Cai Huang

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Cai Huang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Immunology and Allergy. According to data from OpenAlex, Cai Huang has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 24 papers in Cell Biology and 18 papers in Immunology and Allergy. Recurrent topics in Cai Huang's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (20 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (18 papers) and Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (6 papers). Cai Huang is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (20 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (18 papers) and Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (6 papers). Cai Huang collaborates with scholars based in United States, Finland and China. Cai Huang's co-authors include Ken Jacobson, Michael D. Schaller, Xi Zhan, Zenon Rajfur, Christoph H. Borchers, Christian C. Haudenschild, Jiali Liu, Tony T. Wang, John F. McDonald and Fredrik Vannberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Cai Huang

46 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

MAP kinases and cell migration 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. MAP kinases and cell migration
    2004 905 citations Cai Huang, Ken Jacobson et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Cai Huang United States 25 1.8k 1.2k 722 466 369 50 3.1k
Leo Price Netherlands 30 2.3k 1.3× 1.1k 0.9× 685 0.9× 626 1.3× 314 0.9× 58 3.9k
Irwin H. Gelman United States 41 2.7k 1.5× 944 0.8× 447 0.6× 735 1.6× 506 1.4× 109 4.6k
Andrew D. Catling United States 29 2.4k 1.3× 843 0.7× 386 0.5× 664 1.4× 452 1.2× 41 3.4k
Ssang‐Taek Lim United States 34 2.1k 1.2× 1.6k 1.3× 1.9k 2.6× 743 1.6× 652 1.8× 56 3.9k
Yasuhisa Fukui Japan 35 3.4k 1.9× 1.1k 0.9× 366 0.5× 801 1.7× 310 0.8× 85 4.5k
Letizia Lanzetti Italy 26 2.2k 1.2× 1.4k 1.2× 233 0.3× 658 1.4× 443 1.2× 39 3.6k
François Houle Canada 26 3.0k 1.7× 794 0.7× 568 0.8× 570 1.2× 616 1.7× 38 4.1k
Peter J. Coopman France 23 1.5k 0.8× 613 0.5× 280 0.4× 460 1.0× 448 1.2× 51 2.3k
Jonathan M.J. Derry United States 25 2.1k 1.2× 1.1k 0.9× 720 1.0× 516 1.1× 424 1.1× 44 4.4k
Deborah H. Anderson Canada 24 2.8k 1.6× 780 0.7× 302 0.4× 732 1.6× 238 0.6× 59 3.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Cai Huang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cai Huang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Cai Huang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Cai Huang based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Cai Huang. Cai Huang is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Huang, Cai, et al.. (2025). Engineered Perfluorochemical Cancer-Derived Exosomes Loaded with Indocyanine Green and Camptothecin Provide Targeted Photochemotherapy for Effective Cancer Treatment. International Journal of Nanomedicine. Volume 20. 327–342. 5 indexed citations
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Baster, Zbigniew, Latifeh Azizi, Liqing Li, et al.. (2024). Talin2 binds to non-muscle myosin IIa and regulates cell attachment and fibronectin secretion. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 20175–20175. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Ri‐Yao, Su Huang, Cai Huang, et al.. (2023). Fc-competent multispecific PDL-1/TIGIT/LAG-3 antibodies potentiate superior anti-tumor T cell response. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 9865–9865. 15 indexed citations
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Dong, Jianbo, Sachith Gallolu Kankanamalage, Zhejun Jia, et al.. (2021). Biological activity validation of a computationally designed Rituximab/CD3 T cell engager targeting CD20+ cancers with multiple mechanisms of action. PubMed. 4(4). 228–241. 8 indexed citations
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Baster, Zbigniew, Liqing Li, Zenon Rajfur, & Cai Huang. (2020). Talin2 mediates secretion and trafficking of matrix metallopeptidase 9 during invadopodium formation. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1867(7). 118693–118693. 7 indexed citations
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Huang, Cai, Lilya V. Matyunina, Laura McDonald, et al.. (2018). Machine learning predicts individual cancer patient responses to therapeutic drugs with high accuracy. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 16444–16444. 125 indexed citations
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Rahikainen, Rolle, Lei Qi, Latifeh Azizi, et al.. (2017). Mechanical stability of talin rod controls cell migration and substrate sensing. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 3571–3571. 40 indexed citations
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Yuan, Yaxia, Liqing Li, Lei S. Qi, et al.. (2017). The molecular basis of talin2’s high affinity toward β1-integrin. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 41989–41989. 12 indexed citations
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Huang, Cai, Roman Mezencev, John F. McDonald, & Fredrik Vannberg. (2017). Open source machine-learning algorithms for the prediction of optimal cancer drug therapies. PLoS ONE. 12(10). e0186906–e0186906. 84 indexed citations
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Li, Liqing, Xiang Li, Lei S. Qi, et al.. (2017). The role of talin2 in breast cancer tumorigenesis and metastasis. Oncotarget. 8(63). 106876–106887. 15 indexed citations
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Li, Liqing, Wei Li, Lei S. Qi, et al.. (2016). p70S6K1 (S6K1)-mediated Phosphorylation Regulates Phosphatidylinositol 4-Phosphate 5-Kinase Type I γ Degradation and Cell Invasion. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 291(49). 25729–25741. 22 indexed citations
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Jafari, Naser, et al.. (2015). The Function of Ubiquitin Protein Ligase E3A and its Roles in Human Diseases. 1(1). 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Zaozao, Elizabeth C. Lessey, Matthew E. Berginski, et al.. (2013). Gleevec, an Abl Family Inhibitor, Produces a Profound Change in Cell Shape and Migration. PLoS ONE. 8(1). e52233–e52233. 11 indexed citations
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Wu, Zhaofei, et al.. (2011). PIPKIγ Regulates Focal Adhesion Dynamics and Colon Cancer Cell Invasion. PLoS ONE. 6(9). e24775–e24775. 43 indexed citations
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Huang, Cai. (2010). Roles of E3 ubiquitin ligases in cell adhesion and migration. Cell Adhesion & Migration. 4(1). 10–18. 61 indexed citations
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Huang, Cai, et al.. (2009). Talin phosphorylation by Cdk5 regulates Smurf1-mediated talin head ubiquitylation and cell migration. Nature Cell Biology. 11(5). 624–630. 168 indexed citations
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Loitto, Vesa, Cai Huang, Yury J. Sigal, & Ken Jacobson. (2007). Filopodia are induced by aquaporin-9 expression. Experimental Cell Research. 313(7). 1295–1306. 60 indexed citations
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Huang, Cai, Zenon Rajfur, Christoph H. Borchers, Michael D. Schaller, & Ken Jacobson. (2003). JNK phosphorylates paxillin and regulates cell migration. Nature. 424(6945). 219–223. 405 indexed citations
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Liu, Jiali, Cai Huang, & Xi Zhan. (1999). Src is required for cell migration and shape changes induced by fibroblast growth factor 1. Oncogene. 18(48). 6700–6706. 75 indexed citations

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