Chenchen Cai

4.3k total citations · 6 hit papers
82 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Chenchen Cai is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Polymers and Plastics and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Chenchen Cai has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 45 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 18 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Chenchen Cai's work include Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (71 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (43 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (17 papers). Chenchen Cai is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (71 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (43 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (17 papers). Chenchen Cai collaborates with scholars based in China, Italy and Canada. Chenchen Cai's co-authors include Shuangxi Nie, Bin Luo, Shuangfei Wang, Yanhua Liu, Tao Liu, Jinlong Wang, Jilong Mo, Mingchao Chi, Song Zhang and Xiangjiang Meng and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Chenchen Cai

76 papers receiving 3.4k 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.

Wearable Triboelectric Visual Sensors for Tactile Perception

2022 208 citations Dengjun Lu, Tao Liu et al. Advanced Materials profile →
Fabrication of Advanced Cellulosic Triboelectric Materials via Dielectric Modulation

2023 120 citations Guoli Du, Jinlong Wang et al. Advanced Science profile →
Triboelectric tactile sensor for pressure and temperature sensing in high-temperature applications

2025 100 citations Yanhua Liu, Jinlong Wang et al. Nature Communications profile →
A Tough Monolithic‐Integrated Triboelectric Bioplastic Enabled by Dynamic Covalent Chemistry

2024 83 citations Yuzheng Shao, Guoli Du et al. Advanced Materials profile →
Compliant Iontronic Triboelectric Gels with Phase-Locked Structure Enabled by Competitive Hydrogen Bonding

2024 67 citations Guoli Du, Yuzheng Shao et al. profile →
Lightweight and Mechanically Robust Cellulosic Triboelectric Materials for Wearable Self-Powered Rehabilitation Training

2025 34 citations Chenchen Cai, Tao Liu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chenchen Cai China	35	2.7k	1.7k	711	683	640	82	3.4k
Bin Luo China	35	3.1k 1.1×	1.5k 0.9×	898 1.3×	658 1.0×	507 0.8×	121	3.9k
Jilong Mo China	18	2.0k 0.7×	1.3k 0.8×	530 0.7×	582 0.9×	409 0.6×	24	2.5k
Mufang Li China	35	2.2k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	1.2k 1.7×	596 0.9×	517 0.8×	132	3.6k
Jinlong Wang China	26	1.9k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	426 0.6×	389 0.6×	499 0.8×	56	2.4k
Qiu Fu China	12	1.7k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	418 0.6×	504 0.7×	361 0.6×	18	2.1k
Weizheng Li China	27	1.6k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	651 0.9×	305 0.4×	513 0.8×	55	2.9k
Shilin Cao China	39	3.2k 1.2×	1.4k 0.8×	643 0.9×	625 0.9×	1.4k 2.3×	111	4.7k
Yangyang Han China	26	1.5k 0.5×	983 0.6×	483 0.7×	390 0.6×	492 0.8×	55	2.8k
Jiaona Wang China	31	1.8k 0.7×	975 0.6×	1.3k 1.9×	710 1.0×	396 0.6×	77	3.5k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Li, Xuedi, et al.. (2026). Bioinspired triboelectric droplet sensor for ammonia monitoring. Nature Communications. 17(1).

Cai, Chenchen, et al.. (2026). Advanced triboelectric aerogels: mechanisms, structures and applications. Materials Today. 93. 103219–103219.

