Yuchen Cai

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Yuchen Cai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yuchen Cai has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Cancer Research and 8 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yuchen Cai's work include Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (6 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (5 papers) and Beetle Biology and Toxicology Studies (4 papers). Yuchen Cai is often cited by papers focused on Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (6 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (5 papers) and Beetle Biology and Toxicology Studies (4 papers). Yuchen Cai collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and France. Yuchen Cai's co-authors include Huifang Su, Wenqi Jiang, Michelle M. S. Lee, Dong Wang, Ryan T. K. Kwok, Jacky W. Y. Lam, Ben Zhong Tang, Guo‐Gang Shan, Xiaodong Yuan and Yue-Li Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Biomaterials and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Yuchen Cai

48 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Highly Efficient Photosensitizers with Far‐Red/Near‐Infra... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 100 200 300
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. Highly Efficient Photosensitizers with Far‐Red/Near‐Infrared Aggregation‐Induced Emission for In Vitro and In Vivo Cancer Theranostics
    2018 332 citations Dong Wang, Michelle M. S. Lee et al. Advanced Materials profile →

Peers

Yuchen Cai
Zhiwen Yang China
Yuanyuan Zhao China
Xiaojing Zhao China
Yin Shi China
Ganesh Venkatraman India
Boyi Niu China
Yixian Zhou China
Zhijie Zhang China
Peipei Xu China
Zhiwen Yang China
Yuchen Cai
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Countries citing papers authored by Yuchen Cai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yuchen Cai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Yuchen Cai. 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 Yuchen Cai. The network helps show where Yuchen Cai may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yuchen Cai

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

All Works

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Li, Wei, et al.. (2025). Modeling epithelial wound closure dynamics with AI: A comparative study across cell types. Regenerative Therapy. 30. 860–867. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Shangping, Hao Ren, Yuchen Cai, et al.. (2025). Intelligent responsive degradation nanoplatform with aggregation-induced emission for hypoxic tumors multimodal phototheranostics and overcoming PD-L1 resistance. Chemical Engineering Journal. 526. 171050–171050.
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Su, Huifang, Qiuchen Peng, Yong Liu, et al.. (2022). A near-infrared AIE probe and its applications for specific in vitro and in vivo two-photon imaging of lipid droplets. Biomaterials. 288. 121691–121691. 41 indexed citations
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Lu, Min, Shen Wang, Tao Wang, et al.. (2021). Bacteria-specific phototoxic reactions triggered by blue light and phytochemical carvacrol. Science Translational Medicine. 13(575). 71 indexed citations
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Zhu, Jinling, Kunyang Liu, Xinyue Hu, et al.. (2021). The mechanisms of mitochondrial dysfunction and glucose intake decrease induced by Microcystin-LR in ovarian granulosa cells. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 212. 111931–111931. 20 indexed citations
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Jiang, Mengying, Yuchen Cai, Haizhen Wang, et al.. (2020). Exploring the recycling of bioleaching functional bacteria and sulfur substrate using the sulfur-covered biochar particles. Environmental Sciences Europe. 32(1). 5 indexed citations
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Zhu, Mengyan, et al.. (2020). Long non-coding RNAs are associated with Seneca Valley virus infection. Veterinary Microbiology. 246. 108728–108728. 9 indexed citations
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Cai, Yuchen, et al.. (2019). Comprehensive analysis of the ubiquitome in rabies virus-infected brain tissue of Mus musculus. Veterinary Microbiology. 241. 108552–108552. 10 indexed citations
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Jiang, Mengying, Yuchen Cai, Haizhen Wang, et al.. (2019). Feasibility of bioleaching of heavy metals from sediment with indigenous bacteria using agricultural sulfur soil conditioners. The Science of The Total Environment. 703. 134812–134812. 34 indexed citations
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Wang, Dong, Michelle M. S. Lee, Guo‐Gang Shan, et al.. (2018). Highly Efficient Photosensitizers with Far‐Red/Near‐Infrared Aggregation‐Induced Emission for In Vitro and In Vivo Cancer Theranostics. Advanced Materials. 30(39). e1802105–e1802105. 332 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ji, Sen-Lin, Mengyan Zhu, Junyan Zhang, et al.. (2018). Microarray analysis of lncRNA expression in rabies virus infected human neuroblastoma cells. Infection Genetics and Evolution. 67. 88–100. 16 indexed citations
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Yang, Hang, Qing Xia, Yong Zou, et al.. (2015). M410, a combretastatin A4 analogue, disrupts microtubules and inhibits HIF-1α in human breast cancer cells. Oncology Reports. 34(1). 334–340. 5 indexed citations
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Sun, Yue-Li, et al.. (2015). Trichosanthin reduces the viability of SU-DHL-2 cells via the activation of the extrinsic and intrinsic apoptotic pathways. Molecular Medicine Reports. 13(1). 403–411. 11 indexed citations
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Xia, Qing, Yuchen Cai, Roujun Peng, et al.. (2013). The CDK1 inhibitor RO3306 improves the response of BRCA-proficient breast cancer cells to PARP inhibition. International Journal of Oncology. 44(3). 735–744. 49 indexed citations
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Z, Liu, Li Su, Yuchen Cai, et al.. (2012). Manganese superoxide dismutase induces migration and invasion of tongue squamous cell carcinoma via H2O2-dependent Snail signaling. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 53(1). 44–50. 63 indexed citations
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Li, Jinlong, et al.. (2006). Norcantharidin inhibits DNA replication and induces apoptosis with the cleavage of initiation protein Cdc6 in HL-60 cells. Anti-Cancer Drugs. 17(3). 307–314. 36 indexed citations
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Cai, Yuchen, et al.. (2006). Cytotoxicity of cantharidin analogues targeting protein phosphatase 2A. Anti-Cancer Drugs. 17(8). 905–911. 25 indexed citations

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