Bin Zhu

15.9k total citations · 15 hit papers
140 papers, 13.8k citations indexed

About

Bin Zhu is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Bin Zhu has authored 140 papers receiving a total of 13.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 39 papers in Materials Chemistry and 32 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Bin Zhu's work include Advancements in Battery Materials (33 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (28 papers) and Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies (21 papers). Bin Zhu is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Battery Materials (33 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (28 papers) and Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies (21 papers). Bin Zhu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Bin Zhu's co-authors include Jia Zhu, Lin Zhou, Xiuqiang Li, Jinlei Li, Ning Xu, Shining Zhu, Yan Jin, Jia Zhu, Zhenda Lu and Nian Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Bin Zhu

138 papers receiving 13.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Self-assembly of highly efficient, broadband plasmonic absorbers for solar steam generation
    2016 1.2k citations Bin Zhu, Jia Zhu et al. Science Advances profile →
  2. Graphene oxide-based efficient and scalable solar desalination under one sun with a confined 2D water path
    2016 1.1k citations Xiuqiang Li, Bin Zhu et al. profile →
  3. Challenges and Recent Progress in the Development of Si Anodes for Lithium‐Ion Battery
    2017 913 citations Bin Zhu et al. profile →
  4. Scalable and hierarchically designed polymer film as a selective thermal emitter for high-performance all-day radiative cooling
    2020 703 citations Wei Li, Zhenhui Lin et al. profile →
  5. Enhancement of Interfacial Solar Vapor Generation by Environmental Energy
    2018 672 citations Xiuqiang Li, Jinlei Li et al. profile →
  6. Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Thin Film as a Stable Interfacial Layer for High‐Performance Lithium‐Metal Battery Anodes
    2016 552 citations Bin Zhu et al. profile →
  7. A water lily–inspired hierarchical design for stable and efficient solar evaporation of high-salinity brine
    2019 447 citations Ning Xu, Jinlei Li et al. Science Advances profile →
  8. Over 10 kg m−2 h−1 Evaporation Rate Enabled by a 3D Interconnected Porous Carbon Foam
    2020 383 citations Jinlei Li, Xueyang Wang et al. profile →
  9. Subambient daytime radiative cooling textile based on nanoprocessed silk
    2021 373 citations Bin Zhu, Wei Li et al. profile →
  10. Going beyond efficiency for solar evaporation
    2023 231 citations Ning Xu, Jinlei Li et al. Nature Water profile →
  11. High-yield solar-driven atmospheric water harvesting of metal–organic-framework-derived nanoporous carbon with fast-diffusion water channels
    2022 204 citations Ning Xu, Wei Zhao et al. profile →
  12. Protecting ice from melting under sunlight via radiative cooling
    2022 191 citations Jinlei Li, Yuan Liang et al. Science Advances profile →
  13. Spider‐Silk‐Inspired Nanocomposite Polymers for Durable Daytime Radiative Cooling
    2022 167 citations Pengcheng Yao, Zipeng Chen et al. profile →
  14. A tandem radiative/evaporative cooler for weather-insensitive and high-performance daytime passive cooling
    2022 159 citations Jinlei Li, Xueyang Wang et al. Science Advances profile →
  15. A photosynthetically active radiative cooling film
    2024 55 citations Jinlei Li, Yi Jiang et al. Nature Sustainability profile →

