Yi Cao

2.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
52 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Yi Cao is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Automotive Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yi Cao has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 12 papers in Automotive Engineering and 10 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yi Cao's work include Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (12 papers), Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics (7 papers) and Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (7 papers). Yi Cao is often cited by papers focused on Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (12 papers), Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics (7 papers) and Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (7 papers). Yi Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and Australia. Yi Cao's co-authors include Dichen Li, Xiaoyong Tian, Chuncheng Yang, Feng Zhao, Changquan Shi, Tengfei Liu, Jianfeng Kang, Jiankang He, Zhikun Zhang and Dichen Li and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Fluid Mechanics.

In The Last Decade

Yi Cao

50 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

Influence of thermal processing conditions in 3D printing on the crystallinity and mechanical properties of PEEK material

2017 513 citations Chuncheng Yang, Dichen Li et al. profile →
3D printing for continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites: mechanism and performance

2017 419 citations Chuncheng Yang, Yi Cao et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yi Cao China	20	1.3k	828	537	413	405	52	2.1k
Ruth Goodridge United Kingdom	28	2.2k 1.7×	1.3k 1.6×	1.5k 2.8×	433 1.0×	278 0.7×	55	3.3k
Mostafa Nikzad Australia	25	1.4k 1.1×	774 0.9×	1.2k 2.2×	516 1.2×	431 1.1×	83	2.7k
J. Antonio Travieso-Rodríguez Spain	30	754 0.6×	505 0.6×	917 1.7×	304 0.7×	222 0.5×	96	2.6k
Liang Hao China	19	815 0.6×	562 0.7×	1.1k 2.0×	70 0.2×	141 0.3×	54	1.9k
Gurminder Singh India	23	997 0.8×	653 0.8×	1.1k 2.0×	195 0.5×	169 0.4×	97	2.0k
Kunkun Fu China	28	623 0.5×	381 0.5×	1.0k 1.9×	206 0.5×	411 1.0×	116	2.6k
Markus Chmielus United States	32	1.5k 1.2×	605 0.7×	2.1k 3.9×	172 0.4×	272 0.7×	79	3.4k
Craig A. Blue United States	16	1.7k 1.3×	625 0.8×	1.0k 2.0×	622 1.5×	692 1.7×	56	2.3k
Reza Rowshan United Arab Emirates	21	1.2k 1.0×	963 1.2×	2.3k 4.2×	75 0.2×	217 0.5×	28	3.1k
Shanghua Wu China	32	1.7k 1.4×	1.0k 1.3×	1.4k 2.7×	82 0.2×	316 0.8×	119	3.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Yi Cao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yi Cao

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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.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Li, Jiachen, Hui Chen, Yi Cao, et al.. (2025). Insights into high entropy ceramics under extreme conditions: Ablation behavior and microstructure evolution of C/C-(Ti0.2Zr0.2Hf0.2Nb0.2Ta0.2)C composites. Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 45(15). 117616–117616. 1 indexed citations

Yu, Kun, Wenyou Zhang, Yi Ding, et al.. (2025). Multi-material printing of 3D heterogeneous structures with embedded microscale conductive features for electromagnetic function. Additive manufacturing. 109. 104890–104890. 1 indexed citations

Li, Jiachen, Yanqin Fu, Tao Li, et al.. (2025). The oxidation/ablation differences of multi-phase carbide ceramics evaluated by atomic simulations and performance data validation. Composites Part B Engineering. 302. 112552–112552. 2 indexed citations

Huang, Xiaokang, et al.. (2024). High-Efficiency Dynamic Scanning Strategy for Powder Bed Fusion by Controlling Temperature Field of the Heat-Affected Zone. Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 37(1). 1 indexed citations

Wu, Hongchun, Zhouyu Liu, Yi Cao, et al.. (2023). SN-MscaleDNN: A coupling approach for rapid shielding-scheme evaluation of micro gas-cooled reactor in the large design-parameter space. Annals of Nuclear Energy. 196. 110241–110241.

Cao, Yi, et al.. (2023). EIF4A3-Induced Upregulation of hsa_circ_0040039 is a Biomarker and Aggravates IL-1β-Stimulated Intervertebral Disc Degeneration. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 195(7). 4292–4307. 1 indexed citations

Li, Dege, Yi Cao, Bingfang Huang, et al.. (2022). Mechanisms of inkjet printing in a liquid environment. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 948. 12 indexed citations

Duan, Yubing, Qingxuan Liang, Zhen Yang, et al.. (2021). A wide-angle broadband electromagnetic absorbing metastructure using 3D printing technology. Materials & Design. 208. 109900–109900. 98 indexed citations

Cao, Yi, et al.. (2020). Neutron Shielding Performance of 3D-Printed Boron Carbide PEEK Composites. Materials. 13(10). 2314–2314. 45 indexed citations

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Zhao, Jingjie, et al.. (2020). <p>Developing and Validating an Adjustment Scale: The Adaptation Status Assessment of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients</p>. Psychology Research and Behavior Management. Volume 13. 67–78. 1 indexed citations

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Cao, Yi, et al.. (2020). Mechanical Properties and Gamma-Ray Shielding Performance of 3D-Printed Poly-Ether-Ether-Ketone/Tungsten Composites. Materials. 13(20). 4475–4475. 42 indexed citations

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Yang, Dong, et al.. (2020). Wide-angle microwave absorption properties of multilayer metamaterial fabricated by 3D printing. Materials Letters. 281. 128571–128571. 49 indexed citations

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Cao, Yi, et al.. (2019). <p>Development And Preliminary Evaluation Of Psychometric Properties Of A Tuberculosis Self-Efficacy Scale (TBSES)</p>. Patient Preference and Adherence. Volume 13. 1817–1827. 5 indexed citations

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Li, Yan, Shaoru Zhang, Tianhua Zhang, et al.. (2019). Chinese health literacy scale for tuberculosis patients: a study on development and psychometric testing. BMC Infectious Diseases. 19(1). 545–545. 12 indexed citations

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Kang, Jianfeng, Ling Wang, Chuncheng Yang, et al.. (2018). Custom design and biomechanical analysis of 3D-printed PEEK rib prostheses. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology. 17(4). 1083–1092. 77 indexed citations

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Wang, Lei, Lijun Huang, Xiaofei Li, et al.. (2018). Three-Dimensional Printing PEEK Implant: A Novel Choice for the Reconstruction of Chest Wall Defect. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 107(3). 921–928. 55 indexed citations

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Zhao, Hongmou, Guihua Zhuang, Xiaojun Liang, et al.. (2018). Flexible flatfoot of 6–13-year-old children: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Orthopaedic Science. 23(3). 552–556. 28 indexed citations

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Wang, Qiong, et al.. (2015). Impacts of electrical parameters on the electroformation of giant vesicles on ITO glass chips. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 140. 560–566. 19 indexed citations

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Cao, Yi. (2015). Retrieval model of practical hyperspectral for chlorophyll-a concentration in Nansi lake. Journal of Water Resources and Water Engineering. 2 indexed citations

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Cao, Yi, et al.. (2010). A priori estimates for classical solutions of fully nonlinear elliptic equations. Science China Mathematics. 54(3). 457–462.

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