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Xun Ai

Medicine · The Ohio State University

Established · publishing since 1998

Publications

78

Citations

3,074

Est. group size

~6

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

29

Publishing since 1998

Research summary
AI-generated

This researcher's work centers on the heart's electrical and calcium-handling systems, particularly how stress-related signaling and enzyme activity contribute to atrial fibrillation (an irregular heart rhythm), heart failure, and structural changes in cardiac tissue. Some publications also touch on cancer biology and drug effects on tumor cells, and the bibliographic record includes a number of titles in unrelated engineering and materials science topics, which may reflect name overlap with other authors rather than this researcher's own work. Prospective students should note the mixed publication record and verify topic alignment before making assumptions about the lab's focus.

Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasCalcium signaling in heart diseaseAtrial fibrillation mechanisms and treatmentCardiac structural remodelingIon channel and gap junction regulation

Publication output has been relatively steady over the past decade, averaging about 5 papers per year over the last five years, with some fluctuation and a recent uptick in 2024-2026.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 5.0/year recently
2017: 3 publications172018: 6 publications182019: 3 publications192020: 6 publications202021: 6 publications212022: 4 publications222023: 2 publications232024: 7 publications7242025: 7 publications7252026: 5 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Circulation Research×12
  • Heart Rhythm×6
  • Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology×5
  • Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology×4
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology×2
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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 19, 2026.

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