Xing Cao

12.3k total citations · 11 hit papers
63 papers, 9.5k citations indexed

About

Xing Cao is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Xing Cao has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 9.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 19 papers in Materials Chemistry and 16 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Xing Cao's work include Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (23 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (18 papers) and Advanced battery technologies research (12 papers). Xing Cao is often cited by papers focused on Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (23 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (18 papers) and Advanced battery technologies research (12 papers). Xing Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Macao. Xing Cao's co-authors include Yadong Li, Chen Chen, Qing Peng, Dingsheng Wang, Weng‐Chon Cheong, Shoujie Liu, Zheng Chen, Yuan Pan, Konglin Wu and Kaian Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Xing Cao

61 papers receiving 9.4k citations

Hit Papers

Core–Shell ZIF-8@ZIF-67-Derived CoP Nanoparticle-Embedded... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 2019 2020 2019 2018 500 1000 1.5k
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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.

  1. Core–Shell ZIF-8@ZIF-67-Derived CoP Nanoparticle-Embedded N-Doped Carbon Nanotube Hollow Polyhedron for Efficient Overall Water Splitting
    2018 1.8k citations Yuan Pan, Kaian Sun et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  2. Well-Defined Materials for Heterogeneous Catalysis: From Nanoparticles to Isolated Single-Atom Sites
    2019 1.0k citations Zhi Li, Shufang Ji et al. Chemical Reviews profile →
  3. Atomic site electrocatalysts for water splitting, oxygen reduction and selective oxidation
    2020 731 citations Di Zhao, Zewen Zhuang et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
  4. MXene (Ti3C2) Vacancy-Confined Single-Atom Catalyst for Efficient Functionalization of CO2
    2019 641 citations Di Zhao, Zheng Chen et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  5. A Bimetallic Zn/Fe Polyphthalocyanine‐Derived Single‐Atom Fe‐N4 Catalytic Site:A Superior Trifunctional Catalyst for Overall Water Splitting and Zn–Air Batteries
    2018 542 citations Yuan Pan, Shoujie Liu et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  6. Electronic structure and d-band center control engineering over M-doped CoP (M = Ni, Mn, Fe) hollow polyhedron frames for boosting hydrogen production
    2018 515 citations Yuan Pan, Kaian Sun et al. profile →
  7. Regulating the coordination structure of single-atom Fe-NxCy catalytic sites for benzene oxidation
    2019 436 citations Yuan Pan, Yinjuan Chen et al. Nature Communications profile →
  8. Engineering Lattice Disorder on a Photocatalyst: Photochromic BiOBr Nanosheets Enhance Activation of Aromatic C–H Bonds via Water Oxidation
    2022 212 citations Xing Cao, Aijian Huang et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  9. Distinct Crystal‐Facet‐Dependent Behaviors for Single‐Atom Palladium‐On‐Ceria Catalysts: Enhanced Stabilization and Catalytic Properties
    2022 195 citations Botao Hu, Kaian Sun et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  10. Seed-assisted formation of NiFe anode catalysts for anion exchange membrane water electrolysis at industrial-scale current density
    2024 188 citations Gaoxin Lin, Linqin Wang et al. profile →
  11. Highly Efficient Biomass Upgrading by a Ni−Cu Electrocatalyst Featuring Passivation of Water Oxidation Activity
    2023 152 citations Dexin Chen, Yunxuan Ding et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →

Peers

Xing Cao
Kang Liu China
Xin Tan China
Qiang Wang China
Rosa Arrigo Germany
Hui Su China
Hsin‐Yi Wang Singapore
Zhongli Wang China
Jingjie Wu United States
Wenjun Zheng China
Xiaoxia Chang China
Kang Liu China
Xing Cao
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xing Cao

