Xinmin Cao

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Xinmin Cao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xinmin Cao has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Molecular Biology, 22 papers in Oncology and 9 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Xinmin Cao's work include Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (20 papers), Melanoma and MAPK Pathways (8 papers) and Signaling Pathways in Disease (6 papers). Xinmin Cao is often cited by papers focused on Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (20 papers), Melanoma and MAPK Pathways (8 papers) and Signaling Pathways in Disease (6 papers). Xinmin Cao collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, United States and China. Xinmin Cao's co-authors include Cheh Peng Lim, Neeraj Jain, Vikas P. Sukhatme, Tong Zhang, Tom Curran, Donna Cohén, Graeme R. Guy, Thomas B. Shows, Chon‐Hwa Tsai‐Morris and S. Edwards and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Xinmin Cao

45 papers receiving 4.6k 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.

  1. A zinc finger-encoding gene coregulated with c-fos during growth and differentiation, and after cellular depolarization
    1988 1.2k citations Vikas P. Sukhatme, Xinmin 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
Xinmin Cao Singapore 32 2.8k 1.8k 1.0k 615 518 45 4.7k
Hsin‐Fang Yang‐Yen Taiwan 26 3.0k 1.1× 1.2k 0.7× 1.0k 1.0× 648 1.1× 370 0.7× 64 5.0k
Frédéric Hollande Australia 37 1.9k 0.7× 1.5k 0.8× 678 0.7× 732 1.2× 296 0.6× 97 4.1k
Cynthia A. Zahnow United States 32 2.8k 1.0× 1.4k 0.8× 1.0k 1.0× 684 1.1× 220 0.4× 55 4.3k
David C. Hancock United Kingdom 29 4.0k 1.4× 1.9k 1.0× 863 0.9× 689 1.1× 396 0.8× 51 6.0k
Linda M. Boxer United States 32 2.7k 1.0× 855 0.5× 609 0.6× 543 0.9× 328 0.6× 47 4.0k
Peter E. Shaw United Kingdom 32 4.1k 1.5× 1.2k 0.6× 724 0.7× 828 1.3× 436 0.8× 71 5.3k
Hayla K. Sluss United States 19 3.7k 1.3× 2.0k 1.1× 554 0.6× 744 1.2× 317 0.6× 25 4.8k
Margaret Favata United States 19 2.6k 0.9× 819 0.5× 1.2k 1.2× 471 0.8× 514 1.0× 28 4.7k
Shalom Avraham United States 45 3.4k 1.2× 1.7k 1.0× 1.1k 1.1× 618 1.0× 564 1.1× 89 6.2k
Antonio Porcellini Italy 38 2.2k 0.8× 723 0.4× 975 1.0× 406 0.7× 483 0.9× 152 4.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xinmin Cao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xinmin Cao

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Manser, Ed, et al.. (2009). Stat3 promotes directional cell migration by regulating Rac1 activity via its activator βPIX. Journal of Cell Science. 122(22). 4150–4159. 78 indexed citations
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Cao, Xinmin & Yong Chen. (2009). Mitochondria and calcium signaling in embryonic development. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology. 20(3). 337–345. 28 indexed citations
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Lu, Hao & Xinmin Cao. (2008). GRIM-19 Is Essential for Maintenance of Mitochondrial Membrane Potential. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 19(5). 1893–1902. 74 indexed citations
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Chen, Yong & Xinmin Cao. (2008). NFAT directly regulates Nkx2‐5 transcription during cardiac cell differentiation. Biology of the Cell. 101(6). 335–350. 21 indexed citations
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Cao, Xinmin, et al.. (2008). Nuclear import of Pin1 is mediated by a novel sequence in the PPIase domain. FEBS Letters. 583(2). 271–276. 27 indexed citations
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Yang, Guoqing, Chun-Yan Lim, Xiaoqiu Xiao, et al.. (2008). FoxO1 Inhibits Leptin Regulation of Pro-opiomelanocortin Promoter Activity by Blocking STAT3 Interaction with Specificity Protein 1. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(6). 3719–3727. 75 indexed citations
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Du, Zhanhui, Deyong Jia, Shangming Liu, et al.. (2008). Oct4 is expressed in human gliomas and promotes colony formation in glioma cells. Glia. 57(7). 724–733. 138 indexed citations
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Fagerlund, Riku, Krister Melén, Xinmin Cao, & Ilkka Julkunen. (2008). NF-κB p52, RelB and c-Rel are transported into the nucleus via a subset of importin α molecules. Cellular Signalling. 20(8). 1442–1451. 78 indexed citations
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Qu, Dianbo, Yi Zhang, Jing Ma, et al.. (2007). The nuclear localization of SET mediated by impα3/impβ attenuates its cytosolic toxicity in neurons. Journal of Neurochemistry. 103(1). 408–422. 31 indexed citations
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Ng, Dominic C.H., Cheh Peng Lim, Guochang Huang, et al.. (2006). Stat3 regulates microtubules by antagonizing the depolymerization activity of stathmin. The Journal of Cell Biology. 172(2). 245–257. 226 indexed citations
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Lim, Cheh Peng & Xinmin Cao. (2006). Structure, function, and regulation of STAT proteins. Molecular BioSystems. 2(11). 536–550. 261 indexed citations
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Ma, Jing & Xinmin Cao. (2005). Regulation of Stat3 nuclear import by importin α5 and importin α7 via two different functional sequence elements. Cellular Signalling. 18(8). 1117–1126. 104 indexed citations
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Hao, Aijun, Veronica Novotny‐Diermayr, Wei Bian, et al.. (2005). The LIM/Homeodomain Protein Islet1 Recruits Janus Tyrosine Kinases and Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 and Stimulates Their Activities. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 16(4). 1569–1583. 28 indexed citations
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Yan, Ye, Wei Bian, Zhiqin Xie, et al.. (2004). Stat3 signaling is present and active during development of the central nervous system and eye of vertebrates. Developmental Dynamics. 231(2). 248–257. 22 indexed citations
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Ma, Jing, Tong Zhang, Veronica Novotny‐Diermayr, Agnes L. Tan, & Xinmin Cao. (2003). A Novel Sequence in the Coiled-coil Domain of Stat3 Essential for Its Nuclear Translocation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(31). 29252–29260. 90 indexed citations
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Jain, Neeraj, et al.. (1998). Repression of Stat3 activity by activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK). Oncogene. 17(24). 3157–3167. 182 indexed citations
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Lim, Cheh Peng, Neeraj Jain, & Xinmin Cao. (1998). Stress-induced immediate-early gene, egr-1, involves activation of p38/JNK1. Oncogene. 16(22). 2915–2926. 146 indexed citations
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Jain, Neeraj, Ratha Mahendran, Robin Philp, et al.. (1996). Casein Kinase II Associates with Egr-1 and Acts as a Negative Modulator of Its DNA Binding and Transcription Activities in NIH 3T3 Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(23). 13530–13536. 50 indexed citations
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Cao, Xinmin, Raymond A. Koski, Andrea Gashler, et al.. (1990). Identification and Characterization of the Egr-1 Gene Product, a DNA-Binding Zinc Finger Protein Induced by Differentiation and Growth Signals. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 10(5). 1931–1939. 104 indexed citations
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Gius, David, Xinmin Cao, Frank J. Rauscher, et al.. (1990). Transcriptional Activation and Repression by Fos Are Independent Functions: The C Terminus Represses Immediate-Early Gene Expression via CArG Elements. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 10(8). 4243–4255. 57 indexed citations

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