Lei Cai

6.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
143 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Lei Cai is a scholar working on Surgery, Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Lei Cai has authored 143 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Surgery, 45 papers in Molecular Biology and 29 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Lei Cai's work include Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (19 papers), Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (15 papers) and Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (12 papers). Lei Cai is often cited by papers focused on Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (19 papers), Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (15 papers) and Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (12 papers). Lei Cai collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Lei Cai's co-authors include Shanfeng Wang, Sarah C. Heilshorn, Deneys R. van der Westhuyzen, Frederick C. de Beer, Maria C. de Beer, Ruby E. Dewi, Ailing Ji, Xiang Gao, Nancy R. Webb and Gao Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Lei Cai

136 papers receiving 5.0k citations

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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.

XX sex chromosome complement promotes atherosclerosis in mice

2019 212 citations Ryan E. Temel, Lei Cai et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Impact of compliance to postoperative regular follow-up on long-term prognosis after curative resection for hepatocellular carcinoma: A multicenter analysis 2025 ·Hepatobiliary & pancreatic diseases international ·Lan‐Qing Yao, (unknown), Lei Cai, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Kongying Lin, Ziqiang Li, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Zhong Chen, Hong Zhang, Han Liu, Han Wu, Timothy M. Pawlik, Feng Shen, Eric C. H. Lai, Tian Yang	1
2	Development and validation of colorectal cancer and colonoscopy screening health beliefs scale for first-degree relatives of people with colorectal cancer (CCHBS-FDR) in China 2025 ·Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing ·(unknown), (unknown), Lei Cai, Jun Zhong, Yi Ding, Jingyi Wang, (unknown), Xia Yang, Yang Bai	0
3	The effects of ultrasonic frequency pulse arc on deposit and bimetallic interface of wire-arc directed energy deposited Inconel 690 component 2025 ·Materials Science and Engineering A ·Lei Cai, Zewu Qi, Baoqiang Cong, (unknown), (unknown), Zhongbing Chen, Lu Li, (unknown), Jianping Yang, (unknown), Zhiyong Li, Bojin Qi	0
4	320MO Tibremciclib (BPI-16350) plus fulvestrant in patients with HR+/HER2- advanced breast cancer after progressing on endocrine therapy: A randomized, multicenter, double-blind, phase III study 2024 ·Annals of Oncology ·Xiao Hu, Tao Zhu, Shuo Wang, Jianzhi Zhang, Qiaoli Zheng, Yang Wang, Lei Cai, Haojun Xu, Xiaohong Xu, Kong Xiantao, Sentai Ding, Changfu Hao, H. Wang, Hong Zong, Xiance Jin, Xian Wang, (unknown), (unknown), Lu Ding, Pei Li	2
5	Microfat exerts an anti-fibrotic effect on human hypertrophic scar via fetuin-A/ETV4 axis 2023 ·Journal of Translational Medicine ·(unknown), Qiang Dai, (unknown), Chen Li, Yan Li, Xin Fu, Qian Wang, Yi Zhang, Lei Cai, (unknown), Ran Xiao	4
6	Magnetic Resonance Deep Learning Radiomic Model Based on Distinct Metastatic Vascular Patterns for Evaluating Recurrence‐Free Survival in Hepatocellular Carcinoma 2023 ·Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Lei Cai, (unknown), (unknown), Zhijun Geng, (unknown), Xianyue Quan, Chao Zheng, Yayuan Geng, (unknown), Qiaoli Zheng, Jing Hou, (unknown), (unknown), Chuanmiao Xie	8
