Yangchun Cao

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
87 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Yangchun Cao is a scholar working on Agronomy and Crop Science, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Yangchun Cao has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science, 29 papers in Molecular Biology and 15 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Yangchun Cao's work include Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology (50 papers), Reproductive Physiology in Livestock (22 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (14 papers). Yangchun Cao is often cited by papers focused on Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology (50 papers), Reproductive Physiology in Livestock (22 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (14 papers). Yangchun Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Yangchun Cao's co-authors include Junhu Yao, Chuanjiang Cai, Paul J. Weimer, William R. Kenealy, Junhu Yao, Zongjun Li, Jing Shen, Feifei Sun, Chao Yu and Shengxiang Li and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Gastroenterology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Yangchun Cao

81 papers receiving 1.7k citations

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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.

Multi-omics revealed the long-term effect of ruminal keystone bacteria and the microbial metabolome on lactation performance in adult dairy goats

2023 60 citations Dangdang Wang, Luyu Chen et al. Microbiome profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yangchun Cao China	25	902	606	320	212	182	87	1.8k
Shaoxun Tang China	23	1.1k 1.2×	507 0.8×	271 0.8×	381 1.8×	298 1.6×	140	2.1k
Linshu Jiang China	30	1.0k 1.2×	824 1.4×	231 0.7×	324 1.5×	235 1.3×	131	2.5k
Leticia Abecia Spain	26	1.1k 1.3×	689 1.1×	246 0.8×	375 1.8×	225 1.2×	81	2.2k
Xuezhi Ding China	20	423 0.5×	695 1.1×	474 1.5×	133 0.6×	92 0.5×	98	1.5k
Gemma Henderson New Zealand	22	726 0.8×	875 1.4×	204 0.6×	60 0.3×	177 1.0×	36	1.8k
Xuemei Nan China	22	709 0.8×	618 1.0×	184 0.6×	352 1.7×	180 1.0×	67	1.6k
Benhai Xiong China	24	882 1.0×	564 0.9×	198 0.6×	289 1.4×	158 0.9×	66	1.5k
Zhenming Zhou China	20	904 1.0×	343 0.6×	184 0.6×	251 1.2×	89 0.5×	64	1.4k
Qingxiang Meng China	17	649 0.7×	264 0.4×	137 0.4×	213 1.0×	89 0.5×	44	1.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yangchun Cao

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Yang, Hao, Javier Villafuerte-Gálvez, Jing Lu, et al.. (2025). Pterostilbene attenuates intestinal barrier damage and secondary liver oxidative stress in a murine model of Clostridium difficile infection by regulating the gut microbiota. Food & Function. 16(9). 3325–3343. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Rui, Haitao Hu, Jing Chen, et al.. (2025). Choline reduces inflammatory response and lipid accumulation in calf hepatocytes induced by NEFA via inhibiting ROS/ NF-κB/NLRP3 inflammasome axis. Molecular Immunology. 185. 116–126.

Xu, Hui, et al.. (2025). Effects of low-protein diet supplemented with tryptophan and leucine on growth performance, digestibility, blood metabolites of Holstein calves. Animal Feed Science and Technology. 327. 116421–116421.

Wang, La-Mei, Xinhua Chen, Nira R. Pollock, et al.. (2025). Metagenomic analysis reveals distinct patterns of gut microbiota features with diversified functions in C. difficile infection (CDI), asymptomatic carriage and non-CDI diarrhea. Gut Microbes. 17(1). 2505269–2505269. 2 indexed citations

Yang, Hao, Javier Villafuerte-Gálvez, Hua Xu, et al.. (2024). Clostridium difficile and gut health: Bacteria, the gut microbiome, and diet. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). e50–e50. 2 indexed citations

Zhou, Linlin, Yong Li, Fan Zhang, et al.. (2024). Effects of yak rumen anaerobic fungus Orpinomyces sp. YF3 fermented on in vitro wheat straw fermentation and microbial communities in dairy goat rumen fluid, with and without fungal flora. Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition. 108(5). 1312–1325.

