Dan Zhao

38.5k total citations · 17 hit papers
494 papers, 33.3k citations indexed

About

Dan Zhao is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Dan Zhao has authored 494 papers receiving a total of 33.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 259 papers in Materials Chemistry, 232 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 142 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Dan Zhao's work include Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (230 papers), Covalent Organic Framework Applications (145 papers) and Membrane Separation and Gas Transport (84 papers). Dan Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (230 papers), Covalent Organic Framework Applications (145 papers) and Membrane Separation and Gas Transport (84 papers). Dan Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and France. Dan Zhao's co-authors include Daqiang Yuan, Hong‐Cai Zhou, Zhigang Hu, Yuxiang Wang, Yuhong Qian, Shing Bo Peh, Yongwu Peng, Youdong Cheng, Daren J. Timmons and Yunpan Ying and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Dan Zhao

476 papers receiving 32.9k citations

Hit Papers

Potential applications of... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 2010 2010 2014 2016 400 800 1.2k
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. Potential applications of metal-organic frameworks
    2009 1.4k citations Daqiang Yuan, Dan Zhao et al. profile →
  2. Tuning the Topology and Functionality of Metal−Organic Frameworks by Ligand Design
    2010 980 citations Dan Zhao, Daqiang Yuan et al. profile →
  3. An Isoreticular Series of Metal–Organic Frameworks with Dendritic Hexacarboxylate Ligands and Exceptionally High Gas‐Uptake Capacity
    2010 678 citations Daqiang Yuan, Dan Zhao et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  4. Two-Dimensional Metal–Organic Framework with Wide Channels and Responsive Turn-On Fluorescence for the Chemical Sensing of Volatile Organic Compounds
    2014 608 citations Daqiang Yuan, Zhigang Hu et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  5. Mixed Matrix Membranes (MMMs) Comprising Exfoliated 2D Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs) for Efficient CO2 Separation
    2016 584 citations Zixi Kang, Yongwu Peng et al. Chemistry of Materials profile →
  6. Highly Stable Porous Polymer Networks with Exceptionally High Gas‐Uptake Capacities
    2011 542 citations Daqiang Yuan, Dan Zhao et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  7. Sulfonate-Grafted Porous Polymer Networks for Preferential CO2 Adsorption at Low Pressure
    2011 526 citations Daqiang Yuan, Dan Zhao et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  8. Porous Polymer Networks: Synthesis, Porosity, and Applications in Gas Storage/Separation
    2010 518 citations Daqiang Yuan, Dan Zhao et al. Chemistry of Materials profile →
  9. ZnO Nanosheets Abundant in Oxygen Vacancies Derived from Metal‐Organic Frameworks for ppb‐Level Gas Sensing
    2019 494 citations Hongye Yuan, Yuxiang Wang et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  10. Reversed thermo-switchable molecular sieving membranes composed of two-dimensional metal-organic nanosheets for gas separation
    2017 468 citations Kang Zhang, Yuhong Qian et al. Nature Communications profile →
  11. Ultrathin Two-Dimensional Membranes Assembled by Ionic Covalent Organic Nanosheets with Reduced Apertures for Gas Separation
    2020 413 citations Shing Bo Peh, Dan Zhao et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  12. Advanced Porous Materials in Mixed Matrix Membranes
    2018 383 citations Dan Zhao et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  13. Metal‐Organic Framework Based Gas Sensors
    2021 336 citations Hongye Yuan, Weidong Fan et al. profile →
  14. Ultrathin Covalent Organic Framework Membranes via a Multi‐Interfacial Engineering Strategy for Gas Separation
    2021 219 citations Shing Bo Peh, Hao Yang et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  15. Covalent organic framework film protected zinc anode for highly stable rechargeable aqueous zinc-ion batteries
    2022 177 citations Dan Zhao et al. profile →
  16. Covalent organic framework atropisomers with multiple gas-triggered structural flexibilities
    2023 160 citations Yuxiang Wang, Dan Zhao et al. profile →
  17. Mobile Constituent-Boosted Dynamic Separation of C2H2/C2H4/CO2 Ternary Mixtures in Metal–Organic Frameworks
    2025 24 citations Junyu Ren, Dan Zhao et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Dan Zhao 19.6k 17.6k 8.0k 7.9k 5.3k 494 33.3k
Guangshan Zhu 22.9k 1.2× 22.2k 1.3× 5.4k 0.7× 6.9k 0.9× 4.1k 0.8× 590 34.5k
Wei Zhou 31.1k 1.6× 29.9k 1.7× 7.5k 0.9× 8.8k 1.1× 4.4k 0.8× 384 45.4k
Jorge Gascón 24.6k 1.3× 23.9k 1.4× 4.5k 0.6× 10.8k 1.4× 7.7k 1.5× 439 40.1k
Rahul Banerjee 26.2k 1.3× 23.3k 1.3× 5.4k 0.7× 5.0k 0.6× 7.7k 1.5× 240 34.1k
Shilun Qiu 24.5k 1.2× 21.7k 1.2× 4.9k 0.6× 5.5k 0.7× 6.4k 1.2× 446 33.1k
Xiao Feng 19.2k 1.0× 13.6k 0.8× 7.7k 1.0× 3.4k 0.4× 8.4k 1.6× 317 29.2k
Shengqian Ma 32.6k 1.7× 34.7k 2.0× 5.8k 0.7× 7.6k 1.0× 7.5k 1.4× 461 47.4k
Ryong Ryoo 29.4k 1.5× 17.1k 1.0× 4.9k 0.6× 5.1k 0.6× 4.3k 0.8× 312 38.7k
Jihong Yu 20.9k 1.1× 17.5k 1.0× 4.2k 0.5× 3.7k 0.5× 3.6k 0.7× 574 32.8k
Silvia Bordiga 35.3k 1.8× 33.6k 1.9× 3.8k 0.5× 7.6k 1.0× 5.5k 1.0× 503 50.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dan Zhao

