Xuetao Cao

53.5k total citations · 17 hit papers
523 papers, 36.1k citations indexed

About

Xuetao Cao is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xuetao Cao has authored 523 papers receiving a total of 36.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 347 papers in Immunology, 223 papers in Molecular Biology and 106 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Xuetao Cao's work include Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (152 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (110 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (98 papers). Xuetao Cao is often cited by papers focused on Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (152 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (110 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (98 papers). Xuetao Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, Croatia and United States. Xuetao Cao's co-authors include Yang Liu, Nan Li, Sheng Xu, Xingguang Liu, Yanmei Han, Taoyong Chen, Yizhi Yu, Jin Hou, Huazhang An and Shuxun Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Xuetao Cao

507 papers receiving 35.7k citations

Hit Papers

COVID-19: immunopathology and... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2020 2017 2016 2014 2009 250 500 750 1000
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. COVID-19: immunopathology and its implications for therapy
    2020 1.1k citations Xuetao Cao profile →
  2. Circular RNA circMTO1 acts as the sponge of microRNA‐9 to suppress hepatocellular carcinoma progression
    2017 939 citations Xiaoping Su, Jin Hou et al. Hepatology profile →
  3. Characteristics and Significance of the Pre-metastatic Niche
    2016 891 citations Xuetao Cao et al. profile →
  4. The STAT3-Binding Long Noncoding RNA lnc-DC Controls Human Dendritic Cell Differentiation
    2014 884 citations Pin Wang, Yiquan Xue et al. Science profile →
  5. MicroRNA-146a Feedback Inhibits RIG-I-Dependent Type I IFN Production in Macrophages by Targeting TRAF6, IRAK1, and IRAK2
    2009 643 citations Jin Hou, Xingguang Liu et al. profile →
  6. Cancer-Expanded Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells Induce Anergy of NK Cells through Membrane-Bound TGF-β1
    2009 639 citations Yanmei Han, Xuetao Cao et al. profile →
  7. Tet2 is required to resolve inflammation by recruiting Hdac2 to specifically repress IL-6
    2015 609 citations Yanmei Han, Xiaoping Su et al. profile →
  8. Identification of miRNomes in Human Liver and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Reveals miR-199a/b-3p as Therapeutic Target for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
    2011 600 citations Jin Hou, Yuanyuan Zheng et al. profile →
  9. The microRNA miR-29 controls innate and adaptive immune responses to intracellular bacterial infection by targeting interferon-γ
    2011 542 citations Sheng Xu, Xingguang Liu et al. Nature Immunology profile →
  10. Tumor Exosomal RNAs Promote Lung Pre-metastatic Niche Formation by Activating Alveolar Epithelial TLR3 to Recruit Neutrophils
    2016 531 citations Yanmei Han, Zhengping Jiang et al. profile →
  11. Self-regulation and cross-regulation of pattern-recognition receptor signalling in health and disease
    2015 473 citations Xuetao Cao profile →
  12. Post-Translational Modification Control of Innate Immunity
    2016 440 citations Juan Liu, Xuetao Cao et al. Immunity profile →
  13. Mettl3-mediated mRNA m6A methylation promotes dendritic cell activation
    2019 388 citations Xuetao Cao et al. profile →
  14. Dendritic cell migration in inflammation and immunity
    2021 322 citations Xuetao Cao et al. Cellular and Molecular Immunology profile →
  15. Oral berberine improves brain dopa/dopamine levels to ameliorate Parkinson’s disease by regulating gut microbiota
    2021 240 citations Xuetao Cao et al. profile →
  16. Increased glucose metabolism in TAMs fuels O-GlcNAcylation of lysosomal Cathepsin B to promote cancer metastasis and chemoresistance
    2022 214 citations Xuetao Cao et al. profile →
  17. Nonenzymatic lysine d-lactylation induced by glyoxalase II substrate SLG dampens inflammatory immune responses
    2025 24 citations Qiang Wang, Qinghua Yao et al. Cell Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xuetao Cao China 101 18.1k 17.3k 9.9k 5.8k 2.9k 523 36.1k
Judy Lieberman United States 93 24.7k 1.4× 10.3k 0.6× 7.0k 0.7× 3.6k 0.6× 3.4k 1.2× 242 35.4k
Francisco Sánchez‐Madrid Spain 99 16.7k 0.9× 16.7k 1.0× 6.4k 0.6× 5.5k 1.0× 2.4k 0.8× 525 39.9k
Michael J. Lenardo United States 89 14.9k 0.8× 17.6k 1.0× 5.1k 0.5× 6.5k 1.1× 5.2k 1.8× 244 34.1k
Nigel Mackman United States 106 12.7k 0.7× 9.9k 0.6× 5.6k 0.6× 3.8k 0.7× 3.7k 1.2× 508 39.6k
Xiaoxia Li China 80 9.2k 0.5× 14.1k 0.8× 4.8k 0.5× 3.8k 0.7× 2.7k 0.9× 492 26.9k
Pascal Schneider Switzerland 85 14.9k 0.8× 17.4k 1.0× 4.8k 0.5× 5.1k 0.9× 4.0k 1.4× 261 33.5k
Ghislain Opdenakker Belgium 91 9.5k 0.5× 9.4k 0.5× 8.0k 0.8× 8.6k 1.5× 2.5k 0.9× 512 30.1k
Jordan S. Pober United States 97 12.0k 0.7× 15.7k 0.9× 4.7k 0.5× 4.3k 0.7× 2.9k 1.0× 362 37.0k
Henning Walczak Germany 79 18.5k 1.0× 10.7k 0.6× 5.6k 0.6× 5.3k 0.9× 3.9k 1.3× 207 26.5k
