Shugeng Cao

7.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
177 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Shugeng Cao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Shugeng Cao has authored 177 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Molecular Biology, 79 papers in Pharmacology and 45 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Shugeng Cao's work include Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (63 papers), Marine Sponges and Natural Products (35 papers) and Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (34 papers). Shugeng Cao is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (63 papers), Marine Sponges and Natural Products (35 papers) and Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (34 papers). Shugeng Cao collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Singapore. Shugeng Cao's co-authors include Jon Clardy, Roberto Kolter, David G. I. Kingston, Richard Losick, Ilana Kolodkin‐Gal, Diego Romero, Chun‐Shun Li, James S. Miller, Vincent E. Rasamison and Ki Hyun Kim and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Shugeng Cao

175 papers receiving 5.3k 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.

d -Amino Acids Trigger Biofilm Disassembly

2010 688 citations Ilana Kolodkin‐Gal, Diego Romero et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Shugeng Cao United States	35	2.7k	1.6k	1.0k	866	795	177	5.4k
Fumio Sugawara Japan	40	3.2k 1.2×	1.3k 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	1.3k 1.5×	624 0.8×	293	6.3k
Jaime Rodrı́guez Spain	42	2.1k 0.8×	1.0k 0.6×	961 0.9×	1.5k 1.7×	1.3k 1.6×	224	5.6k
Yuemao Shen China	42	4.0k 1.5×	3.1k 1.9×	1.5k 1.5×	1.5k 1.7×	1.2k 1.5×	365	7.5k
Mark S. Butler Australia	40	3.8k 1.4×	2.3k 1.4×	783 0.8×	2.1k 2.4×	1.0k 1.3×	147	8.7k
Yōko Takahashi Japan	44	4.4k 1.6×	3.1k 1.9×	1.3k 1.2×	1.5k 1.8×	1.1k 1.4×	286	8.4k
Kanyawim Kirtikara Thailand	26	2.0k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	700 0.7×	843 1.0×	325 0.4×	48	4.7k
Barrie Wilkinson United Kingdom	45	4.4k 1.6×	3.0k 1.9×	680 0.7×	1.4k 1.6×	908 1.1×	139	7.2k
Tomohisa Kuzuyama Japan	50	6.5k 2.4×	3.3k 2.0×	617 0.6×	913 1.1×	794 1.0×	191	8.1k
Francisca Vicente Spain	44	2.4k 0.9×	2.3k 1.4×	1.4k 1.4×	957 1.1×	1.0k 1.3×	214	7.0k
Deniz Taşdemir Germany	40	2.1k 0.8×	1.0k 0.6×	1.3k 1.2×	1.2k 1.4×	1.0k 1.3×	183	5.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Shugeng Cao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shugeng Cao

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

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Xie, Xiao‐Song, Hongxu Chen, Shugeng Cao, et al.. (2025). Ganoderma lucidum spore oil modulates immunity in hepatoma H22-bearing mice and restricts tumor growth by inhibiting eicosanoid metabolism pathway. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 352. 120164–120164.

Wang, Jianjian, Jiamin Zhou, Jinyan Liu, et al.. (2024). Cytotoxic Compounds from Marine Fungi: Sources, Structures, and Bioactivity. Marine Drugs. 22(2). 70–70. 10 indexed citations

Cao, Shugeng, et al.. (2023). Phytochemistry and Biological Studies of Endemic Hawaiian Plants. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(22). 16323–16323. 1 indexed citations

Khan, Ajmal, et al.. (2023). A Comprehensive Insight into Māmaki (Pipturus albidus): Its Ethnomedicinal Heritage, Human Health Research, and Phytochemical Properties. Plants. 12(16). 2924–2924. 1 indexed citations

Freckelton, Marnie L., Brian T. Nedved, You‐Sheng Cai, et al.. (2022). Bacterial lipopolysaccharide induces settlement and metamorphosis in a marine larva. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(18). e2200795119–e2200795119. 30 indexed citations

