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Tian‐Le Xu

Neuroscience · Purdue University West Lafayette

Established · publishing since 1995Rising activity

Publications

239

Citations

6,248

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

32

Publishing since 1995

Research summary
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This publication record appears to combine work from multiple distinct research groups sharing the same or a similar author name, spanning neuroscience topics like pain signaling and ion channels alongside unrelated fields such as plant-microbe interactions, mechanical vibration engineering, and drug chemistry. The neuroscience-relevant work focuses on acid-sensing ion channels, pain mechanisms, and neural circuits involved in pain and stress-related behavior. Because the topic scores and publication list are so heterogeneous, prospective students should verify which specific papers and lab this name actually corresponds to before drawing conclusions.

Ion channel function in pain signalingNeural circuits of pain and emotional disordersAcid-sensing ion channels (ASICs)Neuroinflammation and stroke-related brain changesMixed/unrelated fields (plant biology, materials engineering) likely reflecting name ambiguity

Publication counts have grown substantially over the last decade, rising from about 7 per year in 2017-2018 to over 25 per year in 2024-2025, though this may partly reflect merged records from multiple same-named authors.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 17.4/year recently
2017: 7 publications172018: 7 publications182019: 5 publications192020: 12 publications202021: 12 publications212022: 14 publications222023: 17 publications232024: 27 publications27242025: 26 publications252026: 3 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×9
  • Nature Communications×5
  • Neuron×4
  • Neuroscience Bulletin×4
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×4
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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