Hongcai Gao

12.0k total citations · 16 hit papers
102 papers, 10.6k citations indexed

About

Hongcai Gao is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Automotive Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Hongcai Gao has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 10.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 29 papers in Automotive Engineering and 18 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Hongcai Gao's work include Advancements in Battery Materials (86 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (76 papers) and Advanced Battery Technologies Research (29 papers). Hongcai Gao is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Battery Materials (86 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (76 papers) and Advanced Battery Technologies Research (29 papers). Hongcai Gao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Singapore. Hongcai Gao's co-authors include John B. Goodenough, Hongwei Duan, Leigang Xue, Sen Xin, Fei Xiao, Chi Bun Ching, Weidong Zhou, Yutao Li, Kyusung Park and Rong Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Hongcai Gao

97 papers receiving 10.4k citations

Hit Papers

High-Performance Asymmetric Supercapacitor Based on Graph... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 2012 2017 2016 2020 200 400 600
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. High-Performance Asymmetric Supercapacitor Based on Graphene Hydrogel and Nanostructured MnO2
    2012 669 citations Hongcai Gao, Chi Bun Ching et al. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces profile →
  2. Mussel-Inspired Synthesis of Polydopamine-Functionalized Graphene Hydrogel as Reusable Adsorbents for Water Purification
    2012 641 citations Hongcai Gao, Hongwei Duan et al. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces profile →
  3. Low-Cost High-Energy Potassium Cathode
    2017 490 citations Leigang Xue, Yutao Li et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  4. Electrochemical Nature of the Cathode Interface for a Solid-State Lithium-Ion Battery: Interface between LiCoO2 and Garnet-Li7La3Zr2O12
    2016 412 citations Kyusung Park, Yutao Li et al. profile →
  5. Hexacyanoferrate‐Type Prussian Blue Analogs: Principles and Advances Toward High‐Performance Sodium and Potassium Ion Batteries
    2020 346 citations Hongcai Gao, Leigang Xue et al. Advanced Energy Materials profile →
  6. NaxMV(PO4)3 (M = Mn, Fe, Ni) Structure and Properties for Sodium Extraction
    2016 308 citations Weidong Zhou, Leigang Xue et al. profile →
  7. An Aqueous Symmetric Sodium‐Ion Battery with NASICON‐Structured Na3MnTi(PO4)3
    2016 268 citations Hongcai Gao, John B. Goodenough profile →
  8. Na3MnZr(PO4)3: A High-Voltage Cathode for Sodium Batteries
    2018 265 citations Hongcai Gao, Sen Xin et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  9. Probing the Energy Storage Mechanism of Quasi‐Metallic Na in Hard Carbon for Sodium‐Ion Batteries
    2021 264 citations Zhaohua Wang, Xin Feng et al. Advanced Energy Materials profile →
  10. Liquid K–Na Alloy Anode Enables Dendrite‐Free Potassium Batteries
    2016 241 citations Leigang Xue, Hongcai Gao et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  11. A High‐Energy‐Density Potassium Battery with a Polymer‐Gel Electrolyte and a Polyaniline Cathode
    2018 236 citations Hongcai Gao, Leigang Xue et al. profile →
  12. Stabilizing a High-Energy-Density Rechargeable Sodium Battery with a Solid Electrolyte
    2018 215 citations Hongcai Gao, Sen Xin et al. profile →
  13. Sodium Extraction from NASICON-Structured Na3MnTi(PO4)3 through Mn(III)/Mn(II) and Mn(IV)/Mn(III) Redox Couples
    2016 204 citations Hongcai Gao, Yutao Li et al. profile →
  14. Exploring reversible oxidation of oxygen in a manganese oxide
    2016 199 citations Hongcai Gao, Yutao Li et al. profile →
  15. Prussian‐blue materials: Revealing new opportunities for rechargeable batteries
    2022 179 citations Qianchen Wang, Sen Xin et al. profile →
  16. Size‐, Water‐, and Defect‐Regulated Potassium Manganese Hexacyanoferrate with Superior Cycling Stability and Rate Capability for Low‐Cost Sodium‐Ion Batteries
    2019 134 citations Hongcai Gao, Leigang Xue et al. Small profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hongcai Gao China 53 9.0k 2.8k 2.3k 2.2k 1.0k 102 10.6k
Heng‐guo Wang China 52 7.5k 0.8× 3.6k 1.3× 1.1k 0.5× 2.5k 1.2× 1.1k 1.1× 159 9.5k
Maowen Xu China 61 10.3k 1.1× 3.8k 1.4× 1.4k 0.6× 3.5k 1.6× 1.0k 1.0× 229 12.2k
S. Panero Italy 55 8.5k 0.9× 2.3k 0.8× 2.4k 1.1× 1.8k 0.8× 1.8k 1.8× 234 10.5k
Yingjin Wei China 67 11.6k 1.3× 4.5k 1.6× 2.1k 0.9× 4.5k 2.0× 1.3k 1.2× 275 13.4k
Yong Jiang China 50 6.9k 0.8× 3.1k 1.1× 1.5k 0.7× 2.3k 1.1× 480 0.5× 175 8.3k
Yongping Gan China 56 10.0k 1.1× 3.5k 1.2× 2.7k 1.2× 4.1k 1.9× 799 0.8× 203 12.2k
Cheng Chao Li China 54 9.0k 1.0× 3.5k 1.2× 1.6k 0.7× 1.8k 0.8× 831 0.8× 156 9.9k
Shuangqiang Chen China 59 9.5k 1.1× 4.1k 1.5× 1.8k 0.8× 2.7k 1.2× 806 0.8× 161 10.7k
Qian Sun China 72 13.5k 1.5× 3.1k 1.1× 4.2k 1.9× 3.2k 1.5× 774 0.8× 205 14.9k
Mingbo Zheng China 51 7.0k 0.8× 4.5k 1.6× 726 0.3× 3.3k 1.5× 1.4k 1.3× 178 9.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hongcai Gao

