Di Zhao

7.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
139 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Di Zhao is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Di Zhao has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 47 papers in Materials Chemistry and 42 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Di Zhao's work include Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (27 papers), Advancements in Battery Materials (25 papers) and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (15 papers). Di Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (27 papers), Advancements in Battery Materials (25 papers) and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (15 papers). Di Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Di Zhao's co-authors include Minhua Cao, Chen Chen, Xing Cao, Yadong Li, Qing Peng, Zewen Zhuang, Lirong Zheng, Shoujie Liu, Ying Xiao and Weng‐Chon Cheong and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Di Zhao

129 papers receiving 6.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Atomic site electrocatalysts for water splitting, oxygen reduction and selective oxidation

2020 731 citations Di Zhao, Zewen Zhuang et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
MXene (Ti₃C₂) Vacancy-Confined Single-Atom Catalyst for Efficient Functionalization of CO₂

2019 641 citations Di Zhao, Wenjuan Yang et al. profile →
Electronic structure and d-band center control engineering over M-doped CoP (M = Ni, Mn, Fe) hollow polyhedron frames for boosting hydrogen production

2018 515 citations Kaian Sun, Xing Cao et al. profile →
Microenvironment reconstitution of highly active Ni single atoms on oxygen-incorporated Mo2C for water splitting

2024 134 citations Mengyun Hou, Lirong Zheng et al. Nature Communications profile →
Research progress of heterogeneous structure magnesium alloys: A review

2024 71 citations Di Zhao et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Di Zhao China	41	3.5k	3.2k	3.1k	1.2k	550	139	6.8k
Hao Tian China	46	3.5k 1.0×	3.0k 0.9×	3.0k 1.0×	1.5k 1.3×	635 1.2×	196	7.1k
Yan Liang China	44	3.0k 0.9×	3.3k 1.0×	2.6k 0.8×	1.0k 0.9×	676 1.2×	117	6.1k
Xiao Han China	42	3.0k 0.9×	4.1k 1.3×	3.2k 1.0×	723 0.6×	603 1.1×	139	6.7k
Yue Meng China	38	2.7k 0.8×	2.4k 0.8×	2.9k 0.9×	1.3k 1.1×	444 0.8×	138	5.7k
Chi Zhang China	42	2.4k 0.7×	2.8k 0.9×	2.6k 0.8×	1.0k 0.9×	776 1.4×	171	5.6k
Rui Liu China	40	3.1k 0.9×	3.1k 1.0×	1.9k 0.6×	1.3k 1.1×	555 1.0×	170	5.5k
Xiaodong Yan China	43	2.8k 0.8×	3.3k 1.0×	2.5k 0.8×	1.5k 1.3×	266 0.5×	137	5.7k
Wei Ding China	45	5.1k 1.5×	5.4k 1.7×	2.8k 0.9×	1.0k 0.9×	387 0.7×	141	7.6k
Guangyu He China	48	3.0k 0.9×	4.1k 1.3×	3.2k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	641 1.2×	192	6.8k
Jie Zheng China	33	3.0k 0.9×	2.2k 0.7×	3.8k 1.2×	1.0k 0.9×	570 1.0×	110	6.6k

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Zhao, Di, Di Wu, Huijuan Li, et al.. (2025). A Self-Powered WSe ₂ /Si vdW Heterojunction Photodiode with High Carrier Collection Efficiency for Noninvasive Multimodal Biosensing Applications. ACS Photonics. 12(12). 6975–6983.

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Hu, Botao, Chuhao Liu, Lirong Zheng, et al.. (2025). Built‐in Axial Electric Field‐Driven Electron‐Rich Monomolecular Co Sites for Promoting CO ₂ Electroreduction to CO Over Ultrawide Potential Window. Angewandte Chemie. 137(51).

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Hu, Botao, Chuhao Liu, Lirong Zheng, et al.. (2025). Built‐in Axial Electric Field‐Driven Electron‐Rich Monomolecular Co Sites for Promoting CO ₂ Electroreduction to CO Over Ultrawide Potential Window. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(51). e202511671–e202511671.

