Kai Zhao

2.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
63 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Kai Zhao is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Zhao has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 17 papers in Materials Chemistry and 14 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kai Zhao's work include Graphene research and applications (6 papers), Membrane Separation Technologies (5 papers) and Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (4 papers). Kai Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Graphene research and applications (6 papers), Membrane Separation Technologies (5 papers) and Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (4 papers). Kai Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and New Zealand. Kai Zhao's co-authors include Yongsheng Chen, Yanfeng Ma, Peishuang Xiao, Tengfei Zhang, Pulickel M. Ajayan, Yang Yang, Ruiqi Zhao, Gaoquan Shi, Zhenhe Sun and Huicong Chang and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, ACS Nano and Advanced Functional Materials.

In The Last Decade

Kai Zhao

60 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

2 papers align trajectories

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.

Graphene-Based Standalone Solar Energy Converter for Water Desalination and Purification

2018 562 citations Kai Zhao, Peishuang Xiao et al. profile →
Flexible organic photovoltaics based on water-processed silver nanowire electrodes

2019 327 citations Kai Zhao, Yongsheng Chen 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 Zhao China	24	954	720	598	569	432	63	2.4k
Ahmed S.G. Khalil Egypt	27	711 0.7×	716 1.0×	619 1.0×	763 1.3×	518 1.2×	120	2.1k
Binyuan Zhao China	25	478 0.5×	404 0.6×	408 0.7×	525 0.9×	200 0.5×	64	2.1k
Şehmus Özden United States	29	826 0.9×	583 0.8×	508 0.8×	1.3k 2.3×	134 0.3×	61	2.4k
Fei Shi China	29	895 0.9×	588 0.8×	642 1.1×	1.2k 2.2×	174 0.4×	137	3.0k
Amal Al Ghaferi United Arab Emirates	19	688 0.7×	746 1.0×	239 0.4×	348 0.6×	523 1.2×	73	1.6k
James T. McLeskey United States	19	639 0.7×	448 0.6×	364 0.6×	677 1.2×	233 0.5×	47	1.7k
Zhen He China	28	1.1k 1.1×	579 0.8×	284 0.5×	900 1.6×	124 0.3×	92	2.5k
Boyang Yu China	21	815 0.9×	550 0.8×	340 0.6×	1.1k 1.9×	189 0.4×	41	2.1k
Qianming Gong China	31	1.1k 1.1×	560 0.8×	207 0.3×	1.5k 2.7×	227 0.5×	109	2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Kai Zhao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Zhao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kai Zhao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kai 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 Kai Zhao. Kai Zhao 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

Wang, Guanghui, et al.. (2025). Effect of anion on anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge: Methane production and microbial characterization. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(3). 116303–116303.

Yi, Xiaoping, Yuting Zhang, Kai Zhao, et al.. (2025). Highly-efficient defibrillation of bamboo-based lignin-coated cellulose nanofibrils via facile hydrothermal and ethanol solvothermal pretreatments. Industrial Crops and Products. 234. 121554–121554.

Zhang, Zixin, et al.. (2025). Copper single atoms/atomic clusters modified electrocatalytic membrane for antibiotic removal and membrane fouling control via electro-Fenton reactions. Chemical Engineering Journal. 515. 163677–163677. 2 indexed citations

Zhao, Shunan, et al.. (2025). Mitigating nitrobenzene toxicity in anaerobic digestion using hollow carbon spheres: Enhanced methane production via direct interspecies electron transfer. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 70. 106953–106953. 8 indexed citations

Wang, Zhandong, et al.. (2024). Tailoring microstructural evolution in laser deposited nickel-aluminum bronze alloy by controlling water cooling condition. Journal of Materials Processing Technology. 335. 118659–118659. 2 indexed citations

Jie, Jing, et al.. (2024). Investigation of the Bonding Performance and Microstructure of MOC Binders for SiO2 as Rock-like Composites. Materials. 17(16). 4083–4083. 1 indexed citations

Zhao, Kai, Xuehui Hao, Baoxu Huang, et al.. (2024). Effect of bias voltage on the structure and properties of CoCrFeNi high entropy alloy thin films prepared by magnetron sputtering. Materials Today Communications. 40. 110217–110217. 8 indexed citations

Song, Ge, Shunan Zhao, Jiaqi Wang, et al.. (2023). Enzyme-enhanced acidogenic fermentation of waste activated sludge: Insights from sludge structure, interfaces, and functional microflora. Water Research. 249. 120889–120889. 28 indexed citations

Zhao, Kai, et al.. (2023). Site preference and defect engineering of a highly efficient blue-emitting phosphor Sr₂SiO₄:Ce³⁺/K⁺ toward thermally enhanced luminescence. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers. 10(8). 2314–2324. 21 indexed citations

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Yu, Boyang, Jingqiu Sun, Kai Zhao, Jiayu Tian, & Chengzhi Hu. (2023). Low-maintenance anti-fouling and phosphorus removal of an electro-MBR with Fe anode-cathodic membrane. Journal of Membrane Science. 672. 121417–121417. 15 indexed citations

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Yu, Boyang, et al.. (2022). Mitigating membrane fouling by coupling coagulation and the electrokinetic effect in a novel electrocoagulation membrane cathode reactor. Water Research. 217. 118378–118378. 30 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yuhan, et al.. (2022). Enhancement of struvite generation and anti-fouling in an electro-AnMBR with Mg anode-MF membrane module. Water Research. 230. 119561–119561. 22 indexed citations

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Ge, Zhen, Nuo Xu, Yu Zhu, et al.. (2022). Visible to Mid-Infrared Photodetection Based on Flexible 3D Graphene/Organic Hybrid Photodetector with Ultrahigh Responsivity at Ambient Conditions. ACS Photonics. 9(1). 59–67. 47 indexed citations

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Zhou, Ying, Jiaming Zhang, Kai Zhao, et al.. (2021). A novel dual-protection interface based on gallium-lithium alloy enables dendrite-free lithium metal anodes. Energy storage materials. 39. 403–411. 51 indexed citations

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Yan, Chuanliang, Yuanfang Cheng, Kai Zhao, et al.. (2019). An experimental study on the hydraulic fracturing of radial horizontal wells. Geomechanics and Engineering. 17(6). 535–541. 8 indexed citations

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Sun, Jingqiu, Chengzhi Hu, Tiezheng Tong, et al.. (2017). Performance and Mechanisms of Ultrafiltration Membrane Fouling Mitigation by Coupling Coagulation and Applied Electric Field in a Novel Electrocoagulation Membrane Reactor. Environmental Science & Technology. 51(15). 8544–8551. 90 indexed citations

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Zhang, Tengfei, Huicong Chang, Yingpeng Wu, et al.. (2015). Macroscopic and direct light propulsion of bulk graphene material. Nature Photonics. 9(7). 471–476. 188 indexed citations

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Zhao, Kai. (2010). Thermoelectric and Thermal Decrepitation Characteristics of Pyrites from Jiapigou Gold Ore Belt,Jilin Province. Geoscience. 1 indexed citations

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Zhao, Kai. (2009). Numerical simulation on underground cavity-decoupling explosion. Baozha yu chongji. 1 indexed citations

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Zhao, Kai. (1990). Structural Modification in Hypocrellin Pigments. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2 indexed citations

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