已发表SCI论文70余篇，代表性论文如下：
(27). Cao, X.^*, Ni. B., Yu, Y., Ma, L., Lu, P., Wang, X. (2023). Comparison of ring current proton losses between contributions from scattering by field line curvature and EMIC waves. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 128, e2023JA031904. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JA031904.
(26). Wang, S., Si. C., Long, M., Lu, P., Cao, X.^*, Ni, B., & Yang, G. (2023). Quantifying the absorption loss of radiation belt energetic particles by Saturn's inner moons. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 128, e2023JE007912. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JE007912.
(25). Long, M., Cao, X.^*, Ni, B.^*, Lou, Y., Yao, Z., Roussos, E., et al. (2023). Formation of electron butterfly pitch angle distributions in Saturn's magnetosphere due to scattering by equatorial ECH waves. Geophysical Research Letters, 50, e2023GL105318. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL105318. 
(24). Long, M., Cao, X.*, Gu, X.*, Ni, B., Qu, S., Lou, Y., et al. (2023). Excitation of Saturnian ECH waves within remote plasma injections: Cassini observations. Geophysical Research Letters, 50, e2022GL101969. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL101969.
(23). Cao, X.*, Lu, P., Ni, B.*, Summers, D., Shprits, Y. Y., Long, M., & Wang, X. (2023). Resonant scattering of radiation belt electrons at Saturn by ion cyclotron waves. Geophysical Research Letters, 50, e2022GL102394. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL102394.
(22). Wang, X., Cao, X.*, Gu, X.*, Ni, B., Ma, X., Luo, T., and Guo, D. (2023). Prompt Enhancements of Radiation Belt Electrons over a Wide Energy Range Based on Phase Space Density Variations: A Detailed Case Study. The Astrophysical Journal, 942(1), 30. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aca4c7.
(21). Cao, X.^*, Lu, P., Zhu, Q., Ma, X., Ni. B. (2023), Bounce resonance scattering of slot region electrons by plasmaspheric hiss. Chinese Journal of Geophysics, 66(5), 1796-1806, doi:10.6038/cjg2022Q0669.
(20). Long, M., Cao, X.*, Gu, X.*, Ni, B., Qu, S., Ye, S., et al. (2022). Statistics of Water-group Band Ion Cyclotron Waves in Saturn's Inner Magnetosphere Based on 13 yr of Cassini Measurements. The Astrophysical Journal, 932(1), 56. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ac6bf0. 
(19). Lou, Y., Cao, X.*, Wu, M., Ni, B., & Zhang, T. *(2022). Parametric sensitivity of electron scattering effects by electrostatic electron cyclotron harmonic waves. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 127, e2022JA030322. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JA030322. 
(18). Zhu, Q., Cao, X*., Ni, B., Gu, X., & Ma, X. (2022). Effects of Hot Protons on the Pitch-Angle Scattering of Ring Current Protons by EMIC Waves. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 127, e2021JA030255. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JA030255.
(17). Long, M., Ni, B*., Cao, X*., Gu, X., Kollmann, P., Luo, Q., et al. (2022). Losses of radiation belt energetic particles by encounters with four of the inner moons of Jupiter. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 127, e2021JE007050. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JE007050.
(16). Zhu, Q., Ma, X., Cao, X*., Ni, B*., Xiang, Z., et al. (2022), Assessment of the applicability of the cold plasma dispersion relation of slot region hiss based on Van Allen Probes observations. Acta Phys. Sin. (in Chinese), 71, 051101. doi: 10.7498/aps.70.20211671.
(15). Lou, Y., Cao, X*., Ni, B., Wu, M., & Zhang, T. (2021). Parametric dependence of polarization reversal effects on the particle pitch angle scattering by EMIC waves. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 126, e2021JA029966. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JA029966.
(14). Ma, X., Cao, X*., Ni, B*., Zhu., Qi., Xiang, Z. (2021). Realistic Dispersion of Plasmaspheric Hiss in the Inner Magnetosphere and Its Effect on Wave-induced Electron Scattering Rates. The Astrophysical Journal, 916, 14, https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/abf4d6.
