B. Yao

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

B. Yao is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, B. Yao has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Materials Chemistry, 12 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 9 papers in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes. Recurrent topics in B. Yao's work include ZnO doping and properties (9 papers), Molten salt chemistry and electrochemical processes (9 papers) and Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (5 papers). B. Yao is often cited by papers focused on ZnO doping and properties (9 papers), Molten salt chemistry and electrochemical processes (9 papers) and Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (5 papers). B. Yao collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and Japan. B. Yao's co-authors include Ning Wang, Y.F. Chan, Zhiyu Yang, X. Y. Zhang, Li‐Yong Yuan, Zhifang Chai, Wei‐Qun Shi, Yalan Liu, P. Zhang and Nahong Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Nano Letters, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

B. Yao

29 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Formation of ZnO nanostructures by a simple way of therma... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Formation of ZnO nanostructures by a simple way of thermal evaporation
    2002 856 citations B. Yao, Y.F. Chan et al. Applied Physics Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
B. Yao China 14 1.4k 902 447 388 242 32 1.7k
Xionggang Lu China 25 1.6k 1.1× 2.0k 2.2× 522 1.2× 355 0.9× 182 0.8× 98 3.0k
Xiqiang Huang China 32 2.2k 1.6× 934 1.0× 1.2k 2.8× 436 1.1× 222 0.9× 70 2.7k
Shobit Omar India 25 2.7k 1.9× 1.1k 1.2× 731 1.6× 252 0.6× 209 0.9× 72 3.1k
P. Venkatesh India 19 654 0.5× 443 0.5× 181 0.4× 263 0.7× 147 0.6× 64 1.1k
A. Visintin Argentina 25 852 0.6× 830 0.9× 312 0.7× 366 0.9× 83 0.3× 90 1.6k
Kuan‐Zong Fung Taiwan 27 2.1k 1.5× 1.5k 1.7× 616 1.4× 413 1.1× 230 1.0× 125 2.9k
A. Azizi Algeria 25 1.1k 0.8× 921 1.0× 304 0.7× 376 1.0× 76 0.3× 96 1.7k
Jianguo Zhao China 26 849 0.6× 973 1.1× 954 2.1× 419 1.1× 168 0.7× 77 1.9k
Nicola H. Perry United States 26 1.5k 1.1× 649 0.7× 522 1.2× 217 0.6× 149 0.6× 80 1.8k
Zhihong Du China 33 2.5k 1.8× 2.2k 2.4× 1.9k 4.2× 440 1.1× 147 0.6× 88 3.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of B. Yao

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Guo, Haojie, B. Yao, Haifeng Liu, et al.. (2025). Building inherently chiral icosahedral-carborane-fused boron heterocycles. Cell Reports Physical Science. 6(9). 102840–102840.
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Yao, B., et al.. (2024). Genetic Adaptations of the Tibetan Pig to High-Altitude Hypoxia on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(20). 11303–11303. 3 indexed citations
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Yao, B., Li‐Rong Wen, Weisi Guo, et al.. (2024). Regioselectively electrochemical Csp3-H alkoxylation for functionalized indanone. Green Synthesis and Catalysis. 1 indexed citations
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Yao, B., Yiqun Xiao, Hui Chen, et al.. (2024). A Liquid Alloy Anode for the Electrolytic Reduction of Uranium Oxide in Molten Lithium Chloride. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 171(4). 42502–42502. 1 indexed citations
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Yao, B., et al.. (2020). Film electrode for the kinetic study of irreversible solid-to-solid reactions. Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry. 25(2). 513–526. 6 indexed citations
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Liu, Yalan, Li‐Yong Yuan, Lirong Zheng, et al.. (2019). Confirmation and elimination of cyclic electrolysis of uranium ions in molten salts. Electrochemistry Communications. 103. 55–60. 24 indexed citations
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Ping, Xinyu, Kui Liu, Yalan Liu, et al.. (2017). Direct Electrochemical Preparation of Ni-Zr Alloy from Mixture Oxides in LiCl Molten Salt. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 164(13). D888–D894. 16 indexed citations
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Yao, B., et al.. (2015). The tolerance of Ti3SiC2 to hydrogen-induced embrittlement: A first principles calculation. Materials Letters. 166. 93–96. 4 indexed citations
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Zhao, Nahong, Liting Yang, P. Zhang, et al.. (2010). Polycrystalline SnO2 nanowires coated with amorphous carbon nanotube as anode material for lithium ion batteries. Materials Letters. 64(8). 972–975. 56 indexed citations
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Xing, Guozhong, B. Yao, Tao Yang, et al.. (2010). Structural and electrical characteristics of high quality (100) orientated-Zn3N2 thin films grown by radio-frequency magnetron sputtering. Journal of Applied Physics. 108(8). 40 indexed citations
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Ju, Zheng, Yonggen Lü, J.Y. Zhang, et al.. (2008). Metal organic chemical vapor deposition growth of Cd1−xFexSe thin films. Applied Surface Science. 255(5). 3332–3335. 2 indexed citations
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Ju, Zheng, J Y Zhang, Bingsheng Li, et al.. (2008). Structural and Optical Properties of Cd1-xFexSe Microstructures Grown by Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition. Crystal Growth & Design. 8(8). 2733–2735. 5 indexed citations
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Shen, D.Z., Zhizhen Zhang, J. Y. Zhang, et al.. (2006). p -type conductivity and donor-acceptor pair emission in Cd1−xFexS dilute magnetic semiconductors. Applied Physics Letters. 89(26). 24 indexed citations
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Zhang, Z.Z., D.Z. Shen, J.Y. Zhang, et al.. (2006). The growth of single cubic phase ZnS thin films on silica glass by plasma-assisted metalorganic chemical vapor deposition. Thin Solid Films. 513(1-2). 114–117. 38 indexed citations
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Wu, Xiaojie, D.Z. Shen, Z.Z. Zhang, et al.. (2006). Characterization of Cd1−xFexS diluted magnetic semiconductors grown at near phase conversion temperature. Solid State Communications. 141(6). 344–347. 9 indexed citations
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Yao, B., Beibei Huang, Sanjun Zhang, et al.. (2005). Preparation and characterization of BCN. Chemical Research in Chinese Universities. 26(5).
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Yao, B., et al.. (2003). Formation mechanism of TiO2 nanotubes. Applied Physics Letters. 82(2). 281–283. 434 indexed citations
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Yao, B., Y.F. Chan, & Ning Wang. (2002). Formation of ZnO nanostructures by a simple way of thermal evaporation. Applied Physics Letters. 81(4). 757–759. 856 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shi, Hongwei, et al.. (2000). Effect of annealing on fluorescence of Ce3+-doped silica prepared by sol-gel process. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 15(11). 2364–2367. 5 indexed citations

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