Feng Cai

3.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
81 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Feng Cai is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Feng Cai has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 27 papers in Molecular Biology and 15 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Feng Cai's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (24 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (10 papers) and Spinal Cord Injury Research (8 papers). Feng Cai is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (24 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (10 papers) and Spinal Cord Injury Research (8 papers). Feng Cai collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Portugal. Feng Cai's co-authors include Xiaotao Wu, Fei Wang, Rui Shi, Liang Chen, Kun Xi, Jincheng Tang, Yong Gu, Wenguo Cui, Lianfu Deng and Liang Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Circulation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Feng Cai

77 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Aging and age related stresses: a senescence mechanism of intervertebral disc degeneration

2015 390 citations Feng Cai, Xiaotao Wu et al. profile →
Modulation of Local Overactive Inflammation via Injectable Hydrogel Microspheres

2021 182 citations Jiang Bian, Feng Cai et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Feng Cai China	25	860	830	498	467	445	81	2.6k
Chengzhen Liang China	30	619 0.7×	1.2k 1.4×	562 1.1×	455 1.0×	585 1.3×	84	2.5k
Guoyong Yin China	38	2.5k 2.9×	1.0k 1.2×	225 0.5×	319 0.7×	521 1.2×	140	4.5k
Kangcheng Zhao China	24	841 1.0×	818 1.0×	407 0.8×	265 0.6×	243 0.5×	49	1.9k
Giovanni Marfia Italy	27	655 0.8×	359 0.4×	196 0.4×	159 0.3×	286 0.6×	74	1.9k
Xuyang Zhang China	23	461 0.5×	417 0.5×	220 0.4×	301 0.6×	269 0.6×	90	1.4k
Stefania Elena Navone Italy	27	676 0.8×	263 0.3×	188 0.4×	186 0.4×	312 0.7×	58	1.8k
Chiaki Hamanishi Japan	30	459 0.5×	354 0.4×	342 0.7×	436 0.9×	1.3k 3.0×	91	2.7k
Takanobu Otsuka Japan	30	1.1k 1.3×	328 0.4×	137 0.3×	232 0.5×	1.0k 2.3×	263	3.4k
Fangcai Li China	32	664 0.8×	1.9k 2.3×	951 1.9×	396 0.8×	995 2.2×	107	3.1k
Florina Moldovan Canada	28	627 0.7×	156 0.2×	370 0.7×	143 0.3×	560 1.3×	87	2.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Feng Cai

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Feng Cai

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Feng Cai. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Feng Cai 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 Feng Cai. Feng Cai is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Li, Ziang, Jincheng Tang, Liang Zhou, et al.. (2025). MicroSphere 3D Structures Delay Tissue Senescence through Mechanotransduction. ACS Nano. 19(2). 2695–2714. 2 indexed citations

Li, Xiaohu, Feng Cai, Yan Zhang, et al.. (2024). Progress of Gene‐Functionalized Regenerative Material Repair Intervertebral Disc Degeneration. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(6). 2300355–2300355. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Fenggui, et al.. (2024). Protection pattern and driving mechanism of typical marine ecosystems: a case study of China-ASEAN countries. Frontiers in Marine Science. 11. 1 indexed citations

Cai, Feng, et al.. (2024). Construction and verification of risk prediction model of osteoporotic fractures in patients with osteoporosis in China. Frontiers in Public Health. 12. 1380218–1380218. 1 indexed citations

Xu, Mengdi, Bangqin Huang, Wenfang Lu, et al.. (2024). Physically modulated phytoplankton production and export at submesoscales in the oligotrophic South China Sea Basin. Science China Earth Sciences. 67(8). 2681–2698.

Xu, Yichang, Feng Cai, Jincheng Tang, et al.. (2024). Magnetically attracting hydrogel reshapes iron metabolism for tissue repair. Science Advances. 10(33). eado7249–eado7249. 21 indexed citations

Cai, Feng, Ziang Li, Xindie Zhou, et al.. (2024). Neutrophil membrane-coated multifunctional biomimetic nanoparticles for spinal cord injuries. Journal of Biomaterials Science Polymer Edition. 36(4). 415–439.

Zhang, Xianwen, et al.. (2024). Efficacy and safety of combining anti-angiogenic therapy, radiotherapy, and PD-1 inhibitors in patients with driver gene-negative non-small cell lung cancer brain metastases: a retrospective study. BMC Cancer. 24(1). 1492–1492. 3 indexed citations

Li, Jiayu, et al.. (2023). FKBP11 improves the malignant property of osteosarcoma cells and acts as a prognostic factor of osteosarcoma. Aging. 15(7). 2450–2459. 3 indexed citations

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Zhou, Xindie, Kun Xi, Jiang Bian, et al.. (2023). Injectable engineered micro/nano-complexes trigger the reprogramming of bone immune epigenetics. Chemical Engineering Journal. 462. 142158–142158. 20 indexed citations

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Li, Ziang, Feng Cai, Jincheng Tang, et al.. (2022). Oxygen metabolism-balanced engineered hydrogel microspheres promote the regeneration of the nucleus pulposus by inhibiting acid-sensitive complexes. Bioactive Materials. 24. 346–360. 38 indexed citations

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Xu, Yichang, Liang Wu, Yunkai Tang, et al.. (2022). Immunology and bioinformatics analysis of injectable organic/inorganic microfluidic microspheres for promoting bone repair. Biomaterials. 288. 121685–121685. 33 indexed citations

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Xi, Kun, Yong Gu, Jincheng Tang, et al.. (2021). Author Correction: Microenvironment-responsive immunoregulatory electrospun fibers for promoting nerve function recovery. Nature Communications. 12(1). 2882–2882. 3 indexed citations

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Xi, Kun, Yong Gu, Jincheng Tang, et al.. (2020). Microenvironment-responsive immunoregulatory electrospun fibers for promoting nerve function recovery. Nature Communications. 11(1). 4504–4504. 183 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lin, et al.. (2018). NEAT1 induces osteosarcoma development by modulating the miR‐339‐5p/TGF‐β1 pathway. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 234(4). 5097–5105. 30 indexed citations

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Zhang, Shu, et al.. (2016). Efficacy and safety of bevacizumab plus erlotinib versus bevacizumab or erlotinib alone in the treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 6(6). e011714–e011714. 16 indexed citations

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Cai, Feng, et al.. (2016). Transplantation of CXCR4 Overexpressed Mesenchymal Stem Cells Augments Regeneration in Degenerated Intervertebral Discs. DNA and Cell Biology. 35(5). 241–248. 23 indexed citations

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Wang, Feng, Rui Shi, Feng Cai, Yuntao Wang, & Xiao‐Tao Wu. (2015). Stem Cell Approaches to Intervertebral Disc Regeneration: Obstacles from the Disc Microenvironment. Stem Cells and Development. 24(21). 2479–2495. 72 indexed citations

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Gao, Jinming, Feng Cai, Min Peng, Yi Ma, & Bin Wang. (2013). Montelukast improves air trapping, not airway remodeling, in patients with moderate-to-severe asthma: a pilot study. Chinese Medical Journal. 126(12). 2229–2234. 19 indexed citations

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Graminski, Gerard F., et al.. (2002). Synthesis of bis-spermine dimers that are potent polyamine transport inhibitors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 12(1). 35–40. 13 indexed citations

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