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Fengren Cao publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Fengren Cao sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 99 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Fengren Cao D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Fengren Cao sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Rising Stars Award

Overview

Fengren Cao is affiliated with Soochow University in China and has a research focus spanning engineering and materials science. Their work primarily intersects electrical and electronic engineering as well as materials chemistry, with additional studies in polymers and plastics, renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment, and electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.

The scientist's research covers a broad range of topics including:

  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis and Properties
  • Conducting Polymers and Applications
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • 2D Materials and Applications
  • Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
  • Ga2O3 and Related Materials

Their recent scholarly contributions include papers published between 2020 and 2022 in well-recognized scientific journals. Notable publications are:

  • "Interfacial Chemical Bond-Modulated Z-Scheme Charge Transfer for Efficient Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting," 2021, Advanced Energy Materials
  • "Short-wave infrared photodetector," 2022, Materials Today
  • "Atomic Sn-enabled high-utilization, large-capacity, and long-life Na anode," 2022, Science Advances
  • "Moisture-Triggered Self-Healing Flexible Perovskite Photodetectors with Excellent Mechanical Stability," 2021, Advanced Materials
  • "Flexible and Self-Powered Lateral Photodetector Based on Inorganic Perovskite CsPbI3-CsPbBr3 Heterojunction Nanowire Array," 2020, Advanced Functional Materials

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Fengren Cao include Liang Li, Wei Tian, Haoxuan Sun, Meng Wang, and Liangliang Min.

The scientist publishes regularly in several journals, with the most frequent publication venues being:

  • Advanced Materials
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Journal of Material Science and Technology
  • Small
  • Science China Materials

Best Publications

  • A Self‐Powered and Stable All‐Perovskite Photodetector–Solar Cell Nanosystem

    Hao Lu;Wei Tian;Fengren Cao;Yulong Ma

  • Gradient Energy Band Driven High-Performance Self-Powered Perovskite/CdS Photodetector.

    Fengren Cao;Linxing Meng;Meng Wang;Wei Tian

  • Interfacial Chemical Bond-Modulated Z-Scheme Charge Transfer for Efficient Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

    Weiwei Xu;Wei Tian;Linxing Meng;Fengren Cao

  • Ultrahigh-Performance Self-Powered Flexible Double-Twisted Fibrous Broadband Perovskite Photodetector.

    Haoxuan Sun;Wei Tian;Fengren Cao;Jie Xiong

  • Three-Dimensional WO3 Nanoplate/Bi2S3 Nanorod Heterojunction as a Highly Efficient Photoanode for Improved Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting.

    Yidan Wang;Wei Tian;Liang Chen;Fengren Cao

  • Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Performance from Rationally Designed Anatase/Rutile TiO2 Heterostructures

    Fengren Cao;Jie Xiong;Fangli Wu;Qiong Liu

  • Short-wave infrared photodetector

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  • Atomic Sn–enabled high-utilization, large-capacity, and long-life Na anode

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  • Observing Defect Passivation of the Grain Boundary with 2‐Aminoterephthalic Acid for Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells

    Zhongze Liu;Fengren Cao;Meng Wang;Min Wang

  • Simultaneous Manipulation of O‑Doping and Metal Vacancy in Atomically Thin Zn 10 In 16 S 34 Nanosheet Arrays toward Improved Photoelectrochemical Performance

    Linxing Meng;Dewei Rao;Wei Tian;Fengren Cao

  • Doping‑Induced Amorphization, Vacancy, and Gradient Energy Band in SnS 2 Nanosheet Arrays for Improved Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

    Linxing Meng;Siyu Wang;Fengren Cao;Wei Tian

  • Self-Powered, Flexible, and Solution-Processable Perovskite Photodetector Based on Low-Cost Carbon Cloth.

    Haoxuan Sun;Tianyu Lei;Wei Tian;Fengren Cao

  • Phase-Modulated Band Alignment in CdS Nanorod/SnSx Nanosheet Hierarchical Heterojunctions toward Efficient Water Splitting

    Yanming Fu;Yanming Fu;Fengren Cao;Fangli Wu;Zhidan Diao

  • Semitransparent, Flexible, and Self‐Powered Photodetectors Based on Ferroelectricity‐Assisted Perovskite Nanowire Arrays

    Fengren Cao;Wei Tian;Meng Wang;Heping Cao

  • Moisture-Triggered Self-Healing Flexible Perovskite Photodetectors with Excellent Mechanical Stability.

    Meng Wang;Haoxuan Sun;Fengren Cao;Wei Tian

  • High-performance UV–vis photodetectors based on electrospun ZnO nanofiber-solution processed perovskite hybrid structures

    Fengren Cao;Wei Tian;Bangkai Gu;Yulong Ma

  • TiO2/WO3 Bilayer as Electron Transport Layer for Efficient Planar Perovskite Solar Cell with Efficiency Exceeding 20%

    Yibo You;Wei Tian;Liangliang Min;Fengren Cao

  • Flexible and Self-Powered Lateral Photodetector Based on Inorganic Perovskite CsPbI3–CsPbBr3 Heterojunction Nanowire Array

    Meng Wang;Wei Tian;Fengren Cao;Min Wang

  • Electrospun YMn2O5 nanofibers: A highly catalytic activity for NO oxidation

    Tong Zhang;Hui Li;Zhi Yang;Fengren Cao

  • Ultrahigh-Performance Flexible and Self-Powered Photodetectors with Ferroelectric P(VDF-TrFE)/Perovskite Bulk Heterojunction

    Fengren Cao;Wei Tian;Linxing Meng;Meng Wang

  • Non-noble bimetallic NiMoO4 nanosheets integrated Si photoanodes for highly efficient and stable solar water splitting

    Fangli Wu;Qingliang Liao;Fengren Cao;Liang Li

  • TiO2 Phase Junction Electron Transport Layer Boosts Efficiency of Planar Perovskite Solar Cells.

    Yayun Zhu;Kaimo Deng;Haoxuan Sun;Bangkai Gu

  • PVP Treatment Induced Gradient Oxygen Doping in In2S3 Nanosheet to Boost Solar Water Oxidation of WO3 Nanoarray Photoanode

    Wei Tian;Cheng Chen;Linxing Meng;Weiwei Xu

Frequent Co-Authors

Wei Tian
Wei Tian Soochow University
Jie Xiong
Jie Xiong University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Hongqiang Wang
Hongqiang Wang National University of Defense Technology
Jun Guo
Jun Guo Peking University
Qingliang Liao
Qingliang Liao University of Science and Technology Beijing
Yue Zhang
Yue Zhang University of Science and Technology Beijing
Xudong Wang
Xudong Wang University of Wisconsin–Madison
Run Long
Run Long Beijing Normal University
Shimou Chen
Shimou Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhanglian Hong
Zhanglian Hong Zhejiang University

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