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D-Index
63
Citations
13855
World Ranking
6190
National Ranking
1580

Wei 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 Wei Cai sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 217 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wei 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 Wei Cai 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: 63 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Wei Cai is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research spans extensive areas within engineering and materials science, focusing notably on subfields such as materials chemistry, mechanical engineering, mechanics of materials, atomic and molecular physics and optics, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist has contributed to diverse topics across their publications. Key areas of work include microstructure and mechanical properties, additive manufacturing materials and processes, enhanced oil recovery techniques, metal and thin film mechanics, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, and machine learning in materials science.

Wei Cai's collaboration network features frequent co-authors such as Yifan Wang, Rasool Ahmad, Nicolas Bertin, Shaswat Mohanty, and Xuanhui Qu, reflecting recurring partnerships in research efforts.

Frequent publication venues in their career include arXiv (Cornell University), SSRN Electronic Journal, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, The Cambridge Structural Database, and Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering.

Recent papers by Wei Cai showcase a variety of topics and publication venues:

  • Roadmap on multiscale materials modeling, 2020, Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering
  • Microparticle traction force microscopy reveals subcellular force exertion patterns in immune cell-target interactions, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Phagocytic 'teeth' and myosin-II 'jaw' power target constriction during phagocytosis, 2021, eLife
  • Frontiers in the Simulation of Dislocations, 2020, Annual Review of Materials Research
  • Insights from an autism imaging biomarker challenge: Promises and threats to biomarker discovery, 2022, NeuroImage

Best Publications

  • Highly stretchable polymer semiconductor films through the nanoconfinement effect

    Jie Xu;Sihong Wang;Ging Ji Nathan Wang;Chenxin Zhu

  • Computer simulations of dislocations

    Vasily V. Bulatov;Wei Cai

  • Enabling strain hardening simulations with dislocation dynamics

    Athanasios Arsenlis;Wei Cai;Meijie Tang;Moono Rhee

  • A non-singular continuum theory of dislocations

    Wei Cai;Athanasios Arsenlis;Christopher R. Weinberger;Vasily V. Bulatov

  • Dislocation multi-junctions and strain hardening

    Vasily V. Bulatov;Luke L. Hsiung;Meijie Tang;Athanasios Arsenlis

  • Dynamic transitions from smooth to rough to twinning in dislocation motion

    Jaime Marian;Jaime Marian;Wei Cai;Vasily V. Bulatov

  • Bamboo-inspired nanostructure design for flexible, foldable and twistable energy storage devices

    Yongming Sun;Yi Cui

  • Comparing the strength of f.c.c. and b.c.c. sub-micrometer pillars: Compression experiments and dislocation dynamics simulations

    Julia R. Greer;Christopher R. Weinberger;Wei Cai

  • Minimizing boundary reflections in coupled-domain simulations.

    Wei Cai;Maurice de Koning;Maurice de Koning;Vasily V. Bulatov;Sidney Yip

  • Surface-controlled dislocation multiplication in metal micropillars

    Christopher R. Weinberger;Wei Cai

  • Stretchable self-healable semiconducting polymer film for active-matrix strain-sensing array

    Jin Young Oh;Jin Young Oh;Donghee Son;Donghee Son;Donghee Son;Toru Katsumata;Toru Katsumata;Yeongjun Lee

  • Periodic image effects in dislocation modelling

    Wei Cai;Vasily V. Bulatob;Jinpeng Chang;Ju Li

  • Plasticity of metal nanowires

    Christopher Robert Weinberger;Wei Cai

  • Chapter 64 - Dislocation Core Effects on Mobility

    Wei Cai;Vasily V. Bulatov;Jinpeng Chang;Ju Li

  • Imperfections in Crystalline Solids

    Wei Cai;William D. Nix

  • Mechanics of Crystalline Nanowires

    Harold S. Park;Wei Cai;Horacio D. Espinosa;Hanchen Huang

  • Roadmap on multiscale materials modeling

    Erik van der Giessen;Peter A. Schultz;Nicolas Bertin;Vasily V. Bulatov

  • Modeling of dislocation-grain boundary interactions in FCC metals

    M. de Koning;Richard J. Kurtz;V. V. Bulatov;Charles H. Henager

  • Brittle and ductile fracture of semiconductor nanowires – molecular dynamics simulations

    Keonwook Kang;Wei Cai

  • Size and temperature effects on the fracture mechanisms of silicon nanowires: Molecular dynamics simulations

    Keonwook Kang;Wei Cai

  • Computer Simulations of Dislocations (Oxford Series on Materials Modelling)

    Vasily Bulatov;Wei Cai

Frequent Co-Authors

Vasily V. Bulatov
Vasily V. Bulatov Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Christopher R. Weinberger
Christopher R. Weinberger Colorado State University
William D. Nix
William D. Nix Stanford University
Zhenan Bao
Zhenan Bao Stanford University
Paul C. McIntyre
Paul C. McIntyre Stanford University
Horacio D. Espinosa
Horacio D. Espinosa Northwestern University
Giulia Galli
Giulia Galli University of Chicago

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