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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 121 470 450 137 136 406 52345

Mao-Sheng Cao publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Mao-Sheng Cao between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mao-Sheng Cao published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 14.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 38 publications in 2013. 53 of the 535 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 38. Peak 38 publications in 2013. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 3 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 27 publications 2008: 34 publications 2009: 34 publications 2010: 26 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 26 publications 2013: 38 publications 2014: 34 publications 2015: 29 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 21 publications 2019: 22 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 27 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 28 publications 2024: 33 publications 2025: 20 publications
1990 2025

535 publications in total across all disciplines

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Mao-Sheng Cao: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 1
1992 0
1993 2
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 1
1999 0
2000 1
2001 3
2002 4
2003 14
2004 11
2005 6
2006 15
2007 27
2008 34
2009 34
2010 26
2011 15
2012 26
2013 38
2014 34
2015 29
2016 21
2017 13
2018 21
2019 22
2020 13
2021 27
2022 15
2023 28
2024 33
2025 20
Total 535
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Mao-Sheng Cao publications per year - data summary

  • Mao-Sheng Cao, a Materials Science scholar from Beijing Institute of Technology, has 535 publications recorded across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1990 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2013, with 38 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1990, 1991, 1998 and 2000, with 1 publication each.
  • 6 of the 36 years in the span carry no publications at all (1992, 1994, 1995, 1996 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 14.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 17.8 per year counting only the 30 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 123 publications, 23% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1990-2001: 9 publications (0.8 per year); 2002-2013: 250 publications (20.8 per year); 2014-2025: 276 publications (23.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Mao-Sheng 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 Mao-Sheng Cao 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, 390–409 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: 406 publications — 78th percentile

78% 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
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321 406
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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Mao-Sheng Cao 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.
  • Mao-Sheng Cao, a Materials Science scholar from Beijing Institute of Technology, records 406 publications - the 78th percentile of the discipline.
  • 78% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Mao-Sheng Cao, and about 22% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 250–269 publications range, and Mao-Sheng Cao ranks above the median.
  • 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).

Mao-Sheng 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 Mao-Sheng Cao 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, 120–121 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: 121 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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
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 37 121
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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Mao-Sheng Cao 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.
  • Mao-Sheng Cao, a Materials Science scholar from Beijing Institute of Technology, records 121 D-Index - the 96th percentile of the discipline.
  • 96% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Mao-Sheng Cao, and about 4% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Mao-Sheng Cao 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

Mao-Sheng Cao is affiliated with the Beijing Institute of Technology in China. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, contributing extensively to both disciplines with a focus on the subfields of Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's work centers around several main topics, including:

  • Electromagnetic wave absorption materials
  • Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies
  • Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials
  • Dielectric materials and actuators
  • Graphene research and applications
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials

Mao-Sheng Cao has published extensively, with recent papers covering diverse aspects of material science and engineering. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Assembling Nano-Microarchitecture for Electromagnetic Absorbers and Smart Devices," 2020, Advanced Materials
  • "Diverse Metal-Organic Framework Architectures for Electromagnetic Absorbers and Shielding," 2021, Advanced Functional Materials
  • "Variable-Temperature Electron Transport and Dipole Polarization Turning Flexible Multifunctional Microsensor beyond Electrical and Optical Energy," 2020, Advanced Materials
  • "A Nano-Micro Engineering Nanofiber for Electromagnetic Absorber, Green Shielding and Sensor," 2020, Nano-Micro Letters
  • "Molecular Patching Engineering to Drive Energy Conversion as Efficient and Environment-Friendly Cell toward Wireless Power Transmission," 2020, Advanced Functional Materials

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Carbon
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Journal of Material Science and Technology
  • Advanced Materials
  • Nano-Micro Letters

Mao-Sheng Cao collaborates regularly with a number of co-authors, including:

  • Wen-Qiang Cao
  • Jin-Cheng Shu
  • Qi Zheng
  • Lin Li
  • Tingting Liu

Best Publications

  • The effects of temperature and frequency on the dielectric properties, electromagnetic interference shielding and microwave-absorption of short carbon fiber/silica composites

    Mao-Sheng Cao;Wei-Li Song;Zhi-Ling Hou;Bo Wen

  • Reduced graphene oxides: light-weight and high-efficiency electromagnetic interference shielding at elevated temperatures.

    Bo Wen;Maosheng Cao;Mingming Lu;Wenqiang Cao

  • Temperature dependent microwave attenuation behavior for carbon-nanotube/silica composites

    Bo Wen;Mao-Sheng Cao;Zhi-Ling Hou;Wei-Li Song

  • Ferroferric Oxide/Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube vs Polyaniline/Ferroferric Oxide/Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Multiheterostructures for Highly Effective Microwave Absorption

    Mao-Sheng Cao;Jian Yang;Wei-Li Song;De-Qing Zhang

  • Thermally Driven Transport and Relaxation Switching Self-Powered Electromagnetic Energy Conversion.

