Pingping Cai

1.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
43 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Pingping Cai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Pingping Cai has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Oncology and 6 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Pingping Cai's work include Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications (4 papers), Dental materials and restorations (4 papers) and Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (3 papers). Pingping Cai is often cited by papers focused on Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications (4 papers), Dental materials and restorations (4 papers) and Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (3 papers). Pingping Cai collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and United States. Pingping Cai's co-authors include Fanghua Qi, Hua Qiu, Chensheng Li, Xiaoyi Zhang, Min Peng, Guomin Si, Hongbo Ma, Hongyan Meng, Jialiang Gao and Yuan Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as Frontiers in Immunology, Medicine and Frontiers in Pharmacology.

In The Last Decade

Pingping Cai

37 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

A Review on Central Nervous System Effects of Gastrodin 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 2021 50 100 150 200 250
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. A Review on Central Nervous System Effects of Gastrodin
    2018 292 citations Yuan Liu, Jialiang Gao et al. Frontiers in Pharmacology profile →
  2. The positive role of traditional Chinese medicine as an adjunctive therapy for cancer
    2021 241 citations Xiaoyi Zhang, Hua Qiu et al. BioScience Trends profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Pingping Cai China 15 469 257 155 149 121 43 1.1k
Weiyi Gong China 17 406 0.9× 255 1.0× 186 1.2× 61 0.4× 129 1.1× 40 927
Kazunao Kondo Japan 21 440 0.9× 93 0.4× 112 0.7× 132 0.9× 160 1.3× 69 1.4k
Cheng Peng China 17 459 1.0× 113 0.4× 74 0.5× 60 0.4× 86 0.7× 40 976
Ye Lu China 16 333 0.7× 110 0.4× 123 0.8× 50 0.3× 62 0.5× 71 1.0k
Linjie Yu China 23 679 1.4× 114 0.4× 177 1.1× 101 0.7× 59 0.5× 47 1.4k
Tingting Xu China 17 348 0.7× 89 0.3× 69 0.4× 59 0.4× 85 0.7× 57 857
Qian Sun China 26 695 1.5× 61 0.2× 272 1.8× 106 0.7× 108 0.9× 90 1.5k
Zhenlong Xin China 20 739 1.6× 71 0.3× 164 1.1× 42 0.3× 98 0.8× 27 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Pingping Cai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Pingping Cai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Pingping Cai. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Pingping Cai. The network helps show where Pingping Cai may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pingping Cai

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Pingping Cai. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Pingping 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 Pingping Cai. Pingping 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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Li, Shaoying, Tao Chen, Pingping Cai, et al.. (2025). Deciphering the viral landscape in gastric cancer: comprehensive characterization and identification of the gastric cancer virome. mBio. 16(8). e0055125–e0055125.
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Jin, Min, Lai Wei, Jianhua Wang, et al.. (2025). Formononetin: a review of its source, pharmacology, drug combination, toxicity, derivatives, and drug delivery systems. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 16. 1534798–1534798. 4 indexed citations
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Cai, Pingping, et al.. (2024). Plasma Metabolomics Indicates Potential Biomarkers and Abnormal Metabolic Pathways in Female Melasma Patients. Annals of Dermatology. 36(5). 300–300.
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Lin, Zhiheng, et al.. (2024). Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals that MYBL2 in malignant epithelial cells is involved in the development and progression of ovarian cancer. Frontiers in Immunology. 15. 1438198–1438198. 41 indexed citations
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Cai, Pingping, et al.. (2023). Use of an intraoral scanner and CAD-CAM for simultaneous restoration with a personalized titanium post-core and a zirconia crown. Journal of Oral Science. 66(1). 82–84. 4 indexed citations
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Cai, Pingping, et al.. (2022). Er:YAG laser removal of zirconia crowns on titanium abutment of dental implants: an in vitro study. BMC Oral Health. 22(1). 396–396. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiaoyi, Hua Qiu, Chensheng Li, Pingping Cai, & Fanghua Qi. (2021). The positive role of traditional Chinese medicine as an adjunctive therapy for cancer. BioScience Trends. 15(5). 283–298. 241 indexed citations breakdown →
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Luo, Aijing, et al.. (2020). Qualitative Study on the Influencing Factors and Countermeasures Against Job Burnout Among Organ Donation Coordinators. Frontiers in Public Health. 8. 571514–571514. 7 indexed citations
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Liu, Yuan, Jialiang Gao, Min Peng, et al.. (2018). A Review on Central Nervous System Effects of Gastrodin. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 9. 24–24. 292 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Sheng, Shi‐Rui Gan, Pingping Cai, et al.. (2015). Mitochondrial NADH Dehydrogenase Subunit 3 Polymorphism Associated with an Earlier Age at Onset in Male Machado–Joseph disease Patients. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 22(1). 38–42. 15 indexed citations
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