Yiming Cao

7.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
127 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Yiming Cao is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Water Science and Technology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yiming Cao has authored 127 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 61 papers in Water Science and Technology and 51 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yiming Cao's work include Membrane Separation and Gas Transport (78 papers), Membrane Separation Technologies (61 papers) and Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (31 papers). Yiming Cao is often cited by papers focused on Membrane Separation and Gas Transport (78 papers), Membrane Separation Technologies (61 papers) and Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (31 papers). Yiming Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and Malaysia. Yiming Cao's co-authors include Guodong Kang, Xingming Jie, Quan Yuan, Haijun Yu, Quan Yuan, Tonghua Wang, Meiqing Zhou, Jianhui Liu, Lina Wang and Rong Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemistry of Materials, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Yiming Cao

124 papers receiving 6.5k 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.

Application and modification of poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) membranes – A review

2014 1.4k citations Guodong Kang, Yiming Cao Journal of Membrane Science profile →
Development of antifouling reverse osmosis membranes for water treatment: A review

2011 778 citations Guodong Kang, Yiming Cao profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yiming Cao China	40	4.3k	3.5k	2.7k	1.7k	1.2k	127	6.6k
Xianshe Feng Canada	52	4.4k 1.0×	3.2k 0.9×	3.6k 1.4×	1.7k 1.0×	1.5k 1.3×	156	7.6k
Benqiao He China	45	2.7k 0.6×	3.1k 0.9×	1.9k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	165	6.2k
Chien‐Chieh Hu Taiwan	46	3.7k 0.9×	3.1k 0.9×	2.9k 1.1×	1.5k 0.9×	2.8k 2.4×	192	7.1k
Shi‐Peng Sun China	47	5.2k 1.2×	3.8k 1.1×	2.1k 0.8×	1.3k 0.8×	1.5k 1.3×	135	6.6k
Shichang Wang China	63	5.1k 1.2×	4.1k 1.2×	3.8k 1.4×	2.6k 1.5×	2.1k 1.8×	178	9.7k
Shushan Yuan China	37	3.4k 0.8×	2.9k 0.8×	2.0k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	1.7k 1.4×	114	5.9k
Wei‐Song Hung Taiwan	50	5.8k 1.3×	4.9k 1.4×	3.7k 1.4×	1.9k 1.2×	3.2k 2.7×	214	9.6k
Shulan Ji China	43	3.6k 0.8×	2.2k 0.6×	2.6k 1.0×	845 0.5×	1.9k 1.6×	101	5.4k
Xiquan Cheng China	34	2.9k 0.7×	2.3k 0.7×	1.3k 0.5×	880 0.5×	995 0.8×	71	4.3k
Xueting Zhao China	43	5.3k 1.2×	3.9k 1.1×	1.5k 0.5×	1.5k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	110	7.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yiming Cao

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Qian, Yuan, Yiming Cao, Yu Wang, et al.. (2025). Metatranscriptomics reveals that plant tannins regulate the expression of intestinal antibiotic resistance genes in Qinghai voles (Neodon fuscus). Environmental Research. 271. 121119–121119. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Ling, S. Morita, C. Zhou, et al.. (2025). The Observation of Tungsten Unresolved Transition Arrays Spectra at High Electron Temperature in Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) Plasma. Plasma and Fusion Research. 20(0). 2402010–2402010.

Li, Yunhao, Haijun Yu, Dandan Liu, et al.. (2025). Nanofiltration membranes with sandwich-like mixed charge layers for high-efficiency Mg2+/Li+ separation. Journal of Membrane Science. 722. 123834–123834. 7 indexed citations

Ma, Yingchao, Lina Wang, Wei Lü, et al.. (2025). Investigation of heavy hydrocarbon contamination impact on CO2 separation performance of polyimide membranes. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(6). 119891–119891.

Guan, Hao, Limin He, Xin Li, et al.. (2025). Oxa-phenalene [b]-fused BODIPY dyes: Synthesis, structures, and photophysical properties. Tetrahedron. 183. 134728–134728. 1 indexed citations

Li, Yunhao, Haijun Yu, Lixin Li, et al.. (2024). Advanced lithium extraction nanofiltration membrane with fast transport channels via competitive diffusion and reaction of rigid electropositive phenylbiguanide molecules. Journal of Membrane Science. 713. 123362–123362. 1 indexed citations

Cao, Yiming, et al.. (2024). Functional activities of three Rehmannia glutinosa enzymes: Elucidation of the Rehmannia glutinosa salidroside biosynthesis pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Gene. 928. 148815–148815.

Kang, Guodong, Yunhao Li, Xingming Jie, et al.. (2024). Fabrication of novel Janus hollow fiber membrane by Co-extrusion and grafting for enhanced CO2 removal through microbubbles. Journal of Membrane Science. 717. 123644–123644. 1 indexed citations

Li, Yunhao, Xingming Jie, Guodong Kang, et al.. (2023). Polytetrafluoroethylene hollow fiber membranes with thru hydrophilic channels for enhancing water transfer and anti-oil-fouling properties. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 12(1). 111747–111747. 13 indexed citations

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Cao, Yiming, et al.. (2023). Preventive and therapeutic effects of natural products and herbal extracts onnonalcoholic fatty liver disease/nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. Phytotherapy Research. 37(9). 3867–3897. 12 indexed citations

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Zhao, Qi, Lina Wang, Jianhui Liu, et al.. (2023). Preparation of nano-porous poly(ether ether ketone) hollow fiber membrane and its performance for desalination in vacuum membrane distillation. Desalination. 551. 116417–116417. 15 indexed citations

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Zhao, Qi, Haicheng Jiang, Changchun Wang, et al.. (2023). Facile fabrication of FAS-PDMS/PEEK composite hollow fiber membrane with honeycomb-like structure for CO2 capture from flue gas by membrane absorption. Separation and Purification Technology. 329. 124845–124845. 13 indexed citations

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Qin, Yitian, Guodong Kang, & Yiming Cao. (2021). Finely tuned polyamide structure with green plasticizers to construct ultrafast water channels for effective desalination. The Science of The Total Environment. 784. 147089–147089. 3 indexed citations

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Yu, Sha, et al.. (2020). Fabrication and characterization of a novel Nafion‐PTFE composite hollow fiber membrane. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 138(16). 11 indexed citations

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Zhang, Zhao, Guodong Kang, Haijun Yu, Yan Jin, & Yiming Cao. (2019). From reverse osmosis to nanofiltration: Precise control of the pore size and charge of polyamide membranes via interfacial polymerization. Desalination. 466. 16–23. 87 indexed citations

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Xia, Li, et al.. (2014). Preparation of Antimicrobial Nanofiltration Membrane via Self-polymerization of Dopamine and Surface Grafting of PHGH. Gaodeng xuexiao huaxue xuebao. 35(9). 2026. 4 indexed citations

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Cao, Yiming. (2009). Fabrication of Fe/C hybrid carbon membranes for gas separation. Journal of the Chemical Industry and Engineering Society of China. 1 indexed citations

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Cao, Yiming. (2009). Functional carbon membranes fabricated by doping magnetic nanoparticles for gas separation. Xiandai huagong. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Xuemei, et al.. (2007). Effect of coagulation conditions on structure and properties of alpha-cellulose hollow fiber membranes. Acta Polymerica Sinica. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Qingling, Tonghua Wang, Jieshan Qiu, & Yiming Cao. (2006). A novel carbon/ZSM-5 nanocomposite membrane with high performance for oxygen/nitrogen separation. Chemical Communications. 1230–1230. 45 indexed citations

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