Ren Cai

5.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
121 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Ren Cai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Ren Cai has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Molecular Biology, 41 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 37 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Ren Cai's work include Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (58 papers), Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis (20 papers) and Biosensors and Analytical Detection (18 papers). Ren Cai is often cited by papers focused on Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (58 papers), Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis (20 papers) and Biosensors and Analytical Detection (18 papers). Ren Cai collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Ren Cai's co-authors include Weihong Tan, Dan Yang, Hongfen Yang, Qingyu Yan, Shengjie Peng, Linlin Li, Madhavi Srinivasan, Seeram Ramakrishna, Jingxian Li and Chengchao Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Ren Cai

117 papers receiving 5.0k 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.

Aptasensor with Expanded Nucleotide Using DNA Nanotetrahedra for Electrochemical Detection of Cancerous Exosomes

2017 406 citations Ren Cai, Chengyi Hong et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ren Cai China	36	1.9k	1.8k	1.6k	1.4k	1.1k	121	5.0k
Jia‐Yaw Chang Taiwan	49	2.0k 1.0×	2.5k 1.4×	4.1k 2.5×	1.8k 1.2×	1.2k 1.1×	227	8.2k
Peter Kasák Qatar	38	1.6k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	2.5k 1.5×	1.3k 0.9×	390 0.4×	195	5.5k
Hyun C. Yoon South Korea	37	1.6k 0.8×	1.7k 0.9×	1.6k 1.0×	1.5k 1.0×	336 0.3×	145	4.5k
Hye Jin Lee South Korea	49	3.4k 1.8×	2.3k 1.3×	1.6k 1.0×	2.8k 1.9×	875 0.8×	239	8.5k
Fang Xie China	36	876 0.5×	1.5k 0.9×	1.9k 1.1×	1.5k 1.0×	1.2k 1.1×	191	4.5k
Ling Yu China	41	1.8k 0.9×	1.0k 0.6×	1.6k 1.0×	1.8k 1.2×	318 0.3×	211	5.1k
Ming Xu China	39	993 0.5×	1.8k 1.0×	3.0k 1.8×	1.5k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	115	5.9k
Sara Cavalière France	31	1.3k 0.7×	2.7k 1.5×	2.8k 1.7×	1.5k 1.1×	817 0.7×	100	6.1k
Wenbo Zhao China	40	703 0.4×	1.5k 0.9×	2.7k 1.6×	1.1k 0.8×	739 0.7×	198	4.7k
Lihong Li China	43	670 0.4×	2.3k 1.3×	2.2k 1.3×	1.8k 1.2×	983 0.9×	100	5.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Ren Cai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ren Cai

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

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Wang, Kai, Shijian Xiang, Qiangsheng He, et al.. (2025). Mediterranean diet and associated metabolite signatures in relation to MASLD progression: A prospective cohort study. Hepatology Communications. 9(9). 1 indexed citations

Shen, Yan, Futing Wang, Yujin Li, et al.. (2025). Novel Self-Powered Biosensor Based on Highly Efficient Cosignal Accelerator and Multiple Signal Amplification Strategies toward Ultrasensitive miRNA-141 Assay. Analytical Chemistry. 97(33). 18227–18234. 1 indexed citations

Sang, Yaxin, Pengchao Wu, Jia Ge, et al.. (2025). Bimetallic CuAg nanoflowers with high nanozyme activity for detection of acid phosphatase. Microchemical Journal. 213. 113808–113808. 1 indexed citations

Zhan, Jiajun, Futing Wang, Yujin Li, et al.. (2025). An “on-off-on” self-powered biosensor based on enzyme-free amplification for detection of three biomarkers. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1369. 344346–344346.

Cai, Ren, et al.. (2025). Effects of cryptotanshinone in treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome in rats: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 16. 1561164–1561164. 1 indexed citations

Ge, Jia, et al.. (2024). Nitrogen-doped MoS2 QDs as fluorescent probes for sensitive detection of curcumin and cell imaging. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1325. 343090–343090. 4 indexed citations

Xu, Jing, Yujin Li, Futing Wang, et al.. (2024). A Smartphone-Mediated “All-In-One” Biosensing Chip for Visual and Value-Assisted Detection. Analytical Chemistry. 96(39). 15780–15788. 14 indexed citations

Li, Yujin, et al.. (2023). 3D hierarchically electrode combined with DNA circuit strategy powered highly sensitive sensing devices. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 401. 134963–134963. 4 indexed citations

Xu, Weimin, et al.. (2023). Proteins and signaling pathways response to Wenjingtongluo drug-contained serum in IHUVECs: an explorative proteomic study. Cellular and Molecular Biology. 69(6). 116–124. 2 indexed citations

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Zhu, Xianyu, Hongfen Yang, Liang Yan, et al.. (2023). Fabrication of AuPt heterostructured nanorings for enhanced synergistic radio-photothermal therapy. Nano Today. 51. 101919–101919. 33 indexed citations

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Li, Xing, Hongfen Yang, Shaorong Lu, & Ren Cai. (2023). A Flexible Strain Sensor with High Electrical Conductivity, Rapid Electrothermal Response, and High Strain Sensitivity for Real‐Time Monitoring of Human Joint Movement. Advanced Materials Technologies. 8(15). 11 indexed citations

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Li, Yujin, Jing Xu, Futing Wang, et al.. (2023). Novel hollow MoS₂@C@Cu₂S heterostructures for high zinc storage performance. Nanoscale. 16(2). 657–663. 1 indexed citations

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Ge, Jia, et al.. (2022). A novel probe for tetracyclines detection and its applications in cell imaging based on fluorescent WS2 quantum dots. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1221. 340130–340130. 17 indexed citations

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Yang, Yu, Wenjun Zhu, Liang Cheng, et al.. (2020). Tumor microenvironment (TME)-activatable circular aptamer-PEG as an effective hierarchical-targeting molecular medicine for photodynamic therapy. Biomaterials. 246. 119971–119971. 69 indexed citations

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Lyu, Yifan, Ren Cai, Ruizi Peng, et al.. (2019). Spherically Directed Synthesis and Enhanced Cellular Internalization of Metal-Crosslinked DNA Micelles. Chem. 5(4). 913–928. 15 indexed citations

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Cai, Ren. (2014). Morphology of the hemocytes of Bryodema nigroptera Zheng. Kunchong zhishi. 3 indexed citations

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Deng, Bo, Ren Cai, Yang Yu, et al.. (2010). Laundering Durability of Superhydrophobic Cotton Fabric. Advanced Materials. 22(48). 5473–5477. 286 indexed citations

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Ohya, Yuichi, et al.. (2003). Preparation of PEG-grafted chitosan nanoparticles as peptide drug carriers. 18(1). 461–466. 19 indexed citations

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Schally, Andrew V., Károly Szepesházi, György B. Halmos, et al.. (1994). Antitumor effects of analogs of somatostatin and antagonists of bombesin/GRP in experimental models of pancreatic cancer. University of Debrecen Electronic Archive (University of Debrecen). 16. 246–249. 3 indexed citations

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Radulović, Siniša, et al.. (1992). The Binding of Bombesin and Somatostatin and Their Analogs to Human Colon Cancers. Experimental Biology and Medicine. 200(3). 394–401. 58 indexed citations

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