Jie Cai

12.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
120 papers, 11.0k citations indexed

About

Jie Cai is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Jie Cai has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 11.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Biomaterials, 36 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 19 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Jie Cai's work include Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (50 papers), Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging (29 papers) and Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (20 papers). Jie Cai is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (50 papers), Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging (29 papers) and Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (20 papers). Jie Cai collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and United States. Jie Cai's co-authors include Lina Zhang, Shigenori Kuga, Junchao Huang, Yi Zhong, Satoshi Kimura, Chunyu Chang, Bo Duan, Jinping Zhou, Masahisa Wada and Dan Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Advanced Functional Materials.

In The Last Decade

Jie Cai

118 papers receiving 10.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Rapid Dissolution of Cellulose in LiOH/Urea and NaOH/Urea Aqueous Solutions

2005 886 citations Jie Cai, Lina Zhang profile →
Superabsorbent hydrogels based on cellulose for smart swelling and controllable delivery

2009 633 citations Jie Cai, Lina Zhang et al. profile →
A Hierarchical N/S‐Codoped Carbon Anode Fabricated Facilely from Cellulose/Polyaniline Microspheres for High‐Performance Sodium‐Ion Batteries

2016 508 citations Dingfeng Xu, Chaoji Chen et al. profile →
High‐Strength and High‐Toughness Double‐Cross‐Linked Cellulose Hydrogels: A New Strategy Using Sequential Chemical and Physical Cross‐Linking

2016 476 citations Junchao Huang, Yi Zhong et al. profile →
Nitrogen-rich hard carbon as a highly durable anode for high-power potassium-ion batteries

2017 424 citations Chaoji Chen, Jie Cai et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jie Cai China	52	6.4k	3.7k	1.6k	1.5k	1.4k	120	11.0k
Jinping Zhou China	58	5.2k 0.8×	3.6k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	1.0k 0.7×	1.7k 1.2×	195	10.9k
You‐Lo Hsieh United States	54	6.6k 1.0×	4.0k 1.1×	1.2k 0.7×	917 0.6×	1.2k 0.8×	189	11.0k
Jingquan Han China	62	4.4k 0.7×	4.9k 1.3×	2.2k 1.3×	2.5k 1.7×	1.7k 1.2×	143	11.3k
Shigenori Kuga Japan	58	7.8k 1.2×	3.8k 1.0×	786 0.5×	1.0k 0.7×	1.4k 1.0×	152	11.0k
Haipeng Yu China	60	5.6k 0.9×	5.4k 1.4×	1.8k 1.1×	2.0k 1.3×	2.0k 1.5×	153	12.7k
Chaobo Huang China	55	5.2k 0.8×	4.9k 1.3×	2.4k 1.5×	1.0k 0.7×	1.9k 1.3×	141	10.9k
Haishun Du United States	54	5.2k 0.8×	4.5k 1.2×	1.6k 1.0×	2.5k 1.6×	1.5k 1.1×	121	10.4k
Chunyu Chang China	49	4.7k 0.7×	3.1k 0.8×	1.9k 1.2×	518 0.3×	1.4k 1.0×	127	9.7k
Jun Yang China	55	2.8k 0.4×	4.7k 1.3×	1.3k 0.8×	939 0.6×	1.4k 1.0×	174	9.7k
Juming Yao China	57	3.1k 0.5×	2.9k 0.8×	2.8k 1.7×	1.2k 0.8×	2.7k 1.9×	269	11.1k

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Geng, Wen, et al.. (2025). Enhanced antibacterial and antibiofilm activities of quaternized ultra-highly deacetylated chitosan against multidrug-resistant bacteria. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 298. 140052–140052. 5 indexed citations

Cai, Jie, et al.. (2025). Deep learning-assisted self-cleaning cellulose colorimetric sensor array for monitoring black tea withering dynamics. Food Chemistry. 487. 144727–144727. 2 indexed citations

Cai, Jie, et al.. (2024). Optimization method research of ultrasonic assisted grinding processing for thin-wall reflectors of hard and brittle materials. Ceramics International. 51(6). 7657–7669. 3 indexed citations

