Cheng-Yun Cai

629 total citations
21 papers, 328 citations indexed

About

Cheng-Yun Cai is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Behavioral Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Cheng-Yun Cai has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 328 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 10 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 6 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Cheng-Yun Cai's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (13 papers), Memory and Neural Mechanisms (9 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (6 papers). Cheng-Yun Cai is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (13 papers), Memory and Neural Mechanisms (9 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (6 papers). Cheng-Yun Cai collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Cheng-Yun Cai's co-authors include Chun‐Xia Luo, Dong‐Ya Zhu, Hai‐Yin Wu, Cheng‐Feng Qin, Yu‐Hui Lin, Tao Yan, Ying Zhou, Lei Chang, Lei Chang and Li‐Juan Zhu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, Scientific Reports and Brain Research.

In The Last Decade

Cheng-Yun Cai

20 papers receiving 325 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Cheng-Yun Cai China 10 150 131 83 79 49 21 328
Carolina Piletti Chatain Germany 5 100 0.7× 85 0.6× 54 0.7× 78 1.0× 40 0.8× 6 304
Harold L. Haun United States 10 276 1.8× 109 0.8× 65 0.8× 117 1.5× 53 1.1× 19 397
Douglas Senna Engelke Brazil 9 112 0.7× 85 0.6× 95 1.1× 73 0.9× 35 0.7× 13 334
Benedikt T. Bedenk Germany 8 120 0.8× 72 0.5× 76 0.9× 56 0.7× 81 1.7× 9 299
Małgorzata Zienowicz Poland 12 225 1.5× 102 0.8× 68 0.8× 93 1.2× 50 1.0× 20 368
Juliana Presti-Torres Brazil 10 222 1.5× 186 1.4× 78 0.9× 100 1.3× 59 1.2× 12 465
Carolina Garrido Zinn Brazil 10 186 1.2× 203 1.5× 88 1.1× 72 0.9× 32 0.7× 13 395
Marcus M. Weera United States 9 130 0.9× 59 0.5× 102 1.2× 70 0.9× 80 1.6× 14 315
Jun-Ichiro Oka Japan 13 249 1.7× 82 0.6× 91 1.1× 183 2.3× 62 1.3× 20 464
Aleksandra Wisłowska Poland 10 269 1.8× 115 0.9× 65 0.8× 110 1.4× 36 0.7× 15 372

