De‐Cai Tian

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

De‐Cai Tian is a scholar working on Neurology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, De‐Cai Tian has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Neurology, 28 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 13 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in De‐Cai Tian's work include Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (28 papers), Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders (18 papers) and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (10 papers). De‐Cai Tian is often cited by papers focused on Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (28 papers), Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders (18 papers) and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (10 papers). De‐Cai Tian collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. De‐Cai Tian's co-authors include Fu‐Dong Shi, Kaibin Shi, Andrew F. Ducruet, Michael T. Lawton, Zhiguo Li, Zilong Zhu, Ying Fu, Qiang Liu, Yongjun Wang and Hongqiu Gu and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and NeuroImage.

In The Last Decade

De‐Cai Tian

46 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Global brain inflammation in stroke

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
De‐Cai Tian China	15	594	513	428	330	327	56	1.5k
Milena Z. Adzemovic Sweden	18	320 0.5×	355 0.7×	336 0.8×	609 1.8×	95 0.3×	31	1.3k
Mark A. Petersen United States	9	583 1.0×	249 0.5×	233 0.5×	180 0.5×	172 0.5×	12	1.3k
Honglei Ren China	18	683 1.1×	771 1.5×	734 1.7×	95 0.3×	294 0.9×	32	1.8k
Takeo Abumiya Japan	26	475 0.8×	413 0.8×	683 1.6×	74 0.2×	510 1.6×	74	2.1k
Kim M. Baeten United States	7	493 0.8×	195 0.4×	234 0.5×	131 0.4×	130 0.4×	7	1.1k
Michael Besselmann Germany	15	479 0.8×	392 0.8×	330 0.8×	74 0.2×	180 0.6×	19	1.4k
Xavier Ayrignac France	22	159 0.3×	814 1.6×	343 0.8×	428 1.3×	293 0.9×	95	1.7k
Masato Kanazawa Japan	22	944 1.6×	561 1.1×	738 1.7×	77 0.2×	409 1.3×	84	2.2k
Axel Regeniter Switzerland	18	168 0.3×	614 1.2×	377 0.9×	347 1.1×	169 0.5×	41	1.5k
Yucong Peng China	24	408 0.7×	495 1.0×	553 1.3×	94 0.3×	198 0.6×	42	1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of De‐Cai Tian

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Dong, Wenyue, De‐Cai Tian, Linlin Yin, et al.. (2025). ¹⁸ F ‐ FDG PET / CT Reveals Characteristic Prefrontal‐Posterior Cingulate Hypometabolism in anti‐AMPAR Encephalitis to Understand Cerebral Function: Insights From an Eight‐Patient Cohort. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 31(10). e70633–e70633.

Zhuo, Zhizheng, De‐Cai Tian, Yutong Bai, et al.. (2025). Periventricular gradient of normal-appearing white matter in normal aging and multiple neurological diseases. Journal of Advanced Research.

Wang, Huabing, et al.. (2025). Integrated Metabolomics and Transcriptomics Analyses Reveal Metabolic Changes in Primary Angiitis of the Central Nervous System. Journal of Inflammation Research. Volume 18. 2767–2780.

Liu, Xinyao, Yue Wang, Wanlin Zhu, et al.. (2025). The characteristics and influencing factors of paramagnetic rim lesions in Chinese MS patients: A 7T MRI study. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 31(8). 964–974. 1 indexed citations

Yan, Guanhua, De‐Cai Tian, Xinghu Zhang, & Huabing Wang. (2025). Clinical and imaging features and treatment response of anti-NMDAR encephalitis combined with MOGAD. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 135. 111114–111114.

Lin, Jie, Honglei Ren, Youliang Wang, et al.. (2025). FOXO1-driven metabolic reprogramming of hematomal CD8+ T cells drives the expansion of perihematomal edema following intracerebral hemorrhage. Cellular and Molecular Immunology. 22(12). 1629–1641.

Guo, Ai, Zhe Zhang, Lei Su, et al.. (2024). Cortical Microhemorrhage Presentation of Small Vessel Primary Angiitis of the Central Nervous System. Annals of Neurology. 96(1). 194–203. 2 indexed citations

Sun, Jun, Zhizheng Zhuo, Wei Ren, et al.. (2024). Estimated Brain Age in Healthy Aging and Across Multiple Neurological Disorders. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 62(3). 869–879. 2 indexed citations

Li, Yongmei, Zhizheng Zhuo, Min Guo, et al.. (2024). Imaging Transcriptomics of Brain Functional Alterations in MS and Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 45(12). 1901–1909. 2 indexed citations

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Zhuo, Zhizheng, Ningnannan Zhang, Ao Feng, et al.. (2024). Spatial structural abnormality maps associated with cognitive and physical performance in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. European Radiology. 35(3). 1228–1241.

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Wang, Huabing, et al.. (2024). Efficacy and safety of apheresis therapy in AQP4 antibody‐positive NMOSD attack: A propensity score‐matched cohort study. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 30(5). e14780–e14780. 1 indexed citations

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Xu, Yun, Moli Fan, Linlin Yin, et al.. (2024). A Simple Score (MOG-AR) to Identify Individuals at High Risk of Relapse After MOGAD Attack. Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation. 11(6). e200309–e200309. 9 indexed citations

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Guo, Ai, et al.. (2023). Bioinformatic identification of hub genes Myd88 and Ccl3 and TWS-119 as a potential agent for the treatment of massive cerebral infarction. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 17. 1171112–1171112. 4 indexed citations

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Ren, Yi, Xindi Li, Wangshu Xu, et al.. (2021). Persistently Gadolinium-Enhancing Lesion Is a Predictor of Poor Prognosis in NMOSD Attack: a Clinical Trial. Neurotherapeutics. 18(2). 868–877. 8 indexed citations

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Li, Xindi, Chengyi Zhang, Dongmei Jia, et al.. (2021). The occurrence of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibodies in aquaporin-4-antibody seronegative Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 53. 103030–103030. 14 indexed citations

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Duan, Yunyun, Zhizheng Zhuo, Haiqing Li, et al.. (2021). Brain structural alterations in MOG antibody diseases: a comparative study with AQP4 seropositive NMOSD and MS. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 92(7). 709–716. 38 indexed citations

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Du, Qiu, Jianjun Liu, De‐Cai Tian, et al.. (2020). Long Noncoding RNA LINC00173 Promotes NUTF2 Expression Through Sponging miR-765 and Facilitates Tumorigenesis in Glioma. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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Tian, De‐Cai, Chengyi Zhang, Meng Yuan, et al.. (2020). Incidence of multiple sclerosis in China: A nationwide hospital-based study. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific. 1. 100010–100010. 52 indexed citations

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Li, Xindi, De‐Cai Tian, Moli Fan, et al.. (2020). Intravenous immunoglobulin for acute attacks in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD). Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 44. 102325–102325. 37 indexed citations

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Li, Wenqiang, Yisen Zhang, Zhongbin Tian, et al.. (2020). Statin treatment for unruptured intracranial aneurysms study: a study protocol for a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Stroke and Vascular Neurology. 5(4). 410–415. 11 indexed citations

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