Kun Cao

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Kun Cao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Kun Cao has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Oncology and 5 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Kun Cao's work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (5 papers), Trace Elements in Health (5 papers) and Sulfur Compounds in Biology (5 papers). Kun Cao is often cited by papers focused on DNA Repair Mechanisms (5 papers), Trace Elements in Health (5 papers) and Sulfur Compounds in Biology (5 papers). Kun Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, Canada and United States. Kun Cao's co-authors include Rui Wang, Lingyun Wu, Bo Jiang, Guangdong Yang, Shengming Zhang, Solomon H. Snyder, Jiansong Qi, Qinghe Meng, Weitong Mu and Asif K. Mustafa and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Kun Cao

29 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

H ₂ S as a Physiologic Vasorelaxant: Hypertension in Mice with Deletion of Cystathionine γ-Lyase

2008 2.0k citations Guangdong Yang, Lingyun Wu et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kun Cao China	15	2.3k	793	695	622	432	31	3.0k
Norihiro Shibuya Japan	18	3.0k 1.3×	556 0.7×	982 1.4×	672 1.1×	720 1.7×	30	3.5k
Xinggui Shen United States	28	1.9k 0.8×	643 0.8×	834 1.2×	446 0.7×	239 0.6×	52	2.9k
Ciro Coletta United States	26	2.9k 1.2×	836 1.1×	1.3k 1.9×	629 1.0×	240 0.6×	44	4.3k
Katalin Módis United States	28	2.8k 1.2×	776 1.0×	1.4k 2.1×	563 0.9×	248 0.6×	55	4.2k
Mark E. Wood United Kingdom	32	1.7k 0.7×	585 0.7×	961 1.4×	430 0.7×	82 0.2×	103	3.2k
Gábor Oláh United States	24	1.4k 0.6×	557 0.7×	934 1.3×	334 0.5×	83 0.2×	42	2.7k
Noriyuki Nagahara Japan	28	1.9k 0.8×	388 0.5×	1.3k 1.9×	349 0.6×	116 0.3×	62	3.2k
Bartosz Szczęsny United States	34	1.4k 0.6×	415 0.5×	2.0k 2.9×	234 0.4×	154 0.4×	62	3.7k
Tadayasu Togawa Japan	24	1.1k 0.5×	920 1.2×	657 0.9×	266 0.4×	193 0.4×	72	2.3k
T. Scott Isbell United States	18	1.0k 0.4×	647 0.8×	586 0.8×	343 0.6×	169 0.4×	33	2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Kun Cao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kun Cao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kun Cao

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Liu, Tingting, Yongzhan Nie, Zhijie Wan, et al.. (2025). PRKCSH enhances colorectal cancer radioresistance via IRE1α/XBP1s-mediated DNA repair. Cell Death and Disease. 16(1). 258–258.

Cao, Kun, Yufeng Sun, Xiaoyan Zhang, et al.. (2023). The miRNA–mRNA regulatory networks of the response to NaHCO3 stress in industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.). BMC Plant Biology. 23(1). 509–509. 5 indexed citations

Liu, Xuejing, Yanjie Wang, Kun Cao, et al.. (2023). Impact of multifocal or multicentric disease on local recurrence and survival in breast cancer patients with or without BRCA1/2 variants. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 199(1). 25–33. 3 indexed citations

Cao, Kun, et al.. (2022). Investigation on the Effect of Temperature on the Activity of Lactate Dehydrogenase Based on Molecular Dynamics Simulation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

Cao, Kun, Tianlong Zhang, Nan Li, et al.. (2022). Identification and Tetramer Structure of Hemin-Binding Protein SPD_0310 Linked to Iron Homeostasis and Virulence of Streptococcus pneumoniae. mSystems. 7(3). e0022122–e0022122. 8 indexed citations

Cao, Kun, Linlin Cao, Xingfeng Yin, et al.. (2022). Potential Role of Lysine Acetylation in Antibiotic Resistance of Escherichia coli. mSystems. 7(6). e0064922–e0064922. 17 indexed citations

Wu, Yun, Kun Cao, Wei Zhang, Guang‐Xian Zhang, & Maojun Zhou. (2021). Protective and Anti-Aging Effects of 5 Cosmeceutical Peptide Mixtures on Hydrogen Peroxide-Induced Premature Senescence in Human Skin Fibroblasts. Skin Pharmacology and Physiology. 34(4). 194–202. 12 indexed citations

Cao, Kun, et al.. (2018). The mechanism of iron-compensation for manganese deficiency of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Journal of Proteomics. 184. 62–70. 7 indexed citations

Cao, Kun, Jing Zhang, Xinyu Miao, et al.. (2018). Evolution and molecular mechanism of PitAs in iron transport of Streptococcus species. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. 182. 113–123. 6 indexed citations

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Cao, Kun, Nan Li, Xin Cao, et al.. (2018). Two zinc-binding domains in the transporter AdcA from facilitate high-affinity binding and fast transport of zinc. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 293(16). 6075–6089. 28 indexed citations

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Zhang, Liang, Nan Li, Kun Cao, et al.. (2016). Crucial residue Trp158 of lipoprotein PiaA stabilizes the ferrichrome-PiaA complex in Streptococcus pneumoniae. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. 167. 150–156. 15 indexed citations

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Guo, Zhong, Xiao-Yan Yang, Kun Cao, et al.. (2015). Proteomic analysis of the copper resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Metallomics. 7(3). 448–454. 17 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jing, Liang Zhang, Xiao-Yan Yang, et al.. (2014). Proteomic analysis of putative heme-binding proteins in Streptococcus pyogenes. Metallomics. 6(8). 1451–1451. 3 indexed citations

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Li, Nan, Xiao-Yan Yang, Zhong Guo, et al.. (2014). Varied metal-binding properties of lipoprotein PsaA in Streptococcus pneumoniae. JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry. 19(6). 829–838. 19 indexed citations

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Sun, Xuesong, Guangchuang Yu, Qian Xu, et al.. (2013). Putative cobalt- and nickel-binding proteins and motifs in Streptococcus pneumoniae. Metallomics. 5(7). 928–928. 30 indexed citations

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Jiang, Bo, Guanghua Tang, Kun Cao, Lingyun Wu, & Rui Wang. (2009). Molecular Mechanism for H ₂ S-Induced Activation of K _ATP Channels. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 12(10). 1167–1178. 168 indexed citations

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Yang, Guangdong, Lingyun Wu, Bo Jiang, et al.. (2008). H ₂ S as a Physiologic Vasorelaxant: Hypertension in Mice with Deletion of Cystathionine γ-Lyase. Science. 322(5901). 587–590. 2004 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ndisang, Joseph Fomusi, et al.. (2004). Hydrogen sulfide-induced relaxation of resistance mesenteric artery beds of rats. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 287(5). H2316–H2323. 390 indexed citations

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Sun, Xianfeng, et al.. (2003). Selective expression of Kir6.1 protein in different vascular and non-vascular tissues. Biochemical Pharmacology. 67(1). 147–156. 28 indexed citations

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Cao, Kun, et al.. (2002). Molecular basis of ATP-sensitive K+ channels in rat vascular smooth muscles. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 296(2). 463–469. 33 indexed citations

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