Cai Zhang

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
78 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Cai Zhang is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Cai Zhang has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 20 papers in Materials Chemistry and 14 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Cai Zhang's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (24 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (9 papers) and Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research (6 papers). Cai Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (24 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (9 papers) and Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research (6 papers). Cai Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Nigeria. Cai Zhang's co-authors include Shao‐Kai Sun, Xuejun Zhang, Chunshui Yu, Dingbin Liu, Yan‐Yan Fu, Xiu‐Ping Yan, Xiang Wang, Haiyan Pan, Jinbin Pan and Yaqiong Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, ACS Nano and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Cai Zhang

70 papers receiving 1.7k citations

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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.

Biomineralized MnO₂ Nanoplatforms Mediated Delivery of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors with STING Pathway Activation to Potentiate Cancer Radio-Immunotherapy

2023 120 citations Zheng Deng, Cai Zhang et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Cai Zhang China	22	907	543	429	331	188	78	1.8k
Hirak K. Patra United Kingdom	24	905 1.0×	852 1.6×	610 1.4×	593 1.8×	121 0.6×	59	2.4k
Wujun Xu Finland	26	1.0k 1.1×	866 1.6×	512 1.2×	614 1.9×	120 0.6×	59	2.1k
Yavuz Nuri Ertaş Türkiye	32	1.0k 1.1×	562 1.0×	769 1.8×	763 2.3×	115 0.6×	98	2.9k
Nishit Doshi United States	17	867 1.0×	344 0.6×	610 1.4×	833 2.5×	151 0.8×	20	2.2k
Jing Su China	27	1.2k 1.3×	312 0.6×	868 2.0×	650 2.0×	171 0.9×	92	2.5k
Dóra Méhn Italy	30	553 0.6×	862 1.6×	448 1.0×	373 1.1×	68 0.4×	91	2.3k
Guangze Yang Australia	28	969 1.1×	520 1.0×	1.0k 2.3×	1.1k 3.2×	272 1.4×	62	2.9k
Pankaj Kumar Singh India	26	433 0.5×	280 0.5×	527 1.2×	529 1.6×	121 0.6×	119	2.0k
Wenxi Li China	19	784 0.9×	341 0.6×	307 0.7×	241 0.7×	322 1.7×	72	2.0k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhang, Cai, Wenhui Zhao, Miao Jiang, et al.. (2025). Identification of SERS Fingerprints for Diagnosis and Staging of Liver Injury. Analytical Chemistry. 97(6). 3284–3292. 5 indexed citations

Zhang, Cai, Wenhui Zhao, Duo Zuo, et al.. (2025). AI‐Guided SERS Defines a Pan‐Cancer Diagnostic Biomarker. Advanced Science. 13(7). e16268–e16268.

Wang, Xiaoran, Ting Zhou, Jiaojiao Yu, et al.. (2025). Minimally invasive upconversion optogenetics for Parkinson's disease treatment. Biomaterials. 324. 123509–123509.

Zhang, Yumiao, et al.. (2025). Precise control of cobalt active site size to switch ROS pathways: Millimeter-scale carbon beads derived from dual MOFs for targeted degradation of drug pollutants. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 383. 126046–126046.

Wang, Jiadong, Li Liu, Pengfei Xing, et al.. (2025). Self-Assembled Arachidonic Acid Nanomicelles for Radiation-Induced Ferroptosis to Enhance Tumor Radioimmunotherapy. Chemical Engineering Journal. 507. 160231–160231. 2 indexed citations

Jiang, Miao, Jinbin Pan, Yingzhe Liu, et al.. (2024). Carboxylated albumin as a dual-purpose template for fabricating gadolinium oxide nanoprobe with high metal loading and exceptional relaxivity. Chemical Engineering Journal. 496. 154066–154066. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Wenjun, Yifei Zheng, Zhihui Cai, et al.. (2024). High-Entropy Alloy Laser Cladding with Cable-Type Welding Wire: Experimental Study and First-Principles Calculations. Metals. 14(11). 1294–1294. 1 indexed citations

Deng, Zheng, Cai Zhang, Lin Zhang, et al.. (2024). FeS-based cascade bioreactors driven by Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 for efficient chemodynamic therapy with augmented antitumor immunity. Nano Today. 55. 102165–102165. 11 indexed citations

Zhang, Junjun, Zheng Deng, Yifan Zhang, et al.. (2024). Bacteria-based biohybrids for remodeling adenosine-mediated immunosuppression to boost radiotherapy-triggered antitumor immune response. Biomaterials. 316. 123000–123000. 7 indexed citations

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Zhang, Cai, et al.. (2024). Real-time monitoring of single dendritic cell maturation using deep learning-assisted surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. Theranostics. 14(17). 6818–6830. 6 indexed citations

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Zhang, Cai, et al.. (2024). Immunomodulatory metal-based biomaterials for cancer immunotherapy. Journal of Controlled Release. 375. 249–268. 16 indexed citations

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Jiang, Miao, Yu-Wei Zhang, Mengling Wang, et al.. (2024). Artificial Intelligence‐Driven Platform: Unveiling Critical Hepatic Molecular Alterations in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Development. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 13(20). e2400291–e2400291. 3 indexed citations

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Ren, Jing, et al.. (2023). Anlotinib affects systemic lipid metabolism and induces lipid accumulation in human lung cancer cells. Lipids in Health and Disease. 22(1). 134–134. 6 indexed citations

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Wang, Lishi, et al.. (2023). Transform commercial magnetic materials into injectable gel for magnetic hyperthermia therapy in vivo. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 224. 113185–113185. 10 indexed citations

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Zhang, Cai, Kai Yang, & Guangbao Yang. (2023). Design strategies for enhancing antitumor efficacy through tumor microenvironment exploitation using albumin-based nanosystems: A review. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 258(Pt 2). 129070–129070. 7 indexed citations

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Zhang, Cai, Yongheng Chen, Hua Yang, et al.. (2022). Grating Structure Broadband Absorber Based on Gallium Arsenide and Titanium. Coatings. 12(5). 588–588. 4 indexed citations

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Chen, Yongheng, Cai Zhang, Zao Yi, et al.. (2022). One step reactive ion etching of black germanium conical nanostructures: Ultra-wide solar spectral absorption, finite element simulation, super hydrophilicity, photothermal conversion. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 248. 112005–112005. 5 indexed citations

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Gao, Zhaojian, Shuai Zhou, Yingmei Zhou, et al.. (2021). Bio-inspired magnetic superhydrophobic PU-PDA-Fe3O4-Ag for effective oil-water separation and its antibacterial activity. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 613. 126122–126122. 49 indexed citations

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Pan, Jinbin, Yaqiong Wang, Cai Zhang, et al.. (2018). Antigen‐Directed Fabrication of a Multifunctional Nanovaccine with Ultrahigh Antigen Loading Efficiency for Tumor Photothermal‐Immunotherapy. Advanced Materials. 30(8). 160 indexed citations

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Zhang, Cai, Ning Tang, Liangliang Shang, et al.. (2017). Local surface plasmon enhanced polarization and internal quantum efficiency of deep ultraviolet emissions from AlGaN-based quantum wells. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 2358–2358. 21 indexed citations

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