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D-Index
63
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14351
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Jian 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 Jian Cao sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 333 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jian 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 Jian Cao sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% 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

  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2017 - Charles Russ Richards Memorial Award, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Jian Cao is affiliated with the Harbin Institute of Technology in China. Their research primarily focuses on multiple areas within engineering and materials science, exhibiting a strong emphasis on mechanical engineering and materials chemistry.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the study and development of advanced ceramic materials and composites, with significant research on aluminum alloys composites properties and MXene and MAX phase materials. Their work also encompasses intermetallics and advanced alloy properties, high entropy alloys studies, and metal and thin film mechanics.

Jian Cao's published works include multiple recent papers, reflecting a wide range of topics and publication venues. Selected recent publications include:

  • "Recent progress on control strategies for inherent issues in friction stir welding," 2020, published in Progress in Materials Science
  • "Atomic-Level Platinum Filling into Ni-Vacancies of Dual-Deficient NiO for Boosting Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution," 2022, published in Advanced Energy Materials
  • "Tensile Strain-Mediated Spinel Ferrites Enable Superior Oxygen Evolution Activity," 2023, published in Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Nanoarchitectured Design of Vertical-Standing Arrays for Supercapacitors: Progress, Challenges, and Perspectives," 2020, published in Advanced Functional Materials
  • "Minutes periodic wet chemistry engineering to turn bulk Co-Ni foam into hydroxide based nanosheets for efficient water decomposition," 2020, published in Chemical Engineering Journal

The professional collaboration network of Jian Cao includes multiple frequent coauthors, such as:

  • Junlei Qi
  • Xiaoqing Si
  • Chun Li
  • Jinghuang Lin
  • Jicai Feng

The scientist's publications are often featured in several prominent journals and conferences, particularly:

  • Ceramics International
  • Journal of Materials Research and Technology
  • Materials Characterization
  • Journal of the European Ceramic Society
  • Journal of Manufacturing Processes

Jian Cao's work is concentrated predominantly in engineering disciplines, with a distribution across 281 engineering-related publications and 211 publications in materials science. Within subfields, their research output is especially strong in mechanical engineering and ceramics and composites, supported by studies in electrical and electronic engineering and mechanics of materials.

Significant thematic areas of research include:

  • Advanced ceramic materials synthesis
  • Advanced materials and composites
  • Aluminum alloys composites properties
  • MXene and MAX phase materials
  • Intermetallics and advanced alloy properties
  • High entropy alloys studies
  • Metal and thin film mechanics

Recognition of Jian Cao's scientific contributions is reflected through several awards, including:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2018
  • Charles Russ Richards Memorial Award, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2017
  • Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2006

Best Publications

  • Recent progress on control strategies for inherent issues in friction stir welding

    Xiangchen Meng;Yongxian Huang;Jian Cao;Junjun Shen

  • Defect-Rich Heterogeneous MoS2/NiS2 Nanosheets Electrocatalysts for Efficient Overall Water Splitting.

    Jinghuang Lin;Pengcheng Wang;Haohan Wang;Chun Li

  • Hierarchical NiCo-LDH@NiOOH core-shell heterostructure on carbon fiber cloth as battery-like electrode for supercapacitor

    Haoyan Liang;Jinghuang Lin;Henan Jia;Shulin Chen

  • Friction stir welding/processing of polymers and polymer matrix composites

    Yongxian Huang;Xiangchen Meng;Yuming Xie;Long Wan

  • Activating and optimizing the activity of NiCoP nanosheets for electrocatalytic alkaline water splitting through the V doping effect enhanced by P vacancies

    Yaotian Yan;Jinghuang Lin;Jian Cao;Shu Guo

  • Hierarchical CuCo2S4@NiMn-layered double hydroxide core-shell hybrid arrays as electrodes for supercapacitors

    Jinghuang Lin;Henan Jia;Haoyan Liang;Shulin Chen

  • Hierarchical NiCo-LDH/NiCoP@NiMn-LDH hybrid electrodes on carbon cloth for excellent supercapacitors

    Haoyan Liang;Jinghuang Lin;Henan Jia;Shulin Chen

  • Extraordinary thermoelectric performance in n-type manganese doped Mg3Sb2 Zintl: High band degeneracy, tuned carrier scattering mechanism and hierarchical microstructure

    Xiaoxi Chen;Haijun Wu;Juan Cui;Juan Cui;Yu Xiao

  • Heterostructural Graphene Quantum Dot/MnO2 Nanosheets toward High-Potential Window Electrodes for High-Performance Supercapacitors.

