Runlin Cai

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Runlin Cai is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Biotechnology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Runlin Cai has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Pharmacology, 18 papers in Biotechnology and 11 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Runlin Cai's work include Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (18 papers), Marine Sponges and Natural Products (16 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (9 papers). Runlin Cai is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (18 papers), Marine Sponges and Natural Products (16 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (9 papers). Runlin Cai collaborates with scholars based in China, Israel and Australia. Runlin Cai's co-authors include Hui Wang, Zhong Hu, Zhigang She, Jianmin Xie, Guanjing Cai, Yuerong Chen, Senhua Chen, Zhaoming Liu, Hui Cui and Chunyuan Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Runlin Cai

33 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Tree Visualization By One Table (tvBOT): a web application for visualizing, modifying and annotating phylogenetic trees
    2023 579 citations Jianmin Xie, Yuerong Chen et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Runlin Cai 588 446 374 306 142 37 1.4k
Ryosuke Fudou 565 1.0× 677 1.5× 438 1.2× 220 0.7× 168 1.2× 42 1.6k
Aiying Li 748 1.3× 1.2k 2.6× 390 1.0× 351 1.1× 87 0.6× 77 1.9k
Jiangchun Hu 361 0.6× 459 1.0× 293 0.8× 252 0.8× 77 0.5× 61 1.0k
D. İpek Kurtböke 347 0.6× 363 0.8× 238 0.6× 302 1.0× 178 1.3× 80 1.2k
Yi-Xuan Zhang 441 0.8× 394 0.9× 140 0.4× 269 0.9× 157 1.1× 84 1.1k
Cheng‐Hang Sun 548 0.9× 831 1.9× 251 0.7× 200 0.7× 112 0.8× 104 1.3k
Hannah E. Augustijn 408 0.7× 1.1k 2.4× 182 0.5× 318 1.0× 126 0.9× 17 1.7k
Guo-Hong Li 418 0.7× 370 0.8× 87 0.2× 684 2.2× 179 1.3× 79 1.3k
Tiago Domingues Zucchi 266 0.5× 483 1.1× 198 0.5× 616 2.0× 178 1.3× 65 1.2k
Parul Vatsa 590 1.0× 859 1.9× 269 0.7× 825 2.7× 182 1.3× 8 2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Runlin Cai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Runlin Cai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Runlin 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 Runlin Cai. The network helps show where Runlin Cai may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Runlin Cai

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Runlin Cai. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Runlin 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 Runlin Cai. Runlin 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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Chen, Yuerong, Jianmin Xie, Min Yang, et al.. (2025). Marine Flavobacteriaceae produce zeaxanthin via the mevalonate pathway. Marine Life Science & Technology. 7(1). 132–143. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Xinyue, Runlin Cai, Yongyi Peng, et al.. (2025). Diverse quorum sensing systems regulate microbial communication and biogeochemical processes in deep-sea cold seeps. Microbiome. 14(1). 16–16.
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Cai, Runlin, et al.. (2024). The key monooxygenase involved in phenanthrene degradation of Ruegeria sp. PrR005. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 480. 135759–135759. 6 indexed citations
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Cai, Runlin, et al.. (2023). Hydroxylation with Unusual Stereoinversion Catalyzed by an FeII/2‐OG Dependent Oxidase and 3,6‐Diene‐2,5‐diketopiperazine Formation in the Biosynthesis of Brevianamide K. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(14). e202216989–e202216989. 5 indexed citations
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Lin, Qun, et al.. (2023). ROS-dependent cell death of Heterosigma akashiwo induced by algicidal bacterium Hahella sp. KA22. Marine Genomics. 69. 101027–101027. 3 indexed citations
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Xie, Jianmin, Yuerong Chen, Guanjing Cai, et al.. (2023). Tree Visualization By One Table (tvBOT): a web application for visualizing, modifying and annotating phylogenetic trees. Nucleic Acids Research. 51(W1). W587–W592. 579 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yang, Wencong, Hui Cui, Runlin Cai, et al.. (2022). Two Antimicrobial Heterodimeric Tetrahydroxanthones with a 7,7′-Linkage from Mangrove Endophytic Fungus Aspergillus flavus QQYZ. Molecules. 27(9). 2691–2691. 17 indexed citations
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Cai, Runlin, et al.. (2022). Azaphilone derivatives with anti-inflammatory activity from the mangrove endophytic fungus Penicillium sclerotiorum ZJHJJ-18. Bioorganic Chemistry. 122. 105721–105721. 13 indexed citations
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Cai, Runlin, et al.. (2022). Metagenomic assemblage genomes analyses reveal the polysaccharides hydrolyzing potential of marine group II euryarchaea. Environmental Research. 209. 112865–112865. 8 indexed citations
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Xie, Jianmin, Sahib Zada, Zhong Hu, et al.. (2022). Bacterial community structure and bacterial isolates having antimicrobial potential in shrimp pond aquaculture. AMB Express. 12(1). 82–82. 16 indexed citations
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Chen, Senhua, Runlin Cai, Zhaoming Liu, Hui Cui, & Zhigang She. (2021). Secondary metabolites from mangrove-associated fungi: source, chemistry and bioactivities. Natural Product Reports. 39(3). 560–595. 119 indexed citations
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Zada, Sahib, Wasim Sajjad, Muhammad Rafiq, et al.. (2021). Cave Microbes as a Potential Source of Drugs Development in the Modern Era. Microbial Ecology. 84(3). 676–687. 33 indexed citations
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Cai, Runlin, et al.. (2020). Three new isocoumarin derivatives from the mangrove endophytic fungus Penicillium sp. YYSJ-3. Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines. 18(4). 256–260. 19 indexed citations
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Pei, Hua, Hui Cui, Jun Xu, et al.. (2020). Diaporisoindole E inhibits RANKL-induced osteoclastogenesis via suppression of PI3K/AKT and MAPK signal pathways. Phytomedicine. 75. 153234–153234. 11 indexed citations
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Cai, Runlin, Senhua Chen, Hui Cui, et al.. (2018). Peniisocoumarins A–J: Isocoumarins from Penicillium commune QQF-3, an Endophytic Fungus of the Mangrove Plant Kandelia candel. Journal of Natural Products. 81(6). 1376–1383. 61 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yanjun, Ke Wang, Runlin Cai, et al.. (2018). Anti-inflammatory lignans and phenylethanoid glycosides from the root of Isodon ternifolius (D.Don) Kudô. Phytochemistry. 153. 36–47. 36 indexed citations
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Xiao, Ze’en, et al.. (2016). New furoisocoumarins and isocoumarins from the mangrove endophytic fungus Aspergillus sp. 085242. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry. 12. 2077–2085. 25 indexed citations

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