Hao Qu

2.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
35 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Hao Qu is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Hao Qu has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 11 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 11 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Hao Qu's work include Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (11 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (11 papers) and Advanced Materials and Mechanics (4 papers). Hao Qu is often cited by papers focused on Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (11 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (11 papers) and Advanced Materials and Mechanics (4 papers). Hao Qu collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, China and United States. Hao Qu's co-authors include Swee Ching Tan, Yaoxin Zhang, Xueping Zhang, Jiachen Yang, Songlin Zhang, Dilip Krishna Nandakumar, Mengjuan Zhou, Lakshmi Suresh, Shuai Guo and J. Justin Koh and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Nature Communications and Energy & Environmental Science.

In The Last Decade

Hao Qu

34 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

Biomimetic spinning of soft functional fibres via spontaneous phase separation

2023 179 citations Songlin Zhang, Mengjuan Zhou et al. profile →
All‐Day Multicyclic Atmospheric Water Harvesting Enabled by Polyelectrolyte Hydrogel with Hybrid Desorption Mode

2023 140 citations Hao Qu, Yaoxin Zhang et al. Advanced Materials profile →
Precisely manipulating polymer chain interactions for multifunctional hydrogels

2025 74 citations Shuai Guo, Songlin Zhang et al. Matter profile →
Self-powered green energy–harvesting and sensing interfaces based on hygroscopic gel and water-locking effects

2025 26 citations Shuai Guo, Shubham Patel et al. Science Advances profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hao Qu Singapore	24	1.1k	660	523	470	381	35	2.3k
Xin Jin China	33	635 0.6×	1.4k 2.1×	347 0.7×	485 1.0×	174 0.5×	148	3.5k
Yong Pei United States	23	902 0.8×	633 1.0×	429 0.8×	416 0.9×	60 0.2×	39	2.8k
Yajiang Huang China	26	348 0.3×	585 0.9×	191 0.4×	411 0.9×	271 0.7×	163	3.0k
Xiansheng Zhang China	30	562 0.5×	1.2k 1.8×	358 0.7×	213 0.5×	135 0.4×	71	2.6k
Mengchun Wu China	24	1.7k 1.5×	1.1k 1.7×	660 1.3×	696 1.5×	141 0.4×	39	3.7k
Bi Xu China	24	630 0.5×	508 0.8×	303 0.6×	142 0.3×	80 0.2×	67	1.9k
Tianhe Wang China	30	809 0.7×	443 0.7×	170 0.3×	152 0.3×	71 0.2×	97	2.5k
Huanyu Li China	25	144 0.1×	288 0.4×	405 0.8×	219 0.5×	236 0.6×	76	2.1k
Chuchu Chen China	27	203 0.2×	836 1.3×	224 0.4×	256 0.5×	110 0.3×	79	2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Hao Qu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hao Qu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hao Qu

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Li, Jianping, et al.. (2026). Study of the Cooling Performance of Electric Vehicle Motors Using a Centripetal-Inclined Oil Spray Cooling System. Energies. 19(3). 580–580.

Guo, Shuai, Songlin Zhang, Siqi Liu, et al.. (2025). Precisely manipulating polymer chain interactions for multifunctional hydrogels. Matter. 8(4). 101785–101785. 74 indexed citations breakdown →

Guo, Shuai, Shubham Patel, Junhui Wang, et al.. (2025). Self-powered green energy–harvesting and sensing interfaces based on hygroscopic gel and water-locking effects. Science Advances. 11(27). eadw5991–eadw5991. 26 indexed citations breakdown →

Huang, Ying, Jiulin Wang, Hao Qu, et al.. (2024). Selective dual-mode detection of glyphosate facilitated by iron organic frameworks nanozymes. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 319. 124561–124561. 11 indexed citations

Zhang, Xueping, Hao Qu, Xiangyu Li, et al.. (2024). Autonomous Atmospheric Water Harvesting over a Wide RH Range Enabled by Super Hygroscopic Composite Aerogels. Advanced Materials. 36(41). e2310219–e2310219. 52 indexed citations

