Wei Cao
Impact in
- Immunology top 0.2%
- Immune Cell Function and Interaction
- T-cell and B-cell Immunology
- Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
- Immune Response and Inflammation
- interferon and immune responses
- Dermatology top 0.2%
- Dermatology and Skin Diseases
Papers in
- Immunology 48
- T-cell and B-cell Immunology 20
- Immune Cell Function and Interaction 20
- Immunotherapy and Immune Responses 19
- interferon and immune responses 9
- Immune Response and Inflammation 8
- Co-authors
- Yong‐Jun Liu (11 shared papers)Michel Gilliet (3 shared papers)Yui-Hsi Wang (5 shared papers)Tomoki� Ito (6 shared papers)Norihiko Watanabe (4 shared papers)Yi-Hong Wang (3 shared papers)Omar Duramad (2 shared papers)Zhengbin Yao (3 shared papers)
- Journals
- The Journal of Immunology (8 papers)The Journal of Experimental Medicine (4 papers)Blood (3 papers)Molecular Neurodegeneration (3 papers)Journal of Biological Chemistry (3 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesChinaUnited Kingdom
In The Last Decade
Wei Cao
91 papers receiving 8.3k citations
Wei Cao's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 123
- Immunology 4.9k
- Dermatology 843
- Biological Psychiatry 198
- Immunology and Allergy 477
- Neurology 523
Countries citing papers authored by Wei Cao
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Fields of papers citing papers by Wei Cao
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Wei Cao, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 93 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plasmacytoid dendritic cells sense self-DNA coupled with antimicrobial peptide Hit paper breakdown → | 2007 | 1454 |
| 2 | TSLP-activated dendritic cells induce an inflammatory T helper type 2 cell response through OX40 ligand Hit paper breakdown → | 2005 | 908 |
| 3 | Plasmacytoid dendritic cells: sensing nucleic acids in viral infection and autoimmune diseases Hit paper breakdown → | 2008 | 902 |
| 4 | Hassall's corpuscles instruct dendritic cells to induce CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells in human thymus Hit paper breakdown → | 2005 | 569 |
| 5 | Identification of α-Dystroglycan as a Receptor for Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus and Lassa Fever Virus Hit paper breakdown → | 1998 | 550 |
| 6 | Type I interferon response drives neuroinflammation and synapse loss in Alzheimer disease Hit paper breakdown → | 2020 | 341 |
| 7 | 2009 | 247 | |
| 8 | 2005 | 220 | |
| 9 | 2006 | 204 | |
| 10 | PERK is a critical metabolic hub for immunosuppressive function in macrophages Hit paper breakdown → | 2022 | 173 |
| 11 | 2018 | 165 | |
| 12 | 2010 | 157 | |
| 13 | 2009 | 143 | |
| 14 | 2008 | 130 | |
| 15 | 2001 | 128 | |
| 16 | 2007 | 127 | |
| 17 | 2022 | 127 | |
| 18 | 2006 | 126 | |
| 19 | 1993 | 110 | |
| 20 | 2022 | 100 |
About Wei Cao
Wei Cao is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology, Physiology, Neurology and Rheumatology, having authored 93 papers that have together received 8.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include T-cell and B-cell Immunology (20 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (20 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (19 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (10 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (10 papers), interferon and immune responses (9 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (8 papers) and Dermatology and Skin Diseases (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Immunology (4.9k citations), Dermatology (843 citations), Biological Psychiatry (198 citations), Immunology and Allergy (477 citations) and Neurology (523 citations). Wei Cao has collaborated with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Yong‐Jun Liu, Michel Gilliet, Yui-Hsi Wang, Tomoki� Ito, Norihiko Watanabe, Yi-Hong Wang, Omar Duramad, Zhengbin Yao, Hui Zheng and Tomasz Żal. Their work appears in journals such as The Journal of Immunology, The Journal of Experimental Medicine, Blood, Molecular Neurodegeneration and Journal of Biological Chemistry.
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