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Yang Xi

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette

Established · publishing since 1986

Publications

108

Citations

921

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

40

Publishing since 1986

Research summary
AI-generated

This publication record appears to combine work from multiple distinct research areas, including plant molecular biology (heat stress responses in lilies, biochar and soil nitrogen dynamics), biomedical topics (retinal neuroprotection, gastric cancer, allergic rhinitis, cell biology of enzyme trafficking), and other unrelated subjects. Because the topics and co-authorship patterns are so varied, this may reflect a name that is shared by several different researchers rather than a single coherent research program. Prospective students should look closely at specific papers of interest to identify the actual authorship and lab context.

Plant stress biology (heat shock response, lily genetics)Soil science and biochar-mediated nitrogen cyclingCellular and molecular biology (enzyme trafficking, protein transport)Biomedical and clinical research (retinal neuroprotection, cancer markers, allergy/immunology)Miscellaneous topics (agricultural economics, education technology)

Publication counts have grown markedly since 2020, rising from just a few papers per year earlier in the decade to a peak of 16 in 2022 and 13 in 2025, though the topical diversity suggests this trend may reflect multiple distinct authors rather than one continuous research line.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 8.2/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 2 publications182019: 1 publication192020: 5 publications202021: 2 publications212022: 16 publications16222023: 7 publications232024: 5 publications242025: 13 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • PubMed×4
  • Figshare×4
  • Frontiers in Plant Science×2
  • The Plant Journal×2
  • Journal of Asthma and Allergy×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 20, 2026.

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