Gengrui Zhao

1.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
35 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Gengrui Zhao is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Gengrui Zhao has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 17 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 16 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Gengrui Zhao's work include Tribology and Wear Analysis (15 papers), Lubricants and Their Additives (12 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (12 papers). Gengrui Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Tribology and Wear Analysis (15 papers), Lubricants and Their Additives (12 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (12 papers). Gengrui Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Gengrui Zhao's co-authors include Zhong Lin Wang, Linlin Li, Zhirong Liu, Xiaodi Zhang, Caofeng Pan, Zhuo Wang, Honggang Wang, Shu Wang, Mengqi Wu and Gui Gao and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, ACS Nano and Advanced Functional Materials.

In The Last Decade

Gengrui Zhao

33 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

Transparent and stretchable triboelectric nanogenerator for self-powered tactile sensing

2019 326 citations Gengrui Zhao, Yawen Zhang et al. Nano Energy profile →
Stretchable Unsymmetrical Piezoelectric BaTiO₃ Composite Hydrogel for Triboelectric Nanogenerators and Multimodal Sensors

2022 228 citations Zhuo Wang, Zhuo Wang et al. ACS Nano profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gengrui Zhao China	14	1.1k	687	307	293	236	35	1.4k
Chris Larson United States	6	1.3k 1.2×	480 0.7×	378 1.2×	363 1.2×	351 1.5×	6	1.6k
Tae‐Ik Lee South Korea	19	1.1k 1.0×	427 0.6×	380 1.2×	199 0.7×	655 2.8×	46	1.4k
Seongwoo Ryu South Korea	14	960 0.8×	639 0.9×	284 0.9×	275 0.9×	321 1.4×	38	1.6k
Keju Ji China	10	852 0.8×	481 0.7×	131 0.4×	201 0.7×	102 0.4×	30	1.1k
Chong‐Chan Kim South Korea	6	1.1k 1.0×	582 0.8×	293 1.0×	245 0.8×	210 0.9×	8	1.2k
Nuo Xu China	20	583 0.5×	490 0.7×	119 0.4×	346 1.2×	232 1.0×	50	1.2k
Aaron Lamoureux United States	6	1.0k 0.9×	301 0.4×	165 0.5×	619 2.1×	271 1.1×	7	1.4k
Yafei Ding China	19	810 0.7×	599 0.9×	228 0.7×	207 0.7×	446 1.9×	55	1.3k
Renxiao Xu United States	15	943 0.8×	331 0.5×	232 0.8×	272 0.9×	345 1.5×	31	1.1k
Jaebong Jung South Korea	12	654 0.6×	342 0.5×	148 0.5×	205 0.7×	255 1.1×	32	1.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gengrui Zhao

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Zhao, Gengrui, et al.. (2025). Investigation of tribological behavior and failure mechanisms of PEEK-based composites, Babbitt alloy, and CuSn10Pb10 bimetal for wind turbine main shaft sliding bearings under simulated operational conditions. Tribology International. 204. 110522–110522. 8 indexed citations

Li, Zhenyu, Honggang Wang, Gengrui Zhao, et al.. (2025). Investigation of Tribological Properties of Different Slipper/Swashplate Pair Materials under Start–Stop Operating Conditions. Tribology Transactions. 68(2). 297–313.

Zhang, Yan, et al.. (2025). Solid–Liquid Core–Shell Composite Micro-Nanoparticles: Tribological Properties as Lubricant Additives for Epoxy Resin Coatings. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 7(12). 7859–7870. 1 indexed citations

Li, Jiajun, Gengrui Zhao, Honggang Wang, et al.. (2024). Molybdenum Disilicide (MoSi ₂ ) and Ferrophosphorus Particles (FemPn) Improve the Anti-Seizure Properties of Copper-Tin-Bismuth Composites under Conformal and Nonconformal Contacts. Tribology Transactions. 67(4). 715–729. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Honggang, et al.. (2024). Tribological property of dendritic fibrous nano silica composite particle as lubricant additive. Tribology International. 195. 109589–109589. 6 indexed citations

Lu, Yue, et al.. (2024). Tribological properties of graphene oxide reinforced aramid paper-based composites. Tribology International. 202. 110296–110296. 3 indexed citations

Li, Zhenyu, Honggang Wang, Gengrui Zhao, et al.. (2023). The effect of nickel-induced finite plasticity on the tribological behavior and wear resistance of Cu-Sn-Bi alloy. Tribology International. 188. 108909–108909. 11 indexed citations

Wang, Na, Hongbin Zhou, Gui Gao, et al.. (2023). Polymer@SiO2 Core–Shell Composite Particles: Preparation and Application. Coatings. 13(2). 334–334. 7 indexed citations

Lv, Bo, Gengrui Zhao, Honggang Wang, et al.. (2023). Ionogel Fiber‐Based Flexible Sensor for Friction Sensing. Advanced Materials Technologies. 8(10). 21 indexed citations

10.

Wang, Zhuo, Zhuo Wang, Zhirong Liu, et al.. (2022). Stretchable Unsymmetrical Piezoelectric BaTiO₃ Composite Hydrogel for Triboelectric Nanogenerators and Multimodal Sensors. ACS Nano. 16(1). 1661–1670. 228 indexed citations breakdown →

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Li, Jiajun, Gengrui Zhao, Honggang Wang, et al.. (2022). Tribological performances of CuSn10Bi3 alloy containing MoSi2 and ferrophosphorus under starved lubrication. Materials Science and Technology. 39(5). 623–636. 6 indexed citations

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Li, Zhenyu, Gengrui Zhao, Honggang Wang, et al.. (2021). Enhanced Antiwear Property of Cu-Sn-Bi Bimetal Composites with TiB₂under Different Working Conditions. Tribology Transactions. 65(1). 78–87. 6 indexed citations

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Zhao, Gengrui, Bo Lv, Honggang Wang, et al.. (2021). Ionogel-based flexible stress and strain sensors. International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials. 12(3). 307–336. 32 indexed citations

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Li, Zhenyu, et al.. (2021). Microstructure and tribological behaviors of diffusion bonded powder sintered Cu–Sn based alloys. Materials Research Express. 8(11). 116505–116505. 11 indexed citations

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Wang, Na, Honggang Wang, Junfang Ren, et al.. (2021). A case study of PTFE@SiO2 core-shell solid lubricant. Tribology International. 160. 107016–107016. 12 indexed citations

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Zhao, Gengrui, Honggang Wang, Junfang Ren, et al.. (2020). The tribological behaviors of core‐shell n‐octadecane@TiO₂/epoxy composites. Polymer Composites. 41(11). 4872–4884. 8 indexed citations

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Zhao, Gengrui, Yawen Zhang, Nan Shi, et al.. (2019). Transparent and stretchable triboelectric nanogenerator for self-powered tactile sensing. Nano Energy. 59. 302–310. 326 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhang, Xiaodi, Xin Cui, Diancan Wang, et al.. (2019). Piezoelectric Nanotopography Induced Neuron‐Like Differentiation of Stem Cells. Advanced Functional Materials. 29(22). 107 indexed citations

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Zhao, Gengrui, Xiaodi Zhang, Xin Cui, et al.. (2018). Piezoelectric Polyacrylonitrile Nanofiber Film-Based Dual-Function Self-Powered Flexible Sensor. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 10(18). 15855–15863. 152 indexed citations

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Qiang, Li, Zhenbin Gong, Gengrui Zhao, et al.. (2015). The tribological performance of fullerene‐like hydrogenated carbon films under ionic liquid lubrication. Surface and Interface Analysis. 47(9). 903–910. 8 indexed citations

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