Guifang Cai

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Guifang Cai is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Parasitology. According to data from OpenAlex, Guifang Cai has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Immunology, 4 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Parasitology. Recurrent topics in Guifang Cai's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (8 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (5 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (5 papers). Guifang Cai is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (8 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (5 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (5 papers). Guifang Cai collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Guifang Cai's co-authors include Mara Roxana Rubinstein, Yujun Hao, Yiping W. Han, Wendy Liu, Xiaowei Wang, Gordon J. Freeman, Christopher A. Hunter, Baogong Zhu, Robert A. Kastelein and Ganjana Lertmemongkolchai and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Immunology, The Journal of Immunology and Infection and Immunity.

In The Last Decade

Guifang Cai

16 papers receiving 3.5k 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.

Fusobacterium nucleatum Promotes Colorectal Carcinogenesis by Modulating E-Cadherin/β-Catenin Signaling via its FadA Adhesin

2013 1.7k citations Mara Roxana Rubinstein, Xiaowei Wang et al. Cell Host & Microbe profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Guifang Cai United States	14	1.6k	1.2k	876	596	402	16	3.5k
François Erard France	34	885 0.6×	2.9k 2.4×	404 0.5×	735 1.2×	590 1.5×	68	4.6k
Colin J. Sanderson Australia	37	1.1k 0.7×	3.1k 2.5×	511 0.6×	430 0.7×	233 0.6×	112	6.5k
Delphine J. Lee United States	28	1.3k 0.8×	1.7k 1.4×	655 0.7×	617 1.0×	662 1.6×	74	3.5k
Rob Kastelein United States	24	1.3k 0.8×	4.0k 3.3×	1.3k 1.4×	1.0k 1.7×	427 1.1×	38	6.4k
Goro Matsuzaki Japan	35	648 0.4×	3.4k 2.8×	477 0.5×	894 1.5×	794 2.0×	147	4.8k
Mizuho Hasegawa United States	27	1.5k 0.9×	1.6k 1.3×	184 0.2×	445 0.7×	479 1.2×	43	3.5k
Esther von Stebut Germany	35	734 0.5×	2.5k 2.0×	359 0.4×	1.1k 1.8×	356 0.9×	124	4.8k
Marisa Gariglio Italy	40	1.7k 1.1×	2.2k 1.8×	1000 1.1×	1.7k 2.8×	315 0.8×	142	4.5k
Romina S. Goldszmid United States	22	1.0k 0.6×	2.0k 1.6×	837 1.0×	720 1.2×	298 0.7×	36	3.6k
R. Pat Bucy United States	36	662 0.4×	2.4k 1.9×	540 0.6×	563 0.9×	652 1.6×	93	4.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Guifang Cai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Guifang Cai

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Guifang Cai

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Guifang Cai. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Guifang 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 Guifang Cai. Guifang 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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16 of 16 papers shown

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Rubinstein, Mara Roxana, Xiaowei Wang, Wendy Liu, et al.. (2013). Fusobacterium nucleatum Promotes Colorectal Carcinogenesis by Modulating E-Cadherin/β-Catenin Signaling via its FadA Adhesin. Cell Host & Microbe. 14(2). 195–206. 1742 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cai, Guifang, et al.. (2013). Application of Fuzzy Neural Networks on Missile Launcher Fault Prediction. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Computer Science and Electronics Engineering (ICCSEE 2013). 1 indexed citations

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Cai, Guifang & Gordon J. Freeman. (2009). The CD160, BTLA, LIGHT/HVEM pathway: a bidirectional switch regulating T‐cell activation. Immunological Reviews. 229(1). 244–258. 232 indexed citations

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Cai, Guifang, Anukanth Anumanthan, Julia A. Brown, et al.. (2008). CD160 inhibits activation of human CD4+ T cells through interaction with herpesvirus entry mediator. Nature Immunology. 9(2). 176–185. 267 indexed citations

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Zhu, Baogong, et al.. (2007). In-Fusion™ Assembly: Seamless Engineering of Multidomain Fusion Proteins, Modular Vectors, and Mutations. BioTechniques. 43(3). 354–359. 211 indexed citations

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Cai, Guifang & David A. Hafler. (2007). Multispecific responses by T cells expanded by endogenous self‐peptide/MHC complexes. European Journal of Immunology. 37(3). 602–612. 16 indexed citations

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Karni, Arnon, Michal Abraham, Alon Monsonego, et al.. (2006). Innate Immunity in Multiple Sclerosis: Myeloid Dendritic Cells in Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis Are Activated and Drive a Proinflammatory Immune Response. The Journal of Immunology. 177(6). 4196–4202. 136 indexed citations

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Cai, Guifang, Arnon Karni, Enedina Maria Lobato de Oliveira, et al.. (2004). PD-1 ligands, negative regulators for activation of naïve, memory, and recently activated human CD4+ T cells. Cellular Immunology. 230(2). 89–98. 62 indexed citations

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Lertmemongkolchai, Ganjana, Guifang Cai, Christopher A. Hunter, & Gregory J. Bancroft. (2001). Bystander Activation of CD8+ T Cells Contributes to the Rapid Production of IFN-γ in Response to Bacterial Pathogens. The Journal of Immunology. 166(2). 1097–1105. 243 indexed citations

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Cai, Guifang, et al.. (2000). Identification of STAT4-Dependent and Independent Mechanisms of Resistance to Toxoplasma gondii. The Journal of Immunology. 165(5). 2619–2627. 74 indexed citations

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Caamaño, Jorge, Cristina M. Tato, Guifang Cai, et al.. (2000). Identification of a Role for NF-κB2 in the Regulation of Apoptosis and in Maintenance of T Cell-Mediated Immunity to Toxoplasma gondii. The Journal of Immunology. 165(10). 5720–5728. 72 indexed citations

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Cai, Guifang, Robert Kastelein, & Christopher A. Hunter. (2000). Interleukin-18 (IL-18) Enhances Innate IL-12-Mediated Resistance toToxoplasma gondii. Infection and Immunity. 68(12). 6932–6938. 98 indexed citations

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Reichmann, Gaby, William Walker, Eric N. Villegas, et al.. (2000). The CD40/CD40 Ligand Interaction Is Required for Resistance to Toxoplasmic Encephalitis. Infection and Immunity. 68(3). 1312–1318. 98 indexed citations

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Cai, Guifang, Robert A. Kastelein, & Christopher A. Hunter. (1999). IL-10 enhances NK cell proliferation, cytotoxicity and production of IFN-γ when combined with IL-18. European Journal of Immunology. 29(9). 2658–2665. 154 indexed citations

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Cai, Guifang, Robert A. Kastelein, & Christopher A. Hunter. (1999). IL-10 enhances NK cell proliferation, cytotoxicity and production of IFN-γ when combined with IL-18. European Journal of Immunology. 29(9). 2658–2665. 4 indexed citations

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Hunter, Christopher A., Jackie C. Timans, Paul I. Pisacane, et al.. (1997). Comparison of the effects of interleukin‐1α, interleukin‐lβ and interferon‐γ‐inducing factor on the production of interferon‐γ by natural killer. European Journal of Immunology. 27(11). 2787–2792. 114 indexed citations

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