Beng Ti Ang;Beng Ti Ang;Meliha Karsak;Wei Ping Hu

  • Oligodendrocyte-myelin glycoprotein (OMgp) is an inhibitor of neurite outgrowth.

    Vicky Kottis;Pierre Thibault;Daniel Mikol;Zhi-Cheng Xiao

  • Experimental observation of the spin Hall effect of light on a nanometal film via weak measurements

    Xinxing Zhou;Zhicheng Xiao;Hailu Luo;Shuangchun Wen

  • Tenascin-R Is a Functional Modulator of Sodium Channel β Subunits *

    Zhi-Cheng Xiao;David S. Ragsdale;Jyoti Dhar Malhotra;Laura N. Mattei

  • A TAG1-APP signalling pathway through Fe65 negatively modulates neurogenesis

    Quan-Hong Ma;Toshitaka Futagawa;Toshitaka Futagawa;Wu-Lin Yang;Xiao-Dan Jiang

  • Contactin Associates with Na+ Channels and Increases Their Functional Expression

    Katie Kazarinova-Noyes;Jyoti Dhar Malhotra;Dyke P. McEwen;Laura N. Mattei

  • Enhanced Sensing and Nondegraded Thermal Noise Performance Based on PT-Symmetric Electronic Circuits with a Sixth-Order Exceptional Point.

    Zhicheng Xiao;Huanan Li;Tsampikos Kottos;Andrea Alù;Andrea Alù

  • Fetal microchimerism in the maternal mouse brain: a novel population of fetal progenitor or stem cells able to cross the blood-brain barrier?

    Xiao‐Wei Tan;Xiao‐Wei Tan;Hong Liao;Li Sun;Masaru Okabe

  • The roles of amyloid precursor protein (APP) in neurogenesis: Implications to pathogenesis and therapy of Alzheimer disease.

    Zhi-dong Zhou;Christine Hui-shan Chan;Quan-hong Ma;Xiao-hong Xu

  • NB-3/Notch1 Pathway via Deltex1 Promotes Neural Progenitor Cell Differentiation into Oligodendrocytes

    Xiao-Ying Cui;Qi-Dong Hu;Qi-Dong Hu;Meriem Tekaya;Yasushi Shimoda

  • Upregulation of blood proBDNF and its receptors in major depression

    Li Zhou;Jing Xiong;Yoon Lim;Ye Ruan

  • IL‐17A produced by both γδ T and Th17 cells promotes renal fibrosis via RANTES‐mediated leukocyte infiltration after renal obstruction

    Xiaogang Peng;Zhicheng Xiao;Jing Zhang;Yulin Li

  • Cell Migration from Baby to Mother

    Gavin S. Dawe;Xiao Wei Tan;Zhi-Cheng Xiao

  • CD8 T cells are involved in skeletal muscle regeneration through facilitating MCP-1 secretion and Gr1(high) macrophage infiltration.

    Jing Zhang;Zhicheng Xiao;Chao Qu;Wei Cui

  • Roles of brain-derived neurotrophic factor/tropomyosin-related kinase B (BDNF/TrkB) signalling in Alzheimer’s disease

    Fang Zhang;Zhilong Kang;Wen Li;Zhicheng Xiao;Zhicheng Xiao

  • Distinct Effects of Recombinant Tenascin-R Domains in Neuronal Cell Functions and Identification of the Domain Interacting with the Neuronal Recognition Molecule F3/11

    Zhi-cheng Xiao;Joanne Taylor;Dirk Montag;Geneviève Rougon

  • Lamotrigine attenuates deficits in synaptic plasticity and accumulation of amyloid plaques in APP/PS1 transgenic mice

    Mao-Ying Zhang;Chuan-Yi Zheng;Ming-Ming Zou;Jian-Wei Zhu

  • Notch as a molecular switch in neural stem cells

    Zhi-Dong Zhou;Udhaya Kumari;Zhi-Cheng Xiao;Eng-King Tan;Eng-King Tan

  • APP intracellular domain acts as a transcriptional regulator of miR-663 suppressing neuronal differentiation

    Runzhe Shu;W S Wong;Quan-Hong Ma;Z Z Yang

  • Tenascin-R plays a role in neuroprotection via its distinct domains that coordinate to modulate the microglia function.

    Hong Liao;Wen-yu Bu;Ting-Hua Wang;Sohail Ahmed

Frequent Co-Authors

Melitta Schachner
Melitta Schachner Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Gavin S. Dawe
Gavin S. Dawe National University of Singapore
Xin-Fu Zhou
Xin-Fu Zhou University of South Australia
Peter E. Braun
Peter E. Braun McGill University
Catherine J. Pallen
Catherine J. Pallen University of British Columbia
Geneviève Rougon
Geneviève Rougon Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Samuel David
Samuel David McGill University Health Centre
Lisa McKerracher
Lisa McKerracher BioAxone BioSciences Inc.
Dirk Montag
Dirk Montag Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology
Eng-King Tan
Eng-King Tan National University of Singapore

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