7	Association of NOTCH3 With Elastic Fiber Dispersion in the Infrarenal Abdominal Aorta of Cynomolgus Monkeys 2023 ·Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology ·Sohei Ito, (unknown), Michael Franklin, (unknown), (unknown), Yuriko Katsumata, Lei Cai, Ryan E. Temel, Alan Daugherty, Hong Lü, Hisashi Sawada	1
8	BnPLP1 Positively Regulates Flowering Time, Plant Height, and Main Inflorescence Length in Brassica napus 2023 ·Genes ·Ting Ding, Lei Cai, (unknown), Yuanhong Li, Entang Tian, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Xinjie Shen	3
9	Efficacy and safety evaluation of neoadjuvant immunotherapy plus chemotherapy for resectable non–small cell lung cancer in real world 2023 ·Frontiers in Oncology ·Min Fang, (unknown), Haitao Jiang, Lei Cai, Jinlin Hu, Hangjie Ying, Qing Gu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	6
10	Comparative Transcriptome Analysis Reveals the Molecular Basis of Brassica napus in Response to Aphid Stress 2023 ·Plants ·Yuanhong Li, Lei Cai, Ting Ding, Entang Tian, Xiaohong Yan, (unknown), Jiefu Zhang, (unknown), Zhuo Chen	3
11	Dietary and Pharmacologic Manipulations of Host Lipids and Their Interaction With the Gut Microbiome in Non-human Primates 2021 ·Frontiers in Medicine ·Jennifer M. Lang, (unknown), Lei Cai, (unknown), Zhen Wang, Calvin Pan, Richard Lee, Ryan E. Temel, Aldons J. Lusis	7
12	Small molecule inhibition of gut microbial choline trimethylamine lyase activity alters host cholesterol and bile acid metabolism 2020 ·American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology ·Preeti Pathak, Robert N. Helsley, Amanda L. Brown, Jennifer A. Buffa, Ibrahim Choucair, Ina Nemet, Camelia Baleanu Gogonea, Valentin Gogonea, Zeneng Wang, José Carlos Garcı́a-Garcı́a, Lei Cai, Ryan E. Temel, Naseer Sangwan, Stanley L. Hazen, J. Mark Brown	65
13	Investigation of why certain flux transfer events appear as isolated events 2019 ·EGUGA ·Anita Kullen, (unknown), Tomas Karlsson, Lei Cai	1
14	Diced Costal Cartilage for Augmentation Rhinoplasty 2015 ·Chinese Medical Journal ·Jiguang Ma, Keming Wang, (unknown), Lei Cai, (unknown)	11
15	Avidity-Controlled Delivery of Angiogenic Peptides from Injectable Molecular-Recognition Hydrogels 2014 ·Tissue Engineering Part A ·Widya Mulyasasmita, Lei Cai, Yuki Hori, Sarah C. Heilshorn	36
16	Vascular and micro-environmental influences on MSC-coral hydroxyapatite construct-based bone tissue engineering 2011 ·Biomaterials ·Lei Cai, Qian Wang, (unknown), Jingguo Wu, Jian Wang, Ning Kang, (unknown), Fang Xie, Yan Li, Xia Liu, Yilin Cao, Ran Xiao	31
17	Site‐specific incorporation of unnatural amino acids into urate oxidase in Escherichia coli 2008 ·Protein Science ·Mingjie Chen, Lei Cai, (unknown), Hong Tian, Xiangdong Gao, Wenbing Yao	8
18	Liquid chromatography with electrospray ionization mass spectrometry method for the assay of glucosamine sulfate in human plasma: validation and application to a pharmacokinetic study 2005 ·Biomedical Chromatography ·(unknown), Lei Cai, Bei Yang, (unknown), (unknown), Geng‐Li Duan	24
19	Evaluation of insulin-like growth-factor-1 as a protective agent against radiation-induced kidney dysfunction in C3h mice: A dose-finding study 2004 ·International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics ·Lei Cai, Wolfgang Weber, Sabine Schill, Sabrina T. Astner, Nicolaus Andratschke, M. Molls, Carsten Nieder	1
20	ApoA-II modulates the association of HDL with class B scavenger receptors SR-BI and CD36 2004 ·Journal of Lipid Research ·Maria C. de Beer, Lawrence W. Castellani, Lei Cai, Arnold J. Stromberg, Frederick C. de Beer, Deneys R. van der Westhuyzen	26

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