    Henan Jia;Yifei Cai;Jinghuang Lin;Haoyan Liang

  • Interlaced Ni-Co LDH nanosheets wrapped Co9S8 nanotube with hierarchical structure toward high performance supercapacitors

    Henan Jia;Zhaoyue Wang;Xiaohang Zheng;Jinghuang Lin

  • Atomic scale insights into structure instability and decomposition pathway of methylammonium lead iodide perovskite.

    Shulin Chen;Xiaowei Zhang;Jinjin Zhao;Ying Zhang

  • Tensile Strain-Mediated Spinel Ferrites Enable Superior Oxygen Evolution Activity

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  • Core-branched CoSe2/Ni0.85Se nanotube arrays on Ni foam with remarkable electrochemical performance for hybrid supercapacitors

    Jinghuang Lin;Haohan Wang;Yaotian Yan;Xiaohang Zheng

  • Nanoarchitectured Design of Vertical-Standing Arrays for Supercapacitors: Progress, Challenges, and Perspectives

    Junlei Qi;Yaotian Yan;Yifei Cai;Jian Cao

  • Bifunctional Electrocatalysts Based on Mo-Doped NiCoP Nanosheet Arrays for Overall Water Splitting

    Jinghuang Lin;Yaotian Yan;Chun Li;Xiaoqing Si

  • In Situ Synthesis of Vertical Standing Nanosized NiO Encapsulated in Graphene as Electrodes for High‐Performance Supercapacitors

    Jinghuang Lin;Henan Jia;Haoyan Liang;Shulin Chen

  • Design of coherent anode materials with 0D Ni3S2 nanoparticles self-assembled on 3D interconnected carbon networks for fast and reversible sodium storage

    Xu Zhao;Xu Zhao;Hong-En Wang;Robert C. Massé;Jian Cao

  • Thermoelectric SnTe with Band Convergence, Dense Dislocations, and Interstitials through Sn Self-Compensation and Mn Alloying.

    Fengkai Guo;Bo Cui;Yuan Liu;Xianfu Meng

  • Kinetic study on nonisothermal dehydrogenation of TiH2 powders

    H. Liu;H. Liu;P. He;J.C. Feng;J. Cao;J. Cao

  • Rational constructing free-standing Se doped nickel-cobalt sulfides nanotubes as battery-type electrode for high-performance supercapattery

    Jinghuang Lin;Zhengxiang Zhong;Haohan Wang;Xiaohang Zheng

  • Designing oxygen bonding between reduced graphene oxide and multishelled Mn3O4 hollow spheres for enhanced performance of supercapacitors

    Henan Jia;Zhaoyue Wang;Chun Li;Xiaoqing Si

  • Numerical design of high depth-to-width ratio friction stir welding

    Yongxian Huang;Yuming Xie;Xiangchen Meng;Zongliang Lv

  • In situ encapsulated Fe3O4 nanosheet arrays with graphene layers as an anode for high-performance asymmetric supercapacitors

    Jinghuang Lin;Haoyan Liang;Henan Jia;Shulin Chen

  • Brazing mechanism and infiltration strengthening of CC composites to TiAl alloys joint

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Frequent Co-Authors

Junlei Qi
Junlei Qi Harbin Institute of Technology
Jicai Feng
Jicai Feng Shanghai University
Jinghuang Lin
Jinghuang Lin Harbin Institute of Technology
Xiaoguo Song
Xiaoguo Song Harbin Institute of Technology
Shulin Chen
Shulin Chen Hunan University
Yongxian Huang
Yongxian Huang Harbin Institute of Technology
Weidong Fei
Weidong Fei Harbin Institute of Technology
Wei Cai
Wei Cai Harbin Institute of Technology
Jiehe Sui
Jiehe Sui Harbin Institute of Technology
Xiangchen Meng
Xiangchen Meng Harbin Institute of Technology

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