Yu Cai

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 825 citations indexed

About

Yu Cai is a scholar working on Surgery, Molecular Biology and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yu Cai has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 825 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Surgery, 6 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in Yu Cai's work include Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (5 papers), Bioactive Natural Diterpenoids Research (3 papers) and Shoulder Injury and Treatment (3 papers). Yu Cai is often cited by papers focused on Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (5 papers), Bioactive Natural Diterpenoids Research (3 papers) and Shoulder Injury and Treatment (3 papers). Yu Cai collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and Germany. Yu Cai's co-authors include Pengfei Zhu, J. Phillipson, Bokai Liao, Zhengchao Wang, Margaret Roberts, Meinhart H. Zenk, Yuri Gleba, Zhenxing Sun, F.J. Evans and Mingxing Xie and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Chemical Engineering Journal and Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

In The Last Decade

Yu Cai

24 papers receiving 807 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.

Prognostic Value of Right Ventricular Longitudinal Strain in Patients With COVID-19

2020 295 citations Yuman Li, He Li et al. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yu Cai China	13	212	197	195	136	131	27	825
Tianjing Liu China	19	328 1.5×	173 0.9×	49 0.3×	45 0.3×	258 2.0×	57	1.5k
Venugopal Lalitha India	15	155 0.7×	72 0.4×	114 0.6×	68 0.5×	211 1.6×	41	821
Weiwei Lu China	21	337 1.6×	162 0.8×	75 0.4×	64 0.5×	123 0.9×	59	1.1k
Weiwei Jiang China	20	227 1.1×	162 0.8×	102 0.5×	121 0.9×	305 2.3×	117	1.2k
Chen‐Yuan Chiu Taiwan	20	347 1.6×	81 0.4×	32 0.2×	29 0.2×	236 1.8×	43	1.3k
Kiyoshi Tanaka Japan	17	305 1.4×	125 0.6×	49 0.3×	16 0.1×	332 2.5×	74	1.0k
Hossein Arefanian Kuwait	18	287 1.4×	44 0.2×	66 0.3×	23 0.2×	214 1.6×	42	1.0k
Yeo Hyang Kim South Korea	12	158 0.7×	35 0.2×	142 0.7×	10 0.1×	200 1.5×	79	781
Meng Peng China	18	240 1.1×	13 0.1×	174 0.9×	52 0.4×	159 1.2×	75	1.0k
Chun Wang China	14	107 0.5×	101 0.5×	211 1.1×	36 0.3×	97 0.7×	50	565

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20 of 20 papers shown

Cai, Yu, et al.. (2025). Inverse association between dietary flavonoid intake and nocturia in middle-aged and older adults from NHANES 2007–2010. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 4423–4423.

Wang, Zhengchao, et al.. (2025). PDGF-BB inhibits F-actin formation and chondrocyte dedifferentiation in osteoarthritis via oxygen-dependent HIF-1α/SCIN regulation and RhoA/ROCK signaling inhibition. European Journal of Pharmacology. 1007. 178280–178280.

Wang, Zhengchao, et al.. (2025). Sodium Hyaluronate‐ PDGF Repairs Cartilage and Subchondral Bone Microenvironment via HIF ‐1α‐ VEGF ‐Notch and SDF ‐1‐ CXCR4 Inhibition in Osteoarthritis. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 29(7). e70515–e70515. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Yan, Guoliang Liu, Guoxue Li, et al.. (2024). Dicyandiamide addition delay nitrous oxide emission and shift its production pathway from denitrification to incomplete nitrification in maturation phase of composting. Chemical Engineering Journal. 495. 153225–153225. 10 indexed citations

Wang, Zhengchao, Pengfei Zhu, Bokai Liao, Hongbo You, & Yu Cai. (2023). Effects and action mechanisms of individual cytokines contained in PRP on osteoarthritis. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research. 18(1). 713–713. 29 indexed citations

Sun, Zhenxing, Yu Cai, Yujia Yang, et al.. (2023). Early left ventricular systolic function is a more sensitive predictor of adverse events after heart transplant. International Journal of Cardiology. 398. 131620–131620.

Zhu, Pengfei, Zhengchao Wang, Hongmei Li, & Yu Cai. (2022). Platelet-Rich Plasma Injection in Non-Operative Treatment of Partial-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 54. jrm00312–jrm00312. 11 indexed citations

Cai, Yu, Zhengchao Wang, Bokai Liao, Zhenxing Sun, & Pengfei Zhu. (2022). Anti-inflammatory and Chondroprotective Effects of Platelet-derived Growth Factor-BB on Osteoarthritis Rat Models. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 78(1). 51–59. 17 indexed citations

Zhang, Yanting, Wei Sun, Chun Wu, et al.. (2021). Prognostic Value of Right Ventricular Ejection Fraction Assessed by 3D Echocardiography in COVID-19 Patients. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 8. 641088–641088. 20 indexed citations

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Zhu, Pengfei, et al.. (2021). Pulmonary Rehabilitation Accelerates the Recovery of Pulmonary Function in Patients With COVID-19. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 8. 691609–691609. 10 indexed citations

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Cai, Yu, et al.. (2021). The pharmacological mechanism of Huashi Baidu Formula for the treatment of COVID-19 by combined network pharmacology and molecular docking. Annals of Palliative Medicine. 10(4). 3864–3895. 27 indexed citations

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Xu, Shuang, Jehane Michael Le Grange, He Huang, et al.. (2021). Left-sided vagus nerve stimulation improves cardiopulmonary resuscitation outcomes in rats as effectively as right-sided vagus nerve stimulation. World Journal of Emergency Medicine. 12(4). 309–309. 5 indexed citations

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Zhu, Pengfei, Zhengchao Wang, Zhenxing Sun, Bokai Liao, & Yu Cai. (2021). Recombinant platelet‐derived growth factor‐BB alleviates osteoarthritis in a rat model by decreasing chondrocyte apoptosis in vitro and in vivo. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 25(15). 7472–7484. 22 indexed citations

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Liang, Huiting, Bo Wang, Qing Li, et al.. (2020). Clinical and pathological features in adult-onset NIID patients with cortical enhancement. Journal of Neurology. 267(11). 3187–3198. 43 indexed citations

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Li, Yuman, He Li, Shuangshuang Zhu, et al.. (2020). Prognostic Value of Right Ventricular Longitudinal Strain in Patients With COVID-19. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging. 13(11). 2287–2299. 295 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Zhengchao, Hongmei Li, Ming‐Hao Dong, Pengfei Zhu, & Yu Cai. (2019). The anticancer effects and mechanisms of fucoxanthin combined with other drugs. Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology. 145(2). 293–301. 27 indexed citations

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Sun, Zhi‐Jun, Yu Cai, Yi‐Fang Zhao, et al.. (2009). Epithelioid angiomatous nodule of head and neck. Pathology - Research and Practice. 205(11). 753–757. 7 indexed citations

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Cai, Yu, et al.. (1994). High performance liquid chromatographic and proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic methods for quality evaluation of Paeonia roots. Phytochemical Analysis. 5(4). 183–189. 5 indexed citations

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Yu, Heshui, Colin W. Wright, Yu Cai, et al.. (1994). Antiprotozoal activities of Centipeda minima. Phytotherapy Research. 8(7). 436–438. 20 indexed citations

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Cai, Yu, F.J. Evans, Margaret Roberts, et al.. (1991). Polyphenolic compounds from Croton lechleri. Phytochemistry. 30(6). 2033–2040. 120 indexed citations

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