Shoufu Cao

2.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
72 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Shoufu Cao is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Shoufu Cao has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 39 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 27 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Shoufu Cao's work include Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (47 papers), Advanced battery technologies research (29 papers) and CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts (25 papers). Shoufu Cao is often cited by papers focused on Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (47 papers), Advanced battery technologies research (29 papers) and CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts (25 papers). Shoufu Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United Kingdom. Shoufu Cao's co-authors include Xiaoqing Lü, Zhaojie Wang, Shuxian Wei, Siyuan Liu, Hongyu Chen, Sainan Zhou, Na Li, Ming Liu, Xuemin Wang and Xian‐He Bu and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Nature Communications and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Shoufu Cao

68 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

A “Pre‐Constrained Metal Twins” Strategy to Prepare Effic... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 2024 50 100 150 200 250
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.

  1. A “Pre‐Constrained Metal Twins” Strategy to Prepare Efficient Dual‐Metal‐Atom Catalysts for Cooperative Oxygen Electrocatalysis
    2021 276 citations Shoufu Cao, Xiaoqing Lü et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  2. Heterojunction‐Induced Rapid Transformation of Ni3+/Ni2+ Sites which Mediates Urea Oxidation for Energy‐Efficient Hydrogen Production
    2024 86 citations Peng Guo, Shoufu Cao et al. Advanced Materials profile →

Peers

Shoufu Cao
Mahasin Alam Sk Singapore
Yan Duan China
Lizhi Sun China
Wangyan Gou China
Fengzhan Sun China
Gan Jia China
Shaojia Song China
Caixia Xu China
Huitong Du China
Mahasin Alam Sk Singapore
Shoufu Cao
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shoufu Cao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Shoufu Cao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Shoufu 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 Shoufu Cao. Shoufu 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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Wang, Maohuai, Shoufu Cao, Siyuan Liu, et al.. (2025). N, S coordination in Co single atom catalyst promoting CO2RR towards HCOOH at negative potentials. Molecular Catalysis. 581. 115137–115137. 1 indexed citations
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Yin, Yiqun Lisa, Shoufu Cao, Chunyu Yang, et al.. (2025). Modulating S coordination in CuNi–N–S dual-atom catalyst for high-performance electrocatalytic CO2 reduction. Applied Surface Science. 709. 163804–163804.
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Chen, Hongyu, Shoufu Cao, Zhaojie Wang, et al.. (2024). Embedded metal inducing electron accumulation of multi-mesoporous pyridinic-N doped carbon for enhancing *COOH adsorption in electrochemical CO2 reduction. Nano Energy. 126. 109660–109660. 12 indexed citations
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Cao, Shoufu, Zhaojie Wang, Shuxian Wei, Siyuan Liu, & Xiaoqing Lü. (2024). Tandem atomically dispersed metal catalysts to promote flow-line electrocatalytic CO2RR. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 514. 215955–215955. 8 indexed citations
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Lü, Xiaoqing, Chunyu Yang, Shoufu Cao, et al.. (2024). Tackling the activity and selectivity challenges of electrocatalysts towards CO2 reduction reaction via atomically dispersed dual atom catalysts. Applied Surface Science. 655. 159687–159687. 7 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhaojie, Shoufu Cao, Xiaohong Chen, et al.. (2024). Breaking the scaling relationship for high-performance seawater oxidation through lattice distortion triggered by molybdenum. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 225. 165–173. 2 indexed citations
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Guo, Peng, Shoufu Cao, Wenjing Huang, et al.. (2024). Heterojunction‐Induced Rapid Transformation of Ni3+/Ni2+ Sites which Mediates Urea Oxidation for Energy‐Efficient Hydrogen Production. Advanced Materials. 36(18). e2311766–e2311766. 86 indexed citations breakdown →
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Xu, Jiaqi, Shoufu Cao, Mengxiao Zhong, et al.. (2023). Rational design of bimetal phosphide embedded in carbon nanofibers for boosting oxygen evolution. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 657. 83–90. 10 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhaojie, Hongyu Chen, Shoufu Cao, et al.. (2023). Toward highly active electrochemical CO2 reduction to C2H4 by copper hydroxyphosphate. Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry. 27(5). 1279–1287. 5 indexed citations
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Lin, Xiaojing, Zhaojie Wang, Shoufu Cao, et al.. (2023). Bioinspired trimesic acid anchored electrocatalysts with unique static and dynamic compatibility for enhanced water oxidation. Nature Communications. 14(1). 6714–6714. 83 indexed citations
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Cao, Shoufu, Yuchun Liu, Yuying Hu, et al.. (2023). Precise electronic structure modulation on MXene-based single atom catalysts for high-performance electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction: A first-principle study. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 642. 273–282. 35 indexed citations
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Duan, Wei, Jinling Wang, Shoufu Cao, et al.. (2022). Rational design of trimetallic AgPt–Fe3O4 nanozyme for catalyst poisoning-mediated CO colorimetric detection. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 223. 115022–115022. 33 indexed citations
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Qiu, Chen, Kun Qian, Jun Yu, et al.. (2022). MOF-Transformed In2O3-x@C Nanocorn Electrocatalyst for Efficient CO2 Reduction to HCOOH. Nano-Micro Letters. 14(1). 167–167. 73 indexed citations
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Liu, Qi, Shoufu Cao, Qiqi Sun, et al.. (2022). A perylenediimide modified SiO2@TiO2 yolk-shell light-responsive nanozyme: Improved peroxidase-like activity for H2O2 and sarcosine sensing. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 436. 129321–129321. 52 indexed citations
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Duan, Wei, Zhiwei Qiu, Shoufu Cao, et al.. (2021). Pd–Fe3O4 Janus nanozyme with rational design for ultrasensitive colorimetric detection of biothiols. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 196. 113724–113724. 73 indexed citations
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Lü, Xiaoqing, et al.. (2020). Investigation on Oxygen Reduction Reaction Mechanism on S Doped Fe-NC lsolated Single Atoms Catalyst. Acta Chimica Sinica. 78(9). 1001–1001. 8 indexed citations
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Guo, Chen, Tian Zhang, Mang Niu, et al.. (2018). Impact of diverse active sites on MoS2 catalyst: Competition on active site formation and selectivity of thiophene hydrodesulfurization reaction. Molecular Catalysis. 463. 67–76. 14 indexed citations

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