Junyu Cao

5.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
20 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Junyu Cao is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Junyu Cao has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 15 papers in Materials Chemistry and 7 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Junyu Cao's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (15 papers), Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (9 papers) and TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (6 papers). Junyu Cao is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (15 papers), Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (9 papers) and TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (6 papers). Junyu Cao collaborates with scholars based in Japan, China and Australia. Junyu Cao's co-authors include Jinhua Ye, Shuxin Ouyang, Yingpu Bi, Naoto Umezawa, Tetsuya Kako, Yuanjian Zhang, Naoki Kikugawa, Wenjun Luo, Hilary Stuart‐Williams and Ray L. Withers and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Nature Materials and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Junyu Cao

20 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

An orthophosphate semiconductor with photooxidation properties under visible-light irradiation

2010 1.8k citations Zhiguo Yi, Jinhua Ye et al. Nature Materials profile →
Facet Effect of Single-Crystalline Ag₃PO₄ Sub-microcrystals on Photocatalytic Properties

2011 1.2k citations Yingpu Bi, Shuxin Ouyang et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Reduced TiO2 nanotube arrays for photoelectrochemical water splitting

2013 523 citations Qing Kang, Junyu Cao et al. Journal of Materials Chemistry A profile →
Facile synthesis of rhombic dodecahedral AgX/Ag3PO4 (X = Cl, Br, I) heterocrystals with enhanced photocatalytic properties and stabilities

2011 517 citations Yingpu Bi, Shuxin Ouyang et al. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Junyu Cao Japan	13	4.8k	4.2k	2.1k	407	264	20	5.3k
Yilin Chen China	32	3.7k 0.8×	3.3k 0.8×	1.8k 0.8×	428 1.1×	254 1.0×	91	4.5k
Mu Xiao Australia	31	3.3k 0.7×	3.1k 0.7×	2.0k 0.9×	406 1.0×	183 0.7×	70	4.5k
Jiuqing Wen China	15	5.7k 1.2×	4.9k 1.2×	2.5k 1.2×	444 1.1×	173 0.7×	15	6.0k
Junie Jhon M. Vequizo Japan	34	3.5k 0.7×	3.1k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	306 0.8×	348 1.3×	83	4.1k
Huilin Hou China	40	4.5k 0.9×	4.1k 1.0×	2.3k 1.1×	537 1.3×	416 1.6×	118	5.6k
Aiyun Meng China	21	4.1k 0.9×	3.6k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	213 0.5×	218 0.8×	39	4.6k
Jiazang Chen China	34	4.5k 0.9×	2.3k 0.5×	2.8k 1.3×	556 1.4×	195 0.7×	79	5.3k
Jingfu He China	30	3.9k 0.8×	2.8k 0.7×	2.2k 1.1×	421 1.0×	110 0.4×	68	5.3k
Shengming Yin China	24	3.4k 0.7×	2.5k 0.6×	2.2k 1.1×	370 0.9×	396 1.5×	42	4.1k
Yushuai Jia China	23	3.2k 0.7×	2.8k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	235 0.6×	194 0.7×	35	3.7k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Cao, Junyu, et al.. (2025). Photocathode Materials for Li–O ₂ Batteries: Progresses and Perspectives. Advanced Energy Materials. 15(21). 2 indexed citations

Cao, Junyu, Yu Zhu, Danyang Zhang, et al.. (2025). Artificial light harvesting systems based on novel AIEgen-branched rotaxane dendrimers for photocatalyzed functionalization of C–H bonds. Chemical Science. 16(14). 5786–5796. 6 indexed citations

Cao, Junyu, Yongqiang Cheng, & Ning Tang. (2024). Hydrogels from supersaturated phenylalanine solutions: Preparation and characterization. Journal of Food Engineering. 389. 112404–112404. 3 indexed citations

Kang, Xiaolan, et al.. (2019). Controlled synthesis of TiO₂ nanosheets with exposed (001) facets for enhanced photocatalytic activity. IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering. 479. 12120–12120. 1 indexed citations

Cao, Junyu, Lequan Liu, Ayako Hashimoto, & Jinhua Ye. (2014). Hematite photo-electrodes with multiple ultrathin SiOx interlayers towards enhanced photoelectrochemical properties. Electrochemistry Communications. 48. 17–20. 4 indexed citations

