Richard Y. Cao

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Richard Y. Cao is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Molecular Biology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard Y. Cao has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 13 papers in Molecular Biology and 9 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Richard Y. Cao's work include Aortic aneurysm repair treatments (6 papers), Asthma and respiratory diseases (6 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (5 papers). Richard Y. Cao is often cited by papers focused on Aortic aneurysm repair treatments (6 papers), Asthma and respiratory diseases (6 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (5 papers). Richard Y. Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Richard Y. Cao's co-authors include Hongchao Zheng, James Eberwine, Jian Yang, S.T. Kitai, Charles J. Wilson, Alessandro Stefani, D. James Surmeier, Yuzhou Gui, Colin Funk and Angela Haczku and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Journal of Immunology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Richard Y. Cao

46 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Foam Cells in Atherosclerosis: Novel Insights Into Its Or... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 50 100 150
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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.

  1. Foam Cells in Atherosclerosis: Novel Insights Into Its Origins, Consequences, and Molecular Mechanisms
    2022 154 citations Yuzhou Gui, Hongchao Zheng et al. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Richard Y. Cao China 21 597 345 312 279 212 46 1.5k
Hui Dong United States 27 769 1.3× 156 0.5× 199 0.6× 338 1.2× 208 1.0× 58 1.8k
Sina Tavakoli United States 21 416 0.7× 158 0.5× 179 0.6× 124 0.4× 272 1.3× 76 1.3k
Valbona Mirakaj Germany 22 639 1.1× 501 1.5× 174 0.6× 115 0.4× 323 1.5× 48 1.7k
Yoichi Morofuji Japan 20 427 0.7× 160 0.5× 263 0.8× 294 1.1× 112 0.5× 120 1.8k
Hiroki Yokoo Japan 23 735 1.2× 302 0.9× 109 0.3× 205 0.7× 198 0.9× 56 1.4k
Uwe Pfeil Germany 24 823 1.4× 383 1.1× 220 0.7× 235 0.8× 79 0.4× 54 1.5k
Rachel L. Matz France 19 533 0.9× 141 0.4× 101 0.3× 285 1.0× 277 1.3× 31 1.5k
Michael Koeppen Germany 18 500 0.8× 110 0.3× 178 0.6× 262 0.9× 99 0.5× 43 1.5k
Seung Kyoon Woo United States 28 1.1k 1.8× 146 0.4× 160 0.5× 329 1.2× 133 0.6× 41 2.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Richard Y. Cao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Richard Y. Cao

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gui, Yuzhou, Hongchao Zheng, & Richard Y. Cao. (2022). Foam Cells in Atherosclerosis: Novel Insights Into Its Origins, Consequences, and Molecular Mechanisms. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 9. 845942–845942. 154 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cao, Richard Y., Jian Yang, Hao Li, et al.. (2020). The potential value of Copeptin and Pentraxin3 for evaluating the severity of coronary stenosis in patients with coronary artery disease. Clinical Biochemistry. 87. 32–38. 9 indexed citations
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Abudureyimu, Miyesaier, Wenjun Yu, Richard Y. Cao, et al.. (2020). Berberine Promotes Cardiac Function by Upregulating PINK1/Parkin-Mediated Mitophagy in Heart Failure. Frontiers in Physiology. 11. 565751–565751. 72 indexed citations
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Cao, Richard Y., Hongchao Zheng, Damian Redfearn, & Jian Yang. (2019). FNDC5: A novel player in metabolism and metabolic syndrome. Biochimie. 158. 111–116. 44 indexed citations
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Yang, Jian, et al.. (2018). The Role of Circular RNAs in Cerebral Ischemic Diseases: Ischemic Stroke and Cerebral Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1087. 309–325. 60 indexed citations
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Cao, Richard Y., Jin Li, Qiying Dai, Qing Li, & Jian Yang. (2018). Muscle Atrophy: Present and Future. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1088. 605–624. 48 indexed citations
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Cao, Richard Y., Qiying Dai, Qing Li, & Jian Yang. (2018). Functional Role of Circular RNA in Regenerative Medicine. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1087. 299–308. 2 indexed citations
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Cao, Richard Y., et al.. (2016). Prognostic Value of Plasma Biomarkers in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Review of Advances in the Past Decade. Biomarkers in Medicine. 10(5). 525–535. 8 indexed citations
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Xin, Jingwei, et al.. (2015). Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 expression in activated eosinophils is associated with mucosal remodeling in nasal polyps. Molecular Medicine Reports. 11(5). 3391–3397. 4 indexed citations
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Barra, Lillian, Richard Y. Cao, Nicole Riché, et al.. (2014). Response to Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors in Rheumatoid Arthritis for Function and Pain is Affected by Rheumatoid Factor. The Open Rheumatology Journal. 8(1). 73–76. 6 indexed citations
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Cao, Richard Y., Xinzhi Li, Sung-Hee Yoon, et al.. (2012). Prostaglandin Receptor EP4 in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. American Journal Of Pathology. 181(1). 313–321. 34 indexed citations
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Ford, Matthew D., et al.. (2011). Hemodynamics of the Mouse Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 133(12). 121008–121008. 15 indexed citations
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Jain, Deepika, Stefan Keslacy, Omar Tliba, et al.. (2008). Essential role of IFNβ and CD38 in TNFα-induced airway smooth muscle hyper-responsiveness. Immunobiology. 213(6). 499–509. 29 indexed citations
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Jiang, Wei, Sean R. R. Hall, Michael Moos, et al.. (2008). Endothelial Cysteinyl Leukotriene 2 Receptor Expression Mediates Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury. American Journal Of Pathology. 172(3). 592–602. 55 indexed citations
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Haczku, Angela, Richard Y. Cao, G. Vass, et al.. (2006). IL-4 and IL-13 Form a Negative Feedback Circuit with Surfactant Protein-D in the Allergic Airway Response. The Journal of Immunology. 176(6). 3557–3565. 73 indexed citations
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Scanlon, Seth Thomas, Tatyana N. Milovanova, S. Kierstein, et al.. (2005). Surfactant Protein-A inhibits Aspergillus fumigatus-induced allergic T-cell responses. Respiratory Research. 6(1). 97–97. 18 indexed citations
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Mei, Changlin, Zhiguo Mao, Wenjing Wang, et al.. (2005). Role of keratinocyte growth factor in the pathogenesis of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 20(11). 2368–2375. 14 indexed citations

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