Xiaoyan Cai

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

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Xiaoyan Cai is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaoyan Cai has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 42 papers in Materials Chemistry and 25 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Xiaoyan Cai's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (42 papers), Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (19 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (14 papers). Xiaoyan Cai is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (42 papers), Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (19 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (14 papers). Xiaoyan Cai collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Xiaoyan Cai's co-authors include Junying Zhang, Liang Mao, Mingshan Zhu, Tetsuro Majima, Mamoru Fujitsuka, Xiuquan Gu, Yulong Zhao, Keli Han, Songqiu Yang and Yude Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Xiaoyan Cai

58 papers receiving 2.6k citations

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Cu-Based Materials for Enhanced C2+ Product Selectivity in Photo-/Electro-Catalytic CO2 Reduction: Challenges and Prospects

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiaoyan Cai China	29	2.0k	1.9k	1.1k	228	208	59	2.7k
Shuyang Wu Singapore	20	2.4k 1.2×	2.2k 1.1×	1.2k 1.2×	107 0.5×	140 0.7×	41	2.8k
Yuanjie Cao China	16	2.1k 1.1×	1.5k 0.8×	1.0k 1.0×	69 0.3×	161 0.8×	33	2.7k
Xiaxi Yao China	23	1.0k 0.5×	955 0.5×	580 0.5×	204 0.9×	111 0.5×	41	1.5k
Xiangpeng Kong China	18	698 0.3×	578 0.3×	550 0.5×	240 1.1×	154 0.7×	48	1.3k
Jijia Xie United Kingdom	22	2.9k 1.4×	2.7k 1.4×	930 0.9×	139 0.6×	173 0.8×	30	3.5k
Alec P. LaGrow Portugal	27	1.1k 0.5×	1.3k 0.7×	766 0.7×	515 2.3×	273 1.3×	57	2.4k
Ruhui Chen United States	16	963 0.5×	1.0k 0.5×	576 0.5×	662 2.9×	245 1.2×	38	2.1k
Shangbo Ning China	24	1.8k 0.9×	1.6k 0.8×	587 0.6×	133 0.6×	99 0.5×	59	2.3k
Huihui Zhang China	25	1.3k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	713 0.7×	189 0.8×	176 0.8×	57	2.3k
Jishu Han China	28	849 0.4×	1.3k 0.7×	723 0.7×	282 1.2×	233 1.1×	74	2.0k

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Liang, Yanyu, Zhaoke Zheng, Liang Mao, et al.. (2025). Plasmonic Ni-doped W18O49 with dual active sites drives efficient methanol dehydration to dimethyl ether. Nature Communications. 16(1). 10062–10062.

Lü, Changhai, Xiaoyan Cai, Xiaolei Liu, et al.. (2024). Constructing plasmonic electron acceptors on TiO₂ for full-spectrum-driven photocatalytic hydrogen generation. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 12(10). 5909–5917. 9 indexed citations

Mao, Liang, Xiaoyan Cai, Zikang Geng, et al.. (2023). Regulating the Metallic Cu–Ga Bond by S Vacancy for Improved Photocatalytic CO₂ Reduction to C₂H₄. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(28). 82 indexed citations

Xu, Jiachen, Wei Jiang, Fengqi Liu, et al.. (2023). In Situ Photodeposition of Cobalt Phosphate (CoHxPOy) on CdIn2S4 Photocatalyst for Accelerated Hole Extraction and Improved Hydrogen Evolution. Nanomaterials. 13(3). 420–420. 10 indexed citations

Mao, Liang, et al.. (2021). Spatial carrier separation in cobalt phosphate deposited ZnIn2S4 nanosheets for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 606(Pt 1). 317–327. 41 indexed citations

Cai, Xiaoyan, Xiuquan Gu, Yang Ding, et al.. (2021). Photocatalytic H2 evolution over sulfur vacancy-rich ZnIn2S4 hierarchical microspheres under visible light. Journal of Materials Science. 56(35). 19439–19451. 21 indexed citations

