Waijiao Cai

848 total citations
24 papers, 661 citations indexed

About

Waijiao Cai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Aging. According to data from OpenAlex, Waijiao Cai has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 661 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Pharmacology and 6 papers in Aging. Recurrent topics in Waijiao Cai's work include Medicinal Plant Pharmacodynamics Research (7 papers), Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (6 papers) and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (5 papers). Waijiao Cai is often cited by papers focused on Medicinal Plant Pharmacodynamics Research (7 papers), Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (6 papers) and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (5 papers). Waijiao Cai collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Waijiao Cai's co-authors include Jianhua Huang, Zi-yin Shen, Xiqun Chen, Danielle Feng, Pankaj Kapahi, Suqin Zhang, Shijin Xia, Bin Wu, Xinmin Zhang and Bill Kalionis and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Neurology and Annals of Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Waijiao Cai

23 papers receiving 650 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Waijiao Cai China 14 315 173 142 120 83 24 661
In-Young Choi South Korea 14 268 0.9× 17 0.1× 61 0.4× 189 1.6× 46 0.6× 36 762
Runsheng Ruan Singapore 17 304 1.0× 20 0.1× 19 0.1× 175 1.5× 46 0.6× 25 836
Shuiqing Huang China 14 280 0.9× 15 0.1× 48 0.3× 79 0.7× 15 0.2× 23 636
Tanes Lima Brazil 16 442 1.4× 54 0.3× 7 0.0× 297 2.5× 66 0.8× 33 795
Yun‐Il Lee South Korea 11 402 1.3× 21 0.1× 74 0.5× 86 0.7× 5 0.1× 13 643
Huanmin Luo China 16 306 1.0× 18 0.1× 43 0.3× 260 2.2× 20 0.2× 58 788
Mercedes Cano Spain 12 249 0.8× 24 0.1× 10 0.1× 131 1.1× 67 0.8× 33 597
Myung‐Hee Moon South Korea 13 370 1.2× 9 0.1× 33 0.2× 155 1.3× 29 0.3× 18 610

Countries citing papers authored by Waijiao Cai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Waijiao Cai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Waijiao Cai

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Waijiao Cai. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Waijiao 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 Waijiao Cai. Waijiao 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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Swan, A, et al.. (2025). Dysregulated angiogenin and related pathways in the ventral midbrain of “redhead” mice with MC1R disruption. Journal of Neurophysiology. 133(6). 1740–1748. 2 indexed citations
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Lee, Hyowon, Waijiao Cai, Xiaochang Xue, et al.. (2024). Neuroprotection of low dose carbon monoxide in Parkinson’s disease models commensurate with the reduced risk of Parkinson’s among smokers. npj Parkinson s Disease. 10(1). 152–152. 12 indexed citations
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Cai, Waijiao, Kazumasa Wakamatsu, Fabio A. Zucca, et al.. (2023). DOPA pheomelanin is increased in nigral neuromelanin of Parkinson’s disease. Progress in Neurobiology. 223. 102414–102414. 11 indexed citations
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Cai, Waijiao, Pranay Srivastava, Danielle Feng, et al.. (2022). Melanocortin 1 receptor activation protects against alpha-synuclein pathologies in models of Parkinson’s disease. Molecular Neurodegeneration. 17(1). 16–16. 14 indexed citations
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Cai, Waijiao, et al.. (2019). Epimedium flavonoids mitigate proteotoxicity and extend healthspan via DAF-16 inC. elegans. 2(1). 19–25. 4 indexed citations
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Sun, Xianjun, Waijiao Cai, Wenwei Li, et al.. (2018). Icariin inhibits LPS-induced cell inflammatory response by promoting GRα nuclear translocation and upregulating GRα expression. Life Sciences. 195. 33–43. 26 indexed citations
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Cai, Waijiao, Danielle Feng, Michael A. Schwarzschild, Pamela J. McLean, & Xiqun Chen. (2018). Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementation of Alpha-synuclein Demonstrates its Oligomerization with Dopaminergic Phenotype in Mice. EBioMedicine. 29. 13–22. 20 indexed citations
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Tsang, Wing Pui, Fengjie Zhang, Waijiao Cai, et al.. (2017). Icaritin enhances mESC self-renewal through upregulating core pluripotency transcription factors mediated by ERα. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 40894–40894. 17 indexed citations
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Khanabdali, Ramin, et al.. (2016). Pyrroloquinoline quinone enhances the resistance to oxidative stress and extends lifespan upon DAF-16 and SKN-1 activities in C. elegans. Experimental Gerontology. 80. 43–50. 31 indexed citations
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Chen, Yang, Tao Sun, Junzhen Wu, et al.. (2015). Icariin Intervenes in Cardiac Inflammaging through Upregulation of SIRT6 Enzyme Activity and Inhibition of the NF-Kappa B Pathway. BioMed Research International. 2015. 1–12. 64 indexed citations
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Feng, Danielle, Waijiao Cai, & Xiqun Chen. (2015). The associations between Parkinson’s disease and cancer: the plot thickens. Translational Neurodegeneration. 4(1). 20–20. 77 indexed citations
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Huang, Jianhua, et al.. (2015). Shen-Jing as a Chinese Medicine Concept Might Be a Counterpart of Stem Cells in Regenerative Medicine. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine. 25(1). 64–70. 8 indexed citations
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Zhang, Suqin, Waijiao Cai, Jianhua Huang, et al.. (2015). Icariin, a natural flavonol glycoside, extends healthspan in mice. Experimental Gerontology. 69. 226–235. 31 indexed citations
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Huang, Jianhua, Waijiao Cai, Xinmin Zhang, & Zi-yin Shen. (2014). Icariin promotes self-renewal of neural stem cells: An involvement of extracellular regulated kinase signaling pathway. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine. 20(2). 107–115. 20 indexed citations
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Chen, Di, Benjamin A. Goldstein, Waijiao Cai, et al.. (2013). Germline Signaling Mediates the Synergistically Prolonged Longevity Produced by Double Mutations in daf-2 and rsks-1 in C. elegans. Cell Reports. 5(6). 1600–1610. 96 indexed citations
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Wu, Bin, Yang Chen, Jianhua Huang, et al.. (2012). Icariin improves cognitive deficits and activates quiescent neural stem cells in aging rats. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 142(3). 746–753. 51 indexed citations
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Cai, Waijiao, Jianhua Huang, Suqin Zhang, et al.. (2011). Icariin and its Derivative Icariside II Extend Healthspan via Insulin/IGF-1 Pathway in C. elegans. PLoS ONE. 6(12). e28835–e28835. 100 indexed citations
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Shao, Lei, et al.. (2011). An Efficient and Novel Screening Model for Assessing the Bioactivity of Extracts against Multidrug-ResistantPseudomonas aeruginosaUsingCaenorhabditis elegans. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 75(9). 1746–1751. 19 indexed citations
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Huang, Jialyu, et al.. (2008). Long-Term Cognitive Functions in Neonatal Short Bowel Syndrome Patients. European Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 18(2). 89–92. 6 indexed citations

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