As of 30 October 2025, Dr. Xiaofei Yan is a life-sciences researcher based at the Xinjiang Key Laboratory for Ecological Adaptation and Evolution of Extreme Environment Biology, College of Life Sciences, Xinjiang Agricultural University (Urumqi, China). Yan’s work spans veterinary and animal-health epidemiology, parasitology and microbial pathogens of agricultural animals, with an applied focus on disease surveillance, molecular diagnosis and antibiotic sensitivity relevant to livestock and aquaculture in arid and semi-arid ecosystems. Her peer-reviewed output includes an epidemiological study of gastrointestinal nematode and Eimeria coccidia infections in Kazakh sheep populations (PLOS ONE, 2021), a preprint and subsequent peer work on Aeromonas infections in Esox lucius aquaculture (preprint 2024; journal version 2025), and contributions to integrative taxonomy and parasite description work (Int. J. Parasitol.: Parasites and Wildlife, 2025), reflecting a portfolio that mixes field epidemiology, laboratory diagnostics and molecular systematics. These publications demonstrate a pattern of collaborative, regionally focused research that combines large-scale sample collection and modern molecular techniques to address animal-health problems of direct economic and ecological importance in Xinjiang. According to publicly indexed author profiles list an h-index of 2 with an i10-index of 1 and a small set of indexed works (several platforms list 3–5 items attributed to her), together with citation counts that are driven largely by the PLOS ONE 2021 paper (which has been cited multiple times). These bibliographic snapshots indicate an early-career researcher building a focused body of work with growing local and international visibility. Beyond publications and citation metrics, Yan is active in multi-author studies that draw on local animal collections, pathogen isolation and molecular sequencing, and she frequently appears as a lead or co-corresponding author on studies addressing livestock and aquaculture pathogens — evidence of both field leadership and laboratory expertise. Looking ahead, Yan’s profile suggests continued productivity in applied parasitology, host–pathogen surveillance and diagnostics for animal production systems in extreme environments; researchers or administrators seeking details for collaboration, citation tracking or evaluation should consult her ORCID record and recent indexed articles for the most current list of outputs and citation totals. (Sources: PLOS ONE author page and article; preprint and preprint record for the Aeromonas study; PubMed/ScienceDirect listing for the 2025 parasitology paper; and aggregated author-metric pages such as Scilit/ResearchGate which list ORCID and h-index snapshots.
Featured Publications
an, X., Liu, M., He, S., Tong, T., Liu, Y., Ding, K., Deng, H., & Wang, P. (2021). An epidemiological study of gastrointestinal nematode and Eimeria coccidia infections in different populations of Kazakh sheep. PLOS ONE, 16(5), e0251307. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251307
Yan, X., Zhao, Y., Wang, T., Cao, X., … (2024, May 20). Identification and antimicrobial sensitivity studies of Aeromonas species associated with bacterial septicemia of Esox lucius in Xinjiang, China [Preprint]. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202405.1239.v1
Yan, X., Zhao, Y., Wang, T., Liu, C., Cao, X., Yusuf, R., … (2025, Aug). New species of Parapharyngodon (Nematoda: Pharyngodonidae) parasite of Laudakia stoliczkana (Lacertilia: Agamidae) from Turpan-Hami Basin, China. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2025.101107
Yan, X., Zhao, Y., Wang, T., Liu, C., Cao, X., Yusuf, R., … (2025, Dec 31). Pathogenic characterization of Aeromonas in infected farmed Esox lucius from Xinjiang, China. All Life. https://doi.org/10.1080/26895293.2025.2550780.
Yan, X., … (2025, May 12). Redescription and revised classification status of Abbreviata phrynocephali comb. nov. (Spirurida: Physalopteridae) from the Yarkand toad-headed agama Phrynocephalus axillaris (Lacertilia: Agamidae). Zootaxa, 5633(2). https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5633.2.6