Mao, Liang, Xiaoyan Cai, & Mingshan Zhu. (2020). Hierarchically 1D CdS decorated on 2D perovskite‐type La ₂ Ti ₂ O ₇ nanosheet hybrids with enhanced photocatalytic performance. Rare Metals. 40(5). 1067–1076. 83 indexed citations

Civoli, Francesca, Xiaoyan Cai, Meenu Wadhwa, et al.. (2019). Recommendations for the Development and Validation of Immunogenicity Assays in Support of Biosimilar Programs. The AAPS Journal. 22(1). 7–7. 25 indexed citations

Gouty, Dominique, Xiaoyan Cai, Vijay Kumar, et al.. (2017). Recommendations for the Development and Validation of Neutralizing Antibody Assays in Support of Biosimilar Assessment. The AAPS Journal. 20(1). 25–25. 8 indexed citations

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Wang, Chao, Xiaoyan Cai, Ying Chen, et al.. (2017). Efficient hydrogen production from glycerol photoreforming over Ag2O TiO2 synthesized by a sol–gel method. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 42(27). 17063–17074. 29 indexed citations

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Wang, Chao, Xiaoyan Cai, Ying Chen, et al.. (2017). Improved hydrogen production from glycerol photoreforming over sol-gel derived TiO2 coupled with metal oxides. Chemical Engineering Journal. 317. 522–532. 56 indexed citations

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Xiao, Xuechun, Xinxin Xing, Bingqian Han, et al.. (2015). Enhanced formaldehyde sensing properties of SnO₂ nanorods coupled with Zn₂SnO₄. RSC Advances. 5(53). 42628–42636. 35 indexed citations

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Cai, Xiaoyan, Bingqian Han, Shaojuan Deng, et al.. (2014). Hydrothermal growth of ZnO nanorods on Zn substrates and their application in degradation of azo dyes under ambient conditions. CrystEngComm. 16(33). 7761–7770. 44 indexed citations

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Cai, Xiaoyan, Dan Hu, Shaojuan Deng, et al.. (2014). Isopropanol sensing properties of coral-like ZnO–CdO composites by flash preparation via self-sustained decomposition of metal–organic complexes. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 198. 402–410. 93 indexed citations

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Marini, Joseph C., Michael Anderson, Xiaoyan Cai, et al.. (2014). Systematic Verification of Bioanalytical Similarity Between a Biosimilar and a Reference Biotherapeutic: Committee Recommendations for the Development and Validation of a Single Ligand-Binding Assay to Support Pharmacokinetic Assessments. The AAPS Journal. 16(6). 1149–1158. 21 indexed citations

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Chen, Nan, et al.. (2014). Structure, morphologies and dye removal efficiency of ZnO nanorods grown on polycrystalline Zn substrate. Superlattices and Microstructures. 74. 279–293. 9 indexed citations

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Cai, Xiaoyan, Yun Cai, Yongjun Liu, et al.. (2013). Photocatalytic degradation properties of Ni(OH)2 nanosheets/ZnO nanorods composites for azo dyes under visible-light irradiation. Ceramics International. 40(1). 57–65. 64 indexed citations

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Li, Qing, Haifang Ni, Yun Cai, et al.. (2013). Preparation and supercapacitor application of the single crystal nickel hydroxide and oxide nanosheets. Materials Research Bulletin. 48(9). 3518–3526. 31 indexed citations

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Cai, Xiaoyan, et al.. (2012). Challenges of Developing And Validating Immunogenicity Assays to Support Comparability Studies For Biosimilar Drug Development. Bioanalysis. 4(17). 2169–2177. 25 indexed citations

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Cai, Xiaoyan, et al.. (2012). Effect of nickel doping on structural, morphological and optical properties of sol–gel spin coated ZnO films. Materials Technology. 27(3). 243–250. 6 indexed citations

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