(13). Yan, L., Cao, X*., Hua, M., Ni, B*., & Zhang, Y. (2021). Statistics of magnetosonic waves in the slot region observed by Van Allen Probes. Geophysical Research Letters, 48, e2021GL094015. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GL094015.
(12). Zhu, Q., Cao, X*., Gu, X*., Ni, B., Xiang, Z., Fu, S., et al. (2021). Empirical loss timescales of slot region electrons due to plasmaspheric hiss based on Van Allen Probes observations. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 126, e2020JA029057. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JA029057.
(11). Lou, Y., Cao, X*., Ni, B*., Tu, W., Gu, X., Fu, S., et al. (2021). Diffuse auroral electron scattering by electrostatic electron cyclotron harmonic waves in the dayside magnetosphere. Geophysical Research Letters, 48, e2020GL092208. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL092208.
(10). X. Cao, B. Ni, D. Summers, Y. Y. Shprits, & Y. Lou (2020). Effects of Polarization Reversal on the Pitch Angle Scattering of Radiation Belt Electrons and Ring Current Protons by EMIC Waves. Geophysical Research Letters, 47，https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL089718.
(9). X. Cao, B. Ni, D. Summers, X. Ma, Y. Lou, Y. Zhang, X. Gu, & S. Fu (2020).  Effects of Superthermal Plasmas on the Linear Growth of Multiband EMIC Waves. The Astrophysical Journal, 899, 1, (43). https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ab9ec4.
(8). X. Cao, B. Ni, D. Summers, S. Fu, X. Gu, & R. Shi (2020). Hot Plasma Effects on the Pitch-angle Scattering Rates of Radiation Belt Electrons Due to Plasmaspheric Hiss. The Astrophysical Journal, 869, 2, (118). https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ab9107.
(7). X. Cao, B.Ni, D. Summers, Y. Y. Shprits, X. Gu, et al. (2019). Sensitivity of EMIC wave-driven scattering loss of ring current protons to wave normal angle distribution. Geophysical Research Letters, 46.  https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL081550.
(6). X. Cao, B. Ni, D. Summers, J. Bortnik, X. Tao, Y. Y. Shprits, et al. (2017), Bounce resonance scattering of radiation belt electrons by H+ band EMIC waves. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 122, 1702-1713. doi:10.1002/2016JA023607.
(5). X. Cao, B. Ni, D. Summers, Z. Zou, S. Fu, & W. Zhang (2017). Bounce resonance scattering of radiation belt electrons by low-frequency hiss: Comparison with cyclotron and Landau resonances. Geophysical Research Letters, 44, 9547-9554. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GL075104.
(4). X. Cao, Y. Y. Shprits, B. Ni, & I. S. Zhelavskaya (2017). Scattering of ultra-relativistic electrons in the Van Allen radiation belts accounting for hot plasma effects. Scientific Reports. 7. http://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-17739-7.
(3). He, F^#., Cao, X^#., Ni, B., Xiang, Z., Zhou, C., Gu, X., Zhao, Z., Shi, R., and Wang, Q. (2016), Combined scattering loss of radiation belt relativistic electrons by simultaneous three-band EMIC waves: A case study, Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 121, 4446– 4451, doi:10.1002/2016JA022483. (co-first author)
(2). Wang, Q^#., X. Cao^#, X. Gu, B. Ni, C. Zhou, R. Shi and Z. Zhao (2016), A parametric study of the linear growth of magnetospheric EMIC waves in a hot plasma, Physics of Plasmas, 23, 062903, doi:10.1063/1.4953565. (co-first author)
(1). X. Cao, B. Ni, J. Liang, Z. Xiang, Q. Wang, et al. (2016). Resonant scattering of central plasma sheet protons by multiband EMIC waves and resultant proton loss timescales. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 121, 1219-1232. doi:10.1002/2015JA021933.