Ye Cao

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Ye Cao is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Ye Cao has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 10 papers in Biomaterials and 8 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Ye Cao's work include 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (8 papers), Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (8 papers) and Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (7 papers). Ye Cao is often cited by papers focused on 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (8 papers), Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (8 papers) and Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (7 papers). Ye Cao collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, China and Israel. Ye Cao's co-authors include Mary B. Chan‐Park, Yin Fun Poon, Susanna Su Jan Leong, Peng Li, Xiaobao Qi, Chuncai Zhou, Roger W. Beuerman, Mouad Lamrani, Yuguang Mu and Chang Ming Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Materials, Biomaterials and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Ye Cao

25 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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 polycationic antimicrobial and biocompatible hydrogel with microbe membrane suctioning ability

2010 721 citations Peng Li, Yin Fun Poon et al. Nature Materials profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ye Cao Singapore	14	584	569	508	344	321	26	1.6k
Yin Fun Poon Singapore	12	437 0.7×	486 0.9×	649 1.3×	335 1.0×	394 1.2×	15	1.5k
Mehdi Kazemzadeh‐Narbat United States	19	421 0.7×	1.2k 2.1×	448 0.9×	533 1.5×	523 1.6×	25	2.3k
Jiaul Hoque India	24	406 0.7×	401 0.7×	1.0k 2.1×	676 2.0×	650 2.0×	37	2.1k
Anna Maria Piras Italy	28	1.3k 2.3×	1.1k 2.0×	249 0.5×	497 1.4×	181 0.6×	88	2.7k
Yuewei Xi China	12	751 1.3×	708 1.2×	296 0.6×	332 1.0×	120 0.4×	13	1.8k
Hongyuan Zhu China	12	241 0.4×	356 0.6×	377 0.7×	216 0.6×	194 0.6×	33	1.2k
Shujun Dong China	17	541 0.9×	641 1.1×	268 0.5×	262 0.8×	91 0.3×	33	1.7k
Minzhang Chen China	18	222 0.4×	446 0.8×	352 0.7×	259 0.8×	228 0.7×	37	1.2k
Jugal Kishore Sahoo United States	25	1.1k 1.8×	856 1.5×	320 0.6×	508 1.5×	111 0.3×	67	2.1k
María Godoy‐Gallardo Spain	21	362 0.6×	852 1.5×	249 0.5×	330 1.0×	131 0.4×	27	1.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ye Cao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ye Cao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ye Cao based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ye Cao. Ye Cao is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Zhang, Chengcai, Ye Cao, Yiheng Wang, et al.. (2025). Identification of candidate genes in sesquiterpenoid biosynthesis of Atractylodes lancea through combined metabolomic and transcriptomic analysis. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 224. 109822–109822. 2 indexed citations

Tan, Yunfei, Лей Ма, Yixuan Wu, et al.. (2025). Responsive hydrogel modulator with self-regulated polyphenol release for accelerating diabetic wound healing via precise immunoregulation. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 13(11). 3700–3715. 8 indexed citations

Wang, Qi, Ping Rong, Wen Zhang, et al.. (2024). TBC1D1 is an energy-responsive polarization regulator of macrophages via governing ROS production in obesity. Science China Life Sciences. 67(9). 1899–1914. 4 indexed citations

Wang, Sheng, et al.. (2024). [Research progress on biosynthesis of sesquiterpenoids in Atractylodes lancea].. PubMed. 49(21). 5829–5834.

