Jia Zhu

35.4k total citations · 30 hit papers
235 papers, 30.3k citations indexed

About

Jia Zhu is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Jia Zhu has authored 235 papers receiving a total of 30.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 76 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 59 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Jia Zhu's work include Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (57 papers), Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (40 papers) and Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies (34 papers). Jia Zhu is often cited by papers focused on Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (57 papers), Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (40 papers) and Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies (34 papers). Jia Zhu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Jia Zhu's co-authors include Lin Zhou, Shining Zhu, Bin Zhu, Xiuqiang Li, Weichao Xu, Ning Xu, Xiaozhen Hu, Yingling Tan, Jinlei Li and Shanhui Fan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Jia Zhu

222 papers receiving 29.9k citations

Hit Papers

Solar-driven interfacial evaporation 2008 2026 2014 2020 2018 2016 2016 2016 2017 500 1000 1.5k
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. Solar-driven interfacial evaporation
    2018 1.9k citations Jia Zhu et al. Nature Energy profile →
  2. 3D self-assembly of aluminium nanoparticles for plasmon-enhanced solar desalination
    2016 1.9k citations Lin Zhou, Yingling Tan et al. Nature Photonics profile →
  3. Self-assembly of highly efficient, broadband plasmonic absorbers for solar steam generation
    2016 1.2k citations Lin Zhou, Yingling Tan et al. profile →
  4. Graphene oxide-based efficient and scalable solar desalination under one sun with a confined 2D water path
    2016 1.1k citations Weichao Xu, Lin Zhou et al. profile →
  5. Mushrooms as Efficient Solar Steam‐Generation Devices
    2017 1.1k citations Ning Xu, Weichao Xu et al. profile →
  6. Optical Absorption Enhancement in Amorphous Silicon Nanowire and Nanocone Arrays
    2008 1.1k citations Jia Zhu et al. Nano Letters profile →
  7. Tailoring Graphene Oxide‐Based Aerogels for Efficient Solar Steam Generation under One Sun
    2016 890 citations Weichao Xu, Lin Zhou et al. profile →
  8. Monolithic all-perovskite tandem solar cells with 24.8% efficiency exploiting comproportionation to suppress Sn(ii) oxidation in precursor ink
    2019 887 citations Renxing Lin, Ke Xiao et al. Nature Energy profile →
  9. Flexible and Salt Resistant Janus Absorbers by Electrospinning for Stable and Efficient Solar Desalination
    2018 810 citations Weichao Xu, Lin Zhou et al. profile →
  10. Nanodome Solar Cells with Efficient Light Management and Self-Cleaning
    2009 741 citations Jia Zhu et al. Nano Letters profile →
  11. Scalable and hierarchically designed polymer film as a selective thermal emitter for high-performance all-day radiative cooling
    2020 703 citations Bin Zhu, Jinlei Li et al. profile →
  12. Enhancement of Interfacial Solar Vapor Generation by Environmental Energy
    2018 672 citations Jinlei Li, Ning Xu et al. profile →
  13. All-perovskite tandem solar cells with 24.2% certified efficiency and area over 1 cm2 using surface-anchoring zwitterionic antioxidant
    2020 633 citations Ke Xiao, Renxing Lin et al. Nature Energy profile →
  14. Electrospun Metal Nanofiber Webs as High-Performance Transparent Electrode
    2010 616 citations Hui Wu, Liangbing Hu et al. Nano Letters profile →
