Run Cai

4.0k citations
65 papers · 3.1k · 1 hit paper · h-index 23

Impact in

  • Horticulture top 0.1%
    • Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy
  • Plant Science top 0.5%
    • Plant Molecular Biology Research
    • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
    • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance

Papers in

  • Plant Science 51
    • Plant Molecular Biology Research 19
    • Plant Virus Research Studies 8
    • Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies 7
    • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity 4
  • Genetics 25
    • Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research 22
Co-authors
Jian‐Min Zhou (3 shared papers)Huamin Chen (3 shared papers)Huiqiong Lin (2 shared papers)Xiaoyan Tang (2 shared papers)Yan Zou (1 shared paper)Yujing Wang (1 shared paper)Yulei Shang (1 shared paper)Junsong Pan (41 shared papers)
Journals
Theoretical and Applied Genetics (6 papers)Frontiers in Plant Science (3 papers)Progress in Natural Science Materials International (3 papers)Genes (3 papers)The Plant Cell (3 papers)
Partner nations
ChinaUnited StatesSouth Africa

In The Last Decade

Run Cai

65 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Run Cai's Hit Papers

Firefly Luciferase Complementation Imaging Assay for Protein-Protein Interactions in Plants 2007 · 1.2k citations
1.2k0+6+12Years since publication2505007501000
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

  • it has ≥500 total citations;
  • it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
  • it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.
  1. 2007 PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

