Kai Shi

983 total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 860 citations indexed

About

Kai Shi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Shi has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 860 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 2 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kai Shi's work include Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (17 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (8 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (5 papers). Kai Shi is often cited by papers focused on Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (17 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (8 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (5 papers). Kai Shi collaborates with scholars based in China. Kai Shi's co-authors include Ruo Yuan, Yun Xiang, Baoting Dou, Cuiyun Yang, Yaqin Chai, Zhou Nie, Chunyang Lei, Shuo Wang, Shiyi Xie and Jianmei Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Analytical Chemistry, Food Chemistry and ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

In The Last Decade

Kai Shi

19 papers receiving 849 citations

Hit Papers

A CRISPR-Cas autocatalysis-driven feedback amplification ... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 50 100 150 200
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. A CRISPR-Cas autocatalysis-driven feedback amplification network for supersensitive DNA diagnostics
    2021 238 citations Kai Shi, Shiyi Xie et al. Science Advances 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 Shi China 12 799 259 169 122 85 21 860
Guiming Xiang China 18 562 0.7× 262 1.0× 187 1.1× 88 0.7× 144 1.7× 31 736
Kai-Ren Zhao China 14 533 0.7× 264 1.0× 38 0.2× 158 1.3× 97 1.1× 16 634
Anzhi Sheng China 13 433 0.5× 197 0.8× 58 0.3× 117 1.0× 50 0.6× 26 575
Weipan Peng China 17 641 0.8× 474 1.8× 67 0.4× 183 1.5× 54 0.6× 35 812
Ling Jiang China 12 468 0.6× 258 1.0× 43 0.3× 109 0.9× 84 1.0× 46 697
Anna Miodek France 17 624 0.8× 314 1.2× 40 0.2× 85 0.7× 242 2.8× 21 807
Jiafang Piao China 16 576 0.7× 393 1.5× 62 0.4× 129 1.1× 38 0.4× 25 708
Changyoon Baek South Korea 14 327 0.4× 278 1.1× 29 0.2× 93 0.8× 73 0.9× 37 603
Axiu Nie China 9 380 0.5× 194 0.7× 23 0.1× 140 1.1× 67 0.8× 9 445

Countries citing papers authored by Kai Shi

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kai Shi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Shi

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kai Shi. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kai Shi 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 Shi. Kai Shi 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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Chen, Jia‐Xuan & Kai Shi. (2025). A fluorescent aptasensor for accurate and sensitive detection of glyphosate based on asymmetrically competitive CRISPR/Cas12a with phosphorothioate-modified G-quadruplex. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 345. 126840–126840. 1 indexed citations
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Shi, Kai, et al.. (2025). Porphyromonas gingivalis OMVs Activate Macrophage-Hepatic Stellate Cells via Thbs1/TGF-β Signalling in NAFLD. International Dental Journal. 76(1). 104005–104005.
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Shi, Kai, et al.. (2025). Emerging Roles of Periodontal Pathogen–Derived Outer Membrane Vesicles in NAFLD. International Dental Journal. 75(4). 100825–100825. 1 indexed citations
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Shi, Kai, et al.. (2024). Genome-Wide Identification of B-Box Gene Family and Candidate Light-Related Member Analysis of Tung Tree (Vernicia fordii). International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(4). 1977–1977. 2 indexed citations
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Shi, Kai, Sujun Liu, Lin Zhang, et al.. (2024). Phosphorothioate-modified G-quadruplex as a signal-on dual-mode reporter for CRISPR/Cas12a-based portable detection of environmental pollutants. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1308. 342649–342649. 13 indexed citations
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Shi, Kai, et al.. (2024). Target-promoted formation of DNA four-way junction for catalytic hairpin assembly amplification and electrochemical SNP assay in folded hairpin structure. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 423. 136865–136865. 2 indexed citations
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Shi, Kai, Lei Cao, Fang Liu, et al.. (2021). Amplified and label-free electrochemical detection of a protease biomarker by integrating proteolysis-triggered transcription. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 190. 113372–113372. 17 indexed citations
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Shi, Kai, Shiyi Xie, Shuo Wang, et al.. (2021). A CRISPR-Cas autocatalysis-driven feedback amplification network for supersensitive DNA diagnostics. Science Advances. 7(5). 238 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yang, Min, Kai Shi, Fang Liu, et al.. (2020). Coupling of proteolysis-triggered transcription and CRISPR-Cas12a for ultrasensitive protease detection. Science China Chemistry. 64(2). 330–336. 30 indexed citations
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Shi, Kai, et al.. (2017). DNA three way junction-mediated recycling amplification for sensitive electrochemical monitoring of uracil-DNA glycosylase activity and inhibition. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 258. 783–788. 17 indexed citations
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Shi, Kai, Baoting Dou, Jianmei Yang, Ruo Yuan, & Yun Xiang. (2016). Cascaded strand displacement for non-enzymatic target recycling amplification and label-free electronic detection of microRNA from tumor cells. Analytica Chimica Acta. 916. 1–7. 35 indexed citations
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Dou, Baoting, Jianmei Yang, Kai Shi, Ruo Yuan, & Yun Xiang. (2016). DNA-mediated strand displacement facilitates sensitive electronic detection of antibodies in human serums. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 83. 156–161. 21 indexed citations
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Shi, Kai, Baoting Dou, Jianmei Yang, Ruo Yuan, & Yun Xiang. (2016). Target-triggered catalytic hairpin assembly and TdT-catalyzed DNA polymerization for amplified electronic detection of thrombin in human serums. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 87. 495–500. 65 indexed citations
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Zheng, Fangcai, et al.. (2016). Facile fabrication of highly porous Co3O4 nanobelts as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries. RSC Advances. 6(12). 9640–9646. 22 indexed citations
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Shi, Kai, Baoting Dou, Cuiyun Yang, et al.. (2015). DNA-Fueled Molecular Machine Enables Enzyme-Free Target Recycling Amplification for Electronic Detection of MicroRNA from Cancer Cells with Highly Minimized Background Noise. Analytical Chemistry. 87(16). 8578–8583. 118 indexed citations
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Yang, Cuiyun, Baoting Dou, Kai Shi, et al.. (2014). Multiplexed and Amplified Electronic Sensor for the Detection of MicroRNAs from Cancer Cells. Analytical Chemistry. 86(23). 11913–11918. 126 indexed citations
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Yang, Cuiyun, Kai Shi, Baoting Dou, et al.. (2014). In Situ DNA-Templated Synthesis of Silver Nanoclusters for Ultrasensitive and Label-Free Electrochemical Detection of MicroRNA. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 7(2). 1188–1193. 144 indexed citations

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