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Xun Cao

Xun Cao

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 42 12624 12210 3417 3402 137 5414

Xun Cao publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Xun Cao between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Xun Cao published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 5.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2022. 37 of the 204 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2022. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 5 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 3 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 0 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 2 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 20 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 19 publications 2025: 18 publications
1990 2025

204 publications in total across all disciplines

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Xun Cao: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 1
1992 5
1993 1
1994 0
1995 1
1996 3
1997 2
1998 0
1999 1
2000 0
2001 1
2002 0
2003 1
2004 0
2005 0
2006 1
2007 0
2008 2
2009 9
2010 2
2011 3
2012 1
2013 2
2014 10
2015 6
2016 8
2017 15
2018 16
2019 19
2020 11
2021 13
2022 20
2023 12
2024 19
2025 18
Total 204
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Xun Cao publications per year - data summary

  • Xun Cao, a Materials Science scholar from Chinese Academy of Sciences, has 204 publications recorded across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1990 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2022, with 20 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 7 of the 36 years in the span carry no publications at all (1994, 1998, 2000, 2002 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 5.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 7.0 per year counting only the 29 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 82 publications, 40% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1990-2001: 16 publications (1.3 per year); 2002-2013: 21 publications (1.8 per year); 2014-2025: 167 publications (13.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Xun 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 Xun Cao sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 130–149 publications, is where this scientist sits. 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
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 137 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723 137
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Xun Cao publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 57 ranges running from 50–69 to 1,163+ publications.
  • Xun Cao, a Materials Science scholar from Chinese Academy of Sciences, records 137 publications - the 10th percentile of the discipline.
  • 10% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Xun Cao, and about 90% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 250–269 publications range, and Xun Cao ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 190–209 publications, holding 891 scientists (7% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 330–349 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Xun 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 Xun Cao sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 42–43 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450 42
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Xun Cao D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 64 ranges running from 40–41 to 165+ D-Index.
  • Xun Cao, a Materials Science scholar from Chinese Academy of Sciences, records 42 D-Index - the 3rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 3% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Xun Cao, and about 97% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Xun Cao ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 52–53 D-Index, holding 667 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 68% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Xun Cao is a researcher affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. Their academic work primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with a focus on subfields such as Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Polymers and Plastics.

The scientist's research topics cover a variety of areas in advanced materials and energy-related technologies. Major themes include:

  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
  • Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials
  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors

Xun Cao has published extensively in several academic venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Nature Communications
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Journal of Alloys and Compounds
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Rare Metals

Their recent papers exemplify diverse research interests and contributions, including:

  • Interpenetrating interfaces for efficient perovskite solar cells with high operational stability and mechanical robustness (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Exploring the impact of atomic lattice deformation on oxygen evolution reactions based on a sub-5 nm pure face-centred cubic high-entropy alloy electrocatalyst (2020, Journal of Materials Chemistry A)
  • Reversible Al Metal Anodes Enabled by Amorphization for Aqueous Aluminum Batteries (2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • Hollow Gradient-Structured Iron-Anchored Carbon Nanospheres for Enhanced Electromagnetic Wave Absorption (2022, Nano-Micro Letters)
  • Phase engineering of Cr5Te8 with colossal anomalous Hall effect (2022, Nature Electronics)

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Xun Cao's research, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Yizhong Huang
  • Zheng Liu
  • Yu Lu
  • Chaojiang Li
  • Bowei Zhang

Best Publications

  • Recent progress in the phase-transition mechanism and modulation of vanadium dioxide materials

    Zewei Shao;Xun Cao;Hongjie Luo;Ping Jin;Ping Jin

  • All-solid-state proton-based tandem structures for fast-switching electrochromic devices

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  • Interpenetrating interfaces for efficient perovskite solar cells with high operational stability and mechanical robustness.

    Qingshun Dong;Chao Zhu;Min Chen;Chen Jiang

  • Exploring the impact of atomic lattice deformation on oxygen evolution reactions based on a sub-5 nm pure face-centred cubic high-entropy alloy electrocatalyst

    Kang Huang;Bowei Zhang;Junsheng Wu;Tianyuan Zhang

  • Van der Waals negative capacitance transistors

    Xiaowei Wang;Peng Yu;Peng Yu;Zhendong Lei;Chao Zhu

  • Optical design and stability study for ultrahigh-performance and long-lived vanadium dioxide-based thermochromic coatings

    Tianci Chang;Xun Cao;Liv R. Dedon;Shiwei Long

  • Recent advances in VO2-based thermochromic composites for smart windows

    Fang Xu;Xun Cao;Hongjie Luo;Ping Jin;Ping Jin

  • Ultrafine Metal Nanoparticles/N-Doped Porous Carbon Hybrids Coated on Carbon Fibers as Flexible and Binder-Free Water Splitting Catalysts

