Peng Cao

12.5k total citations · 6 hit papers
415 papers, 9.9k citations indexed

About

Peng Cao is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Peng Cao has authored 415 papers receiving a total of 9.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 195 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 187 papers in Materials Chemistry and 88 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Peng Cao's work include Advanced materials and composites (70 papers), Titanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties (68 papers) and Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (49 papers). Peng Cao is often cited by papers focused on Advanced materials and composites (70 papers), Titanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties (68 papers) and Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (49 papers). Peng Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, New Zealand and Australia. Peng Cao's co-authors include Ma Qian, David H. StJohn, Mark Easton, Muhammad Dilawer Hayat, Ruidi Li, Tiechui Yuan, Zhen He, Saifang Huang, Minbo Wang and Kechao Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Materials.

In The Last Decade

Peng Cao

394 papers receiving 9.6k 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.

The Interdependence Theory: The relationship between grain formation and nucleant selection

2011 578 citations Peng Cao et al. profile →
Grain refinement of magnesium alloys

2005 570 citations Peng Cao et al. profile →
Titanium metal matrix composites: An overview

2019 510 citations Zhen He, Peng Cao et al. profile →
Developing a high-strength Al-Mg-Si-Sc-Zr alloy for selective laser melting: Crack-inhibiting and multiple strengthening mechanisms

2020 459 citations Ruidi Li, Minbo Wang et al. profile →
Selective laser melting of an equiatomic CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloy: Processability, non-equilibrium microstructure and mechanical property

2018 458 citations Ruidi Li, Pengda Niu et al. Journal of Alloys and Compounds profile →
Lean design of a strong and ductile dual-phase titanium–oxygen alloy

2025 23 citations Peng Cao et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peng Cao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Peng Cao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Peng 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 Peng Cao. Peng Cao 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

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Elastin dose-controlled mineral deposition by masking collagen-binding sites for calcium ions 2025 ·International Journal of Biological Macromolecules ·Wei Wu, (unknown), Peng Cao, (unknown), Yanping Zhang, (unknown), Chenxin Liu, Aike Qiao, Tianming Du	0
2	Coupling effects of interlayer holes and α-Ti variants on mechanical properties and anisotropy of additively manufactured titanium alloy 2025 ·Materials Characterization ·Shun Liu, (unknown), (unknown), Peng Cao, (unknown)	0
3	Damage-free non-mechanical transfer strategy for highly transparent, stretchable embedded metallic micromesh electrodes 2024 ·Composites Part B Engineering ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yapeng Zhang, Mengqi Tian, Xinyu Zhang, Yige Xiong, Peng Cao, Guanhua Zhang	6
4	Plastic slip mechanisms in high-temperature titanium alloys: Insights into silicide and Ti3Al precipitates on ductility 2024 ·Scripta Materialia ·Heqing Zhang, Changjiang Zhang, (unknown), Rui Guo, Hong Feng, Zhaoping Hou, Jianchao Han, Min Cheng, Shuzhi Zhang, Tao Wang, Peng Cao	14
5	Synergistic effect of Sn doped manganese oxide and conductive reduced graphene oxide for zinc ion battery 2024 ·Journal of Power Sources ·Xiaowen Chen, Bo Sun, Qijian Li, Ningning Yu, Yong‐Zhi Li, (unknown), Qingkun Meng, Fuxiang Wei, Jiqiu Qi, Yanwei Sui, Peng Cao	7
6	Effect of bismuth doping on electrodeposition, physicochemical properties and electrocatalytic activity of lead dioxide electrodes 2024 ·International Journal of Electrochemical Science ·(unknown), Wen Zhang, Peng Cao	1
7	Superior strength-ductility synergy in a near-α titanium alloy fabricated by severe plastic deformation at lower temperatures 2024 ·Scripta Materialia ·Changjiang Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Rui Guo, Shuzhi Zhang, Fantao Kong, Peng Cao	20
8	Influence of corrosion on seismic performance of steel beam-to-column connections 2024 ·Engineering Structures ·Yuelin Zhang, Cheng Fang, Wang We, (unknown), Peng Cao	11
9	Surface reconstruction and entropy engineering of Ni(OH)2 nanosheets for enhanced electrocatalytic performances of oxygen evolution reaction in alkaline seawater 2024 ·Fuel ·Bing Wu, Weiji Dai, Xuanyu Yang, Cuijiao Zhao, Yudong Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), Peng Cao, Saifang Huang	9
10	Anomalous strain rate dependence of ultra-low temperature strength and ductility of an electron beam additively manufactured near alpha titanium alloy 2024 ·Journal of Material Science and Technology ·H.Z. Niu, (unknown), M.C. Zang, Deliang Zhang, Peng Cao, (unknown)	8
11	Numerical and experimental study on the curing process of NEPE solid rocket propellant considering multi-physical field effects 2024 ·Case Studies in Thermal Engineering ·Guoqing Chen, (unknown), Weiwei Hui, (unknown), Peng Cao, Jianru Wang	4
12	(Co, Mn)(Co, Mn)2O4/CoO/Al8Mn5 three-phase nanoneedle array with crystalline-amorphous interfacial for enhanced capacitance 2023 ·Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry ·Man Zhang, Tongde Wang, De‐Wen Zhang, Shuaishuai Man, Shilin Xu, Yidong Miao, Yanwei Sui, Jiqiu Qi, Fuxiang Wei, Feng Dang, Peng Cao, Wen Zhang	9
13	Superhydrophobic Ni nanocone surface prepared by electrodeposition and its overall performance 2023 ·Surface and Coatings Technology ·Yuxin Wang, Gaofeng Zhang, Zhen He, Jiahuan Chen, Wei Gao, Peng Cao	29
14	Enhanced mechanical properties of a near-α titanium alloy by tailoring the silicide precipitation behavior through severe plastic deformation 2023 ·Materials Science and Engineering A ·(unknown), Changjiang Zhang, Hong Feng, Shuzhi Zhang, Peng Fan, Peng Cao	30
15	Multifarious roles of metal elements in bone mineralization 2023 ·Applied Materials Today ·Tianming Du, Xufeng Niu, Peng Cao, Yanping Zhang, (unknown), Haisheng Yang, (unknown)	12
16	Microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of a novel ultrastrong and ductile PM Ti6Al4V composite 2023 ·Materials Science and Engineering A ·Yu Pan, Xin Lu, Peng Cao	10
17	Inhibiting cracking and improving strength for additive manufactured Al CoCrFeNi high entropy alloy via changing crystal structure from BCC-to-FCC 2023 ·Additive manufacturing ·Pengda Niu, Ruidi Li, Zhiqi Fan, Peng Cao, Dan Zheng, Minbo Wang, (unknown), Tiechui Yuan	37
18	The designed high-performance PM Ti-6Al-4V alloy via two-step pressureless sintering 2023 ·Journal of Alloys and Compounds ·(unknown), Yu Pan, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Peng Cao, Xin Lu	6
19	Developing CeO2-CoAl2O4 Semiconductor Ionic Based Heterostructure Composite Electrolyte for Low-Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) 2023 ·Crystals ·(unknown), Muhammad Yousaf, M.A.K. Yousaf Shah, Muhammad Akbar, Yuzheng Lu, Lei Zhang, Qadeer Akbar Sial, Peng Cao, (unknown)	5
20	Esophageal Microenvironment: From Precursor Microenvironment to Premetastatic Niche 2020 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Han Peng, Peng Cao, Shengshou Hu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Feng Li	1

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