Yang, Yang, et al.. (2024). Study on the Influence of Wind Fairing Parameters on the Aerodynamic Performance of Long-Span Double-Deck Steel Truss Suspension Bridge. Buildings. 14(7). 2255–2255. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Songlin, Mengjuan Zhou, Mingyang Liu, et al.. (2023). Ambient-conditions spinning of functional soft fibers via engineering molecular chain networks and phase separation. Nature Communications. 14(1). 3245–3245. 85 indexed citations

Freund, Andreas K., et al.. (2022). Optimization of highly oriented pyrolytic graphite applied to neutron crystal optics. Journal of Applied Crystallography. 55(2). 247–257. 2 indexed citations

Yang, Jiachen, Xueping Zhang, J. Justin Koh, et al.. (2022). Reversible Hydration Composite Films for Evaporative Perspiration Control and Heat Stress Management. Small. 18(14). e2107636–e2107636. 32 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xueping, J. Justin Koh, Rensheng Deng, et al.. (2022). Reversible Hydration Composite Films for Evaporative Perspiration Control and Heat Stress Management (Small 14/2022). Small. 18(14). 5 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yaoxin, Zhen Yu, Hao Qu, et al.. (2022). Self‐Sustained Programmable Hygroelectronic Interfaces for Humidity‐Regulated Hierarchical Information Encryption and Display. Advanced Materials. 36(12). e2208081–e2208081. 49 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yaoxin, Shuai Guo, Zhi Gen Yu, et al.. (2022). An Asymmetric Hygroscopic Structure for Moisture‐Driven Hygro‐Ionic Electricity Generation and Storage. Advanced Materials. 34(21). 156 indexed citations

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Zhang, Qian, Qijie Liang, Dilip Krishna Nandakumar, et al.. (2021). Shadow enhanced self-charging power system for wave and solar energy harvesting from the ocean. Nature Communications. 12(1). 616–616. 114 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yaoxin, Hong Zhang, Ting Xiong, et al.. (2020). Manipulating unidirectional fluid transportation to drive sustainable solar water extraction and brine-drenching induced energy generation. Energy & Environmental Science. 13(12). 4891–4902. 216 indexed citations

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Miao, Lingzhan, Yue Yu, Tanveer M. Adyel, et al.. (2020). Distinct microbial metabolic activities of biofilms colonizing microplastics in three freshwater ecosystems. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 403. 123577–123577. 130 indexed citations

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Miao, Lingzhan, Chengqian Wang, Tanveer M. Adyel, et al.. (2020). Microbial carbon metabolic functions of biofilms on plastic debris influenced by the substrate types and environmental factors. Environment International. 143. 106007–106007. 92 indexed citations

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Yang, Jiachen, Xueping Zhang, Hao Qu, et al.. (2020). Water Harvesting: A Moisture‐Hungry Copper Complex Harvesting Air Moisture for Potable Water and Autonomous Urban Agriculture (Adv. Mater. 39/2020). Advanced Materials. 32(39). 24 indexed citations

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Miao, Lingzhan, Jun Hou, Guoxiang You, et al.. (2019). Acute effects of nanoplastics and microplastics on periphytic biofilms depending on particle size, concentration and surface modification. Environmental Pollution. 255(Pt 2). 113300–113300. 142 indexed citations

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Qu, Hao, et al.. (2013). A 3rd Generation Advanced High-Strength Steel (AHSS) Produced by Dual Stabilization Heat Treatment (DSHT). Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A. 44(10). 4450–4453. 15 indexed citations

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Qu, Hao. (2011). ADVANCED HIGH STRENGTH STEEL THROUGH PARAEQUILIBRIUM CARBON PARTITIONING AND AUSTENITE STABILIZATION. OhioLink ETD Center (Ohio Library and Information Network). 6 indexed citations

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