Li, Chun‐Shun, Xiaohua Wu, Spencer Stumpf, et al.. (2022). Discovery of unusual dimeric piperazyl cyclopeptides encoded by a Lentzea flaviverrucosa DSM 44664 biosynthetic supercluster. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(17). e2117941119–e2117941119. 13 indexed citations

Yu, Jae Sik, Chun‐Shun Li, Mincheol Kwon, et al.. (2022). New phenalenone derivatives from the Hawaiian volcanic soil-associated fungus Penicillium herquei FT729 and their inhibitory effects on indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1). Archives of Pharmacal Research. 45(2). 105–113. 34 indexed citations

Park, Jae Hyeon, et al.. (2021). Secondary Metabolites from the Leather Coral-Derived Fungal Strain Xylaria sp. FM1005 and Their Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitory Activity. Journal of Natural Products. 84(2). 466–473. 13 indexed citations

Qader, Mallique, et al.. (2021). Aspochalasin H1: A New Cyclic Aspochalasin from Hawaiian Plant-Associated Endophytic Fungus Aspergillus sp. FT1307. Molecules. 26(14). 4239–4239. 7 indexed citations

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Wang, Cong, et al.. (2021). A Review: Halogenated Compounds from Marine Actinomycetes. Molecules. 26(9). 2754–2754. 27 indexed citations

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Park, Yoo Jung, Kyeong Seok Kim, Jae Hyeon Park, et al.. (2020). Protective effects of dendropanoxide isolated from Dendropanax morbifera against cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury via the AMPK/mTOR signaling pathway. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 145. 111605–111605. 13 indexed citations

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Hu, Zhenquan, et al.. (2020). Tryptoquivalines W and X, two new compounds from a Hawaiian fungal strain and their biological activities. Tetrahedron Letters. 61(14). 151730–151730. 12 indexed citations

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Sachan, Richa, Amit Kundu, Prasanta Dey, et al.. (2020). Dendropanax morbifera Protects against Renal Fibrosis in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats. Antioxidants. 9(1). 84–84. 24 indexed citations

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Wu, Xiaohua, Zhenquan Hu, Wesley Y. Yoshida, et al.. (2020). Antibacterial kaneoheoic acids A-F from a Hawaiian fungus Fusarium sp. FM701. Phytochemistry. 181. 112545–112545. 9 indexed citations

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Cai, You‐Sheng, Xiaoqin Zheng, Cong Wang, et al.. (2019). Spiroalanpyrroids A and B, sesquiterpene alkaloids with a unique spiro-eudesmanolide–pyrrolizidine skeleton from Inula helenium. Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 7(2). 303–309. 17 indexed citations

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Wyche, Thomas P., Antonio C. Ruzzini, Christine Beemelmanns, et al.. (2017). Linear Peptides Are the Major Products of a Biosynthetic Pathway That Encodes for Cyclic Depsipeptides. Organic Letters. 19(7). 1772–1775. 31 indexed citations

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Hiraki, Masatsugu, Soyoung Hwang, Shugeng Cao, et al.. (2015). Small-Molecule Reactivation of Mutant p53 to Wild-Type-like p53 through the p53-Hsp40 Regulatory Axis. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 3 indexed citations

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Cao, Shugeng, Yanpeng Hou, Peggy J. Brodie, et al.. (2011). Antiproliferative Compounds of Cyphostemma greveana from a Madagascar Dry Forest. Chemistry & Biodiversity. 8(4). 643–650. 20 indexed citations

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Kolodkin‐Gal, Ilana, Diego Romero, Shugeng Cao, et al.. (2010). d -Amino Acids Trigger Biofilm Disassembly. Science. 328(5978). 627–629. 688 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cao, Shugeng & David G. I. Kingston. (2009). Biodiversity conservation and drug discovery: Can they be combined? The Suriname and Madagascar experiences. Pharmaceutical Biology. 47(8). 809–823. 16 indexed citations

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