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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 128 253 233 3 3 525 58099
Medicine 129 2587 2414 18 16 544 64521

Xuetao Cao publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Xuetao Cao between 1994 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Xuetao Cao published across 33 years, from 1994 to 2026, averaging 20.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 52 publications in 2023. 37 of the 684 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 52. Peak 52 publications in 2023. 1994: 1 publication 1995: 9 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 18 publications 1998: 24 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 25 publications 2002: 15 publications 2003: 18 publications 2004: 26 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 20 publications 2008: 25 publications 2009: 22 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 24 publications 2012: 24 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 27 publications 2015: 23 publications 2016: 30 publications 2017: 34 publications 2018: 20 publications 2019: 27 publications 2020: 29 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 20 publications 2023: 52 publications 2024: 23 publications 2025: 36 publications 2026: 1 publication
1994 2026

684 publications in total across all disciplines

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Xuetao Cao: publications per year, 1994 to 2026
Year Publications
1994 1
1995 9
1996 10
1997 18
1998 24
1999 9
2000 11
2001 25
2002 15
2003 18
2004 26
2005 15
2006 15
2007 20
2008 25
2009 22
2010 19
2011 24
2012 24
2013 19
2014 27
2015 23
2016 30
2017 34
2018 20
2019 27
2020 29
2021 13
2022 20
2023 52
2024 23
2025 36
2026 1
Total 684
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Xuetao Cao publications per year - data summary

  • Xuetao Cao, a Immunology scholar from Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, has 684 publications recorded across 33 years, from 1994 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1994 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2023, with 52 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1994 and 2026, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 20.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 20.7 per year counting only the 33 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 132 publications, 19% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1994-2004: 166 publications (15.1 per year); 2005-2015: 233 publications (21.2 per year); 2016-2026: 285 publications (25.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Xuetao Cao publication distribution in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Immunology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Xuetao Cao sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 76 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 62–71 to 807+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 152–161 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 522–531 publications, is where this scientist sits. 62–71 publications: 9 scientists 72–81 publications: 23 scientists 82–91 publications: 40 scientists 92–101 publications: 72 scientists 102–111 publications: 86 scientists 112–121 publications: 108 scientists 122–131 publications: 150 scientists 132–141 publications: 160 scientists 142–151 publications: 159 scientists 152–161 publications: 189 scientists 162–171 publications: 166 scientists 172–181 publications: 181 scientists 182–191 publications: 188 scientists 192–201 publications: 187 scientists 202–211 publications: 178 scientists 212–221 publications: 158 scientists 222–231 publications: 168 scientists 232–241 publications: 159 scientists 242–251 publications: 160 scientists 252–261 publications: 148 scientists 262–271 publications: 116 scientists 272–281 publications: 125 scientists 282–291 publications: 115 scientists 292–301 publications: 111 scientists 302–311 publications: 95 scientists 312–321 publications: 97 scientists 322–331 publications: 97 scientists 332–341 publications: 99 scientists 342–351 publications: 96 scientists 352–361 publications: 69 scientists 362–371 publications: 76 scientists 372–381 publications: 71 scientists 382–391 publications: 71 scientists 392–401 publications: 62 scientists 402–411 publications: 54 scientists 412–421 publications: 41 scientists 422–431 publications: 63 scientists 432–441 publications: 53 scientists 442–451 publications: 31 scientists 452–461 publications: 42 scientists 462–471 publications: 40 scientists 472–481 publications: 29 scientists 482–491 publications: 34 scientists 492–501 publications: 30 scientists 502–511 publications: 23 scientists 512–521 publications: 41 scientists 522–531 publications: 29 scientists 532–541 publications: 28 scientists 542–551 publications: 16 scientists 552–561 publications: 18 scientists 562–571 publications: 18 scientists 572–581 publications: 17 scientists 582–591 publications: 17 scientists 592–601 publications: 17 scientists 602–611 publications: 19 scientists 612–621 publications: 13 scientists 622–631 publications: 12 scientists 632–641 publications: 11 scientists 642–651 publications: 16 scientists 652–661 publications: 9 scientists 662–671 publications: 5 scientists 672–681 publications: 13 scientists 682–691 publications: 12 scientists 692–701 publications: 6 scientists 702–711 publications: 6 scientists 712–721 publications: 9 scientists 722–731 publications: 9 scientists 732–741 publications: 6 scientists 742–751 publications: 11 scientists 752–761 publications: 10 scientists 762–771 publications: 7 scientists 772–781 publications: 12 scientists 782–791 publications: 7 scientists 792–801 publications: 5 scientists 802–806 publications: 1 scientist 807+ publications: 100 scientists
62–71 publications 807+

This scientist: 525 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.

