Yixue Cao

6.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
13 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Yixue Cao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yixue Cao has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Cancer Research and 6 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Yixue Cao's work include NF-κB Signaling Pathways (9 papers), Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (5 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (4 papers). Yixue Cao is often cited by papers focused on NF-κB Signaling Pathways (9 papers), Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (5 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (4 papers). Yixue Cao collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Russia. Yixue Cao's co-authors include Michael Karin, Florian R. Greten, Zhiwei Li, Giuseppina Bonizzi, Yinling Hu, Uwe Senftleben, Gertraud Krähn, Shao‐Cong Sun, Gutian Xiao and Yi Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Yixue Cao

13 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

NF-κB in cancer: from innocent bystander to major culprit 2001 2026 2009 2017 2002 2001 2002 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. NF-κB in cancer: from innocent bystander to major culprit
    2002 2.1k citations Michael Karin, Yixue Cao et al. Nature reviews. Cancer profile →
  2. Activation by IKKα of a Second, Evolutionary Conserved, NF-κB Signaling Pathway
    2001 1.1k citations Uwe Senftleben, Yixue Cao et al. Science profile →
  3. The Lymphotoxin-β Receptor Induces Different Patterns of Gene Expression via Two NF-κB Pathways
    2002 769 citations Emmanuel Dejardin, Nathalie Droin et al. Immunity profile →

Peers

Yixue Cao
Patricia C. Cogswell United States
Makio Hayakawa Japan
Bryant G. Darnay United States
Véronique Baud France
Mireille Delhase United States
Steve Gerondakis Australia
Sivakumar Vallabhapurapu United States
Yinling Hu United States
Shigeki Miyamoto United States
Susan R. Pfeffer United States
Patricia C. Cogswell United States
Yixue Cao
Citations per year, relative to Yixue Cao Yixue Cao (= 1×) peers Patricia C. Cogswell

Countries citing papers authored by Yixue Cao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yixue Cao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Yixue Cao. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Yixue Cao. The network helps show where Yixue Cao may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yixue Cao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yixue Cao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yixue 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 Yixue Cao. Yixue Cao is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

13 of 13 papers shown
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Cao, Yixue, Jun‐Li Luo, & Michael Karin. (2007). IκB kinase α kinase activity is required for self-renewal of ErbB2/Her2-transformed mammary tumor-initiating cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(40). 15852–15857. 126 indexed citations
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Ruocco, Maria Grazia, Shin Maeda, Jin Mo Park, et al.. (2005). IκB kinase (IKK)β, but not IKKα, is a critical mediator of osteoclast survival and is required for inflammation-induced bone loss. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 201(10). 1677–1687. 217 indexed citations
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Ohazama, Atsushi, Yinling Hu, Ruth Schmidt‐Ullrich, et al.. (2004). A Dual Role for Ikkα in Tooth Development. Developmental Cell. 6(2). 219–227. 61 indexed citations
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Bonizzi, Giuseppina, Magali Bébien, Dennis C. Otero, et al.. (2004). Activation of IKKα target genes depends on recognition of specific κB binding sites by RelB:p52 dimers. The EMBO Journal. 23(21). 4202–4210. 282 indexed citations
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Cao, Yixue & Michael Karin. (2003). NF-κB in Mammary Gland Development and Breast Cancer. Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia. 8(2). 215–223. 133 indexed citations
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Shillingford, Jonathan M., Keiko Miyoshi, Gertraud W. Robinson, et al.. (2003). Proteotyping of Mammary Tissue from Transgenic and Gene Knockout Mice with Immunohistochemical Markers: a Tool To Define Developmental Lesions. Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry. 51(5). 555–565. 48 indexed citations
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Dejardin, Emmanuel, Nathalie Droin, Mireille Delhase, et al.. (2002). The Lymphotoxin-β Receptor Induces Different Patterns of Gene Expression via Two NF-κB Pathways. Immunity. 17(4). 525–535. 769 indexed citations breakdown →
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Karin, Michael, Yixue Cao, Florian R. Greten, & Zhiwei Li. (2002). NF-κB in cancer: from innocent bystander to major culprit. Nature reviews. Cancer. 2(4). 301–310. 2096 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cao, Yixue, Giuseppina Bonizzi, Tiffany N. Seagroves, et al.. (2001). IKKα Provides an Essential Link between RANK Signaling and Cyclin D1 Expression during Mammary Gland Development. Cell. 107(6). 763–775. 390 indexed citations
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Geng, Fuqiang, Yixue Cao, & Brehon C. Laurent. (2001). Essential Roles of Snf5p in Snf-Swi Chromatin Remodeling In Vivo. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 21(13). 4311–4320. 48 indexed citations
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Senftleben, Uwe, Yixue Cao, Gutian Xiao, et al.. (2001). Activation by IKKα of a Second, Evolutionary Conserved, NF-κB Signaling Pathway. Science. 293(5534). 1495–1499. 1115 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cao, Yixue, Bradley R. Cairns, Roger D. Kornberg, & Brehon C. Laurent. (1997). Sfh1p, a Component of a Novel Chromatin-Remodeling Complex, Is Required for Cell Cycle Progression. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 17(6). 3323–3334. 104 indexed citations
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Chen, Chi, et al.. (1995). The Drosophila Insulin Receptor Contains a Novel Carboxyl-terminal Extension Likely to Play an Important Role in Signal Transduction. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(9). 4236–4243. 79 indexed citations

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