Zhejun Cai

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Zhejun Cai is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Molecular Biology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhejun Cai has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 17 papers in Molecular Biology and 11 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Zhejun Cai's work include Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (8 papers), Aortic aneurysm repair treatments (7 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (5 papers). Zhejun Cai is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (8 papers), Aortic aneurysm repair treatments (7 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (5 papers). Zhejun Cai collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Zhejun Cai's co-authors include Yi Lü, Yidong Wang, Meixiang Xiang, Liangliang Jia, Sheng‐an Su, Jianan Wang, Dao Wen Wang, Jiaqi Wu, Yaping Wang and Yang Jin and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Circulation and Circulation Research.

In The Last Decade

Zhejun Cai

52 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Roles of Inflammatory Cells

2021 159 citations Yi Lü, Zhejun Cai et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhejun Cai China	27	771	468	323	272	259	52	1.9k
Ken‐ichi Aihara Japan	29	813 1.1×	561 1.2×	296 0.9×	453 1.7×	170 0.7×	117	2.8k
Arya Mani United States	29	1.3k 1.7×	528 1.1×	227 0.7×	486 1.8×	232 0.9×	66	2.6k
Jonathan Manning United Kingdom	18	697 0.9×	351 0.8×	252 0.8×	357 1.3×	371 1.4×	28	2.3k
Tomoyuki Yokoyama Japan	24	904 1.2×	887 1.9×	186 0.6×	187 0.7×	191 0.7×	53	2.1k
Jennifer J. Johnston United States	25	1.3k 1.7×	377 0.8×	131 0.4×	189 0.7×	212 0.8×	55	3.1k
Zbigniew Gaciong Poland	19	831 1.1×	324 0.7×	229 0.7×	250 0.9×	125 0.5×	108	1.9k
Leslie A. Lange United States	31	1.2k 1.5×	259 0.6×	274 0.8×	290 1.1×	277 1.1×	87	3.0k
Paolo Comeglio Italy	32	442 0.6×	245 0.5×	536 1.7×	263 1.0×	129 0.5×	96	2.8k
Saranya Ravi United States	20	1.0k 1.3×	214 0.5×	417 1.3×	177 0.7×	333 1.3×	27	2.3k
Marion A.H. Feijge Netherlands	35	723 0.9×	868 1.9×	460 1.4×	428 1.6×	295 1.1×	69	3.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhejun Cai

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Fu, Jiantao, Yidong Wang, Jie Sun, et al.. (2024). Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Deconstructs the Distribution of Immune Cells Within Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in Mice. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 44(9). 1986–2003. 7 indexed citations

Wang, Yidong, Zhenjie Liu, Chunna Jin, et al.. (2024). IRF5 governs macrophage adventitial infiltration to fuel abdominal aortic aneurysm formation. JCI Insight. 9(3). 6 indexed citations

Dong, Nianguo, Yixuan Wang, Ming Liu, et al.. (2022). Endothelial cell-derived tetrahydrobiopterin prevents aortic valve calcification. European Heart Journal. 43(17). 1652–1664. 47 indexed citations

Xu, Li, Zihao Wang, Ying Zhou, et al.. (2022). Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Pathogenesis of Vascular Calcification. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 9. 918056–918056. 16 indexed citations

Yuan, Zhen, et al.. (2021). The Protective Effect of Metformin on Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 12. 721213–721213. 13 indexed citations

Lü, Yi, et al.. (2021). Early Aortic Valve Replacement vs. Conservative Management in Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis Patients With Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Meta-Analysis. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 7. 621149–621149. 8 indexed citations

Chen, Anna, Yidong Wang, Dong Tang, et al.. (2020). Identification and characterization of dynamically regulated hepatitis-related genes in a concanavalin A-induced liver injury model. Aging. 12(22). 23187–23199. 2 indexed citations

Cai, Zhejun, et al.. (2019). Abstract 12300: Sirtuin 1 Prevents Age-associated Aortic Valve Calcification in vivo. Circulation. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Yidong, Liangliang Jia, Yao Xie, et al.. (2019). Involvement of macrophage-derived exosomes in abdominal aortic aneurysms development. Atherosclerosis. 289. 64–72. 60 indexed citations

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Wei, Jia, Daxing Tang, Jin Yang, et al.. (2019). Irf5 deficiency in myeloid cells prevents necrotizing enterocolitis by inhibiting M1 macrophage polarization. Mucosal Immunology. 12(4). 888–896. 36 indexed citations

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Lü, Yi, Yidong Wang, Zexin Chen, et al.. (2019). Association between Metformin Use and Coronary Artery Calcification in Type 2 Diabetic Patients. Journal of Diabetes Research. 2019. 1–8. 17 indexed citations

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Fu, Zurong, Fei Li, Liangliang Jia, et al.. (2018). Histone deacetylase 6 reduction promotes aortic valve calcification via an endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated osteogenic pathway. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 158(2). 408–417.e2. 29 indexed citations

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Su, Sheng‐an, Yang Du, Wei Zhu, et al.. (2016). Interleukin-17A mediates cardiomyocyte apoptosis through Stat3-iNOS pathway. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1863(11). 2784–2794. 36 indexed citations

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Wang, Yidong, et al.. (2016). SIRT3 in cardiovascular diseases: Emerging roles and therapeutic implications. International Journal of Cardiology. 220. 700–705. 37 indexed citations

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Wang, Bo, Zhejun Cai, Baoqing Liu, et al.. (2016). RAGE deficiency alleviates aortic valve calcification in ApoE −/− mice via the inhibition of endoplasmic reticulum stress. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1863(3). 781–792. 31 indexed citations

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Li, Fei, Zhihong Zhao, Zhejun Cai, Nianguo Dong, & Yi Liu. (2014). Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein Promotes Osteoblastic Differentiation of Valvular Interstitial Cells through RAGE/MAPK. Cardiology. 130(1). 55–61. 22 indexed citations

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Sullivan, Jennifer C., Traci Goodchild, Zhejun Cai, David M. Pollock, & Jennifer S. Pollock. (2007). Endothelin_A(ET_A) and ET_Breceptor‐mediated regulation of nitric oxide synthase 1 (NOS1) and NOS3 isoforms in the renal inner medulla. Acta Physiologica. 191(4). 329–336. 25 indexed citations

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Cai, Zhejun, Haining Zhong, Marta Bosch‐Marcé, et al.. (2007). Complete loss of ischaemic preconditioning-induced cardioprotection in mice with partial deficiency of HIF-1 . Cardiovascular Research. 77(3). 463–470. 203 indexed citations

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Tang, Yuan Yan, Tony P. George, Pan Mao, Zhejun Cai, & Qun Chen. (2005). Cigarette smoking in Chinese male inpatients with schizophrenia: A cross-sectional analysis. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 41(1-2). 43–48. 33 indexed citations

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Xiao, Rong, et al.. (2000). The expression kinetics of myogenin in facial muscle denervation.. PubMed. 3(1). 7–11. 3 indexed citations

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