Weikang Cai

75 total papers · 4.4k total citations
53 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Weikang Cai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Weikang Cai has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Molecular Biology, 26 papers in Physiology and 12 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Weikang Cai’s work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (21 papers), Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (11 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (10 papers). Weikang Cai is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (21 papers), Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (11 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (10 papers). Weikang Cai collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Germany. Weikang Cai's co-authors include C. Ronald Kahn, André Kleinridders, Heather A. Ferris, Masahiro Konishi, Douglas Andres, Masaji Sakaguchi, Emmanuel N. Pothos, Sara G. Vienberg, Laura Cappellucci and William R. Collins and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weikang Cai

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

Weikang Cai

52 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Fields of papers citing papers by Weikang Cai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Countries citing papers authored by Weikang Cai

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