Qi Cao

8.4k total citations · 5 hit papers
105 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Qi Cao is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Qi Cao has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 46 papers in Materials Chemistry and 41 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Qi Cao's work include Perovskite Materials and Applications (45 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (38 papers) and Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (17 papers). Qi Cao is often cited by papers focused on Perovskite Materials and Applications (45 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (38 papers) and Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (17 papers). Qi Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and Japan. Qi Cao's co-authors include Renchao Che, Qinghe Liu, Kaiping Yuan, Han Bi, Chongyun Liang, Wen She, Yongji Yang, Xuanhua Li, Jiabao Yang and Xingyu Pu and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Society Reviews, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Qi Cao

103 papers receiving 7.2k 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.

CoNi@SiO₂@TiO₂ and CoNi@Air@TiO₂ Microspheres with Strong Wideband Microwave Absorption

2015 1.8k citations Qinghe Liu, Qi Cao et al. Advanced Materials profile →
Engineering graphene and TMDs based van der Waals heterostructures for photovoltaic and photoelectrochemical solar energy conversion

2018 403 citations Qi Cao et al. profile →
Novel lignin-based single atom catalysts as peroxymonosulfate activator for pollutants degradation: Role of single cobalt and electron transfer pathway

2021 342 citations Yuanfeng Qi, Jing Li et al. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental profile →
Efficient and stable inverted perovskite solar cells with very high fill factors via incorporation of star-shaped polymer

2021 255 citations Qi Cao, Yongjiang Li et al. profile →
Co‐Self‐Assembled Monolayers Modified NiO_x for Stable Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells

2024 171 citations Qi Cao, Tianyue Wang et al. Advanced Materials profile →

Peers

Qi Cao

EEE

EOMM

Jun Xiang China

Qingze Jiao China

Peng Xu China

Sumanta Sahoo India

Penggang Yin China

Min Fu China

Dawei Liu China

Song Ma China

Guoxiu Tong China

Liting Yang China

Jun Xiang China

Qi Cao

3.2k ×1.0

EEE

2.1k ×0.7

2.7k ×1.0

EOMM

887 ×0.4

462 ×0.3

Citations per year, relative to Qi Cao Qi Cao (= 1×) peers Jun Xiang

Countries citing papers authored by Qi Cao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Qi Cao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qi Cao

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

Feng, Guangpeng, Tong Wang, Xilai He, et al.. (2025). Multidentate chelation defect passivation via hyperbranched polysiloxane for efficient and stable inverted perovskite solar cells. Nano Energy. 141. 111084–111084. 4 indexed citations

Cheng, Quan, Z. H. Lu, Chuanlin Gao, et al.. (2025). Heteroatom substitution and molecular configuration engineering in self-assembled materials for high-efficiency and stable perovskite solar cells. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 13(39). 33846–33854.

Cao, Qi, Wenhui Xu, Haiyan Lu, & Qiong Jia. (2024). Post-synthetic modification of MIL-53(Fe) with Tb3+ and guanosine monophosphate: Construction of a fluorescent dual-target sensor. Microchemical Journal. 199. 109946–109946. 2 indexed citations

He, Xilai, Hui Chen, Jiabao Yang, et al.. (2024). Enhancing Hole Transport Uniformity for Efficient Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells through Optimizing Buried Interface Contacts and Suppressing Interface Recombination. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(52). e202412601–e202412601. 41 indexed citations

Li, Yaohua, Xilai He, Ruiqi Zhu, et al.. (2024). Enhanced Corrosion Resistance of Ag Electrode Through Ionized 2‐Mercaptobenzothiazole in Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(3). 12 indexed citations

Wang, Tong, Jiabao Yang, Xingyu Pu, et al.. (2024). Efficiency enhancement to 24.62% in inverted perovskite solar cells through poly (ionic liquid) bulk modification. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 9370029–9370029. 7 indexed citations

Cao, Qi, Tianyue Wang, Xingyu Pu, et al.. (2024). Co‐Self‐Assembled Monolayers Modified NiO_x for Stable Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells. Advanced Materials. 36(16). e2311970–e2311970. 171 indexed citations breakdown →

Yang, Jiabao, Tong Wang, Xingyu Pu, et al.. (2024). In situ polymerization of water‐induced 1,3‐phenylene diisocyanate for enhanced efficiency and stability of inverted perovskite solar cells. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(2). 316–325. 11 indexed citations

Pu, Xingyu, Junsong Zhao, Yongjiang Li, et al.. (2023). Stable NiOx-based inverted perovskite solar cells achieved by passivation of multifunctional star polymer. Nano Energy. 112. 108506–108506. 41 indexed citations

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Chen, Hui, Jiabao Yang, Qi Cao, et al.. (2023). π-Interactions suppression of buried interface defects for efficient and stable inverted perovskite solar cells. Nano Energy. 117. 108883–108883. 38 indexed citations

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Yang, Jiabao, Qi Cao, Xingyu Pu, et al.. (2023). Room temperature nondestructive encapsulation via self-crosslinked fluorosilicone polymer enables damp heat-stable sustainable perovskite solar cells. Nature Communications. 14(1). 1342–1342. 99 indexed citations

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Pu, Xingyu, Qi Cao, Jie Su, et al.. (2023). One‐Step Construction of a Perovskite/TiO₂ Heterojunction toward Highly Stable Inverted All‐Layer‐Inorganic CsPbI₂Br Perovskite Solar Cells with 17.1% Efficiency. Advanced Energy Materials. 13(36). 25 indexed citations

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Cao, Qi, Tong Wang, Jiabao Yang, et al.. (2022). Environmental‐Friendly Polymer for Efficient and Stable Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells with Mitigating Lead Leakage. Advanced Functional Materials. 32(32). 124 indexed citations

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Qi, Yuanfeng, Jing Li, Yanqing Zhang, et al.. (2021). Novel lignin-based single atom catalysts as peroxymonosulfate activator for pollutants degradation: Role of single cobalt and electron transfer pathway. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 286. 119910–119910. 342 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cao, Qi, Jiabao Yang, Tong Wang, et al.. (2021). Star-polymer multidentate-cross-linking strategy for superior operational stability of inverted perovskite solar cells at high efficiency. Energy & Environmental Science. 14(10). 5406–5415. 136 indexed citations

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Yuan, Kaiping, Li‐Yuan Zhu, Qi Cao, et al.. (2020). ALD-based hydrothermal facile synthesis of a dense WO₃@TiO₂–Fe₂O₃ nanodendrite array with enhanced photoelectrochemical properties. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 8(20). 6756–6762. 17 indexed citations

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Wang, Shuangjie, Bowen Yang, Jian Han, et al.. (2020). Polymeric room-temperature molten salt as a multifunctional additive toward highly efficient and stable inverted planar perovskite solar cells. Energy & Environmental Science. 13(12). 5068–5079. 147 indexed citations

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Wen, Jing, et al.. (2020). Carbon Dioxide Smart Materials Based on Chitosan. Huaxue jinzhan. 32(4). 417. 3 indexed citations

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Yuan, Kaiping, Qi Cao, Hong-Liang Lü, et al.. (2017). Oxygen-deficient WO_3−x@TiO_2−x core–shell nanosheets for efficient photoelectrochemical oxidation of neutral water solutions. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 5(28). 14697–14706. 68 indexed citations

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Liu, Qinghe, Qi Cao, Han Bi, et al.. (2015). CoNi@SiO₂@TiO₂ and CoNi@Air@TiO₂ Microspheres with Strong Wideband Microwave Absorption. Advanced Materials. 28(3). 486–490. 1805 indexed citations breakdown →

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