Weikang Cai

4.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
54 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Weikang Cai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Weikang Cai has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Molecular Biology, 27 papers in Physiology and 12 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Weikang Cai's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (22 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 (22 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, Laura Cappellucci, William R. Collins and Sara G. Vienberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Weikang Cai

52 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

2 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Insulin Action in Brain Regulates Systemic Metabolism and Brain Function

2014 491 citations André Kleinridders, Heather A. Ferris et al. Diabetes profile →
Insulin resistance in brain alters dopamine turnover and causes behavioral disorders

2015 344 citations André Kleinridders, Weikang Cai et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Weikang Cai United States	26	1.2k	1.1k	423	382	354	54	2.8k
Tetsuya Shiuchi Japan	31	1.1k 0.9×	987 0.9×	637 1.5×	783 2.0×	519 1.5×	58	3.2k
Jia Yu China	27	1.7k 1.4×	852 0.8×	290 0.7×	956 2.5×	594 1.7×	93	4.2k
Dana S. Hutchinson Australia	33	1.3k 1.0×	1000 0.9×	219 0.5×	152 0.4×	268 0.8×	83	2.8k
Corinne Leloup France	31	978 0.8×	1.0k 1.0×	455 1.1×	799 2.1×	753 2.1×	71	2.9k
Anita L. DeStefano United States	29	1.2k 1.0×	529 0.5×	387 0.9×	161 0.4×	184 0.5×	84	3.4k
Ana M. Fernández Spain	31	1.7k 1.4×	877 0.8×	1.3k 3.0×	340 0.9×	319 0.9×	67	4.1k
Julien Castel France	21	860 0.7×	736 0.7×	364 0.9×	481 1.3×	506 1.4×	43	2.1k
Bo Bai China	35	987 0.8×	457 0.4×	174 0.4×	250 0.7×	660 1.9×	104	3.1k
Elizabeth Fernández United States	19	2.3k 1.9×	1.9k 1.7×	170 0.4×	713 1.9×	207 0.6×	33	5.2k
Paige C. Geiger United States	33	1.6k 1.3×	1.7k 1.5×	267 0.6×	287 0.8×	311 0.9×	73	3.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Weikang Cai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weikang Cai

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All Works

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Naveed, Muhammad, Kathryn Smedlund, Qigang Zhou, Weikang Cai, & Jennifer W. Hill. (2024). Astrocyte involvement in metabolic regulation and disease. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. 36(3). 219–234. 7 indexed citations

Wu, Lei, Fang Wang, Carole L. Moncman, et al.. (2023). RIT1 deficiency alters cerebral lipid metabolism and reduces white matter tract oligodendrocytes and conduction velocities. Heliyon. 9(10). e20384–e20384.

Archer‐Hartmann, Stephanie, N. Nagai, Raddy L. Ramos, et al.. (2023). Knockout of the intellectual disability-linked gene Hs6st2 in mice decreases heparan sulfate 6-O-sulfation, impairs dendritic spines of hippocampal neurons, and affects memory. Glycobiology. 34(2). 1 indexed citations

Nagao, Hirofumi, Weikang Cai, Bruna B. Brandão, et al.. (2022). Leucine-973 is a crucial residue differentiating insulin and IGF-1 receptor signaling. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 133(4). 10 indexed citations

Lewis, K.M., Chun Wa Wong, Yuan Huang, et al.. (2022). Insulin and IGF-1 elicit robust transcriptional regulation to modulate autophagy in astrocytes. Molecular Metabolism. 66. 101647–101647. 15 indexed citations

Cai, Weikang, Xuemei Zhang, Thiago M. Batista, et al.. (2021). Peripheral Insulin Regulates a Broad Network of Gene Expression in Hypothalamus, Hippocampus, and Nucleus Accumbens. Diabetes. 70(8). 1857–1873. 28 indexed citations

Wang, Guoxiao, Yingying Yu, Weikang Cai, et al.. (2020). Muscle-Specific Insulin Receptor Overexpression Protects Mice From Diet-Induced Glucose Intolerance but Leads to Postreceptor Insulin Resistance. Diabetes. 69(11). 2294–2309. 9 indexed citations

Batista, Thiago M., Sezin Dağdeviren, Shannon H. Carroll, et al.. (2020). Arrestin domain-containing 3 (Arrdc3) modulates insulin action and glucose metabolism in liver. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(12). 6733–6740. 35 indexed citations

Soto, Marion, Weikang Cai, Masahiro Konishi, & C. Ronald Kahn. (2019). Insulin signaling in the hippocampus and amygdala regulates metabolism and neurobehavior. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(13). 6379–6384. 160 indexed citations

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Ramirez, Alfred K., Simon N. Dankel, Weikang Cai, et al.. (2019). Membrane metallo-endopeptidase (Neprilysin) regulates inflammatory response and insulin signaling in white preadipocytes. Molecular Metabolism. 22. 21–36. 19 indexed citations

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Wang, Guoxiao, Jesse G. Meyer, Weikang Cai, et al.. (2019). Regulation of UCP1 and Mitochondrial Metabolism in Brown Adipose Tissue by Reversible Succinylation. Molecular Cell. 74(4). 844–857.e7. 146 indexed citations

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Altındiş, Emrah, Weikang Cai, Masaji Sakaguchi, et al.. (2018). Viral insulin-like peptides activate human insulin and IGF-1 receptor signaling: A paradigm shift for host–microbe interactions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(10). 2461–2466. 59 indexed citations

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Cai, Weikang, Tianwen Huang, Erica P. Homan, et al.. (2018). TRPV1 neurons regulate β-cell function in a sex-dependent manner. Molecular Metabolism. 18. 60–67. 25 indexed citations

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Cai, Weikang, Chang Xue, Masaji Sakaguchi, et al.. (2018). Insulin regulates astrocyte gliotransmission and modulates behavior. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 128(7). 2914–2926. 168 indexed citations

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Sakaguchi, Masaji, Shiho Fujisaka, Weikang Cai, et al.. (2017). Adipocyte Dynamics and Reversible Metabolic Syndrome in Mice with an Inducible Adipocyte-Specific Deletion of the Insulin Receptor. Cell Metabolism. 25(2). 448–462. 101 indexed citations

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Mir, Sajad Ahmad, Weikang Cai, Shaun W. Carlson, Kathryn E. Saatman, & Douglas Andres. (2017). IGF-1 mediated Neurogenesis Involves a Novel RIT1/Akt/Sox2 Cascade. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 3283–3283. 74 indexed citations

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Mir, Sajad Ahmad, Weikang Cai, & Douglas Andres. (2016). RIT1 GTPase Regulates Sox2 Transcriptional Activity and Hippocampal Neurogenesis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 292(6). 2054–2064. 15 indexed citations

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Magyar, János, Gail Sievert, Weikang Cai, et al.. (2012). Rem-GTPase regulates cardiac myocyte L-type calcium current. Channels. 6(3). 166–173. 25 indexed citations

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Shi, Geng‐Xian, Douglas Andres, & Weikang Cai. (2011). Ras Family Small GTPase-Mediated Neuroprotective Signaling in Stroke. Central Nervous System Agents in Medicinal Chemistry. 11(2). 114–137. 16 indexed citations

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Shen, Zhong, Li‐Yan Xu, Chong Li, et al.. (2001). A comparative study of telomerase activity and malignant phenotype in multistage carcinogenesis of esophageal epithelial cells induced by human papillomavirus. International Journal of Molecular Medicine. 8(6). 633–9. 14 indexed citations

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