Hongbin Cao

24.6k total citations · 7 hit papers
376 papers, 21.0k citations indexed

About

Hongbin Cao is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Water Science and Technology and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Hongbin Cao has authored 376 papers receiving a total of 21.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 126 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 109 papers in Water Science and Technology and 96 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Hongbin Cao's work include Extraction and Separation Processes (83 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (53 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (49 papers). Hongbin Cao is often cited by papers focused on Extraction and Separation Processes (83 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (53 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (49 papers). Hongbin Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Hongbin Cao's co-authors include Zhi Sun, Yongbing Xie, Yi Zhang, Xiao Lin, Jiadong Xiao, Xiaohong Zheng, He Zhao, Pengge Ning, Yuxian Wang and Xihua Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Accounts of Chemical Research.

In The Last Decade

Hongbin Cao

369 papers receiving 20.7k citations

Hit Papers

A Critical Review and Analysis on the Recycling of Spent ... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2017 2019 2018 2016 2020 250 500 750
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 Critical Review and Analysis on the Recycling of Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries
    2017 915 citations Hongbin Cao, Zhi Sun et al. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering profile →
  2. Recycling of spent lithium-ion batteries in view of lithium recovery: A critical review
    2019 641 citations Hongbin Cao, Zhi Sun et al. profile →
  3. A Mini-Review on Metal Recycling from Spent Lithium Ion Batteries
    2018 604 citations Zewen Zhu, Hongbin Cao et al. profile →
  4. Source apportionment and health risk assessment of heavy metals in soil for a township in Jiangsu Province, China
    2016 600 citations Hongbin Cao et al. profile →
  5. Reactive Oxygen Species and Catalytic Active Sites in Heterogeneous Catalytic Ozonation for Water Purification
    2020 457 citations Yuxian Wang, Hongbin Cao et al. profile →
  6. Lithium Carbonate Recovery from Cathode Scrap of Spent Lithium-Ion Battery: A Closed-Loop Process
    2017 421 citations Wenfang Gao, Hongbin Cao et al. profile →
  7. Selective recovery of lithium from spent lithium iron phosphate batteries: a sustainable process
    2018 361 citations Hongbin Cao, Zhi Sun 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
Hongbin Cao China 75 8.6k 7.4k 5.5k 5.2k 4.9k 376 21.0k
Eilhann E. Kwon South Korea 81 2.8k 0.3× 4.3k 0.6× 3.6k 0.7× 3.9k 0.7× 3.9k 0.8× 508 25.1k
Ho Kyong Shon Australia 78 5.6k 0.7× 3.5k 0.5× 3.0k 0.5× 5.8k 1.1× 16.9k 3.4× 582 24.6k
Md. Rabiul Awual Japan 128 4.5k 0.5× 5.2k 0.7× 11.6k 2.1× 3.1k 0.6× 13.9k 2.8× 186 35.0k
Jiakuan Yang China 66 3.1k 0.4× 4.2k 0.6× 3.5k 0.6× 1.6k 0.3× 4.0k 0.8× 347 14.8k
Tawfik A. Saleh Saudi Arabia 93 5.2k 0.6× 6.5k 0.9× 3.4k 0.6× 5.6k 1.1× 12.9k 2.6× 522 38.3k
Abdul Latif Ahmad Malaysia 75 3.9k 0.4× 5.8k 0.8× 2.8k 0.5× 2.9k 0.6× 14.5k 2.9× 570 26.6k
Wei Sun China 75 5.0k 0.6× 11.7k 1.6× 3.1k 0.6× 2.8k 0.5× 11.3k 2.3× 764 22.5k
Bart Van der Bruggen Belgium 92 6.7k 0.8× 9.4k 1.3× 2.4k 0.4× 3.1k 0.6× 20.6k 4.2× 550 31.5k
Kaimin Shih Hong Kong 72 3.0k 0.3× 2.2k 0.3× 2.0k 0.4× 3.6k 0.7× 4.6k 0.9× 327 15.9k
M. Fernando R. Pereira Portugal 81 3.7k 0.4× 2.8k 0.4× 1.9k 0.3× 6.6k 1.3× 7.3k 1.5× 426 26.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hongbin Cao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hongbin Cao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hongbin 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 Hongbin Cao. Hongbin 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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Duan, Feng, Wenyan Ji, Dingshan Ruan, et al.. (2025). Toward improved antifouling properties and monovalent anion selectivity of anion exchange membrane via interfacial polymerization modification. Desalination. 601. 118562–118562. 10 indexed citations
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Ji, Wenyan, Ping Li, Feng Duan, et al.. (2025). Maintaining high magnesium/lithium selectivity in nanofiltration at high salinity: optimizing membrane charge distribution for synergistic Donnan and ion adhesion effects. Journal of Membrane Science. 729. 124160–124160. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Hao, et al.. (2025). Degradation of PCDD/Fs from incineration of waste at low temperatures for resource utilization of fly ash. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 4169–4169. 3 indexed citations
