Lei Cao

2.6k total citations
84 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Lei Cao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lei Cao has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Molecular Biology, 21 papers in Cancer Research and 12 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Lei Cao's work include Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (14 papers), Circular RNAs in diseases (9 papers) and Selenium in Biological Systems (8 papers). Lei Cao is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (14 papers), Circular RNAs in diseases (9 papers) and Selenium in Biological Systems (8 papers). Lei Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Lei Cao's co-authors include Qiugen Wang, Jianhua Huang, Jian Wu, Jiandong Wang, Shian Wu, Jiandong Wang, Yan Chen, Jun Yang, Jie Li and Jinhua Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Lei Cao

83 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Peers

Lei Cao

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Kotaro Sugimoto Japan

Chunhong Jia China

Qinghai Zeng China

Xuemei Tong China

Rei Takahashi Japan

Yuting Sun China

Vassilis Zoumpourlis Greece

Wenxin Song United States

Chuck C.‐K. Chao Taiwan

Hua‐Fu Zhou China

Kotaro Sugimoto Japan

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321 ×0.5

249 ×1.0

331 ×1.6

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239 ×1.2

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Citations per year, relative to Lei Cao Lei Cao (= 1×) peers Kotaro Sugimoto

Countries citing papers authored by Lei Cao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lei Cao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lei Cao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lei Cao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lei 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 Lei Cao. Lei 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

Hu, Anqi, et al.. (2025). RNF135 promotes the stemness of breast cancer cells by ubiquitinating and degrading DDX58. Translational Oncology. 54. 102321–102321. 1 indexed citations

Kong, Yu, Renwei Jing, Yingying Zhao, et al.. (2025). Targeting the SP/KLF Transcriptional Regulatory Network Synergizes with HDAC Inhibition to Impede Progression of H3K27M Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma. Cancer Research. 85(11). 2100–2116. 1 indexed citations

Cao, Lei, et al.. (2023). Effects of Air Pollution Exposure during Preconception and Pregnancy on Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Toxics. 11(9). 728–728. 6 indexed citations

Cao, Lei, Tibor Pechan, Sang Gil Lee, & Wen‐Hsing Cheng. (2021). Identification of Selenoprotein H Isoforms and Impact of Selenoprotein H Overexpression on Protein But Not mRNA Levels of 2 Other Selenoproteins in 293T Cells. Journal of Nutrition. 151(11). 3329–3338. 2 indexed citations

Gao, Chao, Yan Zhang, Jinghui Xie, et al.. (2020). VE-cadherin functionalized injectable PAMAM/HA hydrogel promotes endothelial differentiation of hMSCs and vascularization. Applied Materials Today. 20. 100690–100690. 16 indexed citations

Liu, Yisi, et al.. (2019). Enhanced bone regeneration of the silk fibroin electrospun scaffolds through the modification of the graphene oxide functionalized by BMP-2 peptide. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

Cao, Lei, et al.. (2018). Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Induced NLRP1 Inflammasome Activation Contributes to Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury. Shock. 51(4). 511–518. 24 indexed citations

Cao, Lei, Yang Wang, Qiugen Wang, & Jianhua Huang. (2018). LncRNA FOXD2-AS1 regulates chondrocyte proliferation in osteoarthritis by acting as a sponge of miR-206 to modulate CCND1 expression. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 106. 1220–1226. 53 indexed citations

Cao, Lei, et al.. (2016). MiR-326 is a diagnostic biomarker and regulates cell survival and apoptosis by targeting Bcl-2 in osteosarcoma. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 84. 828–835. 61 indexed citations

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Zhao, Hua, Jiayong Tang, Jingyang Xu, et al.. (2015). Selenoprotein Genes Exhibit Differential Expression Patterns Between Hepatoma HepG2 and Normal Hepatocytes LO2 Cell Lines. Biological Trace Element Research. 167(2). 236–241. 11 indexed citations

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Zhao, Hua, Jiayong Tang, Lei Cao, et al.. (2015). Characterization of bioactive recombinant antimicrobial peptide parasin I fused with human lysozyme expressed in the yeast Pichia pastoris system. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 77. 61–67. 17 indexed citations

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Pei, Na, Lei Cao, Yingwen Liu, et al.. (2015). XAB2 tagSNPs contribute to non-small cell lung cancer susceptibility in Chinese population. BMC Cancer. 15(1). 560–560. 12 indexed citations

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Yu, Xinfeng, et al.. (2014). Tag SNPs in complement receptor-1 contribute to the susceptibility to non-small cell lung cancer. Molecular Cancer. 13(1). 56–56. 15 indexed citations

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Ma, Biao, Yan Chen, Ling Chen, et al.. (2014). Hypoxia regulates Hippo signalling through the SIAH2 ubiquitin E3 ligase. Nature Cell Biology. 17(1). 95–103. 207 indexed citations

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Tzeng, Tiffany J., Lei Cao, Yangxin Fu, Huawei Zeng, & Wen‐Hsing Cheng. (2014). Methylseleninic Acid Sensitizes Notch3-Activated OVCA429 Ovarian Cancer Cells to Carboplatin. PLoS ONE. 9(7). e101664–e101664. 7 indexed citations

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Liang, Beibei, Rui Chen, Tao Wang, et al.. (2013). Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88 Promotes Growth and Metastasis of Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Clinical Cancer Research. 19(11). 2905–2916. 55 indexed citations

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Qian, Xu, Tao Tao, Lin Wang, et al.. (2013). MiRNA-181b suppresses IGF-1R and functions as a tumor suppressor gene in gliomas. RNA. 19(4). 552–560. 78 indexed citations

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Cao, Lei, Daniel J. Waldon, Yohannes Teffera, et al.. (2013). Ratios of biliary glutathione disulfide (GSSG) to glutathione (GSH): a potential index to screen drug-induced hepatic oxidative stress in rats and mice. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 405(8). 2635–2642. 52 indexed citations

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Cao, Lei, et al.. (2012). Neuroprotective effect of SP600125, an inhibitor of JNK on brain ischemia/reperfusion in rats. 33(11). 734–738. 1 indexed citations

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Xiong, Juan, Yun Zhao, Lei Cao, et al.. (2011). Glycosides from the Methanol Extract ofNotopterygium incisum. Planta Medica. 77(17). 1939–1943. 22 indexed citations

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