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Run Cai
Comparison fields: 5 of 97
  • Horticulture 476
  • Plant Science 2.5k
  • Genetics 807
  • Molecular Biology 1.4k
  • Agronomy and Crop Science 78
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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Run Cai, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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Firefly Luciferase Complementation Imaging Assay for Protein-Protein Interactions in Plants
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Huamin Chen, Yan Zou, Yulei Shang, Huiqiong Lin, Yujing Wang, Run Cai, Xiaoyan Tang, Jian‐Min Zhou
Hit paper breakdown →		20071159
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ETHYLENE INSENSITIVE3 and ETHYLENE INSENSITIVE3-LIKE1 Repress SALICYLIC ACID INDUCTION DEFICIENT2 Expression to Negatively Regulate Plant Innate Immunity in Arabidopsis  
The Plant Cell ·Huamin Chen, Li Xue, Satya Chintamanani, Hugo Germain, Huiqiong Lin, Haitao Cui, Run Cai, Jianru Zuo, Xiaoyan Tang, Xin Li, Hongwei Guo, Jian‐Min Zhou
2009265
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Molecular Isolation of the M Gene Suggests That a Conserved-Residue Conversion Induces the Formation of Bisexual Flowers in Cucumber Plants
Genetics ·Zheng Li, Sanwen Huang, Shiqiang Liu, Junsong Pan, Zhonghua Zhang, Qianyi Tao, Qiuxiang Shi, Zhiqi Jia, Weiwei Zhang, Huiming Chen, SI Long-ting, Li Zhu, Run Cai
2009129
4
Genome-Wide Mapping of Structural Variations Reveals a Copy Number Variant That Determines Reproductive Morphology in Cucumber
The Plant Cell ·Zhonghua Zhang, Linyong Mao, Huiming Chen, Fengjiao Bu, Guangcun Li, Jinjing Sun, Shuai Li, Honghe Sun, Chen Jiao, Rachel Blakely, Junsong Pan, Run Cai, Ruibang Luo, Yves Van de Peer, E. Jacobsen, Zhangjun Fei, Sanwen Huang
2015105
5
Genetic mapping and QTL analysis of fruit and flower related traits in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) using recombinant inbred lines
Euphytica ·Xiaojun Yuan, Junsong Pan, Run Cai, Yuan Guan, L. Z. Liu, W. W. Zhang, Zhe Li, Hongli He, Chenrui Zhang, L. T., Li Zhu
200895
6
QTL mapping of maize (Zea mays) stay‐green traits and their relationship to yield
Plant Breeding ·Hongjian Zheng, A Z Wu, Canguang Zheng, Y. F. Wang, Run Cai, Xiaoli Shen, Ruibin Xu, P. Liu, Lingrang Kong, Shuting Dong
200880
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Loss-of-Function Mutations in CsMLO1 Confer Durable Powdery Mildew Resistance in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)
Frontiers in Plant Science ·Jingtao Nie, Yunli Wang, Huanle He, Chunli Guo, Wenying Zhu, Jian Pan, Dandan Li, Hongli Lian, Junsong Pan, Run Cai
201577
8
Tuberculate fruit gene Tu encodes a C2H2 zinc finger protein that is required for the warty fruit phenotype in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)
The Plant Journal ·Xuqin Yang, Weiwei Zhang, Huanle He, Jingtao Nie, Beibei Bie, Junlong Zhao, Guoliang Ren, Yue Li, Dabing Zhang, Junsong Pan, Run Cai
201477
9
Construction of a high density integrated genetic map for cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)
Theoretical and Applied Genetics ·Weiwei Zhang, Junsong Pan, Huanle He, Chi Zhang, Zheng Li, Junlong Zhao, Xiaojun Yuan, Li Zhu, Sanwen Huang, Run Cai
201172
10
A putative positive feedback regulation mechanism in CsACS2 expression suggests a modified model for sex determination in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)
Journal of Experimental Botany ·Zheng Li, Shu Wang, Qianyi Tao, Junsong Pan, SI Long-ting, Zhen‐Hui Gong, Run Cai
201271
11
Identification and mapping of molecular markers linked to the tuberculate fruit gene in the cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)
Theoretical and Applied Genetics ·Weiwei Zhang, Huanle He, Yuan Guan, Hui Du, Lihua Yuan, Zheng Li, Yao DanQing, Junsong Pan, Run Cai
200969
12
A Mutation in CsYL2.1 Encoding a Plastid Isoform of Triose Phosphate Isomerase Leads to Yellow Leaf 2.1 (yl2.1) in Cucumber (Cucumis Sativus L.)
International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·Liang-Rong Xiong, Hui Du, Keyan Zhang, Duo Lv, Huanle He, Junsong Pan, Run Cai, Gang Wang
202064
13
A High-Density Genetic Linkage Map for Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.): Based on Specific Length Amplified Fragment (SLAF) Sequencing and QTL Analysis of Fruit Traits in Cucumber
Frontiers in Plant Science ·Wenying Zhu, Long Huang, Long Chen, Jiantao Yang, Jiani Wu, Mei-Ling Qu, Yao DanQing, Chunli Guo, Hongli Lian, Huanle He, Junsong Pan, Run Cai
201662
14
Genetic linkage map construction and location of QTLs for fruit‐related traits in cucumber
Plant Breeding ·Xiao Jun Yuan, X. Z. Li, Junsong Pan, Gang Wang, Su Jiang, Xiaoxiao Li, Si Li Deng, Huan He, M. X., Lai Li, A Z Wu, Li Zhu, Run Cai
200755
15
Identification and fine mapping of pm5.1: a recessive gene for powdery mildew resistance in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)
Molecular Breeding ·Jingtao Nie, Huanle He, Jialin Peng, Xuqin Yang, Beibei Bie, Junlong Zhao, Yunli Wang, SI Long-ting, Junsong Pan, Run Cai
201553
16
Gain-of-function of the 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase geneACS1Ginduces female flower development in cucumber gynoecy
The Plant Cell ·Huimin Zhang, Shuai Li, Li Yang, Guanghua Cai, Huiming Chen, Dongli Gao, Tao Lin, Qingzhi Cui, Donghui Wang, Zheng Li, Run Cai, Shu‐Nong Bai, William J. Lucas, Sanwen Huang, Zhonghua Zhang, Jinjing Sun
202043
17
Genetic Diversity and Molecular Evolution of Chinese Waxy Maize Germplasm
PLoS ONE ·Hongjian Zheng, Hui Wang, Hua Yang, Jinhong Wu, Biao Shi, Run Cai, Yunbi Xu, Aizhong Wu, Lijun Luo
201342
18
Characterizations of a Hypomorphic Argonaute1 Mutant Reveal Novel AGO1 Functions in Arabidopsis Lateral Organ Development
Plant Molecular Biology ·Li Yang, Weihua Huang, Hua Wang, Run Cai, Yuquan Xu, Hai Huang
200641
19
Differential Gene Expression Caused by the F and M Loci Provides Insight Into Ethylene-Mediated Female Flower Differentiation in Cucumber
Frontiers in Plant Science ·Jian Pan, Gang Wang, Haifan Wen, Hui Du, Hongli Lian, Huanle He, Junsong Pan, Run Cai
201830
20
Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of the TCP Gene Family in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) and Their Transcriptional Responses to Different Treatments
Genes ·Haifan Wen, Yue Chen, Hui Du, Leyu Zhang, Keyan Zhang, Huanle He, Junsong Pan, Run Cai, Gang Wang
202028

About Run Cai

Run Cai is a scholar working on Plant Science, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Horticulture and Mechanical Engineering, having authored 65 papers that have together received 3.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research (22 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (19 papers), Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy (19 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (10 papers), Plant Virus Research Studies (8 papers), Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies (7 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (5 papers) and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Horticulture (476 citations), Plant Science (2.5k citations), Genetics (807 citations), Molecular Biology (1.4k citations) and Agronomy and Crop Science (78 citations). Run Cai has collaborated with scholars based in China, United States and South Africa. Frequent co-authors include Jian‐Min Zhou, Huamin Chen, Huiqiong Lin, Xiaoyan Tang, Yan Zou, Yujing Wang, Yulei Shang, Junsong Pan, Huanle He and Zheng Li. Their work appears in journals such as Theoretical and Applied Genetics, Frontiers in Plant Science, Progress in Natural Science Materials International, Genes and The Plant Cell.

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