Ailing Zhang

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
165 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Ailing Zhang is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Molecular Biology and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ailing Zhang has authored 165 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 28 papers in Molecular Biology and 27 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Ailing Zhang's work include Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors (23 papers), Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics (20 papers) and Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (20 papers). Ailing Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors (23 papers), Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics (20 papers) and Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (20 papers). Ailing Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Ailing Zhang's co-authors include Jing Jiang, Lunhong Ai, Lili Li, Song Wang, Sanxi Li, M.S. Demokan, Zhaodong Nan, Linkai Huang, Linnan Zhang and Leroy F. Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Ailing Zhang

150 papers receiving 2.6k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Nickel–cobalt layered double hydroxide nanosheets as high-performance electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ailing Zhang China	24	945	602	471	451	360	165	2.7k
Weipeng Wang China	31	803 0.8×	667 1.1×	1.2k 2.6×	454 1.0×	681 1.9×	116	3.1k
Qingqing Yang China	30	927 1.0×	457 0.8×	656 1.4×	806 1.8×	841 2.3×	116	2.9k
Kaixin Zhang China	24	440 0.5×	307 0.5×	374 0.8×	483 1.1×	418 1.2×	167	2.1k
Man Zhao China	27	1.0k 1.1×	723 1.2×	872 1.9×	301 0.7×	582 1.6×	161	2.7k
Jinyoung Park South Korea	24	537 0.6×	273 0.5×	511 1.1×	492 1.1×	947 2.6×	159	2.8k
Wenbin Wang China	31	849 0.9×	1.2k 1.9×	1.2k 2.5×	213 0.5×	354 1.0×	133	3.1k
Feng Tang China	26	469 0.5×	270 0.4×	473 1.0×	613 1.4×	475 1.3×	118	2.1k
Jia Zeng China	28	636 0.7×	890 1.5×	1.2k 2.6×	567 1.3×	800 2.2×	140	3.0k
Ana S. Viana Portugal	29	894 0.9×	119 0.2×	507 1.1×	828 1.8×	573 1.6×	130	2.5k
Jingtao Zhang China	34	533 0.6×	1.2k 2.0×	1.3k 2.7×	721 1.6×	1.0k 2.8×	152	3.9k

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Wang, Xuan, et al.. (2025). Impact of community shielding on radiological risk following a hypothetical nuclear explosion. Nuclear Engineering and Design. 436. 113986–113986.

Liu, Xiang, et al.. (2025). PPD cross-linked GO/WG anion exchange membrane with adjustable nanochannels. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 112. 31–44. 3 indexed citations

Li, Yongjiang, Ailing Zhang, Yanhui Wang, et al.. (2025). Synergistic flame-retardant action of Fe/Co/Cu-diphenylphosphonic acid coordination compounds in flexible polyurethane foam: A mechanistic study. Polymer Degradation and Stability. 244. 111834–111834.

Zhang, Ailing, et al.. (2025). Sensitivity enhanced SPR/LSPR biosensor based on Au/PDA/AuNps co-modified PCF for rabbit IgG detection. Optical Fiber Technology. 91. 104148–104148. 2 indexed citations

Sui, Guoqing, et al.. (2024). Sulfonate Derivatives Containing a Kakuol Moiety as Potential Fungicidal Candidates: Design, Synthesis and Antifungal Activity Evaluation. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 72(2). 186–189. 2 indexed citations

Fan, Yuting, Yuqing Zhang, Ailing Zhang, et al.. (2024). Breaking the trade-off between proton conductivity and mechanical stability through liquid-crystal-modified aramid fibers in sulfonated polyether ether ketone membranes. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 83. 630–640. 4 indexed citations

Wang, Song, et al.. (2024). N, P co‐doped carbon quantum dot and ammonium polyphosphate as the synergistic flame retardant for epoxy resin. Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology. 30(4). 1052–1065. 11 indexed citations

Zhang, Ailing, et al.. (2024). Generation of bright-dark pulses in a Q-switched random fiber laser based on enhanced distributed backscattering. Applied Optics. 63(35). 9097–9097. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Yuqing, Ailing Zhang, Yuting Fan, et al.. (2024). Multiple Hydrogen Bond Systems Boosting High Proton Conductivity of the Comb-Shaped Sulfonated Poly(ether ether ketone) Proton Exchange Membranes. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 6(14). 8535–8547. 12 indexed citations

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Cao, Shuhua, Xi–Shi Tai, Ailing Zhang, et al.. (2024). Two novel homo/hetero polynuclear complexes for DNA binding, molecular docking and anti-cancer activity. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1325. 141040–141040. 4 indexed citations

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Sun, Na, et al.. (2024). Composite Hydrogels with Rapid Self-Healing, Stretchable, Moldable and Antibacterial Properties Based on PVA/ε-Poly-l-lysine/Hyaluronic Acid. Molecules. 29(19). 4666–4666. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Fei, et al.. (2023). Electrically tunable and switchable perfect infrared absorber based on ENZ material. International Journal of Thermal Sciences. 197. 108795–108795. 4 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yuqing, Ailing Zhang, Yuting Fan, et al.. (2023). Fabrication of an ultra-thin and ordered SPEEK proton exchange membrane by a Langmuir-Blodgett self-assembly process. Journal of Membrane Science. 690. 122196–122196. 19 indexed citations

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Okoye, Patrick U., Weidong Wu, Qi Chen, et al.. (2023). Flame-retardant epoxy resin: synergistic effect between aluminum diethylphosphinate and piperazine pyrophosphate. Iranian Polymer Journal. 33(2). 119–129. 12 indexed citations

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Zhang, Hongjian, Fei Liu, Yini Ma, Ailing Zhang, & Kailiang Zhang. (2023). Tunable and switchable terahertz absorber based on photoconductive silicon and vanadium dioxide. Optics & Laser Technology. 163. 109329–109329. 20 indexed citations

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Wang, Jie, Doudou Wang, Ailing Zhang, et al.. (2023). Realizing high-performance Na3V2(PO4)2O2F cathode for sodium-ion batteries via Nb-doping. International Journal of Minerals Metallurgy and Materials. 30(10). 1859–1867. 16 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ailing, Jianbo Li, Shuaishuai Wang, et al.. (2021). Rapid and improved oral absorption of N-butylphthalide by sodium cholate-appended liposomes for efficient ischemic stroke therapy. Drug Delivery. 28(1). 2469–2479. 14 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ailing, et al.. (2018). Random phase-shift Bragg grating-based random fiber laser with a half-open cavity. Applied Optics. 57(34). 10017–10017. 8 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ailing. (2009). Redundant design of control and protection system for HVDC transmission. Power System Protection and Control. 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ailing, Yuehui Ma, Chen Xiumei, & Hong Chen. (2005). Effect of the different numbers of microsatellite loci on the accuracy of Nei's standard genetic distance estimation. Xumu shouyi xuebao. 36(5). 431–433.

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