Heng Cao

897 total citations
43 papers, 507 citations indexed

About

Heng Cao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Heng Cao has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 507 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Genetics and 4 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Heng Cao's work include Virus-based gene therapy research (3 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (3 papers) and Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (3 papers). Heng Cao is often cited by papers focused on Virus-based gene therapy research (3 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (3 papers) and Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (3 papers). Heng Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and South Africa. Heng Cao's co-authors include Yifeng Zheng, Yanfei He, Xian Wang, Ping Wang, Rongzhou Gong, Chao Huang, Zhengzhong Shao, Daoyong Chen, Jinrong Yao and Chunyan Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, Biomaterials and Bioresource Technology.

In The Last Decade

Heng Cao

39 papers receiving 502 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Heng Cao China 12 128 95 66 64 59 43 507
Hexuan Wang China 13 120 0.9× 77 0.8× 117 1.8× 19 0.3× 42 0.7× 27 433
Fazhan Li China 11 96 0.8× 70 0.7× 34 0.5× 18 0.3× 32 0.5× 25 409
Qin Liu China 18 95 0.7× 61 0.6× 234 3.5× 16 0.3× 93 1.6× 46 790
Elham Karimi Iran 20 197 1.5× 36 0.4× 285 4.3× 21 0.3× 25 0.4× 61 1.1k
Jun Feng Liu China 18 71 0.6× 44 0.5× 357 5.4× 114 1.8× 241 4.1× 44 865
Haibin Jiang China 13 84 0.7× 35 0.4× 133 2.0× 11 0.2× 79 1.3× 65 707
Jian Xue China 15 165 1.3× 63 0.7× 98 1.5× 24 0.4× 62 1.1× 45 990
Reza Shahbazi Iran 15 271 2.1× 78 0.8× 250 3.8× 8 0.1× 33 0.6× 39 798
Chenzhi Zhang China 13 111 0.9× 14 0.1× 34 0.5× 47 0.7× 82 1.4× 25 401

Countries citing papers authored by Heng Cao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Heng Cao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heng Cao

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

All Works

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Jia, Ziqi, Heng Cao, Jiayi Li, et al.. (2025). Advanced strategy for cancer detection based on volatile organic compounds in breath. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 23(1). 468–468. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Xinlei, et al.. (2025). Galacto-oligosaccharides alleviate experimental lactose intolerance associated with gut microbiota in mice. Frontiers in Microbiology. 16. 1530156–1530156.
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Cao, Heng & Shunxiang Wang. (2024). G-CSF promotes the development of hepatocellular carcinoma by activating the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway in TAM. Aging. 16(13). 10799–10812. 5 indexed citations
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Yü, Jin, Jiahui Hou, Heng Cao, et al.. (2024). Novel insights into the mechanisms of seasonal cyclicity of testicles by proteomics and transcriptomics analyses in goose breeder lines. Poultry Science. 103(11). 104213–104213. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Fan, et al.. (2024). Analysis of carcass traits, meat quality, amino acid and fatty acid profiles between different duck lines. Poultry Science. 103(7). 103791–103791. 12 indexed citations
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Yang, Huiyu, Jiangang Zhang, Ying Shan, et al.. (2024). Patient-derived 3D bioprinting pan-cancer drug screening platform for personalized medicine.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 42(16_suppl). e15088–e15088. 2 indexed citations
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Robinson, C. J., Jeremy Herrera, Adam J. Reid, et al.. (2023). Release of miR-29 Target Laminin C2 Improves Skin Repair. American Journal Of Pathology. 194(2). 195–208. 8 indexed citations
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Xie, Tianyu, Fengchun Li, Heng Cao, et al.. (2023). Phytotoxicity of sewage sludge passivated by modified potassium feldspar and its effect on ryegrass growth. Environmental Pollutants and Bioavailability. 35(1). 2 indexed citations
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Luo, Jia, et al.. (2023). METTL14 represses osteoclast formation to ameliorate osteoporosis via enhancing GPX4 mRNA stability. Environmental Toxicology. 38(9). 2057–2068. 13 indexed citations
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Li, Guannan, Yuan Yuan, Huayi Li, et al.. (2023). SOCS3 inhibiting JAK-STAT pathway enhances oncolytic adenovirus efficacy by potentiating viral replication and T-cell activation. Cancer Gene Therapy. 31(3). 397–409. 4 indexed citations
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Miao, Yan, Heng Cao, Bing Xiao, et al.. (2023). HDACs alters negatively to the tumor immune microenvironment in gynecologic cancers. Gene. 885. 147704–147704. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Fei, Yuan Yuan, Yun Dai, et al.. (2022). M11: A Tropism-Modified Oncolytic Adenovirus Arming with a Tumor-Homing Peptide for Advanced Ovarian Cancer Therapies. Human Gene Therapy. 33(5-6). 262–274. 12 indexed citations
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Sun, Chengyou, Heng Cao, Chao Huang, et al.. (2022). Eggshell based biochar for highly efficient adsorption and recovery of phosphorus from aqueous solution: Kinetics, mechanism and potential as phosphorus fertilizer. Bioresource Technology. 362. 127851–127851. 63 indexed citations
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Wang, Sihui, Xiaohui Xu, Yudong Wang, et al.. (2022). Transcriptional Characteristics Showed That miR-144-y/FOXO3 Participates in Embryonic Skin and Feather Follicle Development in Zhedong White Goose. Animals. 12(16). 2099–2099. 11 indexed citations
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Dai, Yun, Fei Li, Yuan Yuan, et al.. (2020). Truncated Bid Regulates Cisplatin Response via Activation of Mitochondrial Apoptosis Pathway in Ovarian Cancer. Human Gene Therapy. 31(5-6). 325–338. 15 indexed citations
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Shi, Jianguo, Lijuan Xiong, Jiaoyuan Li, et al.. (2015). A Linear Dose-Response Relationship between Fasting Plasma Glucose and Colorectal Cancer Risk: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 17591–17591. 40 indexed citations
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Cao, Heng, et al.. (2012). Chitosan-graft-poly( L -glutamic acid) Hybrid Material and Its Self-assembly. Chemical Research in Chinese Universities. 28(5). 921–925. 4 indexed citations
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Fan, Yanbin, Chunyan Li, Heng Cao, Fuyou Li, & Daoyong Chen. (2012). The intranuclear release of a potential anticancer drug from small nanoparticles that are derived from intracellular dissociation of large nanoparticles. Biomaterials. 33(16). 4220–4228. 38 indexed citations

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