The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Computer Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nan Cao sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 156 publications — 29th percentile
29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Computer Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nan Cao sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 42 D-Index — 43rd percentile
43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more.
Nan Cao is affiliated with Tongji University in China and has contributed extensively to the field of computer science, particularly in data visualization and analytics. Their research spans several subfields such as computer vision and pattern recognition, artificial intelligence, sociology and political science, molecular biology, and statistical and nonlinear physics.
The scientist's main areas of work include:
Nan Cao has published numerous papers in leading venues, with frequent publications in:
Their recent selected papers include:
Frequent collaborators in their research include Yang Shi, Qing Chen, Zhuochen Jin, Xingyu Lan, and Shunan Guo.
The body of work demonstrates a focus on integrating computational techniques with complex human-centered challenges in data representation and interaction. The cross-disciplinary elements involving sociology, molecular biology, and physics suggest an application of computer science methods beyond traditional boundaries, addressing diverse scientific questions through computational visualization and analysis.
Nan Cao;Yu-Ru Lin;Xiaohua Sun;D. Lazer
Jian Zhao;Nan Cao;Zhen Wen;Yale Song
Nan Cao;Jimeng Sun;Yu-Ru Lin;D Gotz
Nan Cao;D. Gotz;J. Sun;Huamin Qu
Nan Cao;Conglei Shi;Sabrina Lin;Jie Lu
Ching-Yung Lin;Nan Cao;Shi Xia Liu;Spiros Papadimitriou
Danqing Shi;Xinyue Xu;Fuling Sun;Yang Shi
Yingcai Wu;Nan Cao;David Gotz;Yap-Peng Tan
Nan Cao;Chaoguang Lin;Qiuhan Zhu;Yu-Ru Lin
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Yi Guo;Shunan Guo;Zhuochen Jin;Smiti Kaul
Jimeng Sun;Spiros Papadimitriou;Ching Yung Lin;Nan Cao
Shunan Guo;Ke Xu;Rongwen Zhao;David Gotz
Buyue Qian;Xiang Wang;Nan Cao;Hongfei Li
Nan Cao;Weiwei Cui
Nan Cao;Lu Lu;Yu-Ru Lin;Fei Wang
Shunan Guo;Zhuochen Jin;Fuling Sun;Jingwen Li
David Gotz;Shun Sun;Nan Cao
Fei Wang;Ping Zhang;Nan Cao;Jianying Hu
Yanhong Wu;Nan Cao;Daniel Archambault;Qiaomu Shen
Shunan Guo;Zhuochen Jin;David Gotz;Fan Du
Yi Guo;Shunan Guo;Zhuochen Jin;Smiti Kaul
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