influence vs causing

influence and causing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
influence	Yes	No	Yes	No
causing	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, causing is a hypernym of influence; that is, causing is a word with a broader meaning than influence:

Other hypernyms of influence include causation.

influence (noun)	causing (noun)
causing something without any direct or apparent effort	the act of causing something to happen
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do
one having power to influence another
the effect of one thing (or person) on another

influence (verb)	causing (verb)
shape or influence; give direction to
induce into action by using one's charm
have and exert influence or effect