Yi Cao

16.9k total citations · 7 hit papers
361 papers, 13.8k citations indexed

About

Yi Cao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomaterials and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Yi Cao has authored 361 papers receiving a total of 13.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 99 papers in Molecular Biology, 95 papers in Biomaterials and 82 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Yi Cao's work include Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (76 papers), Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials (59 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (48 papers). Yi Cao is often cited by papers focused on Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (76 papers), Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials (59 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (48 papers). Yi Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, Canada and United States. Yi Cao's co-authors include Hongbin Li, Wei Wang, Bin Xue, Meng Qin, Yiran Li, Ying Li, Jian Hua Zhu, Yang Sun, Xiao‐Zeng You and Cheng‐Hui Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Yi Cao

341 papers receiving 13.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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 highly stretchable autonomous self-healing elastomer

2016 1.3k citations Yi Cao et al. profile →
Designed biomaterials to mimic the mechanical properties of muscles

2010 476 citations Yi Cao et al. profile →
Cartilage-like protein hydrogels engineered via entanglement

2023 257 citations Lan Li, Bin Xue et al. profile →
Hydrogel tapes for fault-tolerant strong wet adhesion

2021 238 citations Bin Xue, Lan Li et al. Nature Communications profile →
Biomaterials and Encapsulation Techniques for Probiotics: Current Status and Future Prospects in Biomedical Applications

2023 90 citations Yi Cao et al. profile →
Azobenzene as a photoswitchable mechanophore

2023 89 citations Bin Xue, Wei Wang et al. profile →
Stratum Corneum‐Inspired Zwitterionic Hydrogels with Intrinsic Water Retention and Anti‐Freezing Properties for Intelligent Flexible Sensors

