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Dawen Cai

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · University of Michigan

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Established · publishing since 2000Rising activity
Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy TechniquesCell Image Analysis TechniquesSingle-cell and spatial transcriptomicsNeuroscience and Neural EngineeringMicrotubule and mitosis dynamics

Publications

122

Citations

5,547

Est. group size

~26

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

27

Publishing since 2000

In context
Among 1,668 established Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology PIs within our index
Citations: 5,547cohort median 3,422
Publications / year (recent): 11.8cohort median 4.8

Typically publishes in teams of ~6 · 8% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 20 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 11.8/year recently
2017: 6 publications172018: 3 publications182019: 7 publications192020: 10 publications202021: 7 publications212022: 9 publications222023: 12 publications232024: 12 publications242025: 15 publications15252026: 11 publications26
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at University of Michigan each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 13 collaborators2018: 14 collaborators2019: 22 collaborators2020: 14 collaborators2021: 15 collaborators2022: 6 collaborators2023: 5 collaborators2024: 12 collaborators2025: 11 collaborators1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×27
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×10
  • Journal of Neural Engineering×5
  • eLife×4
  • Lab on a Chip×2
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Last updated Jul 25, 2026.

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