Zhifang Cai

991 total citations · 1 hit paper
6 papers, 479 citations indexed

About

Zhifang Cai is a scholar working on Hepatology, Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhifang Cai has authored 6 papers receiving a total of 479 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Hepatology, 2 papers in Infectious Diseases and 2 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Zhifang Cai's work include Hepatitis C virus research (3 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (2 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (1 paper). Zhifang Cai is often cited by papers focused on Hepatitis C virus research (3 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (2 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (1 paper). Zhifang Cai collaborates with scholars based in China. Zhifang Cai's co-authors include Yafang Li, Lei Chen, Yiyan Song, Lin Yao, Chunhua Yang, Jiawei Li, Fanpu Ji, Hong Deng, Dan Bai and Dong Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Medical Virology, Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research and Infection and Drug Resistance.

In The Last Decade

Zhifang Cai

6 papers receiving 473 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Stability issues of RT‐PCR testing of SARS‐CoV‐2 for hospitalized patients clinically diagnosed with COVID‐19

2020 457 citations Yafang Li, Lin Yao et al. Journal of Medical Virology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhifang Cai China	4	318	175	78	70	56	6	479
Chunhua Yang China	3	335 1.1×	182 1.0×	78 1.0×	79 1.1×	61 1.1×	4	509
Paula Zambrano-Achig Ecuador	5	460 1.4×	168 1.0×	120 1.5×	90 1.3×	52 0.9×	12	670
Neeraj G. Patel United States	4	363 1.1×	112 0.6×	85 1.1×	77 1.1×	34 0.6×	7	535
Lionel Tim‐Ee Cheng Singapore	10	98 0.3×	164 0.9×	77 1.0×	66 0.9×	56 1.0×	31	453
Gamuchirai Tavaziva Canada	4	523 1.6×	177 1.0×	146 1.9×	29 0.4×	73 1.3×	7	706
Lesheng Huang China	5	249 0.8×	270 1.5×	39 0.5×	65 0.9×	17 0.3×	15	461
Menglu Yu China	8	350 1.1×	57 0.3×	65 0.8×	34 0.5×	32 0.6×	23	513
Sakiko Tabata Japan	7	507 1.6×	105 0.6×	174 2.2×	54 0.8×	86 1.5×	8	609
Jianping Dong China	2	214 0.7×	113 0.6×	47 0.6×	31 0.4×	20 0.4×	3	339
Minfei Peng China	8	218 0.7×	76 0.4×	25 0.3×	69 1.0×	37 0.7×	14	367

Countries citing papers authored by Zhifang Cai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhifang Cai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhifang Cai

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhifang Cai. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhifang 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 Zhifang Cai. Zhifang 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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6 of 6 papers shown

1.

Wang, Dong, Litao Zhang, Zhifang Cai, & Yumei Liu. (2023). Diagnosis of Acute Q Fever in a Patient by Using Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing: A Case Report. Infection and Drug Resistance. Volume 16. 1923–1930. 5 indexed citations

2.

Li, Yafang, Lin Yao, Jiawei Li, et al.. (2020). Stability issues of RT‐PCR testing of SARS‐CoV‐2 for hospitalized patients clinically diagnosed with COVID‐19. Journal of Medical Virology. 92(7). 903–908. 457 indexed citations breakdown →

3.

Ji, Fanpu, Rui Zhou, Wenjun Wang, et al.. (2017). High Post-treatment α-Fetoprotein Levels and Aspartate Aminotransferase-to-Platelet Ratio Index Predict Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Hepatitis C Virus Decompensated Cirrhotic Patients with Sustained Virological Response After Antiviral Therapy. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 37(8). 362–368. 9 indexed citations

4.

Ji, Fanpu, Shuangsuo Dang, Zhifang Cai, et al.. (2015). [Antiviral treatment and long-term clinical outcome of decompensated cirrhotic patients with hepatitis C virus infection].. PubMed. 23(9). 647–52. 4 indexed citations

5.

Ji, Fanpu, et al.. (2010). [IgA nephropathy associated with hepatitis C virus infection: a case report].. PubMed. 18(9). 718–9. 3 indexed citations

6.

Ji, Fanpu, et al.. (2010). [Short-term efficacy and safety of standard interferon with a low accelerating dosage regimen in HCV-related decompensated cirrhosis].. PubMed. 18(12). 946–8. 1 indexed citations

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