Ning Cai

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
77 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Ning Cai is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, Ning Cai has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Materials Chemistry, 18 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 12 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in Ning Cai's work include Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (11 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (7 papers) and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (6 papers). Ning Cai is often cited by papers focused on Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (11 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (7 papers) and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (6 papers). Ning Cai collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Ning Cai's co-authors include Dongliang Zhang, Hao Cheng, Rudolf Ahlswede, Gao Cheng, Miao Wang, Han Jin, Ruifeng Lu, Zhu Li-xia, Zeqiang Zhang and Yi Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Communications, Journal of Cleaner Production and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Ning Cai

67 papers receiving 1.0k citations

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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.

Constructing a highly sensitive SERS sensor based on necklace-like CNC/ZIF-8/Ag to detect and photo-degrade diquat in green tea leaves

2025 21 citations Yiting Liu, Jie Yang et al. Industrial Crops and Products profile →

Peers

Ning Cai

EEE

Osama Khan India

András Kovács Hungary

Dezhi Zhang China

Liming Wang China

Cheng‐Liang Chen Taiwan

Shaohua Zhang China

Peng Hui China

Patrik Viktor Hungary

Osama Khan India

Ning Cai

129 ×0.5

EEE

106 ×0.5

386 ×2.3

281 ×1.9

110 ×0.8

Citations per year, relative to Ning Cai Ning Cai (= 1×) peers Osama Khan

Countries citing papers authored by Ning Cai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ning Cai

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ning Cai

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Liu, Yiting, et al.. (2025). Constructing a highly sensitive SERS sensor based on necklace-like CNC/ZIF-8/Ag to detect and photo-degrade diquat in green tea leaves. Industrial Crops and Products. 225. 120453–120453. 21 indexed citations breakdown →

Wang, Hang, et al.. (2025). A 3D porous MnHCF/MXene electrode for enhanced deionization performance in high-salinity water. Separation and Purification Technology. 363. 131986–131986. 3 indexed citations

Cai, Ning, Jiawen Fang, Guiyang Li, et al.. (2024). Redirecting the electron flow to coordinate oxidation and reduction reactions for efficient photocatalytic H2O2 production. Chemical Engineering Journal. 487. 150581–150581. 10 indexed citations

Cai, Ning, Yu Yu, Zhihong Yang, Yunhui Wang, & Weidong Shi. (2024). Boron nitride nanotube confining selected platinum group metal (PGM=Pd and Pt) single atoms catalysts for efficient CO oxidation: Theoretical insight into confinement effect. Chemical Physics Letters. 856. 141637–141637.

Wen, Xiaojun, Yiting Liu, Weilong Zhang, et al.. (2024). Recyclable NiO/g-C3N4/ag hybrid substrates for sensitive SERS detection and photo-degradation of residual pesticides in beverages. Food Chemistry. 464(Pt 3). 141935–141935. 21 indexed citations

Cai, Ning, et al.. (2024). A novel composite electrode with multiple pore structures for efficient treatment of heavy metal ions in capacitive deionization. Journal of Environmental Management. 367. 121974–121974. 6 indexed citations

Cai, Ning, Xin Tong, Zhaoshun Meng, Ruifeng Lu, & Huilong Dong. (2023). Confinement effect induced efficient electro-catalytic reduction of dinitrogen in transition metal atom endohedral ultra-thin C4N3 nanotubes. Applied Surface Science. 637. 157888–157888. 7 indexed citations

Cai, Ning, et al.. (2023). Disorder on Mixed Cation Halide Perovskite for Photovoltaic Applications. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 14(36). 8034–8042. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Jianzhi, Hongliang Yu, Xiao Lin, et al.. (2023). Polysulfide induced synthesis of a MoS₂ self-supporting electrode with wide-layer-spacing for efficient electrocatalytic water splitting. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 25(34). 23277–23285. 3 indexed citations

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Cai, Ning, et al.. (2022). Enhanced adsorption performance of polypyrrole composite electrode with ionic liquid doped for low concentration heavy metals in CDI. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 10(6). 109028–109028. 17 indexed citations

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Wang, Liang, et al.. (2022). Parallel Numerical Simulation of Complex Unsteady Multi-Component Three-Dimensional Flow Field of Nonequilibrium Chemical Reaction. Tehnicki vjesnik - Technical Gazette. 29(2). 1 indexed citations

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Cheng, Hao, Huayun Liu, Han Jin, et al.. (2020). Suppression of polysulfide shuttling with a separator modified using spontaneously polarized bismuth ferrite for high performance lithium–sulfur batteries. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 8(32). 16429–16436. 15 indexed citations

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Liu, Jin, Yi Zhang, Qianlong Zhao, et al.. (2019). Deep iterative reconstruction estimation (DIRE): approximate iterative reconstruction estimation for low dose CT imaging. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 64(13). 135007–135007. 41 indexed citations

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Dong, Yue, et al.. (2017). Reduction of metal artifacts from unilateral hip arthroplasty on dual-energy CT with metal artifact reduction software. Acta Radiologica. 59(7). 853–860. 29 indexed citations

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Cai, Ning. (2010). Dimension Exploitation and Measurement of Tie Strength in Enterprise Network. Zhongguo ruankexue. 3 indexed citations

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Cai, Ning. (2010). The ‘Springboard’ Strategy of Chinese Cluster’s Leaping Upgrading. China Industrial Economy.

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Cai, Ning. (2006). The New Choice of the Corporation in Strategy:Research on Establishment of Coordinating Network. Journal of Chongqing University. English Edition. 1 indexed citations

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Cai, Ning. (2006). The design of diffraction optical elements for beam shaping with improved GS algorithm. Infrared and Laser Engineering. 1 indexed citations

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Cai, Ning. (2006). The Design of Monitoring and Controlling System in Sewage Pumping Station based on Configuration Technology. Nanjing Linye Daxue xuebao. 5 indexed citations

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Cai, Ning. (2005). SYNTHESIZE EVALUATION OF DB-6 WELL SOURCE ROCK IN THE SOUTH OF SONGLIAO BASIN USING CHEMICAL EXPOLORATION AND THERMAL ALTERATION INDEX, ORGANIC MATTER TYPE. Tianranqi diqiu kexue.

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