Liquan Cai

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Liquan Cai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Liquan Cai has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Cancer Research and 6 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Liquan Cai's work include Ion Transport and Channel Regulation (8 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (5 papers) and Reproductive System and Pregnancy (5 papers). Liquan Cai is often cited by papers focused on Ion Transport and Channel Regulation (8 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (5 papers) and Reproductive System and Pregnancy (5 papers). Liquan Cai collaborates with scholars based in United States and China. Liquan Cai's co-authors include Donald D. Brown, Jeffrey M. Friedman, Zijian Xie, A Schreiber, Moumita Banerjee, Xiaoyu Cui, Zhichuan Li, Daheng He, Hui Yu and Chi Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Liquan Cai

45 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Na/K-ATPase Y260 Phosphorylation–mediated Src Regulation in Control of Aerobic Glycolysis and Tumor Growth

2018 468 citations Moumita Banerjee, Xiaoyu Cui et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Liquan Cai United States	19	712	308	285	259	223	46	2.2k
Sergio Minucci Italy	31	622 0.9×	574 1.9×	127 0.4×	246 0.9×	272 1.2×	178	3.2k
Toshio Sekiguchi Japan	23	610 0.9×	287 0.9×	71 0.2×	153 0.6×	128 0.6×	86	1.5k
Reijo Käkelä Finland	35	1.3k 1.8×	156 0.5×	854 3.0×	169 0.7×	284 1.3×	140	3.6k
Dane A. Crossley United States	27	810 1.1×	373 1.2×	1.2k 4.2×	183 0.7×	129 0.6×	128	2.6k
Kazuhiro Nakaya Japan	40	798 1.1×	129 0.4×	934 3.3×	248 1.0×	222 1.0×	231	5.1k
E Finke United States	8	988 1.4×	405 1.3×	409 1.4×	145 0.6×	188 0.8×	21	3.4k
Xiaohui Liu China	31	1.2k 1.7×	395 1.3×	300 1.1×	95 0.4×	58 0.3×	227	3.5k
Robert A. Rose Canada	34	1.2k 1.7×	157 0.5×	455 1.6×	166 0.6×	417 1.9×	104	4.2k
Willi Salvenmoser Austria	32	1.2k 1.7×	207 0.7×	278 1.0×	59 0.2×	439 2.0×	101	2.7k
Masakazu Suzuki Japan	30	843 1.2×	186 0.6×	329 1.2×	131 0.5×	133 0.6×	193	3.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Liquan Cai

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhang, Heng, Xi Lan, Liquan Cai, et al.. (2025). Tumor-associated bacteria activate PRDX1-driven glycolysis to promote immune evasion and PD-1 antibody resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma. Frontiers in Microbiology. 16. 1599691–1599691.

Zhang, Xiaolu, et al.. (2024). Synovia tissue-specific exosomes participate in the dual variation of the osteoarthritis microenvironment via miR-182. Experimental Cell Research. 436(2). 113981–113981. 6 indexed citations

Zhang, Heng, et al.. (2024). miR-215-5p Plays a Key Role in Suppressing Vascular Invasion and Recurrence in Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Blocking Vasculogenic Mimicry. Frontiers in Bioscience-Elite. 16(1). 6–6. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Xiaoliang, Yiliang Chen, Jue Zhang, et al.. (2024). Role of Na/K-ATPase α1 caveolin-binding motif in adipogenesis. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 327(1). C48–C64. 2 indexed citations

Cai, Liquan, et al.. (2023). The Na/K-ATPase α1/Src Signaling Axis Regulates Mitochondrial Metabolic Function and Redox Signaling in Human iPSC-Derived Cardiomyocytes. Biomedicines. 11(12). 3207–3207. 4 indexed citations

Zhang, Xiaolu, Yiqiang Zheng, Xiaoming Bai, et al.. (2022). Femoral image segmentation based on two-stage convolutional network using 3D-DMFNet and 3D-ResUnet. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine. 226. 107110–107110. 10 indexed citations

Zhang, Xiaolu, et al.. (2022). MicroRNA-455-3p regulates proliferation and osteoclast differentiation of RAW264.7 cells by targeting PTEN. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 23(1). 340–340. 4 indexed citations

Xu, Yunhui, Jeffrey X. Xie, Tong Wang, et al.. (2021). Biased Effect of Cardiotonic Steroids on Na/K-ATPase–Mediated Signal Transduction. Molecular Pharmacology. 99(3). 217–225. 9 indexed citations

Wang, Xiaoliang, Liquan Cai, Jeffrey X. Xie, et al.. (2020). A caveolin binding motif in Na/K-ATPase is required for stem cell differentiation and organogenesis in mammals and C. elegans. Science Advances. 6(22). eaaw5851–eaaw5851. 11 indexed citations

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Yu, Xinpei, Junkui Ai, Liquan Cai, et al.. (2016). Regulation of tumor suppressor EAF2 polyubiquitination by ELL1 and SIAH2 in prostate cancer cells. Oncotarget. 7(20). 29245–29254. 7 indexed citations

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Cai, Liquan, Alfred L. Fisher, Haochu Huang, & Zijian Xie. (2016). CRISPR-mediated genome editing and human diseases. Genes & Diseases. 3(4). 244–251. 67 indexed citations

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Cai, Liquan, et al.. (2014). Current Hydrogel Solutions for Repairing and Regeneration of Complex Tissues. Current Medicinal Chemistry. 21(22). 2480–2496. 15 indexed citations

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Cai, Liquan, Binh Phong, Alfred L. Fisher, & Zhou Wang. (2011). Regulation of Fertility, Survival, and Cuticle Collagen Function by the Caenorhabditis elegans eaf-1 and ell-1 Genes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(41). 35915–35921. 26 indexed citations

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Brown, Donald D. & Liquan Cai. (2007). Amphibian metamorphosis. Developmental Biology. 306(1). 20–33. 384 indexed citations

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Das, Biswajit, Liquan Cai, Mark G. Carter, et al.. (2006). Gene expression changes at metamorphosis induced by thyroid hormone in Xenopus laevis tadpoles. Developmental Biology. 291(2). 342–355. 104 indexed citations

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Cai, Liquan, Biswajit Das, & Donald D. Brown. (2006). Changing a limb muscle growth program into a resorption program. Developmental Biology. 304(1). 260–271. 13 indexed citations

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Cai, Liquan & Donald D. Brown. (2003). Expression of type II iodothyronine deiodinase marks the time that a tissue responds to thyroid hormone-induced metamorphosis in Xenopus laevis. Developmental Biology. 266(1). 87–95. 103 indexed citations

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Li, Qingfen, Ruyong Sun, Chenxi Huang, et al.. (2001). Cold adaptive thermogenesis in small mammals from different geographical zones of China. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 129(4). 949–961. 117 indexed citations

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Cai, Liquan, Yuqi Cao, & Enkui Duan. (2000). EFFECTS OF LEUKAEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR ON EMBRYO IMPLANTATION IN THE MOUSE. Cytokine. 12(11). 1676–1682. 33 indexed citations

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Cai, Liquan. (1999). Integrins and Blastocyst Implantation.. PROGRESS IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS. 1 indexed citations

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