1、2014年，第四届摩擦腐蚀国际会议，最佳墙报奖
2、2020年，捷迈邦美集团亚太区总裁奖章
3、2021年，南京市“海智湾”青年留学人才
4、2022年，江苏省双创计划 — 双创博士
5、2022年，江苏省研究生优质教学资源 — 优秀教学案例
6、2023年，第八届全国高等学校教师图学与机械课程示范教学与创新教学法观摩竞赛，二等奖
7、2023年，江苏省高等学校微课教学比赛，三等奖
8、2023年，江苏高校“青蓝工程”优秀教学团队，成员
9、2024年，“四位一体”教学质量综合评价，优秀
10、2024年，江苏省青年教师教学竞赛校内选拔赛，一等奖
11、2024年，第四届江苏省高校教师教学创新大赛，二等奖
12、2024年，第十六届全国摩擦学大会，优秀论文奖
已发表学术论文30余篇，其中第一/通讯作者SCI论文12篇。代表性论文如下：
[1] Shoufan Cao, Yunkun Wang, Zhanpeng Yang, Yi Liang, Yuanxun Fan. Predicting teh metal ion release from CoCrMo alloy - UHMWPE tribocorrosion contacts. Tribology Letters (2024) 72: 79. (SCI, IF=2.9)
[2] Shoufan Cao, Zhang Xu, Yi Liang, Stefano Mischler. Tribological responses of steels to different surface films generated in oil lubricants. Industrial Lubrication and Tribology (2024) 76(1): 41-49. (SCI, IF=1.5)
[3] Shoufan Cao, Zhang Xu, Xunguo Zhang, Yuanxun Fan. Tribocorrosion behavior of 316L stainless steel sliding against different ceramics in 0.5 M H2SO4 solution. Tribology International (2023) 190: 109032. (SCI, IF=6.1, 中科院一区Top期刊)
[4] Shoufan Cao, Zhang Xu, Yi Liang, Stefano Mischler. Assessing the wear degradation of tungsten in acidic solutions using a lubricated tribocorrosion model. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology (2023) 237(10): 1972-1982. (SCI, IF=1.6)
[5] Shoufan Cao, Stefano Mischler. A lubricated tribocorrosion model incorporating surface roughness. Biotribology (2021) 26: 100181.
[6] Shoufan Cao, Stefano Mischler. Tribocorrosion of a CoCrMo alloy in sulfuric acid – Glycerol mixtures. Wear (2020) 458-459: 203443. (SCI, IF=5.3, 中科院一区Top期刊)
[7] Junxiao Du, Shoufan Cao, Anna Igual Munoz, Stefano Mischler. Tribological and tribocorrosion behavior of nickel sliding against oxide ceramics. Wear (2019) 426-427: 1496-1506. (SCI, IF=5.3, 中科院一区Top期刊)
[8] Shoufan Cao, Stefano Mischler. Modeling tribocorrosion of passive metals – A review. Current Opinion in Solid State & Materials Science (2018) 22: 127-141. (SCI, IF=12.2)
[9] Shoufan Cao, Anna Igual Munoz, Stefano Mischler. Rationalizing the in vivo degradation of metal-on-metal artificial hip joints using tribocorrosion concepts. Corrosion (2017) 73: 1510-1519. (SCI, IF=1.1)
[10] Sandra Guadalupe, Shoufan Cao, Marco Cantoni, Walter-John Chitty, Carole Falcand, Stefano Mischler. Applicability of a recently proposed tribocorrosion model to CoCr alloys with different carbides content. Wear (2017) 376-377: 203-211. (SCI, IF=5.3, 中科院一区Top期刊)
[11] Shoufan Cao, Francois Sarasin, Marco Cantoni, Stefano Mischler. Effect of surface films on tribologically induced metallurgical transformations of steel in oil lubricated contacts. Wear (2016) 368-369: 75-83. (SCI, IF=5.3, 中科院一区Top期刊)
[12] Shoufan Cao, Stefano Mischler. Assessment of a recent tribocorrosion model for wear of metal-on-metal hip joints: comparison between model predictions and simulator results. Wear (2016) 362-363: 170-178. (SCI, IF=5.3, 中科院一区Top期刊)
[13] Shoufan Cao, Sandra Guadalupe, Stefano Mischler. Tribocorrosion of passive metals in the mixed lubrication regime: theoretical model and application to metal-on-metal artificial hip joints. Wear (2015) 324-325: 55-63. (SCI, IF=5.3, 中科院一区Top期刊)
[14] Shoufan Cao, Hongtao Liu, Shirong Ge, Gaofeng Wu. Mechanical and tribological behaviors of UHMWPE composites filled with basalt fibers. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites (2011) 30: 347-355. (SCI, IF=2.3)
[15] Hongtao Liu, Shoufan Cao, Shirong Ge. Effect of micro-surface defect on tribological property of UHMWPE. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites (2011) 30: 425-430. (SCI, IF=2.3)
[16] Hongtao Liu, Shoufan Cao, Shirong Ge, Jing Jin. Study on the variation of 3D topography of specific spot on sliding wear surface. Materials Letters, (2011) 65: 3512-3515. (SCI, IF=2.7)
[17] 刘洪涛, 靳晶, 曹守范, 葛世荣. 干摩擦磨损过程中表面粗糙度的定量描述. 材料研究学报, 2011, 25(5): 483-488.
[18] Hongtao Liu, Shirong Ge, Shoufan Cao, Shibo Wang. Comparison of wear debris generated from ultra high molecular weight polyethylene in vivo and in artificial joint simulator. Wear (2011) 271: 647-652. (SCI, IF=5.3, 中科院一区Top期刊)