LabCompass

Junkai Xie

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex ORCID
Early career · publishing since 2017
Epigenetics and DNA MethylationAlzheimer's disease research and treatmentsNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchHeavy Metal Exposure and ToxicitySingle-cell and spatial transcriptomics

Publications

38

Citations

391

Est. group size

~11

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

10

Publishing since 2017

Research summary
AI-generated

Junkai Xie's work sits within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with listed research interests spanning epigenetics and DNA methylation, Alzheimer's disease, neuroscience/neuropharmacology, heavy metal toxicity, and single-cell/spatial transcriptomics. A recent publication also involves designing and testing chemical compounds (arylimidazole derivatives) as potential drug candidates for kidney fibrosis, suggesting work bridging medicinal chemistry with molecular biology. Because relevance scores for the listed topics are all zero, the specific weighting of these research areas cannot be determined from the available data.

Epigenetics and DNA methylationNeuroscience and neurodegenerative disease (e.g., Alzheimer's)Toxicology (heavy metal exposure)Single-cell and spatial transcriptomicsMedicinal chemistry and drug design

Publication output has grown overall since 2017, rising from occasional single papers to a more consistent 4-7 papers per year from 2020 onward, indicating an increasing and generally steady rate of activity in the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 5.2/year recently
2017: 1 publication17182019: 1 publication192020: 6 publications202021: 4 publications212022: 4 publications222023: 6 publications232024: 4 publications242025: 7 publications7252026: 5 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×6
  • Environmental Pollution×4
  • Alzheimer s & Dementia×4
  • Chemosphere×2
  • The Science of The Total Environment×2
Similar researchers
By research-topic overlap
  • Kyoung‐Jae Won

    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette

  • Sha Cao

    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Indiana University

  • Aaron Buechlein

    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Indiana University

  • Alexander J. Fitt

    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Indiana University

  • Alberto Ortega

    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Indiana University

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

Claim or correct this profile