Xiangjian Cao

768 total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 592 citations indexed

About

Xiangjian Cao is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Polymers and Plastics and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiangjian Cao has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 592 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 20 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 2 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Xiangjian Cao's work include Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (22 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (20 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (13 papers). Xiangjian Cao is often cited by papers focused on Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (22 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (20 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (13 papers). Xiangjian Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, France and Singapore. Xiangjian Cao's co-authors include Yongsheng Chen, Zhaoyang Yao, Bin Kan, Xiangjian Wan, Huazhe Liang, Yaxiao Guo, Xingqi Bi, Guankui Long, Hongbin Chen and Chenxi Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Xiangjian Cao

24 papers receiving 590 citations

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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.

Dipole Moments Regulation of Biphosphonic Acid Molecules for Self-assembled Monolayers Boosts the Efficiency of Organic Solar Cells Exceeding 19.7%

2024 94 citations Hang Liu, Yang Liu et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiangjian Cao China	12	562	477	47	30	27	27	592
Yangjun Yan China	10	513 0.9×	400 0.8×	83 1.8×	31 1.0×	28 1.0×	17	548
Yalu Zou China	8	483 0.9×	403 0.8×	51 1.1×	42 1.4×	21 0.8×	12	527
Seo‐Jin Ko South Korea	7	615 1.1×	497 1.0×	78 1.7×	23 0.8×	27 1.0×	11	644
Gururaj P. Kini South Korea	15	739 1.3×	612 1.3×	84 1.8×	41 1.4×	37 1.4×	23	779
Yongwen Lang China	9	763 1.4×	621 1.3×	53 1.1×	41 1.4×	33 1.2×	17	806
Zhi‐Xi Liu China	9	620 1.1×	495 1.0×	42 0.9×	36 1.2×	20 0.7×	10	643
Jirui Feng China	7	482 0.9×	400 0.8×	68 1.4×	44 1.5×	16 0.6×	8	509
Ibrahim Ata Germany	9	446 0.8×	370 0.8×	67 1.4×	34 1.1×	17 0.6×	9	467
Yingping Zou China	9	588 1.0×	421 0.9×	85 1.8×	20 0.7×	51 1.9×	13	634
Peiqing Cong China	9	355 0.6×	304 0.6×	31 0.7×	28 0.9×	21 0.8×	20	383

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All Works

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Li, Yu, Xinyuan Jia, Xingqi Bi, et al.. (2025). Hybrid central substitution of acceptors boosts the efficiency of near-infrared organic photovoltaics. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 13(17). 12339–12348. 3 indexed citations

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Xu, Zheng, Wenkai Zhao, Xiangjian Cao, et al.. (2025). High Performance Electron Acceptors Containing Transition Metals. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(23). e202504616–e202504616. 5 indexed citations

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Xu, Zheng, Xiangjian Cao, Zhaoyang Yao, et al.. (2025). Highly Efficient Acceptors with a Nonaromatic Thianthrene Central Core for Organic Photovoltaics. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(22). e202421289–e202421289. 5 indexed citations

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Wang, Peiran, Xiangjian Cao, Yu Zhang, et al.. (2025). Balancing Packing Strength of End/Central Units Enables Binary Organic Solar Cells to Achieve 20.2% Efficiency. Advanced Functional Materials. 36(14). 1 indexed citations

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Guo, Yaxiao, Zheng Xu, Lanlan He, et al.. (2025). Organic photovoltaic photocatalytic hydrogen production: 2-cantilever versus 6-cantilever molecular platforms. Science China Chemistry. 68(12). 6682–6692.

