Liu Cao

15.7k total citations · 6 hit papers
157 papers, 10.2k citations indexed

About

Liu Cao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Liu Cao has authored 157 papers receiving a total of 10.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 108 papers in Molecular Biology, 37 papers in Epidemiology and 34 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Liu Cao's work include Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (34 papers), DNA Repair Mechanisms (16 papers) and Sirtuins and Resveratrol in Medicine (16 papers). Liu Cao is often cited by papers focused on Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (34 papers), DNA Repair Mechanisms (16 papers) and Sirtuins and Resveratrol in Medicine (16 papers). Liu Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Saint Kitts and Nevis. Liu Cao's co-authors include Toren Finkel, Chu‐Xia Deng, In Hye Lee, Ilsa I. Rovira, Xiaoling Xu, David B. Lombard, Jie Liu, Frederick W. Alt, Raúl Mostoslavsky and Maria Tsokos and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Liu Cao

153 papers receiving 10.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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 role for the NAD-dependent deacetylase Sirt1 in the regulation of autophagy

2008 1.2k citations In Hye Lee, Liu Cao et al. profile →
Impaired DNA Damage Response, Genome Instability, and Tumorigenesis in SIRT1 Mutant Mice

2008 634 citations Rui-Hong Wang, Liu Cao et al. profile →
Augmented Wnt Signaling in a Mammalian Model of Accelerated Aging

2007 604 citations Marı́a M. Fergusson, Liu Cao et al. Science profile →
PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway and targeted therapy for glioblastoma

2016 438 citations Liu Cao et al. profile →
α-myosin heavy chain lactylation maintains sarcomeric structure and function and alleviates the development of heart failure

2023 150 citations Naijin Zhang, Ying Zhang et al. profile →
A novel role for the ROS-ATM-Chk2 axis mediated metabolic and cell cycle reprogramming in the M1 macrophage polarization

2024 56 citations Chunlu Li, Wendong Guo et al. Redox Biology profile →

Peers

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Fields of papers citing papers by Liu Cao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Liu Cao

