Kai Cao

38 papers and 1.3k indexed citations
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About

Kai Cao is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Cao has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Plant Science, 20 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Kai Cao’s work include Light effects on plants (11 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (9 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (5 papers). Kai Cao is often cited by papers focused on Light effects on plants (11 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (9 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (5 papers). Kai Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Netherlands. Kai Cao's co-authors include Zhirong Zou, Encai Bao, Xiaoting Zhou, Xia Zhao, Jianshe Li, Hailiang Zhao, Ercole L. Cavalieri, Michael L. Gross, Ragulan Ramanathan and Dawei Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as Bioresource Technology, Scientific Reports and Frontiers in Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Cao

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

Kai Cao

35 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Fields of papers citing papers by Kai Cao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Countries citing papers authored by Kai Cao

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Top Papers & Citation Paths

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