Kefu Yao

8.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
234 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Kefu Yao is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Kefu Yao has authored 234 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 181 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 109 papers in Materials Chemistry and 59 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Kefu Yao's work include Metallic Glasses and Amorphous Alloys (141 papers), High Entropy Alloys Studies (39 papers) and Glass properties and applications (36 papers). Kefu Yao is often cited by papers focused on Metallic Glasses and Amorphous Alloys (141 papers), High Entropy Alloys Studies (39 papers) and Glass properties and applications (36 papers). Kefu Yao collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and Japan. Kefu Yao's co-authors include Yang Shao, Pan Gong, Hongyu Ding, Xue Liu, Hengwei Luan, Lingxiang Shi, J. Sun, Jien‐Wei Yeh, Jun Lin and Na Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Kefu Yao

226 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

High-Entropy Alloys 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 2017 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. High-Entropy Alloys
    2015 559 citations Kefu Yao et al. profile →
  2. Microstructures and mechanical properties of Ti NbMoTaW refractory high-entropy alloys
    2017 296 citations Z. Han, Hengwei Luan et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Kefu Yao 5.5k 3.0k 1.6k 1.2k 941 234 7.3k
Baolong Shen 8.3k 1.5× 3.4k 1.1× 1.2k 0.7× 3.6k 3.0× 1.4k 1.5× 304 9.8k
Reza Shoja Razavi 2.7k 0.5× 3.1k 1.0× 2.0k 1.3× 556 0.5× 859 0.9× 197 5.8k
Eun Soo Park 4.0k 0.7× 2.3k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 587 0.5× 1.0k 1.1× 168 5.1k
Jun Shen 4.2k 0.8× 2.6k 0.9× 735 0.5× 555 0.5× 1.1k 1.2× 198 5.7k
Takeshi Wada 2.9k 0.5× 2.8k 0.9× 758 0.5× 812 0.7× 537 0.6× 188 4.8k
C.H. Shek 6.6k 1.2× 5.5k 1.8× 1.0k 0.7× 1.2k 1.0× 1.5k 1.6× 240 10.2k
Yang Shao 2.6k 0.5× 1.7k 0.5× 1.1k 0.7× 613 0.5× 439 0.5× 148 4.0k
Kuo‐Chih Chou 5.5k 1.0× 5.3k 1.8× 1.1k 0.7× 784 0.7× 1.1k 1.2× 451 10.3k
Ho Jin Ryu 4.2k 0.8× 4.1k 1.3× 2.5k 1.5× 484 0.4× 675 0.7× 296 8.5k
Baiyun Huang 3.5k 0.6× 2.9k 0.9× 1.2k 0.8× 394 0.3× 898 1.0× 243 5.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kefu Yao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kefu Yao

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Shi, Lingxiang, et al.. (2025). Soft magnetic amorphous alloys and their derivatives. Materials Science and Engineering R Reports. 167. 101078–101078.
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Zhu, Ze, Jialun Gu, Wei Zhao, et al.. (2025). Multilayer catalysts with glass-crystal dual-phase heterostructures for exceptional alkaline water electrolysis under industrial conditions. Nano Energy. 143. 111357–111357. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Hongjie, Chang Lei, Xinchao Wang, et al.. (2024). Self-oxidized AgCu nano-foam with unique phase structure for ethanol sensors breaking through the trade-off between sensitivity and upper linear limit. Electrochimica Acta. 503. 144889–144889. 1 indexed citations
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Wu, You, et al.. (2024). The role of Cr in optimizing properties of Fe–B–C–P–Si–Mo–Cr metallic glasses for applications. Intermetallics. 172. 108400–108400. 3 indexed citations
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Shi, Lingxiang, et al.. (2024). Effects of Mo on the glass forming ability and properties of Fe-B-C-P-Si-Mo bulk metallic glasses. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 629. 122868–122868. 13 indexed citations
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Peng, Zhen, et al.. (2023). Effects of oxygen addition on properties of an amorphous Co–Ta–B system. Physica E Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures. 154. 115785–115785. 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Shipeng, et al.. (2023). New Class of Amorphous Oxide Semiconductors from Amorphous Alloys. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 127(50). 24411–24416. 1 indexed citations
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Luan, Hengwei, Hongyu Ding, Fei Zhang, et al.. (2022). High-entropy induced a glass-to-glass transition in a metallic glass. Nature Communications. 13(1). 2183–2183. 76 indexed citations
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Liu, Xue, Yang Shao, Na Chen, et al.. (2021). Magical oxygen: Tuning Cu&Ag nanoporous membrane into nanoporous (Cu&Ag)@Ag core-shell alloy. Physica B Condensed Matter. 614. 413011–413011. 4 indexed citations
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Huang, Longchao, Guochen Jiang, Kefu Yao, et al.. (2020). A high-strength Co–Fe–Ta–B metallic-glass phase enabled tensile plasticity in Co–Fe–Ta–B–O oxide glass matrix nanocomposites. Applied Physics Letters. 116(8). 6 indexed citations
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Chen, Na, Hongping Li, Akihiko Hirata, et al.. (2017). Transparent magnetic semiconductor with embedded metallic glass nano-granules. Materials & Design. 132. 208–214. 13 indexed citations
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Han, Z., Na Chen, Siyuan Lu, et al.. (2017). Structures and corrosion properties of the AlCrFeNiMo0.5Tix high entropy alloys. Materials and Corrosion. 69(5). 641–647. 36 indexed citations
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Chen, Chunlin, Kefu Yao, Xuetao Shi, et al.. (2016). Designing biocompatible Ti-based amorphous thin films with no toxic element. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 707. 142–147. 12 indexed citations
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Yao, Kefu, et al.. (2009). EFFECTS OF HIGH-DENSITY CURRENT PULSES ON WORKHARDENING BEHAVIORS OF AUSTENITE STAINLESS STEELIN WIRE-DRAWING DEFORMATION. Acta Metallurgica Sinica(English letters). 14(5). 341–346. 1 indexed citations
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Yao, Kefu. (2007). Carbon nano-onions prepared by arc-discharge in water. New Carbon Materials. 2 indexed citations
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Yao, Kefu. (2006). NANOCRYSTALLINE STRUCTURES OF Fe-Ni-P-B ALLOY SOLIDIFIED AT LARGE UNDERCOOLING AND LIQUID SPINONAL DECOMPOSITION. Acta Metallurgica Sinica.
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Yao, Kefu. (2005). Investigation on Tribological Properties of Lubricating Oil with Carbon Nanotubes Additive. Tribology. 5 indexed citations
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Yao, Kefu. (2005). Research Progress of High Strength Zr-based Bulk Amorphous Alloys. Cailiao daobao. 1 indexed citations
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Yao, Kefu. (2005). BULK Al_(90)Mn_9Ce_1 ALLOY WITH ULTRA-HIGH STRENGTH PREPARED BY SPARK PLASMA SINTERING. Acta Metallurgica Sinica. 1 indexed citations
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Yao, Kefu, Chuncheng Liu, Wei Shi, & Zhuang Liu. (2000). The Influence of Stress and Strain on Kinetics of Bainite Transformation. Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University (Science). 5(1). 225–229. 1 indexed citations

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