Xiaodong Cai

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Xiaodong Cai is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Horticulture. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaodong Cai has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Plant Science, 24 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Horticulture. Recurrent topics in Xiaodong Cai's work include Plant tissue culture and regeneration (14 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (9 papers) and Plant Reproductive Biology (7 papers). Xiaodong Cai is often cited by papers focused on Plant tissue culture and regeneration (14 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (9 papers) and Plant Reproductive Biology (7 papers). Xiaodong Cai collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Xiaodong Cai's co-authors include Tessa Wardlaw, David W. Brown, Wen‐Wu Guo, Qinqin Shi, Aidong Peng, Han Ma, Lu Wang, Hui Tan, Hui Huang and Qian Peng and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Scientific Reports and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Xiaodong Cai

40 papers receiving 996 citations

Hit Papers

1 papers align trajectories

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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.

Achieving Efficient NIR‐II Type‐I Photosensitizers for Photodynamic/Photothermal Therapy upon Regulating Chalcogen Elements

2021 238 citations Xiaodong Cai et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiaodong Cai China	16	331	330	251	225	219	43	1.0k
J. Francis Borgio Saudi Arabia	22	541 1.6×	256 0.8×	56 0.2×	40 0.2×	68 0.3×	100	1.5k
Hea‐Jong Chung South Korea	21	608 1.8×	186 0.6×	60 0.2×	61 0.3×	140 0.6×	72	1.3k
Jie Zeng China	18	408 1.2×	55 0.2×	144 0.6×	57 0.3×	143 0.7×	42	1.2k
Lijun Chen China	19	354 1.1×	102 0.3×	99 0.4×	363 1.6×	72 0.3×	92	1.1k
Ali Reza Talebi Iran	24	242 0.7×	83 0.3×	36 0.1×	170 0.8×	105 0.5×	65	1.7k
Cristiane Bani Corrêa Brazil	16	193 0.6×	122 0.4×	108 0.4×	22 0.1×	101 0.5×	60	881
Geovana D. Savi Brazil	24	117 0.4×	716 2.2×	100 0.4×	60 0.3×	73 0.3×	72	1.4k
W. Xu United States	15	243 0.7×	146 0.4×	33 0.1×	45 0.2×	107 0.5×	39	905
Akiko Fujita Japan	15	426 1.3×	225 0.7×	41 0.2×	57 0.3×	30 0.1×	44	1.4k
Smita C. Pawar India	12	110 0.3×	128 0.4×	59 0.2×	42 0.2×	38 0.2×	50	665

Countries citing papers authored by Xiaodong Cai

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaodong Cai

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Liu, Xi, et al.. (2025). Low rhizome productivity of micropropagated ginger plants in the first growing season: Insights from genetic variation, root characteristics, endogenous hormone profiles, and anatomical features. Industrial Crops and Products. 233. 121465–121465.

Wu, Lin, et al.. (2025). Endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation mitigates atherosclerosis by maintaining cellular homeostasis. Frontiers in Physiology. 16. 1638694–1638694.

Liu, Hu, et al.. (2024). Genetic stability evaluation of caladium somaclonal variants by morphological, cytological, and SSR analysis in three successive generations. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca. 52(3). 13746–13746. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Yiming, et al.. (2023). Somatic Embryogenesis Induction and Genetic Stability Assessment of Plants Regenerated from Immature Seeds of Akebia trifoliate (Thunb.) Koidz. Forests. 14(3). 473–473. 5 indexed citations

Zhang, Yiming, Jiahui Zhang, Junliang Yin, Yiqing Liu, & Xiaodong Cai. (2023). Plant Regeneration via Organogenesis in Jerusalem Artichokes and Comparative Analysis of Endogenous Hormones and Antioxidant Enzymes in Typical and Atypical Shoots. Plants. 12(22). 3789–3789. 3 indexed citations

