Benzhen Yao

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Benzhen Yao is a scholar working on Catalysis, Materials Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Benzhen Yao has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Catalysis, 15 papers in Materials Chemistry and 7 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Benzhen Yao's work include Catalysts for Methane Reforming (14 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (9 papers) and Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (8 papers). Benzhen Yao is often cited by papers focused on Catalysts for Methane Reforming (14 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (9 papers) and Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (8 papers). Benzhen Yao collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and Saudi Arabia. Benzhen Yao's co-authors include Tiancun Xiao, Peter P. Edwards, Sergio González-Cortés, Xiangyu Jie, Hamid A. Al‐Megren, Jonathan R. Dilworth, John Thomas, Daniel R. Slocombe, Saeed Alshihri and Yige Gao and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Benzhen Yao

26 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

Microwave-initiated catalytic deconstruction of plastic waste into hydrogen and high-value carbons

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Benzhen Yao United Kingdom	14	464	464	275	236	233	26	1.2k
Xiangyu Jie United Kingdom	14	477 1.0×	487 1.0×	279 1.0×	255 1.1×	230 1.0×	25	1.2k
Saeed Alshihri Saudi Arabia	11	414 0.9×	742 1.6×	228 0.8×	212 0.9×	226 1.0×	15	1.3k
Sabino Armenise Spain	15	358 0.8×	500 1.1×	200 0.7×	162 0.7×	113 0.5×	22	904
Hessam Jahangiri United Kingdom	14	425 0.9×	398 0.9×	556 2.0×	78 0.3×	281 1.2×	20	1.0k
Xueying Zhang China	18	311 0.7×	840 1.8×	167 0.6×	63 0.3×	200 0.9×	47	1.3k
Jehad K. Abu‐Dahrieh United Kingdom	17	555 1.2×	749 1.6×	237 0.9×	105 0.4×	267 1.1×	47	1.2k
Wasim Ullah Khan Saudi Arabia	26	1.2k 2.6×	1.5k 3.2×	364 1.3×	85 0.4×	388 1.7×	72	2.2k
Ijaz Hussain Saudi Arabia	28	883 1.9×	1.3k 2.9×	203 0.7×	82 0.3×	321 1.4×	85	2.1k
Diana López Colombia	22	185 0.4×	584 1.3×	751 2.7×	265 1.1×	526 2.3×	60	1.6k
Ki Hyuk Kang South Korea	23	385 0.8×	444 1.0×	401 1.5×	49 0.2×	482 2.1×	46	1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Benzhen Yao

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Yao, Benzhen, Tian Xia, Song Tian, et al.. (2025). Bifunctional Fe/Co-containing PrBaFe2-Co O5+ electrode: Enhanced catalytic properties through modulating the ratio of Fe/Co cations. Materials Science and Engineering B. 314. 118034–118034. 2 indexed citations

Yao, Benzhen, et al.. (2022). A review of catalytic hydrogenation of carbon dioxide: From waste to hydrocarbons. Frontiers in Chemistry. 10. 1037997–1037997. 33 indexed citations

Jie, Xiangyu, Jiale Wang, Sergio González-Cortés, et al.. (2021). Catalytic Activity of Various Carbons during the Microwave-Initiated Deep Dehydrogenation of Hexadecane. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(11). 2021–2032. 13 indexed citations

Wang, Changzhen, Hao Wu, Xiangyu Jie, et al.. (2021). Yolk–Shell Nanocapsule Catalysts as Nanoreactors with Various Shell Structures and Their Diffusion Effect on the CO₂ Reforming of Methane. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(27). 31699–31709. 39 indexed citations

Yao, Benzhen, Tiancun Xiao, Ofentse A. Makgae, et al.. (2020). Transforming carbon dioxide into jet fuel using an organic combustion-synthesized Fe-Mn-K catalyst. Nature Communications. 11(1). 6395–6395. 248 indexed citations

Yan, Yuqiang, Sergio González-Cortés, Benzhen Yao, et al.. (2020). The decarbonization of coal tar via microwave-initiated catalytic deep dehydrogenation. Fuel. 268. 117332–117332. 8 indexed citations