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Hou, Mengyun, Lirong Zheng, Di Zhao, et al.. (2024). Microenvironment reconstitution of highly active Ni single atoms on oxygen-incorporated Mo2C for water splitting. Nature Communications. 15(1). 1342–1342. 134 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chen, Jie, Lingyuan Zhang, Di Zhao, et al.. (2024). AKT2S128/CCTαS315/319/323-positive cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) mediate focal adhesion kinase (FAK) inhibitors resistance via secreting phosphatidylcholines (PCs). Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. 9(1). 21–21. 8 indexed citations

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Hu, Mengqing, Di Zhao, Xinlong Yan, et al.. (2024). Construction of Z-scheme heterojunction ZIF-8-decorated ZnO/SiO2 for enhanced visible-light photocatalytic removal of organic pollutants and reduction of Cr (VI). Applied Surface Science. 665. 160321–160321. 16 indexed citations

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Yu, Dengfeng, Huimin Liang, Gongyuan Zhao, et al.. (2023). Bimetallic selenide nanocages covered by carbon layer deliver high rate performance for sodium ion storage. Materials Today Energy. 35. 101319–101319. 6 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jianwei, et al.. (2023). Bond stress-slip behavior of ultrahigh-strength steel bars with spiral grooves embedded in plain and steel fiber high-strength recycled aggregate concrete. Journal of Building Engineering. 80. 108056–108056. 7 indexed citations

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Li, Yang, et al.. (2023). Deep Eutectic Solvent of 1,3-Dimethylurea/L-(+)-Tartaric Acid for the Green Synthesis of (E)-2-Styrylquinoline-3-carboxylic Acid Derivatives. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry. 43(9). 3268–3268. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Fei, et al.. (2023). Seismic Performance of the Corroded Reinforced Recycled Aggregate Concrete Columns. International Journal of Civil Engineering. 22(4). 655–674. 1 indexed citations

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Zhao, Di, Ke Yu, Wuyi Feng, et al.. (2022). Atomic-level engineering Fe₁N₂O₂ interfacial structure derived from oxygen-abundant metal–organic frameworks to promote electrochemical CO₂ reduction. Energy & Environmental Science. 15(9). 3795–3804. 80 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yutong, Di Zhao, Wenjian Wang, et al.. (2021). Controllable synthesis of non-layered two-dimensional plate-like CuGaSe₂ materials for optoelectronic devices. RSC Advances. 11(6). 3673–3680. 6 indexed citations

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Zhao, Di, Zewen Zhuang, Xing Cao, et al.. (2020). Atomic site electrocatalysts for water splitting, oxygen reduction and selective oxidation. Chemical Society Reviews. 49(7). 2215–2264. 731 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cheong, Weng‐Chon, Wenjuan Yang, Jian Zhang, et al.. (2019). Isolated Iron Single-Atomic Site-Catalyzed Chemoselective Transfer Hydrogenation of Nitroarenes to Arylamines. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 11(37). 33819–33824. 102 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yutong, Di Zhao, Wenjian Wang, et al.. (2019). Near-Infrared Light-Activated CuFeSe₂ Hierarchical Nanostructures: Synthesis, Characterization, and Growth Mechanism. Crystal Growth & Design. 19(2). 1226–1232. 12 indexed citations

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Jie, Lianghua, Lianhui Wang, Dan Xiong, et al.. (2018). Synthesis of 2-Arylindoles through Pd(II)-Catalyzed Cyclization of Anilines with Vinyl Azides. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 83(18). 10974–10984. 36 indexed citations

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Qian, Xinye, Lina Jin, Di Zhao, et al.. (2016). Ketjen Black-MnO Composite Coated Separator For High Performance Rechargeable Lithium-Sulfur Battery. Electrochimica Acta. 192. 346–356. 125 indexed citations

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Gao, Qing, Xinyu Zhao, Ying Xiao, Di Zhao, & Minhua Cao. (2014). A mild route to mesoporous Mo2C–C hybrid nanospheres for high performance lithium-ion batteries. Nanoscale. 6(11). 6151–6151. 190 indexed citations

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Fei, Zesong, et al.. (2013). Secrecy Balancing over Two-User MISO Interference Channels with Rician Fading. International Journal of Antennas and Propagation. 2013. 1–7. 3 indexed citations

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Li, Hongyi, Chu Zhang, & Di Zhao. (2011). Stock Investment Value Analysis Model Based on AHP and Gray Relational Degree. International Conference on Management Science and Engineering. 4(4). 1–6. 12 indexed citations

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