Tao Cai

1.3k total citations
20 papers, 359 citations indexed

About

Tao Cai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Tao Cai has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 359 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 3 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Tao Cai's work include Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (10 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (9 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (4 papers). Tao Cai is often cited by papers focused on Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (10 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (9 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (4 papers). Tao Cai collaborates with scholars based in China, South Korea and United States. Tao Cai's co-authors include Fan Xu, Qi Shen, Junfeng Wang, Yanhe Ma, Tao Liu, Yibin Zhuang, Xueli Zhang, Huiping Bi, Xiaonan Liu and Chang Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Tao Cai

17 papers receiving 351 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Tao Cai China 9 199 124 59 47 29 20 359
Aisaraphon Phintha Thailand 8 212 1.1× 65 0.5× 79 1.3× 53 1.1× 18 0.6× 10 375
Tamara Reiter Austria 11 275 1.4× 99 0.8× 102 1.7× 38 0.8× 23 0.8× 33 423
Kridsadakorn Prakinee Thailand 7 182 0.9× 56 0.5× 69 1.2× 42 0.9× 14 0.5× 9 327
Philipp Süss Germany 10 143 0.7× 73 0.6× 38 0.6× 56 1.2× 19 0.7× 17 239
Hongjun Huang China 5 341 1.7× 110 0.9× 65 1.1× 30 0.6× 34 1.2× 7 438
Ningqing Ran United States 6 255 1.3× 62 0.5× 86 1.5× 21 0.4× 30 1.0× 7 337
Sarah Bierbaumer Austria 9 175 0.9× 141 1.1× 62 1.1× 35 0.7× 8 0.3× 12 393
Daniela Quaglia Canada 13 358 1.8× 185 1.5× 80 1.4× 24 0.5× 14 0.5× 16 517
Johannes Schiffels Germany 13 383 1.9× 150 1.2× 138 2.3× 59 1.3× 10 0.3× 24 599
Yinqi Wu China 11 256 1.3× 88 0.7× 115 1.9× 43 0.9× 18 0.6× 20 374

Countries citing papers authored by Tao Cai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tao Cai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tao Cai

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Shi, Zhihui, Hongbing Sun, Hongyi Zhou, et al.. (2025). Reprogramming yeast metabolism for customized starch-rich micro-grain through low-carbon microbial manufacturing. Nature Communications. 16(1). 2784–2784. 5 indexed citations
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Sun, Yue, Feng Wang, Lulu He, et al.. (2025). Integration of Ultrasmall Pt Clusters With Silanol Groups in Pure Silica Zeolites for Robust Formaldehyde Oxidation. Chemistry - A European Journal. 31(26). e202500405–e202500405.
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Wang, Yuyao, Peng Chen, Yanfei Wang, et al.. (2025). Cell-free synthesis of high-order carbohydrates from low-carbon molecules. Science Bulletin. 70(14). 2266–2276.
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Li, Wenhui, Baicheng Huang, Meng-Hao Guo, et al.. (2025). Unveiling the evolution of antimicrobial peptides in gut microbes via foundation-model-powered framework. Cell Reports. 44(6). 115773–115773. 3 indexed citations
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Shang, Tian, Scott Mazurkewich, Zhidan Zhang, et al.. (2025). Cyclization Decoded: Engineering Amylomaltase for Efficient α-Glucan Transformations. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(36). 33162–33176. 1 indexed citations
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Wei, Xinlei, Xue Yang, Congcong Hu, et al.. (2024). ATP-free in vitro biotransformation of starch-derived maltodextrin into poly-3-hydroxybutyrate via acetyl-CoA. Nature Communications. 15(1). 3267–3267. 5 indexed citations
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Sun, Hongbing, Qian Wang, Jing Qiao, et al.. (2024). Scanning the active center of formolase to identify key residues for enhanced C1 to C3 bioconversion. Bioresources and Bioprocessing. 11(1). 48–48.
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Fan, Liwen, Tao Cai, Jibin Sun, et al.. (2024). Engineering of cofactor preference and catalytic activity of methanol dehydrogenase by growth-coupled directed evolution. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(2). 242–251. 11 indexed citations
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Qiao, Pengfei, Fengwei Jiang, Xinyang Zhang, et al.. (2023). Genomic Island-Encoded Histidine Kinase and Response Regulator Coordinate Mannose Utilization with Virulence in Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli. mBio. 14(2). e0315222–e0315222. 3 indexed citations
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Qian, Jin, Liwen Fan, Jinhui Feng, et al.. (2023). Directed evolution of a neutrophilic and mesophilic methanol dehydrogenase based on high-throughput and accurate measurement of formaldehyde. Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology. 8(3). 386–395. 5 indexed citations
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Yang, Jiangang, Tao Cai, Yuyao Wang, et al.. (2023). De novo artificial synthesis of hexoses from carbon dioxide. Science Bulletin. 68(20). 2370–2381. 40 indexed citations
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Cai, Tao, Yuwan Liu, Leilei Zhu, et al.. (2022). [Artificial bioconversion of carbon dioxide].. PubMed. 38(11). 4101–4114. 1 indexed citations
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Mao, Yufeng, Qianqian Yuan, Xue Yang, et al.. (2021). Non-natural Aldol Reactions Enable the Design and Construction of Novel One-Carbon Assimilation Pathways in vitro. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12. 677596–677596. 27 indexed citations
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Peng, Kai, Dan Guo, Xiaoyun Lu, et al.. (2020). Synthesis of Ligustrazine from Acetaldehyde by a Combined Biological–Chemical Approach. ACS Synthetic Biology. 9(11). 2902–2908. 19 indexed citations
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Fang, Huan, Huina Dong, Tao Cai, et al.. (2016). In Vitro Optimization of Enzymes Involved in Precorrin-2 Synthesis Using Response Surface Methodology. PLoS ONE. 11(3). e0151149–e0151149. 13 indexed citations
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Zhang, Chaoqun, et al.. (2016). Optically Active β-Methyl-δ-Valerolactone: Biosynthesis and Polymerization. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 4(8). 4396–4402. 21 indexed citations
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Bi, Huiping, Yibin Zhuang, Chang Liu, et al.. (2014). Production of salidroside in metabolically engineered Escherichia coli. Scientific Reports. 4(1). 6640–6640. 80 indexed citations
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Bi, Huiping, Tao Cai, Yibin Zhuang, et al.. (2013). Engineered short branched-chain acyl-CoA synthesis in E. coli and acylation of chloramphenicol to branched-chain derivatives. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 97(24). 10339–10348. 8 indexed citations
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Cai, Tao, et al.. (2009). Synthesis and molecular structures of lanthanocene amide complexes and their catalytic activity for addition of amines to nitriles. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 694(19). 3167–3171. 8 indexed citations
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Wang, Junfeng, Fan Xu, Tao Cai, & Qi Shen. (2008). Addition of Amines to Nitriles Catalyzed by Ytterbium Amides:  An Efficient One-Step Synthesis of Monosubstituted N-Arylamidines. Organic Letters. 10(3). 445–448. 109 indexed citations

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