Kai Yao

7.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
170 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Kai Yao is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Polymers and Plastics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Yao has authored 170 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 45 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 36 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Kai Yao's work include Perovskite Materials and Applications (48 papers), Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (44 papers) and Conducting polymers and applications (42 papers). Kai Yao is often cited by papers focused on Perovskite Materials and Applications (48 papers), Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (44 papers) and Conducting polymers and applications (42 papers). Kai Yao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Kai Yao's co-authors include Alex K.‐Y. Jen, Qiang He, Fan Li, Yun‐Xiang Xu, Xiaofeng Wang, Dongying Jia, Adharsh Rajagopal, Yiwang Chen, Lang Zhou and Yuanping Lv and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Kai Yao

167 papers receiving 5.9k citations

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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.

Toward Perovskite Solar Cell Commercialization: A Perspective and Research Roadmap Based on Interfacial Engineering

2018 378 citations Kai Yao, Alex K.‐Y. Jen et al. Advanced Materials profile →
Synergistic strain engineering of perovskite single crystals for highly stable and sensitive X-ray detectors with low-bias imaging and monitoring

2022 304 citations Ke Fan, Kai Yao et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kai Yao China	40	3.3k	2.1k	1.7k	651	560	170	6.0k
Priscilla Baker South Africa	32	1.6k 0.5×	912 0.4×	546 0.3×	934 1.4×	763 1.4×	158	3.3k
Bekir Salih Türkiye	41	623 0.2×	316 0.2×	1.8k 1.1×	966 1.5×	696 1.2×	220	4.9k
Marzieh Alizadeh Iran	23	1.6k 0.5×	396 0.2×	734 0.4×	744 1.1×	834 1.5×	36	3.5k
Pranab Goswami India	36	1.3k 0.4×	249 0.1×	605 0.4×	1.6k 2.4×	873 1.6×	118	4.1k
Michael J. Whitcombe United Kingdom	41	1.2k 0.4×	412 0.2×	964 0.6×	1.2k 1.9×	2.8k 4.9×	103	7.5k
Riccarda Antiochia Italy	39	2.3k 0.7×	559 0.3×	828 0.5×	1.5k 2.3×	1.2k 2.2×	108	4.4k
Mehrdad Khatami Iran	52	765 0.2×	422 0.2×	4.3k 2.5×	767 1.2×	1.7k 3.0×	157	7.2k
C.S. Pundir India	47	3.6k 1.1×	790 0.4×	931 0.6×	2.6k 4.0×	1.6k 2.8×	198	6.0k
Xingguang Su China	45	1.8k 0.5×	306 0.1×	4.3k 2.6×	3.0k 4.6×	1.9k 3.5×	168	7.8k
Jianlong Wang China	55	3.1k 0.9×	364 0.2×	4.0k 2.4×	3.9k 6.0×	3.2k 5.7×	295	10.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Yao

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20 of 20 papers shown

Liu, Zhiliang, Yang Tian, Jun Chen, et al.. (2025). Synergistic Solvent and Composition Engineering of Perovskites for Tandems on Industrial Silicon. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(23). e202424809–e202424809. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Zhiliang, Shaofei Yang, Tian Yang, et al.. (2025). Homogeneity Regulation in Sequential Fabricated Perovskite Film for Industrial‐Scale Deposition of Fully‐Textured Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Cells. Advanced Materials. 38(2). e11177–e11177.

Li, Xiangdong, et al.. (2025). Robot-assisted post-chemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for metastatic non-seminomatous germ cell tumors using two distinct surgical approaches: A tertiary care experience. Asian journal of urology. 13(1). 107–115.

Li, Yanxun, Zhiliang Liu, Kai Yao, & Alex K.‐Y. Jen. (2025). Perovskite‐Based Tandem Solar Cells toward Commercial Application. Advanced Energy Materials. 16(4).

Li, Xiangdong, Zhenhua Liu, Jingwei Ye, et al.. (2024). A predictive system comprising serum microRNAs and radiomics for residual retroperitoneal masses in metastatic nonseminomatous germ cell tumors. Cell Reports Medicine. 5(12). 101843–101843. 6 indexed citations

Wang, Zile, Qiang Ma, Pimiao Zheng, et al.. (2023). Generation of broad-spectrum recombinant antibody and construction of colorimetric immunoassay for tropane alkaloids: Recognition mechanism and application. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 459. 132247–132247. 6 indexed citations

Yao, Kai, Wenhai Wang, Mingyue Wang, et al.. (2023). Regulating charge distribution of Cu₃PdN nanocrystals for nitrate electroreduction to ammonia. Chemical Communications. 59(81). 12176–12179. 5 indexed citations

Yao, Kai, Jing Zhang, Yumin Niu, et al.. (2023). Multi-immunoaffinity column for the simultaneous analysis of bisphenol A and its analogues in Chinese foods by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. Food Chemistry. 422. 136295–136295. 6 indexed citations

Hu, Kaidi, Yuanting Zhu, Kai Yao, et al.. (2018). Simultaneous degradation of β‐cypermethrin and 3‐phenoxybenzoic acid by Eurotiumcristatum ET1, a novel “golden flower fungus” strain isolated from Fu Brick Tea. MicrobiologyOpen. 8(7). e00776–e00776. 28 indexed citations

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Sun, Shujuan, Pimiao Zheng, Sijun Zhao, et al.. (2018). Time-resolved fluorescent immunochromatographic assay-based on three antibody labels for the simultaneous detection of aflatoxin B ₁ and zearalenone in Chinese herbal medicines. Food Additives & Contaminants Part A. 35(12). 2434–2442. 34 indexed citations

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Zhao, Jiayuan, et al.. (2018). Characterization of co-culturing microorganisms for simultaneous degradation of β-cypermethrin and 3-phenoxybenzoic acid.. Fresenius environmental bulletin. 27(6). 4249–4257. 4 indexed citations

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Shi, Ying, et al.. (2016). Isolation and characterization of fenvalerate degrading strain and optimization of degradation conditions. 食品工业科技. 217–222. 1 indexed citations

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Yao, Kai. (2013). Antibacterial Effects of Different Preservatives on the Major Spoilage Microbes in Traditional Fermented Ham. Zhongguo tiaoweipin. 1 indexed citations

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Yao, Kai. (2012). Adsorptive Effect of Highland Barley β-Glucan on Cholesterol. 1 indexed citations

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Yao, Kai. (2012). Nutritional and Health-protective Functions of Mung Bean. 1 indexed citations

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Yao, Kai. (2011). Applications and prospects of food additives in complex seasonings. Zhongguo tiaoweipin. 2 indexed citations

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Yao, Kai. (2010). Antioxidant activity of phenolic extracts from Portulaca oleraceal. Zhongguo youzhi. 1 indexed citations

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Yao, Kai. (2008). Inhibitory Effect of Polyphenol Extract from Pomegranate Peel on Aldose Reductase Activity. Tianran chanwu yanjiu yu kaifa. 2 indexed citations

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Luo, Xin, Kai Yao, Dongying Jia, & Qiang He. (2006). Proanthocyanidins: Absorption,Metabolism and Bioavailability. Linchan huaxue yu gongye. 26(1). 109–115. 1 indexed citations

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Yao, Kai, et al.. (2006). Microbial Degradation of Hydrolysable Tannins. Linchan huaxue yu gongye. 26(2). 105–111. 3 indexed citations

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