Minkun Cai

2.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
20 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Minkun Cai is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Minkun Cai has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 6 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 4 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Minkun Cai's work include Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (13 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (4 papers) and Tactile and Sensory Interactions (4 papers). Minkun Cai is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (13 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (4 papers) and Tactile and Sensory Interactions (4 papers). Minkun Cai collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Minkun Cai's co-authors include Chuan Fei Guo, Gang Li, Xingyu Hou, Mengxue Guo, Kaixi Huang, Ningning Bai, Jue Deng, Liu Wang, Yuan Zhang and Yan Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Minkun Cai

19 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

Highly Conducting and Stretchable Double‐Network Hydrogel for Soft Bioelectronics

2022 349 citations Gang Li, Kaixi Huang et al. Advanced Materials profile →
Highly stable flexible pressure sensors with a quasi-homogeneous composition and interlinked interfaces

2022 328 citations Yuan Zhang, Junlong Yang et al. Nature Communications profile →
Graded Interlocks for Iontronic Pressure Sensors with High Sensitivity and High Linearity over a Broad Range

2022 262 citations Ningning Bai, Liu Wang et al. ACS Nano profile →
Embedment of sensing elements for robust, highly sensitive, and cross-talk–free iontronic skins for robotics applications

2023 157 citations Junli Shi, Yuan Dai et al. Science Advances profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Minkun Cai	1.4k	504	490	487	192	20	1.7k
Md Osman Goni Nayeem	1.7k 1.2×	573 1.1×	581 1.2×	740 1.5×	186 1.0×	21	1.9k
Chris Larson	1.3k 0.9×	351 0.7×	378 0.8×	480 1.0×	363 1.9×	6	1.6k
Bryan Peele	1.6k 1.1×	348 0.7×	418 0.9×	516 1.1×	481 2.5×	11	1.9k
Jiangtao Xue	1.4k 1.0×	340 0.7×	383 0.8×	549 1.1×	246 1.3×	51	1.8k
Shideh Kabiri Ameri	1.3k 0.9×	437 0.9×	372 0.8×	369 0.8×	98 0.5×	32	1.6k
Qiongling Ding	1.7k 1.2×	697 1.4×	279 0.6×	710 1.5×	291 1.5×	26	2.0k
Zequn Shen	1.1k 0.8×	192 0.4×	228 0.5×	488 1.0×	332 1.7×	9	1.3k
Sungwoo Chun	2.2k 1.5×	710 1.4×	822 1.7×	828 1.7×	391 2.0×	58	2.6k
Zi Hao Guo	1.6k 1.1×	789 1.6×	411 0.8×	1.1k 2.2×	270 1.4×	36	2.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Minkun Cai

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20 of 20 papers shown

Cai, Minkun, et al.. (2025). Iontronic pressure sensor with a wide linearity range for “plug-and-play” fingertip pulse recording and statistical cardiovascular monitoring. Materials Horizons. 13(5). 2469–2478.

Cai, Minkun, et al.. (2024). Improving Water Stability of Soil Aggregates with Polyvinyl Alcohol as a Polymeric Binder. Polymers. 16(13). 1758–1758. 3 indexed citations

Liu, Zhiguang, Minkun Cai, Shenda Hong, et al.. (2024). Data-driven inverse design of flexible pressure sensors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(28). e2320222121–e2320222121. 34 indexed citations

Shi, Junli, Sai Xie, Zhiguang Liu, Minkun Cai, & Chuan Fei Guo. (2024). Non-hygroscopic ionogel-based humidity-insensitive iontronic sensor arrays for intra-articular pressure sensing. National Science Review. 11(11). nwae351–nwae351. 24 indexed citations

Hu, Oudong, Minkun Cai, Junyu Liu, et al.. (2024). Mussel‐Bioinspired Lignin Adhesive for Wearable Bioelectrodes. Advanced Materials. 36(38). e2407129–e2407129. 40 indexed citations

Shen, Jinlai, Minkun Cai, Gang Li, et al.. (2024). Lignosulfonate‐Derived Conducting Organohydrogel as Anisotrpic Bioadhesive for Motion‐Artifact‐Free Epidermal Bioelectronics. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(3). 12 indexed citations

Guo, Mengxue, Gang Li, Minkun Cai, et al.. (2023). A Tough Hydrogel Adhesive for the Repair of Archeological Pottery. Nano Letters. 23(4). 1371–1378. 35 indexed citations

Shi, Junli, Yuan Dai, Cheng Yu, et al.. (2023). Embedment of sensing elements for robust, highly sensitive, and cross-talk–free iontronic skins for robotics applications. Science Advances. 9(9). eadf8831–eadf8831. 157 indexed citations breakdown →

Huang, Yi, Minkun Cai, Jiaqi Zhu, et al.. (2023). Arteriosclerosis Assessment Based on Single‐Point Fingertip Pulse Monitoring Using a Wearable Iontronic Sensor. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 12(29). e2301838–e2301838. 29 indexed citations

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He, Yunfeng, et al.. (2022). Strong Interfaces Enable Efficient Load Transfer for Strong, Tough, and Impact-Resistant Hydrogel Composites. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 14(29). 33797–33805. 24 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yuan, Junlong Yang, Xingyu Hou, et al.. (2022). Highly stable flexible pressure sensors with a quasi-homogeneous composition and interlinked interfaces. Nature Communications. 13(1). 1317–1317. 328 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lin, Long, Yuqiong Wang, Minkun Cai, et al.. (2022). Multimicrochannel Microneedle Microporation Platform for Enhanced Intracellular Drug Delivery (Adv. Funct. Mater. 21/2022). Advanced Functional Materials. 32(21). 8 indexed citations

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Li, Gang, Kaixi Huang, Jue Deng, et al.. (2022). Highly Conducting and Stretchable Double‐Network Hydrogel for Soft Bioelectronics. Advanced Materials. 34(15). e2200261–e2200261. 349 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bai, Ningning, Liu Wang, Yiheng Xue, et al.. (2022). Graded Interlocks for Iontronic Pressure Sensors with High Sensitivity and High Linearity over a Broad Range. ACS Nano. 16(3). 4338–4347. 262 indexed citations breakdown →

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Li, Gang, Minkun Cai, Kaixi Huang, et al.. (2021). A stretchable and adhesive ionic conductor based on polyacrylic acid and deep eutectic solvents. npj Flexible Electronics. 5(1). 97 indexed citations

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Lin, Long, Yuqiong Wang, Minkun Cai, et al.. (2021). Multimicrochannel Microneedle Microporation Platform for Enhanced Intracellular Drug Delivery. Advanced Functional Materials. 32(21). 47 indexed citations

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Wang, Yanfang, Liu Wang, Gang Li, et al.. (2020). Epidermal electrodes with enhanced breathability and high sensing performance. Materials Today Physics. 12. 100191–100191. 31 indexed citations

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Wang, Yan, Ningning Bai, Junlong Yang, et al.. (2020). Silver nanowires for anti-counterfeiting. Journal of Materiomics. 6(1). 152–157. 15 indexed citations

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Xu, Ying, Xi Li, Minkun Cai, et al.. (2020). Coralline-like CoP₃@Cu as an efficient electrocatalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction in acidic and alkaline solutions. New Journal of Chemistry. 44(43). 18601–18607. 8 indexed citations

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Lin, Qiupeng, Jun Huang, Junlong Yang, et al.. (2020). Highly Sensitive Flexible Iontronic Pressure Sensor for Fingertip Pulse Monitoring. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 9(17). e2001023–e2001023. 162 indexed citations

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