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Chen Cai

Environmental Science · The Ohio State University

Mid career · publishing since 2001Rising activity

Publications

97

Citations

3,538

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

25

Publishing since 2001

Research summary
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This publication record appears to combine work from multiple distinct research areas—including anaerobic digestion and biogas systems, wastewater microbial communities, DNA repair enzymes in archaea, agricultural robotics, and oncology biomarkers—suggesting the name may correspond to more than one researcher or a broad set of collaborations. The environmental science-related work centers on microbial processes such as biogas production, nitrogen and methane cycling, and wastewater treatment. Prospective students interested in environmental microbiology, bioremediation, or biogas/wastewater engineering may find the relevant subset of this work applicable.

Anaerobic digestion and biogas productionMicrobial communities in wastewater treatmentMethane and nitrogen cyclingBioremediation and microbial fuel cellsDNA repair mechanisms in extremophiles

Publication output has grown over the last decade, rising from single digits in most years before 2022 to 15-16 publications in 2024-2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 9.6/year recently
2017: 3 publications172018: 9 publications182019: 6 publications192020: 6 publications202021: 3 publications212022: 10 publications222023: 7 publications232024: 16 publications16242025: 15 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Environmental Science & Technology×5
  • The Science of The Total Environment×4
  • Water Research×3
  • The ISME Journal×2
  • Bioresource Technology×2
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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