Cong Gao

2.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
34 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Cong Gao is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Polymers and Plastics and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Cong Gao has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 10 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 6 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Cong Gao's work include Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (20 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (9 papers) and Lignin and Wood Chemistry (8 papers). Cong Gao is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (20 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (9 papers) and Lignin and Wood Chemistry (8 papers). Cong Gao collaborates with scholars based in China, Canada and United States. Cong Gao's co-authors include Xie Quan, Hongtao Yu, Shuo Chen, Shuangxi Nie, Yaobin Zhang, Bin Luo, Chenchen Cai, Tao Liu, Song Zhang and Jinlong Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Nature Communications and Nano Letters.

In The Last Decade

Cong Gao

33 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Wearable Triboelectric Visual Sensors for Tactile Perception 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 2025 2024 2025 50 100 150 200
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. Wearable Triboelectric Visual Sensors for Tactile Perception
    2022 208 citations Dengjun Lu, Tao Liu et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  2. Triboelectric tactile sensor for pressure and temperature sensing in high-temperature applications
    2025 100 citations Yanhua Liu, Jinlong Wang et al. Nature Communications profile →
  3. Compliant Iontronic Triboelectric Gels with Phase-Locked Structure Enabled by Competitive Hydrogen Bonding
    2024 67 citations Guoli Du, Yuzheng Shao et al. Nano-Micro Letters profile →
  4. Lightweight and Mechanically Robust Cellulosic Triboelectric Materials for Wearable Self-Powered Rehabilitation Training
    2025 34 citations Chenchen Cai, Tao Liu et al. ACS Nano profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Cong Gao China 20 1.0k 519 322 308 288 34 1.7k
Yiheng Song China 23 890 0.9× 522 1.0× 131 0.4× 316 1.0× 650 2.3× 61 1.9k
Hong‐Wu Zhu China 11 969 0.9× 372 0.7× 544 1.7× 228 0.7× 420 1.5× 15 2.2k
Changyoon Jeong South Korea 25 495 0.5× 342 0.7× 137 0.4× 241 0.8× 431 1.5× 69 1.7k
Ramaraju Bendi India 13 555 0.5× 409 0.8× 97 0.3× 141 0.5× 415 1.4× 26 1.4k
Desuo Zhang China 25 589 0.6× 317 0.6× 216 0.7× 388 1.3× 549 1.9× 55 1.8k
Erhui Ren China 25 514 0.5× 294 0.6× 319 1.0× 185 0.6× 569 2.0× 51 1.6k
Rosa María Félix-Navarro Mexico 17 704 0.7× 522 1.0× 466 1.4× 148 0.5× 315 1.1× 64 1.6k
J. Justin Koh Singapore 25 706 0.7× 399 0.8× 816 2.5× 398 1.3× 315 1.1× 46 2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Cong Gao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Cong Gao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Cong Gao. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Cong Gao. The network helps show where Cong Gao may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cong Gao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Cong Gao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Cong Gao 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 Cong Gao. Cong Gao 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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Chen, Haiyang, Jiale Wang, Weike Zhang, et al.. (2025). Modified carbon black isolation phase-assisted preparation of quasi-dispersed spherical α-Al2O3 and its crystal plane growth regulation mechanism. Ceramics International. 51(27). 51963–51972.
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Cai, Chenchen, Tao Liu, Xiangjiang Meng, et al.. (2025). Lightweight and Mechanically Robust Cellulosic Triboelectric Materials for Wearable Self-Powered Rehabilitation Training. ACS Nano. 19(1). 396–405. 34 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Yanhua, Jinlong Wang, Tao Liu, et al.. (2025). Triboelectric tactile sensor for pressure and temperature sensing in high-temperature applications. Nature Communications. 16(1). 383–383. 100 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Song, Mingchao Chi, Tao Liu, et al.. (2024). Spontaneous charging-induced droplets directional steering. Nano Energy. 127. 109766–109766. 16 indexed citations
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Du, Guoli, Yuzheng Shao, Bin Luo, et al.. (2024). Compliant Iontronic Triboelectric Gels with Phase-Locked Structure Enabled by Competitive Hydrogen Bonding. Nano-Micro Letters. 16(1). 170–170. 67 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhao, Jiamin, Tao Liu, Bin Luo, et al.. (2024). Multiscale Structural Triboelectric Aerogels Enabled by Self‐Assembly Driven Supramolecular Winding. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(29). 65 indexed citations
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Dai, Yi, Huan Li, Tao Liu, et al.. (2024). Triboelectric negative air ion generators for efficient membrane fouling control. Chemical Engineering Journal. 481. 148581–148581. 9 indexed citations
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Luo, Bin, Xinyue Wang, Tao Liu, et al.. (2024). Liquid–Solid Triboelectric Probes for Bubbles Status Monitoring. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(32). 23 indexed citations
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Gao, Cong, Jiamin Zhao, Tao Liu, et al.. (2024). Strong and Stable Woody Triboelectric Materials Enabled by Biphase Blocking. Nano Letters. 24(47). 14932–14940. 9 indexed citations
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Luo, Bin, Tao Liu, Chenchen Cai, et al.. (2023). Triboelectric charge-separable probes for quantificationally charge investigating at the liquid-solid interface. Nano Energy. 113. 108532–108532. 47 indexed citations
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Gao, Cong, Tao Liu, Bin Luo, et al.. (2023). Cellulosic triboelectric materials for stable energy harvesting from hot and humid conditions. Nano Energy. 111. 108426–108426. 77 indexed citations
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Gao, Cong, Tao Liu, Bin Luo, et al.. (2023). Hierarchical porous triboelectric aerogels enabled by heterointerface engineering. Nano Energy. 121. 109223–109223. 56 indexed citations
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Luo, Bin, Chenchen Cai, Tao Liu, et al.. (2023). Triboelectric probes for investigating charge transfer at the colloid-solid interface. Nano Energy. 117. 108874–108874. 22 indexed citations
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Luo, Bin, Chenchen Cai, Tao Liu, et al.. (2023). Multiscale Structural Nanocellulosic Triboelectric Aerogels Induced by Hofmeister Effect. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(42). 79 indexed citations
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Lu, Dengjun, Tao Liu, Xiangjiang Meng, et al.. (2022). Wearable Triboelectric Visual Sensors for Tactile Perception. Advanced Materials. 35(7). e2209117–e2209117. 208 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gao, Cong, et al.. (2020). Phosphorylated kraft lignin with improved thermal stability. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 162. 1642–1652. 62 indexed citations
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Gao, Cong, Yan Su, Xie Quan, et al.. (2020). Electronic modulation of iron-bearing heterogeneous catalysts to accelerate Fe(III)/Fe(II) redox cycle for highly efficient Fenton-like catalysis. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 276. 119016–119016. 105 indexed citations
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Qin, Chengrong, Baojie Liu, Lingzhi Huang, et al.. (2018). Adsorptive removal of adsorbable organic halogens by activated carbon. Royal Society Open Science. 5(12). 181507–181507. 16 indexed citations
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Yao, Shuangquan, Cong Gao, Huixia Zhu, et al.. (2017). Absorbable Organic Halide Reduction Research in Elemental Chlorine-Free Bleaching of Eucalyptus Kraft Pulp. Journal of Residuals Science and Technology. 14(S1). S1–S9. 2 indexed citations
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Dai, Yi, et al.. (2016). Xylanase-Aided Chlorine Dioxide Bleaching of Bagasse Pulp to Reduce AOX Formation. BioResources. 11(2). 13 indexed citations

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