K. Yao

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

K. Yao is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Ceramics and Composites. According to data from OpenAlex, K. Yao has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 16 papers in Materials Chemistry and 6 papers in Ceramics and Composites. Recurrent topics in K. Yao's work include Metallic Glasses and Amorphous Alloys (16 papers), Phase-change materials and chalcogenides (8 papers) and Material Dynamics and Properties (7 papers). K. Yao is often cited by papers focused on Metallic Glasses and Amorphous Alloys (16 papers), Phase-change materials and chalcogenides (8 papers) and Material Dynamics and Properties (7 papers). K. Yao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. K. Yao's co-authors include Yang Shao, Guannan Yang, Shaofan Zhao, N. Chen, Fan Liu, Z. Han, Na Chen, Hongyu Ding, Yao Tang and Pan Gong and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, ACS Nano and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

K. Yao

28 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Effect of Ti additions on mechanical properties of NbMoTaW and VNbMoTaW refractory high entropy alloys

2017 392 citations Z. Han, N. Chen et al. Intermetallics profile →

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K. Yao

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G.K. Dey India

Wayde R. Schmidt United States

C. Bos Netherlands

Marek Zajusz Poland

Fikret Yılmaz Türkiye

Zhenyu Tan China

Zhaoyi Ding Hong Kong

Bin Bai China

M. Sopicka-Lizer Poland

W. Jungen Germany

G.K. Dey India

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342 ×0.4

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459 ×1.1

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178 ×0.5

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109 ×0.7

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33 ×0.3

BE

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Countries citing papers authored by K. Yao

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by K. Yao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. Yao

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Luan, Hengwei, Wenhui Guo, H. B. Ding, et al.. (2025). Accessing ultrastable glass via a bulk transformation. Nature Communications. 16(1). 562–562. 5 indexed citations

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Pei, P., Na Chen, Wei Zhao, et al.. (2025). Pinning Effect Suppresses Leaching in High-Entropy Amorphous Alloys for Efficient Selective Electrocatalysis in Alkaline Seawater. ACS Nano. 19(44). 38696–38708.

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Liu, Qing, Lu Ren, Hengwei Luan, et al.. (2025). Deciphering the exceptional chemical activity of a High-entropy metallic glass. Materials Research Letters. 13(6). 614–622. 1 indexed citations

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Yao, K., et al.. (2024). Energy management strategy for extended range electric logistics vehicle based on type-2 fuzzy control. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part D Journal of Automobile Engineering. 239(13). 6776–6786.

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Chen, Yong, et al.. (2024). Sideband Vibro-Acoustics Suppression and Numerical Prediction of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Based on Markov Chain Random Carrier Frequency Modulation. Applied Sciences. 14(11). 4808–4808. 1 indexed citations

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Shi, Lingxiang, et al.. (2023). Connecting the composition, structure, and magnetic property in high-entropy metallic glasses. Acta Materialia. 254. 118983–118983. 26 indexed citations

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Han, Z., N. Chen, Shaofan Zhao, et al.. (2017). Effect of Ti additions on mechanical properties of NbMoTaW and VNbMoTaW refractory high entropy alloys. Intermetallics. 84. 153–157. 392 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chen, Shuangqin, Guannan Yang, Shuting Luo, et al.. (2017). Unexpected high performance of Fe-based nanocrystallized ribbons for azo dye decomposition. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 5(27). 14230–14240. 87 indexed citations

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Chen, Na, Di Wang, Tao Feng, et al.. (2015). A nanoglass alloying immiscible Fe and Cu at the nanoscale. Nanoscale. 7(15). 6607–6611. 33 indexed citations

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Liu, Xue, Na Chen, Jialun Gu, Jing Du, & K. Yao. (2015). Novel Cu–Ag bimetallic porous nanomembrane prepared from a multi-component metallic glass. RSC Advances. 5(62). 50565–50571. 15 indexed citations

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Gu, Lin, Limei Xu, Qingsheng Zhang, et al.. (2015). Direct in situ observation of metallic glass deformation by real-time nano-scale indentation. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 9122–9122. 12 indexed citations

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Liu, Xue, et al.. (2014). Large-area and uniform amorphous metallic nanowire arrays prepared by die nanoimprinting. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 605. 7–11. 26 indexed citations

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Gong, Pan, Xing Wang, Yang Shao, et al.. (2013). A Ti–Zr–Be–Fe–Cu bulk metallic glass with superior glass-forming ability and high specific strength. Intermetallics. 43. 177–181. 47 indexed citations

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Li, Yang, Yaocen Wang, & K. Yao. (2010). Preparation and thermal stability of Pd40.5Ni40.5Si x P19−x bulk metallic glasses. International Journal of Minerals Metallurgy and Materials. 17(2). 204–207. 3 indexed citations

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Liu, X. J., G. L. Chen, X. Hui, et al.. (2007). Growth mechanism from nano-ordered clusters to nanocrystals in a deeply undercooled melt of Zr-Ni-Ti metallic glass. Journal of Applied Physics. 102(6). 16 indexed citations

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Yao, K., et al.. (2007). Microstructural features of phase transformation in a binary Pd–Si metallic glass. Philosophical Magazine Letters. 87(9). 677–686. 5 indexed citations

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Chen, G. L., X. J. Liu, X. Hui, et al.. (2006). Molecular dynamic simulations and atomic structures of amorphous materials. Applied Physics Letters. 88(20). 22 indexed citations

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Yao, K. & H. W. Kui. (2000). Evidence of a two-dimensional nucleation and growth mechanism for metastable nanocrystals embedded in Pd40.5Ni40.5P19 glass. Applied Physics Letters. 77(15). 2313–2315. 13 indexed citations

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Yao, K., et al.. (1994). Convergences of adaptive block simultaneous iteration method for eigenstructure decomposition. Signal Processing. 37(1). 1–13. 5 indexed citations

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Yao, K., et al.. (1989). Systolic array for adaptive estimation of the eigenstructure of correlation matrices. 7. 17–23. 1 indexed citations

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