Kun Yao

3.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
69 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Kun Yao is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Spectroscopy and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Kun Yao has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Materials Chemistry, 17 papers in Spectroscopy and 16 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Kun Yao's work include Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (16 papers), Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (16 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (15 papers). Kun Yao is often cited by papers focused on Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (16 papers), Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (16 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (15 papers). Kun Yao collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and Canada. Kun Yao's co-authors include Wenying Lv, Guoguang Liu, Fengliang Wang, Qianxin Zhang, Yuehan Su, Kuoxi Xu, Ping Chen, Jiaxin Fu, Zhijie Xie and Yingfei Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Advanced Functional Materials and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Kun Yao

65 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

Novel ternary photocatalyst of single atom-dispersed silv... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 2017 100 200 300 400
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. Novel ternary photocatalyst of single atom-dispersed silver and carbon quantum dots co-loaded with ultrathin g-C3N4 for broad spectrum photocatalytic degradation of naproxen
    2017 490 citations Fengliang Wang, Zhijie Xie et al. profile →
  2. Facile synthesis of N-doped carbon dots/g-C3N4 photocatalyst with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity for the degradation of indomethacin
    2017 486 citations Fengliang Wang, Ping Chen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kun Yao China 31 1.8k 1.4k 590 578 395 69 3.1k
Liushui Yan China 33 2.0k 1.1× 1.4k 1.0× 301 0.5× 1.0k 1.8× 299 0.8× 89 3.4k
Ottó Horváth Hungary 25 1.1k 0.6× 513 0.4× 240 0.4× 267 0.5× 373 0.9× 118 2.0k
Zhangjun Hu China 39 2.6k 1.5× 1.1k 0.7× 949 1.6× 1.7k 3.0× 465 1.2× 144 5.2k
Le Zeng China 23 1.6k 0.9× 749 0.5× 110 0.2× 444 0.8× 508 1.3× 63 3.2k
Zongtang Liu China 24 993 0.6× 1.1k 0.8× 72 0.1× 461 0.8× 251 0.6× 65 2.3k
Maoxia He China 28 837 0.5× 774 0.5× 103 0.2× 602 1.0× 508 1.3× 148 3.0k
Gang Zhang China 31 1.8k 1.0× 456 0.3× 596 1.0× 806 1.4× 1.9k 4.8× 154 4.3k
Aifeng Liu China 36 839 0.5× 346 0.2× 428 0.7× 1.2k 2.1× 335 0.8× 173 4.5k
Pei Su China 30 553 0.3× 1.2k 0.9× 410 0.7× 645 1.1× 253 0.6× 69 2.6k
Sanbing Zhang China 33 658 0.4× 230 0.2× 484 0.8× 302 0.5× 190 0.5× 79 2.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kun Yao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kun Yao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kun Yao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kun Yao 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 Kun Yao. Kun Yao 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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Huang, Kun, Peng Luo, Caihua Li, et al.. (2025). Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of novel PROTACs based on unnatural dipeptide CRBN ligands. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 303. 118387–118387. 1 indexed citations
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Huang, Hui‐Lin, et al.. (2025). Visible-light harvesting 2D copper-cluster-based MOFs as efficient ROS generators for selective oxidation of amines. Dalton Transactions. 54(15). 6015–6019.
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Geng, Zhongxing, et al.. (2024). Tunable circularly polarized luminescence behaviors caused by the structural symmetry of achiral pyrene-based emitters in chiral co-assembled systems. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 669. 561–568. 5 indexed citations
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Yao, Kun, et al.. (2023). Dynamic circularly polarized luminescence regulated by photosensitive achiral dichroic dyes in cholesteric liquid crystal medium. Dyes and Pigments. 222. 111911–111911. 6 indexed citations
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Feng, Yiping, Mengyao Shen, Zhijie Xie, et al.. (2020). Photochemical transformation of C3N4 under UV irradiation: Implications for environmental fate and photocatalytic activity. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 394. 122557–122557. 20 indexed citations
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Fu, Jiaxin, Kun Yao, Yongxin Chang, et al.. (2019). A novel colorimetric-fluorescent probe for Al3+ and the resultant complex for F− and its applications in cell imaging. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 222. 117234–117234. 39 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiaoyan, Jiaxin Fu, Kun Yao, et al.. (2018). Phenanthroline-based fluorescence sensors for Eu3+ ion and subsequent enantioselective discriminating of malate. Supramolecular chemistry. 30(12). 994–1003. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Peng, Kun Yao, Jiaxin Fu, et al.. (2018). Novel fluorescent probes for relay detection copper/citrate ion and application in cell imaging. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 211. 9–17. 23 indexed citations
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Dai, Yanpeng, Jiaxin Fu, Kun Yao, et al.. (2017). A novel turn-on fluorescent probe for Al3+ and Fe3+ in aqueous solution and its imaging in living cells. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 192. 257–262. 37 indexed citations
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Su, Yuehan, Lipeng Zhang, Fengliang Wang, et al.. (2016). Degradation mechanism of ketoprofen by Fe(2+) / potassium peroxy monosulfate(PMS) oxidation process in aqueous. 35(9). 1761. 1 indexed citations
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Lv, Wenying, Ping Chen, Fengliang Wang, et al.. (2016). Photodegradation of gemfibrozil in aqueous solution under UV irradiation: kinetics, mechanism, toxicity, and degradation pathways. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 23(14). 14294–14306. 32 indexed citations
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Liang, Tingyu, Chuanbao Zhang, Jinquan Cai, et al.. (2015). Clinicopathological factors predictive of postoperative seizures in patients with gliomas. Seizure. 35. 93–99. 35 indexed citations
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Yao, Kun, et al.. (2015). Photodegradation of Ibuprofen Under UV–Vis Irradiation: Mechanism and Toxicity of Photolysis Products. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 94(4). 479–483. 57 indexed citations
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Chen, Ping, Wenying Lv, Ruobai Li, et al.. (2015). Phototransformation of mefenamic acid induced by nitrite ions in water: mechanism, toxicity, and degradation pathways. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 22(16). 12585–12596. 50 indexed citations
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Lin, Qintie & Kun Yao. (2013). Removal of Chelated Copper by TiO2 Photocatalysis: Synergetic Mechanism Between Cu (II) and Organic Ligands. Iranian Journal of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering-international English Edition. 32(1). 103–112. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Yujie, Shouwei Li, Lü Chen, et al.. (2012). Glioblastoma with an oligodendroglioma component: distinct clinical behavior, genetic alterations, and outcome. Neuro-Oncology. 14(4). 518–525. 59 indexed citations
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Duan, Zhenghua, Lin Zhu, Lingyan Zhu, Kun Yao, & Xiaoshan Zhu. (2008). Individual and joint toxic effects of pentachlorophenol and bisphenol A on the development of zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryo. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 71(3). 774–780. 93 indexed citations
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