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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
USA
2026

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
78
Citations
18843
World Ranking
247
National Ranking
120

Materials Science

D-Index
75
Citations
17990
World Ranking
3500
National Ranking
966

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United States Leader Award

Overview

Jian Cao is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States, with a research focus predominantly in the field of Engineering. Their work spans a range of specialized subfields, including Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials, Automotive Engineering, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

The scientist's main research topics encompass Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses, Metal Forming Simulation Techniques, Manufacturing Process and Optimization, and Metallurgy and Material Forming.

Jian Cao has contributed to multiple publication venues. Among the most frequent are:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Additive Manufacturing
  • CIRP Annals
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Chemical Engineering Journal

The scientist's recent papers reflect a diverse research portfolio including topics from environmental science to materials engineering and photocatalysis:

  • Biofilm on microplastics in aqueous environment: Physicochemical properties and environmental implications (2021), Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • On the potential of recurrent neural networks for modeling path dependent plasticity (2020), Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
  • Mxene-modulated dual-heterojunction generation on a metal-organic framework (MOF) via surface constitution reconstruction for enhanced photocatalytic activity (2020), Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Heterogeneous activation of peroxymonosulfate by cobalt-doped MIL-53(Al) for efficient tetracycline degradation in water: Coexistence of radical and non-radical reactions (2020), Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • Integrating N and F co-doped TiO2 nanotubes with ZIF-8 as photoelectrode for enhanced photo-electrocatalytic degradation of sulfamethazine (2020), Chemical Engineering Journal

Collaboration has been a significant element in Jian Cao's research activity, with frequent co-authors including Kornel F. Ehmann, Weiping Xiong, Zhaohui Yang, Meiying Jia, and Shuheng Liao.

Jian Cao has also contributed to academic literature through book publications, notably with Springer International Publishing, including "Forming the Future" published in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Characterization of mechanical behavior of woven fabrics: Experimental methods and benchmark results

    J Cao;R Akkerman;P Boisse;J Chen

  • Deep learning predicts path-dependent plasticity.

    M Mozaffar;R Bostanabad;R Bostanabad;W Chen;K Ehmann

  • A continuum mechanics-based non-orthogonal constitutive model for woven composite fabrics

    X.Q. Peng;J. Cao

  • Testing and modelling of material behaviour and formability in sheet metal forming

    S. Bruschi;T. Altan;D. Banabic;P.F. Bariani

  • Linking process, structure, property, and performance for metal-based additive manufacturing: computational approaches with experimental support

    Jacob Smith;Wei Xiong;Wentao Yan;Stephen Lin

  • Single point incremental forming: state-of-the-art and prospects

    Joost R. Duflou;Anne Marie Habraken;Jian Cao;Rajiv Malhotra

  • On the potential of recurrent neural networks for modeling path dependent plasticity

    Maysam B. Gorji;Maysam B. Gorji;Maysam B. Gorji;Mojtaba Mozaffar;Julian N. Heidenreich;Julian N. Heidenreich;Jian Cao

  • Mechanics of fracture in single point incremental forming

    Rajiv Malhotra;Liang Xue;Ted Belytschko;Jian Cao

  • Data-driven multi-scale multi-physics models to derive process---structure---property relationships for additive manufacturing

    Wentao Yan;Stephen Lin;Orion L. Kafka;Yanping Lian

  • A non-orthogonal constitutive model for characterizing woven composites

    Pu Xue;Xiongqi Peng;Jian Cao

  • Characterization of flow stress for commercially pure titanium subjected to electrically assisted deformation

    James Magargee;Fabrice Morestin;Jian Cao

  • A dual homogenization and finite element approach for material characterization of textile composites

    Xiongqi Peng;Jian Cao

  • Wire electro-discharge machining of titanium alloy

    Farnaz Nourbakhsh;Kamlakar P. Rajurkar;Ajay P. Malshe;Jian Cao

  • Mechanism investigation of friction-related effects in single point incremental forming using a developed oblique roller-ball tool

    B. Lu;Y. Fang;D.K. Xu;J. Chen

  • Experimental and numerical analysis on normalization of picture frame tests for composite materials

    X.Q. Peng;J. Cao;J. Chen;P. Xue

  • Reproducing kernel element method. Part I: Theoretical formulation

    Wing Kam Liu;Weimin Han;Hongsheng Lu;Shaofan Li

  • On the prediction of side-wall wrinkling in sheet metal forming processes

    Xi Wang;Jian Cao

  • Closed-loop control of product properties in metal forming

    J.M. Allwood;S.R. Duncan;J. Cao;P. Groche

  • A novel forming technology for tailor-welded blanks

    Brad Kinsey;Zhihong Liu;Jian Cao

  • A framework to link localized cooling and properties of directed energy deposition (DED)-processed Ti-6Al-4V

    Sarah J. Wolff;Stephen Lin;Eric J. Faierson;Wing Kam Liu

  • Metal forming beyond shaping: Predicting and setting product properties

    A.E. Tekkaya;J.M. Allwood;P.F. Bariani;S. Bruschi

  • Prediction of localized thinning in sheet metal using a general anisotropic yield criterion

    Jian Cao;Hong Yao;Apostolos Karafillis;Mary C. Boyce

Frequent Co-Authors

Kornel F. Ehmann
Kornel F. Ehmann Northwestern University
Wing Kam Liu
Wing Kam Liu Northwestern University
Wei Chen
Wei Chen Northwestern University
Robert X. Gao
Robert X. Gao Case Western Reserve University
Q. Jane Wang
Q. Jane Wang Northwestern University
Mary C. Boyce
Mary C. Boyce Columbia University
Yip-Wah Chung
Yip-Wah Chung Northwestern University
Philippe Boisse
Philippe Boisse Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon
Yonggang Huang
Yonggang Huang Northwestern University
Jun Chen
Jun Chen Nankai University

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