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D-Index
75
Citations
31574
World Ranking
3383
National Ranking
1089

Shaowen 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 Shaowen Cao sits on this spectrum.

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 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 139 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Shaowen 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 Shaowen Cao sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Shaowen Cao is affiliated with Wuhan University of Technology in China. Their research spans multiple fields including Materials Science, Energy, and Engineering, with significant focus on various subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Inorganic Chemistry.

The main topics Cao has contributed to in their scholarly work include:

  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Cao include:

  • Designing a 0D/2D S-Scheme Heterojunction over Polymeric Carbon Nitride for Visible-Light Photocatalytic Inactivation of Bacteria, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • An Inorganic/Organic S-Scheme Heterojunction H2-Production Photocatalyst and its Charge Transfer Mechanism, 2021, Advanced Materials
  • Advances in designing heterojunction photocatalytic materials, 2021, CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS (CHINESE VERSION)
  • A Single Cu-Center Containing Enzyme-Mimic Enabling Full Photosynthesis under CO2 Reduction, 2020, ACS Nano
  • Promoting Solar-driven Hydrogen Peroxide Production over Thiazole-based Conjugated Polymers via Generating and Converting Singlet Oxygen, 2023, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Frequent publication venues where Cao's work appears include:

  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS (CHINESE VERSION)
  • Advanced Materials

Cao has collaborated extensively with several researchers in their field. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Jiaguo Yu
  • Bei Cheng
  • Wang Wang
  • Sijie Wan
  • Jingsan Xu

Best Publications

  • Monodisperse α-Fe2O3 Mesoporous Microspheres: One-Step NaCl-Assisted Microwave-Solvothermal Preparation, Size Control and Photocatalytic Property

    Shao-Wen Cao;Ying-Jie Zhu

  • Polymeric Photocatalysts Based on Graphitic Carbon Nitride

    Shaowen Cao;Jingxiang Low;Jiaguo Yu;Jiaguo Yu;Mietek Jaroniec

  • 2D/2D Heterojunction of Ultrathin MXene/Bi2WO6 Nanosheets for Improved Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction

    Shaowen Cao;Baojia Shen;Tong Tong;Junwei Fu

  • g-C3N4-Based Photocatalysts for Hydrogen Generation.

    Shaowen Cao;Jiaguo Yu;Jiaguo Yu

  • Designing a 0D/2D S-Scheme Heterojunction over Polymeric Carbon Nitride for Visible-Light Photocatalytic Inactivation of Bacteria.

    Pengfei Xia;Shaowen Cao;Bicheng Zhu;Mingjin Liu

  • Ultra-thin nanosheet assemblies of graphitic carbon nitride for enhanced photocatalytic CO2 reduction

    Pengfei Xia;Bicheng Zhu;Jiaguo Yu;Shaowen Cao

  • An Inorganic/Organic S-Scheme Heterojunction H 2 -Production Photocatalyst and its Charge Transfer Mechanism

    Chang Cheng;Bowen He;Jiajie Fan;Bei Cheng

  • Size- and shape-dependent catalytic performances of oxidation and reduction reactions on nanocatalysts.

    Shaowen Cao;Shaowen Cao;Franklin Feng Tao;Yu Tang;Yuting Li

  • Two-dimensional layered composite photocatalysts.

    Jingxiang Low;Shaowen Cao;Jiaguo Yu;Jiaguo Yu;Swelm Wageh

  • Recent advances in visible light Bi-based photocatalysts

    Rong'an He;Rong'an He;Shaowen Cao;Peng Zhou;Jiaguo Yu

  • Enhanced photocatalytic activity and stability of Z-scheme Ag2CrO4-GO composite photocatalysts for organic pollutant degradation

    Difa Xu;Difa Xu;Bei Cheng;Shaowen Cao;Jiaguo Yu

  • Solar-to-fuels conversion over In2O3/g-C3N4 hybrid photocatalysts

    Shao-Wen Cao;Xin-Feng Liu;Yu-Peng Yuan;Yu-Peng Yuan;Zhen-Yi Zhang

  • Semiconductor-based photocatalytic CO2 conversion

    Michal Marszewski;Shaowen Cao;Jiaguo Yu;Jiaguo Yu;Mietek Jaroniec

  • Single‐Atom Engineering of Directional Charge Transfer Channels and Active Sites for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

    Shaowen Cao;Han Li;Tong Tong;Hsiao-Chien Chen

  • Hierarchically Nanostructured Magnetic Hollow Spheres of Fe3O4 and γ-Fe2O3: Preparation and Potential Application in Drug Delivery

    Shao-Wen Cao;Ying-Jie Zhu;Ming-Yan Ma;Liang Li

  • A comparison study of alkali metal-doped g-C 3 N 4 for visible-light photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

    Jing Jiang;Shaowen Cao;Chenglong Hu;Chunhua Chen

  • In-situ growth of CdS quantum dots on g-C3N4 nanosheets for highly efficient photocatalytic hydrogen generation under visible light irradiation

    Shao-Wen Cao;Yu-Peng Yuan;Yu-Peng Yuan;Jun Fang;Mohammad Mehdi Shahjamali

  • Facet effect of Pd cocatalyst on photocatalytic CO 2 reduction over g-C 3 N 4

    Shaowen Cao;Yao Li;Bicheng Zhu;Mietek Jaroniec

  • TiO2 nanosheets with exposed {001} facets for photocatalytic applications

    Chimmikuttanda Ponnappa Sajan;Swelm Wageh;Swelm Wageh;Ahmed. A. Al-Ghamdi;Jiaguo Yu;Jiaguo Yu

  • Advances in designing heterojunction photocatalytic materials

    Zongpeng Wang;Zongpeng Wang;Zhiping Lin;Zhiping Lin;Shijie Shen;Shijie Shen;Wenwu Zhong;Wenwu Zhong

  • Au/Pt Nanoparticle-Decorated TiO2 Nanofibers with Plasmon-Enhanced Photocatalytic Activities for Solar-to-Fuel Conversion

    Zhenyi Zhang;Zhenyi Zhang;Zheng Wang;Shao-Wen Cao;Can Xue

Frequent Co-Authors

Jiaguo Yu
Jiaguo Yu China University of Geosciences
Can Xue
Can Xue Nanyang Technological University
Yu-Peng Yuan
Yu-Peng Yuan Anhui University
Ying-Jie Zhu
Ying-Jie Zhu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Say Chye Joachim Loo
Say Chye Joachim Loo Nanyang Technological University
Zhenyi Zhang
Zhenyi Zhang State Ethnic Affairs Commission
Bicheng Zhu
Bicheng Zhu China University of Geosciences
James Barber
James Barber Imperial College London
Bei Cheng
Bei Cheng Wuhan University of Technology
Markus Antonietti
Markus Antonietti Max Planck Society

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