Huan Zhao

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Huan Zhao is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Catalysis and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Huan Zhao has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 15 papers in Catalysis and 10 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Huan Zhao's work include Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction (14 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (12 papers) and Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (9 papers). Huan Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction (14 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (12 papers) and Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (9 papers). Huan Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Huan Zhao's co-authors include Jianping Lai, Lei Wang, Dan Zhang, Yi Han, Hongdong Li, Shaoxiang Li, Bolong Huang, Xueke Wu, Zuochao Wang and Wenjing Qi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Nano Letters and Advanced Functional Materials.

In The Last Decade

Huan Zhao

32 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Fast site-to-site electron transfer of high-entropy alloy... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 100 200 300 400 500
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. Fast site-to-site electron transfer of high-entropy alloy nanocatalyst driving redox electrocatalysis
    2020 562 citations Hongdong Li, Yi Han et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Huan Zhao China 20 1.4k 716 606 490 445 33 1.9k
Zuochao Wang China 28 1.7k 1.2× 738 1.0× 915 1.5× 522 1.1× 193 0.4× 56 2.1k
Shaoyun Hao China 20 2.0k 1.5× 699 1.0× 1.4k 2.2× 417 0.9× 305 0.7× 37 2.5k
Jiankang Zhao China 25 1.5k 1.1× 1.2k 1.7× 578 1.0× 978 2.0× 165 0.4× 59 2.5k
Yangguang Hu China 16 1.0k 0.8× 907 1.3× 383 0.6× 250 0.5× 98 0.2× 31 1.4k
Hyangsoo Jeong South Korea 23 253 0.2× 946 1.3× 593 1.0× 745 1.5× 260 0.6× 63 2.0k
Zhijie Kong China 17 1.4k 1.0× 581 0.8× 1.0k 1.7× 232 0.5× 113 0.3× 38 1.9k
Alessandro Hugo Monteverde Videla Italy 29 1.6k 1.2× 526 0.7× 1.5k 2.4× 143 0.3× 130 0.3× 54 2.2k
Ritesh Kumar India 16 980 0.7× 872 1.2× 509 0.8× 158 0.3× 372 0.8× 26 1.6k
Natalia Morlanés Saudi Arabia 22 660 0.5× 1.0k 1.4× 195 0.3× 922 1.9× 167 0.4× 41 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Huan Zhao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Huan Zhao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Huan Zhao

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhang, Dongzhe, et al.. (2025). Ni4Ti3 Precipitates in Directed Energy Deposition-Fabricated NiTi: Pseudoelasticity and Strengthening. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. 34(23). 28632–28642. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Zuochao, Jiao Liu, Huan Zhao, et al.. (2023). Free radicals promote electrocatalytic nitrogen oxidation. Chemical Science. 14(7). 1878–1884. 19 indexed citations
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Shi, Yue, Dan Zhang, Hao Huang, et al.. (2022). Mixture Phases Engineering of PtFe Nanofoams for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution. Small. 18(11). e2106947–e2106947. 34 indexed citations
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Wang, Zuochao, Xueke Wu, Jiao Liu, et al.. (2021). Ordered Vacancies on the Body-Centered Cubic PdCu Nanocatalysts. Nano Letters. 21(22). 9580–9586. 19 indexed citations
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Wang, Zuochao, Xueke Wu, Yingnan Qin, et al.. (2021). Efficient nitrogen reduction to ammonia by fluorine vacancies with a multi-step promoting effect. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 9(2). 894–899. 18 indexed citations
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Zhao, Huan, Dan Zhang, Yingnan Qin, et al.. (2021). Ultrafast Generation of Nanostructured Noble Metal Aerogels by a Microwave Method for Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution and Ethanol Oxidation. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 4(10). 11221–11230. 17 indexed citations
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Qu, Yingmin, Ting Zhao, Huan Zhao, Zhongshen Zhang, & Zhengping Hao. (2021). Effect of Ti-promoting on propane dehydrogenation over porous Zn-based catalysts: A strategy to enhance activity and selectivity. Applied Surface Science. 578. 152067–152067. 8 indexed citations
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Zhang, Dan, Zuochao Wang, Xueke Wu, et al.. (2021). Noble Metal (Pt, Rh, Pd, Ir) Doped Ru/CNT Ultra‐Small Alloy for Acidic Hydrogen Evolution at High Current Density. Small. 18(3). e2104559–e2104559. 69 indexed citations
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Han, Yi, Xinyi Zhang, Wenwen Cai, et al.. (2021). Facet-controlled palladium nanocrystalline for enhanced nitrate reduction towards ammonia. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 600. 620–628. 83 indexed citations
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Cai, Wenwen, Yi Han, Hongdong Li, et al.. (2020). Significantly enhanced electrocatalytic N2reduction to NH3by surface selenization with multiple functions. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 8(39). 20331–20336. 18 indexed citations
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Zhang, Dan, Yue Shi, Huan Zhao, et al.. (2020). The facile oil-phase synthesis of a multi-site synergistic high-entropy alloy to promote the alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 9(2). 889–893. 150 indexed citations
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Ma, Linzheng, Huan Zhao, Gao‐Chao Fan, Xiliang Luo, & Jun‐Jie Zhu. (2020). Introduction of an antifouling photoelectrode: an effective strategy for a high-performance photoelectrochemical cytosensor. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 8(22). 4836–4840. 7 indexed citations
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Li, Hongdong, Yi Han, Huan Zhao, et al.. (2020). Fast site-to-site electron transfer of high-entropy alloy nanocatalyst driving redox electrocatalysis. Nature Communications. 11(1). 5437–5437. 562 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Hongdong, Yue Pan, Dan Zhang, et al.. (2019). Surface oxygen-mediated ultrathin PtRuM (Ni, Fe, and Co) nanowires boosting methanol oxidation reaction. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 8(5). 2323–2330. 88 indexed citations
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Lu, Yanwei, Huan Zhao, Gao‐Chao Fan, & Xiliang Luo. (2019). Coupling photoelectrochemical and electrochemical strategies in one probe electrode: Toward sensitive and reliable dual-signal bioassay for uracil-DNA glycosylase activity. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 142. 111569–111569. 80 indexed citations
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Fan, Gao‐Chao, Yanwei Lu, Huan Zhao, et al.. (2019). Photoelectrochemical cell enhanced by ternary heterostructured photoanode: Toward high-performance self-powered cathodic cytosensing. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 137. 52–57. 33 indexed citations
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Fan, Gao‐Chao, Zimeng Li, Yanwei Lu, et al.. (2019). Robust photoelectrochemical cytosensor in biological media using antifouling property of zwitterionic peptide. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 299. 126996–126996. 29 indexed citations
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Zhao, Huan. (2012). Monte Carlo simulation of atmospheric particles aggregation growth under wind action. Manufacturing Automation. 1 indexed citations

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