Xia Cao

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
125 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Xia Cao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Xia Cao has authored 125 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Molecular Biology, 27 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 21 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Xia Cao's work include 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (16 papers), Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds (15 papers) and Mesenchymal stem cell research (10 papers). Xia Cao is often cited by papers focused on 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (16 papers), Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds (15 papers) and Mesenchymal stem cell research (10 papers). Xia Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Xia Cao's co-authors include Jiangnan Yu, Hisao Seo, Ximing Xu, Fukushi Kambe, Wenwen Deng, Yu Shrike Zhang, Sushila Maharjan, Lars C. Moeller, Samuel Refetoff and Qingtong Yu and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nano Letters.

In The Last Decade

Xia Cao

117 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Microfluidic bioprinting of tough hydrogel-based vascular conduits for functional blood vessels

2022 151 citations Sushila Maharjan, Xia Cao et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xia Cao China	35	1.4k	1.0k	473	377	365	125	3.7k
Mintu Pal India	37	1.4k 1.0×	905 0.9×	504 1.1×	336 0.9×	230 0.6×	88	4.4k
Eun Ju Lee South Korea	31	1.9k 1.3×	331 0.3×	338 0.7×	238 0.6×	231 0.6×	111	3.5k
Yanyan Xu China	27	1.1k 0.8×	585 0.6×	751 1.6×	120 0.3×	185 0.5×	139	3.6k
Zhengfang Yi China	46	2.9k 2.0×	1.1k 1.1×	1.0k 2.2×	199 0.5×	350 1.0×	117	6.2k
Dandan Luo China	31	1.0k 0.7×	1.4k 1.4×	738 1.6×	87 0.2×	172 0.5×	95	3.3k
Xue Yang China	30	1.3k 0.9×	688 0.7×	333 0.7×	59 0.2×	262 0.7×	156	3.2k
Cheng‐Wei Lin Taiwan	39	1.7k 1.2×	291 0.3×	265 0.6×	110 0.3×	145 0.4×	99	3.6k
Helin Xu China	41	894 0.6×	1.0k 1.0×	1.2k 2.6×	79 0.2×	535 1.5×	110	3.6k
Yongfang Yuan China	26	1.1k 0.8×	733 0.7×	587 1.2×	52 0.1×	195 0.5×	77	3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Xia Cao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xia Cao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xia Cao

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

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Yang, Tao, Qiuxiang Yang, Lin Peng, et al.. (2025). A novel hydrogel electrolyte for self-powered sensing and safe energy storage systems in extreme environments. Chemical Engineering Journal. 521. 166964–166964.

Du, Jingjing, Maosen Wang, Xueting Zhang, et al.. (2025). The synergistic effect of electrode spacing and aeration intensity on the performance of pyrite based constructed wetland-microbial fuel cells. Chemical Engineering Journal. 505. 159787–159787. 5 indexed citations

Yu, Jiangnan, Jin Zhang, Xia Jiang, et al.. (2025). Ethylene Glycol and Trehalose Cryopreservation of Cell-Laden Hydrogel Microspheres Enabled by Microfluidic Fabrication. Biomacromolecules. 26(11). 7289–7299.

Wang, Xiaowen, Xia Jiang, Jung‐Seok Yang, et al.. (2025). Preparation of chitosan-modified Moringa A liposomes and its protective effect on acute alcoholic liver injury. Journal of Liposome Research. 35(4). 406–422. 1 indexed citations

Li, Tingyuan, Xiaowen Wang, Xia Jiang, et al.. (2025). Preparation, in vitro and in vivo evaluation of phloretin-loaded TPGS/Pluronic F68 modified mixed micelles with enhanced bioavailability and anti-ageing activity. Journal of drug targeting. 33(7). 1167–1178.

Zhang, Xueting, Jingjing Du, Maosen Wang, et al.. (2025). Comparative assessment of coke and petroleum coke as potential electrode materials in constructed wetlands-microbial fuel cells. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 74. 107796–107796.

