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Zhengwei Cai publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

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

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 74 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Zhengwei Cai D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

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

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

Zhengwei Cai is affiliated with the University of Mississippi Medical Center in the United States. Their research portfolio spans multiple fields, primarily Medicine and Engineering, with a significant focus on Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials.

The scientist's work covers a variety of interdisciplinary topics, including:

  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
  • Wound Healing and Treatments
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques

Throughout their career, Zhengwei Cai has coauthored extensively with several frequent collaborators. These include Wenguo Cui with 68 joint works, Lianfu Deng with 15, Bo Tang with 14, Jieliang Shen with 11, and Zixiao Li with 10 publications.

They have published numerous papers in prominent scientific journals. The most frequent publication venues for their research are:

  • Advanced Functional Materials (15 publications)
  • Advanced Science (8 publications)
  • Chemical Engineering Journal (8 publications)
  • Bioactive Materials (6 publications)
  • Small (6 publications)

Representative recent publications by Zhengwei Cai include:

  • "Capturing Magnesium Ions via Microfluidic Hydrogel Microspheres for Promoting Cancellous Bone Regeneration," 2021, published in ACS Nano
  • "Injectable hydrogel microspheres with self-renewable hydration layers alleviate osteoarthritis," 2022, published in Science Advances
  • "Injectable Polypeptide-Protein Hydrogels for Promoting Infected Wound Healing," 2020, published in Advanced Functional Materials
  • "Injectable Microfluidic Hydrogel Microspheres for Cell and Drug Delivery," 2021, published in Advanced Functional Materials
  • "Colon-Targeted Adhesive Hydrogel Microsphere for Regulation of Gut Immunity and Flora," 2021, published in Advanced Science

Best Publications

  • Cytokine induction in fetal rat brains and brain injury in neonatal rats after maternal lipopolysaccharide administration

    Zhengwei Cai;Zhao-Long Pan;Yi Pang;Owen B Evans

  • Disturbance of oligodendrocyte development, hypomyelination and white matter injury in the neonatal rat brain after intracerebral injection of lipopolysaccharide.

    Yi Pang;Zhengwei Cai;Philip G Rhodes

  • Differential roles of tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-1 β in lipopolysaccharide-induced brain injury in the neonatal rat

    Zhengwei Cai;Yi Pang;Shuying Lin;Philip G. Rhodes

  • Perinatal antidepressant exposure alters cortical network function in rodents

    Kimberly L. Simpson;Kristin J. Weaver;Etienne de Villers-Sidani;Jordan Y.-F. Lu

  • Lipopolysaccharide-activated microglia induce death of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells and impede their development

    Y. Pang;L. Campbell;B. Zheng;L. Fan

  • Minocycline alleviates hypoxic–ischemic injury to developing oligodendrocytes in the neonatal rat brain

    Z. Cai;S. Lin;L.-W. Fan;Y. Pang

  • Minocycline reduces lipopolysaccharide-induced neurological dysfunction and brain injury in the neonatal rat.

    Lir-Wan Fan;Yi Pang;Shuying Lin;Lu-Tai Tien

  • Minocycline attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced white matter injury in the neonatal rat brain

    L.-W. Fan;Y. Pang;S. Lin;P.G. Rhodes

  • Intranasal administration of IGF-1 attenuates hypoxic-ischemic brain injury in neonatal rats

    Shuying Lin;Lir-Wan Fan;Philip G. Rhodes;Zhengwei Cai

  • IGF-1 protects oligodendrocyte progenitors against TNFalpha-induced damage by activation of PI3K/Akt and interruption of the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway.

    Yi Pang;Baoying Zheng;Lir-Wan Fan;Philip G Rhodes

  • Hypoxia-ischemia induced neurological dysfunction and brain injury in the neonatal rat

    Lir-Wan Fan;Shuying Lin;Yi Pang;Manping Lei

  • Control of Blood Pressure, Appetite, and Glucose by Leptin in Mice Lacking Leptin Receptors in Proopiomelanocortin Neurons

    Jussara M. do Carmo;Alexandre A. da Silva;Zhengwei Cai;Shuying Lin

  • Brain injury induced by intracerebral injection of interleukin-1beta and tumor necrosis factor-alpha in the neonatal rat.

    Zhengwei Cai;Shuying Lin;Yi Pang;Philip G Rhodes

  • Minocycline attenuates hypoxia-ischemia-induced neurological dysfunction and brain injury in the juvenile rat.

    Lir-Wan Fan;Shuying Lin;Yi Pang;Philip G. Rhodes

  • Chronic ischemia preferentially causes white matter injury in the neonatal rat brain

    Zhengwei Cai;Yi Pang;Feng Xiao;Philip G. Rhodes

  • IGF-1 protects oligodendrocyte progenitor cells and improves neurological functions following cerebral hypoxia-ischemia in the neonatal rat.

    Shuying Lin;Lir-Wan Fan;Yi Pang;Philip G. Rhodes

  • Effects of lipopolysaccharide on oligodendrocyte progenitor cells are mediated by astrocytes and microglia.

    Yi Pang;Zhengwei Cai;Philip G. Rhodes

  • Neonatal lipopolysaccharide exposure induces long-lasting learning impairment, less anxiety-like response and hippocampal injury in adult rats.

    Kuo-Ching Wang;Lir-Wan Fan;Asuka Kaizaki;Yi Pang

  • Suppression of glial activation is involved in the protection of IL-10 on maternal E. coli induced neonatal white matter injury

    Yi Pang;Sheryl Rodts-Palenik;Zhengwei Cai;William A. Bennett

  • Effect of tumor necrosis factor-alpha on developing optic nerve oligodendrocytes in culture.

    Yi Pang;Zhengwei Cai;Philip G. Rhodes

  • α-Phenyl-n-tert-butyl-nitrone attenuates hypoxic–ischemic white matter injury in the neonatal rat brain ☆

    Shuying Lin;Philip G Rhodes;Manping Lei;Feng Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Yi Pang
Yi Pang University of Mississippi Medical Center
Rick C.S. Lin
Rick C.S. Lin University of Mississippi Medical Center
Michael M. Merzenich
Michael M. Merzenich University of California, San Francisco
Sakae Tanaka
Sakae Tanaka University of Tokyo
Joey P. Granger
Joey P. Granger University of Mississippi Medical Center

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