Klaus‐Michael Debatin Germany 85 20.6k 1.1× 9.1k 0.5× 5.1k 0.5× 6.5k 1.1× 3.8k 1.3× 521 33.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xuetao Cao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xuetao Cao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xuetao 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 Xuetao Cao. Xuetao 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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Wang, Qiang, Qinghua Yao, Wenfang Li, et al.. (2025). Nonenzymatic lysine d-lactylation induced by glyoxalase II substrate SLG dampens inflammatory immune responses. Cell Research. 35(2). 97–116. 24 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wu, Jian, Sanpeng Xu, Zhiqing Li, et al.. (2025). SARS-CoV-2 enhances complement-mediated endothelial injury via the suppression of membrane complement regulatory proteins. Emerging Microbes & Infections. 14(1). 2467781–2467781. 1 indexed citations
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Huang, Jiaying, Mingjin Yang, Taoyong Chen, et al.. (2025). The RNA-binding E3 ligase MKRN2 selectively disrupts Il6 translation to restrain inflammation. Nature Immunology. 26(7). 1036–1047. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiang, et al.. (2024). The deubiquitinase BAP1 and E3 ligase UBE3C sequentially target IRF3 to activate and resolve the antiviral innate immune response. Cell Reports. 43(8). 114608–114608. 3 indexed citations
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Cao, Xuetao, et al.. (2024). Splenic nociceptive neural connection promotes humoral immunity. Trends in Neurosciences. 47(12). 968–970.
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Zhou, Ye, Zhenyang Li, Yunhui Li, et al.. (2022). Malignant progression of liver cancer progenitors requires lysine acetyltransferase 7–acetylated and cytoplasm‐translocated G protein GαS. Hepatology. 77(4). 1106–1121. 11 indexed citations
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Wen, Mingyue, et al.. (2019). Nuclear hnRNPA2B1 initiates and amplifies the innate immune response to DNA viruses. Science. 365(6454). 267 indexed citations
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Xue, Yue, Lihua Lai, Wenwen Lian, et al.. (2018). SOX9/FXYD3/Src Axis Is Critical for ER+ Breast Cancer Stem Cell Function. Molecular Cancer Research. 17(1). 238–249. 43 indexed citations
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Liu, Shuo, Minghong Jiang, Wendie Wang, et al.. (2017). Nuclear RNF2 inhibits interferon function by promoting K33-linked STAT1 disassociation from DNA. Nature Immunology. 19(1). 41–52. 58 indexed citations
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Li, Ran, Yanchun Li, Huafeng Zhang, et al.. (2016). Delivery of oncolytic adenovirus into the nucleus of tumorigenic cells by tumor microparticles for virotherapy. Biomaterials. 89. 56–66. 85 indexed citations
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Su, Xiaoping, Huaming Wang, Wei Ge, et al.. (2015). An In Vivo Method to Identify microRNA Targets Not Predicted by Computation Algorithms: p21 Targeting by miR-92a in Cancer. Cancer Research. 75(14). 2875–2885. 68 indexed citations
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Wang, Pin, Yiquan Xue, Yanmei Han, et al.. (2014). The STAT3-Binding Long Noncoding RNA lnc-DC Controls Human Dendritic Cell Differentiation. Science. 344(6181). 310–313. 884 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Yi, Ke Tang, Yi Zhang, et al.. (2014). Cell-free Tumor Microparticle Vaccines Stimulate Dendritic Cells via cGAS/STING Signaling. Cancer Immunology Research. 3(2). 196–205. 125 indexed citations
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Meng, Xia, Juan Liu, Xiaohui Wu, et al.. (2013). Histone Methyltransferase Ash1l Suppresses Interleukin-6 Production and Inflammatory Autoimmune Diseases by Inducing the Ubiquitin-Editing Enzyme A20. Immunity. 39(3). 470–481. 135 indexed citations
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Fu, Qiang, Yanfeng Wu, Yan Fang, et al.. (2011). Efficient induction of a Her2-specific anti-tumor response by dendritic cells pulsed with a Hsp70L1–Her2341–456 fusion protein. Cellular and Molecular Immunology. 8(5). 424–432. 13 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ting, Shuxun Liu, Pengyuan Yang, et al.. (2009). Fibronectin maintains survival of mouse natural killer (NK) cells via CD11b/Src/β-catenin pathway. Blood. 114(19). 4081–4088. 34 indexed citations
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Li, Nan, Yuanyuan Zheng, Wei Chen, et al.. (2007). Adaptor Protein LAPF Recruits Phosphorylated p53 to Lysosomes and Triggers Lysosomal Destabilization in Apoptosis. Cancer Research. 67(23). 11176–11185. 51 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaojian, Nan Li, Hongzhe Li, et al.. (2005). Silencing of Human Phosphatidylethanolamine-Binding Protein 4 Sensitizes Breast Cancer Cells to Tumor Necrosis Factor-α–Induced Apoptosis and Cell Growth Arrest. Clinical Cancer Research. 11(20). 7545–7553. 36 indexed citations
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Guo, Zhenhong, Minghui Zhang, Hua Tang, & Xuetao Cao. (2005). Fas signal links innate and adaptive immunity by promoting dendritic-cell secretion of CC and CXC chemokines. Blood. 106(6). 2033–2041. 54 indexed citations
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