Lin Cai

15.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
485 papers, 10.7k citations indexed

About

Lin Cai is a scholar working on Computer Networks and Communications, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Lin Cai has authored 485 papers receiving a total of 10.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 340 papers in Computer Networks and Communications, 307 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 44 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Lin Cai's work include Wireless Networks and Protocols (109 papers), Cooperative Communication and Network Coding (100 papers) and Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (91 papers). Lin Cai is often cited by papers focused on Wireless Networks and Protocols (109 papers), Cooperative Communication and Network Coding (100 papers) and Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (91 papers). Lin Cai collaborates with scholars based in Canada, China and United States. Lin Cai's co-authors include Xuemin Shen, Jianping Pan, J.W. Mark, Yongmin Zhang, Jianping He, Yue Li, Ruonan Zhang, Lei Zheng, Yi Shi and Peng Cheng and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control.

In The Last Decade

Lin Cai

460 papers receiving 10.3k citations

Hit Papers

Bioinspired soft-hard combined system with mild photother... 2024 2026 2025 2024 20 40 60
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. Bioinspired soft-hard combined system with mild photothermal therapeutic activity promotes diabetic bone defect healing via synergetic effects of immune activation and angiogenesis
    2024 65 citations Lin 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
Lin Cai Canada 55 7.3k 6.8k 981 964 794 485 10.7k
Ying–Jun Angela Zhang Hong Kong 50 7.9k 1.1× 5.2k 0.8× 1.4k 1.4× 929 1.0× 1.2k 1.5× 316 11.0k
Tian He United States 63 9.7k 1.3× 11.2k 1.6× 730 0.7× 1.0k 1.0× 846 1.1× 369 15.6k
Chadi Assi Canada 52 7.1k 1.0× 5.5k 0.8× 1.9k 1.9× 760 0.8× 739 0.9× 457 10.6k
Liuqing Yang United States 52 8.2k 1.1× 3.8k 0.6× 2.1k 2.2× 602 0.6× 767 1.0× 440 10.6k
Xiang Cheng China 55 8.6k 1.2× 3.7k 0.5× 2.1k 2.1× 772 0.8× 645 0.8× 364 10.6k
Alagan Anpalagan Canada 46 6.0k 0.8× 5.5k 0.8× 1.4k 1.4× 287 0.3× 769 1.0× 436 9.1k
Kan Zheng China 46 5.2k 0.7× 4.5k 0.7× 563 0.6× 548 0.6× 987 1.2× 293 8.4k
Fan Bai United States 46 6.6k 0.9× 6.0k 0.9× 377 0.4× 896 0.9× 516 0.6× 175 8.5k
Weihua Zhuang Canada 66 11.3k 1.5× 10.4k 1.5× 2.2k 2.3× 1.1k 1.1× 1.7k 2.1× 539 16.5k
Qiang Ni United Kingdom 54 6.6k 0.9× 6.1k 0.9× 1.4k 1.5× 261 0.3× 1.1k 1.4× 357 10.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Lin Cai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lin Cai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lin Cai

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zheng, Qian, et al.. (2025). A novel solid-phase activization approach to activate kaolinite-rich soil for LTA zeolite synthesis. Chemical Engineering Journal. 507. 160616–160616. 2 indexed citations
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Cai, Lin, et al.. (2025). Towards Security Enhanced Service Function Chain Deployment by Moving Target Defense. IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering. 13. 408–423.
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Li, Zihao, Yilong Wang, Jun J. Mao, et al.. (2025). Garcinol promotes wound healing in diabetic mice by regulating inflammation and NLRP3 inflammasome-mediated pyroptosis via the PI3K/Akt/NF-κB pathway. International Immunopharmacology. 151. 114352–114352. 3 indexed citations
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Yuan, Xiaoming, Xinling Zhang, Hongyang Du, et al.. (2025). Digital Twin-Driven MADRL Approaches for Communication-Computing-Control Co-Optimization. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications. 43(10). 3596–3611.
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Peng, Jun, et al.. (2025). Energy-Efficient Multi-UAV Navigation for Cooperative Data Sensing and Transmission. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing. 25(3). 3119–3136.
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Qi, Lin, Cheng Wang, Lidong Deng, et al.. (2024). Low-intensity focused ultrasound stimulation promotes stroke recovery via astrocytic HMGB1 and CAMK2N1 in mice. Stroke and Vascular Neurology. 9(5). 505–518. 4 indexed citations
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Guan, Peiyuan, et al.. (2024). Optimizing NOMA Transmissions to Advance Federated Learning in Vehicular Networks. 962–967. 1 indexed citations
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Zhai, Daosen, et al.. (2024). Joint Association, Trajectory, Offloading, and Resource Optimization in Air and Ground Cooperative MEC Systems. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 73(9). 13076–13089. 7 indexed citations
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Cai, Lin, et al.. (2024). Delay-Guaranteed Path Selection and Scheduling in IAB Networks. IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking. 11(4). 2486–2498.
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Zhao, Chengcheng, et al.. (2023). Plug-and-Play Distributed Estimation of Driving States in an Open Vehicle Platoon. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics. 20(4). 5328–5338. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Guojian, Yiwei Zhou, Zhe Yao, et al.. (2023). Nuciferine improves random skin flap survival via TFEB-mediated activation of autophagy-lysosomal pathway. International Immunopharmacology. 119. 110204–110204. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Yushan, Jianping He, Lin Cai, & Xinping Guan. (2023). Local Topology Inference of Mobile Robotic Networks Under Formation Control. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 68(11). 6450–6465. 7 indexed citations
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Xue, Bin, Lin Cai, Laurence T. Yang, et al.. (2023). Live Traffic Video Multicasting Services in UAV-Assisted Intelligent Transport Systems: A Multiactor Attention Critic Approach. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 10(22). 19740–19752. 16 indexed citations
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Zhao, Lei, Lin Cai, & Wu-Sheng Lu. (2022). Transform-Domain Federated Learning for Edge-Enabled IoT Intelligence. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 10(7). 6205–6220. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Haiyan, et al.. (2021). Fundamentals and Advancements of Topology Discovery in Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks: A Review. IEEE Sensors Journal. 21(19). 21159–21174. 52 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yongmin, Xiaolong Lan, Ju Ren, & Lin Cai. (2020). Efficient Computing Resource Sharing for Mobile Edge-Cloud Computing Networks. IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking. 28(3). 1227–1240. 196 indexed citations
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Gu, Yunan, Chunxiao Jiang, Lin Cai, et al.. (2017). Dynamic Path To Stability in LTE-Unlicensed With User Mobility: A Matching Framework. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 16(7). 4547–4561. 31 indexed citations
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Cheng, Yu, Lin Cai, Xinhua Ling, et al.. (2006). Improvement of WLAN QoS Capability via Statistical Multiplexing. Global Communications Conference. 2 indexed citations
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Cai, Lin. (1999). Observation of the structure morphology of cordyceps polysaccharide by atomic force microscope. Dianzi xianwei xuebao. 8 indexed citations

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