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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 77 3168 3060 1015 1009 256 18962

Lintao Cai publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Lintao Cai between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Lintao Cai published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 10.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 44 publications in 2016. 32 of the 324 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 44. Peak 44 publications in 2016. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 3 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 3 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 3 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 24 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 44 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 28 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 22 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 21 publications 2025: 11 publications
1995 2025

324 publications in total across all disciplines

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Lintao Cai: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 1
1997 3
1998 1
1999 3
2000 3
2001 4
2002 4
2003 2
2004 3
2005 2
2006 1
2007 3
2008 2
2009 2
2010 4
2011 5
2012 12
2013 24
2014 23
2015 15
2016 44
2017 17
2018 28
2019 16
2020 22
2021 17
2022 17
2023 13
2024 21
2025 11
Total 324
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Lintao Cai publications per year - data summary

  • Lintao Cai, a Materials Science scholar from Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, has 324 publications recorded across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1995 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2016, with 44 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1995, 1996, 1998 and 2006, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 10.5 papers per year over the whole span, or 10.5 per year counting only the 31 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 79 publications, 24% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1995-2005: 27 publications (2.5 per year); 2006-2016: 135 publications (12.3 per year); 2017-2025: 162 publications (18.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Lintao Cai 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 Lintao Cai sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 250–269 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 256 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726 256
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Lintao Cai publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 57 ranges running from 50–69 to 1,163+ publications.
  • Lintao Cai, a Materials Science scholar from Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, records 256 publications - the 48th percentile of the discipline.
  • 48% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Lintao Cai, and about 52% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 250–269 publications range, and Lintao Cai falls inside that same range.
  • The most crowded range is 190–209 publications, holding 891 scientists (7% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 330–349 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Lintao Cai 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 Lintao Cai sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 76–77 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323 77
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Lintao Cai D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 64 ranges running from 40–41 to 165+ D-Index.
  • Lintao Cai, a Materials Science scholar from Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, records 77 D-Index - the 76th percentile of the discipline.
  • 76% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Lintao Cai, and about 24% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Lintao Cai ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 52–53 D-Index, holding 667 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 68% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Lintao Cai is affiliated with the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology in China. Their research primarily spans the fields of engineering and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a focus on biomedical engineering, molecular biology, materials chemistry, immunology, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

Their research output reflects a strong emphasis on nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, photodynamic therapy, micro and nano robotics, immunotherapy and immune responses, cancer research and treatments, advanced nanomaterials in catalysis, and extracellular vesicles in disease.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Lintao Cai include Hong Pan, Pengfei Zhang, Ping Gong, Lanlan Liu, and Ruijing Liang, indicating sustained partnerships in their research efforts.

The scientist has contributed to numerous papers in notable publication venues such as Advanced Functional Materials, ACS Nano, Advanced Materials, Biomaterials, and Advanced Healthcare Materials. Their most cited recent papers include:

  • Natural-Killer-Cell-Inspired Nanorobots with Aggregation-Induced Emission Characteristics for Near-Infrared-II Fluorescence-Guided Glioma Theranostics, 2020, ACS Nano
  • In Situ Photocatalyzed Oxygen Generation with Photosynthetic Bacteria to Enable Robust Immunogenic Photodynamic Therapy in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer, 2020, Advanced Functional Materials
  • H2O2-Responsive NIR-II AIE Nanobomb for Carbon Monoxide Boosting Low-Temperature Photothermal Therapy, 2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • A Biomimetic Aggregation-Induced Emission Photosensitizer with Antigen-Presenting and Hitchhiking Function for Lipid Droplet Targeted Photodynamic Immunotherapy, 2021, Advanced Materials
  • Noninvasively immunogenic sonodynamic therapy with manganese protoporphyrin liposomes against triple-negative breast cancer, 2021, Biomaterials

Best Publications

  • Cancer Cell Membrane–Biomimetic Nanoparticles for Homologous-Targeting Dual-Modal Imaging and Photothermal Therapy

    Ze Chen;Pengfei Zhao;Zhenyu Luo;Mingbin Zheng

  • Single-Step Assembly of DOX/ICG Loaded Lipid–Polymer Nanoparticles for Highly Effective Chemo-photothermal Combination Therapy

    Mingbin Zheng;Caixia Yue;Yifan Ma;Ping Gong

  • Smart Human Serum Albumin-Indocyanine Green Nanoparticles Generated by Programmed Assembly for Dual-Modal Imaging-Guided Cancer Synergistic Phototherapy

    Zonghai Sheng;Dehong Hu;Mingbin Zheng;Pengfei Zhao

  • Strontium Enhances Osteogenic Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells and In Vivo Bone Formation by Activating Wnt/Catenin Signaling

    Fan Yang;Dazhi Yang;Jie Tu;Qixin Zheng

  • Charge transport through self-assembled monolayers of compounds of interest in molecular electronics.

