Guiyan Zhao

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Guiyan Zhao is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Polymers and Plastics and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Guiyan Zhao has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Materials Chemistry, 18 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 17 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Guiyan Zhao's work include biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (17 papers), Polymer crystallization and properties (12 papers) and Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (8 papers). Guiyan Zhao is often cited by papers focused on biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (17 papers), Polymer crystallization and properties (12 papers) and Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (8 papers). Guiyan Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, Czechia and Finland. Guiyan Zhao's co-authors include Wei Jiang, Yutian Zhu, Jianwen Chen, Yulin Feng, Jinghua Yin, Hua Li, Yuexin Hu, Guoxuan Zhu, Xiaohua Chang and Wei Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Communications, Carbon and Journal of Materials Chemistry A.

In The Last Decade

Guiyan Zhao

57 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Highly stretchable, conductive, and self-adhesive starch-... 2025 2026 2025 10 20 30
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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. Highly stretchable, conductive, and self-adhesive starch-based hydrogel for high-performance flexible electronic devices
    2025 34 citations Rui Chen, Lei Wang et al. Carbohydrate Polymers profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Guiyan Zhao China 19 475 456 360 260 197 60 1.2k
Weina He China 12 455 1.0× 528 1.2× 293 0.8× 533 2.0× 267 1.4× 18 1.3k
Liguo Xu China 13 583 1.2× 439 1.0× 179 0.5× 484 1.9× 260 1.3× 33 1.3k
Longhai Piao South Korea 22 510 1.1× 340 0.7× 478 1.3× 417 1.6× 302 1.5× 48 1.4k
Kei Hashimoto Japan 21 405 0.9× 482 1.1× 176 0.5× 295 1.1× 573 2.9× 57 1.6k
Ana Sanchez‐Sanchez Spain 22 729 1.5× 955 2.1× 438 1.2× 420 1.6× 450 2.3× 32 2.0k
Kaili Zhang China 17 752 1.6× 540 1.2× 123 0.3× 98 0.4× 144 0.7× 19 995
Chen Luo China 16 1.4k 3.0× 339 0.7× 215 0.6× 275 1.1× 91 0.5× 24 1.9k
Fang‐Cheng Liang Taiwan 25 680 1.4× 635 1.4× 218 0.6× 419 1.6× 727 3.7× 46 1.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Guiyan Zhao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Guiyan Zhao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Guiyan Zhao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Guiyan 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 Guiyan Zhao. Guiyan Zhao is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Chen, Rui, Lei Wang, Meng Luo, et al.. (2025). Highly stretchable, conductive, and self-adhesive starch-based hydrogel for high-performance flexible electronic devices. Carbohydrate Polymers. 352. 123220–123220. 34 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Guangxiang, Liuhe Li, Wenxin Jiang, et al.. (2024). Functionalization of poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) and its toughening effect on poly (lactic acid). European Polymer Journal. 206. 112764–112764. 17 indexed citations
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Zhang, Guangxiang, et al.. (2024). Functionalization of poly(butylene adipate‐co‐terephthalate) and its compatibilizing effect on PBAT/thermoplastic starch blends. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 141(46). 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Dan, et al.. (2023). Post-modified thiacalix[4]arene-based Ni16-NH2 cluster by ferrocene for synergistic photothermal conversion property. Inorganica Chimica Acta. 555. 121587–121587. 2 indexed citations
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Zhao, Guiyan, et al.. (2023). An ultra-stable CuI12 cluster built from a CuI6 precursor sandwiched by two CuI3-thiacalixarene units for efficient photothermal conversion. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers. 10(11). 3230–3236. 12 indexed citations
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Luo, Yi, Guiyan Zhao, Jianwen Chen, et al.. (2023). Lightweight and highly compressible/stretchable ionogel foams for designing pressure and strain sensors. Polymer. 293. 126616–126616. 9 indexed citations
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Yang, Jun, Lin Zhong, Nan Yan, et al.. (2022). Brittle-ductile transition of elastomer toughened HDPE: effect of elastomer modulus. Journal of Polymer Research. 29(5). 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Guangxin, et al.. (2021). Research Progress on Preparation and Properties of Polymer/Starch Composites. Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry. 38(11). 1432. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Guangxin, Song Li, Yulin Feng, et al.. (2020). Effectively toughening polypropylene with in situ formation of core-shell starch-based particles. Carbohydrate Polymers. 249. 116795–116795. 27 indexed citations
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Li, Hua, Jianwen Chen, Xiaohua Chang, et al.. (2020). A highly stretchable strain sensor with both an ultralow detection limit and an ultrawide sensing range. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 9(3). 1795–1802. 129 indexed citations
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Cui, Xihua, Jing Jin, Guiyan Zhao, & Wei Jiang. (2019). Preparation of chlorinated poly(propylene carbonate) and its effects on the mechanical properties of poly(propylene carbonate)/starch blends as a compatibilizer. Polymer Bulletin. 77(3). 1327–1342. 7 indexed citations
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Gao, Yu, Cheng Shi, Guiyan Zhao, et al.. (2018). Highly Uniform Hollow GdF3 Ellipsoids: Controllable Synthesis, Characterization and Up-Conversion Luminescence Properties. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 18(8). 5822–5827. 1 indexed citations
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Zhao, Guiyan, et al.. (2015). Toughening polylactide with polyether-block-amide and thermoplastic starch acetate: Influence of starch esterification degree. Carbohydrate Polymers. 127. 79–85. 35 indexed citations
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Zhao, Guiyan, et al.. (2015). Mechanical properties of biodegradable polylactide/poly(ether‐block‐amide)/thermoplastic starch blends: Effect of the crosslinking of starch. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 133(2). 23 indexed citations
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Zhao, Guiyan, et al.. (2014). Toughening poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) with propylene carbonate plasticized poly(propylene carbonate). e-Polymers. 14(4). 283–288. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Haolong, et al.. (2012). Blue fluorescent protein analogs as chemosensors for Zn2+. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 42. 308–313. 25 indexed citations
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Zhao, Guiyan, et al.. (2012). A Europium-based luminescent chemosensor for Zn2+ with quinoxaline as the antenna. Tetrahedron Letters. 54(8). 806–810. 11 indexed citations
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Feng, Yulin, Yuexin Hu, Jinghua Yin, Guiyan Zhao, & Wei Jiang. (2012). High impact poly(lactic acid)/poly(ethylene octene) blends prepared by reactive blending. Polymer Engineering and Science. 53(2). 389–396. 76 indexed citations
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Zhao, Guiyan, et al.. (2010). A synthesized GFP analogue emits via a hydrogen-bonding system. Chemical Communications. 46(16). 2868–2868. 20 indexed citations

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