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Zhifeng Xiao

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
67
Citations
11078
World Ranking
8411
National Ranking
262

Zhifeng Xiao publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zhifeng Xiao sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 201 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Zhifeng Xiao D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 71 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Zhifeng Xiao is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and has a research focus in the fields of Medicine, Neuroscience, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work engages deeply with subfields such as Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Surgery, and Developmental Neuroscience.

The scientist's main topics of research include nerve injury and regeneration, spinal cord injury research, neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, gut microbiota and health, mesenchymal stem cell research, and electrospun nanofibers in biomedical applications.

Zhifeng Xiao has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • Small molecules combined with collagen hydrogel direct neurogenesis and migration of neural stem cells after spinal cord injury (2020, Biomaterials)
  • Gut microbiota: A new target for T2DM prevention and treatment (2022, Frontiers in Endocrinology)
  • NSCs Migration Promoted and Drug Delivered Exosomes-Collagen Scaffold via a Bio-Specific Peptide for One-Step Spinal Cord Injury Repair (2021, Advanced Healthcare Materials)
  • Neurotransmitter and Intestinal Interactions: Focus on the Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (2022, Frontiers in Endocrinology)
  • Advances in Biomaterial-Based Spinal Cord Injury Repair (2021, Advanced Functional Materials)

Frequent co-authors working with Zhifeng Xiao include Jianwu Dai, Yannan Zhao, Bing Chen, Yongheng Fan, and Xu Bai.

The scientist regularly publishes in venues such as Biomaterials Science, Science China Life Sciences, Biomaterials, Research Square, and Advanced Healthcare Materials.

Best Publications

  • The enhancement of cancer stem cell properties of MCF-7 cells in 3D collagen scaffolds for modeling of cancer and anti-cancer drugs.

    Lei Chen;Zhifeng Xiao;Yue Meng;Yannan Zhao

  • Transplantation of human mesenchymal stem cells loaded on collagen scaffolds for the treatment of traumatic brain injury in rats.

    Jian-Guo Guan;Zhaohui Zhu;Robert Chunhua Zhao;Zhifeng Xiao

  • Myocardial-Infarction-Responsive Smart Hydrogels Targeting Matrix Metalloproteinase for On-Demand Growth Factor Delivery.

    Caixia Fan;Jiajia Shi;Jiajia Shi;Yan Zhuang;Lulu Zhang

  • Alternative Translation of OCT4 by an Internal Ribosome Entry Site and its Novel Function in Stress Response

    Xia Wang;Yannan Zhao;Zhifeng Xiao;Bing Chen

  • The promotion of neural regeneration in an extreme rat spinal cord injury model using a collagen scaffold containing a collagen binding neuroprotective protein and an EGFR neutralizing antibody

    Qianqian Han;Wei Jin;Zhifeng Xiao;Hongbin Ni

  • Regeneration of uterine horns in rats by collagen scaffolds loaded with collagen-binding human basic fibroblast growth factor.

    Xin’an Li;Haixiang Sun;Nacheng Lin;Xianglin Hou

  • The use of laminin modified linear ordered collagen scaffolds loaded with laminin-binding ciliary neurotrophic factor for sciatic nerve regeneration in rats

    Jiani Cao;Changkai Sun;Hui Zhao;Zhifeng Xiao

  • The effect of collagen-binding NGF-β on the promotion of sciatic nerve regeneration in a rat sciatic nerve crush injury model

    Wenjie Sun;Changkai Sun;Hang Lin;Hui Zhao

  • Linear Ordered Collagen Scaffolds Loaded with Collagen-Binding Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Improve the Recovery of Spinal Cord Injury in Rats

    Qianqian Han;Wenjie Sun;Hang Lin;Wenxue Zhao

  • Clinical Study of NeuroRegen Scaffold Combined With Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells for the Repair of Chronic Complete Spinal Cord Injury.

    Yannan Zhao;Fengwu Tang;Zhifeng Xiao;Guang Han

  • Significant Improvement of Acute Complete Spinal Cord Injury Patients Diagnosed by a Combined Criteria Implanted with NeuroRegen Scaffolds and Mesenchymal Stem Cells

    Zhifeng Xiao;Fengwu Tang;Yannan Zhao;Guang Han

  • Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is involved in the neuronal differentiation of neural progenitors induced by insulin.

    Jin Han;Bin Wang;Zhifeng Xiao;Yuan Gao

  • The linear-ordered collagen scaffold-BDNF complex significantly promotes functional recovery after completely transected spinal cord injury in canine.

    Sufang Han;Bin Wang;Wei Jin;Zhifeng Xiao

  • Nogo-66 Promotes the Differentiation of Neural Progenitors into Astroglial Lineage Cells through mTOR-STAT3 Pathway

    Bin Wang;Zhifeng Xiao;Bing Chen;Jin Han

  • A collagen microchannel scaffold carrying paclitaxel-liposomes induces neuronal differentiation of neural stem cells through Wnt/β-catenin signaling for spinal cord injury repair.

    Xiaoran Li;Caixia Fan;Zhifeng Xiao;Yannan Zhao

  • Stem-cell-capturing collagen scaffold promotes cardiac tissue regeneration.

    Chunying Shi;Qingguo Li;Yannan Zhao;Wei Chen

  • The effect of crosslinking heparin to demineralized bone matrix on mechanical strength and specific binding to human bone morphogenetic protein-2

    Hang Lin;Yannan Zhao;Wenjie Sun;Bing Chen

  • A modified collagen scaffold facilitates endogenous neurogenesis for acute spinal cord injury repair

    Caixia Fan;Xing Li;Zhifeng Xiao;Yannan Zhao

  • Cetuximab modified collagen scaffold directs neurogenesis of injury-activated endogenous neural stem cells for acute spinal cord injury repair.

    Xing Li;Yannan Zhao;Shixiang Cheng;Sufang Han

  • Promotion of neuronal differentiation of neural progenitor cells by using EGFR antibody functionalized collagen scaffolds for spinal cord injury repair

    Xiaoran Li;Zhifeng Xiao;Jin Han;Lei Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jianwu Dai
Jianwu Dai Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yannan Zhao
Yannan Zhao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Bing Chen
Bing Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Bin Wang
Bin Wang University of Hawaii at Manoa
Xiu-Jie Wang
Xiu-Jie Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Qiangbin Wang
Qiangbin Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wen Yang
Wen Yang Beijing Institute of Technology
Shaorong Gao
Shaorong Gao Tongji University
Robert Chunhua Zhao
Robert Chunhua Zhao Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Hang Xiao
Hang Xiao University of Massachusetts Amherst

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