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Rong Cao

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Chemistry

D-Index
107
Citations
38377
World Ranking
920
National Ranking
164

Rong Cao 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 Rong Cao sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 586 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rong Cao 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 Rong Cao sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 107 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Rong Cao is a researcher affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China, with a focus on the fields of Materials Science and Energy. Their published work extensively covers topics such as Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Inorganic Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Catalysis.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Ionic liquids properties and applications
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis

Rong Cao has contributed to several notable publication venues. Frequent venues include:

  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Highly Selective CO2 Electroreduction to CH4 by In Situ Generated Cu2O Single-Type Sites on a Conductive MOF: Stabilizing Key Intermediates with Hydrogen Bonding" (2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • "Boosting Interfacial Charge-Transfer Kinetics for Efficient Overall CO2 Photoreduction via Rational Design of Coordination Spheres on Metal-Organic Frameworks" (2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • "Monolayer NiIr-Layered Double Hydroxide as a Long-Lived Efficient Oxygen Evolution Catalyst for Seawater Splitting" (2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • "Conductive Two-Dimensional Phthalocyanine-based Metal-Organic Framework Nanosheets for Efficient Electroreduction of CO2" (2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • "Highly Selective Tandem Electroreduction of CO2 to Ethylene over Atomically Isolated Nickel-Nitrogen Site/Copper Nanoparticle Catalysts" (2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Yuan-Biao Huang
  • Duan-Hui Si
  • Tian-Fu Liu
  • Shuiying Gao
  • Qiu-Jin Wu

Best Publications

  • Multifunctional metal–organic framework catalysts: synergistic catalysis and tandem reactions

    Yuan-Biao Huang;Jun Liang;Xu-Sheng Wang;Rong Cao

  • Metal–organic frameworks based on flexible ligands (FL-MOFs): structures and applications

    Zu-Jin Lin;Jian Lü;Maochun Hong;Rong Cao

  • Syntheses and characterizations of three-dimensional channel-like polymeric lanthanide complexes constructed by 1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarboxylic acid.

    Rong Cao;Daofeng Sun;Yucang Liang;Maochun Hong

  • Highly Selective CO 2 Electroreduction to CH 4 by In Situ Generated Cu 2 O Single-Type Sites on a Conductive MOF: Stabilizing Key Intermediates with Hydrogen Bonding

    Jun-Dong Yi;Ruikuan Xie;Zai-Lai Xie;Guo-Liang Chai

  • Metal–organic frameworks and porous organic polymers for sustainable fixation of carbon dioxide into cyclic carbonates

    Jun Liang;Jun Liang;Yuan-Biao Huang;Rong Cao;Rong Cao

  • An Ultra-Robust and Crystalline Redeemable Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Framework for Synergistic Chemo-Photodynamic Therapy

    Qi Yin;Qi Yin;Peng Zhao;Rong-Jian Sa;Guang-Cun Chen

  • Boosting Interfacial Charge-Transfer Kinetics for Efficient Overall CO 2 Photoreduction via Rational Design of Coordination Spheres on Metal-Organic Frameworks.

    Zhi-Bin Fang;Ting-Ting Liu;Junxue Liu;Shengye Jin

  • A Silver(I) Coordination Polymer Chain Containing Nanosized Tubes with Anionic and Solvent Molecule Guests

    Maochun Hong;Yingjun Zhao;Weiping Su;Rong Cao

  • Postsynthetic ionization of an imidazole-containing metal–organic framework for the cycloaddition of carbon dioxide and epoxides

    Jun Liang;Jun Liang;Rui-Ping Chen;Xiu-Yun Wang;Tao-Tao Liu

  • Syntheses, Structures, and Magnetic Properties of Two Gadolinium(III)-Copper(II) Coordination Polymers by a Hydrothermal Reaction This work is supported by the NNSF of China, the NSF of Fujian Province, and the Key Project from the CAS.

    Y Liang;R Cao;W Su;M Hong

  • Atomically Dispersed Iron–Nitrogen Active Sites within Porphyrinic Triazine-Based Frameworks for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Both Alkaline and Acidic Media

    Jun-Dong Yi;Rui Xu;Qiao Wu;Teng Zhang

  • MOF-808: A Metal-Organic Framework with Intrinsic Peroxidase-Like Catalytic Activity at Neutral pH for Colorimetric Biosensing

    He-Qi Zheng;He-Qi Zheng;Chun-Yan Liu;Xue-Yu Zeng;Jin Chen

  • A Robust Binary Supramolecular Organic Framework (SOF) with High CO2 Adsorption and Selectivity

    Jian Lü;Cristina Perez-Krap;Mikhail Suyetin;Nada H. Alsmail

  • Conductive Two-Dimensional Phthalocyanine-based Metal-Organic Framework Nanosheets for Efficient Electroreduction of CO 2

    Jun-Dong Yi;Duan-Hui Si;Ruikuan Xie;Qi Yin

  • Syntheses, Structures, and Magnetic Properties of Two Gadolinium(III)–Copper(II) Coordination Polymers by a Hydrothermal Reaction

    Yucang Liang;Rong Cao;Weiping Su;Maochun Hong

  • Photochromic hybrid materials of cucurbituril and polyoxometalates as photocatalysts under visible light

    Jian Lü;Jing-Xiang Lin;Xiu-Ling Zhao;Xiu-Ling Zhao;Rong Cao

  • A Nanometer-Sized Metallosupramolecular Cube with Oh Symmetry

    Maochun Hong;Yingjun Zhao;Weiping Su;Rong Cao

  • A Semiconducting Lamella Polymer [{Ag(C5H4NS)}n] with a Graphite‐Like Array of Silver(I) Ions and Its Analogue with a Layered Structure

    Weiping Su;Maochun Hong;Jiabao Weng;Rong Cao

  • Syntheses and characterizations of copper(II) polymeric complexes constructed from 1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarboxylic acid.

    Rong Cao;Qian Shi;Daofeng Sun;Maochun Hong

  • Highly Selective Tandem Electroreduction of CO2 to Ethylene over Atomically Isolated Nickel–Nitrogen Site/Copper Nanoparticle Catalysts

    Dong-Li Meng;Dong-Li Meng;Meng-Di Zhang;Duan-Hui Si;Min-Jie Mao

  • Cucurbituril: A promising organic building block for the design of coordination compounds and beyond

    Jian Lü;Jian Lü;Jing-Xiang Lin;Min-Na Cao;Rong Cao

  • A Multifunctional 3D Ferroelectric and NLO-Active Porous Metal-Organic Framework

    Zhengang Guo;Rong Cao;Xin Wang;Hongfang Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Maochun Hong
Maochun Hong Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jian Lu
Jian Lu Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
Yuan-Biao Huang
Yuan-Biao Huang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Daofeng Sun
Daofeng Sun China University of Petroleum, Beijing
Tian-Fu Liu
Tian-Fu Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Weiping Su
Weiping Su Chinese Academy of Sciences
Junhua Luo
Junhua Luo Chinese Academy of Sciences
Daqiang Yuan
Daqiang Yuan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yuling Wang
Yuling Wang Macquarie University
Albert S. C. Chan
Albert S. C. Chan Sun Yat-sen University

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