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Ranjie Xu

Neuroscience · Purdue University West Lafayette

Established · publishing since 1990Rising activity

Publications

54

Citations

1,896

Est. group size

~16

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

37

Publishing since 1990

Research summary
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Ranjie Xu's research uses human stem-cell-derived models—including brain organoids and human-animal brain chimeras—to study neurological conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, Down syndrome, and autism. A recurring focus is modeling microglia (the brain's immune cells) and neuroimmune interactions to understand how they contribute to neurodegeneration and neurodevelopmental disorders. Note that a few unrelated entries (crystal structure data, a poultry genetics study, and an image-editing AI paper) appear in the record but do not reflect the core research focus.

Human stem cell-derived brain organoids and chimerasMicroglia biology and neuroimmune signalingAlzheimer's disease modelingDown syndrome and neurodevelopmental disordersHuman iPSC-based disease modeling

Publication output has been fairly steady over the past decade, averaging around 3-4 papers per year, with a peak in 2023 and some decline in the most recent two years.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.2/year recently
2017: 4 publications172018: 3 publications182019: 3 publications192020: 4 publications202021: 4 publications212022: 2 publications222023: 6 publications6232024: 5 publications242025: 2 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×9
  • The Cambridge Structural Database×4
  • Cell stem cell×3
  • Molecular Psychiatry×3
  • Stem Cell Reports×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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