Kai Zhao

1.4k total citations
47 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Kai Zhao is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Zhao has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 28 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 20 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Kai Zhao's work include Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (34 papers), Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties (26 papers) and Microstructure and mechanical properties (17 papers). Kai Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (34 papers), Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties (26 papers) and Microstructure and mechanical properties (17 papers). Kai Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, Malaysia and Germany. Kai Zhao's co-authors include Zhimin Yin, Jiaqi Duan, Ying Deng, HE Zhen-bo, Xiangfa Liu, Guiliang Liu, Tong Gao, Jinfeng Nie, Jianhua Hu and Huabing Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Acta Materialia, Materials Science and Engineering A and IEEE Access.

In The Last Decade

Kai Zhao

46 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kai Zhao China 19 987 701 535 112 110 47 1.1k
Khalil Ranjbar Iran 17 646 0.7× 190 0.3× 460 0.9× 121 1.1× 81 0.7× 56 865
Essam R. I. Mahmoud Saudi Arabia 15 816 0.8× 180 0.3× 428 0.8× 85 0.8× 65 0.6× 59 910
Ramin Raiszadeh Iran 17 606 0.6× 523 0.7× 224 0.4× 82 0.7× 62 0.6× 53 710
Xiaogang Jian China 8 585 0.6× 468 0.7× 266 0.5× 130 1.2× 42 0.4× 18 726
Yingfei Lin China 15 430 0.4× 203 0.3× 226 0.4× 63 0.6× 129 1.2× 32 712
W. F. Caley Canada 14 506 0.5× 238 0.3× 202 0.4× 61 0.5× 108 1.0× 73 631
I.S. Kim South Korea 19 992 1.0× 348 0.5× 365 0.7× 280 2.5× 66 0.6× 22 1.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers 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.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ma, Xia, Xiangfa Liu, Guiliang Liu, et al.. (2025). Aging kinetic and precipitation evolution of Al3BC/2024 Al composites during aging heat treatment. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1038. 182871–182871.
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Wang, Hongqi, et al.. (2025). Ablation behavior and mechanism of Al3BC/Al composite coating irradiated by high energy laser. Applied Surface Science. 697. 163045–163045. 1 indexed citations
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Qi, Ji, Wei Zhang, Mingyou Wang, et al.. (2025). In-depth analysis of superhydrophobicity and corrosion resistance enhancing mechanism by laser-textured brass surface. Surfaces and Interfaces. 72. 107025–107025. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Chong, et al.. (2025). Enhancing wear and corrosion resistance of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy via HVAF sprayed AlCrFe2Ni2(MoNb)0.2 high entropy alloy coating. Corrosion Science. 255. 113136–113136. 1 indexed citations
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Qi, Chaoqi, et al.. (2024). The microstructure and wear properties of Ni-coated and agglomerated-sintered WC-10Ni/316 composite by laser melting deposition. Materials Today Communications. 41. 110498–110498. 1 indexed citations
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Ma, Xia, et al.. (2024). Microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of high fraction Al3BC/Al composites fabricated by a reactive hot pressing sintering process. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1003. 175573–175573. 4 indexed citations
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Zhao, Kai, et al.. (2024). Fracture behavior of additively manufactured corrax maraging stainless steel. Heliyon. 10(13). e33676–e33676. 1 indexed citations
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Zhao, Kai, Mengxia Han, Guiliang Liu, et al.. (2023). Optimizing microstructure and enhancing mechanical properties of Al–Si–Mg–Mn–based alloy by novel C-doped TiB2 particles. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 26. 9450–9466. 7 indexed citations
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Ren, Lei, et al.. (2023). A new synergy to overcome the strength-ductility trade-off dilemma in Al–Si–Cu alloy by micro-nano-particle complex clusters. Materials & Design. 230. 111973–111973. 19 indexed citations
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Liu, Jinhui, et al.. (2023). Study on the Leaching Conditions of the Shihongtan Uranium Deposit. Metals. 13(7). 1284–1284. 6 indexed citations
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Ren, Lei, Kai Zhao, Tong Gao, et al.. (2023). A new measure to enhance the heat-resistant (4TiC + 5AlN)/Al composite by multi-scale Fe/Mn enrichment effect. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 952. 170019–170019. 4 indexed citations
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Zhao, Kai, Guang Han, Tong Gao, et al.. (2022). Interface precipitation and corrosion mechanisms in a model Al–Zn–Mg–Cu alloy strengthened by TiC particles. Corrosion Science. 206. 110533–110533. 49 indexed citations
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Zhao, Kai, Tong Gao, Huabing Yang, et al.. (2021). Strengthening behavior of B doped TiC particles on an Al–Zn–Mg alloy. Composites Communications. 24. 100649–100649. 12 indexed citations
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Li, Jie, et al.. (2019). Enhanced mechanical properties of a novel heat resistant Al-based composite reinforced by the combination of nano-aluminides and submicron TiN particles. Materials Science and Engineering A. 770. 138488–138488. 34 indexed citations
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Zhao, Kai, et al.. (2014). Fatigue Behavior and Surface Sensitivity of Board-Shaped Sample of Powder Metallurgy FGH 96. Advanced materials research. 891-892. 1723–1728. 4 indexed citations
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Ding, Yanling, Kai Zhao, Xiaofeng Li, & Xingming Zheng. (2013). An Automatic Extraction Approach to Fractional Vegetation Cover of Saline Land with Digital Images. Geo-information Science. 15(4). 618–618. 2 indexed citations
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Deng, Ying, Zhimin Yin, Kai Zhao, et al.. (2012). Effects of Sc and Zr microalloying additions and aging time at 120 °C on the corrosion behaviour of an Al–Zn–Mg alloy. Corrosion Science. 65. 288–298. 192 indexed citations
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Deng, Ying, Zhimin Yin, Jiaqi Duan, et al.. (2011). Evolution of microstructure and properties in a new type 2mm Al–Zn–Mg–Sc–Zr alloy sheet. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 517. 118–126. 42 indexed citations

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