Hongli Cao

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Hongli Cao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Hongli Cao has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Molecular Biology, 26 papers in Plant Science and 8 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Hongli Cao's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (18 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (12 papers) and Plant Gene Expression Analysis (10 papers). Hongli Cao is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (18 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (12 papers) and Plant Gene Expression Analysis (10 papers). Hongli Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and Italy. Hongli Cao's co-authors include Yajun Yang, Xinchao Wang, Chuan Yue, Xinyuan Hao, Lu Wang, Jianming Zeng, Yuchun Wang, Yanhua Zhou, Wenjun Qian and Nana Li and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and Organic Letters.

In The Last Decade

Hongli Cao

47 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

A discrete Chialvo–Rulkov neuron network coupled with a n... 2024 2026 2025 2024 20 40 60
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. A discrete Chialvo–Rulkov neuron network coupled with a novel memristor model: Design, Dynamical analysis, DSP implementation and its application
    2024 68 citations Hongli Cao, Yu Wang et al. Chaos Solitons & Fractals profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hongli Cao China 21 921 839 336 184 149 51 1.6k
Mingjun Gao China 23 2.0k 2.2× 1.6k 1.9× 331 1.0× 215 1.2× 191 1.3× 42 2.7k
Zhongxiong Lai China 30 1.8k 2.0× 1.5k 1.8× 431 1.3× 415 2.3× 245 1.6× 206 2.8k
Naixing Ye China 28 537 0.6× 820 1.0× 723 2.2× 505 2.7× 330 2.2× 69 1.6k
Enhua Xia China 28 1.1k 1.2× 1.4k 1.6× 445 1.3× 188 1.0× 177 1.2× 57 2.2k
Woosuk Jung South Korea 13 589 0.6× 476 0.6× 251 0.7× 90 0.5× 88 0.6× 43 1.0k
Chaoling Wei China 27 1.1k 1.2× 1.3k 1.6× 633 1.9× 267 1.5× 232 1.6× 57 2.3k
Fei Guo China 17 467 0.5× 475 0.6× 245 0.7× 149 0.8× 189 1.3× 54 936
Jian‐Qiang Ma China 27 671 0.7× 879 1.0× 713 2.1× 302 1.6× 291 2.0× 60 1.8k
Fangdong Li China 13 444 0.5× 476 0.6× 230 0.7× 82 0.4× 71 0.5× 32 847

Countries citing papers authored by Hongli Cao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hongli Cao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Hongli 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 Hongli Cao. The network helps show where Hongli Cao may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hongli Cao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hongli Cao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hongli 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 Hongli Cao. Hongli 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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Sun, Huimin, et al.. (2025). On-DNA Synthesis of 2-Hydroxy Dithiocarbamates. Organic Letters. 27(46). 12840–12845.
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Sheng, Xiaowei, Lin Guo, Yuanyuan Huang, et al.. (2025). Enhanced Zinc Electrodeposition by Multi-Component Low-Concentration Organic Additives and Synergistic Mechanism. Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy. 11(2). 1333–1347. 5 indexed citations
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Cao, Hongli, Yu Wang, Santo Banerjee, Yinghong Cao, & Jun Mou. (2024). A discrete Chialvo–Rulkov neuron network coupled with a novel memristor model: Design, Dynamical analysis, DSP implementation and its application. Chaos Solitons & Fractals. 179. 114466–114466. 68 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yue, Chuan, Hongli Cao, Shaorong Zhang, et al.. (2023). Aroma characteristics of Wuyi rock tea prepared from 16 different tea plant varieties. Food Chemistry X. 17. 100586–100586. 58 indexed citations
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Du, Sijia, Meiya Liu, Fang Dong, et al.. (2022). Lipidomics Analysis of Tea Leaves Cultured in Hydroponics Reveals That High Nitrogen Application Decreases Tea Plant Resistance to Ultraviolet Radiation. Horticulturae. 8(8). 724–724. 4 indexed citations
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Cao, Hongli, Hongzheng Lin, Yijun Ye, et al.. (2020). Transcriptome and metabolite analyses provide insights into zigzag-shaped stem formation in tea plants (Camellia sinensis). BMC Plant Biology. 20(1). 98–98. 14 indexed citations
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Cao, Hongli, Jianghong Liu, Yun Sun, et al.. (2020). The dynamic change of oolong tea constitutes during enzymatic‐catalysed process of manufacturing. International Journal of Food Science & Technology. 55(12). 3604–3612. 20 indexed citations
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Cao, Hongli, Jiamin Li, Yijun Ye, et al.. (2020). Integrative Transcriptomic and Metabolic Analyses Provide Insights into the Role of Trichomes in Tea Plant (Camellia Sinensis). Biomolecules. 10(2). 311–311. 18 indexed citations
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Wang, Zan, et al.. (2018). Cloning and expression analysis of CsNCED2 gene in tea plant (Camellia sinensis).. Xibei zhiwu xuebao. 38(6). 994–1002. 1 indexed citations
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Yue, Chuan, Hongli Cao, Xinyuan Hao, et al.. (2017). Differential expression of gibberellin- and abscisic acid-related genes implies their roles in the bud activity-dormancy transition of tea plants. Plant Cell Reports. 37(3). 425–441. 40 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yanhua, Hongli Cao, Chuan Yue, et al.. (2015). Changes of DNA Methylation Levels and Patterns in Tea Plant (Camellia sinensis) during Cold Acclimation. ACTA AGRONOMICA SINICA. 41(7). 1047–1055. 5 indexed citations
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Cao, Hongli, Chuan Yue, Yanhua Zhou, et al.. (2014). Molecular Cloning and Expression of a bZIP Transcription Factor Gene CsbZIP1 in Tea Plant (Camellia sinensis). ACTA AGRONOMICA SINICA. 40(9). 1702–1709. 3 indexed citations
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Yue, Chuan, et al.. (2012). Research progress in the phytohormone of tea plant (Camellia sinensis).. Chaye kexue. 32(5). 382–392. 3 indexed citations
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Cao, Hongli. (2011). Cloning and Expression Analysis of Cyclin Gene(CsCYC1) of Tea Plant. Xibei zhiwu xuebao. 4 indexed citations
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Cao, Hongli. (2010). Mixed EM Algorithms and Its Clustering Application. Communications technology. 1 indexed citations
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Cao, Hongli. (2007). The Geneses Analysis and Countermeasures of Ponding Under Bridge of Underpasses in Beijing.

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