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lin, Gaoxin, Wen‐Wei Wu, Xing Cao, et al.. (2025). Interlayer-bonded Ni/MoO2 electrocatalyst for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction with stability over 6000 h at 1000 mA cm−2. Nature Communications. 16(1). 4955–4955. 21 indexed citations
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Chen, Dexin, Yunxuan Ding, Xing Cao, & Licheng Sun. (2025). Heterostructured Ni-Co electrocatalyst with enhanced interfacial charge transfer for efficient biomass upgrading. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 378. 125539–125539. 2 indexed citations
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Han, Tong, Xing Cao, Hsiao‐Chien Chen, et al.. (2023). Photosynthesis of Benzonitriles on BiOBr Nanosheets Promoted by Vacancy Associates. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(49). e202313325–e202313325. 53 indexed citations
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Cao, Xing, Aijian Huang, Chao Liang, et al.. (2022). Engineering Lattice Disorder on a Photocatalyst: Photochromic BiOBr Nanosheets Enhance Activation of Aromatic C–H Bonds via Water Oxidation. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 144(8). 3386–3397. 212 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hu, Botao, Kaian Sun, Zewen Zhuang, et al.. (2022). Distinct Crystal‐Facet‐Dependent Behaviors for Single‐Atom Palladium‐On‐Ceria Catalysts: Enhanced Stabilization and Catalytic Properties. Advanced Materials. 34(16). e2107721–e2107721. 195 indexed citations breakdown →
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Han, Tong, Xing Cao, Kaian Sun, et al.. (2021). Anion-exchange-mediated internal electric field for boosting photogenerated carrier separation and utilization. Nature Communications. 12(1). 4952–4952. 102 indexed citations
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Tsai, Jack, Emily Edwards, Xing Cao, & Andrea K. Finlay. (2021). Disentangling associations between military service, race, and incarceration in the U.S. population.. Psychological Services. 19(3). 431–442. 11 indexed citations
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Wang, Jing, Siyan Wang, Chong Zhang, et al.. (2021). Effect of Nitrogen Doping on Corrosion Inhibition Performance of Carbon Nanoparticles. Zhongguo fushi yu fanghu xuebao. 42(1). 85–92. 1 indexed citations
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Zhao, Di, Zewen Zhuang, Xing Cao, et al.. (2020). Atomic site electrocatalysts for water splitting, oxygen reduction and selective oxidation. Chemical Society Reviews. 49(7). 2215–2264. 731 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tsai, Jack & Xing Cao. (2019). Association between suicide attempts and homelessness in a population-based sample of US veterans and non-veterans. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 73(4). 346–352. 41 indexed citations
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Pan, Yuan, Yinjuan Chen, Konglin Wu, et al.. (2019). Regulating the coordination structure of single-atom Fe-NxCy catalytic sites for benzene oxidation. Nature Communications. 10(1). 4290–4290. 436 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhuang, Zewen, Yu Wang, Cong‐Qiao Xu, et al.. (2019). Three-dimensional open nano-netcage electrocatalysts for efficient pH-universal overall water splitting. Nature Communications. 10(1). 4875–4875. 328 indexed citations
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Li, Zhi, Shufang Ji, Yiwei Liu, et al.. (2019). Well-Defined Materials for Heterogeneous Catalysis: From Nanoparticles to Isolated Single-Atom Sites. Chemical Reviews. 120(2). 623–682. 1033 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Gen, Li Wang, Chengqi Cao, et al.. (2019). Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and executive dysfunction among children and adolescents: A Latent Profile Analysis. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology. 19(3). 228–236. 15 indexed citations
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Cao, Chengqi, Li Wang, Jianhui Wu, et al.. (2018). Patterns of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Posttraumatic Growth in an Epidemiological Sample of Chinese Earthquake Survivors: A Latent Profile Analysis. Frontiers in Psychology. 9. 1549–1549. 31 indexed citations
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Li, Zhimin, et al.. (2018). Lithium affects rat hippocampal electrophysiology and epileptic seizures in a dose dependent manner. Epilepsy Research. 146. 112–120. 12 indexed citations
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Wang, Li, Xing Cao, Chengqi Cao, et al.. (2017). Factor structure of DSM-5 PTSD symptoms in trauma-exposed adolescents: Examining stability across time. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. 52. 88–94. 34 indexed citations
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Cao, Xing, Li Wang, Chengqi Cao, Jianxin Zhang, & Jon D. Elhai. (2016). DSM-5 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Structure in Disaster-Exposed Adolescents: Stability across Gender and Relation to Behavioral Problems. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. 45(4). 803–814. 37 indexed citations
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Cao, Xing, Li Wang, Chengqi Cao, et al.. (2015). Patterns of DSM-5 posttraumatic stress disorder and depression symptoms in an epidemiological sample of Chinese earthquake survivors: A latent profile analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders. 186. 58–65. 48 indexed citations

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