Jun Cai

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
88 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Jun Cai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Developmental Neuroscience and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Jun Cai has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Molecular Biology, 23 papers in Developmental Neuroscience and 11 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Jun Cai's work include Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (19 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (10 papers) and Congenital heart defects research (8 papers). Jun Cai is often cited by papers focused on Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (19 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (10 papers) and Congenital heart defects research (8 papers). Jun Cai collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and France. Jun Cai's co-authors include Mengsheng Qiu, Lu Cai, Yingchuan Qi, Hui Fu, Ying‐Zheng Zhao, Xuemei Hu, Min Tan, Christopher B. Shields, Zijing Liu and Cui‐Tao Lu and has published in prestigious journals such as Neuron, PLoS ONE and The Plant Cell.

In The Last Decade

Jun Cai

85 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Current understanding of hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] neurotoxicity and new perspectives

2021 216 citations Jamie L. Young, Jun Cai et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jun Cai United States	35	1.6k	1.1k	480	406	388	88	3.6k
Shijie Song United States	27	1.5k 0.9×	1.0k 1.0×	877 1.8×	260 0.6×	339 0.9×	51	3.9k
Fernando Cardozo‐Pelaez United States	21	1.7k 1.1×	685 0.6×	616 1.3×	271 0.7×	194 0.5×	35	3.6k
Changjong Moon South Korea	43	1.8k 1.1×	634 0.6×	852 1.8×	286 0.7×	559 1.4×	348	6.3k
Norio Takagi Japan	36	1.7k 1.1×	438 0.4×	895 1.9×	219 0.5×	765 2.0×	190	4.2k
Robin White Germany	31	1.2k 0.8×	630 0.6×	654 1.4×	440 1.1×	814 2.1×	53	3.0k
Christoph Harms Germany	34	1.6k 1.0×	249 0.2×	516 1.1×	261 0.6×	505 1.3×	80	3.3k
Guohua Sun China	26	1.0k 0.6×	880 0.8×	898 1.9×	135 0.3×	651 1.7×	103	3.2k
Guodong Gao China	35	1.3k 0.9×	231 0.2×	573 1.2×	481 1.2×	373 1.0×	128	3.7k
Francisco Nualart Chile	37	1.3k 0.9×	316 0.3×	472 1.0×	509 1.3×	195 0.5×	126	3.9k
Rodrigo R. Resende Brazil	37	1.9k 1.2×	312 0.3×	590 1.2×	336 0.8×	300 0.8×	131	4.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jun Cai

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Zhu, Jinxian, et al.. (2025). Comparative Evaluation of Remimazolam Besylate versus Propofol for Pediatric MRI Sedation: Safety, Recovery, and Adverse Event Profiles. International Journal of General Medicine. Volume 18. 6315–6325.

Li, Xiaoxu, Jun Cai, Jia Chen, et al.. (2024). The FERONIA-RESPONSIVE TO DESICCATION 26 module regulates vascular immunity to Ralstonia solanacearum. The Plant Cell. 37(1). 9 indexed citations

Patel, Maitri, J. Calvin Kouokam, Jamie L. Young, et al.. (2024). Female Rat Behavior Effects from Low Levels of Hexavalent Chromium (Cr[VI]) in Drinking Water Evaluated with a Toxic Aging Coin Approach. Applied Sciences. 14(14). 6206–6206. 3 indexed citations

Patel, Maitri, J. Calvin Kouokam, Luping Guo, et al.. (2024). Chromium Selectively Accumulates in the Rat Hippocampus after 90 Days of Exposure to Cr(VI) in Drinking Water and Induces Age- and Sex-Dependent Metal Dyshomeostasis. Toxics. 12(10). 722–722. 6 indexed citations

Qin, Han & Jun Cai. (2023). Effect of periostin on bone metabolic and autophagy factors during tooth eruption in mice. Open Life Sciences. 18(1). 20220663–20220663. 1 indexed citations