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Cao, Hongbin, Dong Li, Jingjing Fu, et al.. (2024). Multifunctional biomass-based solar evaporator with enhanced sterilization performance for solar-driven clean water evaporation. Desalination. 591. 118052–118052. 15 indexed citations
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Sun, Sihan, et al.. (2024). Analysis and pathway exploration of high-boiling residues for methyl-chlorosilane-monomers production. Chemical Engineering Journal. 483. 149201–149201. 3 indexed citations
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Duan, Feng, Yang Xu, Chuang Chen, et al.. (2023). Composite modification of anion exchange membrane by in-situ layer-by-layer assembly to improve antifouling performance. Journal of Membrane Science. 690. 122211–122211. 12 indexed citations
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Cao, Hongbin, Yifei Chen, Jingjing Fu, et al.. (2023). Hierarchical Cu dendrites@ CuO multifunctional nanowire mesh for solar-thermal clean water production. Desalination. 572. 117114–117114. 12 indexed citations
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Xu, Chunliu, Xin Hu, Yang Yang, et al.. (2023). Integrated process of CO2 sequestration and recycling spent LiFePO4 batteries. Energy storage materials. 60. 102819–102819. 31 indexed citations
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Lyu, Tong, Yilin Tang, Hongbin Cao, et al.. (2023). Estimating the geographical patterns and health risks associated with PM2.5-bound heavy metals to guide PM2.5 control targets in China based on machine-learning algorithms. Environmental Pollution. 337. 122558–122558. 10 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jimei, Yanchun Shi, Sihan Sun, et al.. (2023). Highly Stable and Selective Catalysts for m-Cresol Hydrogenolysis to Aromatics. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 11(25). 9382–9393. 5 indexed citations
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Zhang, Di, He Zhao, Wenfang Gao, Yuxing Sheng, & Hongbin Cao. (2022). The significance of resource recycling for coking wastewater treatment: based on environmental and economic life cycle assessment. Green Chemical Engineering. 5(1). 50–59. 9 indexed citations
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Xu, Zhaomeng, Jing Wang, Sihan Sun, et al.. (2022). Simple Route for Graphite Recycling from Waste Lithium-Ion Batteries to Environmental Functional Materials. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 10(40). 13435–13443. 13 indexed citations
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Ning, Pengge, et al.. (2022). Open-Framework Metal Oxides for Fast and Reversible Hydrated Zinc-Ion Intercalation. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 14(8). 10407–10418. 10 indexed citations
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Chen, Zhong, He Zhao, Hongbin Cao, & Ching‐Hua Huang. (2022). Fast coupling and detoxification of aqueous halobenzoquinones by extracellular nucleophiles: The relationship among structures, pathways and toxicity. Chemical Engineering Journal. 438. 135525–135525. 8 indexed citations
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Yuan, Ling, et al.. (2022). Inhibition Role of Solvation on the Selective Extraction of Co(II): Toward Eco-Friendly Separation of Ni and Co. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 10(3). 1160–1171. 11 indexed citations
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Ning, Pengge, Zewen Zhu, Ling Yuan, et al.. (2021). Water-steam activation toward oxygen-deficient vanadium oxides for enhancing zinc ion storage. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 9(43). 24517–24527. 27 indexed citations
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Guo, Zhuang, Yongbing Xie, Jiadong Xiao, et al.. (2019). Single-Atom Mn–N4 Site-Catalyzed Peroxone Reaction for the Efficient Production of Hydroxyl Radicals in an Acidic Solution. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 141(30). 12005–12010. 275 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yuehong, et al.. (2018). Modified Structural Constraints for Candidate Molecule Generation in Computer-Aided Molecular Design. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 57(20). 6937–6946. 11 indexed citations
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Du, Penghui, Wen Liu, Hongbin Cao, He Zhao, & Ching‐Hua Huang. (2018). Oxidation of amino acids by peracetic acid: Reaction kinetics, pathways and theoretical calculations. Water Research X. 1. 100002–100002. 113 indexed citations

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