Lei Cai

23.6k citations
266 papers · 10.1k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 54
Topics
Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (173 papers)Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (136 papers)Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies (54 papers)
Partner nations
ChinaThailandNetherlands

In The Last Decade

Lei Cai

254 papers receiving 9.8k citations

Hit Papers

Disease-induced changes in plant microbiome assembly and ...2021202620222024202120222022100200300

Peers

Lei Cai
Comparison fields: 5 of 157
  • Plant Science 7.4k
  • Cell Biology 7.2k
  • Molecular Biology 3.8k
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1.1k
  • Pharmacology 1.1k
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Countries citing papers authored by Lei Cai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lei Cai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lei Cai

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

All Works

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#WorkIndexed citations
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2 7
3 1
4 10
5 15
6 1
7 87
8 33
9 4
10 16
11 18
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13 64
14 26
15 127
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About Lei Cai

Lei Cai is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Plant Science and Pharmacology, having authored 266 papers that have together received 10.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (173 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (136 papers) and Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies (54 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cell Biology (7.2k citations), Plant Science (7.4k citations) and Pharmacology (1.1k citations). Lei Cai has collaborated with scholars based in China, Thailand and Netherlands. Frequent co-authors include Kevin D. Hyde, P.W. Crous, Ekachai Chukeatirote, Ulrike Damm, Fang Liu, Lingwei Hou, Xin Zhou, Ali H. Bahkali, Roger G. Shivas and Eric H. C. McKenzie. Their work appears in journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

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