Xiaojuan Cao

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
111 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Xiaojuan Cao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Aquatic Science and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaojuan Cao has authored 111 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Molecular Biology, 46 papers in Aquatic Science and 37 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Xiaojuan Cao's work include Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth (38 papers), Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (33 papers) and Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species (15 papers). Xiaojuan Cao is often cited by papers focused on Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth (38 papers), Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (33 papers) and Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species (15 papers). Xiaojuan Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and United States. Xiaojuan Cao's co-authors include Jian Gao, Jie Shen, Chenxiao Zeng, Xiangmin Han, Amy S. Lee, Sylvie Alexandre, Songqian Huang, Weimin Wang, Graeme R. Guy and Yu Herng Tan and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Xiaojuan Cao

105 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Polymer nanocomposite foams 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. Polymer nanocomposite foams
    2005 551 citations Xiaojuan Cao et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xiaojuan Cao China 22 640 514 500 456 261 111 2.3k
Nerea Roher Spain 27 642 1.0× 336 0.7× 935 1.9× 41 0.1× 127 0.5× 75 2.3k
Yutaka Shimizu Japan 33 1.4k 2.2× 575 1.1× 574 1.1× 45 0.1× 166 0.6× 159 3.7k
Jiaren Zhang China 26 472 0.7× 341 0.7× 708 1.4× 60 0.1× 392 1.5× 79 2.1k
Ruijia Wang China 36 1.4k 2.2× 347 0.7× 715 1.4× 39 0.1× 427 1.6× 125 3.6k
Bo Sun China 24 1.3k 2.0× 154 0.3× 145 0.3× 90 0.2× 111 0.4× 101 2.2k
Guiming Liu China 33 1.2k 1.9× 89 0.2× 179 0.4× 41 0.1× 288 1.1× 164 3.7k
Hengde Li China 20 275 0.4× 234 0.5× 132 0.3× 109 0.2× 448 1.7× 52 1.2k
Takahide Tsuchiya Japan 32 1.2k 1.8× 246 0.5× 391 0.8× 20 0.0× 259 1.0× 144 2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Xiaojuan Cao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiaojuan Cao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Xiaojuan Cao. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Xiaojuan Cao. The network helps show where Xiaojuan Cao may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaojuan Cao

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fujimoto, Takafumi, Jian Gao, Yuwei Huang, et al.. (2025). Polyploid Formation Through Disrupting Mitotic Sister Chromatid Separation of Spermatogonia based on espl1 Heterozygous Knockout in Fish. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 42(8).
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Chen, Zhenwei, Feifei Zheng, Xiaojuan Cao, et al.. (2025). Glycogenic hepatopathy in a primitive teleost fish model: the inductive effect of high carbohydrate diet and the alleviating role of betaine. Marine Life Science & Technology. 8(1). 129–143. 2 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yinghao, Yiqiang Li, Gen Li, et al.. (2025). Photonic synapse based on CsPbBr3@ZnO composite material for neuromorphic functions. Vacuum. 238. 114333–114333.
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Bi, Lei, et al.. (2025). Resynchronization of microglial activity in the brain is associated with restoration of motor function in Parkinson’s disease. Communications Biology. 8(1). 1188–1188. 2 indexed citations
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Lu, Anwei, Shuying Lin, Jiajing Li, et al.. (2025). Harmine inhibits oxidative phosphorylation, thus regulating the polarization of macrophages mediated by extracellular adenosine in endometriosis. Human Reproduction. 40(10). 1893–1908. 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Bing, Qingshan Li, Yuxuan Zheng, et al.. (2024). Chromosome-scale and haplotype-resolved genome assembly of the autotetraploid Misgurnus anguillicaudatus. Scientific Data. 11(1). 1059–1059. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Hui, Yuwei Huang, Yuxuan Zheng, et al.. (2024). Morpho-histological and Transcriptome Analysis Reveal the Unreduced Sperm Formation Mechanism in cdk1-Depletion Zebrafish. Marine Biotechnology. 26(6). 1206–1218. 2 indexed citations
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Guo, Rui, et al.. (2024). Rare oxoisoaporphine alkaloids from Menispermum dauricum with potential anti-inflammatory activity. Phytochemistry. 225. 114170–114170. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Yumei, Mónica Lopes‐Marques, L. Filipe C. Castro, et al.. (2021). Evolution and Functional Characteristics of the Novel elovl8 That Play Pivotal Roles in Fatty Acid Biosynthesis. Genes. 12(8). 1287–1287. 21 indexed citations
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Huang, Songqian, Hanjun Jiang, Li Zhang, et al.. (2020). Integrated proteomic and transcriptomic analysis reveals that polymorphic shell colors vary with melanin synthesis in Bellamya purificata snail. Journal of Proteomics. 230. 103950–103950. 13 indexed citations
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Li, Xin, et al.. (2020). Polyunsaturated fatty acids synthesized by freshwater fish: A new insight to the roles of elovl2 and elovl5 in vivo. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 532(3). 414–419. 31 indexed citations
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Zhou, He, Rui Zhang, Wei Wang, et al.. (2018). Gonadal transcriptome analysis of hybrid triploid loaches (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus) and their diploid and tetraploid parents. PLoS ONE. 13(5). e0198179–e0198179. 13 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yin, Yang Li, Xiao Liang, et al.. (2017). Hepatic transcriptome analysis and identification of differentially expressed genes response to dietary oxidized fish oil in loach Misgurnus anguillicaudatus. PLoS ONE. 12(2). e0172386–e0172386. 37 indexed citations
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Luo, Weiwei, Xiao Liang, Songqian Huang, & Xiaojuan Cao. (2016). Molecular cloning, expression analysis and miRNA prediction of vascular endothelial growth factor A ( VEGFAa and VEGFAb ) in pond loach Misgurnus anguillicaudatus , an air-breathing fish. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 202. 39–47. 7 indexed citations
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Li, Yanhe, Xianwu Guo, Xiaojuan Cao, et al.. (2012). Population Genetic Structure and Post-Establishment Dispersal Patterns of the Red Swamp Crayfish Procambarus Clarkii in China. PLoS ONE. 7(7). e40652–e40652. 72 indexed citations
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Gilmore, L. Anne, Rosemary L. Walzem, Stephen F. Crouse, et al.. (2011). Consumption of High-Oleic Acid Ground Beef Increases HDL-Cholesterol Concentration but Both High- and Low-Oleic Acid Ground Beef Decrease HDL Particle Diameter in Normocholesterolemic Men. Journal of Nutrition. 141(6). 1188–1194. 115 indexed citations

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