Yu Cai

5.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
117 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Yu Cai is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yu Cai has authored 117 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 35 papers in Materials Chemistry and 31 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Yu Cai's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (64 papers), Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies (20 papers) and Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis (17 papers). Yu Cai is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (64 papers), Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies (20 papers) and Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis (17 papers). Yu Cai collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and United States. Yu Cai's co-authors include Xiaochen Dong, Wei Han, Wei Zheng, Chuanhui Song, Weili Si, Wei Huang, Chuanchao Tang, Jinjun Shao, Xiaochen Dong and Pingping Liang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Chemical Society Reviews and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Yu Cai

107 papers receiving 4.1k 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.

Optical nano-agents in the second near-infrared window for biomedical applications

2018 522 citations Yu Cai, Xiaochen Dong et al. profile →
Diketopyrrolopyrrole–Triphenylamine Organic Nanoparticles as Multifunctional Reagents for Photoacoustic Imaging-Guided Photodynamic/Photothermal Synergistic Tumor Therapy

2016 382 citations Yu Cai, Xiaochen Dong et al. profile →
Biofilm microenvironment-responsive nanoparticles for the treatment of bacterial infection

2022 150 citations Xiaohong Ruan, Yu Cai et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Yu Cai	2.6k	1.8k	1.1k	760	546	117	4.1k
Yongdoo Choi	2.6k 1.0×	1.9k 1.0×	1.3k 1.2×	874 1.1×	917 1.7×	101	4.6k
Yanjun Zhao	1.9k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	1.4k 1.3×	951 1.3×	1.0k 1.9×	147	4.2k
Yong Sun	1.7k 0.7×	977 0.6×	1.1k 1.0×	400 0.5×	875 1.6×	150	3.9k
Meng Yu	2.6k 1.0×	1.6k 0.9×	1.6k 1.5×	512 0.7×	1.2k 2.2×	100	5.0k
Ye Tian	1.6k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	1.3k 1.2×	424 0.6×	599 1.1×	123	4.1k
Yuxin Guo	2.4k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	1.0k 0.9×	388 0.5×	1.0k 1.8×	81	3.6k
Yang Zhu	1.6k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	967 0.9×	299 0.4×	481 0.9×	109	3.1k
Shibo Wang	2.4k 0.9×	1.5k 0.8×	1.3k 1.2×	782 1.0×	976 1.8×	65	3.8k
Ping‐Shan Lai	1.8k 0.7×	1.5k 0.8×	1.2k 1.1×	677 0.9×	1.1k 2.1×	112	4.4k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ji, Xuan, Yu Cai, Lingxin Chen, et al.. (2025). Two-dimensional cell membrane chromatography guided screening of myocardial protective compounds from Yindan Xinnaotong soft capsule. Chinese Medicine. 20(1). 5–5.

Cai, Yu, K. Lu, Imran Murtaza, et al.. (2025). High-Performance Electrochromic Polymers Enabled by Side-Chain Engineering for Intelligent Windows and Supercapacitors. European Polymer Journal. 228. 113796–113796. 2 indexed citations

Cai, Yu, et al.. (2025). Backbone‐Integrated UV‐Absorbing ECPs: Synergistic UV Shielding and High‐Efficiency Electrochromism for Ultra‐Stable Outdoor ECDs. Advanced Functional Materials. 36(12).

Chen, Zheling, Yu Cai, Kui-Dong Zhao, et al.. (2025). A novel oncolytic poxvirus carrying CD47 nanomabs in the treatment of pancreatic cancer by reshaping the immune microenvironment. Cancer Letters. 632. 217934–217934.

Cai, Yu, Zizheng Tong, Hongyang Li, et al.. (2025). All-in-One Complementary Electrochromism for Ultra-Stable Broadband Smart Windows. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 17(48). 65768–65780.

Chen, Lianqing, et al.. (2025). Dual-defect-driven triple built-in electric fields to facilitate charge rapid separation of ZnIn2S4-Vs/TMC-Vo core-shell S-scheme heterojunction for boosting machine vision-assisted photothermal H2 evolution. Fuel. 397. 135423–135423.

Yao, S. J., et al.. (2024). Recent advances of photoresponsive nanomaterials for diagnosis and treatment of acute kidney injury. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 22(1). 676–676. 6 indexed citations

Gao, Dapeng, et al.. (2024). Memantine alleviates cognitive impairment and hippocampal morphology injury in a mouse model of chronic alcohol exposure. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 243. 173827–173827. 1 indexed citations

Cai, Yu, et al.. (2024). Low drug load, high retention mometasone furoate cream with polyglyceryl − 3 oleate as a chemical enhancer: Formulation development, in vivo and in vitro evaluation and molecular mechanisms. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 659. 124284–124284. 1 indexed citations

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Sun, Peng, Hui Li, Yang Zhang, et al.. (2024). Deep eutectic solvent combined with permeation enhancer strategy to convert tandospirone from oral to transdermal formulations improving drug bioavailability. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 205. 114570–114570.

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He, Yichen, Xue Yang, Tong Ge, et al.. (2024). A novel acceptor–donor–acceptor structured molecule-based nanosystem for tumor mild photothermal therapy. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 670. 762–773. 5 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yining, Zhenfang Li, Yanting Duan, et al.. (2024). Recent advances of photodiagnosis and treatment for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Neoplasia. 60. 101118–101118. 6 indexed citations

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Lu, Xinxin, et al.. (2024). Tumor‐Targeting Multiple Metabolic Regulations for Bursting Antitumor Efficacy of Chemodynamic Therapy. Small. 20(26). e2310248–e2310248. 9 indexed citations

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Chen, Xiaoyi, S. J. Yao, Yichen He, et al.. (2024). Platelet Membrane Coated Cu₉S₈‐SNAP for Targeting NIR‐II Mild Photothermal Enhanced Chemodynamic/Gas Therapy of Triple‐Negative Breast Cancer. Small. 20(35). e2400919–e2400919. 6 indexed citations

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Wang, Leichen, Na Li, Xiaohong Ruan, et al.. (2023). Aza-BODIPY dye with unexpected bromination and high singlet oxygen quantum yield for photoacoustic imaging-guided synergetic photodynamic/photothermal therapy. Chinese Chemical Letters. 35(6). 108974–108974. 19 indexed citations

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Cai, Yu, et al.. (2023). Numerical Simulation and Analysis of Feeding Uniformity of Viscous Miscellaneous Fish Bait Based on EDEM Software. Agriculture. 13(2). 356–356. 12 indexed citations

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Wei, Yahui, et al.. (2023). The role of corneal biomechanics in visual field progression of primary open-angle glaucoma with ocular normotension or hypertension: a prospective longitude study. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 11. 1174419–1174419. 1 indexed citations

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Yao, S. J., Danping Wu, Xiaojuan Hu, et al.. (2023). Platelet membrane-coated bio-nanoparticles of indocyanine green/elamipretide for NIR diagnosis and antioxidant therapy in acute kidney injury. Acta Biomaterialia. 173. 482–494. 28 indexed citations

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Cao, Changyu, Hai Zou, Nan Yang, et al.. (2021). Fe₃O₄/Ag/Bi₂MoO₆ Photoactivatable Nanozyme for Self‐Replenishing and Sustainable Cascaded Nanocatalytic Cancer Therapy. Advanced Materials. 33(52). e2106996–e2106996. 215 indexed citations

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Huang, Qingqing, Tiange Cai, Li Bai, et al.. (2019). State of the art of overcoming efflux transporter mediated multidrug resistance of breast cancer. Translational Cancer Research. 8(1). 319–329. 5 indexed citations

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