Chin Wei Lai

10.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
242 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

About

Chin Wei Lai is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Chin Wei Lai has authored 242 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 136 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 122 papers in Materials Chemistry and 64 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Chin Wei Lai's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (120 papers), TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (86 papers) and Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (35 papers). Chin Wei Lai is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (120 papers), TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (86 papers) and Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (35 papers). Chin Wei Lai collaborates with scholars based in Malaysia, Taiwan and India. Chin Wei Lai's co-authors include Joon Ching Juan, Kian Mun Lee, Koh Sing Ngai, Srimala Sreekantan, Sharifah Bee Abd Hamid, Mohd Rafie Johan, Foo Wah Low, Seyyed Alireza Hashemi, Seyedehmaryam Moosavi and Swe Jyan Teh and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Chin Wei Lai

226 papers receiving 8.2k 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.

Recent developments of zinc oxide based photocatalyst in water treatment technology: A review

2015 2.0k citations Kian Mun Lee, Chin Wei Lai et al. profile →
Application of Efficient Magnetic Particles and Activated Carbon for Dye Removal from Wastewater

2020 355 citations Chin Wei Lai, Mohd Rafie Johan et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chin Wei Lai Malaysia	45	4.3k	4.0k	1.8k	1.6k	876	242	8.4k
Yuanming Zhang China	54	5.7k 1.3×	4.5k 1.1×	2.5k 1.4×	1.4k 0.9×	1.5k 1.7×	234	10.3k
Ibrahim Khan Saudi Arabia	37	5.1k 1.2×	2.5k 0.6×	1.7k 0.9×	2.3k 1.4×	682 0.8×	101	9.1k
Xiaoyu Yang China	47	5.5k 1.3×	2.8k 0.7×	2.7k 1.5×	1.3k 0.8×	627 0.7×	295	10.4k
Jing Yu China	55	3.6k 0.8×	2.7k 0.7×	3.7k 2.1×	1.5k 0.9×	907 1.0×	377	10.8k
Yuming Zhou China	47	5.7k 1.3×	2.5k 0.6×	1.6k 0.9×	941 0.6×	715 0.8×	392	9.2k
Sourbh Thakur India	50	2.8k 0.6×	2.8k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	1.3k 1.5×	130	7.2k
Aboubakr M. Abdullah Qatar	51	4.8k 1.1×	2.5k 0.6×	3.0k 1.7×	1.5k 0.9×	436 0.5×	256	8.5k
Ying Zhang China	56	4.2k 1.0×	1.9k 0.5×	1.5k 0.8×	2.6k 1.6×	814 0.9×	416	10.9k
Dong Yang China	49	4.9k 1.1×	4.9k 1.2×	2.1k 1.2×	1.1k 0.7×	536 0.6×	152	8.2k
Anwar Ul‐Hamid Saudi Arabia	52	4.7k 1.1×	2.5k 0.6×	1.6k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	308 0.4×	344	7.7k

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Kumar, Amit, et al.. (2025). Fabrication of Bi4O5I2/CuO S-scheme heterojunction photocatalyst with enhanced visible light degradation of Rhodamine B. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1014. 178793–178793. 8 indexed citations

Lai, Chin Wei, et al.. (2025). Recent development of copper, silver and their bimetallic nanoparticles: Next-generation antibacterial agents through photocatalysis activity. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 72. 107541–107541. 2 indexed citations

Madurani, Kartika A., et al.. (2025). Comprehensive review of sodium-ion battery materials: Advances and performance challenges. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(4). 344–359.

Dhiman, Pooja, et al.. (2025). Emerging trends in photocatalytic energy and environmental applications of CuBi2O4: A review of improvement strategies. Journal of Environmental Management. 390. 126230–126230.

Madhumita, Mitali, et al.. (2025). Recent Advances in Polysaccharide‐Based Edible Films Using Natural Extracts and Their Potential Food Applications. Journal of Food Science. 90(12). e70737–e70737.