    Fu Ren F. Fan;Jiping Yang;Lintao Cai;David W. Price

  • Self-assembled DNA networks and their electrical conductivity

    Lintao Cai;Hitoshi Tabata;Tomoji Kawai

  • Cell-Membrane Immunotherapy Based on Natural Killer Cell Membrane Coated Nanoparticles for the Effective Inhibition of Primary and Abscopal Tumor Growth.

    Guanjun Deng;Zhihong Sun;Sanpeng Li;Xinghua Peng

  • IR-780 dye loaded tumor targeting theranostic nanoparticles for NIR imaging and photothermal therapy.

    Caixia Yue;Peng Liu;Mingbin Zheng;Mingbin Zheng;Pengfei Zhao

  • Bioinspired Hybrid Protein Oxygen Nanocarrier Amplified Photodynamic Therapy for Eliciting Anti-tumor Immunity and Abscopal Effect

    Zhikuan Chen;Lanlan Liu;Ruijing Liang;Zhenyu Luo

  • Protein-assisted fabrication of nano-reduced graphene oxide for combined in vivo photoacoustic imaging and photothermal therapy.

    Zonghai Sheng;Liang Song;Jiaxiang Zheng;Dehong Hu

  • Indocyanine green-loaded biodegradable tumor targeting nanoprobes for in vitro and in vivo imaging.

    Cuifang Zheng;Mingbin Zheng;Mingbin Zheng;Ping Gong;Dongxue Jia

  • Oxygen-boosted immunogenic photodynamic therapy with gold nanocages@manganese dioxide to inhibit tumor growth and metastases.

    Ruijing Liang;Lanlan Liu;Huamei He;Zhikuan Chen

  • Effect of local environment on molecular conduction: isolated molecule versus self-assembled monolayer.

    Yoram Selzer;Lintao Cai;Marco A. Cabassi;Yuxing Yao

  • Indocyanine Green Nanoparticles for Theranostic Applications

    Zonghai Sheng;Dehong Hu;Miaomiao Xue;Meng He

  • Co-delivery of chemotherapeutic drugs with vitamin E TPGS by porous PLGA nanoparticles for enhanced chemotherapy against multi-drug resistance.

    Huijun Zhu;Hongbo Chen;Xiaowei Zeng;Zhongyuan Wang

  • Robust ICG theranostic nanoparticles for folate targeted cancer imaging and highly effective photothermal therapy.

    Mingbin Zheng;Pengfei Zhao;Zhenyu Luo;Ping Gong

  • Cancer Cell Membrane-Biomimetic Oxygen Nanocarrier for Breaking Hypoxia-Induced Chemoresistance

    Hao Tian;Zhenyu Luo;Lanlan Liu;Mingbin Zheng

  • Natural-Killer-Cell-Inspired Nanorobots with Aggregation-Induced Emission Characteristics for Near-Infrared-II Fluorescence-Guided Glioma Theranostics.

    Guanjun Deng;Xinghua Peng;Zhihong Sun;Zhihong Sun;Wei Zheng

  • Metalloporphyrin Complex-Based Nanosonosensitizers for Deep-Tissue Tumor Theranostics by Noninvasive Sonodynamic Therapy.

    Aiqing Ma;Huaqing Chen;Yanhong Cui;Zhenyu Luo

  • Hypoxia-triggered single molecule probe for high-contrast NIR II/PA tumor imaging and robust photothermal therapy.

    Xiaoqing Meng;Jiali Zhang;Zhihong Sun;Lihua Zhou

  • Improving drug accumulation and photothermal efficacy in tumor depending on size of ICG loaded lipid-polymer nanoparticles

    Pengfei Zhao;Mingbin Zheng;Caixia Yue;Zhenyu Luo

  • Ozonation of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes and Their Assemblies on Rigid Self-Assembled Monolayers

    Lintao Cai;Jeffrey L. Bahr;Yuxing Yao;James M. Tour

  • Polypeptide cationic micelles mediated co-delivery of docetaxel and siRNA for synergistic tumor therapy.

    Cuifang Zheng;Mingbin Zheng;Ping Gong;Jizhe Deng

Frequent Co-Authors

Ping Gong
Ping Gong Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology
Theresa S. Mayer
Theresa S. Mayer Purdue University West Lafayette
Hitoshi Tabata
Hitoshi Tabata University of Tokyo
James M. Tour
James M. Tour Rice University
Ben Zhong Tang
Ben Zhong Tang Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
David L. Allara
David L. Allara Pennsylvania State University
Xiaochun Wan
Xiaochun Wan Anhui Agricultural University
Youhai H. Chen
Youhai H. Chen University of Pennsylvania
Hairong Zheng
Hairong Zheng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ryan T. K. Kwok
Ryan T. K. Kwok Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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