Cai, Xiaodong, Min Gong, Haitao Xing, et al.. (2023). Complete chloroplast genomes provide insights into evolution and phylogeny of Zingiber (Zingiberaceae). BMC Genomics. 24(1). 30–30. 42 indexed citations

Liu, Xuli, Yanhong Wang, Jiawei Ma, et al.. (2022). Evaluation of the Contact Toxicity and Physiological Mechanisms of Ginger (Zingiber officinale) Shoot Extract and Selected Major Constituent Compounds against Melanaphis sorghi Theobald. Horticulturae. 8(10). 944–944. 8 indexed citations

Cai, Xiaodong, Yao Chen, Yuanqing Wang, et al.. (2022). Case Report: Late-Onset Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome Treated With Stereotactic Electroencephalography-Guided Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation Before Craniotomy. Frontiers in Neurology. 13. 857767–857767. 1 indexed citations

Li, Gang, Jiawei Ma, Junliang Yin, et al.. (2022). Identification of Reference Genes for Reverse Transcription-Quantitative PCR Analysis of Ginger Under Abiotic Stress and for Postharvest Biology Studies. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 893495–893495. 22 indexed citations

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Gao, Xiaotong, Huiqing Li, Yu Wang, et al.. (2019). Influence of the harvest date on berry compositions and wine profiles of Vitis vinifera L. cv. ‘Cabernet Sauvignon’ under a semiarid continental climate over two consecutive years. Food Chemistry. 292. 237–246. 19 indexed citations

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Long, Ling, et al.. (2017). A family with hereditary cerebellar ataxia finally confirmed as Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome with P102L mutation in PRNP gene. Neurosciences. 22(2). 138–142. 8 indexed citations

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Cao, Zhe, et al.. (2016). Somaclonal variation in ‘Red Flash’ caladium: morphological, cytological and molecular characterization. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC). 126(2). 269–279. 28 indexed citations

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Cai, Xiaodong, Xin Chen, Song Wu, et al.. (2016). Homozygous mutation of VPS16 gene is responsible for an autosomal recessive adolescent-onset primary dystonia. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 25834–25834. 31 indexed citations

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Cai, Xiaodong, Guiyuan Wang, & Wenjuan Cao. (2013). <i>In vitro</i> Induction and Proliferation of Callus from Immature Cotyledons and Embryos of Juglans regia cv. 'Xiangling'. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca. 41(2). 378–378. 5 indexed citations

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Cai, Xiaodong, Tessa Wardlaw, & David W. Brown. (2012). Global trends in exclusive breastfeeding. International Breastfeeding Journal. 7(1). 12–12. 244 indexed citations

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Tang, Wei, Michael J. Page, Lecheng Liu, et al.. (2012). Overexpression of AtbZIP60deltaC Gene Alleviates Salt-induced Oxidative Damage in Transgenic Cell Cultures. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter. 30(5). 1183–1195. 15 indexed citations

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Cai, Xiaodong, et al.. (2010). Comparison of expression of three different sub-cellular targeted GFPs in transgenic Valencia sweet orange by confocal laser scanning microscopy. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC). 104(2). 199–207. 11 indexed citations

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Fu, Jing, et al.. (2010). Regeneration and molecular characterization of interspecific somatic hybrids between Satsuma mandarin and two seedy sweet oranges for scion improvement. Plant Breeding. 130(2). 287–290. 21 indexed citations

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Cai, Xiaodong, et al.. (2010). Effect of ploidy increase on transgene expression: example from Citrus diploid cybrid and allotetraploid somatic hybrid expressing the EGFP gene. PROTOPLASMA. 248(3). 531–540. 2 indexed citations

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Cai, Xiaodong, Xin Liu, & Wen‐Wu Guo. (2006). GFP expression as an indicator of somatic hybrids between transgenic Satsuma mandarin and calamondin at embryoid stage. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC). 87(3). 245–253. 11 indexed citations

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