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

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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.

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, Chunping Jiang 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 →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Yi Cao	4.2k	3.7k	2.8k	2.7k	2.1k	361	13.8k
Curtis W. Frank	3.5k 0.8×	2.4k 0.7×	2.5k 0.9×	2.6k 0.9×	2.9k 1.4×	285	12.6k
Stefan Zauscher	4.3k 1.0×	2.2k 0.6×	2.0k 0.7×	2.8k 1.0×	1.3k 0.6×	149	12.7k
Andreas Fery	5.2k 1.2×	2.2k 0.6×	1.2k 0.4×	4.3k 1.6×	1.5k 0.7×	358	13.7k
L. Andrew Lyon	4.7k 1.1×	2.7k 0.7×	1.8k 0.6×	3.4k 1.2×	1.1k 0.5×	163	13.9k
Gabriel P. López	7.3k 1.7×	1.9k 0.5×	2.9k 1.0×	3.7k 1.4×	921 0.4×	246	16.4k
Igor Luzinov	4.0k 1.0×	2.3k 0.6×	993 0.3×	3.3k 1.2×	2.2k 1.0×	216	14.2k
Yongjun Zhang	3.1k 0.7×	2.4k 0.7×	1.1k 0.4×	2.4k 0.9×	1.2k 0.6×	287	9.9k
Shengfu Chen	5.7k 1.4×	2.8k 0.8×	3.6k 1.3×	1.7k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	163	15.3k
Joerg Lahann	6.0k 1.4×	3.2k 0.9×	2.4k 0.8×	4.2k 1.5×	1.3k 0.6×	235	14.1k
G. Julius Vancsó	5.3k 1.3×	3.2k 0.9×	1.4k 0.5×	5.3k 1.9×	3.8k 1.8×	487	18.0k

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Zhang, Cheng, Xiaohua Zhang, Feng Wang, et al.. (2025). Integrated Multi-Omics Analysis Reveals Microbial Community Restructuring and its Role in Key Carbohydrate Metabolic Pathways During Tobacco Leaf Curing. Microbial Ecology. 88(1). 122–122. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Kangyu, et al.. (2025). Collection and characterization of aerosol particles. Materials Research Express. 12(4). 42002–42002.

Yang, Jiapeng, Yu Zhang, Peng Wang, et al.. (2025). Dynamic rigidity changes enable rapid cell migration on soft substrates. Nature Communications. 16(1). 8793–8793. 1 indexed citations

Yuan, Ying, Teng Fei, Yi Cao, et al.. (2025). Defect-repairing aramid fiber interfaces: covalent anchoring enables stable multiscale mechanical properties in extreme environments. Composites Science and Technology. 270. 111297–111297. 2 indexed citations

Bourla, Ariel B., Katja Schulze, Sophia L. Maund, et al.. (2025). Real-world enrollment for a prospective clinico-genomic database using a pragmatic technology-enabled platform. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 44. 101446–101446. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Yuxin, et al.. (2025). Laterally excited bulk wave resonators on ZY-Plane LiNbO3: Optimization, fabrication, and de-embedding structure for accurate parameter extraction. Microelectronics Journal. 156. 106554–106554.

Han, Xu, Bin Xue, Yi Cao, & Wei Wang. (2024). Self-assembled biomolecular soft materials and their physical properties. Acta Physica Sinica. 73(17). 178103–178103.

Huang, Bin, Yuxuan Chen, Yi Cao, et al.. (2024). The structure and function of rhizosphere bacterial communities: impact of chemical vs. bio-organic fertilizers on root disease, quality, and yield of Codonopsis pilosula. Frontiers in Microbiology. 15. 1484727–1484727. 2 indexed citations

Xu, Mingsheng, Chenhui Zhang, Zhongzhong Lu, et al.. (2024). Prolonged, staged, and self-regulated methotrexate release coupled with ROS scavenging in an injectable hydrogel for rheumatoid arthritis therapy. Journal of Controlled Release. 375. 60–73. 16 indexed citations

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Xu, Zhengyu, Yanru Chen, Yi Cao, & Bin Xue. (2024). Tough Hydrogels with Different Toughening Mechanisms and Applications. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(5). 2675–2675. 24 indexed citations

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Yan, Yan, Li Xie, Zhao Hai, et al.. (2024). 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. Microchemical Journal. 208. 112308–112308. 1 indexed citations

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Cao, Yi, et al.. (2024). Structural characterization and prebiotic activity of oligo-galacturonic acids from Osmunda japonica Thunb. LWT. 209. 116779–116779. 2 indexed citations

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Yin, Sheng, Ying Li, Bin Xue, et al.. (2024). Structurally and mechanically tuned macroporous hydrogels for scalable mesenchymal stem cell–extracellular matrix spheroid production. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(28). e2404210121–e2404210121. 20 indexed citations

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Zhang, Man, Yu Shrike Zhang, Peng Wang, et al.. (2023). A detailed protocol for cell force measurement by traction force microscopy. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(1). 106–113. 7 indexed citations

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Vijayakanth, Thangavel, Bin Xue, Sarah Guerin, et al.. (2023). Heteroatom-directed supramolecular helical-rich architectures in N-terminal protected pyridyl aromatic amino acids. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 11(15). 5174–5181. 6 indexed citations

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Xu, Juan, Lan Li, Pingqiang Cai, et al.. (2023). Boosting the Piezoelectric Sensitivity of Amino Acid Crystals by Mechanical Annealing for the Engineering of Fully Degradable Force Sensors. Advanced Science. 10(11). e2207269–e2207269. 50 indexed citations

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Ding, Bo, et al.. (2023). Synthesis and Performance of NaTi2(PO4)3/VGCF@C Anode Composite Material for Aqueous Sodium-Ion Batteries. Batteries. 9(5). 265–265. 2 indexed citations

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Ji, Wei, Bin Xue, Zohar A. Arnon, et al.. (2019). Rigid Tightly Packed Amino Acid Crystals as Functional Supramolecular Materials. ACS Nano. 13(12). 14477–14485. 75 indexed citations

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Basavalingappa, Vasantha, Santu Bera, Bin Xue, et al.. (2019). Mechanically rigid supramolecular assemblies formed from an Fmoc-guanine conjugated peptide nucleic acid. Nature Communications. 10(1). 5256–5256. 29 indexed citations

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Qin, Meng, et al.. (2011). Photo-Crosslinking Induced Geometric Restriction Controls the Self-Assembly of Diphenylalanine Based Peptides. Chinese Physics Letters. 28(2). 28702–28702. 7 indexed citations

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