Xing, Juanjuan, Masaki Takeguchi, Ayako Hashimoto, Junyu Cao, & Jinhua Ye. (2014). Visualizing the photovoltaic behavior of a type-II p-n heterojunction superstructure. Applied Physics Letters. 104(16). 3 indexed citations

Cao, Junyu, Juanjuan Xing, Yuanjian Zhang, et al.. (2013). Photoelectrochemical Properties of Nanomultiple CaFe₂O₄/ZnFe₂O₄pn Junction Photoelectrodes. Langmuir. 29(9). 3116–3124. 67 indexed citations

Cao, Junyu, Yuanjian Zhang, Lequan Liu, & Jinhua Ye. (2013). A p-type Cr-doped TiO2 photo-electrode for photo-reduction. Chemical Communications. 49(33). 3440–3440. 46 indexed citations

Zhang, Yuanjian, Zoë Schnepp, Junyu Cao, et al.. (2013). Biopolymer-Activated Graphitic Carbon Nitride towards a Sustainable Photocathode Material. Scientific Reports. 3(1). 2163–2163. 127 indexed citations

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Kang, Qing, Junyu Cao, Yuanjian Zhang, et al.. (2013). Reduced TiO2 nanotube arrays for photoelectrochemical water splitting. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 1(18). 5766–5766. 523 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cao, Junyu, Yuanjian Zhang, Hua Tong, et al.. (2012). Selective local nitrogen doping in a TiO2 electrode for enhancing photoelectrochemical water splitting. Chemical Communications. 48(69). 8649–8649. 34 indexed citations

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Bi, Yingpu, Hongyan Hu, Shuxin Ouyang, et al.. (2012). Photocatalytic and photoelectric properties of cubic Ag3PO4 sub-microcrystals with sharp corners and edges. Chemical Communications. 48(31). 3748–3748. 275 indexed citations

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Ouyang, Shuxin, Hua Tong, Naoto Umezawa, et al.. (2012). Surface-Alkalinization-Induced Enhancement of Photocatalytic H₂ Evolution over SrTiO₃-Based Photocatalysts. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 134(4). 1974–1977. 338 indexed citations

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Bi, Yingpu, Hongyan Hu, Shuxin Ouyang, et al.. (2012). ChemInform Abstract: Photocatalytic and Photoelectric Properties of Cubic Ag₃PO₄ Sub‐microcrystals with Sharp Corners and Edges.. ChemInform. 43(29). 3 indexed citations

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Xi, Guangcheng, Bing Yue, Junyu Cao, & Jinhua Ye. (2011). Fe₃O₄/WO₃ Hierarchical Core–Shell Structure: High‐Performance and Recyclable Visible‐Light Photocatalysis. Chemistry - A European Journal. 17(18). 5145–5154. 233 indexed citations

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Bi, Yingpu, Shuxin Ouyang, Junyu Cao, & Jinhua Ye. (2011). Facile synthesis of rhombic dodecahedral AgX/Ag3PO4 (X = Cl, Br, I) heterocrystals with enhanced photocatalytic properties and stabilities. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 13(21). 10071–10071. 517 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cao, Junyu, Tetsuya Kako, Peng Li, Shuxin Ouyang, & Jinhua Ye. (2011). Fabrication of p-type CaFe2O4 nanofilms for photoelectrochemical hydrogen generation. Electrochemistry Communications. 13(3). 275–278. 67 indexed citations

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Bi, Yingpu, Shuxin Ouyang, Naoto Umezawa, Junyu Cao, & Jinhua Ye. (2011). Facet Effect of Single-Crystalline Ag₃PO₄ Sub-microcrystals on Photocatalytic Properties. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 133(17). 6490–6492. 1240 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yi, Zhiguo, Jinhua Ye, Naoki Kikugawa, et al.. (2010). An orthophosphate semiconductor with photooxidation properties under visible-light irradiation. Nature Materials. 9(7). 559–564. 1807 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cao, Junyu, Tetsuya Kako, Naoki Kikugawa, & Jinhua Ye. (2010). Photoanodic properties of pulsed-laser-deposited α-Fe₂O₃ electrode. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 43(32). 325101–325101. 31 indexed citations

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