Yichen Cai

485 total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 331 citations indexed

About

Yichen Cai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Neurology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yichen Cai has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 331 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Neurology and 4 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Yichen Cai's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (5 papers), Gut microbiota and health (4 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (3 papers). Yichen Cai is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (5 papers), Gut microbiota and health (4 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (3 papers). Yichen Cai collaborates with scholars based in China, Saudi Arabia and Singapore. Yichen Cai's co-authors include Junping Zhang, Qiu Chen, Shixin Xu, Zhengdong Zhang, Lu Lian, Yunsha Zhang, Qian Zhou, Pan Liu, Zhaoying Li and Lu Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Frontiers in Immunology, Experimental Neurology and European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Yichen Cai

19 papers receiving 327 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.

Ferroptosis: Mechanisms and role in diabetes mellitus and its complications

2024 71 citations Pan Liu, Zhengdong Zhang et al. Ageing Research Reviews profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yichen Cai China	9	161	89	69	48	45	21	331
Boyang Wei China	12	219 1.4×	74 0.8×	66 1.0×	45 0.9×	56 1.2×	23	403
Yingying Sun China	12	146 0.9×	53 0.6×	72 1.0×	44 0.9×	72 1.6×	27	362
Xiaowei Hu China	10	185 1.1×	144 1.6×	77 1.1×	29 0.6×	58 1.3×	19	434
Tianlin Long China	10	228 1.4×	64 0.7×	88 1.3×	52 1.1×	52 1.2×	15	358
Jin Zhu China	10	234 1.5×	118 1.3×	82 1.2×	40 0.8×	87 1.9×	24	476
Wenzhao Liang China	9	136 0.8×	39 0.4×	38 0.6×	38 0.8×	60 1.3×	23	314
Wenqian Huang China	7	125 0.8×	112 1.3×	50 0.7×	35 0.7×	47 1.0×	14	337
Jiefang Chen China	8	142 0.9×	59 0.7×	47 0.7×	25 0.5×	65 1.4×	12	337
Min Bai China	13	128 0.8×	75 0.8×	29 0.4×	27 0.6×	43 1.0×	30	377

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20 of 20 papers shown

Cai, Yichen, et al.. (2025). Gut Microbiota‐Targeted Polyphenol Interventions: A Novel Paradigm and Synergistic Strategies for Obesity Management. Phytotherapy Research. 39(10). 4913–4933. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Jianhua, et al.. (2025). Wireless Environmental Information Theory: A New Paradigm Toward 6G Online and Proactive Environment Intelligence Communication. Engineering. 56. 186–200. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Qing, Jie Shen, Yichen Cai, et al.. (2025). High-strength conjugated polymer framework membranes for ultrafast and precise separations. Nature Sustainability. 9(2). 271–282.

Cai, Yichen, Hui Yuan, Lina Feng, et al.. (2025). Meningeal lymphatic dysfunction drives cognitive impairment after experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurotherapeutics. 23(1). e00819–e00819.

Huang, Rongjie, et al.. (2025). KDM1A Acts as an Oncogene and Facilitates the Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition Process in Gastric Cancer. Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology. 39(2). e70120–e70120. 2 indexed citations

Zhou, Xiaolan, Rumeng Chen, Yichen Cai, & Qiu Chen. (2024). Fecal Microbiota Transplantation: A Prospective Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity. Volume 17. 647–659. 6 indexed citations

Liu, Pan, Zhengdong Zhang, Yichen Cai, et al.. (2024). Ferroptosis: Mechanisms and role in diabetes mellitus and its complications. Ageing Research Reviews. 94. 102201–102201. 71 indexed citations breakdown →

Cai, Yichen & Qiu Chen. (2024). Resveratrol: A Narrative Review Regarding Its Mechanisms in Mitigating Obesity‐Associated Metabolic Disorders. Phytotherapy Research. 39(2). 999–1019. 1 indexed citations

Cai, Yichen, et al.. (2024). Role of MicroRNA in linking diabetic retinal neurodegeneration and vascular degeneration. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 15. 1412138–1412138. 5 indexed citations

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Liu, Pan, et al.. (2023). Inhibition of the pyroptosis-associated inflammasome pathway: The important potential mechanism of ginsenosides in ameliorating diabetes and its complications. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 253. 115336–115336. 16 indexed citations

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Cai, Yichen, et al.. (2023). Biomarkers of obesity-mediated insulin resistance: focus on microRNAs. Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome. 15(1). 167–167. 9 indexed citations

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Cai, Yichen, et al.. (2023). Probiotics therapy show significant improvement in obesity and neurobehavioral disorders symptoms. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 13. 1178399–1178399. 19 indexed citations

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Sun, Yuqin, Yueqing Chen, Yichen Cai, et al.. (2023). Discovery of CDK signature and CDK5 as potential biomarkers for predicting prognosis and immunotherapeutic response in gastric cancer peritoneal metastases.. PubMed. 13(9). 4087–4100. 2 indexed citations

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Wang, Jing, Lili Wang, Qingjian Wu, et al.. (2023). Interleukin-4 Modulates Neuroinflammation by Inducing Phenotypic Transformation of Microglia Following Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Inflammation. 47(1). 390–403. 8 indexed citations

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Chen, Qian, Yichen Cai, Xiaoyu Zhu, et al.. (2022). Edaravone Dexborneol Treatment Attenuates Neuronal Apoptosis and Improves Neurological Function by Suppressing 4-HNE-Associated Oxidative Stress After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 13. 848529–848529. 28 indexed citations

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Wang, Jing, Yichen Cai, Jingyi Sun, et al.. (2022). Administration of intramuscular AAV-BDNF and intranasal AAV-TrkB promotes neurological recovery via enhancing corticospinal synaptic connections in stroke rats. Experimental Neurology. 359. 114236–114236. 11 indexed citations

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Xia, Yuguo, Ying Tian, Lei Zhang, et al.. (2022). Gut microbiota involved in spermatogenic function of Sancai Lianmei granules in obese mice. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 396(1). 83–97. 4 indexed citations

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Cai, Yichen, et al.. (2021). The “Dialogue” Between Central and Peripheral Immunity After Ischemic Stroke: Focus on Spleen. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 792522–792522. 37 indexed citations

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Lian, Lu, Yunsha Zhang, Lu Liu, et al.. (2021). Neuroinflammation in Ischemic Stroke: Focus on MicroRNA-mediated Polarization of Microglia. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 13. 612439–612439. 57 indexed citations

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Cai, Yichen, Wanying Liu, Lu Lian, et al.. (2020). Stroke treatment: Is exosome therapy superior to stem cell therapy?. Biochimie. 179. 190–204. 51 indexed citations

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