Qin Cao

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
92 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Qin Cao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Qin Cao has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Molecular Biology, 19 papers in Materials Chemistry and 14 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Qin Cao's work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (10 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (6 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (6 papers). Qin Cao is often cited by papers focused on Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (10 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (6 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (6 papers). Qin Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Qin Cao's co-authors include David Eisenberg, M.R. Sawaya, David R. Boyer, P. Ge, Changqing Zhu, Kang-long Yu, Xingyu Zhang, Wei Zhou, Jiahui Lu and Xiao‐Dong Su and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Qin Cao

82 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

Chiral gold nanoparticles enantioselectively rescue memory deficits in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease

2020 293 citations Qin Cao 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
Qin Cao China	27	1.2k	706	323	322	225	92	2.6k
Zhi Yao China	24	895 0.7×	312 0.4×	208 0.6×	511 1.6×	149 0.7×	69	2.3k
Vladimir V. Shuvaev United States	37	1.5k 1.2×	519 0.7×	246 0.8×	151 0.5×	781 3.5×	74	3.6k
Faqi Li China	30	1.3k 1.0×	395 0.6×	514 1.6×	117 0.4×	565 2.5×	91	3.7k
Haijun Zhang China	29	1.0k 0.8×	579 0.8×	285 0.9×	145 0.5×	327 1.5×	103	3.5k
Ye Tian China	34	1.2k 1.0×	342 0.5×	305 0.9×	71 0.2×	195 0.9×	161	3.4k
Danyang Chen China	31	1.5k 1.2×	162 0.2×	267 0.8×	295 0.9×	232 1.0×	167	3.7k
Jing Ye China	28	1.1k 0.9×	616 0.9×	147 0.5×	81 0.3×	89 0.4×	143	2.4k
Paola Luciani Switzerland	37	1.4k 1.1×	436 0.6×	231 0.7×	134 0.4×	411 1.8×	128	3.9k
Saul Yedgar Israel	33	1.0k 0.8×	1.1k 1.6×	169 0.5×	104 0.3×	101 0.4×	115	3.2k
Ming Zhao China	36	2.6k 2.1×	443 0.6×	180 0.6×	128 0.4×	350 1.6×	170	5.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qin Cao

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

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Jiang, Yanting, Samuel Peña‐Díaz, Janni Nielsen, et al.. (2025). Natural Design of a Stabilized Cross‐β Fold: Structure of the FuA FapC from Pseudomonas Sp. UK4 Reveals a Critical Role for Stacking of Imperfect Repeats. Advanced Materials. 37(34). e2505503–e2505503. 1 indexed citations

Li, Jinhu, et al.. (2025). Study on the early warning index gases of lignocellulosic biomass during the auto-oxidation process. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 198. 107209–107209.

Cao, Qin, et al.. (2025). Achieving excellent strength-ductility and wear resistance synergy by adding carbon to a dual-phase low-cost Fe-based Fe₅₈Cr₁₅Ni₁₅V₇Al₅ multi-principal-element alloy. Materials Characterization. 230. 115758–115758.

Li, Shuangjian, et al.. (2025). Dual Hydrophilic‐Hydrophobic Core Architecture in Soy Glycinin Amyloid Fibrils Revealed by Cryo‐EM. Advanced Science. 12(41). e09821–e09821.

Gong, Wei, et al.. (2025). Structure of human glycoprotein 2 reveals mechanisms underlying filament formation and adaption to proteolytic environment in the digestive tract. PLoS Biology. 23(6). e3003238–e3003238.

Cao, Qin, et al.. (2025). Self-aggregation of the Interfacial Passivation Layer from Ionic Additive-Stabilized PbI₂ Film for High-Performance Perovskite Solar Cells. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 13(13). 5079–5090. 2 indexed citations

Shi, Jiahao, Qian Li, Yan Fang, et al.. (2024). BAP1 inactivation promotes lactate production by leveraging the subcellular localization of LDHA in melanoma. Cell Death Discovery. 10(1). 483–483. 3 indexed citations

Cao, Qin, et al.. (2024). Carbon effect on tensile and wear behaviors for a dual-phase Fe61.5Cr17.5Ni13Al8 alloy. Materials Science and Engineering A. 914. 147128–147128. 6 indexed citations

Li, Chen, Feng Zhang, Yingying Huang, et al.. (2023). Long-Read Sequencing Reveals Alternative Splicing-Driven, Shared Immunogenic Neoepitopes Regardless of SF3B1 Status in Uveal Melanoma. Cancer Immunology Research. 11(12). 1671–1687. 6 indexed citations

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Lu, Jiahui, P. Ge, M.R. Sawaya, et al.. (2023). Cryo-EM structures of the D290V mutant of the hnRNPA2 low-complexity domain suggests how D290V affects phase separation and aggregation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 300(2). 105531–105531. 4 indexed citations

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Li, Jinhu, et al.. (2023). Quantitative calculation of gases generation during low-temperature oxidation of coal. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(53). 113774–113789. 3 indexed citations

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Jiang, Yi Xiao, Qin Cao, M.R. Sawaya, et al.. (2022). Amyloid fibrils in FTLD-TDP are composed of TMEM106B and not TDP-43. Nature. 605(7909). 304–309. 94 indexed citations

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Lu, Jiahui, Qin Cao, Michael P. Hughes, et al.. (2020). CryoEM structure of the low-complexity domain of hnRNPA2 and its conversion to pathogenic amyloid. Nature Communications. 11(1). 4090–4090. 78 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jiaqi, Cheng Hu, Tao Wang, et al.. (2020). Fisetin Prevents Acetaminophen-Induced Liver Injury by Promoting Autophagy. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 11. 162–162. 39 indexed citations

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Cao, Qin, David R. Boyer, M.R. Sawaya, P. Ge, & David Eisenberg. (2019). Cryo-EM structures of four polymorphic TDP-43 amyloid cores. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 26(7). 619–627. 180 indexed citations

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Cao, Qin, et al.. (2016). A novel pH–enzyme-dependent mesalamine colon-specific delivery system. Drug Design Development and Therapy. 10. 2021–2021. 16 indexed citations

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Wang, Xuewei, Jinghui Yang, Qin Cao, & Jianmin Tang. (2014). Therapeutic efficacy and mechanism of water-soluble extracts of Banxiaxiexin decoction on BALB/c mice with oxazolone-induced colitis. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine. 8(4). 1201–1204. 21 indexed citations

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Cao, Qin, Xiaojun Wang, Lanfen Li, & Xiao‐Dong Su. (2013). The regulatory mechanism of the caspase 6 pro-domain revealed by crystal structure and biochemical assays. Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography. 70(1). 58–67. 12 indexed citations

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Jiang, Q.K., Pan Liu, Yi Ma, et al.. (2012). Super elastic strain limit in metallic glass films. Scientific Reports. 2(1). 852–852. 71 indexed citations

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Cao, Qin, et al.. (1993). [19] Quantitative analysis of specific messenger RNAs in small numbers of preimplantaion embryos. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 225. 328–344. 13 indexed citations

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