Cheng Cai

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Cheng Cai is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Cheng Cai has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 13 papers in Molecular Biology and 11 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Cheng Cai's work include Biofuel production and bioconversion (23 papers), Lignin and Wood Chemistry (17 papers) and Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (13 papers). Cheng Cai is often cited by papers focused on Biofuel production and bioconversion (23 papers), Lignin and Wood Chemistry (17 papers) and Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (13 papers). Cheng Cai collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Cheng Cai's co-authors include Hongming Lou, Xueqing Qiu, Yuxia Pang, J. Y. Zhu, Feng Wang, Chaofeng Zhang, Jinlan Cheng, Dongjie Yang, Yongcan Jin and Xiaojun Shen and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Bioresource Technology.

In The Last Decade

Cheng Cai

50 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Catalytic Strategies and Mechanism Analysis Orbiting the ... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 50 100 150 200
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.

  1. Catalytic Strategies and Mechanism Analysis Orbiting the Center of Critical Intermediates in Lignin Depolymerization
    2023 207 citations Chaofeng Zhang, Xiaojun Shen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Cheng Cai China 22 998 297 280 174 149 52 1.5k
Glendon B. Hunsinger United States 10 715 0.7× 109 0.4× 263 0.9× 211 1.2× 47 0.3× 12 1.0k
Stefan Hill New Zealand 17 593 0.6× 408 1.4× 185 0.7× 366 2.1× 14 0.1× 45 1.2k
Christopher J. Ennis United Kingdom 10 194 0.2× 87 0.3× 70 0.3× 61 0.4× 113 0.8× 17 926
Mengna Li China 23 248 0.2× 124 0.4× 66 0.2× 111 0.6× 37 0.2× 57 2.0k
N. S. Murali United States 14 596 0.6× 62 0.2× 210 0.8× 516 3.0× 81 0.5× 25 2.2k
Emil Engelund Thybring Denmark 22 482 0.5× 294 1.0× 24 0.1× 249 1.4× 49 0.3× 51 1.4k
Wenwen Fang Finland 22 315 0.3× 215 0.7× 569 2.0× 194 1.1× 7 0.0× 45 1.6k
Magdalena Zborowska Poland 18 311 0.3× 147 0.5× 57 0.2× 113 0.6× 31 0.2× 71 886

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Fields of papers citing papers by Cheng Cai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cheng Cai

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Cheng Cai. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Cheng 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 Cheng Cai. Cheng Cai is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhang, Chaofeng, Cheng Cai, Caoxing Huang, et al.. (2025). Advances in humins formation mechanism, inhibition strategies, and value-added applications. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS (CHINESE VERSION). 71. 25–53. 1 indexed citations
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Cai, Cheng, Chaofeng Zhang, Huifang Liu, et al.. (2023). Changing the role of lignin in enzymatic hydrolysis for a sustainable and efficient sugar platform. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 183. 113445–113445. 60 indexed citations
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Gao, Zhen, et al.. (2023). Analysis of Postoperative Outcomes and Extrauterine Growth Retardation in Preterm Infants with Necrotizing Enterocolitis: A Retrospective Study. American Journal of Perinatology. 41(S 01). e1190–e1196. 1 indexed citations
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Peng, Haijun, Bing Hong, Yetang Hong, et al.. (2022). Seasonal and diurnal variation in ecosystem respiration and environmental controls from an alpine wetland in arid northwest China. Journal of Plant Ecology. 15(5). 933–946. 9 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiaoyue, et al.. (2022). The molecular basis of brain injury in preterm infants with sepsis - associated encephalopathy. BMC Pediatrics. 22(1). 336–336. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Wei, Shuying He, Jianhui Chen, et al.. (2022). Cobalt-Catalyzed Z to E Geometrical Isomerization of 1,3-Dienes. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 87(7). 4712–4723. 11 indexed citations
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Yang, Yuan, et al.. (2022). The neonatal onset diabetes mellitus of Chinese neonate with congenital generalized lipodystrophy 2: a case report. BMC Endocrine Disorders. 22(1). 83–83. 2 indexed citations
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Peng, Haijun, Bing Hong, Yetang Hong, et al.. (2022). Environmental Controls on Multi-Scale Dynamics of Net Carbon Dioxide Exchange From an Alpine Peatland on the Eastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12. 791343–791343. 17 indexed citations
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Cai, Cheng, et al.. (2020). Using highly recyclable sodium caseinate to enhance lignocellulosic hydrolysis and cellulase recovery. Bioresource Technology. 304. 122974–122974. 10 indexed citations
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Cai, Cheng, et al.. (2019). Effect of the isoelectric point of pH-responsive lignin-based amphoteric surfactant on the enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulose. Bioresource Technology. 283. 112–119. 30 indexed citations
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Cai, Cheng, et al.. (2019). Enhancement of Recyclable pH-Responsive Lignin-Grafted Phosphobetaine on Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Lignocelluloses. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 7(8). 7926–7931. 19 indexed citations
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Cai, Cheng, Yu Jin, Yuxia Pang, et al.. (2018). Tracing cellulase components in hydrolyzate during the enzymatic hydrolysis of corncob residue and its analysis. Bioresource Technology Reports. 4. 137–144. 12 indexed citations
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Tang, Shiyun, et al.. (2018). Relationship between Coking Behavior in Hydrocarbon Fuel Pyrolysis and Surface Roughness. Energy & Fuels. 32(2). 1223–1229. 20 indexed citations
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Cai, Cheng, et al.. (2018). Self-Similar Transformation and Vertex Configurations of the Octagonal Ammann–Beenker Tiling. Chinese Physics Letters. 35(6). 66101–66101. 3 indexed citations
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Zhou, Man, Peng Guo, Tao Wang, et al.. (2017). Metagenomic mining pectinolytic microbes and enzymes from an apple pomace-adapted compost microbial community. Biotechnology for Biofuels. 10(1). 198–198. 37 indexed citations
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Cai, Cheng, Yuxia Pang, Meijun Zeng, et al.. (2017). Using temperature-responsive zwitterionic surfactant to enhance the enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocelluloses and recover cellulase by cooling. Bioresource Technology. 243. 1141–1148. 17 indexed citations
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Lou, Hongming, Meijun Zeng, Cheng Cai, et al.. (2017). Nonionic surfactants enhanced enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose by reducing cellulase deactivation caused by shear force and air-liquid interface. Bioresource Technology. 249. 1–8. 90 indexed citations
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Cai, Cheng, Xueqing Qiu, Xuliang Lin, et al.. (2016). Improving enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic substrates with pre-hydrolysates by adding cetyltrimethylammonium bromide to neutralize lignosulfonate. Bioresource Technology. 216. 968–975. 45 indexed citations

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