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Number of Immunology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
62–71 9
72–81 23
82–91 40
92–101 72
102–111 86
112–121 108
122–131 150
132–141 160
142–151 159
152–161 189
162–171 166
172–181 181
182–191 188
192–201 187
202–211 178
212–221 158
222–231 168
232–241 159
242–251 160
252–261 148
262–271 116
272–281 125
282–291 115
292–301 111
302–311 95
312–321 97
322–331 97
332–341 99
342–351 96
352–361 69
362–371 76
372–381 71
382–391 71
392–401 62
402–411 54
412–421 41
422–431 63
432–441 53
442–451 31
452–461 42
462–471 40
472–481 29
482–491 34
492–501 30
502–511 23
512–521 41
522–531 29 525
532–541 28
542–551 16
552–561 18
562–571 18
572–581 17
582–591 17
592–601 17
602–611 19
612–621 13
622–631 12
632–641 11
642–651 16
652–661 9
662–671 5
672–681 13
682–691 12
692–701 6
702–711 6
712–721 9
722–731 9
732–741 6
742–751 11
752–761 10
762–771 7
772–781 12
782–791 7
792–801 5
802–806 1
807+ 100
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Xuetao Cao publication distribution in Immunology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 4,929 Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 76 ranges running from 62–71 to 807+ publications.
  • Xuetao Cao, a Immunology scholar from Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, records 525 publications - the 91st percentile of the discipline.
  • 91% of ranked Immunology scientists score the same or lower than Xuetao Cao, and about 9% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 242–251 publications range, and Xuetao Cao ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 152–161 publications, holding 189 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 52% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 242–251 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 807 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Xuetao Cao D-index placement in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Xuetao Cao sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 60 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 157+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 201. Most scientists, 201, have 58–59 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 128–129 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 28 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 91 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 157 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 192 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 175 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 188 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 177 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 155 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 194 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 201 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 197 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 201 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 173 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 167 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 172 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 199 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 184 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 133 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 163 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 121 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 125 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 121 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 102 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 96 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 75 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 74 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 66 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 68 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 60 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 54 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 36 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 23 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 52 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 41 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 34 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 25 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 28 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 11 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 20 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 19 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 20 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 17 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 14 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 15 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 9 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 11 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 9 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 7 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 7 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 5 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156 D-Index: 6 scientists 157+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 128 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Immunology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 28
42–43 91
44–45 157
46–47 192
48–49 175
50–51 188
52–53 177
54–55 155
56–57 194
58–59 201
60–61 197
62–63 201
64–65 173
66–67 167
68–69 172
70–71 199
72–73 184
74–75 133
76–77 163
78–79 127
80–81 121
82–83 125
84–85 121
86–87 102
88–89 96
90–91 75
92–93 72
94–95 74
96–97 66
98–99 68
100–101 49
102–103 60
104–105 54
106–107 36
108–109 23
110–111 52
112–113 41
114–115 34
116–117 25
118–119 28
120–121 11
122–123 20
124–125 27
126–127 19
128–129 20 128
130–131 16
132–133 17
134–135 14
136–137 15
138–139 9
140–141 11
142–143 9
144–145 9
146–147 7
148–149 7
150–151 7
152–153 5
154–155 8
156 6
157+ 96
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Xuetao Cao D-index placement in Immunology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 4,929 Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 60 ranges running from 40–41 to 157+ D-Index.
  • Xuetao Cao, a Immunology scholar from Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, records 128 D-Index - the 95th percentile of the discipline.
  • 95% of ranked Immunology scientists score the same or lower than Xuetao Cao, and about 5% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 68–69 D-Index range, and Xuetao Cao ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 58–59 D-Index, holding 201 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 50% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 68–69 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more, 96 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Immunology in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Immunology in China Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Immunology in China Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Immunology in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Medicine in China Leader Award
  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Xuetao Cao is affiliated with Nankai University in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, immunology, microbiology, and medicine. Their research spans multiple subfields including immunology, molecular biology, cancer research, oncology, and infectious diseases.

The scientist's work has covered key topics such as interferon and immune responses, immune cell function and interaction, immune response and inflammation, immunotherapy and immune responses, cancer-related molecular mechanisms, RNA modifications and cancer, and the role of immune cells in cancer.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Xuetao Cao include:

  • Bingjing Wang
  • Taoyong Chen
  • Yangyang Chai
  • Yizhi Yu
  • Xuan Zhang

Major venues for publication include:

  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy
  • Cancer Communications
  • Trends in Immunology
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Among the recent papers authored or coauthored by Xuetao Cao are:

  • "COVID-19: immunopathology and its implications for therapy" (2020), published in Nature Reviews. Immunology
  • "Dendritic cell migration in inflammation and immunity" (2021), published in Cellular and Molecular Immunology
  • "Oral berberine improves brain dopa/dopamine levels to ameliorate Parkinson's disease by regulating gut microbiota" (2021), published in Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy
  • "Increased glucose metabolism in TAMs fuels O-GlcNAcylation of lysosomal Cathepsin B to promote cancer metastasis and chemoresistance" (2022), published in Cancer Cell
  • "Epigenetic Remodeling in Innate Immunity and Inflammation" (2021), published in Annual Review of Immunology

Xuetao Cao's research often intersects with cancer biology and immunology, with multiple publications focusing on cancer-related molecular mechanisms and immune system interactions with cancer cells.

