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D-Index
88
Citations
27844
World Ranking
1868
National Ranking
596

Weiping 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 Weiping Cai sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 393 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Weiping 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 Weiping Cai sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 88 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Weiping Cai is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. Their research spans several scientific domains, notably Materials Science, Engineering, and Medicine. These main fields are further detailed into subfields such as Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials; Materials Chemistry; Biomedical Engineering; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; and Infectious Diseases.

The scientist's work centers on key topics including Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications, Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors, Biosensors and Analytical Detection, Advanced Biosensing and Bioanalysis Techniques, Quantum Dots Synthesis and Properties, HIV Research and Treatment, and HIV/AIDS Drug Development and Treatment.

Frequent publication venues for Weiping Cai include:

  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Nanomaterials
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Small

The dataset identifies several frequent co-authors who have contributed extensively alongside this researcher:

  • Hongwen Zhang
  • Yue Li
  • Qian Zhao
  • Hao Fu
  • Le Zhou

Representative recent papers authored or co-authored by Weiping Cai include:

  • Raman reporter-assisted Au nanorod arrays SERS nanoprobe for ultrasensitive detection of mercuric ion (Hg2+) with superior anti-interference performances, 2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Clinical Characteristics of Patients Infected With the Novel 2019 Coronavirus (SARS-Cov-2) in Guangzhou, China, 2020, Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • Convective Self-Assembly of 2D Nonclose-Packed Binary Au Nanoparticle Arrays with Tunable Optical Properties, 2020, Chemistry of Materials
  • One-Pot Synthesis of Ultrasmooth, Precisely Shaped Gold Nanospheres via Surface Self-Polishing Etching and Regrowth, 2021, Chemistry of Materials
  • Association between detectable SARS-COV-2 RNA in anal swabs and disease severity in patients with coronavirus disease 2019, 2020, Journal of Medical Virology

The breadth of Weiping Cai's work reveals contributions to both materials engineering and medical research fields, reflecting interdisciplinary expertise. The combination of nanoparticle synthesis and biosensing applications highlights ongoing engagement with innovative detection technologies and biomedical applications.

Best Publications

  • Blue Luminescence of ZnO Nanoparticles Based on Non‐Equilibrium Processes: Defect Origins and Emission Controls

    Haibo Zeng;Guotao Duan;Yue Li;Shikuan Yang

  • Nanomaterials via Laser Ablation/Irradiation in Liquid: A Review

    Haibo Zeng;Haibo Zeng;Xi-Wen Du;Subhash C. Singh;Sergei A. Kulinich

  • ZnO Hierarchical Micro/Nanoarchitectures: Solvothermal Synthesis and Structurally Enhanced Photocatalytic Performance

    Fang Lu;Weiping Cai;Yugang Zhang

  • ZnO-based hollow nanoparticles by selective etching: elimination and reconstruction of metal-semiconductor interface, improvement of blue emission and photocatalysis.

    Haibo Zeng;Weiping Cai;Peisheng Liu;Xiaoxia Xu

  • Composition/structural evolution and optical properties of ZnO/Zn nanoparticles by laser ablation in liquid media.

    Haibo Zeng;Weiping Cai;Yue Li;Jinlian Hu

  • Strong Electronic Interaction in Dual‐Cation‐Incorporated NiSe2 Nanosheets with Lattice Distortion for Highly Efficient Overall Water Splitting

    Yiqiang Sun;Yiqiang Sun;Kun Xu;Zengxi Wei;Huilin Li;Huilin Li

  • Temperature-dependent shifts of three emission bands for ZnO nanoneedle arrays

    Bingqiang Cao;Weiping Cai;Haibo Zeng

  • Superhydrophobic Bionic Surfaces with Hierarchical Microsphere/SWCNT Composite Arrays

    Yue Li;Xing Jiu Huang;Sung Hwan Heo;Cun Cheng Li

  • Highly ordered nanostructures with tunable size, shape and properties : A new way to surface nano-patterning using ultra-thin alumina masks

    Yong Lei;Weiping Cai;Gerhard Wilde

  • Ag nanoparticle decorated nanoporous ZnO microrods and their enhanced photocatalytic activities.

    Quan Deng;Xiaowei Duan;Dickon H. L. Ng;Haibin Tang

  • Ordered Micro/Nanostructured Arrays Based on the Monolayer Colloidal Crystals†

    Yue Li;Weiping Cai;Guotao Duan

  • High‐Yield Synthesis of Single‐Crystalline Gold Nano‐octahedra

    Cuncheng Li;Cuncheng Li;Kevin L. Shuford;Q.-Han Park;Weiping Cai

  • Mass production of micro/nanostructured porous ZnO plates and their strong structurally enhanced and selective adsorption performance for environmental remediation

    Xianbiao Wang;Weiping Cai;Yongxing Lin;Guozhong Wang

  • From ZnO Nanorods to Nanoplates: Chemical Bath Deposition Growth and Surface-Related Emissions

    Bingqiang Cao;Weiping Cai

  • Violet photoluminescence from shell layer of Zn∕ZnO core-shell nanoparticles induced by laser ablation

    Haibo Zeng;Weiping Cai;Jinlian Hu;Guotao Duan

  • Metal-organic framework derived nitrogen-doped porous carbon@graphene sandwich-like structured composites as bifunctional electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction and evolution reactions

    Shengwen Liu;Haimin Zhang;Qian Zhao;Qian Zhao;Xian Zhang;Xian Zhang

  • PHOTOLUMINESCENCE OF INDIUM-OXIDE NANOPARTICLES DISPERSED WITHIN PORES OF MESOPOROUS SILICA

    Huijuan Zhou;Weiping Cai;Lide Zhang

  • A hierarchically structured Ni(OH)2 monolayer hollow-sphere array and its tunable optical properties over a large region

    Guotao Duan;Weiping Cai;Yuanyuan Luo;Fengqiang Sun

  • Chemical-template synthesis of micro/nanoscale magnesium silicate hollow spheres for waste-water treatment.

    Yongqiang Wang;Guozhong Wang;Hongqiang Wang;Changhao Liang

  • Sonochemical Processes and Formation of Gold Nanoparticles within Pores of Mesoporous Silica.

    Wei Chen;Wei Chen;Weiping Cai;Liang Zhang;Guozhong Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Yue Li
Yue Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guotao Duan
Guotao Duan Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Haibo Zeng
Haibo Zeng Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Guozhong Wang
Guozhong Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Bingqiang Cao
Bingqiang Cao University of Jinan
Shikuan Yang
Shikuan Yang Zhejiang University
Huijun Zhao
Huijun Zhao Griffith University
Lide Zhang
Lide Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhengfei Dai
Zhengfei Dai Xi'an Jiaotong University
Jinlian Hu
Jinlian Hu City University of Hong Kong

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