Gao, Yige, Xiangyu Jie, Changzhen Wang, et al.. (2020). One-Pot Synthesis of Ca Oxide-Promoted Cr Catalysts for the Dehydrogenation of Propane Using CO₂. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 59(28). 12645–12656. 16 indexed citations

Edwards, Peter P., R.G. Egdell, Dieter Fenske, & Benzhen Yao. (2020). The periodic law of the chemical elements: ‘ The new system of atomic weights which renders evident the analogies which exist between bodies ' []. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 378(2180). 20190537–20190537. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Changzhen, Ruifang Wu, Haitao Li, et al.. (2019). Bimetallic Synergy Effects of Phyllosilicate‐Derived NiCu@SiO₂ Catalysts for 1,4‐Butynediol Direct Hydrogenation to 1,4‐Butanediol. ChemCatChem. 11(19). 4777–4787. 22 indexed citations

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Yan, Yuqiang, Sergio González-Cortés, Benzhen Yao, et al.. (2018). Rapid, non-invasive characterization of the dispersity of emulsionsviamicrowaves. Chemical Science. 9(34). 6975–6980. 6 indexed citations

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Jie, Xiangyu, Tiancun Xiao, Benzhen Yao, et al.. (2018). On the performance optimisation of Fe catalysts in the microwave - assisted H2 production by the dehydrogenation of hexadecane. Catalysis Today. 317. 29–35. 20 indexed citations

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Yao, Benzhen, Tiancun Xiao, Xiangyu Jie, Sergio González-Cortés, & Peter P. Edwards. (2018). H2–rich gas production from leaves. Catalysis Today. 317. 43–49. 13 indexed citations

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Jie, Xiangyu, Sergio González-Cortés, Tiancun Xiao, et al.. (2018). The decarbonisation of petroleum and other fossil hydrocarbon fuels for the facile production and safe storage of hydrogen. Energy & Environmental Science. 12(1). 238–249. 101 indexed citations

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Liu, Bingchen, Benzhen Yao, Sergio González-Cortés, et al.. (2017). A research into the thermodynamics of methanol to hydrocarbon (MTH): conflictions between simulated product distribution and experimental results. Applied Petrochemical Research. 7(1). 55–66. 5 indexed citations

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Jie, Xiangyu, Sergio González-Cortés, Tiancun Xiao, et al.. (2017). Rapid Production of High‐Purity Hydrogen Fuel through Microwave‐Promoted Deep Catalytic Dehydrogenation of Liquid Alkanes with Abundant Metals. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 56(34). 10170–10173. 58 indexed citations

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Yao, Benzhen, Wangjing Ma, Sergio González-Cortés, Tiancun Xiao, & Peter P. Edwards. (2017). Thermodynamic study of hydrocarbon synthesis from carbon dioxide and hydrogen. Greenhouse Gases Science and Technology. 7(5). 942–957. 36 indexed citations

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González-Cortés, Sergio, Daniel R. Slocombe, Tiancun Xiao, et al.. (2016). Wax: A benign hydrogen-storage material that rapidly releases H2-rich gases through microwave-assisted catalytic decomposition. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 35315–35315. 36 indexed citations

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Yao, Benzhen, Sergio González-Cortés, В. Л. Кузнецов, et al.. (2015). Catalytic dehydrogenation of propane by carbon dioxide: a medium-temperature thermochemical process for carbon dioxide utilisation. Faraday Discussions. 183. 161–176. 21 indexed citations

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Yao, Benzhen, et al.. (2015). Thermodynamic analysis of synthesis of cyclopentanol from cyclopentene and comparison with experimental data. Applied Petrochemical Research. 5(2). 135–142. 6 indexed citations

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Yao, Benzhen, et al.. (2008). Intrinsic kinetics of methane aromatization under non-oxidative conditions over modified Mo/HZSM-5 catalysts. Journal of Natural Gas Chemistry. 17(1). 64–68. 13 indexed citations

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