  15. A water lily–inspired hierarchical design for stable and efficient solar evaporation of high-salinity brine
    2019 447 citations Ning Xu, Jinlei Li et al. profile →
  16. Simultaneous Contact and Grain‐Boundary Passivation in Planar Perovskite Solar Cells Using SnO2‐KCl Composite Electron Transport Layer
    2019 418 citations Pengchen Zhu, Shuai Gu et al. profile →
  17. Over 10 kg m−2 h−1 Evaporation Rate Enabled by a 3D Interconnected Porous Carbon Foam
    2020 383 citations Jinlei Li, Xueyang Wang et al. profile →
  18. Subambient daytime radiative cooling textile based on nanoprocessed silk
    2021 373 citations Bin Zhu, Yuxi Wang et al. profile →
  19. Conductivity and lithiophilicity gradients guide lithium deposition to mitigate short circuits
    2019 332 citations Jia Zhu, Huigang Zhang et al. Nature Communications profile →
  20. Going beyond efficiency for solar evaporation
    2023 231 citations Ning Xu, Jinlei Li et al. Nature Water profile →
  21. High-yield solar-driven atmospheric water harvesting of metal–organic-framework-derived nanoporous carbon with fast-diffusion water channels
    2022 204 citations Ning Xu, Bin Zhu et al. profile →
  22. Protecting ice from melting under sunlight via radiative cooling
    2022 191 citations Jinlei Li, Ning Xu et al. profile →
  23. An all-weather radiative human body cooling textile
    2023 179 citations Jinlei Li, Jia Zhu et al. Nature Sustainability profile →
  24. Toward the Commercialization of Perovskite Solar Modules
    2024 178 citations Pengchen Zhu, Jia Zhu et al. profile →
  25. Spider‐Silk‐Inspired Nanocomposite Polymers for Durable Daytime Radiative Cooling
    2022 167 citations Pengcheng Yao, Jinlei Li et al. profile →
  26. A tandem radiative/evaporative cooler for weather-insensitive and high-performance daytime passive cooling
    2022 159 citations Jinlei Li, Ning Xu et al. profile →
  27. A dual-selective thermal emitter with enhanced subambient radiative cooling performance
    2024 127 citations Jinlei Li, Yingying Zhang et al. Nature Communications profile →
  28. Solar transpiration–powered lithium extraction and storage
    2024 105 citations Ning Xu, Baoxia Mi et al. profile →
  29. A photosynthetically active radiative cooling film
    2024 55 citations Jinlei Li, Ning Xu et al. Nature Sustainability profile →
  30. Solar evaporation and clean water
    2025 30 citations Ghim Wei Ho, Yusuke Yamauchi et al. Nature Water profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jia Zhu China 84 15.0k 10.2k 6.9k 6.1k 5.0k 235 30.3k
Ghim Wei Ho Singapore 74 12.0k 0.8× 5.6k 0.5× 3.0k 0.4× 6.6k 1.1× 3.7k 0.7× 227 18.8k
Jiaqi Dai United States 88 4.0k 0.3× 15.5k 1.5× 1.8k 0.3× 6.0k 1.0× 5.5k 1.1× 162 29.4k
Tao Deng China 63 7.9k 0.5× 4.4k 0.4× 2.5k 0.4× 3.7k 0.6× 2.9k 0.6× 275 16.9k
Liangti Qu China 104 16.5k 1.1× 19.3k 1.9× 3.4k 0.5× 14.2k 2.3× 13.0k 2.6× 427 42.1k
Ronggui Yang United States 82 4.3k 0.3× 4.7k 0.5× 1.6k 0.2× 10.5k 1.7× 3.5k 0.7× 336 27.6k
Jianwei Song China 50 4.1k 0.3× 3.7k 0.4× 1.9k 0.3× 2.0k 0.3× 3.1k 0.6× 91 14.2k
Yonggang Yao China 77 5.6k 0.4× 11.4k 1.1× 980 0.1× 6.9k 1.1× 4.8k 1.0× 228 25.3k
Guihua Yu United States 136 21.6k 1.4× 35.1k 3.4× 5.7k 0.8× 14.9k 2.4× 15.5k 3.1× 398 66.9k
Huhu Cheng China 61 5.4k 0.4× 5.9k 0.6× 1.4k 0.2× 5.5k 0.9× 6.9k 1.4× 114 15.9k
Frank C. Walsh United Kingdom 74 7.1k 0.5× 11.0k 1.1× 1.5k 0.2× 6.9k 1.1× 3.0k 0.6× 333 20.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jia Zhu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jia Zhu

