Chao Zhao

3.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
44 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Chao Zhao is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Chao Zhao has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Materials Chemistry, 8 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 8 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Chao Zhao's work include Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis (10 papers), Covalent Organic Framework Applications (6 papers) and Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications (6 papers). Chao Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis (10 papers), Covalent Organic Framework Applications (6 papers) and Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications (6 papers). Chao Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and United States. Chao Zhao's co-authors include Yuen Wu, Yunteng Qu, Tao Yao, Yafei Li, Xiaoqian Wang, Yadong Li, Zhijun Li, Qian Xu, Wei Liu and Haoran Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Nature Communications and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Chao Zhao

39 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Synergistic effect of well-defined dual sites boosting th... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 2021 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. Synergistic effect of well-defined dual sites boosting the oxygen reduction reaction
    2018 757 citations Jing Wang, Wei Liu et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
  2. Stimuli‐Responsive Manganese Single‐Atom Nanozyme for Tumor Therapy via Integrated Cascade Reactions
    2021 406 citations Yunteng Qu, Chao Zhao 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
Chao Zhao China 17 1.5k 896 792 498 427 44 2.3k
Yafei Zhao China 26 1.3k 0.9× 908 1.0× 802 1.0× 341 0.7× 217 0.5× 55 2.3k
Ali Ghaffarinejad Iran 29 1.1k 0.7× 639 0.7× 1.2k 1.5× 572 1.1× 568 1.3× 110 2.8k
Yizhou Wu China 25 888 0.6× 830 0.9× 480 0.6× 366 0.7× 426 1.0× 73 2.0k
Haigang Hao China 20 1.1k 0.8× 1.1k 1.3× 992 1.3× 305 0.6× 200 0.5× 37 2.2k
Dong Heon Nam South Korea 26 953 0.6× 1.3k 1.4× 691 0.9× 223 0.4× 572 1.3× 35 2.4k
Daniel Bouša Czechia 27 1.8k 1.2× 499 0.6× 874 1.1× 573 1.2× 378 0.9× 62 2.5k
Tingting Zhai China 18 726 0.5× 730 0.8× 600 0.8× 323 0.6× 358 0.8× 60 1.7k
Lulu Zhang China 21 883 0.6× 1.6k 1.7× 882 1.1× 574 1.2× 125 0.3× 62 2.4k
Huan Niu China 25 1.2k 0.8× 1.8k 2.0× 986 1.2× 342 0.7× 503 1.2× 32 2.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Chao Zhao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chao Zhao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chao Zhao

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

All Works

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Hao, Qing, et al.. (2025). Shortwave‐Infrared Electrochromic Covalent Organic Frameworks for Active Dynamic Camouflage and Steganography. Advanced Optical Materials. 13(30). 2 indexed citations
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Jiang, Jingchi, et al.. (2025). Causal discovery based on hierarchical reinforcement learning. Expert Systems with Applications. 279. 127466–127466.
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Qiu, Yuwei, Chao Zhao, Jung‐Hoon Lee, et al.. (2024). One‐Pot and Gram‐Scale Synthesis of Fe‐Based Nanozymes with Tunable O2 Activation Pathway and Specificity Between Associated Enzymatic Reactions. Small. 21(5). e2408609–e2408609. 3 indexed citations
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Zhao, Chao, Xinyu Wu, Bo Yuan, et al.. (2024). One-step mass-production of CeO2 nanoparticles embedded in free-standing porous carbon as haloperoxidase mimetic coating to combat biofouling on steel surface. Applied Surface Science Advances. 25. 100670–100670. 5 indexed citations
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Qin, Xiaoyun, Yuhang Zhang, Fenghua Chen, et al.. (2024). Self-assembled ordered AuNRs-modified electrodes for simultaneous determination of dopamine and topotecan with improved data reproducibility. Microchimica Acta. 191(6). 350–350.
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Zhao, Chao, Jiang Wu, Hairong Wang, et al.. (2024). Effect of monomeric atomic modification on adsorption of As2O3 on g-C3N4 surface: DFT study. Materials Today Communications. 38. 108318–108318. 2 indexed citations
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Yan, Mengwen, Qing Hao, Fan Zhou, et al.. (2023). Smart Home Sleep Respiratory Monitoring System Based on a Breath-Responsive Covalent Organic Framework. ACS Nano. 18(1). 728–737. 30 indexed citations
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Hao, Qing, Yichen Chen, Chao Zhao, et al.. (2023). A sweat-responsive covalent organic framework film for material-based liveness detection and sweat pore analysis. Nature Communications. 14(1). 578–578. 34 indexed citations
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Deng, Yang, et al.. (2022). Dynamic covalent chemistry concept toward preparing crystalline covalent organic frameworks for dual-mode acidochromic responses. Materials Today Chemistry. 26. 101027–101027. 9 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhiqiang, Jiamin Yuan, Jasper M. van Baten, et al.. (2021). Synergistically enhance confined diffusion by continuum intersecting channels in zeolites. Science Advances. 7(11). 32 indexed citations
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Zhao, Chao, Can Xiong, Xiaokang Liu, et al.. (2019). Unraveling the enzyme-like activity of heterogeneous single atom catalyst. Chemical Communications. 55(16). 2285–2288. 236 indexed citations
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Wang, Jing, Wei Liu, Gan Luo, et al.. (2018). Synergistic effect of well-defined dual sites boosting the oxygen reduction reaction. Energy & Environmental Science. 11(12). 3375–3379. 757 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhao, Chao, et al.. (2016). Functional importance of αIle-346 and αIle-348 in the catalytic sites of Escherichia coli ATP synthase. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 592. 27–37. 10 indexed citations
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Yuan, Huimin, Jinlong Liu, Jun Li, et al.. (2014). Designed synthesis of a novel BiVO4–Cu2O–TiO2 as an efficient visible-light-responding photocatalyst. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 444. 58–66. 61 indexed citations
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Zhao, Chao, Yingnan Yang, & Zhenya Zhang. (2012). Photocatalytic Treatment of Microcystin-LR-Containing Wastewater Using Pt/WO <sub>3</sub> Nanoparticles under Simulated Solar Light. Open Journal of Applied Sciences. 2(2). 86–92. 4 indexed citations

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