Yong Cao

11.5k total citations · 8 hit papers
182 papers, 9.9k citations indexed

About

Yong Cao is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Polymers and Plastics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Yong Cao has authored 182 papers receiving a total of 9.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 142 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 108 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 35 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Yong Cao's work include Conducting polymers and applications (105 papers), Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (96 papers) and Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research (65 papers). Yong Cao is often cited by papers focused on Conducting polymers and applications (105 papers), Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (96 papers) and Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research (65 papers). Yong Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Taiwan. Yong Cao's co-authors include Alan J. Heeger, Paul Smith, Ian D. Parker, Gang Yu, Alejandro Andreatta, Gang Yu, Suzhen Li, Chi Zhang, Hongbin Wu and Reghu Menon and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Yong Cao

175 papers receiving 9.5k citations

Hit Papers

Counter-ion induced processibility of conducting polyanil... 1988 2026 2000 2013 1992 1999 1989 1997 1993 400 800 1.2k
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. Counter-ion induced processibility of conducting polyaniline and of conducting polyblends of polyaniline in bulk polymers
    1992 1.2k citations Yong Cao, Paul Smith et al. Synthetic Metals profile →
  2. Improved quantum efficiency for electroluminescence in semiconducting polymers
    1999 720 citations Yong Cao, Alan J. Heeger et al. profile →
  3. Influence of chemical polymerization conditions on the properties of polyaniline
    1989 504 citations Yong Cao, Alan J. Heeger et al. profile →
  4. Polymer light-emitting diodes with polyethylene dioxythiophene–polystyrene sulfonate as the transparent anode
    1997 371 citations Yong Cao, Alan J. Heeger et al. Synthetic Metals profile →
  5. Counter-ion induced processibility of conducting polyaniline
    1993 292 citations Yong Cao, Paul Smith et al. Synthetic Metals profile →
  6. Solution-cast films of polyaniline: Optical-quality transparent electrodes
    1992 201 citations Yong Cao, Paul Smith et al. Applied Physics Letters profile →
  7. Electrically-conductive fibers of polyaniline spun from solutions in concentrated sulfuric acid
    1988 195 citations Yong Cao, Alan J. Heeger et al. Synthetic Metals profile →
  8. Transport in polyaniline near the critical regime of the metal-insulator transition
    1993 195 citations C.O. Yoon, D. Moses et al. Physical review. B, Condensed matter profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yong Cao China 46 7.4k 7.4k 2.4k 1.9k 1.9k 182 9.9k
Keiichi Kaneto Japan 46 5.1k 0.7× 4.4k 0.6× 2.5k 1.1× 1.8k 1.0× 1.3k 0.7× 278 7.7k
L. Groenendaal Belgium 31 5.6k 0.7× 4.3k 0.6× 2.3k 1.0× 952 0.5× 1.1k 0.6× 45 6.8k
Show‐An Chen Taiwan 49 6.4k 0.9× 6.9k 0.9× 1.3k 0.5× 719 0.4× 2.4k 1.3× 264 9.4k
Jean Lacroix France 42 2.9k 0.4× 3.1k 0.4× 1.5k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 189 5.3k
Patrice Rannou France 35 2.8k 0.4× 2.7k 0.4× 985 0.4× 571 0.3× 1.1k 0.6× 129 4.3k
Sabine Ludwigs Germany 42 3.5k 0.5× 4.1k 0.6× 1.4k 0.6× 303 0.2× 2.4k 1.3× 131 6.9k
Wataru Takashima Japan 38 2.8k 0.4× 2.5k 0.3× 1.7k 0.7× 910 0.5× 620 0.3× 169 4.3k
Otto Haas Switzerland 46 3.1k 0.4× 5.2k 0.7× 940 0.4× 1.3k 0.7× 1.6k 0.9× 138 7.6k
Małgorzata Zagórska Poland 35 2.8k 0.4× 3.1k 0.4× 545 0.2× 542 0.3× 1.4k 0.7× 165 4.5k
Yanhou Geng China 63 7.9k 1.1× 10.6k 1.4× 1.5k 0.6× 293 0.2× 3.7k 2.0× 347 13.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yong Cao

