主要论著：

1.Cao, X., P. Huang, G. H. Chen and W. Chen, 2012: Modulation of the western North Pacific tropical cyclone genesis by the intraseasonal oscillation of the ITCZ: A statistical analysis. Adv. Atmos. Sci., 29, 744–754.

2.Cao, X., G. H. Chen*, and W. Chen, 2013: Tropical cyclogenesis induced by ITCZ breakdown in association with synoptic wave train over the western North Pacific. Atmos. Sci. Lett., 14, 294–300.

3.Cao, X. *, G. H. Chen, R. H. Huang and W. Chen, 2014: The intensity variation of the summer intertropical convergence zone in the western North Pacific and its impact on tropical cyclones, J. Trop. Meteor., 20, 193–201.

4.Cao, X., T. Li*, M. Peng, W. Chen, and G. H. Chen, 2014: Effects of monsoon trough interannual variation on tropical cyclogenesis over the western North Pacific, Geophys. Res. Lett., 41, 4332–4339, doi: 10.1002/2014GL060307.

5.Cao, X., T. Li*, M. Peng, W. Chen, and G. H. Chen, 2014: Effects of monsoon trough intraseasonal oscillation on tropical cyclogenesis over the western North Pacific, J. Atmos. Sci., 71, 4639–4660, doi: 10.1175/JAS-D-13-0407.1.

6.Cao, X., S. F. Chen*, G. H. Chen, W. Chen, R. G. Wu. 2015. On the weakened relationship between spring Arctic Oscillation and following summer tropical cyclone frequency over the western North Pacific: A comparison of 1968–1986 and 1989–2007. Adv. Atmos. Sci., 30, 1319–1328, doi: 10.1007/s00376-015-4256-y.

7.Cao, X.*, G. H. Chen*, T. Li and F. M. Ren, 2016, Simulations of Tropical Cyclogenesis Associated with Different Monsoon Trough Patterns over the Western North Pacific, Meteor. Atmos. Phys., 128, 491–511, doi: 10.1007/s00703-015-0428-7.

8.Cao, X., S. F. Chen*, G. H. Chen, R. G. Wu. 2016. Intensified impact of northern tropical Atlantic sea surface temperature on tropical cyclogenesis frequency over the western North Pacific after the late-1980s. Adv. Atmos. Sci., 33(8), 919–930, doi: 10.1007/s00376-016-5206-z.

9.Cao, X.*, G. H. Chen, and X. Xiao, 2016, Simulation of tropical cyclogenesis associated with the large-scale cyclonic circulation over the western North Pacific, J. Meteor. Res., 30(6), 897–914, doi: 10.1007/s13351-016-5086-2.

10.Cao, X., R. G. Wu*, S. F. Chen, 2017: Contrast of 10–20-day and 30–60-day intraseasonal SST propagation during summer and winter over the South China Sea and western North Pacific, Clim. Dyn., 48(3), 1233–1248, doi: 10.1007/s00382-016-3138-z.

11.Cao, X., R. G. Wu*, 2018: Origins and Interrelationship of Intraseasonal Rainfall Variations around the Maritime Continent during Boreal Winter. Theor. Appl. Climatol., 132(1), 543-554, doi: 10.1007/s00704-017-2106-9.

12.Cao, X., R. G. Wu*, and M. Y. Bi, 2018: Contributions of different time scale variations to tropical cyclogenesis over the western North Pacific. J. Climate, 31, 3137-3153, doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0519.1

13.Cao, X.*, R. G. Wu, 2018: Simulations of development of tropical disturbances associated with the monsoon trough over the western North Pacific. Atmos. Sci. Lett., 19(2), e801, doi: 10.1002/asl.801.

14.Cao, X., R. G. Wu*, 2018: Comparison of different time scale contributions to tropical cyclone genesis over the western North Pacific in 2015 and 2016. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 96, 317-336.doi: 10.2151/jmsj. 2018-038. (Special Edition on Tropical Cyclones in 2015–2016)

15.Cao, X., R. G. Wu*, and X. Xiao, 2018, A new perspective of intensified impact of ENSO Modoki on tropical cyclogenesis over the western North Pacific around 1990s, Int. J. Climatol., 38(11), 4262–4275, doi:10.1002/joc.5667.

16.Cao, X., R. G. Wu*, and Y. Y. Zhan, 2019: Reexamining the decadal change of tropical cyclogenesis over the South China Sea around the mid-1990s, Int. J. Climatol., 39(7), 3188–3200, doi. 10.1002/joc.6011.

17.Cao, X., R. G. Wu*, M. Y. Bi, X. Q. Lan, Y. F. Dai and J. H. Zhao, 2019: Contributions of different time scale variations to tropical cyclogenesis over the northern tropical Atlantic and comparison with the western North Pacific. J. Climate, 32(19), 6645–6661, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-18-0560.1.

18.Cao, X.*, and R. G. Wu, 2020: Comparison of impacts of intraseasonal oscillation on tropical cyclogenesis over the western North Pacific with two methods, Int. J. Climatol., 40(4), 2418–2428, doi. 10.1002/joc.6342.

19.Cao, X.*, Y. Liu*, R. G. Wu, M. Y. Bi, Y. F. Dai, and Z. L. Cai, 2020: Northwestward shift of tropical cyclogenesis during autumn over the western North Pacific after late 1990s, Int. J. Climatol., 40(3), 1885–1899, doi. 10.1002/joc.6310.

20.Cao, X.*, R. G. Wu, and M. Y. Bi, 2020: Contrasting contributions of flows on different time scales to tropical cyclone tracks over the South China Sea. Environ. Res. Lett, 15, 034003, doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab6fbd.

21.Cao, X.*, R. G. Wu, N. Wei, and Y. F. Dai, 2020: Location of the preferred region for tropical cyclogenesis in strong monsoon trough pattern over the western North Pacific, J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 98, 637–654, 10.2151/jmsj. 2020-034.

22.Cao, X.*, R. G. Wu, Y. F. Dai, and J. Xu, 2020: A comparison of the effects of an upper-level anticyclone and a lower-level cyclone on tropical cyclogenesis in idealized simulations, J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 1005?1027, doi: 10.2151/jmsj. 2020-052

主持的科研课题：国家自然科学基金青年基金项目1项；中国气象科学研究院国家灾害天气重点实验室的开放课题3项；上海台风所的开放课题1项；

参与的项目：国家自然科学基金面上基金、国际合作交流项目、973项目等。