Feng Cao

4.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
84 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Feng Cao is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Civil and Structural Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Feng Cao has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Materials Chemistry, 30 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 24 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Feng Cao's work include Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices (45 papers), Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies (29 papers) and Thermal properties of materials (16 papers). Feng Cao is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices (45 papers), Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies (29 papers) and Thermal properties of materials (16 papers). Feng Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Feng Cao's co-authors include Zhifeng Ren, Gang Chen, Kenneth McEnaney, Qian Zhang, Jun Mao, Daniel Kraemer, Xingjun Liu, Chen Chen, Xinyu Wang and Qian Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Feng Cao

75 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

A review of cermet-based spectrally selective solar absor... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 2024 100 200 300 400
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. A review of cermet-based spectrally selective solar absorbers
    2014 429 citations Feng Cao, Kenneth McEnaney et al. profile →
  2. Plasticity in single-crystalline Mg3Bi2 thermoelectric material
    2024 102 citations Peng Zhao, Wenhua Xue et al. Nature profile →

Peers

Feng Cao
Theodorian Borca‐Tasciuc United States
Pengcheng Zhai China
Boyang Yu China
Qinghui Jiang China
Ugo Bertocci United States
Ruizhi Zhang China
Zhensong Ren United States
Wenyu Zhao China
Haoran Yang United States
Jingchao Song Australia
Theodorian Borca‐Tasciuc United States
Feng Cao
Citations per year, relative to Feng Cao Feng Cao (= 1×) peers Theodorian Borca‐Tasciuc

Countries citing papers authored by Feng Cao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Feng Cao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Feng Cao. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Feng Cao. The network helps show where Feng Cao may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Feng Cao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Feng Cao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Feng Cao 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 Feng Cao. Feng Cao 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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Wang, Haiyong, et al.. (2025). Nano high-entropy materials: Controllable synthesis, characterization techniques and thermal/photo catalytic applications. Applied Materials Today. 43. 102631–102631. 1 indexed citations
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Yan, Jin, Peng Zhao, Yifan Zhou, et al.. (2025). Substantial planar plastic anisotropy in inorganic Mg 3 Bi 2 single crystals. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(47). e2516449122–e2516449122.
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Ye, Sheng, Shizhen Zhi, Xiaojing Ma, et al.. (2025). Superior electron transport in the single-crystalline TiCoSb-based half-Heuslers. Nature Communications. 16(1). 1812–1812. 11 indexed citations
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Duan, Sichen, Xin Bao, Rongpei Shi, et al.. (2025). Spinodal decomposition promoting high thermoelectric performance in half-Heusler. Joule. 9(4). 101854–101854. 5 indexed citations
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Cheng, Jinxuan, Wenhua Xue, Xiaofang Li, et al.. (2025). A universal approach to high-performance thermoelectric module design for power generation. Joule. 9(4). 101818–101818. 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shuai, Wenbin Huang, Yuxin Zhu, et al.. (2025). Robust organic radical cations with near-unity absorption across solar spectrum. Nature Communications. 16(1). 7320–7320. 2 indexed citations
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Wu, Zuoxu, Jian Wang, Xiaoyu Sun, et al.. (2024). VO2-based colorful smart windows with self-cleaning function. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 274. 113004–113004. 8 indexed citations
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Luo, Yi, Shuaihang Hou, Yijie Liu, et al.. (2024). Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance in Flexible Sulfur-Alloyed Ag2Se Thin Films. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 16(28). 36620–36627. 10 indexed citations
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Zhao, Peng, Wenhua Xue, Yue Zhang, et al.. (2024). Plasticity in single-crystalline Mg3Bi2 thermoelectric material. Nature. 631(8022). 777–782. 102 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jiang, Feng, Jinxuan Cheng, Hulei Yu, et al.. (2024). Prefer‐Oriented Ag2Se Crystal for High‐Performance Thermoelectric Cooling. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(6). 6 indexed citations
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Yao, Honghao, Juan Li, Zongwei Zhang, et al.. (2023). Abnormally soft acoustic phonons in the Mg3Sb2 allomerisms. Materials Today Physics. 36. 101180–101180. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Y. J., Xiaodong Wang, Shuaihang Hou, et al.. (2023). Scalable-produced 3D elastic thermoelectric network for body heat harvesting. Nature Communications. 14(1). 3058–3058. 67 indexed citations
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Yao, Honghao, Chen Chen, Wenhua Xue, et al.. (2021). Vacancy ordering induced topological electronic transition in bulk Eu 2 ZnSb 2. Science Advances. 7(6). 22 indexed citations
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Luo, Dan, Feng Wang, Jingyi Zhu, et al.. (2016). Nanofluid of graphene-based amphiphilic Janus nanosheets for tertiary or enhanced oil recovery: High performance at low concentration. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(28). 7711–7716. 233 indexed citations
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Kraemer, Daniel, Kenneth McEnaney, Feng Cao, Zhifeng Ren, & Gang Chen. (2014). Accurate determination of the total hemispherical emittance and solar absorptance of opaque surfaces at elevated temperatures. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 132. 640–649. 20 indexed citations
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Liang, Lei, et al.. (2007). Energy transmission characteristic of PLZT bimorph. Beijing Hangkong Hangtian Daxue xuebao. 33(12). 1432.
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Liang, Lei, Shaoping Wang, & Feng Cao. (2006). Characteristics of Photo-Mechanical Device Using PLZT Wafer. 1–4. 5 indexed citations
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Cao, Feng & Chunxu Pan. (2005). Influence of fuels and substrates on flame synthesis of one-dimensional carbon nanomaterials. New Carbon Materials. 1 indexed citations
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Pan, Chunxu, Yueli Liu, Feng Cao, Jianbo Wang, & Yaoyao Ren. (2004). Synthesis and growth mechanism of carbon nanotubes and nanofibers from ethanol flames. Micron. 35(6). 461–468. 73 indexed citations
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Chen, Zuyu & Feng Cao. (1997). NUMERICAL ANALYTICAL METHOD FOR THE BEARING CAPACITY OF FOUNDATIONS. Chinese Journal of Geotechnical Engineering. 19(5). 1 indexed citations

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