Xiaoxin Cao

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Xiaoxin Cao is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaoxin Cao has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Environmental Engineering, 17 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 10 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Xiaoxin Cao's work include Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (26 papers), Electrochemical sensors and biosensors (15 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (10 papers). Xiaoxin Cao is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (26 papers), Electrochemical sensors and biosensors (15 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (10 papers). Xiaoxin Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Belgium. Xiaoxin Cao's co-authors include Xia Huang, Peng Liang, Xiaoyuan Zhang, Bruce E. Logan, Kang Xiao, Mingzhi Fan, Yingjun Zhou, Xue Xia, Jincheng Wei and Tomonori Saito and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Energy & Environmental Science and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Xiaoxin Cao

39 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.

A New Method for Water Desalination Using Microbial Desalination Cells

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiaoxin Cao China	22	1.9k	1.2k	895	841	635	40	2.5k
Jincheng Wei China	18	1.4k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	444 0.5×	623 0.7×	697 1.1×	30	2.1k
Pablo Ledezma Australia	22	1.1k 0.6×	564 0.5×	467 0.5×	271 0.3×	399 0.6×	50	1.6k
Philipp Kuntke Netherlands	27	1.2k 0.6×	545 0.4×	1.0k 1.1×	720 0.9×	273 0.4×	49	2.6k
Liesje De Schamphelaire Belgium	12	2.4k 1.3×	1.7k 1.4×	488 0.5×	143 0.2×	840 1.3×	12	2.6k
Kuichang Zuo China	33	565 0.3×	840 0.7×	1.6k 1.8×	1.8k 2.1×	189 0.3×	73	2.9k
Mohan Qin United States	22	511 0.3×	758 0.6×	1.3k 1.4×	1.1k 1.4×	139 0.2×	39	1.9k
Joo-Youn Nam South Korea	20	395 0.2×	546 0.4×	512 0.6×	452 0.5×	166 0.3×	48	1.3k
Bin Hou China	19	755 0.4×	773 0.6×	159 0.2×	156 0.2×	269 0.4×	47	1.2k
Indrajit Chakraborty India	19	564 0.3×	452 0.4×	140 0.2×	212 0.3×	253 0.4×	46	1.1k
Hengduo Xu China	16	433 0.2×	291 0.2×	227 0.3×	313 0.4×	146 0.2×	22	958

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaoxin Cao

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yang, Jinyuan, Tongyu Wang, Simeng Han, et al.. (2025). Quantitative temporal-based contribution of key foulants to fouling proceeding in direct membrane filtration for sewage pre-concentration. Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering. 19(6).

Yin, Mengxi, et al.. (2024). Spatially-assembled binary carbon anode synergizing directional electron transfer and enriched microbe accommodation for wastewater treatment and energy conversion: From simulation to experiments. Water Research. 252. 121104–121104. 1 indexed citations

Zhou, Shuyan, Hui Gong, Xiang Chen, et al.. (2024). A Dataset of Distribution and Characterization of Underground Wastewater Treatment Plants in China. Scientific Data. 11(1). 941–941. 3 indexed citations

Lai, Chun-Yu, et al.. (2024). High ammonia loading rate and biofilm reattachment initiated partial nitrification and anammox in a membrane aerated biofilm reactor. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 58. 104829–104829. 11 indexed citations

Li, Xiyao, et al.. (2024). Achieving advanced nitrogen removal with anammox and endogenous partial denitrification driven by efficient hydrolytic fermentation of slowly-biodegradable organic matter. Bioresource Technology. 414. 131555–131555. 1 indexed citations

Lü, Jianping, Jing Li, Xiaoxin Cao, et al.. (2023). Sequentially modified carbon felt for enhanced p-nitrophenol biodegradation through direct interspecific electron transfer. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 451. 131055–131055. 25 indexed citations

Yin, Mengxi, Tengfei Ren, Mingwei Wang, et al.. (2023). Biomimetic anode with atomically dispersed iron sites to enhance biotic-abiotic interfacial interaction towards efficient wastewater energy recovery in bioelectrochemical systems. Chemical Engineering Journal. 476. 146403–146403. 4 indexed citations

Li, Guowen, Ying Xiong, Xiaoxin Cao, et al.. (2023). Step-feeding food waste fermentation liquid as supplementary carbon source for low C/N municipal wastewater treatment: Bench scale performance and response of microbial community. Journal of Environmental Management. 345. 118434–118434. 25 indexed citations

Yin, Mengxi, Tengfei Ren, Ting Xu, et al.. (2022). Boosting wastewater bioelectricity recovery via solvent mediation and zinc fencing: Dual regulation for catalyst spatial structure and active sites. Chemical Engineering Journal. 453. 139276–139276. 5 indexed citations

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Wei, Kajia, Zhuo Wang, Xiaoxin Cao, et al.. (2020). A hybrid fluidized-bed reactor (HFBR) based on arrayed ceramic membranes (ACMs) coupled with powdered activated carbon (PAC) for efficient catalytic ozonation: A comprehensive study on a pilot scale. Water Research. 173. 115536–115536. 39 indexed citations

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Cao, Xiaoxin, et al.. (2016). Mesoporous lignite-coke as an effective adsorbent for coal gasification wastewater treatment. Environmental Science Water Research & Technology. 3(1). 169–174. 18 indexed citations

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Li, Peng, Nuerla Ailijiang, Xiaoxin Cao, et al.. (2015). Pretreatment of coal gasification wastewater by adsorption using activated carbons and activated coke. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 482. 177–183. 49 indexed citations

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Cao, Xiaoxin, et al.. (2013). Study of the Photocatalytic Performance of Oxygen-deficient TiO 2 Active in Visi-ble Light: Study of the Photocatalytic Performance of Oxygen-deficient TiO 2 Active in Visi-ble Light. Journal of Inorganic Materials. 27(12). 1301–1305. 6 indexed citations

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Wei, Jincheng, Peng Liang, Kuichang Zuo, Xiaoxin Cao, & Xia Huang. (2012). Carbonization and Activation of Inexpensive Semicoke‐Packed Electrodes to Enhance Power Generation of Microbial Fuel Cells. ChemSusChem. 5(6). 1065–1070. 10 indexed citations

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Wei, Jincheng, Peng Liang, Xiaoxin Cao, & Xia Huang. (2011). Use of inexpensive semicoke and activated carbon as biocathode in microbial fuel cells. Bioresource Technology. 102(22). 10431–10435. 57 indexed citations

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Liang, Peng, Huiyong Wang, Xue Xia, et al.. (2010). Carbon nanotube powders as electrode modifier to enhance the activity of anodic biofilm in microbial fuel cells. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 26(6). 3000–3004. 95 indexed citations

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Xia, Xue, et al.. (2010). Electricity generation from glucose by a Klebsiella sp. in microbial fuel cells. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 87(1). 383–390. 60 indexed citations

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Liang, Peng, Mingzhi Fan, Xiaoxin Cao, & Xia Huang. (2009). Evaluation of applied cathode potential to enhance biocathode in microbial fuel cells. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology. 84(5). 794–799. 53 indexed citations

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Cao, Xiaoxin, Xia Huang, Nico Boon, Peng Liang, & Mingzhi Fan. (2008). Electricity generation by an enriched phototrophic consortium in a microbial fuel cell. Electrochemistry Communications. 10(9). 1392–1395. 58 indexed citations

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Liang, Peng, Xia Huang, Mingzhi Fan, Xiaoxin Cao, & Cheng Wang. (2007). Composition and distribution of internal resistance in three types of microbial fuel cells. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 77(3). 551–558. 168 indexed citations

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