Yihai Cao

449 total papers · 39.9k total citations
275 papers, 28.3k citations indexed

About

Yihai Cao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yihai Cao has authored 275 papers receiving a total of 28.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 185 papers in Molecular Biology, 89 papers in Cancer Research and 60 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Yihai Cao's work include Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (119 papers), Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (65 papers) and Lymphatic System and Diseases (29 papers). Yihai Cao is often cited by papers focused on Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (119 papers), Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (65 papers) and Lymphatic System and Diseases (29 papers). Yihai Cao collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, China and United States. Yihai Cao's co-authors include Renhai Cao, Ebba Bråkenhielm, Takahiro Seki, Yunlong Yang, Sharon Lim, Kari Alitalo, Luis B. Tovar‐y‐Romo, Kayoko Hosaka, Henrich Cheng and Lasse D. Jensen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Yihai Cao

269 papers receiving 27.8k citations

Hit Papers

Monitoring Drug Target En... 1996 2026 2006 2016 2013 2018 2000 1997 1996 400 800 1.2k
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 benchmark for papers published in the same subfield and year, or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Monitoring Drug Target Engagement in Cells and Tissues Using the Cellular Thermal Shift Assay
    2013 1.5k citations Daniel Martinez Molina, Rozbeh Jafari et al. Science profile →
  2. Novel concept of the smart NIR-light–controlled drug release of black phosphorus nanostructure for cancer therapy
    2018 728 citations Meng Qiu, Dou Wang et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  3. Impaired endochondral ossification and angiogenesis in mice deficient in membrane-type matrix metalloproteinase I
    2000 653 citations Zhongjun Zhou, Suneel Apte et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  4. Proteolytic processing regulates receptor specificity and activity of VEGF-C
    1997 628 citations Vladimir Joukov, Vijay Kumar et al. The EMBO Journal profile →
  5. Spinal Cord Repair in Adult Paraplegic Rats: Partial Restoration of Hind Limb Function
    1996 616 citations Henrich Cheng, Yihai Cao et al. Science profile →
  6. Adiponectin-induced antiangiogenesis and antitumor activity involve caspase-mediated endothelial cell apoptosis
    2004 593 citations Ebba Bråkenhielm, Niina Veitonmäki et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  7. Angiogenic synergism, vascular stability and improvement of hind-limb ischemia by a combination of PDGF-BB and FGF-2
    2003 588 citations Renhai Cao, Ebba Bråkenhielm et al. Nature Medicine profile →
  8. Angiogenesis modulates adipogenesis and obesity
    2007 566 citations Yihai Cao Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  9. Inhibitory PAS domain protein is a negative regulator of hypoxia-inducible gene expression
    2001 524 citations Yuichi Makino, Renhai Cao et al. Nature profile →
  10. Macrophage-targeted nanomedicine for the diagnosis and treatment of atherosclerosis
    2021 362 citations Wei Chen, Maaike Schilperoort et al. Nature Reviews Cardiology profile →
  11. Adipocyte and lipid metabolism in cancer drug resistance
    2019 353 citations Yihai Cao Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  12. The landscape of mRNA nanomedicine
    2022 330 citations Xiangang Huang, Na Kong et al. Nature Medicine profile →
  13. In situ sprayed NIR-responsive, analgesic black phosphorus-based gel for diabetic ulcer treatment
    2020 305 citations Jiang Ouyang, Xiaoyuan Ji et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  14. The impact of VEGF on cancer metastasis and systemic disease
    2022 179 citations Yunlong Yang, Yihai Cao Seminars in Cancer Biology profile →
  15. Targeting angiogenesis in oncology, ophthalmology and beyond
    2023 166 citations Yihai Cao, Róbert Langer et al. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery profile →
  16. Brown-fat-mediated tumour suppression by cold-altered global metabolism
    2022 144 citations Takahiro Seki, Yunlong Yang et al. Nature profile →
  17. Intravesical delivery of KDM6A -mRNA via mucoadhesive nanoparticles inhibits the metastasis of bladder cancer
    2022 127 citations Na Kong, Ruonan Zhang et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Yihai Cao 15.6k 6.8k 6.5k 3.3k 2.8k 275 28.3k
Gou Young Koh 16.5k 1.1× 4.8k 0.7× 3.5k 0.5× 4.7k 1.4× 3.2k 1.1× 274 29.0k
Hong Wu 16.6k 1.1× 7.2k 1.0× 4.5k 0.7× 2.0k 0.6× 3.1k 1.1× 205 26.1k
Michael Detmar 14.6k 0.9× 14.0k 2.0× 4.3k 0.7× 3.2k 1.0× 4.3k 1.5× 292 31.6k
Lena Claesson‐Welsh 22.2k 1.4× 6.9k 1.0× 5.8k 0.9× 1.7k 0.5× 3.5k 1.2× 256 32.2k
Chu‐Xia Deng 31.0k 2.0× 8.9k 1.3× 5.5k 0.8× 5.3k 1.6× 2.7k 1.0× 412 47.1k
Shahin Rafii 21.4k 1.4× 10.8k 1.6× 6.9k 1.1× 1.7k 0.5× 6.1k 2.1× 303 39.0k
Murray Korc 14.7k 0.9× 12.3k 1.8× 5.5k 0.8× 1.4k 0.4× 2.5k 0.9× 370 26.4k
Gerry Melino 22.0k 1.4× 11.0k 1.6× 7.1k 1.1× 2.7k 0.8× 3.5k 1.2× 621 36.7k
Hiroyuki Aburatani 24.3k 1.6× 8.4k 1.2× 7.6k 1.2× 2.0k 0.6× 4.0k 1.4× 531 37.9k
Patrìcia A. D'Amore 17.0k 1.1× 3.6k 0.5× 3.9k 0.6× 1.7k 0.5× 2.5k 0.9× 232 30.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yihai Cao

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