Bing Cao

15.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
439 papers, 12.3k citations indexed

About

Bing Cao is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Bing Cao has authored 439 papers receiving a total of 12.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 219 papers in Materials Chemistry, 136 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 100 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Bing Cao's work include Thermal properties of materials (145 papers), Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies (63 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (55 papers). Bing Cao is often cited by papers focused on Thermal properties of materials (145 papers), Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies (63 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (55 papers). Bing Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and United States. Bing Cao's co-authors include Pei Li, Zeng-Yuan Guo, Kai Pan, Yu-Chao Hua, Caili Zhang, Meng Qing, Jianqiang Wang, Bin Liang, Zhenqiang Ye and Min Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Bing Cao

418 papers receiving 11.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Green synthesis of carbon nanotube–graphene hybrid aerogels and their use as versatile agents for water purification

2012 442 citations Bing Cao et al. profile →
Interdependent optimization strategies for material, module, and system designs in thermoelectric devices

2025 26 citations Ding Luo, Hao Chen et al. Device profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Bing Cao China	58	5.6k	4.1k	3.4k	2.7k	2.2k	439	12.3k
Evelyn N. Wang United States	74	3.7k 0.7×	4.1k 1.0×	6.4k 1.9×	2.1k 0.8×	5.4k 2.5×	304	22.2k
Wolfgang Peukert Germany	61	6.6k 1.2×	3.8k 0.9×	2.7k 0.8×	1.8k 0.7×	3.2k 1.5×	545	15.8k
Wei Yu China	65	6.2k 1.1×	5.4k 1.3×	4.7k 1.4×	658 0.2×	4.2k 1.9×	531	17.9k
Suresh K. Bhatia Australia	57	6.3k 1.1×	5.9k 1.5×	4.7k 1.4×	1.2k 0.4×	1.2k 0.5×	347	14.4k
Peng Wang China	60	10.0k 1.8×	2.0k 0.5×	2.8k 0.8×	641 0.2×	5.3k 2.4×	628	18.0k
Baoyi Wang China	55	7.6k 1.4×	1.8k 0.4×	2.9k 0.8×	1.3k 0.5×	3.6k 1.6×	633	13.3k
Tengfei Luo United States	53	6.4k 1.1×	1.5k 0.4×	1.1k 0.3×	741 0.3×	2.2k 1.0×	213	9.6k
Martin Z. Bazant United States	83	4.2k 0.7×	8.3k 2.0×	1.8k 0.5×	1.6k 0.6×	17.3k 7.9×	328	28.7k
Ravi Prasher United States	58	5.9k 1.1×	7.1k 1.7×	6.6k 1.9×	312 0.1×	2.8k 1.3×	218	16.2k
Patrick E. Phelan United States	53	2.5k 0.4×	7.1k 1.7×	6.8k 2.0×	369 0.1×	1.9k 0.9×	256	14.8k

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Cao, Bing, et al.. (2025). Fully bio-based polyurethane coating for environmentally friendly controlled release fertilizer: Construction, degradation mechanism and effect on plant growth. Industrial Crops and Products. 225. 120437–120437. 8 indexed citations

Yang, Menghan, et al.. (2024). Fabrication of high-performance pervaporation desalination composite membranes with study of its acid-base stability. Separation and Purification Technology. 354. 129277–129277. 2 indexed citations

Yu, Zijian, et al.. (2024). Optimization of mass transfer-enhanced chlorine-resistant crosslinked PVA composite membranes for pervaporation desalination. Desalination. 586. 117872–117872. 11 indexed citations

Luo, Ding, Yuan Yu, Yuying Yan, Wei‐Hsin Chen, & Bing Cao. (2024). Increasing power densities in a thermoelectric generator by stacking and incorporating dual heat pipes. Device. 2(8). 100435–100435. 59 indexed citations

Cao, Bing, et al.. (2024). Seismic behavior of precast concrete beam-column joints with bending moment-shear separation controllable plastic hinge. Engineering Structures. 304. 117585–117585. 11 indexed citations

Luo, Ding, Li Jiang, Yuying Yan, et al.. (2024). Realizing rapid cooling and latent heat recovery in the thermoelectric-based battery thermal management system at high temperatures. Applied Energy. 370. 123642–123642. 44 indexed citations

Luo, Ding, et al.. (2024). Innovative design of an annular thermoelectric generator for enhanced automotive waste heat recovery. Energy Conversion and Management. 313. 118584–118584. 17 indexed citations

Luo, Ding, et al.. (2024). Performance improvement of the automotive thermoelectric generator by extending the hot side area of the heat exchanger through heat pipes. Energy Conversion and Management. 310. 118472–118472. 39 indexed citations

Liu, Yuanbin, et al.. (2024). Machine-learned atomic cluster expansion potentials for fast and quantum-accurate thermal simulations of wurtzite AlN. Journal of Applied Physics. 135(8). 9 indexed citations

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Xue, Yunlong, et al.. (2024). Fabrication and performance optimization of an advanced pervaporation desalination membrane: A study utilizing PVDF and hydrophilic active layer as composite. Results in Engineering. 23. 102760–102760. 5 indexed citations

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Luo, Ding, Yuying Yan, Wei‐Hsin Chen, et al.. (2023). A comprehensive hybrid transient CFD-thermal resistance model for automobile thermoelectric generators. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 211. 124203–124203. 45 indexed citations

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Luo, Ding, Haifeng Wu, Jin Cao, et al.. (2023). Numerical investigation of a battery thermal management system integrated with vapor chamber and thermoelectric refrigeration. Journal of Cleaner Production. 434. 140089–140089. 33 indexed citations

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Rodriguez, Alejandro, Changpeng Lin, Mohammed Al‐Fahdi, et al.. (2023). Million-scale data integrated deep neural network for phonon properties of heuslers spanning the periodic table. npj Computational Materials. 9(1). 21 indexed citations

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Luo, Ding, Ying Li, Yuying Yan, et al.. (2023). Realizing ultrahigh ZT value and efficiency of the Bi2Te3 thermoelectric module by periodic heating. Energy Conversion and Management. 296. 117669–117669. 34 indexed citations

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Cao, Bing, et al.. (2023). Large-scale preparation of UV photo-crosslinked composite membrane with high pervaporation desalination properties and excellent fouling resistance. Journal of Membrane Science. 691. 122175–122175. 8 indexed citations

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Tang, Dao-Sheng, Guangzhao Qin, Ming Hu, & Bing Cao. (2020). Thermal transport properties of GaN with biaxial strain and electron-phonon coupling. Journal of Applied Physics. 127(3). 78 indexed citations

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Yang, Bowen, Dan Han, Xinyu Wang, et al.. (2020). Molecular dynamic simulation of thermal transport in monolayer C ₃ B _x N _{1− x} alloy. Nanotechnology. 31(18). 185404–185404. 4 indexed citations

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Xu, Xiangdong, et al.. (2019). Size-dependent mode contributions to the thermal transport of suspended and supported graphene. Applied Physics Letters. 115(12). 20 indexed citations

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Xu, Kai, et al.. (2010). [Effects of applying controlled-release fertilizer blended with conventional nitrogen fertilizer on Chinese cabbage yield and quality as well as nitrogen losses].. PubMed. 21(12). 3147–53. 1 indexed citations

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Cao, Bing, et al.. (2006). [Use efficiency and fate of fertilizer N in tomato field of Nanjing suburb].. PubMed. 17(10). 1839–44. 4 indexed citations

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