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Guo, Jiaxin, Xiangjian Cao, Zheng Xu, et al.. (2024). Root-cause analyses for 3D intermolecular packing network formation in central unit extended small molecular acceptors. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 13(1). 356–367. 3 indexed citations

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Cao, Xiangjian, Peiran Wang, Xinyuan Jia, et al.. (2024). Rebuilding Peripheral F, Cl, Br Footprints on Acceptors Enables Binary Organic Photovoltaic Efficiency Exceeding 19.7 %. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(5). e202417244–e202417244. 19 indexed citations

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Liu, Hang, Yang Liu, Yu Zou, et al.. (2024). Dipole Moments Regulation of Biphosphonic Acid Molecules for Self-assembled Monolayers Boosts the Efficiency of Organic Solar Cells Exceeding 19.7%. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(20). 14287–14296. 94 indexed citations breakdown →

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Liu, Jian, Xin Chen, Xiangjian Cao, et al.. (2024). Ultra-flexible organic solar cells based on eco-friendly cellulose substrate with efficiency approaching 19%. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 13(3). 2301–2308. 4 indexed citations

10.

Liang, Huazhe, Kangqiao Ma, Wenkai Zhao, et al.. (2024). A Pyrazinyl Wide‐Bandgap Polymer Donor Yields 19.35% Efficiency in Tandem Organic Solar Cells. Advanced Energy Materials. 14(42). 10 indexed citations

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Jia, Xinyuan, Xiangjian Cao, Xingqi Bi, et al.. (2024). Delicate Regulation of Central Substituents Boosts Organic Photovoltaic Performance of Dimeric Acceptors. Small. 20(48). e2405925–e2405925. 1 indexed citations

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Cao, Xiangjian, Peiran Wang, Xinyuan Jia, et al.. (2024). Rebuilding Peripheral F, Cl, Br Footprints on Acceptors Enables Binary Organic Photovoltaic Efficiency Exceeding 19.7 %. Angewandte Chemie. 137(5). 4 indexed citations

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Bi, Xingqi, Xiangjian Cao, Tengfei He, et al.. (2024). What is the Limit Size of 2D Conjugated Extension on Central Units of Small Molecular Acceptors in Organic Solar Cells?. Small. 20(32). e2401054–e2401054. 15 indexed citations

14.

Bi, Xingqi, Shitong Li, Tengfei He, et al.. (2024). Balancing Flexible Side Chains on 2D Conjugated Acceptors Enables High‐Performance Organic Solar Cell. Small. 20(24). e2311561–e2311561. 11 indexed citations

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Fu, Qiang, Hang Liu, Yuping Gao, et al.. (2023). Tunable Molecular Packing of Dopant-Free Hole-Transport Polymers for Perovskite Solar Cells. ACS Energy Letters. 8(7). 2878–2885. 31 indexed citations

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Chen, Hongbin, Xiangjian Cao, Peiran Wang, et al.. (2023). A rare case of iodinated non-fullerene acceptors for high-performance organic solar cells without post-treatments. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 11(46). 25368–25376. 21 indexed citations

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Liang, Huazhe, Hong‐Bin Chen, Yalu Zou, et al.. (2023). Central unit hetero-di-halogenation of acceptors enables organic solar cells with 19% efficiency. Chemical Communications. 59(89). 13367–13370. 15 indexed citations

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Cao, Xiangjian, Jiaxin Guo, Zhixiang Li, et al.. (2023). A Broad-Spectrum Solid Additive to Further Boost High-Efficiency Organic Solar Cells via Morphology Regulation. ACS Energy Letters. 8(8). 3494–3503. 45 indexed citations

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Chen, Hongbin, Huazhe Liang, Ziqi Guo, et al.. (2022). Central Unit Fluorination of Non‐Fullerene Acceptors Enables Highly Efficient Organic Solar Cells with Over 18 % Efficiency. Angewandte Chemie. 134(41). 17 indexed citations

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Chen, Hongbin, Huazhe Liang, Ziqi Guo, et al.. (2022). Central Unit Fluorination of Non‐Fullerene Acceptors Enables Highly Efficient Organic Solar Cells with Over 18 % Efficiency. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 61(41). e202209580–e202209580. 162 indexed citations

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