Wanzhi Cai

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
263 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Wanzhi Cai is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Wanzhi Cai has authored 263 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 201 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 139 papers in Insect Science and 83 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Wanzhi Cai's work include Hemiptera Insect Studies (147 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (106 papers) and Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens (70 papers). Wanzhi Cai is often cited by papers focused on Hemiptera Insect Studies (147 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (106 papers) and Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens (70 papers). Wanzhi Cai collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Wanzhi Cai's co-authors include Hu Li, Fan Song, Pei Jiang, Xuguo Zhou, Aimin Shi, Dong Ren, Yunzhi Yao, Jinpeng Liu, Yuange Duan and Renfu Shao and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Wanzhi Cai

229 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Mitochondrial phylogenomics of Hemiptera reveals adaptive... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 50 100 150 200
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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.

  1. Mitochondrial phylogenomics of Hemiptera reveals adaptive innovations driving the diversification of true bugs
    2017 247 citations Hu Li, Fan Song et al. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wanzhi Cai China 30 1.7k 1.4k 1.4k 1.0k 682 263 3.3k
Wenjun Bu China 30 1.6k 1.0× 830 0.6× 1.1k 0.8× 695 0.7× 680 1.0× 220 2.9k
Carol D. von Dohlen United States 27 1.5k 0.9× 578 0.4× 2.1k 1.5× 1.0k 1.0× 788 1.2× 77 3.4k
Catherine Florentz France 5 904 0.5× 2.6k 1.8× 777 0.6× 444 0.4× 1.2k 1.8× 6 3.9k
Guido Fritzsch Germany 17 1.0k 0.6× 2.7k 1.9× 823 0.6× 525 0.5× 1.4k 2.0× 19 4.5k
Lars Podsiadłowski Germany 37 1.3k 0.8× 1.3k 0.9× 894 0.6× 395 0.4× 1.0k 1.5× 82 3.4k
Andrew Mitchell Australia 27 1.0k 0.6× 687 0.5× 731 0.5× 485 0.5× 830 1.2× 101 2.3k
James B. Whitfield United States 36 2.6k 1.5× 968 0.7× 2.3k 1.6× 727 0.7× 1.3k 2.0× 129 4.3k
Natalie Van Houtte Belgium 12 887 0.5× 729 0.5× 318 0.2× 387 0.4× 852 1.2× 31 2.4k
J. L. Nieves‐Aldrey Spain 27 2.7k 1.6× 638 0.4× 1.8k 1.3× 465 0.5× 1.1k 1.5× 189 3.9k
Alexander Hayward United Kingdom 29 720 0.4× 564 0.4× 462 0.3× 456 0.4× 528 0.8× 65 1.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wanzhi Cai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wanzhi Cai

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All Works

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Tu, Yiming, Guoqiang Fu, Jichen Wang, et al.. (2025). Lactylation-driven USP4-mediated ANXA2 stabilization and activation promotes maintenance and radioresistance of glioblastoma stem cells. Cell Death and Differentiation. 32(9). 1648–1663. 5 indexed citations
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Liang, Le, Yuange Duan, Fan Song, et al.. (2025). Turning lances into shields: flower mantids stretch their raptorial forelegs to avert and deflect predator attack. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 292(2044). 20243081–20243081.
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Webb, Michael D., et al.. (2024). Taxonomic notes on the genus Onychomesa Wygodzinsky (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae). International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. 44(2). 555–570. 2 indexed citations
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Duan, Yuange, Shanlin Liu, Li Tian, et al.. (2024). Natural selection and genetic diversity maintenance in a parasitic wasp during continuous biological control application. Nature Communications. 15(1). 1379–1379. 13 indexed citations
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Tian, Li, et al.. (2023). Exploring the Mitogenomes of Mantodea: New Insights from Structural Diversity and Higher-Level Phylogenomic Analyses. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(13). 10570–10570. 5 indexed citations
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Duan, Yuange, Ye Xu, Fan Song, et al.. (2023). Differential adaptive RNA editing signals between insects and plants revealed by a new measurement termed haplotype diversity. Biology Direct. 18(1). 47–47. 20 indexed citations
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Cai, Wanzhi, et al.. (2023). Cacopsylla fuscicella Sp. Nov. (Hemiptera, Psyllidae), a New Loquat Pest in China. Insects. 14(5). 414–414. 1 indexed citations
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Wu, Yunfei, et al.. (2021). Comparative Mitogenomics and Phylogenetic Analyses of Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). Genes. 12(9). 1306–1306. 28 indexed citations
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Li, Yunhe, Kanglai He, Shuxiong Bai, et al.. (2016). Does Bt maize expressing Cry1Ac protein have adverse effects on the parasitoid Macrocentrus cingulum (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)?. Insect Science. 24(4). 599–612. 11 indexed citations
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Cai, Wanzhi. (2011). Peirates hybridus (Scopoli),a New Record Species of the Genus Peirates (Hemiptera:Reduviidae:Peiratinae) from China. Entomotaxonomia. 2 indexed citations
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Ghahari, Hassan, Wanzhi Cai, Frédéric Chérot, et al.. (2010). A contribution to Heteroptera (Hemiptera) of Arasbaran and vicinity, northwestern Iran.. Conicet. 32(3). 186–194. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Fasheng, et al.. (2006). Pugionipsylla , a new jumping plant lice genus (Hemiptera: Psylloidea: Psyllidae) from China. Oriental Insects. 40(1). 195–200. 1 indexed citations
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Lü, Zhaozhi, et al.. (2006). Hsiaotycoris tuberculatus, a new genus and species of Harpactorinae (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) from China. Zootaxa. 1286(1). 1 indexed citations
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Cai, Wanzhi, et al.. (2003). Notes on the genus Agdistocoris Kormilev, 1962 (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Phymatinae), with the description of a new species from China. Annales Zoologici. 53(4). 669–671. 1 indexed citations
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Cai, Wanzhi. (1995). YANGICORIS,A NEW GENUS OF DICROTELINI (HETEROPTERA: REDUVIIDAE:HARPACTORINAE)FROM CHINA. Entomotaxonomia. 4 indexed citations
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Cai, Wanzhi, et al.. (1990). A taxonomic revision of the Chinese species of Sirthenea Spinola (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Peiratinae).. Entomotaxonomia. 12(2). 85–96. 5 indexed citations

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