C.S. Cai

14.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
463 papers, 11.7k citations indexed

About

C.S. Cai is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, C.S. Cai has authored 463 papers receiving a total of 11.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 302 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 98 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 85 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in C.S. Cai's work include Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis (89 papers), Structural Health Monitoring Techniques (87 papers) and Wind and Air Flow Studies (79 papers). C.S. Cai is often cited by papers focused on Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis (89 papers), Structural Health Monitoring Techniques (87 papers) and Wind and Air Flow Studies (79 papers). C.S. Cai collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Bangladesh. C.S. Cai's co-authors include Lu Deng, Jianguo Nie, Suren Chen, Guoji Xu, Xuan Kong, Archana Nair, Lu Deng, Hui Peng, Jianren Zhang and Wei Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

C.S. Cai

439 papers receiving 11.3k 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.

Acoustic emission monitoring of bridges: Review and case studies

2010 389 citations C.S. Cai et al. Engineering Structures profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
C.S. Cai United States	56	8.0k	2.8k	2.5k	1.4k	1.4k	463	11.7k
Bijan Samali Australia	58	8.4k 1.1×	1.9k 0.7×	2.8k 1.1×	774 0.6×	1.0k 0.7×	430	12.0k
Jinping Ou China	69	14.8k 1.9×	1.8k 0.6×	2.5k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	1.7k 1.2×	623	19.2k
Hong‐Nan Li China	59	10.6k 1.3×	2.1k 0.8×	1.1k 0.4×	578 0.4×	2.3k 1.6×	571	13.8k
Jie Li China	51	7.7k 1.0×	1.0k 0.4×	2.0k 0.8×	708 0.5×	1.9k 1.4×	495	11.3k
Q.S. Li China	59	5.8k 0.7×	1.2k 0.4×	651 0.3×	2.5k 1.8×	1.5k 1.1×	620	13.2k
Jian Li China	47	3.2k 0.4×	2.1k 0.8×	573 0.2×	492 0.4×	1.3k 1.0×	485	8.3k
Guowei Ma China	75	10.9k 1.4×	2.8k 1.0×	6.8k 2.8×	913 0.7×	6.9k 5.0×	503	20.1k
T. Nguyen‐Thoi Vietnam	72	7.9k 1.0×	3.4k 1.2×	1.4k 0.6×	4.1k 2.9×	11.3k 8.3×	392	19.4k
Yi‐Qing Ni Hong Kong	53	7.6k 1.0×	1.7k 0.6×	321 0.1×	859 0.6×	1.4k 1.0×	437	10.3k
C. T. Sun United States	51	3.0k 0.4×	2.9k 1.1×	1.4k 0.6×	374 0.3×	5.3k 3.9×	236	10.6k

Countries citing papers authored by C.S. Cai

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of C.S. Cai

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Wu, Qiuju, et al.. (2025). Few-shot phase retrieval algorithm based on lightweight networks. Physica Scripta. 100(11). 116001–116001.

Zhu, Yanjie, et al.. (2025). An USPCD multi-feature fusion method for bridge underwater structure identification. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. 243. 113724–113724.

Bai, Yunfeng, Yibao Li, Ming Li, et al.. (2024). Efficient CO2 removal enabled by N, S co-doped hierarchical porous carbon derived from sustainable lignin. Industrial Crops and Products. 220. 119183–119183. 9 indexed citations

Li, Kai, et al.. (2024). A general modeling framework for large-amplitude 2DOF coupled nonlinear bridge flutter based on free vibration wind tunnel tests. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. 222. 111756–111756. 9 indexed citations

Gong, Xiaoyu, et al.. (2024). Deep learning based anomaly identification of temperature effects in bridge structural health monitoring data. Structures. 69. 107478–107478. 6 indexed citations

Han, Yan, et al.. (2024). Anti-galloping analysis of iced quad bundle conductor based on compound damping cables. Engineering Structures. 306. 117831–117831. 6 indexed citations

Xiong, Wen, et al.. (2024). Fragility evaluation of bridge shallow foundation piers under floods by coupling simulation in structural and hydraulic fields. Ocean Engineering. 311. 118952–118952. 2 indexed citations

Cui, Wei‐Rong, Qianqian Zhao, Xinghuan Lin, et al.. (2024). Regenerable and stable olefin-linked covalent organic frameworks with coordination template for selective and efficient trapping of scandium ion. Applied Surface Science. 681. 161590–161590. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Xiaoping, Junmei Wang, C.S. Cai, et al.. (2024). Regenerated cellulose films with controllable microporous structure for enhanced seed germination. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 279(Pt 2). 135287–135287. 6 indexed citations

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Cai, C.S., et al.. (2024). A compressible layerwise third-order shear deformation theory with transverse shear stress continuity for laminated sandwich plates. Composite Structures. 338. 118108–118108. 6 indexed citations

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Wang, Xiangjie, C.S. Cai, Peng Yuan, Guoji Xu, & Chao Sun. (2023). An efficient and accurate DSRFG method via nonuniform energy spectra discretization. Engineering Structures. 298. 117014–117014. 8 indexed citations

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Shen, Lian, et al.. (2023). Wind field simulation using WRF model in complex terrain: A sensitivity study with orthogonal design. Energy. 285. 129411–129411. 9 indexed citations

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Han, Yan, et al.. (2021). Experimental Study on the Spanwise Correlation of Vortex‐Induced Force Using Large‐Scale Section Model. Shock and Vibration. 2021(1). 1 indexed citations

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Fang, Pan, et al.. (2019). Modeling wind load paths and sharing in a wood-frame building. Wind and Structures. 29(3). 177–194. 2 indexed citations

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Shen, Lian, et al.. (2019). Influence of Calculation Domain Size on Numerical Simulation Results for Complex Terrain Wind Fields. Journal of Engineering Science and Technology Review. 12(2). 59–66. 2 indexed citations

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Liu, Shuqian, et al.. (2018). Reliability analysis on flutter of the long-span Aizhai bridge. Wind and Structures. 27(3). 175–186. 4 indexed citations

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Cai, C.S.. (2017). Numerical Simulation of Wind-rain Coupling Effect on Typical Bridge Section Based on Lagrangian System. Journal of Hunan University. 44(9).

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Han, Yan, et al.. (2017). Numerical Simulation of Wind Field on Bridge Site Located in Mountainous Area and Gorge Based on WRF. Zhongguo gonglu xuebao. 30(5). 104. 4 indexed citations

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Cai, C.S.. (2012). Design of Cable-stayed Bridges with CFRP-steel Composite Stay Cables Based on Mechanical and Economical Behaviors. Zhongguo gonglu xuebao. 1 indexed citations

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Deng, Lu & C.S. Cai. (2010). Bridge Model Updating Using Response Surface Method. 2311–2320. 3 indexed citations

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