Ling Cao

8.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
54 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Ling Cao is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Aquatic Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ling Cao has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 24 papers in Aquatic Science and 20 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Ling Cao's work include Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (22 papers), Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth (19 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (12 papers). Ling Cao is often cited by papers focused on Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (22 papers), Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth (19 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (12 papers). Ling Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Ling Cao's co-authors include Rosamond L. Naylor, Max Troell, David C. Little, Simon R. Bush, Ronald W. Hardy, Dane H. Klinger, Jane Lubchenco, Sandra E. Shumway, Alejandro H. Buschmann and Wenbo Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Ling Cao

51 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A 20-year retrospective review of global aquaculture

2021 1.4k citations Rosamond L. Naylor, Ronald W. Hardy et al. Nature profile →
China's aquaculture and the world's wild fisheries

2015 347 citations Ling Cao, Rosamond L. Naylor et al. profile →
Blue food demand across geographic and temporal scales

2021 225 citations Rosamond L. Naylor, Avinash Kishore et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ling Cao China	25	1.4k	1.2k	911	662	425	54	3.8k
Dane H. Klinger United States	16	1.3k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	795 0.9×	676 1.0×	226 0.5×	24	3.1k
Trevor C. Telfer United Kingdom	30	1.1k 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	728 0.8×	489 0.7×	172 0.4×	89	3.2k
Rohana Subasinghe Italy	24	1.5k 1.1×	721 0.6×	878 1.0×	1.3k 2.0×	355 0.8×	82	3.5k
Jason Clay United States	11	1.7k 1.2×	1.3k 1.0×	801 0.9×	593 0.9×	189 0.4×	24	3.3k
Kenneth Black United Kingdom	33	1.4k 1.0×	1.5k 1.2×	1.1k 1.2×	282 0.4×	371 0.9×	69	3.9k
Rebecca J. Goldburg United States	11	2.6k 1.8×	1.7k 1.3×	956 1.0×	1.1k 1.6×	385 0.9×	17	4.5k
Isabel Sousa‐Pinto Portugal	39	1.5k 1.1×	1.2k 1.0×	1.6k 1.7×	209 0.3×	400 0.9×	183	4.8k
Liñdsay G. Ross United Kingdom	34	1.9k 1.3×	1.3k 1.1×	1.3k 1.4×	653 1.0×	169 0.4×	120	4.0k
Nesar Ahmed Bangladesh	30	949 0.7×	635 0.5×	735 0.8×	295 0.4×	93 0.2×	56	2.7k
Aaron A. McNevin United States	20	1.2k 0.8×	703 0.6×	585 0.6×	370 0.6×	179 0.4×	29	2.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Ling Cao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ling Cao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ling Cao

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Dong, Shuanglin, Ling Cao, Ming Huang, et al.. (2025). System-specific aquaculture annual growth rates can mitigate the trilemma of production, pollution and carbon dioxide emissions in China. Nature Food. 6(4). 365–374. 7 indexed citations

Liu, Yue, et al.. (2025). Unstable supply and future shortages of wild forage fish heighten risks to global fed aquaculture production. Nature Food. 6(11). 1068–1078.

Shi, Xiaojing, et al.. (2024). Development of environmental DNA metabarcoding primers for marine mollusks and comparison with published primers. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 24(1). 73–73. 1 indexed citations

Micheli, Fiorenza, Rod Fujita, Elizabeth A. Fulton, et al.. (2024). Anticipating trade-offs and promoting synergies between small-scale fisheries and aquaculture to improve social, economic, and ecological outcomes. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 12 indexed citations

Chen, Mingyang, et al.. (2023). Assessment of marine protected areas in the East China Sea using a management effectiveness tracking tool. Frontiers in Marine Science. 10. 4 indexed citations

Lu, Jiaying, et al.. (2023). Larval Dispersal Modeling Reveals Low Connectivity among National Marine Protected Areas in the Yellow and East China Seas. Biology. 12(3). 396–396. 8 indexed citations

Liu, Yue, Ling Cao, William W. L. Cheung, & U. Rashid Sumaila. (2023). Global estimates of suitable areas for marine algae farming. Environmental Research Letters. 18(6). 64028–64028. 13 indexed citations

Alleway, Heidi K., R.E. Brummett, Junning Cai, et al.. (2023). Global principles for restorative aquaculture to foster aquaculture practices that benefit the environment. Conservation Science and Practice. 5(8). 23 indexed citations

Wang, Zihan, et al.. (2023). Spatiotemporal variations of tidal flat landscape patterns and driving forces in the Yangtze River Delta, China. Frontiers in Marine Science. 9. 9 indexed citations

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Wang, Zihan, Cong Zeng, & Ling Cao. (2023). Mapping the biodiversity conservation gaps in the East China sea. Journal of Environmental Management. 336. 117667–117667. 15 indexed citations

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Zhao, Feng, et al.. (2023). Genetic Diversity and Connectivity of Ocypode ceratophthalmus in the East and South China Seas and Its Implications for Conservation. Biology. 12(3). 437–437. 3 indexed citations

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Naylor, Rosamond L., Avinash Kishore, U. Rashid Sumaila, et al.. (2021). Blue food demand across geographic and temporal scales. Nature Communications. 12(1). 5413–5413. 225 indexed citations breakdown →

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Naylor, Rosamond L., Ronald W. Hardy, Alejandro H. Buschmann, et al.. (2021). A 20-year retrospective review of global aquaculture. Nature. 591(7851). 551–563. 1363 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhang, Wenbo, Min Liu, Yvonne Sadovy de Mitcheson, et al.. (2019). Fishing for feed in China: Facts, impacts and implications. Fish and Fisheries. 21(1). 47–62. 65 indexed citations

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Cao, Ling, et al.. (2018). The effects of intensive aquaculture on nutrient residence time and transport in a coastal embayment. Environmental Fluid Mechanics. 18(6). 1321–1349. 28 indexed citations

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Cao, Ling, Sheng Wang, Prakash Venglat, et al.. (2018). Arabidopsis ICK/KRP cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors function to ensure the formation of one megaspore mother cell and one functional megaspore per ovule. PLoS Genetics. 14(3). e1007230–e1007230. 49 indexed citations

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Wang, Sheng, Ling Cao, & Hong Wang. (2016). Arabidopsis ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme UBC22 is required for female gametophyte development and likely involved in Lys11-linked ubiquitination. Journal of Experimental Botany. 67(11). 3277–3288. 39 indexed citations

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Cheng, Yan, Han Liu, Ling Cao, et al.. (2015). Down-regulation of multiple CDK inhibitor ICK/KRP genes promotes cell proliferation, callus induction and plant regeneration in Arabidopsis. Frontiers in Plant Science. 6. 825–825. 27 indexed citations

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Diana, James S., Hillary Egna, Thierry Chopin, et al.. (2013). Responsible Aquaculture in 2050: Valuing Local Conditions and Human Innovations Will Be Key to Success. BioScience. 63(4). 255–262. 123 indexed citations

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Wang, Youji, et al.. (2009). Effects of the timing of initial feeding on growth and survival of spotted mandarin fish Siniperca scherzeri larvae. Journal of Fish Biology. 75(6). 1158–1172. 36 indexed citations

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