Cao, Ye, Yang Tan, Yee Shan Wong, et al.. (2022). Designing siRNA/chitosan-methacrylate complex nanolipogel for prolonged gene silencing effects. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 3527–3527. 25 indexed citations

Cao, Ye, Bae Hoon Lee, Scott A. Irvine, et al.. (2020). Inclusion of Cross-Linked Elastin in Gelatin/PEG Hydrogels Favourably Influences Fibroblast Phenotype. Polymers. 12(3). 670–670. 23 indexed citations

Cao, Ye, Bae Hoon Lee, Havazelet Bianco‐Peled, & Subbu S. Venkatraman. (2016). Synthesis of stiffness‐tunable and cell‐responsive Gelatin–poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogel for three‐dimensional cell encapsulation. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 104(10). 2401–2411. 32 indexed citations

Heath, Daniel E., et al.. (2016). Biomaterials patterned with discontinuous microwalls for vascular smooth muscle cell culture: biodegradable small diameter vascular grafts and stable cell culture substrates. Journal of Biomaterials Science Polymer Edition. 27(15). 1477–1494. 10 indexed citations

Zhao, Xinxin, et al.. (2015). 3D patterned substrates for bioartificial blood vessels – The effect of hydrogels on aligned cells on a biomaterial surface. Acta Biomaterialia. 26. 159–168. 35 indexed citations

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Lee, Bae Hoon, Ye Cao, Yun Xia, et al.. (2013). Influence of soluble PEG-OH incorporation in a 3D cell-laden PEG-fibrinogen (PF) hydrogel on smooth muscle cell morphology and growth. Journal of Biomaterials Science Polymer Edition. 25(4). 394–409. 13 indexed citations

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Zhang, Quanyuan, Zheng Fang, Ye Cao, et al.. (2012). High Refractive Index Inorganic–Organic Interpenetrating Polymer Network (IPN) Hydrogel Nanocomposite toward Artificial Cornea Implants. ACS Macro Letters. 1(7). 876–881. 46 indexed citations

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Zhou, Chuncai, Peng Li, Xiaobao Qi, et al.. (2011). A photopolymerized antimicrobial hydrogel coating derived from epsilon-poly-l-lysine. Biomaterials. 32(11). 2704–2712. 216 indexed citations

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Rayatpisheh, Shahrzad, Yin Fun Poon, Ye Cao, et al.. (2011). Aligned 3D human aortic smooth muscle tissue via layer by layer technique inside microchannels with novel combination of collagen and oxidized alginate hydrogel. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 98A(2). 235–244. 13 indexed citations

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Poon, Yin Fun, Ye Cao, Yunxiao Liu, Vincent Chan, & Mary B. Chan‐Park. (2010). Hydrogels Based on Dual Curable Chitosan-graft-Polyethylene Glycol-graft-Methacrylate: Application to Layer-by-Layer Cell Encapsulation. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 2(7). 2012–2025. 31 indexed citations

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Li, Peng, Yin Fun Poon, Weifeng Li, et al.. (2010). A polycationic antimicrobial and biocompatible hydrogel with microbe membrane suctioning ability. Nature Materials. 10(2). 149–156. 721 indexed citations breakdown →

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Qi, Xiaobao, Chuncai Zhou, Peng Li, et al.. (2010). Novel short antibacterial and antifungal peptides with low cytotoxicity: Efficacy and action mechanisms. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 398(3). 594–600. 60 indexed citations

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Zhu, Yabin, et al.. (2009). Macro‐alignment of electrospun fibers for vascular tissue engineering. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials. 92B(2). 508–516. 78 indexed citations

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Poon, Yin Fun, Ye Cao, Yabin Zhu, Zaher M. A. Judeh, & Mary B. Chan‐Park. (2009). Addition of β-Malic Acid-Containing Poly(ethylene glycol) Dimethacrylate To Form Biodegradable and Biocompatible Hydrogels. Biomacromolecules. 10(8). 2043–2052. 24 indexed citations

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Chan‐Park, Mary B., Jin Shen, Ye Cao, et al.. (2008). Biomimetic control of vascular smooth muscle cell morphology and phenotype for functional tissue‐engineered small‐diameter blood vessels. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 88A(4). 1104–1121. 120 indexed citations

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Khor, K.A., et al.. (1997). Processing and Response of Aluminum-Lithium Alloy Composites Reinforced with Copper-Coated Silicon Carbide Particulates. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. 7(1). 66–70. 1 indexed citations

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