Yang Cao

7.5k citations

136 papers · 6.3k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 37

Impact in

Polymers and Plastics top 0.5%
- Conducting polymers and applications
Bioengineering top 0.5%
- Analytical Chemistry and Sensors

Papers in

Polymers and Plastics 24
- Conducting polymers and applications 23
Organic Chemistry 43

Co-authors: Alan J. Heeger Floyd L. Klavetter N. Colaneri G. Gustafsson Alan C. West Curtis P. Berlinguette M. Reghu Brian O. Patrick
Journals: Synthetic Metals (9 papers)Inorganic Chemistry (8 papers)Journal of The Electrochemical Society (5 papers)Journal of the American Chemical Society (5 papers)Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis (3 papers)
Partner nations: China United States Canada

In The Last Decade

Yang Cao

129 papers receiving 6.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Self-Driving Laboratories for Chemistry and Materials Science 2024 · 198 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2024 Chemical Reviews
2022 Science Advances
1992 Nature

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Co-authors

The 25 scholars most cited alongside Yang Cao, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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1	Small is different: N , N -chelated organoboron complexes with seven-membered rings Chemical Communications ·Liang Tian, Yang Cao, Can Chen, Zhigang Ni, Cong Fan, John Mack, Peng Dai, Hua Lü, Lizhi Gai	2025	0
2	Does one need to polish electrodes in an eight pattern? Automation provides the answer Digital Discovery ·Naruki Yoshikawa, Gun Deniz Akkoc, Sergio Pablo‐García, Yang Cao, Han Hao, Alán Aspuru‐Guzik	2025	2
3	Molecular Interlayer with Large Cations Supports Efficient, Stable Perovskite Solar Cells ACS Applied Energy Materials ·Tengxiao Ji, Yang Cao, Daniel W. Lin, Monika Stolar, Curtis P. Berlinguette	2024	3
4	ORGANA: A robotic assistant for automated chemistry experimentation and characterization Matter ·Kourosh Darvish, Marta Skreta, Yuchi Zhao, Naruki Yoshikawa, Sagnik Som, Miroslav Bogdanović, Yang Cao, Han Hao, Haoping Xu, Alán Aspuru‐Guzik, Animesh Garg, Florian Shkurti	2024	45
5	Interface Modification by FAI@ZIF‐8 for High‐Efficiency Perovskite Solar Cells Solar RRL ·Qi Ma, Junjie Lou, Xuediao Cai, Jiangshan Feng, Yang Cao, Zhigang Li, Shengzhong Liu	2023	3
6	[Effects of Decitabine Combined with Anlotinib on Proliferation and Apoptosis of Multiple Myeloma Cells]. PubMed ·Yang Cao, Yue Liu, Yan Liu, Yanhua Yue, Limei Shang, Huijuan Chen, Haonan Yang, Weiying Gu	2023	0
7	High-Efficiency Perovskite Solar Cells with Sputtered Metal Contacts ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·Tengxiao Ji, Roxanna S. Delima, David Dvořák, Yang Cao, Shaoxuan Ren, Thomas D. Morrissey, Xin Lu, Curtis P. Berlinguette	2022	3
8	Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrolysis Performance of Chiral Molecule Loaded Titanium Disulfide Nanosheets ChemPhysChem ·Xue‐Song Bai, Yang Cao, Yueshan Xu, Wei Huang, Peilin Deng, Xinlong Tian, Zhongxin Liu, Jieqiong Wang, Jinchun Tu	2022	5
9	Electrolysis Can Be Used to Resolve Hydrogenation Pathways at Palladium Surfaces in a Membrane Reactor SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Aoxue Huang, Yang Cao, Roxanna S. Delima, Tengxiao Ji, Ryan P. Jansonius, Noah J. J. Johnson, Camden Hunt, Jingfu He, Aiko Kurimoto, Zishuai Zhang, Curtis P. Berlinguette	2021	19
10	Managing Hydration at the Cathode Enables Efficient CO₂ Electrolysis at Commercially Relevant Current Densities ACS Energy Letters ·Angelica Reyes, Ryan P. Jansonius, Benjamin A. W. Mowbray, Yang Cao, Danika G. Wheeler, Jacky Chau, David Dvořák, Curtis P. Berlinguette	2020	168