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhang, Hao Chi, Pei Hang He, Jia Zhu, et al.. (2025). A plasmonic meta-rotary travelling-wave oscillator with ultrahigh phase accuracy and figure of merit. Light Science & Applications. 14(1). 284–284.
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Zhu, Bin, et al.. (2025). Challenges to materials for local glacier conservation. Nature Water. 3(3). 251–255.
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Cao, Ning, Yunfei Hou, Bin Zhu, & Jia Zhu. (2025). High-performance full-color radiative cooling films: Unlocking potential for broad adoption and commercialization. Matter. 8(3). 101995–101995. 2 indexed citations
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Lv, Guangxin & Jia Zhu. (2025). Intrinsic Thermal Conductivity of Molecular Engineered Polymer. Advanced Functional Materials. 36(6). 12 indexed citations
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Ho, Ghim Wei, Yusuke Yamauchi, Liangbing Hu, et al.. (2025). Solar evaporation and clean water. Nature Water. 3(2). 131–134. 30 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hu, Jinjing, Yan Sun, Zixiao Liu, et al.. (2024). Photothermal fabrics for solar-driven seawater desalination. Progress in Materials Science. 150. 101407–101407. 68 indexed citations
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Shi, Peiru, Jinlei Li, Yan Song, Ning Xu, & Jia Zhu. (2024). Cogeneration of Clean Water and Valuable Energy/Resources via Interfacial Solar Evaporation. Nano Letters. 24(19). 5673–5682. 48 indexed citations
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Wang, Jiaxin, et al.. (2023). Process optimization and mechanism revealing of KMnO4 pre-oxidation coupled powdered activated carbon adsorption for 2-MIB removal. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 53. 103705–103705. 16 indexed citations
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Li, Lei, Yiqian Zhou, Yang Gao, et al.. (2023). Large-scale assembly of isotropic nanofiber aerogels based on columnar-equiaxed crystal transition. Nature Communications. 14(1). 5410–5410. 67 indexed citations
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Zhou, Lin, et al.. (2023). Plasmon-induced hot carrier dynamics and utilization. 2(4). R08–R08. 29 indexed citations
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Wu, Zhenhua, et al.. (2023). Property modulations of two-dimensional materials under compression. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. e9120080–e9120080. 5 indexed citations
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Zhang, Hui, Lei Feng, Mingze Liu, et al.. (2022). Janus aramid nanofiber aerogel incorporating plasmonic nanoparticles for high-efficiency interfacial solar steam generation. Opto-Electronic Advances. 6(5). 220061–220061. 38 indexed citations
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Yao, Pengcheng, Han Gong, Zhenyu Wu, et al.. (2022). Greener and higher conversion of esterification via interfacial photothermal catalysis. Nature Sustainability. 5(4). 348–356. 71 indexed citations
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Xiao, Ke, Jin Wen, Qiaolei Han, et al.. (2020). Solution-Processed Monolithic All-Perovskite Triple-Junction Solar Cells with Efficiency Exceeding 20%. ACS Energy Letters. 5(9). 2819–2826. 96 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yepin, Pengchen Zhu, Shu Huang, et al.. (2020). Molecular Interaction Regulates the Performance and Longevity of Defect Passivation for Metal Halide Perovskite Solar Cells. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 142(47). 20071–20079. 187 indexed citations
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Xiao, Ke, Renxing Lin, Qiaolei Han, et al.. (2020). All-perovskite tandem solar cells with 24.2% certified efficiency and area over 1 cm2 using surface-anchoring zwitterionic antioxidant. Nature Energy. 5(11). 870–880. 633 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yu, Jianming, Chao Wang, Shiheng Li, et al.. (2019). Li+‐Containing, Continuous Silica Nanofibers for High Li+ Conductivity in Composite Polymer Electrolyte. Small. 15(44). e1902729–e1902729. 74 indexed citations
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Zhou, Lin, Yingling Tan, Jingyang Wang, et al.. (2016). 3D self-assembly of aluminium nanoparticles for plasmon-enhanced solar desalination. Nature Photonics. 10(6). 393–398. 1885 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zou, Ke & Jia Zhu. (2010). Transport properties of HfO$_{2}$ top-gated bilayer graphene field effect transistors. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2010. 1 indexed citations

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