Huiling Cao

4.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
68 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Huiling Cao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Immunology and Allergy. According to data from OpenAlex, Huiling Cao has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Oncology and 11 papers in Immunology and Allergy. Recurrent topics in Huiling Cao's work include Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (11 papers), Bone Metabolism and Diseases (9 papers) and Numerical methods in engineering (7 papers). Huiling Cao is often cited by papers focused on Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (11 papers), Bone Metabolism and Diseases (9 papers) and Numerical methods in engineering (7 papers). Huiling Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Huiling Cao's co-authors include A.G. Evans, Guozhi Xiao, Lei Qin, Wen Liu, Sheng Chen, M.D. Thouless, Panos G. Charalambides, J. A. Lund, Xiaohao Wu and Di Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Huiling Cao

62 papers receiving 3.1k 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.

Molecular mechanosensors in osteocytes

2020 307 citations Lei Qin, Huiling Cao et al. Bone Research profile →
Global, regional and national burden of low back pain 1990–2019: A systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease study 2019

2021 254 citations Sheng Chen, Mingjue Chen et al. Journal of Orthopaedic Translation profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Huiling Cao China	31	1.0k	642	429	372	330	68	3.2k
W.H. Douglas United States	52	539 0.5×	206 0.3×	189 0.4×	246 0.7×	109 0.3×	218	9.3k
Didier Mainard France	38	535 0.5×	192 0.3×	230 0.5×	178 0.5×	14 0.0×	220	5.1k
Peter A. Revell United Kingdom	43	1.2k 1.2×	127 0.2×	266 0.6×	271 0.7×	27 0.1×	129	7.8k
Virginia L. Ferguson United States	37	999 1.0×	223 0.3×	304 0.7×	125 0.3×	10 0.0×	152	4.1k
Cecilia Persson Sweden	35	318 0.3×	303 0.5×	54 0.1×	373 1.0×	110 0.3×	180	3.9k
Christoph H. Lohmann Germany	43	957 1.0×	127 0.2×	233 0.5×	372 1.0×	14 0.0×	192	7.2k
Pierre Hardouin France	41	919 0.9×	107 0.2×	215 0.5×	191 0.5×	37 0.1×	137	6.2k
Amy J. Wagoner Johnson United States	32	400 0.4×	95 0.1×	245 0.6×	415 1.1×	30 0.1×	125	5.0k
Robert G. Taylor United States	27	239 0.2×	171 0.3×	74 0.2×	424 1.1×	564 1.7×	111	2.2k
Akira Takaku Japan	31	313 0.3×	475 0.7×	39 0.1×	685 1.8×	89 0.3×	288	4.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Huiling Cao

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Cao, Huiling, et al.. (2025). Study on surface quality in longitudinal-torsional composite ultrasonic vibration assisted drilling of CFRP/Ti stacks. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 142(3-4). 1285–1298.

Zhang, Ye, Ning Zhang, Shouping Gong, Zhe‐Sheng Chen, & Huiling Cao. (2025). Nanozyme-based synergistic therapeutic strategies against tumors. Drug Discovery Today. 30(2). 104292–104292. 7 indexed citations

Chu, Haiqing, et al.. (2025). Multi-omics integration uncovers key transcriptional regulators in triple-negative breast cancer spatial heterogeneity. Frontiers in Genetics. 16. 1614254–1614254.

Ding, Zhen, Guixing Ma, Bo Zhou, et al.. (2024). Targeting miR-29 mitigates skeletal senescence and bolsters therapeutic potential of mesenchymal stromal cells. Cell Reports Medicine. 5(8). 101665–101665. 15 indexed citations

Dong, Yuechao, Hongyan Yuan, Guixing Ma, & Huiling Cao. (2024). Bone-muscle crosstalk under physiological and pathological conditions. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 81(1). 310–310. 19 indexed citations

Chen, Yangshan, Bo Zhou, Wanze Tang, et al.. (2023). Talin-1 inhibits Smurf1-mediated Stat3 degradation to modulate β-cell proliferation and mass in mice. Cell Death and Disease. 14(10). 709–709. 3 indexed citations

He, Tailin, Bo Zhou, Guohuan Sun, et al.. (2023). The bone–liver interaction modulates immune and hematopoietic function through Pinch-Cxcl12-Mbl2 pathway. Cell Death and Differentiation. 31(1). 90–105. 7 indexed citations

Qin, Lei, Tailin He, Sheng Chen, et al.. (2021). Roles of mechanosensitive channel Piezo1/2 proteins in skeleton and other tissues. Bone Research. 9(1). 44–44. 155 indexed citations

Wu, Xiaohao, Huiling Cao, & Guozhi Xiao. (2021). Kindlin-2 preserves integrity of the articular cartilage to protect against osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 29. S4–S4. 3 indexed citations

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Qin, Lei, Dazhi Yang, Weihong Yi, Huiling Cao, & Guozhi Xiao. (2021). Roles of leader and follower cells in collective cell migration. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 32(14). 1267–1272. 45 indexed citations

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Chen, Sheng, Mingjue Chen, Xiaohao Wu, et al.. (2021). Global, regional and national burden of low back pain 1990–2019: A systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease study 2019. Journal of Orthopaedic Translation. 32. 49–58. 254 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cao, Huiling, Qinnan Yan, Dong Wang, et al.. (2020). Focal adhesion protein Kindlin-2 regulates bone homeostasis in mice. Bone Research. 8(1). 2–2. 59 indexed citations

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Fu, Xuekun, Bo Zhou, Qinnan Yan, et al.. (2020). Kindlin-2 regulates skeletal homeostasis by modulating PTH1R in mice. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. 5(1). 297–297. 47 indexed citations

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Cao, Huiling, Mingqiang Gu, Zhuo Sun, & Zhongjian Chen. (2020). <p>miR-144-3p Contributes to the Development of Thyroid Tumors Through the PTEN/PI3K/AKT Pathway</p>. Cancer Management and Research. Volume 12. 9845–9855. 17 indexed citations

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Chen, Sheng, Lei Qin, Xiaohao Wu, et al.. (2020). Moderate Fluid Shear Stress Regulates Heme Oxygenase-1 Expression to Promote Autophagy and ECM Homeostasis in the Nucleus Pulposus Cells. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 8. 127–127. 22 indexed citations

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Shankar, Jai, et al.. (2019). Case–Control Study of Endovascular Thrombectomy in a Canadian Stroke Center. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques. 47(1). 44–49. 2 indexed citations

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Xu, Huamin, Huiling Cao, & Guozhi Xiao. (2016). Signaling via PINCH: Functions, binding partners and implications in human diseases. Gene. 594(1). 10–15. 29 indexed citations

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Wu, Chuanyue, Hongli Jiao, Yumei Lai, et al.. (2015). Kindlin-2 controls TGF-β signalling and Sox9 expression to regulate chondrogenesis. Nature Communications. 6(1). 7531–7531. 96 indexed citations

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Xie, Ri‐hua, Huiling Cao, Bo Hong, et al.. (2013). Occurrence and Predictors of Vacuum and Forceps Used Sequentially for Vaginal Birth. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada. 35(4). 317–322. 3 indexed citations

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Cao, Huiling. (2006). Changes in oxygen free radicals and comparisons of therapeutic effects of different traditional Chinese medicinal herbs in rats with acute lung injury. Chinese journal of integrated traditional and Western medicine. 1 indexed citations

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