Wei, Pingdong, et al.. (2023). Strong and Tough Cellulose Hydrogels via Solution Annealing and Dual Cross‐Linking. Small. 19(28). e2301204–e2301204. 55 indexed citations

Zhang, Qing, Yijun Chen, Pingdong Wei, et al.. (2021). Extremely strong and tough chitosan films mediated by unique hydrated chitosan crystal structures. Materials Today. 51. 27–38. 149 indexed citations

Huang, Junchao, Yi Zhong, Ang Lu, Lina Zhang, & Jie Cai. (2020). Temperature and time-dependent self-assembly and gelation behavior of chitin in aqueous KOH/urea solution. Giant. 4. 100038–100038. 20 indexed citations

Wei, Pingdong, Jie Cai, & Lina Zhang. (2020). High‐Strength and Tough Crystalline Polysaccharide‐Based Materials^†. Chinese Journal of Chemistry. 38(7). 761–771. 15 indexed citations

Gao, Lingfeng, Jingqi Ma, Shuping Li, et al.. (2019). 2D ultrathin carbon nanosheets with rich N/O content constructed by stripping bulk chitin for high-performance sodium ion batteries. Nanoscale. 11(26). 12626–12636. 62 indexed citations

Zhang, Die, Jie Cai, Wei Xü, et al.. (2019). Synthesis, characterization and adsorption property of cellulose nanofiber-based hydrogels.. 4(2). 92–98. 12 indexed citations

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Li, Mingming, Yao Xiao, Yan Chen, et al.. (2016). Soy protein-modified waterborne polyurethane biocomposites with improved functionality. RSC Advances. 6(16). 12837–12849. 5 indexed citations

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Ding, Fuyuan, Zheng Tang, Beibei Ding, et al.. (2014). Tunable thermosensitive behavior of multiple responsive chitin. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 2(20). 3050–3050. 18 indexed citations

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Wang, Qiyang, Jie Cai, Lina Zhang, et al.. (2013). A bioplastic with high strength constructed from a cellulose hydrogel by changing the aggregated structure. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 1(22). 6678–6678. 133 indexed citations

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Cai, Jie, Shilin Liu, Feng Jiao, et al.. (2012). Cellulose–Silica Nanocomposite Aerogels by In Situ Formation of Silica in Cellulose Gel. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 51(9). 2076–2079. 342 indexed citations

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Qin, Xingzhen, Ang Lu, Jie Cai, & Lina Zhang. (2012). Stability of inclusion complex formed by cellulose in NaOH/urea aqueous solution at low temperature. Carbohydrate Polymers. 92(2). 1315–1320. 53 indexed citations

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Cai, Jie, et al.. (2007). Evaluation of cellular organization and axonal regeneration through linear PLA foam implants in acute and chronic spinal cord injury. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 83A(2). 512–520. 22 indexed citations

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Qi, Haisong, et al.. (2007). Influence of finishing oil on structure and properties of multi-filament fibers from cellulose dope in NaOH/urea aqueous solution. Cellulose. 15(1). 81–89. 26 indexed citations

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Cai, Jie, Lei Zhang, Jiang Zhou, et al.. (2007). Multifilament Fibers Based on Dissolution of Cellulose in NaOH/Urea Aqueous Solution: Structure and Properties. Advanced Materials. 19(6). 821–825. 331 indexed citations

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Cai, Jie, Yating Liu, & Lina Zhang. (2006). Dilute solution properties of cellulose in LiOH/urea aqueous system. Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics. 44(21). 3093–3101. 195 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lina, et al.. (2005). Effects of Coagulation Conditions on the Properties of Regenerated Cellulose Films Prepared in NaOH/Urea Aqueous Solution. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 44(3). 522–529. 103 indexed citations

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Cai, Jie, et al.. (2004). Novel Fibers Prepared from Cellulose in NaOH/Urea Aqueous Solution. Macromolecular Rapid Communications. 25(17). 1558–1562. 189 indexed citations

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