Li Cao

14.9k total citations · 8 hit papers
128 papers, 12.9k citations indexed

About

Li Cao is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Li Cao has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 12.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Materials Chemistry, 27 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 25 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Li Cao's work include Graphene research and applications (25 papers), Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (24 papers) and Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications (24 papers). Li Cao is often cited by papers focused on Graphene research and applications (25 papers), Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (24 papers) and Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications (24 papers). Li Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Li Cao's co-authors include Ya‐Ping Sun, Mohammed J. Meziani, Fushen Lu, Pengju G. Luo, Haifang Wang, Sushant P. Sahu, Sheng‐Tao Yang, Xin Wang, L. Monica Veca and Barbara A. Harruff 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

Li Cao

121 papers receiving 12.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Carbon Dots for Multiphoton Bioimaging

2007 1.9k citations Li Cao, Mohammed J. Meziani et al. profile →
Carbon Dots for Optical Imaging in Vivo

2009 1.3k citations Li Cao, Pengju G. Luo et al. profile →
Carbon Dots as Nontoxic and High-Performance Fluorescence Imaging Agents

2009 784 citations Fushen Lu, Pengju G. Luo et al. profile →
Photoinduced electron transfers with carbon dots

2009 718 citations Xin Wang, Li Cao et al. Chemical Communications profile →
Carbon “quantum” dots for optical bioimaging

2013 694 citations Pengju G. Luo, Sushant P. Sahu et al. profile →
Photoluminescence Properties of Graphene versus Other Carbon Nanomaterials

2012 679 citations Li Cao, Mohammed J. Meziani et al. Accounts of Chemical Research profile →
Bandgap‐Like Strong Fluorescence in Functionalized Carbon Nanoparticles

2010 596 citations Li Cao, Fushen Lu et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
Carbon Nanoparticles as Visible-Light Photocatalysts for Efficient CO₂ Conversion and Beyond

2011 532 citations Li Cao, Sushant P. Sahu et al. profile →

Peers

Countries citing papers authored by Li Cao

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Li Cao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Li Cao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Li Cao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Li Cao 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 Li Cao. Li Cao is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Hybrid enzymatic and nanozymatic biofuel cells for wearable and implantable biosensors 2025 ·TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry ·Xin Luo, (unknown), Yu Wu, (unknown), Li Cao, Wenling Gu, Juewen Liu, Chengzhou Zhu	7
2	Synthesis of flower cluster structure from red mud and rice straw through co-hydrothermal carbonization for modified asphalt applications 2025 ·Construction and Building Materials ·Li Cao, Jinyan Guo, Yue Wu, Junling Chen, Xiuqin Bai, (unknown), Jinsheng Li, Jing Li, (unknown), (unknown)	4
3	Panorama Generation From NFoV Image Done Right 2025 ·(unknown), Cheng Zhang, (unknown), Li Cao, Chen Lv, (unknown), Wei‐Shi Zheng	1
4	Study on fire resistance and mechanical properties of modified recycled waste oyster powder in asphalt binder 2024 ·Journal of Applied Polymer Science ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Li Cao, (unknown), Fang Lai, Jing Li	0
5	Polymeric Nanocomposites of Boron Nitride Nanosheets for Enhanced Directional or Isotropic Thermal Transport Performance 2024 ·Nanomaterials ·(unknown), (unknown), Mohammed J. Meziani, Li Cao, (unknown), J.V. Collins, (unknown), Ya‐Ping Sun	2
6	Bearing race fault detection using an optomechanical micro-resonator 2024 ·Optics Express ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jingchao Zhang, Hao Hu, Yingwei Li, (unknown), Li Cao, Qianchuan Zhao, (unknown), Jing Zhang	0
7	Progress of NIR-II fluorescence imaging technology applied to disease diagnosis and treatment 2024 ·European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry ·Na Li, Min Wang, (unknown), Zhihui Wang, Li Cao, (unknown), (unknown)	20
8	High temperature oxidation of additively manufactured silicon carbide/carbon fiber nanocomposites 2023 ·Journal of the European Ceramic Society ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Li Cao, (unknown), Donald Klosterman	3
9	Layered Fe-doped SrLaInO4 perovskite electron transport layer for dye-sensitized solar cell with high open-circuit voltage 2023 ·Materials Letters ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Li Cao, Shaoqing Zhang, Yanping Wang, Feier Niu, Haoran Yan	4
10	An upconverted nanoparticle–porphyrin metal–organic framework platform for near-infrared detection of nitenpyram 2023 ·Analytical Methods ·(unknown), (unknown), Juying Li, Li Cao, Cheng Yao	10
11	Research on K-band Receiver Noise Calibration Based on Chopper Wheel Technology 2020 ·Acta Astronomica Sinica ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jie Ma, (unknown), Li Cao	0
12	Construction of magnetic-carbon-quantum-dots-probe-labeled apoferritin nanocages for bioimaging and targeted therapy 2016 ·International Journal of Nanomedicine ·Hanchun Yao, Li Su, (unknown), Li Cao, Weiwei Zhao, Chengqun Chen, Bin Du, Jie Zhou	43
13	Linear and nonlinear optical properties of modified graphene-based materials 2012 ·MRS Bulletin ·Li Cao, Sushant P. Sahu, Parambath Anilkumar, Chang Yi Kong, Ya-Ping Sun	23
14	Polymer/Boron Nitride Nanocomposite Materials for Superior Thermal Transport Performance 2012 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Wei‐Li Song, Ping Wang, Li Cao, Ankoma Anderson, Mohammed J. Meziani, (unknown), Ya‐Ping Sun	364
15	Photoluminescence Properties of Graphene versus Other Carbon Nanomaterials breakdown → 2012 ·Accounts of Chemical Research ·Li Cao, Mohammed J. Meziani, Sushant P. Sahu, Ya‐Ping Sun	679
16	Fullerenes for Applications in Biology and Medicine 2011 ·Current Medicinal Chemistry ·Parambath Anilkumar, Fushen Lu, Li Cao, Pengju G. Luo, (unknown), Sumit Sahu, Kenneth N. Tackett, Yanli Wang, (unknown)	171
17	Carbon Nanoparticles as Chromophores for Photon Harvesting and Photoconversion 2011 ·ChemPhysChem ·Juan Xu, Sushant P. Sahu, Li Cao, Parambath Anilkumar, Kenneth N. Tackett, Haijun Qian, Christopher E. Bunker, Elena A. Guliants, (unknown), Ya‐Ping Sun	61
18	Photoinduced electron transfers with carbon dots breakdown → 2009 ·Chemical Communications ·Xin Wang, Li Cao, Fushen Lu, Mohammed J. Meziani, Heting Li, Gang Qi, Bing Zhou, Barbara A. Harruff, (unknown), Ya‐Ping Sun	718
19	Determining the Cosmic Equation of State from Gravitational Lensing 1999 ·Chinese Physics Letters ·Zong‐Hong Zhu, Li Cao	1
20	Seven ROSAT sources identified as cataclysmic variables. 1998 ·Jingyao Hu, Jian‐Yan Wei, Dawei Xu, Li Cao, (unknown)	1

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