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All Works

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Evans, Hayden A., Taner Yildirim, Yongqiang Cheng, et al.. (2025). Temperature-Regulated Gating Enables Gas Separations in Ultramicroporous Aluminum Formate, ALF. Chemistry of Materials. 37(18). 7102–7114. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Anqi, et al.. (2025). Numerical study on the influence mechanism of feed rate on separation quality in a multi-baffle separation duct. Biosystems Engineering. 258. 104258–104258.
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Hou, Jinxiong, et al.. (2025). Superior cryogenic strength-ductility synergy in a multiphase lamellar-structured metastable high-entropy alloy. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 257. 73–86.
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Zhao, Wei, Juan L. Obeso, Mounib Bahri, et al.. (2024). Achieving Sub‐ppm Sensitivity in SO2 Detection with a Chemically Stable Covalent Organic Framework. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(3). e202415088–e202415088. 5 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhijie, Dan Zhao, Yingying Wang, et al.. (2024). Effect of temperature on the nanoindentation behavior of monocrystalline silicon by molecular dynamics simulations. Materials Today Communications. 40. 110010–110010. 8 indexed citations
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Liu, Ximeng, Dan Zhao, & John Wang. (2024). Challenges and Opportunities in Preserving Key Structural Features of 3D-Printed Metal/Covalent Organic Framework. Nano-Micro Letters. 16(1). 157–157. 23 indexed citations
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Ye, Xingyao, et al.. (2024). Helicene Covalent Organic Frameworks for Robust Light Harvesting and Efficient Energy Transfers. Angewandte Chemie. 136(45). 1 indexed citations
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Zhao, Wei, Qiang Zhu, Xiaofeng Wu, & Dan Zhao. (2024). The development of catalysts and auxiliaries for the synthesis of covalent organic frameworks. Chemical Society Reviews. 53(14). 7531–7565. 57 indexed citations
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Ye, Xingyao, et al.. (2024). Helicene Covalent Organic Frameworks for Robust Light Harvesting and Efficient Energy Transfers. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(45). e202411558–e202411558. 11 indexed citations
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Feng, Yang, Zixi Kang, Zhikun Wang, et al.. (2024). Preprocessed Monomer Interfacial Polymerization for Scalable Fabrication of High-Valent Cluster-Based Metal–Organic Framework Membranes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(49). 33452–33460. 12 indexed citations
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Ren, Junyu & Dan Zhao. (2023). Recent Advances in Reticular Chemistry for Clean Energy, Global Warming, and Water Shortage Solutions. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(43). 38 indexed citations
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Zhao, Dan, et al.. (2023). Carbon sinks in urban public green spaces under carbon neutrality: A bibliometric analysis and systematic literature review. Urban forestry & urban greening. 86. 128037–128037. 63 indexed citations
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Yuan, Hongye, Kerui Li, Dongchen Shi, et al.. (2023). Large‐Area Fabrication of Ultrathin Metal‐Organic Framework Membranes. Advanced Materials. 35(18). e2211859–e2211859. 68 indexed citations
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Evans, Hayden A., Dinesh Mullangi, Zeyu Deng, et al.. (2022). Aluminum formate, Al(HCOO) 3 : An earth-abundant, scalable, and highly selective material for CO 2 capture. Science Advances. 8(44). eade1473–eade1473. 92 indexed citations
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Wang, Hao, Lauren R. Grabstanowicz, Heather M. Barkholtz, et al.. (2019). Impacts of Imidazolate Ligand on Performance of Zeolitic-Imidazolate Framework-Derived Oxygen Reduction Catalysts. ACS Energy Letters. 4(10). 2500–2507. 39 indexed citations
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Wang, Wanwan, Hongxiang Chen, Dan Zhao, et al.. (2018). Thermally healable PTMG-based polyurethane elastomer with robust mechanical properties and high healing efficiency. Smart Materials and Structures. 28(1). 15008–15008. 15 indexed citations
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Dong, Jinqiao, Kang Zhang, Xu Li, et al.. (2017). Ultrathin two-dimensional porous organic nanosheets with molecular rotors for chemical sensing. Nature Communications. 8(1). 1142–1142. 173 indexed citations
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Xu, Guodong, Yongwu Peng, Zhigang Hu, et al.. (2015). A 2D metal–organic framework composed of a bi-functional ligand with ultra-micropores for post-combustion CO2 capture. RSC Advances. 5(59). 47384–47389. 9 indexed citations
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Veluswamy, Hari Prakash, et al.. (2015). Influence of cationic and non-ionic surfactants on the kinetics of mixed hydrogen/tetrahydrofuran hydrates. Chemical Engineering Science. 132. 186–199. 60 indexed citations

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