Xu, Shunjian, et al.. (2025). Rapid Explosive Synthesis of ZnO/Reduced Graphene Oxide Composites with Photocatalytic Degradation Properties under Simulated Sunlight. Russian Journal of General Chemistry. 95(3). 548–561.

Lai, Chin Wei, et al.. (2025). Development of ZrO2 and Ho2O3 as Gate Dielectrics on 4H-SiC Substrate with N2O and O2 Gas Concentration Variations. Journal of Electronic Materials. 54(4). 3069–3085. 2 indexed citations

Sharma, Gaurav, Jibran Iqbal, Mu. Naushad, et al.. (2024). Recent advances in transition metal-based photocatalytic heterojunctions for algal inhibition and water disinfection: A review. Materials Today Sustainability. 28. 101041–101041. 4 indexed citations

Darmadi, Djarot B., et al.. (2024). Cellulose nanofibers of oil palm fronds as a filler in nanocomposite coating for corrosion protection of copper. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 279(Pt 4). 135278–135278. 7 indexed citations

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Lai, Chin Wei, et al.. (2024). Bilayer gate dielectric of ZrO2 and Ho2O3 on 4H–SiC substrate: structural and electrical characterization. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics. 35(34). 3 indexed citations

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Binazadeh, Mojtaba, Jamal Rasouli, Samad Sabbaghi, et al.. (2023). An Overview of Photocatalytic Membrane Degradation Development. Materials. 16(9). 3526–3526. 55 indexed citations

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Lee, Kian Mun, Thomas C.‐K. Yang, Chin Wei Lai, et al.. (2023). Highly effective interlayer expanded MoS2 coupled with Bi2WO6 as p-n heterojunction photocatalyst for photodegradation of organic dye under LED white light. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 953. 169834–169834. 24 indexed citations

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Babapoor, Aziz, Seyyed Mojtaba Mousavi, Seyyed Alireza Hashemi, et al.. (2023). Recent Advances in Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) Asymmetric Membranes/Composites for Biomedical Applications. Symmetry. 15(2). 403–403. 30 indexed citations

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Mousavi, Seyyed Mojtaba, Aziz Babapoor, Seyyed Alireza Hashemi, et al.. (2023). Effect of Metal Atom in Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks (ZIF-8 & 67) for Removal of Dyes and Antibiotics from Wastewater: A Review. Catalysts. 13(1). 155–155. 79 indexed citations

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Lai, Chin Wei, et al.. (2023). Influence of temperature and pH on polyacrylamide-based drilling fluid: Characterization and rheological study. European Journal of Chemistry. 14(2). 184–192. 1 indexed citations

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Thomas, Paul, Chin Wei Lai, & Mohd Rafie Johan. (2022). Design of multifunctional C@Fe3O4–MoO3 binary nanocomposite for applications in triphenylmethane textile dye amelioration via ultrasonic adsorption and electrochemical energy storage. Chemosphere. 308(Pt 1). 136214–136214. 6 indexed citations

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Mousavi, Seyyed Mojtaba, Seyyed Alireza Hashemi, Sonia Bahrani, et al.. (2021). Recent Advancements in Polythiophene-Based Materials and their Biomedical, Geno Sensor and DNA Detection. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(13). 6850–6850. 40 indexed citations

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Khe, Cheng Seong, et al.. (2021). Synthesis of MRGO Nanocomposites as a Potential Photocatalytic Demulsifier for Crude Oil-in-Water Emulsion. Journal of Composites Science. 5(7). 174–174. 6 indexed citations

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Rumjit, Nelson Pynadathu, Nurul Asma Samsudin, Foo Wah Low, et al.. (2021). Kinetic and isotherm studies on adsorptive removal of sulfates by cotton shell derived biochar: Recovery of sulfates from marcasite soil. Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy. 20. 100361–100361. 13 indexed citations

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Mousavi, Seyyed Mojtaba, Foo Wah Low, Seyyed Alireza Hashemi, et al.. (2020). Development of graphene based nanocomposites towards medical and biological applications. Artificial Cells Nanomedicine and Biotechnology. 48(1). 1189–1205. 40 indexed citations

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