Shu Cai

5.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
149 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Shu Cai is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Shu Cai has authored 149 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Materials Chemistry, 59 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 54 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Shu Cai's work include Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (51 papers), Advancements in Battery Materials (44 papers) and Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications (42 papers). Shu Cai is often cited by papers focused on Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (51 papers), Advancements in Battery Materials (44 papers) and Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications (42 papers). Shu Cai collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Portugal. Shu Cai's co-authors include Xiaohong Sun, Chunming Zheng, Guohua Xu, Xudong Hu, Rui Ling, Galen D. Stucky, Xin Li, Feng Ru Fan, Wenbin Hu and Tianyi Hou and has published in prestigious journals such as ACS Nano, Journal of The Electrochemical Society and Chemical Engineering Journal.

In The Last Decade

Shu Cai

144 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

Review on comprehending and enhancing the initial Coulomb... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 100 200 300 400
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. Review on comprehending and enhancing the initial Coulombic efficiency of anode materials in lithium-ion/sodium-ion batteries
    2020 404 citations Xiaohong Sun, Shu Cai et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Shu Cai China 40 2.7k 1.8k 1.4k 1.2k 1.2k 149 5.1k
Xuming Zhang China 43 3.0k 1.1× 2.1k 1.2× 971 0.7× 745 0.6× 1.4k 1.2× 99 5.5k
Yu Zhou China 41 3.3k 1.2× 1.1k 0.6× 827 0.6× 295 0.2× 1.2k 1.0× 159 4.8k
Khalil Abdelrazek Khalil Saudi Arabia 37 1.0k 0.4× 1.1k 0.6× 1.7k 1.2× 1.1k 0.9× 423 0.4× 134 4.1k
Honglin Luo China 43 923 0.3× 1.4k 0.8× 2.2k 1.6× 2.8k 2.3× 1.5k 1.3× 178 6.1k
Ya‐Jun Cheng China 34 4.0k 1.4× 1.3k 0.7× 1.2k 0.8× 385 0.3× 1.5k 1.3× 165 6.2k
Bingna Zheng China 30 2.3k 0.8× 1.6k 0.9× 1.6k 1.2× 648 0.5× 2.1k 1.8× 60 5.0k
Xiaoting Lin China 42 4.6k 1.7× 1.1k 0.6× 630 0.5× 352 0.3× 733 0.6× 137 5.7k
Fangwei Qi China 34 628 0.2× 1.6k 0.9× 2.4k 1.7× 1.3k 1.1× 318 0.3× 86 4.1k
Gang Sui China 42 1.3k 0.5× 1.5k 0.9× 1.4k 1.0× 774 0.6× 944 0.8× 124 5.2k
Rui Yang China 41 1.5k 0.5× 3.7k 2.1× 1.4k 1.0× 261 0.2× 2.1k 1.8× 178 6.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shu Cai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shu Cai

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhang, Hao, et al.. (2025). A novel method for state of health estimation of lithium-ion batteries based on improved TimesNet and health indicators extraction. Journal of Energy Storage. 133. 118059–118059. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Ting, et al.. (2025). Constructing TiO2 interphase on δ-MnO2 cathode enhancing kinetics and stability for aqueous zinc-ion batteries. Surfaces and Interfaces. 70. 106822–106822.
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Cai, Shu, Lei Ling, You Zuo, et al.. (2025). Near-infrared responsive superhydrophobic-hydrophilic transition coatings: a study on corrosion resistance and biological performance. Applied Surface Science. 704. 163496–163496.
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Ling, Lei, Shu Cai, You Zuo, et al.. (2024). Ultrasound-driven wettability transition of superhydrophobic composite coating modified magnesium alloys with good corrosion resistance and antibacterial properties. Ceramics International. 50(15). 26918–26928. 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Hang, Shu Cai, Lei Ling, et al.. (2024). Hydroxyapatite/palmitic acid superhydrophobic composite coating on AZ31 magnesium alloy with both corrosion resistance and bacterial inhibition. Frontiers of Materials Science. 18(1). 4 indexed citations
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Cai, Shu, Hang Zhang, Lei Ling, et al.. (2024). Corrosion behavior and antibacterial adhesion of superhydrophobic composite coatings on AZ31 magnesium alloys. Journal of Coatings Technology and Research. 21(5). 1663–1675. 7 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhongyan, Ji Zou, Shu Cai, et al.. (2024). Aluminum nitride‐based ceramics with excellent thermal shock resistances. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 107(8). 5352–5363. 3 indexed citations
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Shi, Guohua, Xiaohong Sun, Ning Dai, et al.. (2023). YAlO3 reinforced AlN composite ceramics with significantly improved mechanical properties and thermal shock resistance. Ceramics International. 49(11). 17859–17866. 17 indexed citations
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An, Qi, Xiaohong Sun, Jinze Guo, Shu Cai, & Chunming Zheng. (2020). Review—Key Strategies to Increase the Rate Capacity of Cathode Materials for High Power Lithium-Ion Batteries. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 167(14). 140528–140528. 17 indexed citations
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Sun, Jin’e, Shu Cai, Qianqian Li, Zhaoyang Li, & Guohua Xu. (2020). UV-irradiation induced biological activity and antibacterial activity of ZnO coated magnesium alloy. Materials Science and Engineering C. 114. 110997–110997. 23 indexed citations
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Sun, Jin’e, Shu Cai, Jia-Yue Sun, et al.. (2019). Ultrasonic aqueous synthesis of corrosion resistant hydroxyapatite coating on magnesium alloys for the application of long-term implant. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry. 58. 104677–104677. 32 indexed citations
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Jiang, Yangyang, Lingjun Zhu, Shu Cai, et al.. (2018). Corrosion-resistant fluoridated Ca–Mg–P composite coating on magnesium alloys prepared via hydrothermal assisted sol–gel process. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 33(22). 3793–3800. 6 indexed citations
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Ye, Xinyu, et al.. (2013). Preparation and in vitro evaluation of mesoporous hydroxyapatite coated β-TCP porous scaffolds. Materials Science and Engineering C. 33(8). 5001–5007. 15 indexed citations
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Cai, Shu, Yujia Zhai, Guohua Xu, et al.. (2011). Preparation and properties of calcium phosphate cements incorporated gelatin microspheres and calcium sulfate dihydrate as controlled local drug delivery system. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine. 22(11). 2487–2496. 15 indexed citations
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Cai, Shu. (2003). EFFECTS OF HYDROXYAPATITE SEEDS ON THE HYDRATION OF α-CALCIUM PHOSPHATE CEMENT. Guisuanyan xuebao. 1 indexed citations
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Yin, Yuji, et al.. (2003). Gelatin manipulation of latent macropores formation in brushite cement. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine. 14(3). 255–261. 18 indexed citations
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Cai, Shu. (2002). Synthesis of Crystalline Hydroxyapatite from CaCO_3 and CaHPO_4·2H_2O by Mechanochemical Method. 1 indexed citations

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