Zhang, Yuanjie, Rongrong Li, Zhijie Cui, et al.. (2024). Transcriptome in Liver of Periparturient Dairy Cows Differs between Supplementation of Rumen-Protected Niacin and Rumen-Protected Nicotinamide. Metabolites. 14(3). 150–150. 2 indexed citations

Li, Wen, Congcong Zhao, Yuanjie Zhang, et al.. (2024). Effects of fibrolytic and amylolytic compound enzyme preparation on rumen fermentation, serum parameters and production performance in primiparous early-lactation dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Research. 91(2). 167–170.

Wang, Dangdang, Mengya Wang, Luyu Chen, et al.. (2023). Potential roles of the rectum keystone microbiota in modulating the microbial community and growth performance in goat model. Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology. 14(1). 55–55. 22 indexed citations

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Wang, Dangdang, Yannan Wang, Junjian Yu, et al.. (2023). Rumen bacterial cluster identification and its influence on rumen metabolites and growth performance of young goats. Animal nutrition. 15. 34–44. 22 indexed citations

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Wang, Dangdang, Luyu Chen, Junjian Yu, et al.. (2023). Multi-omics revealed the long-term effect of ruminal keystone bacteria and the microbial metabolome on lactation performance in adult dairy goats. Microbiome. 11(1). 215–215. 60 indexed citations breakdown →

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Li, Yu, et al.. (2022). Effects of a combination of fibrolytic and amylolytic enzymes on ruminal enzyme activities, bacterial diversity, blood profile and milk production in dairy cows. animal. 16(8). 100595–100595. 8 indexed citations

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Wang, Lamei, Shanlin Ke, Xinhua Chen, et al.. (2022). Yak rumen microbiome elevates fiber degradation ability and alters rumen fermentation pattern to increase feed efficiency. Animal nutrition. 11. 201–214. 46 indexed citations

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Cao, Yangchun, Dangdang Wang, Lamei Wang, et al.. (2021). Physically effective neutral detergent fiber improves chewing activity, rumen fermentation, plasma metabolites, and milk production in lactating dairy cows fed a high-concentrate diet. Journal of Dairy Science. 104(5). 5631–5642. 28 indexed citations

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Cao, Yangchun, Junhu Yao, Xiaoting Sun, Shimin Liu, & Graeme B. Martin. (2021). Amino Acids in the Nutrition and Production of Sheep and Goats. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1285. 63–79. 18 indexed citations

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Cao, Yangchun, Kai Liu, Shimin Liu, et al.. (2019). Isoleucine Regulates the Synthesis of Pancreatic Enzymes via the Activation of mRNA Expression and Phosphorylation in the Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Signalling Pathways in Pancreatic Tissues. BioMed Research International. 2019. 1–7. 8 indexed citations

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Wang, Dangdang, et al.. (2019). Effects of Piromyces sp. CN6 CGMCC 14449 on fermentation quality, nutrient composition and the in vitro degradation rate of whole crop maize silage. AMB Express. 9(1). 121–121. 18 indexed citations

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Cao, Yangchun, et al.. (2017). Nitrate decreases methane production also by increasing methane oxidation through stimulating NC10 population in ruminal culture. AMB Express. 7(1). 76–76. 33 indexed citations

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Sun, Feifei, Yangchun Cao, Chuanjiang Cai, et al.. (2016). Regulation of Nutritional Metabolism in Transition Dairy Cows: Energy Homeostasis and Health in Response to Post-Ruminal Choline and Methionine. PLoS ONE. 11(8). e0160659–e0160659. 110 indexed citations

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Cao, Yangchun, et al.. (2012). Enzymatic characteristics of crude feruloyl and acetyl esterases of rumen fungus Neocallimastix sp. YAK11 isolated from yak (Bos grunniens). Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition. 97(2). 363–373. 8 indexed citations

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