Weihua Cai

573 total citations
11 papers, 364 citations indexed

About

Weihua Cai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Weihua Cai has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 364 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 3 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Weihua Cai's work include Spinal Cord Injury Research (4 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (2 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (2 papers). Weihua Cai is often cited by papers focused on Spinal Cord Injury Research (4 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (2 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (2 papers). Weihua Cai collaborates with scholars based in China and United States. Weihua Cai's co-authors include Guoyong Yin, Yongjun Luo, Yuluo Rong, Pengyu Tang, Jian Chen, Yongxiang Wang, Fangyi Gong, Tao Xu, Wei Liu and Tao Jiang and has published in prestigious journals such as Neuron, Cell Death and Differentiation and Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Weihua Cai

11 papers receiving 362 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Weihua Cai China 7 218 124 87 68 51 11 364
Shiyang Yuan China 9 207 0.9× 178 1.4× 99 1.1× 25 0.4× 33 0.6× 18 424
Zhongzheng Zhi China 6 204 0.9× 103 0.8× 95 1.1× 41 0.6× 27 0.5× 9 336
Dongxiao Xie China 6 188 0.9× 52 0.4× 87 1.0× 38 0.6× 38 0.7× 9 322
Qingbo Lu United States 5 175 0.8× 157 1.3× 168 1.9× 27 0.4× 32 0.6× 5 368
Haoqi Ni China 9 361 1.7× 52 0.4× 100 1.1× 77 1.1× 82 1.6× 22 541
Yibo Ying China 11 127 0.6× 117 0.9× 30 0.3× 42 0.6× 36 0.7× 22 346
Venkatesh Katari India 11 199 0.9× 140 1.1× 45 0.5× 82 1.2× 34 0.7× 33 484
Ruxiang Xu China 11 159 0.7× 36 0.3× 42 0.5× 46 0.7× 35 0.7× 18 346
Jie-Ru Li China 7 163 0.7× 98 0.8× 61 0.7× 47 0.7× 13 0.3× 12 334
Zhihan Zhu China 9 210 1.0× 33 0.3× 96 1.1× 46 0.7× 76 1.5× 13 319

Countries citing papers authored by Weihua Cai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Weihua Cai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weihua Cai

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

All Works

11 of 11 papers shown
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Xiong, Junjun, Xuhui Ge, Yufeng Zhu, et al.. (2025). Metabolic reprogramming in astrocytes prevents neuronal death through a UCHL1/PFKFB3/H4K8la positive feedback loop. Cell Death and Differentiation. 32(7). 1214–1230. 3 indexed citations
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Zhu, Yufeng, Ye Wu, Yu Gao, et al.. (2025). Redox regulation of TRIM28 facilitates neuronal ferroptosis by promoting SUMOylation and inhibiting OPTN-selective autophagic degradation of ACSL4. Cell Death and Differentiation. 32(6). 1041–1057. 7 indexed citations
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Ge, Xuhui, Yufeng Zhu, Junjun Xiong, et al.. (2025). Metabolic reprogramming through histone lactylation in microglia and macrophages recruits CD8+ T lymphocytes and aggravates spinal cord injury. Neuron. 113(14). 2280–2296.e8. 3 indexed citations
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He, Peng, Yanbin Zhao, Bin Wang, et al.. (2024). A biodegradable magnesium phosphate cement incorporating chitosan and rhBMP-2 designed for bone defect repair. Journal of Orthopaedic Translation. 49. 167–180. 13 indexed citations
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Wang, Jiaxing, Chengyue Ji, Yuluo Rong, et al.. (2024). Deubiquitinase UCHL1 promotes angiogenesis and blood–spinal cord barrier function recovery after spinal cord injury by stabilizing Sox17. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 81(1). 137–137. 11 indexed citations
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Ruan, Zhihua, Weihua Cai, Shuyun Cai, et al.. (2022). Propofol Upregulates MicroRNA‐30b to Inhibit Excessive Autophagy and Apoptosis and Attenuates Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury In Vitro and in Patients. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2022(1). 2109891–2109891. 10 indexed citations
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Li, Mengqi, Songxue Su, Weihua Cai, et al.. (2020). Differentially Expressed Genes in the Brain of Aging Mice With Cognitive Alteration and Depression- and Anxiety-Like Behaviors. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 8. 814–814. 33 indexed citations
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Zhang, Liangqing, Zhihua Ruan, Du Feng, et al.. (2018). Protective effect of propofol on ischemia-reperfusion injury detected by HPLC-MS/MS targeted metabolic profiling. European Journal of Pharmacology. 833. 69–78. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Wei, Yongxiang Wang, Fangyi Gong, et al.. (2018). Exosomes Derived from Bone Mesenchymal Stem Cells Repair Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury by Suppressing the Activation of A1 Neurotoxic Reactive Astrocytes. Journal of Neurotrauma. 36(3). 469–484. 240 indexed citations
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Fan, Jin, Yuwen Liu, Jian Yin, et al.. (2016). Oxygen-Glucose-Deprivation/Reoxygenation-Induced Autophagic Cell Death Depends on JNK-Mediated Phosphorylation of Bcl-2. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 38(3). 1063–1074. 39 indexed citations
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Long, Hao, Ning Zhang, Fan Jin, et al.. (2013). [The study of the protective effect and its mechanism of Edaravone to neurons with hydrogen peroxide stimulated].. PubMed. 51(3). 266–71. 1 indexed citations

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