Aoneng Cao

7.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
106 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Aoneng Cao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Aoneng Cao has authored 106 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Molecular Biology, 49 papers in Materials Chemistry and 27 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Aoneng Cao's work include Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications (20 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (18 papers) and Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (18 papers). Aoneng Cao is often cited by papers focused on Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications (20 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (18 papers) and Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (18 papers). Aoneng Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Finland. Aoneng Cao's co-authors include Haifang Wang, Yuanfang Liu, Sheng‐Tao Yang, Yanli Chang, Jiahui Liu, Yanwen Wang, Luhua Lai, Chen Sheng, Zhengwei Cai and Minghong Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Aoneng Cao

103 papers receiving 6.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

In vitro toxicity evaluation of graphene oxide on A549 cells

2010 1.1k citations Yanli Chang, Sheng‐Tao Yang et al. profile →
A Facile One‐step Method to Produce Graphene–CdS Quantum Dot Nanocomposites as Promising Optoelectronic Materials

2009 628 citations Aoneng Cao, Zhengwei Cai et al. profile →
Removal of methylene blue from aqueous solution by graphene oxide

2011 597 citations Sheng‐Tao Yang, Yanli Chang et al. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science profile →
Folding/aggregation of graphene oxide and its application in Cu2+ removal

2010 508 citations Sheng‐Tao Yang, Yanli Chang et al. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science profile →
Superior Antibacterial Activity of Zinc Oxide/Graphene Oxide Composites Originating from High Zinc Concentration Localized around Bacteria

2014 434 citations Yanwen Wang, Aoneng Cao et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Aoneng Cao China	33	3.7k	2.9k	1.2k	1.0k	891	106	6.4k
Yue Ma China	47	2.4k 0.6×	1.8k 0.6×	865 0.7×	747 0.7×	737 0.8×	153	6.9k
Mojtaba Bagherzadeh Iran	47	3.6k 1.0×	2.0k 0.7×	976 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	2.3k 2.6×	247	8.1k
Jayesh Bellare India	41	2.0k 0.5×	1.8k 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	1.3k 1.2×	1.0k 1.2×	213	5.8k
Wei Zhu China	43	2.1k 0.6×	1.5k 0.5×	968 0.8×	893 0.9×	640 0.7×	199	6.0k
Alexandre Barras France	50	2.9k 0.8×	2.1k 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	754 0.7×	718 0.8×	160	6.9k
Xiaoyong Zhang China	30	3.1k 0.8×	1.9k 0.6×	529 0.4×	670 0.6×	766 0.9×	81	4.5k
Jiajing Zhou China	41	2.4k 0.6×	2.9k 1.0×	1.7k 1.4×	1.5k 1.4×	859 1.0×	156	7.1k
Hailin Cong China	48	3.6k 1.0×	3.2k 1.1×	1.1k 0.9×	1.3k 1.3×	1.2k 1.4×	385	8.9k
Ming Ma China	39	2.7k 0.7×	2.8k 1.0×	1.5k 1.2×	1.8k 1.8×	384 0.4×	115	6.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Aoneng Cao

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20 of 20 papers shown

Liu, Yuan-Yuan, Jie Liu, Yuan Guo, et al.. (2025). Interactions between polystyrene nanoparticles and human intestinal epithelial Caco-2 cells. NanoImpact. 38. 100559–100559. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Jie, et al.. (2025). Combined Effect of Nanoparticles of Silver and Silica to HeLa Cells: Synergistic Internalization and Toxicity. Environmental Toxicology. 40(5). 802–816.

Zhang, Qiangqiang, et al.. (2024). How big nanoparticles carry small ones into cells: Actions captured by transmission electron microscopy. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 245. 114272–114272. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Jie, et al.. (2023). Exocytosis of Nanoparticles: A Comprehensive Review. Nanomaterials. 13(15). 2215–2215. 28 indexed citations

Liu, Yuan-Yuan, Jie Liu, Xiaoyong Deng, et al.. (2021). Fate of CdSe/ZnS quantum dots in cells: Endocytosis, translocation and exocytosis. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 208. 112140–112140. 28 indexed citations

Cao, Aoneng. (2020). "Confined Lowest Energy Structure Fragments (CLESFs)" Hypothesis for Protein Structure and the "Stone Age" of Protein Prebiotic Evolution. Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica. 36(1). 1907002–0. 10 indexed citations

Liu, Yi & Aoneng Cao. (2017). Encapsulating Proteins in Nanoparticles. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 590. 1–31. 8 indexed citations

Yan, Guihua, Kun Wang, Lei Luo, et al.. (2017). Artificial antibody created by conformational reconstruction of the complementary-determining region on gold nanoparticles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(1). E34–E43. 26 indexed citations

Zhang, Qingran, et al.. (2016). Efficient Z-scheme photocatalyst from simultaneous decoration of In₂S₃nanosheets and WO₃nanorods on graphene sheets. Nanotechnology. 27(28). 285602–285602. 15 indexed citations

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Song, Zheng‐Mei, Lin Wang, Ni Chen, et al.. (2016). Biological effects of agglomerated multi-walled carbon nanotubes. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 142. 65–73. 14 indexed citations

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Yang, Yu, Kun Xiang, Yixin Yang, et al.. (2013). An individually coated near-infrared fluorescent protein as a safe and robust nanoprobe for in vivo imaging. Nanoscale. 5(21). 10345–10345. 16 indexed citations

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Cai, Zhengwei, Xiaowei Yang, Yanli Chang, et al.. (2011). Encapsulated enhanced green fluorescence protein in silica nanoparticle for cellular imaging. Nanoscale. 3(5). 1974–1974. 59 indexed citations

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Cao, Aoneng. (2010). Mechanism of Pressure-Accelerated Solvothermal Reduction of Graphene Oxide. Journal of Shanghai University (English Edition). 5 indexed citations

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Yang, Sheng‐Tao, Yanli Chang, Haifang Wang, et al.. (2010). Folding/aggregation of graphene oxide and its application in Cu2+ removal. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 351(1). 122–127. 508 indexed citations breakdown →

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Deng, Wei, Aoneng Cao, & Luhua Lai. (2008). Distinguishing the cross‐β spine arrangements in amyloid fibrils using FRET analysis. Protein Science. 17(6). 1102–1105. 11 indexed citations

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Cao, Aoneng, Zheng Wang, Ping Wei, et al.. (2008). Preheating induced homogeneity of the small heat shock protein from Methanococcus jannaschii. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics. 1784(3). 489–495. 8 indexed citations

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Xiao, Jin‐Xin, et al.. (2005). Surfactant-induced refolding of lysozyme. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 1722(3). 271–281. 32 indexed citations

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Cao, Aoneng, et al.. (2005). Interaction between bovine serum albumin and equimolarly mixed cationic–anionic surfactants decyltriethylammonium bromide–sodium decyl sulfonate. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 41(2-3). 139–143. 68 indexed citations

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Cao, Aoneng, et al.. (1998). The current state and prospect of de novo protein design. PROGRESS IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS. 25(3). 197–201. 2 indexed citations

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Cao, Aoneng, et al.. (1988). Observation of Magnetic and Velocity Field with Solar Flares. 8(4). 301.

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