Jun Cao

6.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
164 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Jun Cao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jun Cao has authored 164 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Molecular Biology, 29 papers in Cancer Research and 27 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Jun Cao's work include Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (13 papers), Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (12 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (11 papers). Jun Cao is often cited by papers focused on Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (13 papers), Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (12 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (11 papers). Jun Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Jun Cao's co-authors include Liping Jiang, Laifu Zhong, Chengyan Geng, Zhengjun Qiu, Chen Huang, Yong Liu, Kundong Zhang, Jia Li, Tao Jiang and Xiaofeng Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Journal of Clinical Investigation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Jun Cao

154 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

Hypoxic Tumor-Derived Exosomal miR-301a Mediates M2 Macro... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 100 200 300 400 500
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. Hypoxic Tumor-Derived Exosomal miR-301a Mediates M2 Macrophage Polarization via PTEN/PI3Kγ to Promote Pancreatic Cancer Metastasis
    2018 580 citations Xiaofeng Wang, Guangtao Luo et al. Cancer Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jun Cao China 40 2.2k 1.2k 836 618 504 164 4.9k
Peramaiyan Rajendran India 39 2.6k 1.2× 646 0.5× 788 0.9× 497 0.8× 565 1.1× 105 6.1k
Rommel Mário Rodríguez Burbano Brazil 37 2.4k 1.1× 1.3k 1.1× 889 1.1× 276 0.4× 379 0.8× 347 5.1k
Chien‐Chih Chiu Taiwan 41 2.8k 1.3× 806 0.7× 563 0.7× 455 0.7× 321 0.6× 199 5.2k
Gianfranco Pintus Italy 46 2.8k 1.3× 886 0.7× 688 0.8× 614 1.0× 404 0.8× 159 7.2k
Ying‐Jan Wang Taiwan 48 3.2k 1.5× 593 0.5× 548 0.7× 532 0.9× 481 1.0× 129 7.1k
Jiunn‐Liang Ko Taiwan 39 2.3k 1.1× 648 0.5× 815 1.0× 439 0.7× 341 0.7× 184 4.7k
Hiroyuki Tsuda Japan 43 3.4k 1.6× 1.8k 1.5× 866 1.0× 444 0.7× 631 1.3× 254 7.5k
Ammad Ahmad Farooqı Pakistan 39 3.3k 1.5× 1.5k 1.2× 755 0.9× 485 0.8× 364 0.7× 227 5.4k
Young‐Ok Son South Korea 44 2.4k 1.1× 603 0.5× 563 0.7× 591 1.0× 662 1.3× 140 5.5k
Po‐Lin Kuo Taiwan 55 4.8k 2.2× 1.6k 1.3× 1.5k 1.8× 1.2k 1.9× 889 1.8× 199 9.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Jun Cao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jun Cao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jun Cao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jun Cao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jun 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 Jun Cao. Jun 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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Hu, Xiao, Yafei Zhang, Jing Xiao, et al.. (2025). Sulphur-doped carbon quantum dots with nucleolus targeting image and drug loading for photodynamic therapy of cancer cells. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 726. 137987–137987. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Huanxiang, Xin Jin, Guoqing Jiang, et al.. (2025). TRIM29 reverses lenvatinib resistance in liver cancer cells by ubiquitinating and degrading YBX1 to inhibit the PI3K/AKT pathway. Translational Oncology. 53. 102294–102294. 4 indexed citations
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He, Beibei, Yujia Huang, Rui Wang, et al.. (2025). ZnCo2O4/LaAlO3 transparent pn junction towards enhanced photoelectric response and stability via interfacial homogeneous high entropy oxide perovskite La(Cu0.2Co0.2Ni0.2Fe0.2Mn0.2)O3 QDs. Chemical Engineering Journal. 511. 162220–162220. 4 indexed citations
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Cao, Jun, et al.. (2025). Evaluation of Spectral Bandwidth and Position on Leaf Chlorophyll Content Estimation Using Vegetation Indices. The Photogrammetric Record. 40(189). 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Yanqiu, et al.. (2024). ATF4-mediated different mode of interaction between autophagy and mTOR determines cell fate dependent on the level of ER stress induced by Cr(VI). Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 281. 116639–116639. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Yanqiu, et al.. (2024). HMGA2-mediated glutamine metabolism is required for Cd-induced cell growth and cell migration. Toxicology. 507. 153899–153899. 4 indexed citations
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Lu, Xingjian, Hao Zou, Xiao Hu, et al.. (2023). Yellow fluorescent carbon quantum dots for Ag+/GSH detection and differentiation between normal and cancer cells. Materials Today Communications. 35. 106383–106383. 13 indexed citations
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Yang, Yuhan, Zengya Guo, Weiwei Chen, et al.. (2020). M2 Macrophage-Derived Exosomes Promote Angiogenesis and Growth of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma by Targeting E2F2. Molecular Therapy. 29(3). 1226–1238. 223 indexed citations
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Li, Qiang, Jun Cao, Qi Wang, et al.. (2019). Nanomized tumor-microenvironment-active NIR fluorescent prodrug for ensuring synchronous occurrences of drug release and fluorescence tracing. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 7(9). 1503–1509. 17 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaofeng, Guangtao Luo, Kundong Zhang, et al.. (2018). Hypoxic Tumor-Derived Exosomal miR-301a Mediates M2 Macrophage Polarization via PTEN/PI3Kγ to Promote Pancreatic Cancer Metastasis. Cancer Research. 78(16). 4586–4598. 580 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yu, Jia, Jun Cao, Fei Gao, et al.. (2016). Fabrication of a Delaying Biodegradable Magnesium Alloy-Based Esophageal Stent via Coating Elastic Polymer. Materials. 9(5). 384–384. 29 indexed citations
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Cao, Jun. (2011). Preliminary screening of drug resistance-related genes downstream of STAT3 in human pancreatic cancer cell. Zhonghua putong waike zazhi. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Guang, Chen Huang, Jun Cao, et al.. (2009). Lentivirus-mediated shRNA interference targeting STAT3 inhibits human pancreatic cancer cell invasion. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 15(30). 3757–3757. 23 indexed citations
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Jiang, Liping, et al.. (2009). The role of oxidative stress in deoxynivalenol-induced DNA damage in HepG2 cells. Toxicon. 54(4). 513–518. 101 indexed citations
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Gong, Dezheng, Chengyan Geng, Liping Jiang, et al.. (2008). Effects of hydroxytyrosol‐20 on carrageenan‐induced acute inflammation and hyperalgesia in rats. Phytotherapy Research. 23(5). 646–650. 58 indexed citations
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Cao, Jun. (2008). The Preventive and Therapeutic Effects of Oxymatrine on Lung Injury in a Rat Model of Septic Shock. 1 indexed citations
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Huang, Chen, Jun Cao, Ke Huang, et al.. (2006). Inhibition of STAT3 activity with AG490 decreases the invasion of human pancreatic cancer cells in vitro. Cancer Science. 97(12). 1417–1423. 79 indexed citations

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