Kairui Mao

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Kairui Mao is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Kairui Mao has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Immunology, 10 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Kairui Mao's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (12 papers), IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways (11 papers) and Eosinophilic Esophagitis (7 papers). Kairui Mao is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (12 papers), IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways (11 papers) and Eosinophilic Esophagitis (7 papers). Kairui Mao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Switzerland. Kairui Mao's co-authors include Ronald N. Germain, Yuefeng Huang, Bing Sun, Jinfang Zhu, Shuhui Sun, Yasmine Belkaid, Xi Chen, Xiaodong Wu, William E. Paul and Weizhe Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Kairui Mao

27 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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. S1P-dependent interorgan trafficking of group 2 innate lymphoid cells supports host defense
    2018 412 citations Yuefeng Huang, Kairui Mao et al. Science profile →

Peers

Kairui Mao
Ryan Kyle New Zealand
Liselotte E. Jensen United States
Frann Antignano Canada
Dror Luger United States
Gavin Lewis United States
Mirko Ritter Germany
Guangxun Meng China
Christopher C. M. Waterhouse Canada
Sebastian Rühl Switzerland
Alan M. Hanash United States
Ryan Kyle New Zealand
Kairui Mao
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Countries citing papers authored by Kairui Mao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kairui Mao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kairui Mao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kairui Mao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kairui Mao 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 Kairui Mao. Kairui Mao 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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Li, Shuqin, et al.. (2025). Protocol for multiplex immunofluorescence imaging of mouse intestinal tumors. STAR Protocols. 6(2). 103776–103776. 1 indexed citations
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Mao, Kairui, et al.. (2025). Porous poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) microspheres loaded with neutral and acidic ginseng polysaccharides ameliorate pneumonia in mice. Carbohydrate Polymers. 362. 123697–123697. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Ruiying, Xiaomeng Zhang, Bin Li, et al.. (2024). Progranulin-dependent repair function of regulatory T cells drives bone-fracture healing. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 135(2). 5 indexed citations
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Gao, Qingxiang, Lishan Zhang, Jia Zhang, et al.. (2023). The glycolysis/HIF-1α axis defines the inflammatory role of IL-4-primed macrophages. Cell Reports. 42(5). 112471–112471. 81 indexed citations
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Wang, Yan, Quan Zhang, Tianqi Lu, et al.. (2023). The transcription factor Zeb1 controls homeostasis and function of type 1 conventional dendritic cells. Nature Communications. 14(1). 6639–6639. 5 indexed citations
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Zheng, Mingzhu, Chen Yao, Gang Ren, et al.. (2023). Transcription factor TCF-1 regulates the functions, but not the development, of lymphoid tissue inducer subsets in different tissues. Cell Reports. 42(8). 112924–112924. 5 indexed citations
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Fang, Difeng, Mingzhu Zheng, Kairui Mao, et al.. (2019). T-bet expression is fine-tuned for balancing IFN-γ-producing Th1 and Tfh cell differentiation and IgG2a(c) production. The Journal of Immunology. 202(1_Supplement). 124.13–124.13. 2 indexed citations
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Huang, Yuefeng, Kairui Mao, Xi Chen, et al.. (2018). S1P-dependent interorgan trafficking of group 2 innate lymphoid cells supports host defense. Science. 359(6371). 114–119. 412 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mao, Kairui, António P. Baptista, Samira Tamoutounour, et al.. (2018). Innate and adaptive lymphocytes sequentially shape the gut microbiota and lipid metabolism. Nature. 554(7691). 255–259. 272 indexed citations
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Fang, Difeng, Kairong Cui, Kairui Mao, et al.. (2018). Transient T-bet expression functionally specifies a distinct T follicular helper subset. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 215(11). 2705–2714. 65 indexed citations
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Huang, Yuefeng, Kairui Mao, & Ronald N. Germain. (2018). Thinking differently about ILCs—Not just tissue resident and not just the same as CD4+ T‐cell effectors. Immunological Reviews. 286(1). 160–171. 24 indexed citations
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Zhong, Chao, Kairong Cui, Christoph Wilhelm, et al.. (2015). Group 3 innate lymphoid cells continuously require the transcription factor GATA-3 after commitment. Nature Immunology. 17(2). 169–178. 107 indexed citations
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Mao, Kairui, Shuzhen Chen, Mingkuan Chen, et al.. (2013). Nitric oxide suppresses NLRP3 inflammasome activation and protects against LPS-induced septic shock. Cell Research. 23(2). 201–212. 323 indexed citations
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Li, Zhenhu, Yuan Zhang, Zhiduo Liu, et al.. (2011). ECM1 controls TH2 cell egress from lymph nodes through re-expression of S1P1. Nature Immunology. 12(2). 178–185. 48 indexed citations
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Luo, Xiaolin, Qiurong Ding, Min Wang, et al.. (2010). In Vivo Disruption of TGF-β Signaling by Smad7 in Airway Epithelium Alleviates Allergic Asthma but Aggravates Lung Carcinogenesis in Mouse. PLoS ONE. 5(4). e10149–e10149. 27 indexed citations
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Wang, Yuan, Kairui Mao, Shuhui Sun, et al.. (2009). Trichosanthin functions as Th2-type adjuvant in induction of allergic airway inflammation. Cell Research. 19(8). 962–972. 4 indexed citations
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Bi, Enguang, Chunjian Huang, Yu Hu, et al.. (2009). Novel function of perforin in negatively regulating CD4+ T cell activation by affecting calcium signaling. Cell Research. 19(7). 816–827. 2 indexed citations
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Shi, Mude, Weiwen Deng, Enguang Bi, et al.. (2008). TRIM30α negatively regulates TLR-mediated NF-κB activation by targeting TAB2 and TAB3 for degradation. Nature Immunology. 9(4). 369–377. 216 indexed citations
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Tang, Lin, Yucheng Huang, Kairui Mao, et al.. (2004). Effects of the silanized mica surface on protein crystallization. Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography. 61(1). 53–59. 20 indexed citations

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