Xin Cai

4.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
51 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Xin Cai is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xin Cai has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 15 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 13 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Xin Cai's work include Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (34 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (22 papers) and Thermography and Photoacoustic Techniques (15 papers). Xin Cai is often cited by papers focused on Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (34 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (22 papers) and Thermography and Photoacoustic Techniques (15 papers). Xin Cai collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and South Korea. Xin Cai's co-authors include Lihong V. Wang, Younan Xia, Yu Shrike Zhang, Weiyang Li, Chulhong Kim, Yucai Wang, Junjie Yao, Yongjian Liu, Kvar C. L. Black and Hannah Luehmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Xin Cai

50 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Comparison Study of Gold Nanohexapods, Nanorods, and Nanocages for Photothermal Cancer Treatment

2013 534 citations Yucai Wang, Yu Shrike Zhang et al. profile →
Macrophage plasticity: signaling pathways, tissue repair, and regeneration

2024 93 citations Jue Wang, Xin Cai et al. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →

Peers

Xin Cai

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Kwang Yong Song United States

Marites P. Melancon United States

Yumiao Zhang China

J. Donald Payne United States

Aijun Zhu United States

Duyang Gao China

Saeid Zanganeh United States

Fulvio Ratto Italy

Kangan Li China

Ying Wu China

Kwang Yong Song United States

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709 ×1.1

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537 ×0.9

Citations per year, relative to Xin Cai Xin Cai (= 1×) peers Kwang Yong Song

Countries citing papers authored by Xin Cai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xin Cai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xin Cai

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

All Works

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Wang, Yazhou, Jinxin Liu, Yihong Zhang, et al.. (2025). Rational Design and Identification of ISM7594 as a Tissue-Agnostic FGFR2/3 Inhibitor. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 68(13). 13887–13906. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Xinyu, Xin Cai, Naiqiang Yin, et al.. (2024). Transferable G/Au Film for Constructing a Variety of SERS Substrates. Nanomaterials. 14(7). 566–566. 2 indexed citations

Yang, Jiacai, Xin Cai, Zhihui Liu, et al.. (2024). Orchestration of Macrophage Polarization Dynamics by Fibroblast-Secreted Exosomes during Skin Wound Healing. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 145(1). 171–184.e6. 10 indexed citations

Wang, Jue, Xin Cai, Yih‐Cherng Liou, et al.. (2024). Macrophage plasticity: signaling pathways, tissue repair, and regeneration. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(8). e658–e658. 93 indexed citations breakdown →

Cai, Xin, et al.. (2024). Serum ApoB/ApoA1 ratio in patients with CHB and the occurrence of HBV related cirrhosis and HBV related hepatocellular carcinoma. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 10996–10996. 1 indexed citations

Ni, Zhuobiao, Xin Cai, Qiongzhi Gao, et al.. (2023). Enhanced adsorption of organic pollutants using N-doped porous carbon derived from hemp stems: Insights into the mechanism. Separation and Purification Technology. 333. 125878–125878. 22 indexed citations

Wu, Qi, Yuanyang Chen, Zhiwei Wang, et al.. (2021). Mangiferin Inhibits PDGF‐BB‐Induced Proliferation and Migration of Rat Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells and Alleviates Neointimal Formation in Mice through the AMPK/Drp1 Axis. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2021(1). 3119953–3119953. 14 indexed citations

Zhang, Ruiying, Dipanjan Pan, Xin Cai, et al.. (2014). α_νβ₃-targeted Copper Nanoparticles Incorporating an Sn 2 Lipase-Labile Fumagillin Prodrug for Photoacoustic Neovascular Imaging and Treatment. Theranostics. 5(2). 124–133. 39 indexed citations

Zhang, Yu Shrike, Yu Wang, Lidai Wang, et al.. (2013). Labeling Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells with Gold Nanocages for in vitro and in vivo Tracking by Two-Photon Microscopy and Photoacoustic Microscopy. Theranostics. 3(8). 532–543. 90 indexed citations

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Cai, Xin, Yu Shrike Zhang, Younan Xia, & Lihong V. Wang. (2013). Photoacoustic microscopy in tissue engineering. Materials Today. 16(3). 67–77. 41 indexed citations

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Wu, Lina, Xin Cai, Katherine S. Nelson, et al.. (2013). A green synthesis of carbon nanoparticles from honey and their use in real-time photoacoustic imaging. Nano Research. 6(5). 312–325. 155 indexed citations

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Lalwani, Gaurav, Xin Cai, Liming Nie, Lihong V. Wang, & Balaji Sitharaman. (2013). Graphene-based contrast agents for photoacoustic and thermoacoustic tomography. Photoacoustics. 1(3-4). 62–67. 90 indexed citations

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Cai, Xin, Yu Shrike Zhang, Li Li, et al.. (2012). Investigation of Neovascularization in Three-Dimensional Porous Scaffolds In Vivo by a Combination of Multiscale Photoacoustic Microscopy and Optical Coherence Tomography. Tissue Engineering Part C Methods. 19(3). 196–204. 59 indexed citations

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Pan, Dipanjan, Xin Cai, Benjamin Kim, et al.. (2012). Rapid Synthesis of Near Infrared Polymeric Micelles for Real‐Time Sentinel Lymph Node Imaging. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 1(5). 582–589. 22 indexed citations

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Yang, Joon-Mo, Christopher Favazza, Ruimin Chen, et al.. (2012). Simultaneous functional photoacoustic and ultrasonic endoscopy of internal organs in vivo. Nature Medicine. 18(8). 1297–1302. 344 indexed citations

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Cho, Eun Chul, et al.. (2012). Quantitative Analysis of the Fate of Gold Nanocages In Vitro and In Vivo after Uptake by U87‐MG Tumor Cells. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 52(4). 1152–1155. 27 indexed citations

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Xu, Jinbin, Xin Cai, Junjie Yao, et al.. (2012). Abstract 356: Photoacoustic imaging of pancreatic cancer proliferation via sigma-2 receptor/PGRMC1-eYFP. Cancer Research. 72(8_Supplement). 356–356. 1 indexed citations

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Cai, Xin, Bhavna Paratala, Song Hu, Balaji Sitharaman, & Lihong V. Wang. (2011). Multiscale Photoacoustic Microscopy of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube-Incorporated Tissue Engineering Scaffolds. Tissue Engineering Part C Methods. 18(4). 310–317. 39 indexed citations

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Cai, Xin, Chulhong Kim, Manojit Pramanik, & Lihong V. Wang. (2011). Photoacoustic tomography of foreign bodies in soft biological tissue. Journal of Biomedical Optics. 16(4). 46017–46017. 38 indexed citations

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Kim, Chulhong, Hyon-Min Song, Xin Cai, et al.. (2011). In vivo photoacoustic mapping of lymphatic systems with plasmon-resonant nanostars. Journal of Materials Chemistry. 21(9). 2841–2841. 84 indexed citations

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