Jianfeng Cai

9.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
249 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

About

Jianfeng Cai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Jianfeng Cai has authored 249 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 143 papers in Molecular Biology, 64 papers in Microbiology and 57 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Jianfeng Cai's work include Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (74 papers), Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (64 papers) and Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (25 papers). Jianfeng Cai is often cited by papers focused on Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (74 papers), Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (64 papers) and Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (25 papers). Jianfeng Cai collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Saudi Arabia. Jianfeng Cai's co-authors include Guodong Qian, Banglin Chen, Peng Teng, Youhong Niu, Yan Shi, Peng Sang, Yuanjing Cui, Yu Yang, Łukasz Wojtas and Jiancan Yu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Jianfeng Cai

236 papers receiving 7.7k citations

Hit Papers

Crystal Engineering of an nbo Topology Metal–Organic Fram... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Crystal Engineering of an nbo Topology Metal–Organic Framework for Chemical Fixation of CO2 under Ambient Conditions
    2014 513 citations Youhong Niu, Łukasz Wojtas et al. profile →

Peers

Jianfeng Cai
Nils Metzler‐Nolte Germany
Norbert Sträter Germany
Sandeep Verma India
Yufen Zhao China
Ronald Gust Germany
Iwao Ojima United States
Steven L. Regen United States
Abraham Nudelman Israel
Ayman El‐Faham Egypt
Junbiao Chang China
Nils Metzler‐Nolte Germany
Jianfeng Cai
Citations per year, relative to Jianfeng Cai Jianfeng Cai (= 1×) peers Nils Metzler‐Nolte

Countries citing papers authored by Jianfeng Cai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jianfeng Cai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Jianfeng Cai. 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 Jianfeng Cai. The network helps show where Jianfeng Cai may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jianfeng Cai

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jianfeng Cai. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jianfeng Cai 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 Jianfeng Cai. Jianfeng Cai 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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Huang, Bo, Sihao Li, Cong Pan, et al.. (2025). Proline-based tripodal cages with guest-adaptive features for capturing hydrophilic and amphiphilic fluoride substances. Nature Communications. 16(1). 3226–3226. 5 indexed citations
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Sang, Peng, Jiacheng Wei, Qingqing Li, et al.. (2025). Disruption of β-Catenin/B-Cell Lymphoma 9 Protein–Protein Interaction Using Heterogeneous Peptidomimetic Foldamers. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(45). 41819–41829.
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Cen, Zhenyong, Yuwei Lu, Jianfeng Cai, et al.. (2024). Improving piezoelectric strain, temperature stability and strain symmetry on KNN-based ceramics sintered in reducing atmosphere via designing internal bias field. Ceramics International. 51(6). 7684–7692. 1 indexed citations
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Lü, Zhimin, et al.. (2024). Char formation during pyrolysis of torrefied cellulose: Role of potassium catalysis and torrefaction pretreatment. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 181. 106644–106644. 7 indexed citations
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Wang, Liqing, Rui Luo, Zejun Xu, et al.. (2024). Imidazole‐Rich, Four‐Armed Host‐Defense Peptidomimetics as Promising Narrow‐Spectrum Antibacterial Agents and Adjuvants against Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Infections. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 13(27). e2400664–e2400664. 3 indexed citations
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Lü, Zhimin, et al.. (2023). Relationships between char reactivity and char structure from a suite of organic model compounds. Fuel Processing Technology. 249. 107852–107852. 7 indexed citations
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Gu, Meng, et al.. (2023). The discovery of cyclic γ-AApeptides as the promising ligands targeting EP2. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 87. 129255–129255. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yu, et al.. (2023). Porosity and permeability estimation using seismic wave velocity along Yangtze River embankment. Journal of Applied Geophysics. 213. 105039–105039. 2 indexed citations
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Lü, Zhimin, et al.. (2023). Effect of torrefaction on yield, reactivity and physicochemical properties of pyrolyzed char from three major biomass constituents. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 173. 106104–106104. 13 indexed citations
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Abate, Seid Yimer, Ziqi Yang, Guorong Ma, et al.. (2022). Room temperature slot-die coated perovskite layer modified with sulfonyl-γ-AApeptide for high performance perovskite solar devices. Chemical Engineering Journal. 457. 141199–141199. 22 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xing, Minghui Wang, Xiaodi Zhu, et al.. (2022). Development of Lipo-γ-AA Peptides as Potent Antifungal Agents. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 65(11). 8029–8039. 18 indexed citations
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Yang, Yi, et al.. (2020). Asymmetric synthesis of linezolid thiazolidine-2-thione derivatives via CS2 mediated decarboxylation cyclization. Tetrahedron Letters. 61(19). 151847–151847. 1 indexed citations
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Sang, Peng, Yan Shi, David Huang, et al.. (2020). The activity of sulfono-γ-AApeptide helical foldamers that mimic GLP-1. Science Advances. 6(20). eaaz4988–eaaz4988. 39 indexed citations
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Sang, Peng, Min Zhang, Yan Shi, et al.. (2019). Inhibition of β-catenin/B cell lymphoma 9 protein−protein interaction using α-helix–mimicking sulfono-γ-AApeptide inhibitors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(22). 10757–10762. 69 indexed citations
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Yang, Yi, et al.. (2019). Low-toxicity amphiphilic molecules linked by an aromatic nucleus show broad-spectrum antibacterial activity and low drug resistance. Chemical Communications. 55(30). 4307–4310. 39 indexed citations
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Niu, Youhong, Minghui Wang, Yafei Cao, et al.. (2018). Rational Design of Dimeric Lysine N-Alkylamides as Potent and Broad-Spectrum Antibacterial Agents. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 61(7). 2865–2874. 51 indexed citations
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Wang, Heng, Xiaomin Qian, Kun Wang, et al.. (2018). Supramolecular Kandinsky circles with high antibacterial activity. Nature Communications. 9(1). 1815–1815. 94 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhe, Heng Wang, Yiming Li, et al.. (2017). Supersnowflakes: Stepwise Self-Assembly and Dynamic Exchange of Rhombus Star-Shaped Supramolecules. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 139(24). 8174–8185. 81 indexed citations

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