Cong Zhao

1.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
28 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Cong Zhao is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Polymers and Plastics and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Cong Zhao has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 15 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 6 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Cong Zhao's work include Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (19 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (15 papers) and Innovative Energy Harvesting Technologies (6 papers). Cong Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (19 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (15 papers) and Innovative Energy Harvesting Technologies (6 papers). Cong Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Taiwan. Cong Zhao's co-authors include Defu Lian, Guangzhong Sun, Enhong Chen, Xing Xie, Rui Yong, Minyi Xu, Hongyong Yu, Hao Wang, Yawei Wang and Ziyue Xi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Advanced Functional Materials and Applied Energy.

In The Last Decade

Cong Zhao

27 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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. GeoMF
    2014 443 citations Cong Zhao et al. profile →
  2. Underwater wireless communication via TENG-generated Maxwell’s displacement current
    2022 164 citations Hongfa Zhao, Minyi Xu et al. Nature Communications profile →
  3. A rolling-mode triboelectric nanogenerator with multi-tunnel grating electrodes and opposite-charge-enhancement for wave energy harvesting
    2024 68 citations Yawei Wang, Hengyi Yang et al. Nature Communications 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 Zhao China 15 520 341 311 291 179 28 1.1k
Jun Han South Korea 19 160 0.3× 371 1.1× 56 0.2× 33 0.1× 65 0.4× 84 1.3k
Farzad Safaei Australia 16 226 0.4× 68 0.2× 36 0.1× 90 0.3× 36 0.2× 145 1.5k
Erdong Chen China 11 144 0.3× 111 0.3× 58 0.2× 52 0.2× 63 0.4× 30 598
Raad Raad Australia 23 491 0.9× 106 0.3× 12 0.0× 167 0.6× 152 0.8× 136 2.2k
Soohyung Kim South Korea 10 476 0.9× 568 1.7× 5 0.0× 289 1.0× 44 0.2× 37 1.2k
Vasileios Lakafosis United States 14 314 0.6× 130 0.4× 23 0.1× 29 0.1× 113 0.6× 43 1.1k
Sechang Oh United States 19 567 1.1× 64 0.2× 7 0.0× 70 0.2× 251 1.4× 77 1.2k
Shenghong Li Australia 16 230 0.4× 44 0.1× 8 0.0× 117 0.4× 37 0.2× 54 959
Byungkook Oh South Korea 12 225 0.4× 86 0.3× 8 0.0× 75 0.3× 41 0.2× 32 461
Huijie Chen China 16 91 0.2× 77 0.2× 20 0.1× 30 0.1× 16 0.1× 48 949

Countries citing papers authored by Cong Zhao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Cong Zhao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Cong Zhao. 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 Zhao. The network helps show where Cong Zhao may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cong Zhao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Cong Zhao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Cong 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 Cong Zhao. Cong Zhao 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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Zhao, Cong, et al.. (2025). The impact of starch composition and gluten content on noodle texture and starch digestibility. Carbohydrate Polymers. 353. 123294–123294. 6 indexed citations
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Fang, Marong, Cong Zhao, Tong Chen, et al.. (2025). Dl-3-n-butylphthalide attenuates DOX-induced cardiotoxicity in mice by inhibiting Nrf2/Keap1 complex formation. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 16. 1542296–1542296. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yiping, Chengyu Li, Chuanhui Wei, et al.. (2024). An intelligent self‐powered life jacket system integrating multiple triboelectric fiber sensors for drowning rescue. InfoMat. 6(5). 16 indexed citations
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Yang, Yong, et al.. (2024). Spatio-temporal scales of the Chinese Daqu microbiome: Heterogeneity, niche differentiation, and assembly mechanisms. Trends in Food Science & Technology. 156. 104832–104832. 15 indexed citations
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Wang, Yawei, Hengyi Yang, Ziyue Xi, et al.. (2024). A rolling-mode triboelectric nanogenerator with multi-tunnel grating electrodes and opposite-charge-enhancement for wave energy harvesting. Nature Communications. 15(1). 6834–6834. 68 indexed citations breakdown →
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Du, Taili, Ziyue Xi, Hongyong Yu, et al.. (2023). Highly adaptive and broadband triboelectric energy harvester with stretching silicone rubber strip for variable harmonic frequency vibration. Nano Research. 17(5). 4089–4099. 4 indexed citations
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Yu, Hongyong, Ziyue Xi, Yiping Zhang, et al.. (2023). High performance additional mass enhanced film structure triboelectric nanogenerator for scavenging vibration energy in broadband frequency range. Nano Energy. 107. 108182–108182. 28 indexed citations
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Xiao, Xiu, Ziyue Xi, Hongyong Yu, et al.. (2023). Research on an Optimized Quarter-Wavelength Resonator-Based Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Efficient Low-Frequency Acoustic Energy Harvesting. Nanomaterials. 13(10). 1676–1676. 16 indexed citations
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Zhao, Cong, Taili Du, Bin Ge, et al.. (2023). Coaxial Flexible Fiber‐Shaped Triboelectric Nanogenerator Assisted by Deep Learning for Self‐Powered Vibration Monitoring. Small. 20(15). e2307680–e2307680. 24 indexed citations
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Zhao, Cong, Yan Wang, Kun Jiang, et al.. (2022). Highly Adaptive Triboelectric‐Electromagnetic Hybrid Nanogenerator for Scavenging Flow Energy and Self‐Powered Marine Wireless Sensing. Advanced Materials Technologies. 8(4). 39 indexed citations
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Zhao, Hongfa, Minyi Xu, Jie An, et al.. (2022). Underwater wireless communication via TENG-generated Maxwell’s displacement current. Nature Communications. 13(1). 3325–3325. 164 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhu, Chuanqing, Cong Zhao, Qiang Zhao, et al.. (2022). A Cantilever Beam-Based Triboelectric Nanogenerator as a Drill Pipe Transverse Vibration Energy Harvester Powering Intelligent Exploitation System. Sensors. 22(11). 4287–4287. 10 indexed citations
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Du, Taili, Bin Ge, Cong Zhao, et al.. (2022). A Robust Silicone Rubber Strip-Based Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Vibration Energy Harvesting and Multi-Functional Self-Powered Sensing. Nanomaterials. 12(8). 1248–1248. 23 indexed citations
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Liu, Jianhao, et al.. (2021). Design of Self-powered Environment Monitoring Sensor Based on TEG and TENG. 8. 749–753. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Nan, Feng Gao, Songyuan Li, et al.. (2020). Optimal Group Charging Method for Battery Integrated Modular Multilevel Converter. 2618–2621. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Changxin, et al.. (2019). Experimental research of thermal electric power generation from ship incinerator exhaust heat. IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science. 227. 22031–22031. 10 indexed citations
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