Bo Zhu

10.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
206 papers, 9.3k citations indexed

About

Bo Zhu is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Biomaterials and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Bo Zhu has authored 206 papers receiving a total of 9.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 80 papers in Biomaterials and 44 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Bo Zhu's work include biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (61 papers), Polymer crystallization and properties (43 papers) and Conducting polymers and applications (30 papers). Bo Zhu is often cited by papers focused on biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (61 papers), Polymer crystallization and properties (43 papers) and Conducting polymers and applications (30 papers). Bo Zhu collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and Taiwan. Bo Zhu's co-authors include Yoshio Inoue, Pengju Pan, Tungalag Dong, Zhigang Chen, Weihua Kai, Zixiao Liu, Lisha Zhang, Yuki Inoue, Yuan He and Shyh‐Chyang Luo and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Bo Zhu

205 papers receiving 9.2k citations

Hit Papers

Polymorphous Crystallization and Multiple Melting Behavio... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 2021 2023 100 200 300 400 500
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. Polymorphous Crystallization and Multiple Melting Behavior of Poly(l-lactide):  Molecular Weight Dependence
    2007 598 citations Bo Zhu, Tungalag Dong et al. profile →
  2. Hierarchical Photothermal Fabrics with Low Evaporation Enthalpy as Heliotropic Evaporators for Efficient, Continuous, Salt-Free Desalination
    2021 334 citations Zixiao Liu, Bo Zhu et al. profile →
  3. Superhydrophilic Polydopamine-Modified Carbon-Fiber Membrane with Rapid Seawater-Transferring Ability for Constructing Efficient Hanging-Model Evaporator
    2023 138 citations Ruru Meng, Zixiao Liu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bo Zhu China 53 3.7k 3.3k 2.4k 2.2k 1.9k 206 9.3k
Mingqing Chen China 51 2.9k 0.8× 2.8k 0.9× 1.3k 0.5× 2.1k 1.0× 2.3k 1.3× 325 8.4k
Huaping Wang China 52 3.1k 0.8× 1.1k 0.3× 1.2k 0.5× 2.2k 1.0× 2.1k 1.1× 234 8.1k
Wim Thielemans Belgium 51 6.3k 1.7× 1.7k 0.5× 462 0.2× 3.1k 1.4× 1.5k 0.8× 211 10.6k
Jianming Zhang China 49 5.7k 1.5× 3.6k 1.1× 424 0.2× 2.5k 1.2× 1.8k 1.0× 254 9.9k
Haojie Yu China 53 1.6k 0.4× 2.4k 0.7× 459 0.2× 1.8k 0.8× 3.1k 1.7× 379 10.4k
Xinyu Zhang China 61 3.9k 1.1× 1.9k 0.6× 2.4k 1.0× 4.3k 2.0× 3.8k 2.1× 343 13.8k
Hepeng Zhang China 50 1.0k 0.3× 1.2k 0.4× 1.5k 0.6× 2.6k 1.2× 3.2k 1.7× 217 8.4k
Liping Zhang China 45 1.2k 0.3× 1.3k 0.4× 652 0.3× 2.3k 1.1× 2.8k 1.5× 358 8.0k
Lin Ye China 41 1.4k 0.4× 1.8k 0.6× 708 0.3× 1.6k 0.8× 1.5k 0.8× 243 6.0k
Lifeng Chen China 42 1.3k 0.4× 1.6k 0.5× 2.6k 1.1× 1.7k 0.8× 2.5k 1.4× 147 11.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Bo Zhu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bo Zhu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bo Zhu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Bo Zhu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Bo 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 Bo Zhu. Bo Zhu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Li, Nan, Bo Zhu, Ye Zhang, et al.. (2025). Plasticizing stretch strategy for the production of carbon nanofibers with improved graphitic structure and mechanical properties. Polymer. 328. 128456–128456. 1 indexed citations
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Hu, Jinjing, Yan Sun, Zixiao Liu, et al.. (2024). Photothermal fabrics for solar-driven seawater desalination. Progress in Materials Science. 150. 101407–101407. 68 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shouyan, Shouyan Zhang, Sihao Qian, et al.. (2024). Intrinsically Antifouling, soft and conformal bioelectronic from scalable fabrication of Thin-Film OECT arrays by zwitterionic polymers. Chemical Engineering Journal. 483. 148980–148980. 17 indexed citations
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Qian, Sihao, Shouyan Zhang, Yaqiong Zhang, et al.. (2024). Conformable thin film organic electrochemical transistor array featuring tissue-like softness and ultralow biofouling. Applied Surface Science. 660. 160032–160032. 3 indexed citations
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Zhu, Bo, et al.. (2024). Application of ionic liquid extractant in enhanced separation of 2-propanol-n-hexane azeotrope system. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 36(26). 265902–265902. 1 indexed citations
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Meng, Ruru, Jun Lyu, Liming Zou, et al.. (2023). CNT-based gel-coated cotton fabrics for constructing symmetrical evaporator with up/down inversion property for efficient continuous solar desalination. Desalination. 554. 116494–116494. 58 indexed citations
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Zhu, Yicheng, Yuhan Zhang, Yuhan Zhang, et al.. (2023). Durable conducting polymer electrodes pursue low impedance, antifouling, and electrochemical stress tolerance. Applied Surface Science. 621. 156902–156902. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Yuanchao, Sihao Qian, Zhi Geng, et al.. (2022). Reactive graphene by one-pot grafting toward tough and fire-retardant thermoset nanocomposites. Surfaces and Interfaces. 34. 102311–102311. 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yan, Wei Cao, Bo Zhu, et al.. (2021). Fabrication of NH2-MIL-125(Ti) nanodots on carbon fiber/MoS2-based weavable photocatalysts for boosting the adsorption and photocatalytic performance. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 611. 706–717. 62 indexed citations
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Huang, Xiangyu, et al.. (2021). One-Step Approach to Prepare Transparent Conductive Regenerated Silk Fibroin/PEDOT:PSS Films for Electroactive Cell Culture. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 14(1). 123–137. 34 indexed citations
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Zhou, Jianwei, Suna Fan, Huili Shao, et al.. (2018). All-Organic Conductive Biomaterial as an Electroactive Cell Interface. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 10(41). 35547–35556. 14 indexed citations
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Han, Yi, Bo Zhu, Ying Chen, et al.. (2017). Amphiphilic dendrons with a pyrene functional group at the focal point: synthesis, self-assembly and generation-dependent DNA condensation. Polymer Chemistry. 8(33). 4798–4804. 9 indexed citations
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Sekine, Jun, Shyh‐Chyang Luo, Shutao Wang, et al.. (2011). Functionalized Conducting Polymer Nanodots for Enhanced Cell Capturing: The Synergistic Effect of Capture Agents and Nanostructures. Advanced Materials. 23(41). 4788–4792. 155 indexed citations
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Zhu, Bo. (2010). Preparation and Characterization of Xonotlite Whisker from Carbide Slag. Rengong jingti xuebao. 1 indexed citations
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He, Yuan, Bo Zhu, & Yuki Inoue. (2004). Hydrogen bonds in polymer blends. Progress in Polymer Science. 29(10). 1021–1051. 441 indexed citations
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Luo, Meng‐Fei, Bo Zhu, Min Chen, & Xianxin Yuan. (1996). Kinetics of oxidation of n -butylamine and mechanism of NO x formation over Pt/HMand Fe-Me/HM catalysts. INDIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY- SECTION A. 35(10). 891–893. 1 indexed citations

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