Lili Cai

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
80 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Lili Cai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Polymers and Plastics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Lili Cai has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 13 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Lili Cai's work include Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (12 papers), Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites (8 papers) and Wood Treatment and Properties (8 papers). Lili Cai is often cited by papers focused on Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (12 papers), Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites (8 papers) and Wood Treatment and Properties (8 papers). Lili Cai collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Lili Cai's co-authors include Fei Tian, Jiashu Sun, Yong‐Guang Jia, Sa Liu, Chao Liu, Jianqiao Chang, Jianwei Guo, Yulong Cong, Qiang Feng and Weihong Tan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, PLoS ONE and Macromolecules.

In The Last Decade

Lili Cai

74 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Low-cost thermophoretic profiling of extracellular-vesicl... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 100 200 300
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. Low-cost thermophoretic profiling of extracellular-vesicle surface proteins for the early detection and classification of cancers
    2019 394 citations Lili Cai et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lili Cai China 21 750 631 267 226 154 80 1.8k
Tingting Luo China 26 777 1.0× 524 0.8× 426 1.6× 238 1.1× 208 1.4× 106 2.0k
Mengrui Liu China 24 817 1.1× 749 1.2× 624 2.3× 180 0.8× 258 1.7× 42 2.4k
Jianwen Hou China 28 443 0.6× 689 1.1× 431 1.6× 131 0.6× 214 1.4× 72 1.9k
Yameng Xu China 16 610 0.8× 403 0.6× 358 1.3× 307 1.4× 71 0.5× 57 1.8k
Xiang Yu China 19 654 0.9× 381 0.6× 190 0.7× 366 1.6× 141 0.9× 46 2.0k
Xi Wang China 22 447 0.6× 330 0.5× 234 0.9× 104 0.5× 283 1.8× 110 1.6k
Anisha D’Souza United States 17 869 1.2× 481 0.8× 580 2.2× 155 0.7× 195 1.3× 30 2.1k
Yuping Chen China 20 365 0.5× 436 0.7× 453 1.7× 141 0.6× 221 1.4× 72 1.6k
Yueshan Li China 20 903 1.2× 751 1.2× 230 0.9× 164 0.7× 254 1.6× 50 2.4k
Zhenghong Wu China 27 729 1.0× 516 0.8× 651 2.4× 155 0.7× 199 1.3× 81 2.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Lili Cai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lili Cai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lili Cai

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lili Cai. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lili 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 Lili Cai. Lili 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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Wang, Qingsheng, et al.. (2025). Facially amphiphilic skeleton-derived antibacterial crown ether/silver ion complexes. Soft Matter. 21(11). 2152–2159. 1 indexed citations
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Cai, Lili, et al.. (2024). Material Design and Performance Study of a Porous Sound-Absorbing Sound Barrier. Buildings. 14(10). 3118–3118. 3 indexed citations
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Shen, Dejian, et al.. (2024). Investigation of Adsorption and Young’s Modulus of Epoxy Resin–Sand Interfaces Using Molecular Dynamics Simulation. Applied Sciences. 14(22). 10383–10383. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Wenjuan, Shiwen Wang, Lili Cai, et al.. (2021). Cullin3-TNFAIP1 E3 Ligase Controls Inflammatory Response in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells via Ubiquitination of RhoB. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 9. 617134–617134. 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, Wenjuan, Lihui Li, Lili Cai, et al.. (2021). Tumor-associated antigen Prame targets tumor suppressor p14/ARF for degradation as the  receptor protein of CRL2Prame complex. Cell Death and Differentiation. 28(6). 1926–1940. 18 indexed citations
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Li, Zejun, Shumei Huang, Yin Jiang, et al.. (2020). AND logic gate based fluorescence probe for simultaneous detection of peroxynitrite and hypochlorous acid. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 230. 118073–118073. 23 indexed citations
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Liang, Yupei, Yanyu Jiang, Xing Jin, et al.. (2020). Neddylation inhibition activates the protective autophagy through NF-κB-catalase-ATF3 Axis in human esophageal cancer cells. Cell Communication and Signaling. 18(1). 72–72. 28 indexed citations
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Shi, Run, Weimin Hu, Yan Zhang, et al.. (2019). Ascorbate inducible N259 glycans on prolyl 4-hydroxylase subunit α1 promote hydroxylation and secretion of type I collagen. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 76(17). 3449–3464. 18 indexed citations
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Cai, Lili, Liang Liu, Lihui Li, & Lijun Jia. (2019). SCFFBXO28-mediated self-ubiquitination of FBXO28 promotes its degradation. Cellular Signalling. 65. 109440–109440. 10 indexed citations
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Jia, Yong‐Guang, Sa Liu, Jin Wang, et al.. (2018). “Biowheel-Axle” Assembly of β-Cyclodextrin Fitted onto Bile Acid Units Linked by PEG Spacers through Inclusion Polymerization. Macromolecules. 51(21). 8455–8460. 10 indexed citations
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Cai, Lili, Min‐Hua Luo, Boon‐Seng Wong, et al.. (2018). Prion dimer is heterogenous and is modulated by multiple negative and positive motifs. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 509(2). 570–576. 5 indexed citations
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Cai, Lili, Jun Tu, Lei Song, et al.. (2017). Proteome-wide Mapping of Endogenous SUMOylation Sites in Mouse Testis. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics. 16(5). 717–727. 17 indexed citations
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Cai, Lili. (2014). Effects of polysilicate aluminum sulfate on fire resistance of ultra-low density materials. Beijing Linye Daxue xuebao. 1 indexed citations
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Cai, Lili. (2014). Effect of Danshen ligustrazine for injection on blood rheology,hs-CRP and fat metabolism on elderly patients with unstable angina pectoris. 1 indexed citations
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Cai, Lili. (2013). Characteristics of Functional Polycentricity of PRD Urban Region Based on Passenger Traffic Flow. Economic Geography. 3 indexed citations
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