Qi Cai

958 total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 590 citations indexed

About

Qi Cai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Ophthalmology. According to data from OpenAlex, Qi Cai has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 590 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 6 papers in Ophthalmology. Recurrent topics in Qi Cai's work include Glaucoma and retinal disorders (4 papers), Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies (4 papers) and Retinal Diseases and Treatments (3 papers). Qi Cai is often cited by papers focused on Glaucoma and retinal disorders (4 papers), Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies (4 papers) and Retinal Diseases and Treatments (3 papers). Qi Cai collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Qi Cai's co-authors include Deju Zhang, Xiao Liu, Qi Liu, Ao Shi, Meiying Zhang, Peng Yu, Pengyang Li, Minxuan Xu, Yingwei Pan and Ting Yao and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and The Lancet Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Qi Cai

48 papers receiving 574 citations

Hit Papers

Copper homeostasis and copper-induced cell death in the p... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 50 100 150
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. Copper homeostasis and copper-induced cell death in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease and therapeutic strategies
    2023 174 citations Qi Cai, Deju Zhang et al. Cell Death and Disease profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Qi Cai China 13 146 79 62 56 54 55 590
Chengcheng Li China 14 181 1.2× 41 0.5× 55 0.9× 45 0.8× 37 0.7× 44 719
Fanbo Meng China 19 238 1.6× 48 0.6× 76 1.2× 66 1.2× 66 1.2× 70 914
Byeong‐Cheol Kang South Korea 17 224 1.5× 73 0.9× 113 1.8× 29 0.5× 90 1.7× 65 804
Mark E. Burnett United States 9 185 1.3× 53 0.7× 85 1.4× 84 1.5× 64 1.2× 22 852
Ling He China 16 193 1.3× 45 0.6× 43 0.7× 74 1.3× 24 0.4× 142 1.0k
Yue Yang China 13 200 1.4× 48 0.6× 21 0.3× 63 1.1× 53 1.0× 81 580
Wanting Li China 18 124 0.8× 21 0.3× 46 0.7× 54 1.0× 49 0.9× 73 952
Yueyue Wang China 16 267 1.8× 28 0.4× 108 1.7× 98 1.8× 33 0.6× 81 864

Countries citing papers authored by Qi Cai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Qi Cai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qi Cai

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Qi Cai. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Qi 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 Qi Cai. Qi 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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Zhu, Liujun, et al.. (2025). Multi-Scale domain adaptation for high-resolution soil moisture retrieval from synthetic aperture radar in data-scarce regions. Journal of Hydrology. 657. 133073–133073. 1 indexed citations
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Cai, Qi, et al.. (2025). Creatively Upscaling Images with Global-Regional Priors. International Journal of Computer Vision. 133(8). 5197–5215.
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Cai, Qi, et al.. (2024). Lateral hysteretic behavior of precast concrete shear walls with unjointed vertical distribution bars and opening. Engineering Structures. 305. 117762–117762. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiaojuan, et al.. (2024). Prevalence and association of uncorrected refractive error among Chinese adolescents: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 24(1). 2904–2904. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Yaqian, et al.. (2024). Calculation of CO2 Emissions from China at Regional Scales Using Remote Sensing Data. Remote Sensing. 16(3). 544–544. 4 indexed citations
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Cai, Qi, Yingwei Pan, Ting Yao, Chong‐Wah Ngo, & Tao Mei. (2023). ObjectFusion: Multi-modal 3D Object Detection with Object-Centric Fusion. 18021–18030. 28 indexed citations
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Tan, Ying, Julius Lindblom, Junjun Zheng, et al.. (2023). Molecular architecture of proliferative lupus nephritis as elucidated using 50-plex imaging mass cytometry proteomics. Clinical Immunology. 254. 109713–109713. 9 indexed citations
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Cai, Qi, Min Chen, Bo Wang, et al.. (2023). Phytosphingosine inhibits the growth of lung adenocarcinoma cells by inducing G2/M-phase arrest, apoptosis, and mitochondria-dependent pathway cell death in vitro and in vivo. Chemico-Biological Interactions. 387. 110795–110795. 14 indexed citations
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Wen, Jiansen, Qi Cai, Rui Xiong, et al.. (2023). Promising M2CO2/MoX2 (M = Hf, Zr; X = S, Se, Te) Heterostructures for Multifunctional Solar Energy Applications. Molecules. 28(8). 3525–3525. 10 indexed citations
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Cai, Qi, Deju Zhang, Xiao Liu, et al.. (2023). Copper homeostasis and copper-induced cell death in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease and therapeutic strategies. Cell Death and Disease. 14(2). 105–105. 174 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhou, Chi, Fang Tan, Jingchun Chen, et al.. (2022). Health Promotion Capacity Among Chinese Healthcare Professionals and Its Influence on Preventive Health Service Practices. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations
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Zhu, Yan, et al.. (2022). Changes of Choroidal Thickness in Children after Short-Term Application of 1% Atropine Gel. Ophthalmic Research. 66(1). 421–430. 4 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yongliang, Hui Gao, Qi Cai, et al.. (2021). [Evaluation of safety of two inactivated COVID-19 vaccines in a large-scale emergency use].. PubMed. 11 indexed citations
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Feng, Ruoqiang, et al.. (2018). Field Measurements of Wind Pressure on an Open Roof during Typhoons HaiKui and SuLi. Wind and Structures. 26(1). 11–24. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Hong & Qi Cai. (2012). Effects of fluoride on rat thyroid morphology, thyroid peroxidase activity and the expression of thyroid peroxidase protein. Chin J Endemiol. 31(3). 271–274. 1 indexed citations
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Ma, Zongqing, Yongchang Liu, & Qi Cai. (2012). The synthesis of lamellar nano MgB2 grains with nanoimpurities, flux pinning centers and their significantly improved critical current density. Nanoscale. 4(6). 2060–2060. 13 indexed citations

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