Feng Cai

823 total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 533 citations indexed

About

Feng Cai is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Feng Cai has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 533 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Plant Science, 8 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Feng Cai's work include Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (10 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (6 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (6 papers). Feng Cai is often cited by papers focused on Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (10 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (6 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (6 papers). Feng Cai collaborates with scholars based in China, Austria and Türkiye. Feng Cai's co-authors include Irina S. Druzhinina, Komal Chenthamara, Siqi Jiang, Bin Song, Jie Fang, Qirong Shen, Jonathan M. Adams, Na Li, Bahar S. Razavi and Zheng Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Feng Cai

21 papers receiving 527 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.

In honor of John Bissett: authoritative guidelines on molecular identification of Trichoderma

2021 167 citations Feng Cai, Irina S. Druzhinina Fungal Diversity profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Feng Cai China	13	331	158	130	77	74	23	533
Ekta Khare India	12	560 1.7×	153 1.0×	169 1.3×	51 0.7×	98 1.3×	24	731
Shomaila Sikandar Pakistan	5	507 1.5×	186 1.2×	128 1.0×	32 0.4×	49 0.7×	10	699
Sony Suhandono Indonesia	12	334 1.0×	183 1.2×	50 0.4×	31 0.4×	27 0.4×	49	582
Nur Uddin Mahmud Bangladesh	14	486 1.5×	177 1.1×	181 1.4×	17 0.2×	43 0.6×	34	627
Shuishan Song China	13	508 1.5×	323 2.0×	50 0.4×	34 0.4×	24 0.3×	32	695
Quyet‐Tien Phi Vietnam	14	245 0.7×	226 1.4×	84 0.6×	20 0.3×	181 2.4×	59	556
Ayesha Ahmed China	13	391 1.2×	116 0.7×	148 1.1×	27 0.4×	48 0.6×	28	557
Brian Christopher King United States	9	387 1.2×	346 2.2×	119 0.9×	26 0.3×	57 0.8×	14	718
Fuli Zhang China	12	463 1.4×	206 1.3×	79 0.6×	19 0.2×	37 0.5×	35	642
Т. В. Антипова Russia	12	146 0.4×	88 0.6×	111 0.9×	31 0.4×	198 2.7×	55	409

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Feng Cai

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20 of 20 papers shown

Cai, Feng, Siqi Jiang, Paul Daly, et al.. (2025). Guidelines toward ecologically-informed bioprospecting for microbial plastic degradation. Biotechnology Advances. 82. 108590–108590. 1 indexed citations

Xin, Xiaodong, et al.. (2025). The Dual Role of Indigenous Trichoderma in Sludge Anaerobic Digestion: Enhanced Hydrolysis versus Methanogenesis Inhibition. ACS ES&T Engineering. 5(12). 3390–3399.

Sun, Dan, Xiang Zhang, Wenjing Tian, et al.. (2025). Homologous Gene Analysis Reveals ACR3 Expansion as a Key Driver of Arsenic Hyperaccumulation in Plants. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(51). 27786–27799.

Song, Bin, Feng Cai, Jie Fang, et al.. (2023). Microbial resistance in rhizosphere hotspots under biodegradable and conventional microplastic amendment: Community and functional sensitivity. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 180. 108989–108989. 72 indexed citations

Pang, Guan, Tingting Sun, Jun Li, et al.. (2022). Characterization of an Exceptional Fungal Mutant Enables the Discovery of the Specific Regulator of a Silent PKS–NRPS Hybrid Biosynthetic Pathway. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 70(37). 11769–11781. 4 indexed citations

Daly, Paul, Dongmei Zhou, Jingjing Li, et al.. (2022). The use of mutant and engineered microbial agents for biological control of plant diseases caused by Pythium: Achievements versus challenges. Fungal Biology Reviews. 40. 76–90. 16 indexed citations

Cai, Feng & Irina S. Druzhinina. (2021). In honor of John Bissett: authoritative guidelines on molecular identification of Trichoderma. Fungal Diversity. 107(1). 1–69. 167 indexed citations breakdown →

Cai, Feng, Zheng Zhao, Siqi Jiang, et al.. (2021). The pleiotropic functions of intracellular hydrophobins in aerial hyphae and fungal spores. PLoS Genetics. 17(11). e1009924–e1009924. 19 indexed citations

Zhao, Zheng, Feng Cai, Siqi Jiang, et al.. (2021). At least three families of hyphosphere small secreted cysteine‐rich proteins can optimize surface properties to a moderately hydrophilic state suitable for fungal attachment. Environmental Microbiology. 23(10). 5750–5768. 14 indexed citations

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Yuan, Zhilin, Qi Wu, Liangxiong Xu, et al.. (2021). Genomic landscape of a relict fir-associated fungus reveals rapid convergent adaptation towards endophytism. The ISME Journal. 16(5). 1294–1305. 6 indexed citations

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Kredics, László, Shahram Naeimi, Lóránt Hatvani, et al.. (2021). ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’ in the shades of green: the genus Trichoderma in the spotlight. Indian Phytopathology. 74(2). 403–411. 14 indexed citations

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Cai, Feng, Zheng Zhao, Siqi Jiang, et al.. (2020). Evolutionary compromises in fungal fitness: hydrophobins can hinder the adverse dispersal of conidiospores and challenge their survival. The ISME Journal. 14(10). 2610–2624. 42 indexed citations

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Jiang, Siqi, Zheng Zhao, Komal Chenthamara, et al.. (2020). The Evolutionary and Functional Paradox of Cerato-platanins in Fungi. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 86(13). 23 indexed citations

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Jiang, Siqi, Mohammad Javad Rahimi, Runhong Gao, et al.. (2020). Emerging salt marshes as a source ofTrichoderma arenariumsp. nov. and other fungalbioeffectors forbiosaline agriculture. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 130(1). 179–195. 14 indexed citations

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Chen, Lianghua, et al.. (2016). Large‐scale purification and characterization of recombinant human stem cell factor in Escherichia coli. Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry. 64(4). 509–518. 4 indexed citations

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Gao, Jihai, Shuwen Zhang, Feng Cai, et al.. (2011). Characterization, and expression profile of a phenylalanine ammonia lyase gene from Jatropha curcas L.. Molecular Biology Reports. 39(4). 3443–3452. 24 indexed citations

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Cai, Feng, et al.. (2011). Purification and characterization of a novel thermal stable peroxidase from Jatropha curcas leaves. Journal of Molecular Catalysis B Enzymatic. 77. 59–66. 30 indexed citations

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Cai, Feng, et al.. (2009). Pesticide multiresidue analysis of peanuts using automated gel permeation chromatography clean-up/gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Food Additives & Contaminants Part A. 26(3). 333–339. 7 indexed citations

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Yan, Fei, Aiping Tong, Feng Cai, et al.. (2008). Prokaryotic expression of a novel mouse pro-apoptosis protein PNAS-4 and application of its polyclonal antibodies. Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research. 41(6). 504–511. 6 indexed citations

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Yan, Fei, Fan Yang, Feng Cai, et al.. (2007). A novel pro-apoptosis protein PNAS-4 from Xenopus laevis: Cloning, expression, purification, and polyclonal antibody production. Biochemistry (Moscow). 72(6). 664–671. 7 indexed citations

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