Zexing Cao

6.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
270 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Zexing Cao is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Zexing Cao has authored 270 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 104 papers in Materials Chemistry, 77 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 73 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Zexing Cao's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (62 papers), Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (32 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (25 papers). Zexing Cao is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (62 papers), Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (32 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (25 papers). Zexing Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Zexing Cao's co-authors include Shaobin Tang, Binju Wang, Ruibo Wu, Qianer Zhang, Hujun Xie, Yirong Mo, Michael B. Hall, Yingkai Zhang, Zhao‐Hui Zhou and Huilin Wan and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Zexing Cao

264 papers receiving 5.9k citations

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Explore the interaction mechanism between zein and EGCG using multi-spectroscopy and molecular dynamics simulation methods

2021 160 citations Nan Lv, Gerui Ren et al. Food Hydrocolloids profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	CO2 hydrogenation over defect hexagonal boron nitride: Insight into mechanism and defect dependence from first-principles calculations 2025 ·Applied Surface Science ·(unknown), Yue Zhang, Zexing Cao	0
2	Structural evolution and electronic properties of boron sulfides (B₂S₃)_n (n = 1–6): insights from DFT calculations 2025 ·Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics ·(unknown), Lin Zhang, Zexing Cao	0
3	Elucidating the Enzymatic Mechanism of Dihydrocoumarin Degradation: Insight into the Functional Evolution of Methyl-Parathion Hydrolase from QM/MM and MM MD Simulations 2024 ·The Journal of Physical Chemistry B ·(unknown), (unknown), Fangfang Fan, Binju Wang, Zexing Cao	0
4	Heterochiral coupling to bilateral β-turn structured azapeptides bearing two remote chiral centers 2024 ·Nature Communications ·Xiaosheng Yan, (unknown), (unknown), Zhao Li, Zexing Cao, Yirong Mo, Yun‐Bao Jiang	2
5	How the ovalbumin modulates the conformation of zein through protein-protein interactions 2024 ·Food Hydrocolloids ·Hujun Xie, (unknown), Lei Liu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Nan Lv, (unknown), Ruibo Wu, Zexing Cao, Qunfang Lei, Wenjun Fang, Gerui Ren	24
6	Elucidating the degradation mechanism of the nerve agent A-234 using various detergents: a theoretical investigation 2024 ·Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics ·(unknown), Lin Zhang, (unknown), Zexing Cao	1
7	How the strength of proteins interactions affects the phase behavior of protein complexes 2023 ·Food Hydrocolloids ·(unknown), Haoxin Ye, Nan Lv, Min Huang, Ruibo Wu, Tianxi Yang, Zexing Cao, Qunfang Lei, Wenjun Fang, Hujun Xie	29
8	Molecular-scale insight into selenium isotope fractionation caused by adsorption on Fe (oxyhydr)oxides 2023 ·Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta ·Haibo Qin, Jian‐Ming Zhu, Hongtao He, (unknown), (unknown), Decan Tan, Zexing Cao, Masato Tanaka, Yoshio Takahashi	4
9	Hydroboration of CO₂ to Methyl Boronate Catalyzed by a Manganese Pincer Complex: Insights into the Reaction Mechanism and Ligand Effect 2022 ·Inorganic Chemistry ·Lin Zhang, Yaqi Zhao, Chong Liu, Min Pu, Ming Lei, Zexing Cao	19
10	pH-Dependent transfer hydrogenation or dihydrogen release catalyzed by a [(η⁶-arene)RuCl(κ²-N,N-dmobpy)]⁺ complex: a DFT mechanistic understanding 2020 ·RSC Advances ·(unknown), Longfei Li, Yue Xin, (unknown), Lin Zhang, Zuoyin Yang, Min Pu, Zexing Cao, Ming Lei	7
11	QM/MM MD simulations reveal an asynchronous PCET mechanism for nitrite reduction by copper nitrite reductase 2020 ·Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics ·(unknown), Chun Wu, Zexing Cao, Binju Wang	6
12	Isoelectronic Doping and External Electric Field Regulate the Gas-Separation Performance of Graphdiyne 2020 ·The Journal of Physical Chemistry ·Lei Fang, Zexing Cao	2
13	Covalent organic framework with high capacity for the lithium ion battery anode: insight into intercalation of Li from first-principles calculations 2019 ·Journal of Physics Condensed Matter ·Leiming Fang, Xinrui Cao, Zexing Cao	26
14	Multiple correlations between spin crossover and fluorescence in a dinuclear compound 2016 ·Chemical Communications ·Chunfeng Wang, Mingjun Sun, Qijie Guo, Zexing Cao, Lan‐Sun Zheng, Jun Tao	38
15	Theoretical studies on the taking off of oxygen-containing functional groups in lignite model compounds 2014 ·Gaodeng xuexiao huaxue xuebao ·Haiyan Tang, (unknown), Feng Li, Zexing Cao, (unknown)	4
16	Structure, Energetics and Vibrational Frequency Shifts of Water Molecules Confined Inside Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes：A DFT Study 2014 ·Acta Chimica Sinica ·Xinhua Wang, Feng Li, Zexing Cao	3
17	Unique Metal Di-Porphyrin Dyes with Excellent Photoelectronic Properties for Solar Cells：Insight from Density Functional Calculations 2013 ·Acta Chimica Sinica ·Chun Zhu, Zexing Cao	6
18	Computational Simulations of Zinc Enzyme: Challenges and Recent Advances 2012 ·Huaxue jinzhan ·Ruibo Wu, Zexing Cao, (unknown), Yingkai Zhang	11
19	Selective Synthesis of Osmanaphthalene and Osmanaphthalyne by Intramolecular CH Activation 2009 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Bin Liu, Hujun Xie, Hui‐Juan Wang, Liqiong Wu, Qianyi Zhao, Jin-Xiang Chen, Ting‐Bin Wen, Zexing Cao, Haiping Xia	103
20	Effects of Chain Length and Au Spin‐Orbit Coupling on ³(ππ) Emission from Bridging C_n²⁻ Units: Theoretical Characterization of Spin‐Forbidden Radiative Transitions in Metal‐Capped One‐Dimensional Carbon Chains [H₃PAu(CC)_nAuPH₃] 2004 ·Chemistry - A European Journal* ·Zexing Cao, Qianer Zhang	10

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