James J. Cai

5.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
112 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

James J. Cai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, James J. Cai has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Genetics and 18 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in James J. Cai's work include Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics (16 papers), Gene Regulatory Network Analysis (12 papers) and Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks (12 papers). James J. Cai is often cited by papers focused on Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics (16 papers), Gene Regulatory Network Analysis (12 papers) and Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks (12 papers). James J. Cai collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Hong Kong. James J. Cai's co-authors include Kwok‐Yung Yuen, Patrick C. Y. Woo, Susanna K. P. Lau, Dmitri A. Petrov, Daniel Osorio, Hoi‐Wah Tsoi, Leo L. M. Poon, Chung‐Ming Chu, Kwok‐Hung Chan and Rosana Wing‐Shan Poon and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

James J. Cai

104 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

Characterization and Complete Genome Sequence of a Novel ... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 250 500 750 1000
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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. Characterization and Complete Genome Sequence of a Novel Coronavirus, Coronavirus HKU1, from Patients with Pneumonia
    2004 1.1k citations Patrick C. Y. Woo, Susanna K. P. Lau et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James J. Cai United States 32 1.7k 1.1k 643 463 442 112 3.7k
Qi Liu China 34 1.7k 1.0× 732 0.7× 555 0.9× 324 0.7× 241 0.5× 172 3.6k
Harm van Bakel United States 34 2.9k 1.6× 687 0.6× 705 1.1× 611 1.3× 686 1.6× 114 4.5k
Thomas G. Wood United States 44 2.3k 1.3× 1.4k 1.3× 419 0.7× 377 0.8× 514 1.2× 114 5.7k
Matthias Schweizer Switzerland 38 1.6k 0.9× 1.1k 1.0× 840 1.3× 829 1.8× 185 0.4× 123 5.3k
Apurva Narechania United States 27 2.5k 1.4× 725 0.7× 558 0.9× 794 1.7× 719 1.6× 58 4.5k
Hongbin He China 29 854 0.5× 615 0.6× 521 0.8× 324 0.7× 144 0.3× 166 2.7k
Patrick Collins United States 28 1.6k 0.9× 516 0.5× 573 0.9× 863 1.9× 300 0.7× 93 3.6k
Walter Becker Germany 46 3.2k 1.8× 1.1k 1.0× 1.0k 1.6× 949 2.0× 498 1.1× 136 6.8k
Yves Rouillé France 37 1.7k 1.0× 511 0.5× 1.3k 2.0× 516 1.1× 166 0.4× 109 5.4k
Junjie Zhang China 29 1.9k 1.1× 365 0.3× 331 0.5× 1.1k 2.3× 126 0.3× 143 3.3k

Countries citing papers authored by James J. Cai

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Fields of papers citing papers by James J. Cai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James J. Cai

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All Works

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Sarkar, Mrinmoy, James Sampson, Yava Jones‐Hall, et al.. (2025). LILRB4 regulates circadian disruption-induced mammary tumorigenesis via non-canonical WNT signaling pathway. Oncogene. 44(46). 4491–4504. 1 indexed citations
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Gomès, Bruno, et al.. (2025). Machine learning identifies clinical tumor mutation landscape pathways of resistance to checkpoint inhibitor therapy in NSCLC. Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer. 13(3). e009092–e009092. 4 indexed citations
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Ahmad, Irshad, Patricia Faulkner, Ivan Ivanov, et al.. (2024). Single-nucleus transcriptomics of epicardial adipose tissue from female pigs reveals effects of exercise training on resident innate and adaptive immune cells. Cell Communication and Signaling. 22(1). 243–243. 4 indexed citations
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Zhong, Yan, et al.. (2024). Controlled noise: evidence of epigenetic regulation of single-cell expression variability. Bioinformatics. 40(7). 1 indexed citations
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Yan, Xingxing, Kaiye Liu, Qian Xu, et al.. (2024). Parallel degradome-seq and DMS-MaPseq substantially revise the miRNA biogenesis atlas in Arabidopsis. Nature Plants. 10(7). 1126–1143. 7 indexed citations
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Li, Honggui, Xiaoxiao Wang, Qian Xu, et al.. (2024). HFD feeding for seven months abolishes STING disruption-driven but not female sex-based protection against hepatic steatosis and inflammation in mice. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 135. 109770–109770. 2 indexed citations
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Cai, James J., et al.. (2023). Quantum gene regulatory networks. npj Quantum Information. 9(1). 7 indexed citations
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Yang, Wanbao, Da Mi Kim, Wen G. Jiang, et al.. (2023). Suppression of FOXO1 attenuates inflamm‐aging and improves liver function during aging. Aging Cell. 22(10). e13968–e13968. 20 indexed citations
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Pinson, Marisa R., Amanda H. Mahnke, Daniel Osorio, et al.. (2022). Gag‐like proteins: Novel mediators of prenatal alcohol exposure in neural development. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 46(4). 556–569. 7 indexed citations
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Osorio, Daniel, Marieke L. Kuijjer, & James J. Cai. (2021). rPanglaoDB: an R package to download and merge labeled single-cell RNA-seq data from the PanglaoDB database. Bioinformatics. 38(2). 580–582. 3 indexed citations
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Yang, Yongjian, Daniel Osorio, Laurie A. Davidson, et al.. (2021). Single-cell RNA Sequencing Reveals How the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Shapes Cellular Differentiation Potency in the Mouse Colon. Cancer Prevention Research. 15(1). 17–28. 9 indexed citations
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Osorio, Daniel & James J. Cai. (2020). Systematic determination of the mitochondrial proportion in human and mice tissues for single-cell RNA-sequencing data quality control. Bioinformatics. 37(7). 963–967. 113 indexed citations
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Yang, Ence, Franklin Wang‐Ngai Chow, Gang Wang, et al.. (2014). Signature Gene Expression Reveals Novel Clues to the Molecular Mechanisms of Dimorphic Transition in Penicillium marneffei. PLoS Genetics. 10(10). e1004662–e1004662. 28 indexed citations
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Chang, Chia Lin, et al.. (2010). Adaptive selection of an incretin gene in Eurasian populations. Genome Research. 21(1). 21–32. 12 indexed citations
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Luistro, Leopoldo, Wei He, Melissa Smith, et al.. (2009). Preclinical Profile of a Potent γ-Secretase Inhibitor Targeting Notch Signaling with In vivo Efficacy and Pharmacodynamic Properties. Cancer Research. 69(19). 7672–7680. 154 indexed citations
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Woo, Patrick C. Y., Susanna K. P. Lau, Herman Tse, et al.. (2009). The Complete Genome and Proteome of Laribacter hongkongensis Reveal Potential Mechanisms for Adaptations to Different Temperatures and Habitats. PLoS Genetics. 5(3). e1000416–e1000416. 49 indexed citations
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Lu, Stephen C.-Y., et al.. (2002). Conflict Management in Collaborative Engineering Design: Basic Research in Fundamental Theory, Modeling Framework, and Computer Support for Collaborative Engineering Activities. US Army Corps of Engineers: Engineer Research and Development Center (Knowledge Core).

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