Lei Cai

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Lei Cai is a scholar working on Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Aerospace Engineering and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Lei Cai has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 28 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 9 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Lei Cai's work include Electromagnetic wave absorption materials (30 papers), Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies (26 papers) and Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications (20 papers). Lei Cai is often cited by papers focused on Electromagnetic wave absorption materials (30 papers), Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies (26 papers) and Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications (20 papers). Lei Cai collaborates with scholars based in China, Romania and Australia. Lei Cai's co-authors include Wei Lü, Xiaojie Zhu, Zhen Xiang, Yuyang Shi, Yanyan Dong, Fei Pan, Jie Cheng, Xiang Zhang, Haojie Jiang and Zhong Shi and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, ACS Nano and Carbon.

In The Last Decade

Lei Cai

49 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Flexible and Waterproof 2D/1D/0D Construction of MXene-Ba... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 100 200 300
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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. Flexible and Waterproof 2D/1D/0D Construction of MXene-Based Nanocomposites for Electromagnetic Wave Absorption, EMI Shielding, and Photothermal Conversion
    2021 305 citations Zhen Xiang, Yuyang Shi et al. Nano-Micro Letters profile →

Peers

Lei Cai
Gehuan Wang China
Xianxian Sun China
Weilong Yin China
Huifang Pang China
Zhengzheng Guo China
Pradeep Sambyal India
Luyang Liang China
Xiaojuan Zhang China
Shital Patangrao Pawar India
Caiyun Liang China
Gehuan Wang China
Lei Cai
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Fields of papers citing papers by Lei Cai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lei Cai

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lei Cai. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lei 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 Lei Cai. Lei 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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Cai, Lei, et al.. (2025). Image re-identification: Where self-supervision meets vision-language learning. Image and Vision Computing. 154. 105415–105415.
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Zhang, Yi, et al.. (2025). Characterization of self-repairing performance and thermodynamic study of the SiO2-CaCO3 supported graphene oxide in cement composites. Case Studies in Construction Materials. 22. e04374–e04374. 2 indexed citations
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Long, Fang, et al.. (2024). DRR: A new method for multiple adverse weather removal. Expert Systems with Applications. 268. 126248–126248.
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Liu, Yi, Yue Zhang, Lei Cai, Qinglin Zeng, & Pengrui Wang. (2024). Protein and protein-polysaccharide composites-based 3D printing: The properties, roles and opportunities in future functional foods. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 272(Pt 2). 132884–132884. 17 indexed citations
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Li, Lixin, Fei Pan, Hongtao Guo, et al.. (2023). Electrospinning technology on one dimensional microwave absorbers: fundamentals, current progress, and perspectives. Chemical Engineering Journal. 470. 144236–144236. 53 indexed citations
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Yang, Yang, Jie Cheng, Fei Pan, et al.. (2023). Phragmites-derived magnetic carbon fiber with hollow assembly architecture toward full-covered effective bandwidth at Ku band. Carbon. 213. 118228–118228. 21 indexed citations
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Pan, Fei, Dan Batalu, Lei Cai, et al.. (2022). Macroscopic Electromagnetic Cooperative Network-Enhanced MXene/Ni Chains Aerogel-Based Microwave Absorber with Ultra-Low Matching Thickness. Nano-Micro Letters. 14(1). 140–140. 141 indexed citations
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Cheng, Jie, Haojie Jiang, Lei Cai, et al.. (2022). Porous N-doped C/VB-group VS2 composites derived from perishable garbage to synergistically solve the environmental and electromagnetic pollution. Chemical Engineering Journal. 457. 141208–141208. 42 indexed citations
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Feng, Sirui, Feng Liu, Liping Liu, et al.. (2021). Exploring the role of chitosan in affecting the adhesive, rheological and antimicrobial properties of carboxymethyl cellulose composite hydrogels. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 190. 554–563. 39 indexed citations
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Xiang, Zhen, Yuyang Shi, Xiaojie Zhu, Lei Cai, & Wei Lü. (2021). Flexible and Waterproof 2D/1D/0D Construction of MXene-Based Nanocomposites for Electromagnetic Wave Absorption, EMI Shielding, and Photothermal Conversion. Nano-Micro Letters. 13(1). 150–150. 305 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lv, Huijie, Derun Zhang, Yiqiu Tan, Lei Cai, & Hanqi Liu. (2021). Development of a complex index to characterize the recovery evolution of asphalt binder after cyclic loading. International Journal of Fatigue. 156. 106664–106664. 8 indexed citations
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Zhu, Xiaojie, Yanyan Dong, Zhen Xiang, et al.. (2021). Dielectric regulation of ultralight EG/bimetallic sulfide hybrids with boosted electromagnetic wave absorption properties. Composites Communications. 29. 101007–101007. 13 indexed citations
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Wang, Shuo, et al.. (2021). Development of Deterministic Networking Techniques for Industrial Manufacturing. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 23(2). 22–22. 5 indexed citations
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Dong, Yanyan, Xiaojie Zhu, Fei Pan, et al.. (2021). Fire-retardant and thermal insulating honeycomb-like NiS2/SnS2 nanosheets @ 3D porous carbon hybrids for high-efficiency electromagnetic wave absorption. Chemical Engineering Journal. 426. 131272–131272. 113 indexed citations
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Li, Hongyu, et al.. (2020). Structure and Properties of NBR/TBIR Composites with High Abrasion Resistance and Low Heat Built-up. Gaodeng xuexiao huaxue xuebao. 41(3). 565. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xinping, Lei Cai, Chuanwei Wang, & Aihua He. (2019). Data on the evolution of curing characteristics and properties during the room-temperature annealing process in SSBR/BR gums and SSBR/BR/SiO2 composites. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 27. 104660–104660. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Zhiqiang, Wenjun Yang, & Lei Cai. (2005). [Clinical characteristics, CT and MRI findings for delayed encephalopathy after acute carbon monoxide poisoning].. PubMed. 23(6). 438–41. 9 indexed citations

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