Weijun Cao

2.8k total citations
97 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Weijun Cao is a scholar working on Agronomy and Crop Science, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Weijun Cao has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science, 39 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 31 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Weijun Cao's work include Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (47 papers), Viral Infections and Immunology Research (39 papers) and Vector-Borne Animal Diseases (20 papers). Weijun Cao is often cited by papers focused on Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (47 papers), Viral Infections and Immunology Research (39 papers) and Vector-Borne Animal Diseases (20 papers). Weijun Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and United States. Weijun Cao's co-authors include Haixue Zheng, Fan Yang, Zixiang Zhu, Xiangtao Liu, Keshan Zhang, Xiangle Zhang, Hong Tian, Huisheng Liu, Jin‐Fu Xu and Manhui Li and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Journal of Immunology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Weijun Cao

93 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Peers

Weijun Cao
Fernando Ferreira Portugal
Silvia Dei Giudici Italy
Rohit K. Jangra United States
Yiping Wang China
G. Trautwein Germany
Leena Kinnunen Finland
J. A. Kramps Netherlands
Anthony Brown United Kingdom
John Edwards Australia
N.B. Williamson New Zealand
Fernando Ferreira Portugal
Weijun Cao
Citations per year, relative to Weijun Cao Weijun Cao (= 1×) peers Fernando Ferreira

Countries citing papers authored by Weijun Cao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Weijun Cao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weijun Cao

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

All Works

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Zheng, Haixue, Weiwei Li, Yang Yang, et al.. (2025). RING finger protein 5 is a key anti-FMDV host factor through inhibition of virion assembly. PLoS Pathogens. 21(1). e1012848–e1012848.
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Zhang, Xiangle, Baoli Zhu, Shuo Wang, et al.. (2025). Picornavirus VP2 protein suppresses innate immunity through selective autophagic degradation of IKBKE/IKKε. Autophagy. 22(2). 330–350.
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Zhang, Wei, Yang Yang, Weijun Cao, et al.. (2024). From homeostasis to defense: Exploring the role of selective autophagy in innate immunity and viral infections. Clinical Immunology. 262. 110169–110169. 2 indexed citations
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Zhu, Zixiang, Xue Qiao, Fan Yang, et al.. (2023). Innate sensing of picornavirus infection involves cGAS-STING-mediated antiviral responses triggered by mitochondrial DNA release. PLoS Pathogens. 19(2). e1011132–e1011132. 43 indexed citations
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Ru, Yi, Fan Yang, Yuxia Zhang, et al.. (2023). The Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus Lb Protease Cleaves Intracellular Transcription Factors STAT1 and STAT2 to Antagonize IFN-β–Induced Signaling. The Journal of Immunology. 210(3). 283–296. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Shasha, Fan Yang, Weijun Cao, et al.. (2022). FoxJ1 inhibits African swine fever virus replication and viral S273R protein decreases the expression of FoxJ1 to impair its antiviral effect. Virologica Sinica. 37(3). 445–454. 19 indexed citations
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Wang, Congcong, et al.. (2021). Virus–Host Interactions in Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus Infection. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 571509–571509. 52 indexed citations
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Cao, Weijun, Manhui Li, Ling Yang, et al.. (2020). PM2.5 compromises antiviral immunity in influenza infection by inhibiting activation of NLRP3 inflammasome and expression of interferon-β. Molecular Immunology. 125. 178–186. 34 indexed citations
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Yang, Fan, Zixiang Zhu, Weijun Cao, et al.. (2018). Immunogenicity and protective efficacy of an inactivated cell culture-derived Seneca Valley virus vaccine in pigs. Vaccine. 36(6). 841–846. 44 indexed citations
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Li, Pengfei, Xiangle Zhang, Weijun Cao, et al.. (2018). RIG-I is responsible for activation of type I interferon pathway in Seneca Valley virus-infected porcine cells to suppress viral replication. Virology Journal. 15(1). 162–162. 21 indexed citations
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Ge, Yu‐Zheng, Tao Xu, Weijun Cao, et al.. (2017). A Molecular Signature of Two Long Non-Coding RNAs in Peripheral Blood Predicts Acute Renal Allograft Rejection. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 44(3). 1213–1223. 19 indexed citations
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Xu, Jin‐Fu, et al.. (2016). A New Scale to Assess the Severity and Prognosis of Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis. Canadian Respiratory Journal. 2016. 1–8. 11 indexed citations
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Li, Weiwei, Zixiang Zhu, Weijun Cao, et al.. (2016). Esterase D enhances type I interferon signal transduction to suppress foot-and-mouth disease virus replication. Molecular Immunology. 75. 112–121. 15 indexed citations
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Li, Jianxiong, Lichao Fan, Manhui Li, Weijun Cao, & Jin‐Fu Xu. (2016). Beneficial effects of Omalizumab therapy in allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis: A synthesis review of published literature. Respiratory Medicine. 122. 33–42. 85 indexed citations
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Cao, Weijun, Manhui Li, Jianxiong Li, et al.. (2015). High Expression of Cathepsin E is Associated with the Severity of Airflow Limitation in Patients with COPD. COPD Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. 13(2). 160–166. 8 indexed citations
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Cao, Weijun, Manhui Li, Jianxiong Li, et al.. (2015). Geranylgeranylacetone ameliorates lung ischemia/reperfusion injury by HSP70 and thioredoxin redox system: NF-kB pathway involved. Pulmonary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 32. 109–115. 15 indexed citations
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Wu, Hailu, Zongdan Jiang, Weijun Cao, et al.. (2013). Increased Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Response Is Involved in Clopidogrel-Induced Apoptosis of Gastric Epithelial Cells. PLoS ONE. 8(9). e74381–e74381. 13 indexed citations
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Li, Huiping, Jingyun Shi, Jin‐Fu Xu, et al.. (2013). Biochemical index and immunological function in the peripheral blood of patients with idiopathic pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. Biomedical Reports. 1(3). 405–409. 3 indexed citations

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