Feng Cao

707 total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 581 citations indexed

About

Feng Cao is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Feng Cao has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 581 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Materials Chemistry, 7 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 3 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Feng Cao's work include Material Dynamics and Properties (2 papers), Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (2 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (1 paper). Feng Cao is often cited by papers focused on Material Dynamics and Properties (2 papers), Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (2 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (1 paper). Feng Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Feng Cao's co-authors include Tianyi Sun, Chuan Fei Guo, Zhifeng Ren, Qian Liu, Tong Zhang, Haibin Yang, Qi Qi, Yanyan Zhang, Liang Qiao and Yi Zeng and has published in prestigious journals such as Langmuir, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science and Applied Surface Science.

In The Last Decade

Feng Cao

13 papers receiving 569 citations

Hit Papers

Metallic nanostructures for light trapping in energy-harv... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 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. Metallic nanostructures for light trapping in energy-harvesting devices
    2014 450 citations Chuan Fei Guo, Tianyi Sun et al. Light Science & Applications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Feng Cao China 6 226 215 183 181 83 15 581
Xiao Dong He China 7 263 1.2× 101 0.5× 265 1.4× 110 0.6× 66 0.8× 29 503
Bowen Yu China 16 129 0.6× 161 0.7× 174 1.0× 226 1.2× 92 1.1× 36 649
Haixia Yang China 17 147 0.7× 126 0.6× 429 2.3× 434 2.4× 54 0.7× 43 959
Shengnan Li China 15 220 1.0× 190 0.9× 473 2.6× 161 0.9× 29 0.3× 28 697
Yuanpeng Deng China 9 91 0.4× 169 0.8× 124 0.7× 160 0.9× 24 0.3× 25 520
Rudder T. Wu Japan 12 124 0.5× 99 0.5× 69 0.4× 299 1.7× 29 0.3× 26 596
Hiroshi Koshikawa Japan 13 312 1.4× 165 0.8× 41 0.2× 134 0.7× 75 0.9× 60 521
J. Renteria United States 5 201 0.9× 213 1.0× 124 0.7× 816 4.5× 60 0.7× 6 1.0k
Hoda Malekpour United States 4 171 0.8× 196 0.9× 124 0.7× 795 4.4× 55 0.7× 5 965
В. Н. Ткач Ukraine 13 167 0.7× 82 0.4× 80 0.4× 393 2.2× 40 0.5× 95 631

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

15 of 15 papers shown
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Liu, Yifei, Xinyao Wang, Hangxing Ren, et al.. (2025). Core–Shell IrPt Nanoalloy on La/Ni–Co3O4 for High-Performance Bifunctional PEM Electrolysis with Ultralow Noble Metal Loading. Nano-Micro Letters. 17(1). 329–329. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Yong, Feng Cao, Yunlei Fu, et al.. (2022). Preparation of diene-based nanoparticles by semibatch microemulsion polymerization and their catalytic hydrogenation. Catalysis Today. 407. 156–164. 10 indexed citations
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Cao, Feng, et al.. (2021). Measurements of interactions between fluorescent molecules and polyethylene glycol self-assembled monolayers. Soft Matter. 18(1). 236–243. 3 indexed citations
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Xiang, Yang, et al.. (2020). Research Progress of Ceramic Metallization Technology. 2(1). 5 indexed citations
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Cao, Feng, Jiahao Wu, Yunxing Li, & To Ngai. (2019). Measurements of Particle–Surface Interactions in Both Equilibrium and Nonequilibrium Systems. Langmuir. 35(27). 8910–8920. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Wen‐Di, Feng Cao, Chuanxin He, Kohji Ohno, & To Ngai. (2018). Measuring the Interactions between Protein-Coated Microspheres and Polymer Brushes in Aqueous Solutions. Langmuir. 34(30). 8798–8806. 12 indexed citations
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Liu, Yukun, Yiyu Chen, Feng Cao, et al.. (2018). A series of 3d–4f heterometallic MOFs: syntheses, structures, optical, and electrochemical properties. Journal of Coordination Chemistry. 71(16-18). 2714–2721. 2 indexed citations
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Cao, Feng, Xiangjun Gong, Chuanxin He, & To Ngai. (2017). Removing the effect of blooming from potential energy measurement by employing total internal reflection microscopy integrated with video microscopy. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 503. 142–149. 2 indexed citations
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Cao, Feng, et al.. (2015). Inhibition of bacterial surface colonization by immobilized silver nanoparticles depends critically on the planktonic bacterial concentration. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 467. 17–27. 27 indexed citations
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Guo, Chuan Fei, Tianyi Sun, Feng Cao, Qian Liu, & Zhifeng Ren. (2014). Metallic nanostructures for light trapping in energy-harvesting devices. Light Science & Applications. 3(4). e161–e161. 450 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cao, Feng, et al.. (2013). Preparation of Mesoporous Alumina Using Hexamethyl Disilylamine as Substitute Solvent. Advanced materials research. 773. 482–486. 4 indexed citations
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Ma, Ruoshui, et al.. (2011). Hydrothermal synthesis and phase stability of CoNb2O6 with a rutile structure. Materials Letters. 65(19-20). 2880–2882. 11 indexed citations
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Zeng, Yi, Tong Zhang, Haibin Yang, et al.. (2008). Preparation of Cu–Zn/ZnO core-shell nanocomposite by wire electrical explosion and precipitation process in aqueous solution and CO sensing properties. Applied Surface Science. 255(7). 4045–4049. 46 indexed citations

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