Yi Cao
Impact in
- Molecular Medicine top 0.1%
- Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications
- Biomaterials top 0.1%
- Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
- Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
Papers in
- Biomaterials 95
- Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials 59
- Co-authors
- Hongbin Li (32 shared papers)Wei Wang (104 shared papers)Bin Xue (88 shared papers)Meng Qin (72 shared papers)Yiran Li (31 shared papers)Ying Li (25 shared papers)Jian Hua Zhu (16 shared papers)Yang Sun (8 shared papers)
- Journals
- Nature Communications (17 papers)Biophysical Journal (12 papers)International Journal of Molecular Sciences (11 papers)Langmuir (10 papers)ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (9 papers)
- Partner nations
- ChinaCanadaUnited States
In The Last Decade
Yi Cao
343 papers receiving 14.0k citations
Yi Cao's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 171
- Molecular Medicine 1.5k
- Biomaterials 3.6k
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films 1.1k
- Polymers and Plastics 2.1k
- Structural Biology 146
Countries citing papers authored by Yi Cao
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Fields of papers citing papers by Yi Cao
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Yi Cao, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 363 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A highly stretchable autonomous self-healing elastomer Hit paper breakdown → | 2016 | 1324 |
| 2 | Designed biomaterials to mimic the mechanical properties of muscles Hit paper breakdown → | 2010 | 486 |
| 3 | 2008 | 291 | |
| 4 | Cartilage-like protein hydrogels engineered via entanglement Hit paper breakdown → | 2023 | 285 |
| 5 | Hydrogel tapes for fault-tolerant strong wet adhesion Hit paper breakdown → | 2021 | 258 |
| 6 | 2020 | 232 | |
| 7 | 2016 | 231 | |
| 8 | 2019 | 224 | |
| 9 | 2007 | 224 | |
| 10 | 2007 | 214 | |
| 11 | 2018 | 197 | |
| 12 | 2020 | 182 | |
| 13 | 2006 | 177 | |
| 14 | 2019 | 151 | |
| 15 | 2014 | 138 | |
| 16 | 2016 | 138 | |
| 17 | 2020 | 134 | |
| 18 | 2014 | 132 | |
| 19 | 2008 | 120 | |
| 20 | 2023 | 119 |
About Yi Cao
Yi Cao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomaterials, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Chemistry, having authored 363 papers that have together received 14.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (73 papers), Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials (59 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (48 papers), Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (31 papers), Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications (22 papers), Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (22 papers), Advanced Materials and Mechanics (21 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (21 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Medicine (1.5k citations), Biomaterials (3.6k citations), Surfaces, Coatings and Films (1.1k citations), Polymers and Plastics (2.1k citations) and Structural Biology (146 citations). Yi Cao has collaborated with scholars based in China, Canada and United States. Frequent co-authors include Hongbin Li, Wei Wang, Bin Xue, Meng Qin, Yiran Li, Ying Li, Jian Hua Zhu, Yang Sun, Xiao‐Zeng You and Zhenan Bao. Their work appears in journals such as Nature Communications, Biophysical Journal, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Langmuir and ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.
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