Sheng Cai

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
73 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Sheng Cai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Sheng Cai has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Molecular Biology, 21 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 17 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Sheng Cai's work include Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (39 papers), Biosensors and Analytical Detection (19 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (16 papers). Sheng Cai is often cited by papers focused on Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (39 papers), Biosensors and Analytical Detection (19 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (16 papers). Sheng Cai collaborates with scholars based in China, South Korea and United States. Sheng Cai's co-authors include Jiawei Ye, Su Zeng, Su Zeng, Mingcheng Xu, Jianzhong Lu, Choiwan Lau, Abdu Ahmed Abdullah AL‐maskri, Minzhe Shen, Yu Kang and Ying Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Analytical Chemistry and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Sheng Cai

73 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

Research advances in the detection of miRNA

2019 320 citations Jiawei Ye, Mingcheng Xu et al. Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sheng Cai China	20	1.2k	616	347	340	179	73	1.8k
Xiaobo Fan China	25	1.3k 1.0×	415 0.7×	528 1.5×	78 0.2×	191 1.1×	70	2.0k
Qiangqiang Fu China	25	1.3k 1.1×	1.1k 1.8×	131 0.4×	199 0.6×	362 2.0×	45	1.9k
Sang-Yeop Lee South Korea	21	1.0k 0.9×	474 0.8×	179 0.5×	102 0.3×	93 0.5×	72	1.8k
José González‐Valdez Mexico	21	953 0.8×	418 0.7×	309 0.9×	54 0.2×	146 0.8×	68	1.6k
Yuting Zhang China	24	1.2k 1.0×	506 0.8×	134 0.4×	73 0.2×	225 1.3×	97	1.5k
Abu Ali Ibn Sina Australia	25	1.4k 1.2×	870 1.4×	276 0.8×	43 0.1×	285 1.6×	54	2.1k
Guiying Li China	20	885 0.7×	247 0.4×	243 0.7×	62 0.2×	160 0.9×	65	1.5k
Zhenxian Zhou China	16	879 0.7×	261 0.4×	385 1.1×	81 0.2×	172 1.0×	27	1.4k
Hamdi Nsairat Jordan	20	1.0k 0.8×	448 0.7×	104 0.3×	46 0.1×	233 1.3×	62	2.1k
Pei Pan China	24	673 0.6×	838 1.4×	59 0.2×	135 0.4×	362 2.0×	45	1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Sheng Cai

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sheng Cai

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sheng Cai. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sheng 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 Sheng Cai. Sheng 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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20 of 20 papers shown

Han, Yu, et al.. (2025). Advances in Research on Isothermal Signal Amplification Mediated MicroRNA Detection of Clinical Samples: Application to Disease Diagnosis. Biosensors. 15(6). 395–395. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Xiaopu, Yong Liang, Wenzhen He, et al.. (2025). Application of metagenomic next-generation sequencing in the diagnosis of post-stroke infections: a case series study using multiple sample types. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 14. 1386377–1386377. 1 indexed citations

Han, Yu, Jialin Li, Man Li, et al.. (2024). A Chemiluminescence Signal Amplification Method for MicroRNA Detection: The Combination of Molecular Aptamer Beacons with Enzyme-Free Hybridization Chain Reaction. Molecules. 29(23). 5782–5782. 4 indexed citations

Lin, Ziwei, et al.. (2024). Dumbbell probe initiated multi-rolling circle amplification assisted CRISPR/Cas12a for highly sensitive detection of clinical microRNA. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 264. 116676–116676. 15 indexed citations

Wang, Hechen, Ruiyang Ma, Ziwei Lin, et al.. (2024). Embarking on a journey through Micro-RNA and Circular-RNA detection methods. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry. 181. 118035–118035. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Hechen, Minzhe Shen, Jiatong Liu, et al.. (2024). An enzyme-free sensing platform for miRNA detection and in situ imaging in clinical samples based on DNAzyme cleavage-triggered catalytic hairpin assembly. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 256. 116279–116279. 14 indexed citations

Cai, Sheng. (2024). Utilization of deep learning in ideological and political education. Journal of Intelligent Systems. 33(1). 1 indexed citations

AL‐maskri, Abdu Ahmed Abdullah, et al.. (2023). A Novel miRNA Detection Method Using Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification. International Journal of Analytical Chemistry. 2023. 1–8. 6 indexed citations

Cai, Sheng, Shouli Feng, Liang Wang, et al.. (2023). RVE2, a new regulatory factor in jasmonic acid pathway, orchestrates resistance to Verticillium wilt. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 21(12). 2507–2524. 16 indexed citations

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Cai, Sheng, et al.. (2022). ATP-citrate lyase B (ACLB) negatively affects cell death and resistance to Verticillium wilt. BMC Plant Biology. 22(1). 443–443. 10 indexed citations

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Peng, Yi, Yan Lou, Lijuan Cao, et al.. (2022). Downregulation of the farnesoid X receptor promotes colorectal tumorigenesis by facilitating enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis colonization. Pharmacological Research. 177. 106101–106101. 25 indexed citations

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Zhao, J., Minzhe Shen, Hui Zhou, et al.. (2021). Recent advances in therapeutic nucleic acids and their analytical methods. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis. 206. 114368–114368. 40 indexed citations

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Liu, Hui, Junyi Xin, Sheng Cai, & Xia Jiang. (2021). Mendelian randomization analysis provides causality of smoking on the expression of ACE2, a putative SARS-CoV-2 receptor. eLife. 10. 10 indexed citations

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Shen, Minzhe, Ying Zhou, Jiawei Ye, et al.. (2020). Recent advances and perspectives of nucleic acid detection for coronavirus. Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis. 10(2). 97–101. 372 indexed citations

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Xu, Mingcheng, Jiawei Ye, Dan Yang, et al.. (2019). Ultrasensitive detection of miRNA via one-step rolling circle-quantitative PCR (RC-qPCR). Analytica Chimica Acta. 1077. 208–215. 37 indexed citations

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Gao, Shunxiang, et al.. (2019). Functionalized aptamer with an antiparallel G-quadruplex: Structural remodeling, recognition mechanism, and diagnostic applications targeting CTGF. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 142. 111475–111475. 35 indexed citations

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Ye, Jiawei, et al.. (2019). Research advances in the detection of miRNA. Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis. 9(4). 217–226. 320 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cai, Sheng, et al.. (2016). Porous polymers bearing functional quaternary ammonium salts as efficient solid catalysts for the fixation of CO2 into cyclic carbonates. Nanoscale Research Letters. 11(1). 321–321. 19 indexed citations

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Zeng, Peng, et al.. (2014). Effects of siRNA targeting BMPR-II on the biological activities of human liver cancer cells and its mechanism. Cancer Cell International. 14(1). 55–55. 3 indexed citations

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Sun, Yanhua, Sheng Cai, Zhijuan Cao, Choiwan Lau, & Jianzhong Lu. (2011). Aptameric system for the highly selective and ultrasensitive detection of protein in human serum based on non-stripping gold nanoparticles. The Analyst. 136(20). 4144–4144. 8 indexed citations

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