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All Works

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Wang, Ziye, Qianchen Wang, Yingshuai Wang, et al.. (2025). Ultra-low concentration and flame-retardant electrolyte for next-generation lithium metal batteries. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 697. 137949–137949. 1 indexed citations
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Xin, Yuhang, Yingshuai Wang, Qianchen Wang, et al.. (2025). Unlocking Coupled of Electron/Ion Transport for Superior Electrochemical Performance in Hybrid Phosphate Cathodes of Sodium Ion Batteries. Advanced Functional Materials. 36(13). 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Lei, Yuhang Xin, Yingshuai Wang, et al.. (2024). High-entropy configuration of O3-type layered transition-metal oxide cathode with high-voltage stability for sodium-ion batteries. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 12(35). 23495–23505. 16 indexed citations
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Xin, Yuhang, Yingshuai Wang, Baorui Chen, et al.. (2024). Off-Stoichiometry of Sodium Iron Pyrophosphate as Cathode Materials for Sodium-Ion Batteries with Superior Cycling Stability. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 16(28). 36509–36518. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Yingshuai, Chunyu Jiang, Xiangyu Ding, et al.. (2024). A High‐Entropy Intergrowth Layered‐Oxide Cathode with Enhanced Stability for Sodium‐Ion Batteries. ChemSusChem. 17(23). e202400768–e202400768. 8 indexed citations
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Chen, Baorui, Yuhang Xin, Yingshuai Wang, et al.. (2024). Modulating the oxygen redox activity of an ultra-high capacity P3 type cathode for sodium-ion batteries via beryllium introduced. Energy storage materials. 67. 103252–103252. 22 indexed citations
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Zhou, Qingbo, Yingshuai Wang, Runqing Ou, et al.. (2024). Yolk‐Shell Construction of Na3V2(PO4)2F3 with Copper Substitution Microsphere as High‐Rate and Long‐Cycling Cathode Materials for Sodium‐Ion Batteries. Small. 20(31). e2310699–e2310699. 18 indexed citations
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Chen, Baorui, Yuhang Xin, Yingshuai Wang, et al.. (2024). A two-pronged approach:Bulk-phase substitution and second-phase synergism to enhance the anion redox stability of layered oxide cathode for sodium-ion batteries. Nano Energy. 133. 110430–110430. 7 indexed citations
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Xin, Yuhang, Yingshuai Wang, Qingbo Zhou, et al.. (2024). The importance of bond covalency for the activation of multielectron reactions in phosphate cathodes for sodium-ion batteries. Energy storage materials. 72. 103770–103770. 9 indexed citations
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Zhou, Qingbo, Yuhang Xin, Yingshuai Wang, et al.. (2024). Modulating the electron spin states of Na2FePO4F cathode via high entropy strategy for enhanced sodium storage and ultra-high cycling stability. Chemical Engineering Journal. 503. 158475–158475. 3 indexed citations
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Xu, Yanan, Kai Wang, Xu‐Dong Zhang, et al.. (2023). Improved Li‐Ion Conduction and (Electro)Chemical Stability at Garnet‐Polymer Interface through Metal‐Nitrogen Bonding. Advanced Energy Materials. 13(14). 52 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yu, Wenpeng Wang, Yao Zhao, et al.. (2023). Exacerbated High‐Temperature Calendar Aging of SiOx‐Graphite Electrode Induced by Interparticle Lithium Crosstalk. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(2). 15 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhaohua, Xin Feng, Ying Bai, et al.. (2021). Probing the Energy Storage Mechanism of Quasi‐Metallic Na in Hard Carbon for Sodium‐Ion Batteries. Advanced Energy Materials. 11(11). 264 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wu, Feng, Kun Zhang, Yiran Liu, et al.. (2020). Polymer electrolytes and interfaces toward solid-state batteries: Recent advances and prospects. Energy storage materials. 33. 26–54. 216 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yongjie, Xiangwen Gao, Hongcai Gao, Haibo Jin, & John B. Goodenough. (2020). Three Electron Reversible Redox Reaction in Sodium Vanadium Chromium Phosphate as a High‐Energy‐Density Cathode for Sodium‐Ion Batteries. Advanced Functional Materials. 30(10). 149 indexed citations
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Men, Yu‐Long, Ya You, Yun‐Xiang Pan, et al.. (2018). Selective CO Evolution from Photoreduction of CO2 on a Metal-Carbide-Based Composite Catalyst. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 140(40). 13071–13077. 67 indexed citations
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Xue, Leigang, Hongcai Gao, Weidong Zhou, et al.. (2016). Liquid K–Na Alloy Anode Enables Dendrite‐Free Potassium Batteries. Advanced Materials. 28(43). 9608–9612. 241 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gao, Hongcai & Hongwei Duan. (2014). 2D and 3D graphene materials: Preparation and bioelectrochemical applications. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 65. 404–419. 164 indexed citations
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Yuan, Jifeng, Hongcai Gao, & Chi Bun Ching. (2011). Comparative protein profile of human hepatoma HepG2 cells treated with graphene and single-walled carbon nanotubes: An iTRAQ-coupled 2D LC–MS/MS proteome analysis. Toxicology Letters. 207(3). 213–221. 65 indexed citations

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