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Xianyao Xu

Medicine · The Ohio State University

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Mid career · publishing since 2008Rising activity
Cardiac Fibrosis and RemodelingCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasNitric Oxide and Endothelin EffectsCardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMicroRNA in disease regulation

Publications

63

Citations

998

Est. group size

~14

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

18

Publishing since 2008

Research summary
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Xianyao Xu studies how the heart responds to injury, particularly after a heart attack (myocardial infarction), focusing on how heart tissue remodels and scars over time. Their work examines the cellular and molecular signals—such as specific proteins and enzymes—that drive fibrosis (scar tissue formation) and abnormal heart muscle changes, aiming to identify targets that could reduce harmful remodeling after cardiac injury. This research sits at the intersection of cardiac biology, molecular signaling, and translational medicine.

Cardiac fibrosis and tissue remodelingPost-heart attack (myocardial infarction) recoveryMolecular signaling in heart diseaseCardiac fibroblast biologyCardiovascular risk and function

Publication output has been fairly steady to slightly growing over the last decade, with consistent yearly counts (roughly 6-8 papers/year) from 2021 onward after a lower period around 2017-2018.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 5.4/year recently
172018: 2 publications182019: 7 publications192020: 1 publication202021: 7 publications212022: 6 publications222023: 7 publications232024: 6 publications242025: 8 publications82526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Circulation×13
  • Circulation Research×10
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry×4
  • Heart Rhythm×4
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation×2
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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