2026 Yibing Cai: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	48	10946	10575	3050	3037	161	6697

Overview

Yibing Cai is affiliated with Jiangnan University in China and is actively involved in research primarily within the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their scholarly work spans several specialized subfields, including Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry, Polymers and Plastics, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

Their research covers a diverse range of scientific topics. These include:

Phase Change Materials Research
Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods
Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems
Conducting Polymers and Applications
Electromagnetic Wave Absorption Materials

Recent publications where Yibing Cai has contributed include:

"Reaction modifier system enable double-network hydrogel electrolyte for flexible zinc-air batteries with tolerance to extreme cold conditions" (2021), published in Energy storage materials
"Highly Durable and Fast Response Fabric Strain Sensor for Movement Monitoring Under Extreme Conditions" (2022), published in Advanced Fiber Materials
""Water-in-Salt" Nonalkaline Gel Polymer Electrolytes Enable Flexible Zinc-Air Batteries with Ultra-Long Operating Time" (2022), published in Advanced Functional Materials
"MoS₂ Nanoplates Embedded in Co-N-Doped Carbon Nanocages as Efficient Catalyst for HER and OER" (2020), published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
"Ultrafast gelation of multifunctional hydrogel/composite based on self-catalytic Fe3+/Tannic acid-cellulose nanofibers" (2021), published in Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Yibing Cai has published frequently in journals including:

Journal of Energy Storage (7 publications)
Energy storage materials (2 publications)
Energy & Fuels (2 publications)
Chemical Engineering Journal (2 publications)
Chemistry Letters (2 publications)

Collaborations have been a significant aspect of their research, with notable co-authors such as:

Qufu Wei (26 co-authored works)
Fenglin Huang (11 co-authored works)
Qingqing Wang (8 co-authored works)
Lingang Li (6 co-authored works)
Junqing Shi (6 co-authored works)

Best Publications

Thermal stability, latent heat and flame retardant properties of the thermal energy storage phase change materials based on paraffin/high density polyethylene composites

Yibing Cai;Qufu Wei;Fenglin Huang;Shiliang Lin

233
Citations
Effects of nano-SiO2 on morphology, thermal energy storage, thermal stability, and combustion properties of electrospun lauric acid/PET ultrafine composite fibers as form-stable phase change materials

Yibing Cai;Yibing Cai;Yibing Cai;Huizhen Ke;Ju Dong;Qufu Wei

218
Citations
Catalyzing carbonization function of α-ZrP based intumescent fire retardant polypropylene nanocomposites

Dandan Yang;Yuan Hu;Lei Song;Shibin Nie

176
Citations
Highly Durable and Fast Response Fabric Strain Sensor for Movement Monitoring Under Extreme Conditions

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173
Citations
Reaction modifier system enable double-network hydrogel electrolyte for flexible zinc-air batteries with tolerance to extreme cold conditions

Yanan Zhang;Hanglan Qin;Mensah Alfred;Huizhen Ke

161
Citations
Ultralight and Flexible Carbon Foam-Based Phase Change Composites with High Latent-Heat Capacity and Photothermal Conversion Capability.

Weiwei Wang;Yibing Cai;Mingyue Du;Xuebin Hou

159
Citations
Preparation and properties studies of halogen-free flame retardant form-stable phase change materials based on paraffin/high density polyethylene composites

Yibing Cai;Qufu Wei;Fenglin Huang;Weidong Gao

157
Citations
Formation of Yolk–Shelled Nickel–Cobalt Selenide Dodecahedral Nanocages from Metal–Organic Frameworks for Efficient Hydrogen and Oxygen Evolution

Kelong Ao;Jiancheng Dong;Chonghui Fan;Di Wang

148
Citations
“Water‐in‐Salt” Nonalkaline Gel Polymer Electrolytes Enable Flexible Zinc‐Air Batteries with Ultra‐Long Operating Time

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144
Citations
Preparation and flammability of high density polyethylene/paraffin/organophilic montmorillonite hybrids as a form stable phase change material

Yibing Cai;Yuan Hu;Lei Song;Qinghong Kong

135
Citations
A Dual‐Mode Wearable Sensor Based on Bacterial Cellulose Reinforced Hydrogels for Highly Sensitive Strain/Pressure Sensing

Jieyu Huang;Min Zhao;Yibing Cai;Malgorzata Zimniewska

121
Citations
Fire retardant synergism between melamine and triphenyl phosphate in poly(butylene terephthalate)

Junfeng Xiao;Yuan Hu;Ling Yang;Yibing Cai

120
Citations
Preparation, morphology and thermal properties of electrospun fatty acid eutectics/polyethylene terephthalate form-stable phase change ultrafine composite fibers for thermal energy storage

Yibing Cai;Yibing Cai;Yibing Cai;Huizhen Ke;Liang Lin;Xiuzhu Fei

118
Citations
Sonochemical synthesis of ordered SnO₂/CMK-3 nanocomposites and their lithium storage properties.

Hui Qiao;Jing Li;Jiapeng Fu;Dnt Kumar

113
Citations
Flammability and thermal properties of high density polyethylene/paraffin hybrid as a form‐stable phase change material

Yibing Cai;Yuan Hu;Lei Song;Yong Tang

109
Citations
Fabrication and characterization of capric–lauric–palmitic acid/electrospun SiO2 nanofibers composite as form-stable phase change material for thermal energy storage/retrieval

Yibing Cai;Guiyan Sun;Mengmeng Liu;Jin Zhang

106
Citations
Preparation, thermal and flammability properties of a novel form-stable phase change materials based on high density polyethylene/poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate)/organophilic montmorillonite nanocomposites/paraffin compounds

Yibing Cai;Yibing Cai;Lei Song;Qingliang He;Dandan Yang

106
Citations
Electrospun ultrafine composite fibers consisting of lauric acid and polyamide 6 as form-stable phase change materials for storage and retrieval of solar thermal energy

Yibing Cai;Yibing Cai;Chuntao Gao;Xiaolin Xu;Zhen Fu

104
Citations
A highly flexible self-powered biosensor for glucose detection by epitaxial deposition of gold nanoparticles on conductive bacterial cellulose

Pengfei Lv;Huimin Zhou;Alfred Mensah;Quan Feng

103
Citations
Preparation and characterizations of HDPE–EVA alloy/OMT nanocomposites/paraffin compounds as a shape stabilized phase change thermal energy storage material

Yibing Cai;Yuan Hu;Lei Song;Hongdian Lu

103
Citations
Influences of expanded graphite on structural morphology and thermal performance of composite phase change materials consisting of fatty acid eutectics and electrospun PA6 nanofibrous mats

Yibing Cai;Yibing Cai;Chuntao Gao;Ting Zhang;Zhen Zhang

84
Citations
Fabrication and characterization of electrospun SiO2 nanofibers absorbed with fatty acid eutectics for thermal energy storage/retrieval

Xue Zong;Yibing Cai;Yibing Cai;Guiyan Sun;Yong Zhao

82
Citations