    Maosheng Cao;Xixi Wang;Wenqiang Cao;Xiaoyong Fang

  • 2D MXenes: Electromagnetic property for microwave absorption and electromagnetic interference shielding

    Mao-Sheng Cao;Yong-Zhu Cai;Peng He;Jin-Cheng Shu

  • Electromagnetic Response and Energy Conversion for Functions and Devices in Low‐Dimensional Materials

    Mao-Sheng Cao;Xi-Xi Wang;Min Zhang;Jin-Cheng Shu

  • Ultrathin graphene: electrical properties and highly efficient electromagnetic interference shielding

    Mao-Sheng Cao;Xi-Xi Wang;Wen-Qiang Cao;Wen-Qiang Cao;Jie Yuan

  • Graphene nanohybrids: excellent electromagnetic properties for the absorbing and shielding of electromagnetic waves

    Maosheng Cao;Chen Han;Xixi Wang;Min Zhang

  • Enhanced microwave absorption property of reduced graphene oxide (RGO)-MnFe2O4 nanocomposites and polyvinylidene fluoride.

    Xiao-Juan Zhang;Guang-Sheng Wang;Wen-Qiang Cao;Yun-Zhao Wei

  • Porous Fe3O4/Carbon Core/Shell Nanorods: Synthesis and Electromagnetic Properties

    Yu-Jin Chen;Gang Xiao;Tie-Shi Wang;Qiu-Yun Ouyang

  • Temperature dependent microwave absorption of ultrathin graphene composites

    Wen-Qiang Cao;Wen-Qiang Cao;Xi-Xi Wang;Jie Yuan;Wen-Zhong Wang

  • Confinedly implanted NiFe2O4-rGO: Cluster tailoring and highly tunable electromagnetic properties for selective-frequency microwave absorption

    Yanlan Zhang;Xixi Wang;Maosheng Cao

  • Multi-wall carbon nanotubes decorated with ZnO nanocrystals: mild solution-process synthesis and highly efficient microwave absorption properties at elevated temperature

    Ming-Ming Lu;Wen-Qiang Cao;Hong-Long Shi;Xiao-Yong Fang

  • Confinedly tailoring Fe3O4 clusters-NG to tune electromagnetic parameters and microwave absorption with broadened bandwidth

    Xi-Xi Wang;Tao Ma;Jin-Cheng Shu;Mao-Sheng Cao

  • Flexible graphene/polymer composite films in sandwich structures for effective electromagnetic interference shielding

    Wei-Li Song;Wei-Li Song;Wei-Li Song;Mao-Sheng Cao;Ming-Ming Lu;Song Bi

  • A facile fabrication and highly tunable microwave absorption of 3D flower-like Co3O4-rGO hybrid-architectures

    Junru Ma;Xixi Wang;Wenqiang Cao;Chen Han

  • Assembling Nano–Microarchitecture for Electromagnetic Absorbers and Smart Devices

    Xi-Xi Wang;Wen-Qiang Cao;Mao-Sheng Cao;Jie Yuan

  • NiO hierarchical nanorings on SiC: enhancing relaxation to tune microwave absorption at elevated temperature.

    Hui-Jing Yang;Wen-Qiang Cao;De-Qing Zhang;Tie-Jian Su

  • Graphene/polyaniline nanorod arrays: synthesis and excellent electromagnetic absorption properties

    Hailong Yu;Tieshi Wang;Bo Wen;Mingming Lu

  • Reduced Graphene Oxides: Light-Weight and High-Efficiency Electromagnetic Interference Shielding at Elevated Temperatures (Adv. Mater. 21/2014)

    Bo Wen;Maosheng Cao;Mingming Lu;Wenqiang Cao

Frequent Co-Authors

Jie Yuan
Jie Yuan Minzu University of China
Haibo Jin
Haibo Jin Beijing Institute of Technology
Wei-Li Song
Wei-Li Song Beijing Institute of Technology
Jingbo Li
Jingbo Li South China Normal University
Li-Zhen Fan
Li-Zhen Fan University of Science and Technology Beijing
Lin Guo
Lin Guo Beihang University
Chunling Zhu
Chunling Zhu Harbin Engineering University
Yujin Chen
Yujin Chen Harbin Engineering University
Shujun Zhang
Shujun Zhang City University of Hong Kong
Simeon Agathopoulos
Simeon Agathopoulos University of Ioannina

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