Han Cao

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 594 citations indexed

About

Han Cao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Han Cao has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 594 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 6 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Han Cao's work include Air Quality and Health Impacts (7 papers), Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (5 papers) and Schizophrenia research and treatment (4 papers). Han Cao is often cited by papers focused on Air Quality and Health Impacts (7 papers), Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (5 papers) and Schizophrenia research and treatment (4 papers). Han Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and United States. Han Cao's co-authors include Amy K.Y. Fu, Nancy Y. Ip, Shun‐Fat Lau, Emanuel Schwarz, Andreas Meyer‐Lindenberg, Ling Zhang, Bingxiao Li, Junfang Chen, Yunyi Xie and Jie Zheng and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Bioinformatics.

In The Last Decade

Han Cao

26 papers receiving 589 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.

  1. Single-nucleus transcriptome analysis reveals dysregulation of angiogenic endothelial cells and neuroprotective glia in Alzheimer’s disease
    2020 275 citations Han Cao et al. profile →

Peers

Han Cao
Tianyi Chen China
Ingolf Lachmann Germany
Michael Surace United States
Siyuan Liao China
Wen Huang China
Hengsheng Chen China
Yue Shan China
Daniel Jiménez Chile
Changhao Yin China
Tianyi Chen China
Han Cao
Citations per year, relative to Han Cao Han Cao (= 1×) peers Tianyi Chen

Countries citing papers authored by Han Cao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Han Cao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Han Cao. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Han Cao. The network helps show where Han Cao may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Han Cao

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hu, Jingping, Han Cao, Ning Luan, et al.. (2025). Herpes simplex virus 1 fusion glycoprotein B H516P prefusion mutation had no effect on vaccine immunogenicity. Vaccine. 57. 127241–127241. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Bingxiao, et al.. (2023). Association of long-term exposure to air pollutant mixture and incident cardiovascular disease in a highly polluted region of China. Environmental Pollution. 328. 121647–121647. 26 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yue, Han Cao, Min Wang, et al.. (2023). A review of iodine in plants with biofortification: Uptake, accumulation, transportation, function, and toxicity. The Science of The Total Environment. 878. 163203–163203. 18 indexed citations
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Cao, Han, et al.. (2023). Time course from cochlear implant surgery to non-use for congenitally deaf recipients implanted as children over ten years ago. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 1283109–1283109. 1 indexed citations
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Cao, Han, Jan Baumbach, Paul R. Burton, et al.. (2022). dsMTL: a computational framework for privacy-preserving, distributed multi-task machine learning. Bioinformatics. 38(21). 4919–4926. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Bingxiao, Han Cao, Kuo Liu, et al.. (2022). Associations of long-term ambient air pollution and traffic-related pollution with blood pressure and hypertension defined by the different guidelines worldwide: the CHCN-BTH study. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 29(42). 63057–63070. 4 indexed citations
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Cao, Han, et al.. (2022). A Survey of Cross-lingual Sentiment Analysis: Methodologies, Models and Evaluations. Data Science and Engineering. 7(3). 279–299. 34 indexed citations
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Xia, Yuhan, Han Cao, Jie Zheng, & Lihong Chen. (2022). Claudin-1 Mediated Tight Junction Dysfunction as a Contributor to Atopic March. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 927465–927465. 26 indexed citations
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Cao, Han, et al.. (2021). Associations of Ambient Air Pollutants and Meteorological Factors With COVID-19 Transmission in 31 Chinese Provinces: A Time Series Study. INQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing. 58. 2846653987–2846653987. 7 indexed citations
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Liu, Kuo, Han Cao, Bingxiao Li, et al.. (2021). Long-term exposure to ambient nitrogen dioxide and ozone modifies systematic low-grade inflammation: The CHCN-BTH study. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 239. 113875–113875. 10 indexed citations
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Schwarz, Kristina, Carolin Moessnang, Janina I. Schweiger, et al.. (2021). Ventral Striatal–Hippocampus Coupling During Reward Processing as a Stratification Biomarker for Psychotic Disorders. Biological Psychiatry. 91(2). 216–225. 11 indexed citations
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Gass, Natalia, Jonathan Reinwald, Alexander Sartorius, et al.. (2021). Differential resting-state patterns across networks are spatially associated with Comt and Trmt2a gene expression patterns in a mouse model of 22q11.2 deletion. NeuroImage. 243. 118520–118520. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Kuo, Han Cao, Chunyue Guo, et al.. (2021). Environmental and Genetic Determinants of Major Chronic Disease in Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Region: Protocol for a Community-Based Cohort Study. Frontiers in Public Health. 9. 659701–659701. 12 indexed citations
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Chen, Junfang, Kristina Schwarz, Zhenxiang Zang, et al.. (2021). Hyper-Coordinated DNA Methylation is Altered in Schizophrenia and Associated with Brain Function. Schizophrenia Bulletin Open. 2(1). 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Junfang, Han Cao, Tobias Kaufmann, et al.. (2020). Identification of Reproducible BCL11A Alterations in Schizophrenia Through Individual-Level Prediction of Coexpression. Schizophrenia Bulletin. 46(5). 1165–1171. 5 indexed citations
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Sun, Yanyan, Jing Huang, Yan Zhao, et al.. (2020). Inflammatory cytokines and DNA methylation in healthy young adults exposure to fine particulate matter: A randomized, double-blind crossover trial of air filtration. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 398. 122817–122817. 24 indexed citations
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Chen, Junfang, Han Cao, Andreas Meyer‐Lindenberg, & Emanuel Schwarz. (2018). Male increase in brain gene expression variability is linked to genetic risk for schizophrenia. Translational Psychiatry. 8(1). 140–140. 10 indexed citations
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Cao, Han, Junfang Chen, Andreas Meyer‐Lindenberg, & Emanuel Schwarz. (2017). A polygenic score for schizophrenia predicts glycemic control. Translational Psychiatry. 7(12). 1295–1295. 12 indexed citations
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Cao, Han. (2007). Design and implementation of WebGIS based on MapXtreme 2005. 1 indexed citations

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