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cheng-Yun Cai

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cai, Cheng-Yun, et al.. (2025). Combined toxicity of polystyrene microplastics and perfluorobutane sulfonate on mouse liver: Impact on lipid metabolism and gut-liver axis disruption. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 292. 117904–117904. 8 indexed citations
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Liang, Haiying, Zhen Liu, Kaihong Chen, et al.. (2025). nNOS-expressing neurons in the mPFC mediate depression-related behaviors in mice through pPVT-mPFC projections. Neuropsychopharmacology. 50(10). 1583–1594.
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Cai, Cheng-Yun, Tao Yan, Minghao Yin, et al.. (2023). Nos1+ and Nos1− excitatory neurons in the BLA regulate anxiety- and depression-related behaviors oppositely. Journal of Affective Disorders. 333. 181–192. 8 indexed citations
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Cai, Cheng-Yun, Haiying Liang, Ting Zhou, et al.. (2023). High-intensity interval training ameliorates chronic unpredictable mild stress-induced depressive behaviors via HDAC2-BDNF signaling in the ventral hippocampus. Brain Research. 1816. 148480–148480. 2 indexed citations
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Wei, Guanyun, Xu Zhang, Cheng-Yun Cai, et al.. (2022). Dual-Specificity Phosphatase 14 Regulates Zebrafish Hair Cell Formation Through Activation of p38 Signaling Pathway. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 16. 840143–840143. 5 indexed citations
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Yang, Chao, et al.. (2022). Atorvastatin ameliorates depressive behaviors via regulation of α7nAChR expression by PI3K/Akt-BDNF pathway in mice. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 593. 57–64. 11 indexed citations
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Cai, Cheng-Yun, et al.. (2022). Ras Inhibitor Lonafarnib Rescues Structural and Functional Impairments of Synapses of Aβ1-42 Mice via α7nAChR-Dependent BDNF Upregulation. Journal of Neuroscience. 42(31). 6090–6107. 5 indexed citations
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Qin, Cheng‐Feng, Hai‐Yin Wu, Yu‐Hui Lin, et al.. (2021). Prevention of the return of extinguished fear by disrupting the interaction of neuronal nitric oxide synthase with its carboxy-terminal PDZ ligand. Molecular Psychiatry. 26(11). 6506–6519. 9 indexed citations
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Gong, Jie, Chao Guo, Guanyun Wei, et al.. (2021). Claudin h Is Essential for Hair Cell Morphogenesis and Auditory Function in Zebrafish. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 9. 663995–663995. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Tingting, Cheng-Yun Cai, Lifeng Wang, Shixin Li, & Ling Chen. (2020). Farnesyl Transferase Inhibitor Lonafarnib Enhances α7nAChR Expression Through Inhibiting DNA Methylation of CHRNA7 and Increases α7nAChR Membrane Trafficking. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 11. 589780–589780. 2 indexed citations
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Qin, Cheng‐Feng, Hai‐Yin Wu, Cheng-Yun Cai, et al.. (2020). Dorsal Hippocampus to Infralimbic Cortex Circuit is Essential for the Recall of Extinction Memory. Cerebral Cortex. 31(3). 1707–1718. 21 indexed citations
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Yan, Tao, Yu‐Hui Lin, Cheng-Yun Cai, et al.. (2020). Uncoupling nNOS-PSD-95 in mPFC inhibits morphine priming-induced reinstatement after extinction training. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 525(2). 520–527. 2 indexed citations
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Yan, Tao, Cheng-Yun Cai, Yu‐Hui Lin, et al.. (2020). Projections from Infralimbic Cortex to Paraventricular Thalamus Mediate Fear Extinction Retrieval. Neuroscience Bulletin. 37(2). 229–241. 30 indexed citations
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Qin, Cheng‐Feng, Cheng-Yun Cai, Chen Chen, et al.. (2019). Uncoupling nNOS-PSD-95 in the ACC can inhibit contextual fear generalization. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 513(1). 248–254. 8 indexed citations
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Qin, Cheng‐Feng, Cheng-Yun Cai, Ying Zhou, et al.. (2019). Anterior Cingulate Cortex to Ventral Hippocampus Circuit Mediates Contextual Fear Generalization. Journal of Neuroscience. 39(29). 5728–5739. 81 indexed citations
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Cai, Cheng-Yun, Chen Chen, Ying Zhou, et al.. (2018). PSD-95-nNOS Coupling Regulates Contextual Fear Extinction in the Dorsal CA3. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 12775–12775. 28 indexed citations
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Cai, Cheng-Yun, Hai‐Yin Wu, Chun‐Xia Luo, et al.. (2017). Extracellular regulated protein kinaseis critical for the role of 5-HT1a receptor in modulating nNOS expression and anxiety-related behaviors. Behavioural Brain Research. 357-358. 88–97. 17 indexed citations
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Cao, Bo, Huanyu Ni, Jun Li, et al.. (2017). (+)-Borneol suppresses conditioned fear recall and anxiety-like behaviors in mice. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 495(2). 1588–1593. 20 indexed citations
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Li, Jun, Han Zhou, Bo Cao, et al.. (2017). Disrupting nNOS-PSD-95 coupling in the hippocampal dentate gyrus promotes extinction memory retrieval. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 493(1). 862–868. 16 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jing, Cheng-Yun Cai, Hai‐Yin Wu, et al.. (2016). CREB-mediated synaptogenesis and neurogenesis is crucial for the role of 5-HT1a receptors in modulating anxiety behaviors. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 29551–29551. 51 indexed citations

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