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cao, Yong, Xiaoping Wen, Sumei Zhang, et al.. (2025). High-efficiency steam catalytic co-gasification of corncob mediated by corncob char supported catalyst to produce H2 rich synthesis gas. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 109. 591–604. 2 indexed citations
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Wei, Yicheng, et al.. (2025). Study on modification and electrochemical properties of COS 2 -based cathode materials. RSC Advances. 15(15). 11337–11342.
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Yang, Mingqun, Yuyang Li, Xiaoxin Tan, et al.. (2025). Silicon‐Rivalling Large‐Area Flexible Broadband Organic Photodetectors. Advanced Materials. 38(7). e16087–e16087.
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Liang, Kunfeng, Yunpeng Zhang, Wenbing Wang, et al.. (2024). Performance analysis and multi-objective optimization of refrigerant-based integrated thermal management system for electric vehicles. Applied Thermal Engineering. 244. 122707–122707. 20 indexed citations
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Du, Huihui, Yiwei Li, Jing Meng, et al.. (2024). A cost-effective, salt-resistant and environmentally stable solar evaporator with a wetting-gradient bilayer structure for long-term seawater desalination. Chemical Engineering Journal. 505. 158957–158957. 12 indexed citations
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Cao, Yong, Xu Zhang, Liang-Ping Dong, et al.. (2023). Low‐Volatile Binder Enables Thermal Shock‐Resistant Thin‐Film Cathodes for Thermal Batteries. Energy & environment materials. 7(4). 1 indexed citations
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He, Ke, Yong Cao, Yong Xie, et al.. (2023). High-temperature ionic transport and electrochemical characteristics of porous CoS2 electrodes in ternary molten salt electrolytes. Inorganic Chemistry Communications. 155. 111076–111076. 1 indexed citations
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He, Ke, Yong Cao, Yong Xie, et al.. (2021). Transport Performance of Molten Salt Electrolyte in a Fractal Porous FeS2 Electrode: Mesoscale Modeling and Experimental Characterization. ACS Applied Energy Materials. 4(12). 14363–14371. 9 indexed citations
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Xu, Ling, Yong Cao, Jian Li, et al.. (2020). The synergistic effect of the PEO–PVA–PESf composite polymer electrolyte for all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries. RSC Advances. 10(9). 5462–5467. 23 indexed citations
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Liu, Yihui, Yong Cao, Shengbing Yang, et al.. (2015). Effects of oxygen partial pressure on the performance stability of impregnated La0.6Sr0.4Co0.2Fe0.8O3−δ–Sm0.2Ce0.8O2 cathodes of solid oxide fuel cells. Fuel Processing Technology. 135. 203–206. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Xuncheng, Ping Cai, Junwu Chen, & Yong Cao. (2014). D-A Copolymers Based on 6,7-Difluoroquinoxaline: Synthesis and Polymer Solar Cells. Gaofenzi cailiao kexue yu gongcheng. 30(2). 1–6. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yong, Yan Xiong, Chun Li, Junbiao Peng, & Yong Cao. (2008). Synthesis and Properties of Electrophosphorescent Conjugated Polymers Containing Iridium Complexes in Polymer Backbone. Chemistry Letters. 37(7). 742–743. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Yanshan, Li Wang, & Yong Cao. (2007). Photovoltaic devices from CdSe nanocrystals and conjugated polymer composites. Frontiers of Chemistry in China. 2(4). 383–386. 8 indexed citations
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Cao, Yong. (2003). SYNTHESIS AND ELECTROLUMINESCENT PROPERTIES OF COPOLYMER OF FLUORENE AND THIOPHENE. Acta Polymerica Sinica. 3 indexed citations
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Zheng, Liping, et al.. (2003). Synthesis of C60 derivatives for polymer photovoltaic cell. Synthetic Metals. 135-136. 827–828. 14 indexed citations
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Reghu, M., C.O. Yoon, D. Moses, et al.. (1994). Transport in polyaniline networks near the percolation threshold. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 50(19). 13931–13941. 112 indexed citations
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Gustafsson, G., et al.. (1993). The “plastic” led: A flexible light-emitting device using a polyaniline transparent electrode. Synthetic Metals. 57(1). 4123–4127. 97 indexed citations

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