Yufei Cao

3.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
62 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Yufei Cao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yufei Cao has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Materials Chemistry and 14 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yufei Cao's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (11 papers), Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (7 papers) and Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (5 papers). Yufei Cao is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (11 papers), Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (7 papers) and Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (5 papers). Yufei Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Saudi Arabia. Yufei Cao's co-authors include Jun Ge, Xiaoyang Li, Richard N. Zare, Jiarong Xiong, Kaiyou Wang, Tengfei Yan, Xinhui Zhang, PingAn Hu, Kaiming Cai and Wengang Luo and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Nature Communications and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Yufei Cao

57 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Packaging and delivering enzymes by amorphous metal-organ... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 2023 2023 100 200 300
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. Packaging and delivering enzymes by amorphous metal-organic frameworks
    2019 314 citations Xiaoling Wu, Hua Yue et al. Nature Communications profile →
  2. Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization, Modification, and Applications in Food and Agriculture
    2023 183 citations Xianqing Zhou, Dongdong Zhang et al. Processes profile →
  3. Tough, Transparent, and Slippery PVA Hydrogel Led by Syneresis
    2023 158 citations Desheng Liu, Yufei Cao et al. Small profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yufei Cao China 24 994 628 490 481 359 62 2.4k
Junhui Zhou China 31 694 0.7× 480 0.8× 561 1.1× 291 0.6× 446 1.2× 79 2.2k
Jianming Pan China 32 1.1k 1.2× 732 1.2× 603 1.2× 349 0.7× 319 0.9× 125 3.4k
Selvakannan Periasamy Australia 27 1.6k 1.6× 799 1.3× 484 1.0× 538 1.1× 268 0.7× 71 2.9k
Sung‐Min Kang South Korea 34 927 0.9× 755 1.2× 642 1.3× 544 1.1× 176 0.5× 80 2.7k
Yingying Zhang China 28 895 0.9× 691 1.1× 237 0.5× 429 0.9× 694 1.9× 108 2.6k
Ting Luo China 26 692 0.7× 764 1.2× 492 1.0× 960 2.0× 296 0.8× 90 2.7k
Amita Pathak India 28 1.3k 1.3× 400 0.6× 275 0.6× 480 1.0× 235 0.7× 81 2.1k
Chang Liu China 32 1.6k 1.6× 650 1.0× 402 0.8× 363 0.8× 384 1.1× 138 3.0k
Xiaoning Zhang China 27 785 0.8× 455 0.7× 321 0.7× 617 1.3× 295 0.8× 118 2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Yufei Cao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yufei Cao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Yufei 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 Yufei Cao. The network helps show where Yufei Cao may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yufei Cao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yufei Cao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yufei 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 Yufei Cao. Yufei 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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Liang, Hui, et al.. (2025). Mechanism of Protein-Directed Biomimetic Mineralization in Metal–Organic Frameworks. ACS Nano. 19(37). 33655–33664. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Shuang, Hui Liang, Wei‐Li Qiao, et al.. (2025). Insight into how PETase Functions at the Solid‐Liquid Interface and an Activity‐Stability Trade‐Off. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(37). e202511131–e202511131. 2 indexed citations
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Zheng, Min, Yufei Cao, Qinghao Zhou, et al.. (2025). Multifunctional Zwitterionic N‐Oxide Polymers to Overcome Cascade Physiological Barriers for Efficient Anticancer Drug Delivery. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 14(7). e2403852–e2403852. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Yuanyuan, et al.. (2025). Using siRNA-Based Anti-Inflammatory Lipid Nanoparticles for Gene Regulation in Psoriasis. International Journal of Nanomedicine. Volume 20. 4519–4533. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Guangjian, Ling Qin, Pei Xu, et al.. (2024). Yeast metabolism adaptation for efficient terpenoids synthesis via isopentenol utilization. Nature Communications. 15(1). 9844–9844. 17 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhiqing, Siting Wang, Hui Liang, et al.. (2024). A review of advancements in chitosan-essential oil composite films: Better and sustainable food preservation with biodegradable packaging. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 274(Pt 2). 133242–133242. 32 indexed citations
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Shi, Yuting, Wenwen Yu, Xiaoqin Liang, et al.. (2023). Interpenetrating network expansion sponge based on chitosan and plasma for ultrafast hemostasis of arterial bleeding wounds. Carbohydrate Polymers. 307. 120590–120590. 27 indexed citations
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Liu, Desheng, Yufei Cao, Pan Jiang, et al.. (2023). Tough, Transparent, and Slippery PVA Hydrogel Led by Syneresis. Small. 19(14). e2206819–e2206819. 158 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Kaiquan, Zhenghua Li, Yufei Cao, et al.. (2023). Biosynthesis and genetic engineering of phenazine-1-carboxylic acid in Pseudomonas chlororaphis Lzh-T5. Frontiers in Microbiology. 14. 1186052–1186052. 6 indexed citations
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Cao, Yufei, et al.. (2023). X-ray-responsive prodrugs and polymeric nanocarriers for multimodal cancer therapy. Chemical Communications. 59(54). 8323–8331. 18 indexed citations
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Cao, Yufei, Chen Zhu, Adnan Ozden, et al.. (2023). Surface hydroxide promotes CO2 electrolysis to ethylene in acidic conditions. Nature Communications. 14(1). 2387–2387. 154 indexed citations
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Zhou, Xianqing, Dongdong Zhang, Mengyao Li, et al.. (2023). Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization, Modification, and Applications in Food and Agriculture. Processes. 11(4). 1193–1193. 183 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Xiaoyang, Yufei Cao, Kai Luo, et al.. (2022). Cooperative catalysis by a single-atom enzyme-metal complex. Nature Communications. 13(1). 2189–2189. 37 indexed citations
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Yin, Hang, et al.. (2022). Coupling metal and whole-cell catalysis to synthesize chiral alcohols. Bioresources and Bioprocessing. 9(1). 73–73. 6 indexed citations
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Cao, Yufei, et al.. (2022). The dynamic role of sustainable development goals to eradicate the multidimensional poverty: evidence from emerging economy. Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja. 36(3). 17 indexed citations
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Xiong, Jiarong, Yufei Cao, Jiaqi Chen, et al.. (2022). Cooperative Antibacterial Enzyme-Ag-Polymer Nanocomposites. ACS Nano. 16(11). 19013–19024. 66 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yanqing, Yufei Cao, Xiaoyan Zhang, et al.. (2021). Confining Enzyme Clusters in Bacteriophage P22 Enhances Cofactor Recycling and Stereoselectivity for Chiral Alcohol Synthesis. ACS Catalysis. 11(16). 10487–10493. 37 indexed citations
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Cao, Yufei, Xiaoyang Li, & Jun Ge. (2021). Enzyme Catalyst Engineering toward the Integration of Biocatalysis and Chemocatalysis. Trends in biotechnology. 39(11). 1173–1183. 90 indexed citations
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Wu, Xiaoling, Hua Yue, Yanchun Zhang, et al.. (2019). Packaging and delivering enzymes by amorphous metal-organic frameworks. Nature Communications. 10(1). 5165–5165. 314 indexed citations breakdown →

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