Peers

Bin Zhu
Kang Liu China
Jin Xie China
Fei Zhao China
Chao Wang China
Kai Liu China
An Li China
Tingting Gao China
Wei Lu United States
Yaoxin Zhang Singapore
Chao Zhang China
Kang Liu China
Bin Zhu
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Fields of papers citing papers by Bin Zhu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bin Zhu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Bin Zhu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Bin Zhu based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Bin Zhu. Bin Zhu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Zhu, Bin, Wei Zhang, Shihao Li, et al.. (2025). Structurally modulated advanced Na-doped antifluorite-based pre-lithiation reagents towards superior lithium compensation. Chemical Engineering Journal. 509. 161529–161529. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Jinlei, Yi Jiang, Bo Li, et al.. (2025). Accelerated photonic design of coolhouse film for photosynthesis via machine learning. Nature Communications. 16(1). 1396–1396. 6 indexed citations
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Zhu, Bin, et al.. (2025). Challenges to materials for local glacier conservation. Nature Water. 3(3). 251–255.
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Cao, Ning, Yunfei Hou, Bin Zhu, & Jia Zhu. (2025). High-performance full-color radiative cooling films: Unlocking potential for broad adoption and commercialization. Matter. 8(3). 101995–101995. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Qian, Zipeng Chen, Dongfang Liu, et al.. (2024). Sweat Gland‐Like Fabric for Personal Thermal‐Wet Comfort Management. Advanced Functional Materials. 36(6). 23 indexed citations
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Li, Jinlei, Yi Jiang, Jia Liu, et al.. (2024). A photosynthetically active radiative cooling film. Nature Sustainability. 7(6). 786–795. 55 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yang, Zhengwei, Zhenyu Wu, Zhexing Lin, et al.. (2024). Optically selective catalyst design with minimized thermal emission for facilitating photothermal catalysis. Nature Communications. 15(1). 7599–7599. 34 indexed citations
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Li, Shihao, Bin Zhu, Haiyan Zhang, et al.. (2023). Overlithiation lithium-rich Mn-based oxide as cathode pre-lithiation agent towards high-energy-density batteries. Chemical Engineering Journal. 471. 144744–144744. 17 indexed citations
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Zhu, Bin, Wei Zhang, Zheng Li, et al.. (2023). “Fe-locking” effect by g-C3N4 stabilizing lithium iron oxide pre-lithiation additives. Journal of Power Sources. 592. 233944–233944. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Xueyang, Zhenhui Lin, Jintong Gao, et al.. (2023). Solar steam-driven membrane filtration for high flux water purification. Nature Water. 1(4). 391–398. 74 indexed citations
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Yao, Pengcheng, Han Gong, Zhenyu Wu, et al.. (2022). Greener and higher conversion of esterification via interfacial photothermal catalysis. Nature Sustainability. 5(4). 348–356. 71 indexed citations
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Li, Jinlei, Yuan Liang, Wei Li, et al.. (2022). Protecting ice from melting under sunlight via radiative cooling. Science Advances. 8(6). eabj9756–eabj9756. 191 indexed citations breakdown →
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Huang, Lang, et al.. (2021). One‐Pot Synthesis of Fused Indolin‐3‐Ones via a [3+3] Cycloaddition Reaction. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 363(22). 5092–5098. 10 indexed citations
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Zhu, Bin, Zhenyu Yao, Lang Huang, & Xiuling Cui. (2021). Easy synthesis of imidazo[1,5-a]indol-3-ones through Rh(iii)-catalyzed C–H allenylation/annulation. Chemical Communications. 57(90). 12012–12015. 21 indexed citations
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Peng, Xinxin, Changjiu Xia, Kang Zou, et al.. (2021). Improving Ti Incorporation into the BEA Framework by Employing Ethoxylated Chlorotitanate as Ti Precursor: Postsynthesis, Characterization, and Incorporation Mechanism. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 60(3). 1219–1230. 14 indexed citations
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Li, Sha, Bin Zhu, Wenju Wang, Houlei Zhang, & Qiang Li. (2020). Efficient and stable supercritical-water-synthesized Ni-based catalysts for supercritical water gasification. The Journal of Supercritical Fluids. 160. 104790–104790. 24 indexed citations
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Xia, Changjiu, et al.. (2018). One-pot Synthesis of 6-Hydroxyhexanoic Acid from Cyclohexanone Catalyzed by Dealuminated HBEA Zeolite with Aqueous 30wt% H2O2 Solution. 20(3). 1. 1 indexed citations
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Yao, Pengcheng, Bin Zhu, Haowei Zhai, et al.. (2018). PVDF/Palygorskite Nanowire Composite Electrolyte for 4 V Rechargeable Lithium Batteries with High Energy Density. Nano Letters. 18(10). 6113–6120. 277 indexed citations

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