11	Electrolytic deuteration of unsaturated bonds without using D2 Nature Catalysis ·Aiko Kurimoto, Rebecca S. Sherbo, Yang Cao, Nicholas Wei Xian Loo, Curtis P. Berlinguette	2020	131
12	H₂CHXhox: Rigid Cyclohexane-Reinforced Nonmacrocyclic Chelating Ligand for [^nat/67/68Ga]Ga³⁺ Inorganic Chemistry ·Xiaozhu Wang, Marı́a de Guadalupe Jaraquemada-Peláez, Yang Cao, Aidan Ingham, Cristina Rodríguez‐Rodríguez, Jinhe Pan, Yongliang Wang, Katayoun Saatchi, Urs O. Häfeli, Kuo‐Shyan Lin, Chris Orvig	2020	11
13	Protocol for Quantifying the Doping of Organic Hole-Transport Materials ACS Energy Letters ·Rebecka L. Forward, Kitty Y. Chen, David M. Weekes, David Dvořák, Yang Cao, Curtis P. Berlinguette	2019	36
14	Dopant-free molecular hole transport material that mediates a 20% power conversion efficiency in a perovskite solar cell Energy & Environmental Science ·Yang Cao, Yunlong Li, Thomas D. Morrissey, Brian Lam, Brian O. Patrick, David Dvořák, Zhicheng Xia, Timothy L. Kelly, Curtis P. Berlinguette	2019	100
15	Photoswitching of Copper(I) Chromophores with Dithienylethene‐Based Ligands Chemistry - A European Journal ·Zhen Xu, Yang Cao, Brian O. Patrick, Michael O. Wolf	2018	32
16	Precise Control of Thermal and Redox Properties of Organic Hole‐Transport Materials Angewandte Chemie ·Valerie A. Chiykowski, Yang Cao, Hairen Tan, Daniel P. Tabor, Edward H. Sargent, Alán Aspuru‐Guzik, Curtis P. Berlinguette	2018	14
17	H₄octox: Versatile Bimodal Octadentate Acyclic Chelating Ligand for Medicinal Inorganic Chemistry Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Xiaozhu Wang, Marı́a de Guadalupe Jaraquemada-Peláez, Cristina Rodríguez‐Rodríguez, Yang Cao, Christian Buchwalder, Neha Choudhary, Una Jermilova, Caterina F. Ramogida, Katayoun Saatchi, Urs O. Häfeli, Brian O. Patrick, Chris Orvig	2018	28
18	Stabilizing Copper for CO₂ Reduction in Low-Grade Electrolyte Inorganic Chemistry ·Jingfu He, Aoxue Huang, Noah J. J. Johnson, Kevan E. Dettelbach, David M. Weekes, Yang Cao, Curtis P. Berlinguette	2018	27
19	Biological Imaging with Medium‐Sensitive Bichromatic Flexible Fluorescent Dyes Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Yang Cao, Xiaozhu Wang, Xiaolei Shi, Susanne M. Clee, Patrick L. McGeer, Michael O. Wolf, Chris Orvig	2017	31
20	Biological Imaging with Medium‐Sensitive Bichromatic Flexible Fluorescent Dyes Angewandte Chemie ·Yang Cao, Xiaozhu Wang, Xiaolei Shi, Susanne M. Clee, Patrick L. McGeer, Michael O. Wolf, Chris Orvig	2017	8

About Yang Cao

Yang Cao is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Organic Chemistry, Electrochemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Bioengineering, having authored 136 papers that have together received 6.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Conducting polymers and applications (23 papers), Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research (14 papers), Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (13 papers), Perovskite Materials and Applications (12 papers), Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (12 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (10 papers), Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (9 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Polymers and Plastics (2.4k citations), Bioengineering (404 citations), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (3.4k citations), Electrochemistry (359 citations) and Organic Chemistry (1.2k citations). Yang Cao has collaborated with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Alan J. Heeger, Floyd L. Klavetter, N. Colaneri, G. Gustafsson, Alan C. West, Curtis P. Berlinguette, M. Reghu, Brian O. Patrick, C.O. Yoon and A. J. Heeger. Their work appears in journals such as Synthetic Metals, Inorganic Chemistry, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis.

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