Weiguo Cao

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
64 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Weiguo Cao is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Weiguo Cao has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 26 papers in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality and 25 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Weiguo Cao's work include Combustion and Detonation Processes (41 papers), Energetic Materials and Combustion (25 papers) and Fire dynamics and safety research (25 papers). Weiguo Cao is often cited by papers focused on Combustion and Detonation Processes (41 papers), Energetic Materials and Combustion (25 papers) and Fire dynamics and safety research (25 papers). Weiguo Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, Taiwan and United States. Weiguo Cao's co-authors include Yun Zhang, Sen Xu, Wenjuan Li, Yingxin Tan, Wei Cao, Chi‐Min Shu, Zhuanghong Zhou, Xiong Cao, Shuo Yu and Pan Feng and has published in prestigious journals such as Carbon, Chemical Engineering Journal and The Journal of Physical Chemistry C.

In The Last Decade

Weiguo Cao

63 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The impact of electrode with carbon materials on safety performance of lithium-ion batteries: A review

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Weiguo Cao China	30	1.7k	964	681	624	387	64	2.5k
Haipeng Jiang China	32	2.1k 1.2×	1.1k 1.2×	947 1.4×	622 1.0×	494 1.3×	138	2.8k
Zhenmin Luo China	35	2.7k 1.6×	1.5k 1.6×	727 1.1×	1.2k 1.9×	261 0.7×	181	3.4k
Xuhai Pan China	26	1.1k 0.7×	712 0.7×	417 0.6×	381 0.6×	331 0.9×	162	2.1k
Olivier Dufaud France	23	1.2k 0.7×	610 0.6×	642 0.9×	397 0.6×	230 0.6×	73	1.6k
Huahua Xiao China	36	2.7k 1.6×	2.2k 2.3×	655 1.0×	702 1.1×	411 1.1×	100	4.1k
Minggao Yu China	27	1.1k 0.6×	910 0.9×	660 1.0×	382 0.6×	115 0.3×	100	2.1k
Jingyu Zhao China	29	683 0.4×	765 0.8×	644 0.9×	204 0.3×	442 1.1×	109	2.5k
Wei Gao China	44	4.7k 2.7×	2.7k 2.8×	1.7k 2.5×	1.6k 2.6×	620 1.6×	261	6.0k
Chunhua Bai China	24	1.1k 0.7×	668 0.7×	471 0.7×	459 0.7×	134 0.3×	52	1.4k
Zhaowu Shen China	26	1.1k 0.6×	501 0.5×	663 1.0×	427 0.7×	685 1.8×	122	2.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weiguo Cao

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Zhang, Xin, Yun Zhang, N. Xu, et al.. (2025). Investigation into the thermal stability and decomposition processes in AlH3 and stearic acid-coated AlH3. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 199. 107312–107312. 9 indexed citations

Zhang, Xin, Bing Wang, Xinfeng Li, et al.. (2025). Effects of methane on the explosion venting behavior and underlying mechanism of coal dust systems. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress. 68. 104331–104331. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Ting, et al.. (2024). Exploring pyrolysis characteristics and combustion mechanism of polypropylene dust via experiments and molecular dynamic simulation. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 186. 106909–106909. 7 indexed citations

Zhang, Chuanbiao, Xin Zhang, Zhuanghong Zhou, et al.. (2023). Flame propagation characteristics and surface functional groups changes of corn starch dust during the combustion process. Powder Technology. 430. 118995–118995. 63 indexed citations

Cao, Weiguo, Xin Zhang, Zhuanghong Zhou, et al.. (2023). Energy output characteristics and safety design of Al-AlH3 composite dust for energetic material additive. Combustion and Flame. 254. 112842–112842. 57 indexed citations

Gao, Donglin, et al.. (2023). Study on explosion reaction mechanism and energy release characteristics of HMX-based explosives containing B-Al. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 2478(3). 32057–32057. 1 indexed citations

Shi, Xueqiang, Hao Wu, Yutao Zhang, et al.. (2023). On the influence of material and shape of the hot particles on the ignition characteristics of coal dust. Energy. 281. 128192–128192. 12 indexed citations

Li, Wenjuan, Qiuping Xiao, Fengyuan Jiao, et al.. (2023). Reaction mechanism of stearic acid pyrolysis via reactive molecular dynamics simulation and TG-IR technology. Renewable Energy. 217. 119115–119115. 43 indexed citations

Li, Wenjuan, Xin Zhang, Runqing Liu, et al.. (2023). Thermal decomposition, flame propagation, and combustion reactions behaviours of stearic acid by experiments and molecular dynamic simulation. Chemical Engineering Journal. 461. 141906–141906. 50 indexed citations

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Jiang, Xiaomei, Changcheng Liu, Zeyi Tian, et al.. (2022). Constructing p-type substitution induced by Ca ²⁺ in defective Na ₃ V _{2− x} Ca _x (PO ₄ ) ₃ /C wrapped with conductive CNTs for high-performance sodium-ion batteries. Dalton Transactions. 51(42). 16145–16157. 10 indexed citations

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Cao, Weiguo, Zhuanghong Zhou, Siyu Xu, et al.. (2022). The flow field behaviours of under-expansion jet flame in premixed hydrogen/air explosion venting. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 47(18). 10420–10430. 81 indexed citations

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Zhang, Huarong, Yingxin Tan, Shuo Zhang, et al.. (2021). Effects of Initial Turbulence on the Explosion Limit and Flame Propagation Behaviors of Premixed Syngas–Air Mixtures. ACS Omega. 6(46). 30910–30918. 4 indexed citations

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Cao, Weiguo, Wenjuan Li, Yun Zhang, et al.. (2021). Experimental study on the explosion behaviors of premixed syngas-air mixtures in ducts. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 46(44). 23053–23066. 79 indexed citations

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Liu, Dabin, et al.. (2020). Thermal Safety Performance Evaluation for Typical Free Radical Polymerization Initiator of Tert ‐butyl Peroxypivalate. ChemistrySelect. 5(35). 10835–10840. 5 indexed citations

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Jiao, Fengyuan, Shuo Yu, Wenjuan Li, et al.. (2020). Effect of Thermal History and Mass Scale on the Thermal Safety of 1,3,5,7‐Tetranitro‐1,3,5,7‐Tetrazocane. ChemistrySelect. 5(23). 6899–6906. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yun, et al.. (2018). Experimental and numerical studies of premixed methane‐hydrogen/air mixtures flame propagation in closed duct. The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering. 96(12). 2684–2689. 18 indexed citations

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Xu, Sen, et al.. (2017). Experimental study on the minimum ignition temperature and combustion kinetics of coal dust/air mixtures. Powder Technology. 317. 154–161. 34 indexed citations

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Cao, Weiguo, et al.. (2015). Properties of dust clouds of novel hydrogen-containing alloys. Combustion Explosion and Shock Waves. 51(3). 313–318. 4 indexed citations

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Yu, Qingbo, et al.. (2014). Energy measurement of spark discharge using different triggering methods and inductance loads. Journal of Electrostatics. 73. 97–102. 14 indexed citations

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Du, Ping, et al.. (2004). Improvement of hydrogen storage properties of La0.6M0.4Ni4.8Mn0.2 alloys. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 20(4). 414–416. 2 indexed citations

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