Adu‐Frimpong, Michael, Hong Chen, Huiya Wang, et al.. (2025). Progress on the mechanism of natural polysaccharides in the treatment of arthritis. Inflammopharmacology. 33(7). 3617–3635.

Du, Jingjing, Xueting Zhang, Maosen Wang, et al.. (2024). Importance of natural pyrite in treating carbon-constraint wastewater by constructed wetland-microbial fuel cells. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 194. 1597–1604. 1 indexed citations

Sun, Xuan, Qingtong Yu, Kaili Wang, et al.. (2024). Lycium barbarum oligosaccharide-derived carbon quantum dots inhibit glial scar formation while promoting neuronal differentiation of neural stem cells. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 282(Pt 6). 137474–137474. 2 indexed citations

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Shi, Feng, Michael Adu‐Frimpong, Xia Jiang, et al.. (2024). Isolation, Purification of Phenolic Glycoside 1 from Moringa oleifera Seeds and Formulation of Its Liposome Delivery System. AAPS PharmSciTech. 25(7). 196–196. 1 indexed citations

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Tao, Yufeng, Xudong Ren, Xuejiao Wang, et al.. (2023). Four-Dimensional Micro/Nanorobots via Laser Photochemical Synthesis towards the Molecular Scale. Micromachines. 14(9). 1656–1656. 5 indexed citations

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Cao, Xia, Feng Cheng, Sushila Maharjan, et al.. (2019). A Tumor‐on‐a‐Chip System with Bioprinted Blood and Lymphatic Vessel Pair. Advanced Functional Materials. 29(31). 168 indexed citations

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Cheng, Feng, Xia Cao, Hongbin Li, et al.. (2019). Generation of Cost-Effective Paper-Based Tissue Models through Matrix-Assisted Sacrificial 3D Printing. Nano Letters. 19(6). 3603–3611. 59 indexed citations

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Wang, Qilong, Min Guo, Michael Adu‐Frimpong, et al.. (2019). Self-Micro-Emulsifying Controlled Release of Eugenol Pellets: Preparation, In vitro/In vivo Investigation in Beagle Dogs. AAPS PharmSciTech. 20(7). 284–284. 12 indexed citations

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Firempong, Caleb Kesse, Yan Wang, Jingjing Chen, et al.. (2016). Segetoside I, a plant-derived bisdesmosidic saponin, induces apoptosis in human hepatoma cells in vitro and inhibits tumor growth in vivo. Pharmacological Research. 110. 101–110. 15 indexed citations

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Omari‐Siaw, Emmanuel, Yuan Zhu, Peng Wei, et al.. (2016). Hypolipidemic potential of perillaldehyde-loaded self-nanoemulsifying delivery system in high-fat diet induced hyperlipidemic mice: Formulation, in vitro and in vivo evaluation. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 85. 112–122. 43 indexed citations

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Zhang, Zhijian, Q. He, Wenwen Deng, et al.. (2015). Nasal ectomesenchymal stem cells: Multi-lineage differentiation and transformation effects on fibrin gels. Biomaterials. 49. 57–67. 36 indexed citations

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Cao, Xia, Tao Luo, Xi Luo, & Zhiyi Tang. (2014). Resveratrol prevents AngII-induced hypertension via AMPK activation and RhoA/ROCK suppression in mice. Hypertension Research. 37(9). 803–810. 66 indexed citations

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Cao, Xia, Wenwen Deng, Min Fu, et al.. (2012). Seventy-two-hour release formulation of the poorly soluble drug silybin based on porous silica nanoparticles: In vitro release kinetics and in vitro/in vivo correlations in beagle dogs. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 48(1-2). 64–71. 51 indexed citations

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Cao, Xia, Min Fu, Liang Wang, et al.. (2012). Oral bioavailability of silymarin formulated as a novel 3-day delivery system based on porous silica nanoparticles. Acta Biomaterialia. 8(6). 2104–2112. 32 indexed citations

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