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D-Index
54
Citations
8476
World Ranking
12815
National Ranking
3392

Jianfeng Cai publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jianfeng Cai sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 225 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Jianfeng Cai D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Jianfeng Cai is affiliated with the University of South Florida in the United States. Their research is primarily situated within the broad field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Microbiology, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's work encompasses several main topics, including Chemical Synthesis and Analysis, Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities, Click Chemistry and Applications, Antimicrobial agents and applications, Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis, Protein Degradation and Inhibitors, and Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways.

Jianfeng Cai frequently publishes in notable venues such as the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, The Cambridge Structural Database, Advanced Healthcare Materials, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, and Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B. Their publication record in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry stands out with seventeen papers contributed to this outlet.

They collaborate often with several co-authors, including Peng Sang, Yan Shi, Songyi Xue, Lulu Wei, and Peng Teng.

Significant recent papers reflecting their research contributions are:

  • Poly(α-l-lysine)-based nanomaterials for versatile biomedical applications: Current advances and perspectives, 2020, Bioactive Materials
  • Sulfono-γ-AApeptides as Helical Mimetics: Crystal Structures and Applications, 2020, Accounts of Chemical Research
  • α-Helix-Mimicking Sulfono-γ-AApeptide Inhibitors for p53-MDM2/MDMX Protein-Protein Interactions, 2020, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Development of Bis-cyclic Imidazolidine-4-one Derivatives as Potent Antibacterial Agents, 2020, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Small Molecules with Membrane-Active Antibacterial Activity, 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Best Publications

  • Crystal engineering of an nbo topology metal-organic framework for chemical fixation of CO2 under ambient conditions

    Wen-Yang Gao;Yao Chen;Youhong Niu;Kia Williams

  • Resveratrol inhibits invasion and metastasis of colorectal cancer cells via MALAT1 mediated Wnt/β-catenin signal pathway.

    Qing Ji;Xuan Liu;Xiaoling Fu;Long Zhang

  • A robust near infrared luminescent ytterbium metal–organic framework for sensing of small molecules

    Zhiyong Guo;Hui Xu;Shengqun Su;Jianfeng Cai

  • A porous Zr-cluster-based cationic metal–organic framework for highly efficient Cr2O72− removal from water

    Qi Zhang;Jiancan Yu;Jianfeng Cai;Ling Zhang

  • Aptamer-Based Fluorescent Biosensors

    Rongsheng E. Wang;Yin Zhang;Jianfeng Cai;Weibo Cai

  • A microporous metal-organic framework with both open metal and Lewis basic pyridyl sites for high C2H2 and CH4 storage at room temperature.

    Xingtang Rao;Jianfeng Cai;Jiancan Yu;Yabing He

  • Berberine Inhibits Invasion and Metastasis of Colorectal Cancer Cells via COX-2/PGE2 Mediated JAK2/STAT3 Signaling Pathway.

    Xuan Liu;Qing Ji;Naijing Ye;Hua Sui

  • Improving the Stability of Aptamers by Chemical Modification

    R. E. Wang;H. Wu;Y. Niu;J. Cai

  • A porous metal-organic framework with -COOH groups for highly efficient pollutant removal.

    Qi Zhang;Jiancan Yu;Jianfeng Cai;Ruijing Song

  • A microporous metal–organic framework with both open metal and Lewis basic pyridyl sites for highly selective C2H2/CH4 and C2H2/CO2 gas separation at room temperature

    Hui Xu;Hui Xu;Yabing He;Zhangjing Zhang;Shengchang Xiang

  • Nucleic acid-triggered fluorescent probe activation by the Staudinger reaction.

    Jianfeng Cai;Xiaoxu Li;Xuan Yue;John Stephen Taylor

  • The Potential Therapeutic Effects of THC on Alzheimer's Disease

    Chuanhai Cao;Yaqiong Li;Hui Liu;Ge Bai

  • Poly(α-l-lysine)-based nanomaterials for versatile biomedical applications: Current advances and perspectives.

    Maochao Zheng;Miao Pan;Wancong Zhang;Huanchang Lin

  • γ-AApeptides: Design, Structure, and Applications

    Yan Shi;Peng Teng;Peng Sang;Fengyu She

  • Lipo-γ-AApeptides as a new class of potent and broad-spectrum antimicrobial agents.

    Youhong Niu;Shruti Padhee;Haifan Wu;Ge Bai

  • Helical Sulfono-γ-AApeptides with Aggregation-Induced Emission and Circularly Polarized Luminescence.

    Yan Shi;Guang-Qiang Yin;Zhi-Ping Yan;Peng Sang

  • A new metal–organic framework with potential for adsorptive separation of methane from carbon dioxide, acetylene, ethylene, and ethane established by simulated breakthrough experiments

    Xing Duan;Qi Zhang;Jianfeng Cai;Yu Yang

  • A doubly interpenetrated metal-organic framework with open metal sites and suitable pore sizes for highly selective separation of small hydrocarbons at room temperature

    Jianfeng Cai;Jiancan Yu;Hui Xu;Yabing He

  • Supramolecular Kandinsky circles with high antibacterial activity.

    Heng Wang;Xiaomin Qian;Xiaomin Qian;Kun Wang;Ma Su

  • Polycarbonates with Potent and Selective Antimicrobial Activity toward Gram-Positive Bacteria

    Alekhya Nimmagadda;Xuan Liu;Peng Teng;Ma Su

  • Fluorescence guided photothermal/photodynamic ablation of tumours using pH-responsive chlorin e6-conjugated gold nanorods

    Chao Zhang;Xiao Cheng;Mengkun Chen;Jie Sheng

  • Crystal Engineering of an nbo Topology Metal–Organic Framework for Chemical Fixation of CO<sub>2</sub> under Ambient Conditions

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  • Stabilization of lncRNA GAS5 by a Small Molecule and Its Implications in Diabetic Adipocytes.

    Yan Shi;Sajan Parag;Rekha Patel;Ashley Lui

  • Supersnowflakes: Stepwise Self-Assembly and Dynamic Exchange of Rhombus Star-Shaped Supramolecules.

    Zhe Zhang;Zhe Zhang;Heng Wang;Xu Wang;Yiming Li

  • Non-hemolytic α-AApeptides as antimicrobial peptidomimetics.

    Shruti Padhee;Yaogang Hu;Youhong Niu;Ge Bai

Frequent Co-Authors

Qi Li
Qi Li Shanghai University
Banglin Chen
Banglin Chen Fujian Normal University
Guodong Qian
Guodong Qian Zhejiang University
Yuanjing Cui
Yuanjing Cui Zhejiang University
Lukasz Wojtas
Lukasz Wojtas University of South Florida
Yu Yang
Yu Yang Beijing Normal University
Xiaopeng Li
Xiaopeng Li Shenzhen University
Jie Wu
Jie Wu Temple University
Wei Zhou
Wei Zhou National Institute of Standards and Technology
Shengqian Ma
Shengqian Ma University of North Texas

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