Kaiying Zhao

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 766 citations indexed

About

Kaiying Zhao is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kaiying Zhao has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 766 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 13 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 12 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kaiying Zhao's work include Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (21 papers), Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (12 papers) and Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (8 papers). Kaiying Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (21 papers), Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (12 papers) and Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (8 papers). Kaiying Zhao collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, China and United States. Kaiying Zhao's co-authors include Cheolmin Park, Yuekun Lai, Jianying Huang, Guangtao Zan, Wei Jiang, Gwanho Kim, Jin Woo Oh, Yan Cheng, HoYeon Kim and Tianxue Zhu and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Nature Communications and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Kaiying Zhao

31 papers receiving 757 citations

Hit Papers

Recent Advances in Functional Cellulose-Based Materials: ... 2024 2026 2024 20 40 60
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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.

  1. Recent Advances in Functional Cellulose-Based Materials: Classification, Properties, and Applications
    2024 65 citations Tianxue Zhu, Yan Cheng et al. Advanced Fiber Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kaiying Zhao South Korea 15 383 274 200 166 129 36 766
Hui Long China 12 242 0.6× 248 0.9× 218 1.1× 172 1.0× 74 0.6× 26 729
Ziheng Zhan China 17 306 0.8× 170 0.6× 270 1.4× 112 0.7× 174 1.3× 38 796
Bolun Peng China 13 273 0.7× 132 0.5× 272 1.4× 121 0.7× 95 0.7× 16 736
Ruizhe Yang United States 16 264 0.7× 180 0.7× 243 1.2× 255 1.5× 128 1.0× 41 775
Xuedan Zhu China 15 295 0.8× 171 0.6× 268 1.3× 71 0.4× 84 0.7× 29 669
Chaoxu Li China 11 590 1.5× 420 1.5× 229 1.1× 209 1.3× 177 1.4× 19 1.1k
Xiangyang Qu China 14 281 0.7× 190 0.7× 138 0.7× 220 1.3× 46 0.4× 24 700
Weicun Chu China 13 362 0.9× 386 1.4× 505 2.5× 199 1.2× 109 0.8× 21 912

Countries citing papers authored by Kaiying Zhao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kaiying Zhao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kaiying Zhao

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

All Works

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Zhang, Songnan, Xi Wang, Guolong Li, et al.. (2025). Photo/electro-thermal synergy assisted 3D raised-fabric evaporator for efficient and sustainable seawater desalination. Chemical Engineering Journal. 520. 165810–165810.
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Yu, Zhihua, Shuhui Li, Kaiying Zhao, et al.. (2025). Honeycomb Organogel-Fabric for Osmotic Pressure-Driven Atmospheric Water Harvesting. ACS Nano. 19(30). 27599–27610.
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Zan, Guangtao, Shengyou Li, & Kaiying Zhao. (2025). Ionic diode films with asymmetric polyelectrolyte interfaces for moisture-electromagnetic coupled energy harvesting. Chinese Journal of Structural Chemistry. 44(8). 100648–100648. 2 indexed citations
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Zhao, Kaiying, Mengyuan Wu, Yaohui Zhang, et al.. (2025). Heavy metals trigger distinct molecular transformations in microplastic-versus natural-derived dissolved organic matter. Environmental Science and Ecotechnology. 27. 100610–100610. 1 indexed citations
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Kim, HoYeon, Guangtao Zan, Min‐Sang Song, et al.. (2025). Graft Copolymer‐Stabilized Liquid Metal Nanoparticles for Lithium‐Ion Battery Self‐Healing Anodes. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(40). 7 indexed citations
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Li, Shengyou, Kaiying Zhao, Guangtao Zan, et al.. (2025). Liquid metal‐enabled energy generators for self‐powered soft bioelectronics. Rare Metals. 44(12). 9297–9335.
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Zhao, Limin, Kaiying Zhao, Hui Liu, et al.. (2024). Dynamic covalent bonds enabled robust and self-healing superhydrophobic coatings with multifunctions. Separation and Purification Technology. 359. 130824–130824. 10 indexed citations
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Kim, Gwanho, Kaiying Zhao, Guangtao Zan, et al.. (2024). Environmentally sustainable moisture energy harvester with chemically networked cellulose nanofiber. Energy & Environmental Science. 17(19). 7165–7181. 21 indexed citations
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Li, Shengyou, et al.. (2024). Passive interfacial cooling sparks a major leap in solar-driven water and power cogeneration. 2(1). 140–140. 7 indexed citations
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Zan, Guangtao, Shengyou Li, Kaiying Zhao, et al.. (2024). Emerging bioinspired hydrovoltaic electricity generators. Energy & Environmental Science. 18(1). 53–96. 26 indexed citations
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Li, Guolong, Xi Wang, Liang Yin, et al.. (2024). A hydrophobic electroless copper-nickel fabric with dual drive energy conversion for all-weather anti-icing/icephobic and deicing. Surfaces and Interfaces. 53. 105092–105092. 5 indexed citations
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Qu, Jiangang, Qingqing Xu, Liwen Cao, et al.. (2024). Highly efficient electrothermal cotton fabric with flexibility, rapid mechanical response, and excellent washing fastness. Industrial Crops and Products. 214. 118577–118577. 2 indexed citations
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Zhao, Kaiying, Shengyou Li, Guangtao Zan, et al.. (2024). Moisture-driven energy generation by vertically structured polymer aerogel on water-collecting gel. Nano Energy. 126. 109645–109645. 20 indexed citations
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Jiang, Wei, Seokyeong Lee, Guangtao Zan, Kaiying Zhao, & Cheolmin Park. (2024). Alternating Current Electroluminescence for Human‐Interactive Sensing Displays (Adv. Mater. 8/2024). Advanced Materials. 36(8). 2 indexed citations
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Zhu, Tianxue, Yan Cheng, Kaiying Zhao, et al.. (2024). Recent Advances in Functional Cellulose-Based Materials: Classification, Properties, and Applications. Advanced Fiber Materials. 6(5). 1343–1368. 65 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zan, Guangtao, Wei Jiang, HoYeon Kim, et al.. (2024). A core–shell fiber moisture-driven electric generator enabled by synergetic complex coacervation and built-in potential. Nature Communications. 15(1). 10056–10056. 33 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhibin, Xi Wang, Hongyan Li, et al.. (2023). A humidity/thermal dual response 3D-fabric with porous poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) hydrogel towards efficient atmospheric water harvesting. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 653(Pt B). 1040–1051. 31 indexed citations
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Kim, Gwanho, Jae Won Lee, Kaiying Zhao, et al.. (2023). A deformable complementary moisture and tribo energy harvester. Energy & Environmental Science. 17(1). 134–148. 34 indexed citations
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Zhu, Tianxue, Yimeng Ni, Kaiying Zhao, et al.. (2022). A Breathable Knitted Fabric-Based Smart System with Enhanced Superhydrophobicity for Drowning Alarming. ACS Nano. 16(11). 18018–18026. 84 indexed citations

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