Cai, Chenchen, Yuying Li, Bin Luo, et al.. (2025). Harnessing the Hofmeister Effect for Simultaneous Strengthening and Toughening of Cellulosic Triboelectric Materials. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 65(6). e21123–e21123. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Xingxian, Guanyinsheng Qiu, Shaoyu Li, Guang Cheng, & Chenchen Cai. (2025). Catalyst-Free Radical Dearomatization of Phenols with Aryldiazonium Tetrafluoroborates and DABCO·(SO2)2. Synlett. 36(9). 1262–1266. 1 indexed citations

Wu, Yang, Song Zhang, Tao Liu, et al.. (2025). Shape Adaptability Cellulosic Triboelectric Materials Enabled by Hydrosetting. Advanced Functional Materials. 36(10). 1 indexed citations

Lu, Peng, Xiaofang Liao, Yanhua Liu, et al.. (2024). Advanced application of triboelectric nanogenerators in gas sensing. Nano Energy. 126. 109672–109672. 20 indexed citations

Zhang, Song, Mingchao Chi, Tao Liu, et al.. (2024). Spontaneous charging-induced droplets directional steering. Nano Energy. 127. 109766–109766. 16 indexed citations

Zhang, Puyang, Song Zhang, Xiuzhen Li, et al.. (2024). Biomimetic Superhydrophobic Triboelectric Surface Prepared by Interfacial Self‐Assembly for Water Harvesting. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(2). 27 indexed citations

Wang, Xinyue, Tao Liu, Jinlong Wang, et al.. (2024). Wearable strain insensitive triboelectric materials enabled by structure-induced self-orientation. Nano Energy. 134. 110569–110569. 13 indexed citations

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Liu, Yanhua, Guoli Du, Yuzheng Shao, et al.. (2024). Customizing temperature-resistant cellulosic triboelectric materials for energy harvesting and emerging applications. Nano Energy. 124. 109449–109449. 34 indexed citations

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Liu, Tao, et al.. (2024). Elastic Yet Strength Triboelectric Aerogel Enabled by Constructing a Supramolecular System. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(11). 8 indexed citations

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Liu, Tao, Mingyang Li, Shuwen Luo, et al.. (2024). Superhydrophobic Triboelectric Structural Materials Enabled by Hierarchical Spatial Assembly. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(34). 38 indexed citations

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Shao, Yuzheng, Guoli Du, Bin Luo, et al.. (2024). A Tough Monolithic‐Integrated Triboelectric Bioplastic Enabled by Dynamic Covalent Chemistry. Advanced Materials. 36(16). e2311993–e2311993. 83 indexed citations breakdown →

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Luo, Bin, Tao Liu, Chenchen Cai, et al.. (2023). Triboelectric charge-separable probes for quantificationally charge investigating at the liquid-solid interface. Nano Energy. 113. 108532–108532. 47 indexed citations

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Gao, Cong, Tao Liu, Bin Luo, et al.. (2023). Cellulosic triboelectric materials for stable energy harvesting from hot and humid conditions. Nano Energy. 111. 108426–108426. 77 indexed citations

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Cai, Chenchen, Yanhua Liu, Wei Chen, et al.. (2023). Wet-resistant, dustproof, and germproof self-powered lignocellulosic triboelectric filters for respiratory protection, monitoring, and diagnosis. Chemical Engineering Journal. 476. 146819–146819. 17 indexed citations

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Gao, Cong, Tao Liu, Bin Luo, et al.. (2023). Hierarchical porous triboelectric aerogels enabled by heterointerface engineering. Nano Energy. 121. 109223–109223. 56 indexed citations

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Luo, Bin, Chenchen Cai, Tao Liu, et al.. (2023). Triboelectric probes for investigating charge transfer at the colloid-solid interface. Nano Energy. 117. 108874–108874. 22 indexed citations

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Wang, Jinlong, Yanhua Liu, Tao Liu, et al.. (2023). Dynamic Thermostable Cellulosic Triboelectric Materials from Multilevel‐Non‐Covalent Interactions. Small. 20(16). e2307504–e2307504. 22 indexed citations

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Du, Guoli, Jinlong Wang, Yanhua Liu, et al.. (2023). Fabrication of Advanced Cellulosic Triboelectric Materials via Dielectric Modulation. Advanced Science. 10(15). e2206243–e2206243. 120 indexed citations breakdown →

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