Kai Lin

1.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
41 papers, 844 citations indexed

About

Kai Lin is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Aquatic Science and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Lin has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 844 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Aquatic Science and 8 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Kai Lin's work include Plant Gene Expression Analysis (6 papers), Echinoderm biology and ecology (6 papers) and Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (5 papers). Kai Lin is often cited by papers focused on Plant Gene Expression Analysis (6 papers), Echinoderm biology and ecology (6 papers) and Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (5 papers). Kai Lin collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and India. Kai Lin's co-authors include Assen Marintchev, Chunxiu Liu, Lichao Zhang, Ruoyong Wang, Tiezhu Liu, Qian Mei, Zixuan Song, Jiamin Chen, Guangyang Gou and Zheng Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Nature Communications and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Kai Lin

35 papers receiving 827 citations

Hit Papers

Wearable and flexible electrochemical sensors for sweat a... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 2024 100 200 300 400
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. Wearable and flexible electrochemical sensors for sweat analysis: a review
    2023 424 citations Chunxiu Liu, Lichao Zhang et al. Microsystems & Nanoengineering profile →
  2. Ultrasensitive single-step CRISPR detection of monkeypox virus in minutes with a vest-pocket diagnostic device
    2024 57 citations Yunxiang Wang, Hong Chen et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kai Lin China 13 328 259 164 80 74 41 844
Na Ni China 19 152 0.5× 402 1.6× 119 0.7× 45 0.6× 46 0.6× 74 997
Xiangjie Zhao China 17 205 0.6× 569 2.2× 202 1.2× 12 0.1× 45 0.6× 68 1.2k
Thomas E. Eurell United States 15 317 1.0× 258 1.0× 82 0.5× 19 0.2× 32 0.4× 35 1.3k
Adam Eckhardt Czechia 20 392 1.2× 331 1.3× 28 0.2× 16 0.2× 13 0.2× 72 1.4k
Zhihuan Li China 17 94 0.3× 296 1.1× 133 0.8× 20 0.3× 32 0.4× 42 1.1k
Jiayi Jin China 17 74 0.2× 204 0.8× 243 1.5× 29 0.4× 167 2.3× 46 954
Lars Dähne Italy 11 234 0.7× 188 0.7× 70 0.4× 38 0.5× 31 0.4× 15 845
Xuefei Lv China 17 522 1.6× 511 2.0× 83 0.5× 13 0.2× 11 0.1× 88 972
Jinyu Wang China 11 142 0.4× 164 0.6× 54 0.3× 16 0.2× 23 0.3× 33 755
Muhammad Asad Ullah Khalid South Korea 15 571 1.7× 138 0.5× 214 1.3× 43 0.5× 165 2.2× 22 812

Countries citing papers authored by Kai Lin

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kai Lin

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Lin

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zeng, Zhiyu, Kai Lin, Yunkai Huang, et al.. (2025). Gibberellin promotes xylem expansion and cell lignification by regulating sugar accumulation and the expression of JcMYB43 and JcMYB63 in the woody plant Jatropha curcas. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 294. 139434–139434. 2 indexed citations
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Lin, Kai, et al.. (2025). Regulation of reproduction by juvenile hormone synthase and degradation enzyme in Diaphorina citri . Pest Management Science. 82(1). 992–1003.
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Wang, Jun, Xiaoyu Chen, Linghong Miao, et al.. (2025). Single-cell transcriptomics reveals the regulation of bco1 and bco2 genes in the carotenoid metabolism of koi carp. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 330(Pt 2). 147965–147965.
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Lin, Kai, Lixin Lu, Qiantang Fu, et al.. (2025). Agrobacterium rhizogenes-Mediated Hairy Root Genetic Transformation Using Agrobacterium Gel Inoculation and RUBY Reporter Enables Efficient Gene Function Analysis in Sacha Inchi (Plukenetia volubilis). International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(6). 2496–2496. 3 indexed citations
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Lin, Kai, et al.. (2025). Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals a possible mechanism of starvation stress-induced fruit abscission in macadamia. BMC Plant Biology. 25(1). 739–739. 1 indexed citations
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Zeng, Zhiyu, Jianzhong Wang, Yunkai Huang, et al.. (2024). Combined transcriptomic, metabolomic and physiological analysis reveals the key role of nitrogen, but not phosphate and potassium in regulating anthocyanin biosynthesis induced by nutrient deficiency in Eucalyptus. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 283(Pt 1). 137564–137564. 7 indexed citations
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Wang, Yunxiang, Hong Chen, Kai Lin, et al.. (2024). Ultrasensitive single-step CRISPR detection of monkeypox virus in minutes with a vest-pocket diagnostic device. Nature Communications. 15(1). 3279–3279. 57 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Tingting, Zhiyu Zeng, Jianzhong Wang, et al.. (2024). Reactive oxygen species act as the key signaling molecules mediating light-induced anthocyanin biosynthesis in Eucalyptus. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 212. 108715–108715. 5 indexed citations
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Luo, Mingkun, Kai Lin, Wenbin Zhu, et al.. (2023). Deep spatiotemporal transcriptome analysis provides new insights into early development of koi carp (Cyprinus carpio var. koi). Aquaculture. 575. 739767–739767. 8 indexed citations
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Liu, Chunxiu, Lichao Zhang, Tiezhu Liu, et al.. (2023). Wearable and flexible electrochemical sensors for sweat analysis: a review. Microsystems & Nanoengineering. 9(1). 1–1. 424 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Jinze, Kai Lin, Junren Wang, et al.. (2023). Advances in the Application of Microneedles in the Treatment of Local Organ Diseases. Small. 20(6). e2306222–e2306222. 16 indexed citations
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Liu, Li, Tanjun Zhao, Kai Lin, et al.. (2022). Identification of a novel RhoA gene in the sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus and its immune regulatory function via interacting with miR-2012-5p. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 203. 572–582. 9 indexed citations
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Zhan, Yaoyao, Kai Lin, Ge Chen, et al.. (2018). Comparative transcriptome analysis identifies genes associated with papilla development in the sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part D Genomics and Proteomics. 29. 255–263. 10 indexed citations
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Zhou, Xiaoxu, Yaqing Chang, Yaoyao Zhan, Xiuli Wang, & Kai Lin. (2017). Integrative mRNA-miRNA interaction analysis associate with immune response of sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus based on transcriptome database. Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 72. 69–76. 23 indexed citations
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Lin, Kai, et al.. (2016). eIF1A/eIF5B interaction network and its functions in translation initiation complex assembly and remodeling. Nucleic Acids Research. 44(15). gkw552–gkw552. 32 indexed citations
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Lin, Kai, Cuige Shi, Shuhong Liu, et al.. (2014). Nerve growth factor promotes human sperm motilityin vitroby increasing the movement distance and the number of A grade spermatozoa. Andrologia. 47(9). 1041–1046. 25 indexed citations
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Ding, Xuefeng, Yongqi Zhao, Kai Lin, et al.. (2012). Efficient Gene Transfer into Neonatal Mouse Brain Using Electroporation. Neurochemical Research. 37(7). 1392–1398. 5 indexed citations
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Shi, Cuige, Kai Lin, Xiangbo Xu, et al.. (2012). Evidence for the involvement of NGF in human sperm motility. Journal of Biomedical Science and Engineering. 5(9). 534–541. 13 indexed citations

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