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

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	ROS-ATM-CHK2 axis stabilizes HIF-1α and promotes tumor angiogenesis in hypoxic microenvironment 2025 ·Oncogene ·Ming Bai, Peng Xu, Rong Cheng, Na Li, (unknown), Qiqiang Guo, Xiaoxun Wang, Chunlu Li, Ning Bai, Bo Jiang, Xuan Wu, Xiaoyu Song, Chen Sun, Mingfang Zhao, Liu Cao	2
2	3,5,6,7,8,3’,4’- Heptamethoxyflavonoid inhibits TGF-β1-induced epithelial–mesenchymal transition by regulating oxidative stress and autophagy through MEK/ERK/PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway 2025 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), (unknown), Weiwen Peng, Qinghua Yu, (unknown), Liu Cao, (unknown)	0
3	HNF4α-CDKL3 axis restricts MASLD progression by targeting FoxO1 via noncanonical phosphorylation 2024 ·Hepatology ·(unknown), Hui Zhang, Shaoqin Zheng, (unknown), Chang Liu, (unknown), Yi Chen, Zexu Li, Xi Zhang, Liu Cao, Qiang Wang, Yanli Cao, Xun Sun, Pu Zhao, Xuexin Li, Qianqian Zheng, Ren Sheng	1
4	Insights on E1-like enzyme ATG7: functional regulation and relationships with aging-related diseases 2024 ·Communications Biology ·Jingwei Liu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ruohan Yang, Yubang Wang, Naijin Zhang, (unknown), Xiwen Wang, Wendong Guo, Zhuo Wang, Hongde Xu, Chengzhong Xing, Xiaoyu Song, Liu Cao	18
5	Regulated secretion of mutant p53 negatively affects T lymphocytes in the tumor microenvironment 2023 ·Oncogene ·(unknown), Chunlu Li, (unknown), Jingwei Liu, (unknown), Tingting Zhou, (unknown), (unknown), Qiqiang Guo, Yanling Feng, Yang Yu, Zhuo Wang, Wendong Guo, Siyi Zhang, Hongyan Cui, Cui Jiang, Xiwen Wang, Xiaoyu Song, Xun Sun, Liu Cao	13
6	Endothelial depletion of Atg7 triggers astrocyte–microvascular disassociation at blood–brain barrier 2023 ·The Journal of Cell Biology ·(unknown), Jia‐Yi Wei, (unknown), (unknown), Qi Sun, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Wen‐Gang Fang, Dongxin Liu, De‐Shu Shang, (unknown), Yaping Jin, Liu Cao, Wei‐Dong Zhao, (unknown)	18
7	Oxidative stress impairs the Nur77‐Sirt1 axis resulting in a decline in organism homeostasis during aging 2023 ·Aging Cell ·Yang Yu, Xiaoyu Song, Xiaoxun Wang, Lixia Zheng, Guojing Ma, Weiwei Liu, (unknown), Xiyan Liu, Tingting Liu, Liu Cao, Difei Wang	18
8	Regulation of the Tec family of non-receptor tyrosine kinases in cardiovascular disease 2022 ·Cell Death Discovery ·(unknown), Yuanming Zou, Dong Wang, Xinyue Huang, (unknown), Liu Cao, Ying Zhang, Yingxian Sun, Naijin Zhang	21
9	Engineered Stable Bioactive Per Se Amphiphilic Phosphorus Dendron Nanomicelles as a Highly Efficient Drug Delivery System To Take Down Breast Cancer In Vivo 2022 ·Biomacromolecules ·Liang Chen, Liu Cao, Mengsi Zhan, Jin Li, Dayuan Wang, Régis Laurent, Serge Mignani, Anne‐Marie Caminade, Jean‐Pierre Majoral, Xiangyang Shi	18
10	An unexpected role for BAG3 in regulating PARP1 ubiquitination in oxidative stress-related endothelial damage 2022 ·Redox Biology ·Naijin Zhang, Ying Zhang, Wei Miao, (unknown), Zihan Chen, Boquan Wu, Yuanming Zou, (unknown), Shilong You, Saien Lu, Xinyue Huang, Jingwei Liu, Jiaqi Xu, Liu Cao, Yingxian Sun	26
11	Deacetylation-dependent regulation of PARP1 by SIRT2 dictates ubiquitination of PARP1 in oxidative stress-induced vascular injury 2021 ·Redox Biology ·Naijin Zhang, Ying Zhang, Boquan Wu, Shaojun Wu, Shilong You, Saien Lu, Jingwei Liu, Xinyue Huang, Jiaqi Xu, Liu Cao, Yingxian Sun	39
12	The ATM and ATR kinases regulate centrosome clustering and tumor recurrence by targeting KIFC1 phosphorylation 2021 ·Nature Communications ·Guangjian Fan, Lianhui Sun, Ling Meng, Hu Chen, Xing Wang, Zhan Shi, Congli Hu, Yang Han, (unknown), Liu Cao, Xiaohong Zhang, Yan Zhang, Xianmin Song, Shujie Xia, Baokun He, Shengping Zhang, Chuangui Wang	50
13	WWP2 regulates SIRT1‐STAT3 acetylation and phosphorylation involved in hypertensive angiopathy 2020 ·Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine ·Ying Zhang, Shilong You, (unknown), Saien Lu, Liu Cao, Yingxian Sun, Naijin Zhang	18
14	Involvement of NYD‐SP15 in growth and oxidative‐stress responses of ARPE‐19 2018 ·Journal of Cellular Biochemistry ·(unknown), (unknown), Liu Cao, Lixun Chen, Qinghuai Liu	1
15	Evaluation method of water ecological restoration technologies in urban river and lake supplied by reclaimed water established by analytical hierarchy: Establishing and application 2017 ·Rui Zhang, Liu Cao, (unknown), (unknown), Fei Qi	2
16	Atg7 Modulates p53 Activity to Regulate Cell Cycle and Survival During Metabolic Stress 2012 ·Science ·In Hye Lee, Yoshichika Kawai, Marı́a M. Fergusson, Ilsa I. Rovira, Alexander J.R. Bishop, Noboru Motoyama, Liu Cao, Toren Finkel	274
17	The Effect of Eperythrozoon suis on Immunological Function in Piglets and the Selection of Immunopotentiators 2010 ·ACTA AGRICULTURAE UNIVERSITATIS JIANGXIENSIS ·Yuanyuan Gao, Wang ZhenYong, (unknown), Liu Cao, Tiantian Chen, (unknown), (unknown)	1
18	Impaired Skin and Mammary Gland Development and Increased γ-Irradiation–Induced Tumorigenesis in Mice Carrying a Mutation of S1152-ATM Phosphorylation Site in Brca1 2009 ·Cancer Research ·Sang Soo Kim, Liu Cao, Hye Jung Baek, Sung‐Chul Lim, Cuiling Li, Ruihong Wang, Xiaoling Xu, (unknown), Chu‐Xia Deng	16
19	Absence of the Full-Length Breast Cancer–Associated Gene-1 Leads to Increased Expression of Insulin-Like Growth Factor Signaling Axis Members 2006 ·Cancer Research ·Vivek Shukla, Xavier Coumoul, Liu Cao, Rui-Hong Wang, Cuiying Xiao, Xiaoling Xu, Sebastiano Andò, Shoshana Yakar, Derek LeRoith, Chu‐Xia Deng	36
20	The Inhibition and Treatment of Breast Cancer with Poly (ADP-ribose) Polymerase (PARP-1) Inhibitors 2006 ·International Journal of Biological Sciences ·(unknown), Xianyan Wang, Yohei Tominaga, Ruihong Wang, Liu Cao, Wenhui Qiao, Cuiling Li, Xiaoling Xu, Amanda P. Skoumbourdis, Sheila A. Prindiville, Craig J. Thomas, Chu‐Xia Deng	56

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