In recognition of their scientific contributions, Xuetao Cao was named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2018.

Best Publications

  • The ALICE experiment at the CERN LHC

    K. Aamodt;A. Abrahantes Quintana;R. Achenbach;S. Acounis

  • Correction: Corrigendum: The Serum Profile of Hypercytokinemia Factors Identified in H7N9-Infected Patients can Predict Fatal Outcomes

    Jing Guo;Fengming Huang;Jun Liu;Yu Chen

  • Characteristics and Significance of the Pre-metastatic Niche

    Yang Liu;Xuetao Cao;Xuetao Cao

  • Circular RNA circMTO1 acts as the sponge of microRNA-9 to suppress hepatocellular carcinoma progression.

    Dan Han;Jiangxue Li;Huamin Wang;Xiaoping Su

  • The STAT3-binding long noncoding RNA lnc-DC controls human dendritic cell differentiation.

    Pin Wang;Yiquan Xue;Yanmei Han;Li Lin

  • Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies

    Andrea Cossarizza;Hyun Dong Chang;Andreas Radbruch;Mübeccel Akdis

  • Cancer-Expanded Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells Induce Anergy of NK Cells through Membrane-Bound TGF-β1

    Hequan Li;Yanmei Han;Qiuli Guo;Minggang Zhang

  • ALICE: Physics Performance Report, Volume II

    P. Cortese;G. Dellacasa;L. Ramello;M. Sitta

  • MicroRNA-146a Feedback Inhibits RIG-I-Dependent Type I IFN Production in Macrophages by Targeting TRAF6, IRAK1, and IRAK2

    Jin Hou;Pin Wang;Li Lin;Xingguang Liu

  • Identification of miRNomes in Human Liver and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Reveals miR-199a/b-3p as Therapeutic Target for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    Jin Hou;Li Lin;Weiping Zhou;Zhengxin Wang

  • Tet2 is required to resolve inflammation by recruiting Hdac2 to specifically repress IL-6.

    Qian Zhang;Kai Zhao;Qicong Shen;Yanmei Han

  • The microRNA miR-29 controls innate and adaptive immune responses to intracellular bacterial infection by targeting interferon-γ.

    Feng Ma;Feng Ma;Sheng Xu;Xingguang Liu;Qian Zhang

  • Self-regulation and cross-regulation of pattern-recognition receptor signalling in health and disease

    Xuetao Cao;Xuetao Cao

  • Post-Translational Modification Control of Innate Immunity

    Juan Liu;Cheng Qian;Xuetao Cao;Xuetao Cao

  • Tumor Exosomal RNAs Promote Lung Pre-metastatic Niche Formation by Activating Alveolar Epithelial TLR3 to Recruit Neutrophils.

    Yanfang Liu;Yan Gu;Yanmei Han;Qian Zhang

  • Integrin CD11b negatively regulates TLR-triggered inflammatory responses by activating Syk and promoting degradation of MyD88 and TRIF via Cbl-b

    Chaofeng Han;Jing Jin;Sheng Xu;Haibo Liu

  • B cells inhibit induction of T cell-dependent tumor immunity.

    Zhihai Qin;Günther Richter;Thomas Schüler;Sabrina Ibe

  • Inducible microRNA-155 Feedback Promotes Type I IFN Signaling in Antiviral Innate Immunity by Targeting Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 1

    Pin Wang;Jin Hou;Li Lin;Chunmei Wang

  • The cytosolic nucleic acid sensor LRRFIP1 mediates the production of type I interferon via a beta-catenin-dependent pathway.

    Pengyuan Yang;Huazhang An;Xingguang Liu;Mingyue Wen

  • Mettl3-mediated mRNA m 6 A methylation promotes dendritic cell activation.

    Huamin Wang;Xiang Hu;Xiang Hu;Xiang Hu;Mingyan Huang;Juan Liu

  • Splenic stroma drives mature dendritic cells to differentiate into regulatory dendritic cells

    Minghui Zhang;Hua Tang;Zhenhong Guo;Huazhang An

Frequent Co-Authors

Jianli Wang
Jianli Wang Zhejiang University
Liwei Lu
Liwei Lu University of Hong Kong
Hai Yu
Hai Yu University of California, Davis
Yang Liu
Yang Liu University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Xiaoping Su
Xiaoping Su The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Zhihai Qin
Zhihai Qin Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hirofumi Hamada
Hirofumi Hamada Sapporo Medical University
Zhigang Tian
Zhigang Tian University of Science and Technology of China
George F. Gao
George F. Gao Chinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention
Shengjun Wang
Shengjun Wang Jiangsu University

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