Chao Cai

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Chao Cai is a scholar working on Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Chao Cai has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Pollution, 23 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 11 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Chao Cai's work include Heavy metals in environment (25 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (14 papers) and Arsenic contamination and mitigation (11 papers). Chao Cai is often cited by papers focused on Heavy metals in environment (25 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (14 papers) and Arsenic contamination and mitigation (11 papers). Chao Cai collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and Pakistan. Chao Cai's co-authors include Brian J. Reid, Sardar Khan, Hans Peter H. Arp, Youchi Zhang, Yong‐Guan Zhu, Muhammad Waqas, Yanwei Hou, Guo‐Xin Sun, Haifeng Chi and Frédéric Coulon and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Analytical Chemistry and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Chao Cai

44 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Sewage Sludge Biochar Influence upon Rice (Oryza sativaL) Yield, Metal Bioaccumulation and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Acidic Paddy Soil

2013 413 citations Sardar Khan, Chao Cai et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chao Cai China	22	1.7k	708	588	566	425	48	2.8k
Dane Lamb Australia	29	1.9k 1.1×	719 1.0×	707 1.2×	608 1.1×	357 0.8×	87	3.4k
Jingzi Beiyuan China	34	1.9k 1.1×	643 0.9×	552 0.9×	679 1.2×	438 1.0×	70	3.6k
Jin Hee Park South Korea	27	1.9k 1.2×	645 0.9×	585 1.0×	848 1.5×	513 1.2×	103	3.7k
Lizhi He China	21	1.7k 1.0×	579 0.8×	285 0.5×	683 1.2×	394 0.9×	43	3.0k
Jose L. Gomez‐Eyles United Kingdom	13	1.8k 1.1×	971 1.4×	316 0.5×	538 1.0×	413 1.0×	16	3.1k
María Luisa Andrade Couce Spain	35	2.0k 1.2×	585 0.8×	548 0.9×	503 0.9×	592 1.4×	83	3.1k
Emma F. Covelo Spain	34	2.0k 1.2×	382 0.5×	674 1.1×	564 1.0×	585 1.4×	87	3.2k
Ramya Thangarajan Australia	10	1.4k 0.9×	417 0.6×	476 0.8×	384 0.7×	383 0.9×	14	2.7k
Ganga M. Hettiarachchi United States	30	1.8k 1.1×	918 1.3×	746 1.3×	281 0.5×	404 1.0×	111	3.2k
Jūratė Kumpienė Sweden	24	1.8k 1.1×	742 1.0×	884 1.5×	437 0.8×	604 1.4×	70	3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Chao Cai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chao Cai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chao Cai

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Chao Cai. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Chao Cai based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Chao Cai. Chao Cai is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wu, Shengyu, et al.. (2025). Towards characterizing LNAPLs and DNAPLs co-transport under groundwater table fluctuation conditions. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 160. 206–217.

Li, Hu, Yanyan Zhou, Xiaofang Pan, et al.. (2025). Growth Stage-Dependent Variations of Antibiotic Resistance and Potential Pathogens in Earthworm Gut: Potential Risk to Soil Health. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(29). 15385–15397.

Hou, Yanwei, et al.. (2025). Novel thermal modification of phosphate tailings for enhanced heavy metals immobilization in soil. Environmental Research. 286(Pt 1). 122796–122796. 1 indexed citations

Wu, Shengyu, et al.. (2024). Contrast of hydraulic conductivity induces transport of combined pollutants in high- and low-permeability systems. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 287. 117297–117297. 1 indexed citations

Li, Liu, Guowei Chen, Chao Cai, et al.. (2024). Modelling Soil δ13C across the Tibetan Plateau Using Deep-Learning. Journal of Environmental Informatics.

Wu, Shengyu, et al.. (2024). Regulation of the co-transport of toluene and dichloromethane by adsorbed phase humic acid under different hydro-chemical conditions. Journal of Environmental Management. 370. 122562–122562. 1 indexed citations

Wu, Shengyu, et al.. (2024). Persulfate gel sustaining-release materials and nano zero-valent iron for in situ remediation of high- and low-permeability systems. Environmental Technology & Innovation. 37. 103978–103978. 1 indexed citations

Fan, Jiajun, Chao Cai, Haifeng Chi, et al.. (2020). Remediation of cadmium and lead polluted soil using thiol-modified biochar. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 388. 122037–122037. 266 indexed citations

Chi, Haifeng, Yanwei Hou, Guofeng Li, et al.. (2020). In vitro model insights into the role of human gut microbiota on arsenic bioaccessibility and its speciation in soils. Environmental Pollution. 263(Pt A). 114580–114580. 26 indexed citations

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Zhang, Youchi, et al.. (2017). Enhanced biodegradation of PAHs in historically contaminated soil by M. gilvum inoculated biochar. Chemosphere. 182. 316–324. 117 indexed citations

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An, Xin‐Li, et al.. (2016). [Assessment of Ecosystem Health of Baogang Tailings Groundwater Based on Microbiome Index of Biotic Integrity (M-IBI)].. PubMed. 37(9). 3413–3422. 3 indexed citations

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Zhang, Youchi, Tingting Chen, Brian J. Reid, et al.. (2016). Modest amendment of sewage sludge biochar to reduce the accumulation of cadmium into rice(Oryza sativa L.): A field study. Environmental Pollution. 216. 819–825. 68 indexed citations

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Cai, Chao, et al.. (2015). Critical Comparison of Soil Pollution Indices for Assessing Contamination with Toxic Metals. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 226(10). 36 indexed citations

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Zheng, Ruilun, Zheng Chen, Chao Cai, et al.. (2015). Mitigating heavy metal accumulation into rice (Oryza sativa L.) using biochar amendment — a field experiment in Hunan, China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 22(14). 11097–11108. 129 indexed citations

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Waqas, Muhammad, Sardar Khan, Chao Cai, et al.. (2014). Quantification of PAHs and health risk via ingestion of vegetable in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. The Science of The Total Environment. 497-498. 448–458. 62 indexed citations

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Cai, Chao. (2013). Review on models for lead exposure on human health risk assessment. Environmental Chemistry. 3 indexed citations

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Cai, Chao, et al.. (2012). Environmental contextualisation of potential toxic elements and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in biochar. Environmental Pollution. 171. 18–24. 237 indexed citations

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Huang, Zhiyong, et al.. (2012). Labile pools of Pb in vegetable-growing soils investigated by an isotope dilution method and its influence on soil pH. Journal of Environmental Monitoring. 14(8). 2230–2230. 6 indexed citations

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Zheng, Ruilun, Chao Cai, Jianhong Liang, et al.. (2012). The effects of biochars from rice residue on the formation of iron plaque and the accumulation of Cd, Zn, Pb, As in rice (Oryza sativa L.) seedlings. Chemosphere. 89(7). 856–862. 246 indexed citations

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Cai, Chao. (2011). Microbial degradation mechanisms of soil high molecular weight PAHs and affecting factors:A review. Shengtaixue zazhi. 2 indexed citations

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