Gozal, Evelyne, Rekha Jagadapillai, Jun Cai, & Gregory Barnes. (2021). Potential crosstalk between sonic hedgehog‐WNT signaling and neurovascular molecules: Implications for blood–brain barrier integrity in autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Neurochemistry. 159(1). 15–28. 25 indexed citations

Kang, Yin, Guangyan Zhang, Jiapeng Huang, et al.. (2020). Sulforaphane prevents right ventricular injury and reduces pulmonary vascular remodeling in pulmonary arterial hypertension. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 318(4). H853–H866. 37 indexed citations

Zhang, Yichun, Hongchao Cao, Yi-Feng Chen, et al.. (2020). Neuroprotective Effects of Adenosine A1 Receptor Signaling on Cognitive Impairment Induced by Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia in Mice. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 14. 202–202. 28 indexed citations

Lin, Xingyu, Rekha Jagadapillai, Jun Cai, et al.. (2019). Metallothionein induction attenuates the progression of lung injury in mice exposed to long-term intermittent hypoxia. Inflammation Research. 69(1). 15–26. 12 indexed citations

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Wen, Jinhua, et al.. (2016). Study on the neuroprotective effects and action mechanisms of four Chinese herbal monomer on cerebral ischemia reperfusion mice. Traditional Chinese Medicine. 38(10). 908–913. 1 indexed citations

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Zhao, Ying‐Zheng, Haifeng Lv, Cui‐Tao Lu, et al.. (2013). Evaluation of a Novel Thermosensitive Heparin-Poloxamer Hydrogel for Improving Vascular Anastomosis Quality and Safety in a Rabbit Model. PLoS ONE. 8(8). e73178–e73178. 34 indexed citations

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Cai, Jun, Xiaoping Qi, Qing Ruan, et al.. (2012). Non-Canonical VEGF Receptor Signaling Regulates Retinal Neovascularization. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 53(14). 2993–2993. 1 indexed citations

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Qi, Xiaoping, Jun Cai, Lutgarde Serneels, et al.. (2012). Inhibition of β-secretase Results in a Retinal Phenotype Involving Both the Vasculature and the RPE. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 53(14). 1145–1145. 1 indexed citations

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Mitter, Sayak K., Haripriya Vittal Rao, Jun Cai, et al.. (2010). Nitric Oxide Affects the Circadian Rhythmicity of Autophagy in Retinal Microvascular Endothelial Cells. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 51(13). 5624–5624. 1 indexed citations

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Cai, Jun, Yingchuan Qi, Xuemei Hu, et al.. (2005). Generation of Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cells from Mouse Dorsal Spinal Cord Independent of Nkx6 Regulation and Shh Signaling. Neuron. 45(1). 41–53. 255 indexed citations

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Liu, Rugao, Jun Cai, Xuemei Hu, et al.. (2003). Region-specific and stage-dependent regulation of Olig gene expression and oligodendrogenesis byNkx6.1homeodomain transcription factor. Development. 130(25). 6221–6231. 50 indexed citations

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Fu, Hui, Yingchuan Qi, Min Tan, et al.. (2003). Molecular mapping of the origin of postnatal spinal cord ependymal cells: Evidence that adult ependymal cells are derived from Nkx6.1+ ventral neural progenitor cells. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 456(3). 237–244. 68 indexed citations

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Fu, Hui, Yingchuan Qi, Min Tan, et al.. (2002). Dual origin of spinal oligodendrocyte progenitors and evidence for the cooperative role ofOlig2andNkx2.2in the control of oligodendrocyte differentiation. Development. 129(3). 681–693. 176 indexed citations

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Qi, Yingchuan, Jun Cai, Yuanyuan Wu, et al.. (2001). Control of oligodendrocyte differentiation by theNkx2.2homeodomain transcription factor. Development. 128(14). 2723–2733. 300 indexed citations

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Cai, Jun, Haihong Guo, Guangyu Li, et al.. (1999). Expression and regulation of the chickenNkx-6.2 homeobox gene suggest its possible involvement in the ventral neural patterning and cell fate specification. Developmental Dynamics. 216(4/5). 459–468. 20 indexed citations

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