Yifeng Cao

2.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
37 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Yifeng Cao is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Filtration and Separation. According to data from OpenAlex, Yifeng Cao has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Materials Chemistry, 9 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Filtration and Separation. Recurrent topics in Yifeng Cao's work include Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions (7 papers), Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (6 papers) and Ionic liquids properties and applications (6 papers). Yifeng Cao is often cited by papers focused on Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions (7 papers), Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (6 papers) and Ionic liquids properties and applications (6 papers). Yifeng Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, Israel and Iran. Yifeng Cao's co-authors include Tíffany Abitbol, Eldho Abraham, Oded Shoseyov, Amit Rivkin, Yuval Nevo, Shaul Lapidot, Xinyan Dong, Xuepeng Chen, Qiwei Yang and Huahua Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Advanced Materials and Langmuir.

In The Last Decade

Yifeng Cao

36 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Nanocellulose, a tiny fiber with huge applications 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 2022 200 400 600
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.

  1. Nanocellulose, a tiny fiber with huge applications
    2016 704 citations Tíffany Abitbol, Amit Rivkin et al. Current Opinion in Biotechnology profile →
  2. Stepwise Energy Transfer: Near‐Infrared Persistent Luminescence from Doped Polymeric Systems
    2022 181 citations Faxu Lin, Haiyang Wang et al. Advanced Materials profile →

Peers

Yifeng Cao
Van Cuong Nguyen Vietnam
Xiaoxuan Wang China
Jing Deng China
Yanan Huang China
Hailei Zhang China
Yue Liu China
Liwei Qian China
Chengjie Li China
Shanshan Liu China
Van Cuong Nguyen Vietnam
Yifeng Cao
Citations per year, relative to Yifeng Cao Yifeng Cao (= 1×) peers Van Cuong Nguyen

Countries citing papers authored by Yifeng Cao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yifeng Cao

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Yifeng Cao. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Yifeng Cao. The network helps show where Yifeng Cao may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yifeng Cao

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Feng, Jiaqi, Zhipeng Yu, Jinguo Li, et al.. (2025). Advances in high-strength lubricating hydrogels. European Polymer Journal. 241. 114390–114390.
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Liu, Bin, Guoxin Song, Yi Wang, et al.. (2025). N6-methyladenosine and intervertebral disc degeneration: Advances in detection and pathological insights. Journal of Orthopaedic Translation. 53. 38–51. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Sihang, et al.. (2023). Polymers in Engineering Extracellular Vesicle Mimetics: Current Status and Prospective. Pharmaceutics. 15(5). 1496–1496. 7 indexed citations
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Cao, Yifeng, Kaimin Zhang, Haiyang Wang, et al.. (2023). Deep-red ultralong room temperature phosphorescence of chitosan-based nanofibrous membrane activated by carboxylic acids. Chemical Engineering Journal. 476. 146781–146781. 19 indexed citations
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Li, Zhiyong, et al.. (2023). Nano-Drug Delivery Systems in Oral Cancer Therapy: Recent Developments and Prospective. Pharmaceutics. 16(1). 7–7. 23 indexed citations
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Zhang, Hongfei, Yifeng Cao, Yongqiang Pang, et al.. (2023). A Comprehensive Study on the Acidic Compounds in Gas and Particle Phases of Mainstream Cigarette Smoke. Processes. 11(6). 1694–1694. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaoying, Yifeng Cao, Yanling Peng, et al.. (2022). Concurrent and Mechanochemical Activation of Two Distinct and Latent Fluorophores via Retro-Diels–Alder Reaction of an Anthracene–Aminomaleimide Adduct. ACS Macro Letters. 11(3). 310–316. 22 indexed citations
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Guo, Danman, Yuyuan Wang, Yifeng Cao, et al.. (2022). Intrinsic persistent room temperature phosphorescence derived from 1H-benzo[f]indole itself as a guest. Chinese Chemical Letters. 34(7). 107882–107882. 22 indexed citations
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Lin, Faxu, Haiyang Wang, Yifeng Cao, et al.. (2022). Stepwise Energy Transfer: Near‐Infrared Persistent Luminescence from Doped Polymeric Systems. Advanced Materials. 34(15). e2108333–e2108333. 181 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cao, Yifeng, Chuyang Chen, Yi Tao, Weifeng Lin, & Ping Wang. (2021). Immunotherapy for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Pharmaceutics. 13(12). 2003–2003. 19 indexed citations
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Cao, Yifeng, Yifeng Ma, Yi Tao, Weifeng Lin, & Ping Wang. (2021). Intra-Articular Drug Delivery for Osteoarthritis Treatment. Pharmaceutics. 13(12). 2166–2166. 58 indexed citations
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Chen, Suhong, Yifeng Cao, Qiaoqiao Li, et al.. (2021). Crocetin ameliorates non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by modulating mitochondrial dysfunction in L02 cells and zebrafish model. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 285. 114873–114873. 19 indexed citations
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Feng, Peishi, et al.. (2021). Exploring the Protective Effects and Mechanism of Crocetin From Saffron Against NAFLD by Network Pharmacology and Experimental Validation. Frontiers in Medicine. 8. 681391–681391. 17 indexed citations
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Cao, Yifeng, Fang Wang, Chu Chu, et al.. (2021). HPLC fingerprinting-based multivariate analysis of chemical components in Tetrastigma Hemsleyanum Diels et Gilg: Correlation to their antioxidant and neuraminidase inhibition activities. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis. 205. 114314–114314. 20 indexed citations
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Guo, Danman, Yifeng Cao, Faxu Lin, et al.. (2021). Stretching-enhanced emission behavior of polyurethane composites containing pyrene derivatives. Polymer. 237. 124364–124364. 2 indexed citations
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Cao, Yifeng, et al.. (2020). Interactions Between Bilayers of Phospholipids Extracted from Human Osteoarthritic Synovial Fluid. Biotribology. 25. 100157–100157. 17 indexed citations
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Cao, Yifeng, Nir Kampf, Weifeng Lin, & Jacob Klein. (2020). Normal and shear forces between boundary sphingomyelin layers under aqueous conditions. Soft Matter. 16(16). 3973–3980. 22 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaying, Lu Gan, Shiping Zhang, et al.. (2018). Controlling the dendritic structure and the photo-electrocatalytic properties of highly crystalline MoS 2 on sapphire substrate. 2D Materials. 5(3). 31015–31015. 18 indexed citations
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Abitbol, Tíffany, Amit Rivkin, Yifeng Cao, et al.. (2016). Nanocellulose, a tiny fiber with huge applications. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 39. 76–88. 704 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dong, Kun, Yifeng Cao, Qiwei Yang, et al.. (2012). Role of Hydrogen Bonds in Ionic-Liquid-Mediated Extraction of Natural Bioactive Homologues. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 51(14). 5299–5308. 29 indexed citations

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