2025 25 citations Yi Cao et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yi Cao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yi Cao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yi 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 Yi Cao. Yi Cao is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Defect-repairing aramid fiber interfaces: covalent anchoring enables stable multiscale mechanical properties in extreme environments 2025 ·Composites Science and Technology ·Ying Yuan, Teng Fei, Yi Cao, Junrong Yu, Na Li, (unknown), Yan Wang	2
2	Real-world enrollment for a prospective clinico-genomic database using a pragmatic technology-enabled platform 2025 ·Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications ·(unknown), Ariel B. Bourla, (unknown), Katja Schulze, Sophia L. Maund, Yi Cao, (unknown), Elizabeth H. Williams, Sarah Gaffey, Richard Zuniga, (unknown), Vladan Antic, Michelle Y. Doral, (unknown), Neal J. Meropol, Anne C. Chiang	1
3	Laterally excited bulk wave resonators on ZY-Plane LiNbO3: Optimization, fabrication, and de-embedding structure for accurate parameter extraction 2025 ·Microelectronics Journal ·(unknown), (unknown), Yuxin Zhang, Kaihong Zhang, (unknown), Yi Cao, (unknown), (unknown)	0
4	Collection and characterization of aerosol particles 2025 ·Materials Research Express ·(unknown), Kangyu Wang, Xiaoli Shen, Yi Cao, Bin Xue	0
5	Integrated Multi-Omics Analysis Reveals Microbial Community Restructuring and its Role in Key Carbohydrate Metabolic Pathways During Tobacco Leaf Curing 2025 ·Microbial Ecology ·Cheng Zhang, Xiaohua Zhang, Feng Wang, (unknown), Jie Ding, Yi Cao, Hancheng Wang, (unknown), Xianchao Shang, (unknown), Long Yang	1
6	Dynamic rigidity changes enable rapid cell migration on soft substrates 2025 ·Nature Communications ·Jiapeng Yang, Yu Zhang, (unknown), Peng Wang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Bin Xue, Wei Wang, (unknown), Xiaosong Gu, Yi Cao, Qiang Wei	1
7	Novel layered nanofiber mat solid-phase extraction coupled with HPLC-MS/MS for determining 15 biomarkers in plasma and urine of rats after exposure to heat-not-burn tobacco products 2024 ·Microchemical Journal ·Yan Yan, Li Xie, Zhao Hai, (unknown), (unknown), Yi Cao, Xuejun Kang, Peipei Wu	1
8	Structural characterization and prebiotic activity of oligo-galacturonic acids from Osmunda japonica Thunb 2024 ·LWT ·(unknown), (unknown), Yi Cao, (unknown), Baochun Zhang, Yiming Li, (unknown), Siqi Wang, Jun Zhao	2
9	Self-assembled biomolecular soft materials and their physical properties 2024 ·Acta Physica Sinica ·Xu Han, Bin Xue, Yi Cao, Wei Wang	0
10	The structure and function of rhizosphere bacterial communities: impact of chemical vs. bio-organic fertilizers on root disease, quality, and yield of Codonopsis pilosula 2024 ·Frontiers in Microbiology ·Bin Huang, Yuxuan Chen, Yi Cao, Dongyang Liu, Hua Fang, Changchun Zhou, Dong Wang, Jie Wang	2
11	Prolonged, staged, and self-regulated methotrexate release coupled with ROS scavenging in an injectable hydrogel for rheumatoid arthritis therapy 2024 ·Journal of Controlled Release ·Mingsheng Xu, (unknown), Chenhui Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), Zhongzhong Lu, (unknown), (unknown), Lei Qiu, Lei Shi, Jun Lin, Yi Cao, Renjun Pei	16
12	Tough Hydrogels with Different Toughening Mechanisms and Applications 2024 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·Zhengyu Xu, Yanru Chen, Yi Cao, Bin Xue	24
13	A detailed protocol for cell force measurement by traction force microscopy 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Man Zhang, Yu Shrike Zhang, Peng Wang, Qian Sun, (unknown), Yi Cao, Qiang Wei	7
14	Heteroatom-directed supramolecular helical-rich architectures in N-terminal protected pyridyl aromatic amino acids 2023 ·Journal of Materials Chemistry C ·Thangavel Vijayakanth, Bin Xue, Sarah Guerin, Sigal Rencus‐Lazar, Natalia Fridman, Damien Thompson, Yi Cao, Ehud Gazit	6
15	Boosting the Piezoelectric Sensitivity of Amino Acid Crystals by Mechanical Annealing for the Engineering of Fully Degradable Force Sensors 2023 ·Advanced Science ·(unknown), Juan Xu, Lan Li, Pingqiang Cai, Ying Li, Qing Jiang, Wei Wang, Yi Cao, Bin Xue	50
16	Synthesis and Performance of NaTi2(PO4)3/VGCF@C Anode Composite Material for Aqueous Sodium-Ion Batteries 2023 ·Batteries ·Bo Ding, Mingzhu Li, (unknown), Yangzhou Ma, (unknown), (unknown), Yi Cao, Cuié Wen	2
17	Modulating the Electromechanical Response of Bio-Inspired Amino Acid-Based Architectures through Supramolecular Co-Assembly 2022 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Wei Ji, Bin Xue, Yuanyuan Yin, Sarah Guerin, Yuehui Wang, Lei Zhang, (unknown), Linda J. W. Shimon, Yu Chen, Damien Thompson, Rusen Yang, Yi Cao, Wei Wang, Kaiyong Cai, Ehud Gazit	37
18	Rigid helical-like assemblies from a self-aggregating tripeptide 2019 ·Nature Materials ·Santu Bera, Sudipta Mondal, Bin Xue, Linda J. W. Shimon, Yi Cao, Ehud Gazit	149
19	Injectable dynamic covalent hydrogels of boronic acid polymers cross-linked by bioactive plant-derived polyphenols 2018 ·Biomaterials Science ·Zhuojun Huang, Peyman Delparastan, Patrick A. Burch, Jing Cheng, Yi Cao, Phillip B. Messersmith	92
20	Photo-Crosslinking Induced Geometric Restriction Controls the Self-Assembly of Diphenylalanine Based Peptides 2011 ·Chinese Physics Letters ·(unknown), Meng Qin, (unknown), Yi Cao, Wei Wang	7

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