    Yongqi Zhang;Xinhui Xia;Xun Cao;Bowei Zhang

  • Forming-free colossal resistive switching effect in rare-earth-oxide Gd2O3 films for memristor applications

    Xun Cao;Xiaomin Li;Xiangdong Gao;Weidong Yu

  • Spatially Resolved Dynamically Reconfigurable Multilevel Control of Thermal Emission

    Ziquan Xu;Qiang Li;Kaikai Du;Shiwei Long

  • Nanoporous Thermochromic VO2 (M) Thin Films: Controlled Porosity, Largely Enhanced Luminous Transmittance and Solar Modulating Ability

    Xun Cao;Ning Wang;Jia Yan Law;Say Chye Joachim Loo

  • Facile and Low-Temperature Fabrication of Thermochromic Cr2O3/VO2 Smart Coatings: Enhanced Solar Modulation Ability, High Luminous Transmittance and UV-Shielding Function

    Tianci Chang;Xun Cao;Ning Li;Shiwei Long

  • Review on thermochromic vanadium dioxide based smart coatings: from lab to commercial application

    Tian-Ci Chang;Xun Cao;Shan-Hu Bao;Shi-Dong Ji

  • Terbium-Doped VO2 Thin Films: Reduced Phase Transition Temperature and Largely Enhanced Luminous Transmittance.

    Ning Wang;Martial Duchamp;Rafal E. Dunin-Borkowski;Shiyu Liu

  • Challenges and Opportunities toward Real Application of VO2-Based Smart Glazing

    Xun Cao;Tianci Chang;Zewei Shao;Fang Xu

  • High Performance and Enhanced Durability of Thermochromic Films Using VO2@ZnO Core-Shell Nanoparticles.

    Yunxiang Chen;Xianzhe Zeng;Jingting Zhu;Rong Li

  • Composite Film of Vanadium Dioxide Nanoparticles and Ionic Liquid-Nickel-Chlorine Complexes with Excellent Visible Thermochromic Performance.

    Jingting Zhu;Aibin Huang;Haibin Ma;Yining Ma

  • Thermochromic multilayer films of WO3/VO2/WO3 sandwich structure with enhanced luminous transmittance and durability

    Shiwei Long;Huaijuan Zhou;Shanhu Bao;Yunchuan Xin

  • Hot-corrosion behaviors of overlay-clad yttria-stabilized zirconia coatings in contact with vanadate–sulfate salts

    X.H. Zhong;Y.M. Wang;Z.H. Xu;Y.F. Zhang

  • Confining Tiny MoO 2 Clusters into Reduced Graphene Oxide for Highly Efficient Low Frequency Microwave Absorption

    Cao Wu;Cao Wu;Zhaofeng Chen;Meiling Wang;Xun Cao

  • All-ZnO-based transparent resistance random access memory device fully fabricated at room temperature

    Xun Cao;Xiaomin Li;Xiangdong Gao;Xinjun Liu

  • Fast-Switching WO3-Based Electrochromic Devices: Design, Fabrication, and Applications

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  • Mitigating Deterioration of Vanadium Dioxide Thermochromic Films by Interfacial Encapsulation

    Tianci Chang;Xun Cao;Ning Li;Shiwei Long

  • Fully inkjet-printed Ag2Se flexible thermoelectric devices for sustainable power generation

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  • Application-oriented VO2 thermochromic coatings with composite structures: Optimized optical performance and robust fatigue properties

    Shiwei Long;Xun Cao;Ning Li;Yunchuan Xin

  • Europium doped vanadium dioxide material : reduced phase transition temperature, enhanced luminous transmittance and solar modulation

    X. Cao;N. Wang;S. Magdassi;D. Mandler

  • Self-Template Synthesis of Nanoporous VO2-Based Films: Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance and Enhanced Optical Performance for Solar Glazing Application.

    Shiwei Long;Xun Cao;Rong Huang;Fang Xu

  • Phase-controllable growth of ultrathin 2D magnetic FeTe crystals

    Lixing Kang;Chen Ye;Xiaoxu Zhao;Xieyu Zhou

Frequent Co-Authors

Ping Jin
Ping Jin Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yizhong Huang
Yizhong Huang Nanyang Technological University
Lidong Chen
Lidong Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Bowei Zhang
Bowei Zhang University of Science and Technology Beijing
Hongjie Luo
Hongjie Luo Shanghai University
Qingyu Yan
Qingyu Yan Nanyang Technological University
Zheng Liu
Zheng Liu Nanyang Technological University
Zexiang Shen
Zexiang Shen Nanyang Technological University
Jiadong Zhou
Jiadong Zhou Beijing Institute of Technology
Yi Long
Yi Long Nanyang Technological University

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