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Ziyi Cao

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

Mid career · publishing since 2012

Publications

74

Citations

4,711

Est. group size

~10

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

15

Publishing since 2012

Research summary
AI-generated

This publication record appears to combine work from multiple distinct researchers sharing the same name, spanning materials science (van der Waals heterostructures, photodetectors, battery and lithium-recovery chemistry, semiconductor polishing) as well as unrelated biomedical topics (fatty liver disease, diabetic kidney disease, melanoma nanotherapy). Because of this mixed profile, prospective students should treat the topic list and themes as reflecting an ambiguous or merged author record rather than a single coherent research program. If verifying interest in a specific subfield (e.g., 2D material photodetectors or battery materials), direct confirmation with the individual is recommended.

2D materials and van der Waals heterostructuresOptoelectronics and photodetectorsBattery and energy materialsSemiconductor processing (chemical mechanical polishing)Biomedical and metabolic disease research (likely a distinct author)

Output has grown somewhat unevenly over the last decade, dipping around 2018-2019 and 2023, then rising again to a higher level in 2024-2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 7.2/year recently
2017: 6 publications172018: 1 publication182019: 4 publications192020: 6 publications202021: 12 publications12212022: 7 publications222023: 5 publications232024: 9 publications242025: 11 publications252026: 4 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Energy storage materials×5
  • Small×3
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A×3
  • ACS Nano×2
  • Advanced Functional Materials×2
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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