Kun Zhao

4.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
53 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Kun Zhao is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Water Science and Technology and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kun Zhao has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 16 papers in Water Science and Technology and 16 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kun Zhao's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (23 papers), Advanced oxidation water treatment (15 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (11 papers). Kun Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (23 papers), Advanced oxidation water treatment (15 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (11 papers). Kun Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Kun Zhao's co-authors include Xie Quan, Hongtao Yu, Shuo Chen, Peike Cao, Yanming Liu, Yan Su, Jingguang G. Chen, Xiaowa Nie, Qin Xin and Xueyang Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Kun Zhao

50 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Selective electroreduction of CO2 to acetone by single copper atoms anchored on N-doped porous carbon

2020 403 citations Kun Zhao, Xiaowa Nie et al. Nature Communications profile →
Metal single-site catalyst design for electrocatalytic production of hydrogen peroxide at industrial-relevant currents

2023 226 citations Peike Cao, Xie Quan et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kun Zhao China	26	2.5k	1.1k	1.0k	962	690	53	3.4k
Alexandros Katsaounis Greece	31	1.4k 0.6×	668 0.6×	869 0.8×	931 1.0×	690 1.0×	102	2.7k
Jinqiang Zhang China	41	3.7k 1.4×	1.6k 1.5×	2.9k 2.8×	587 0.6×	416 0.6×	118	4.6k
Il Shik Moon South Korea	30	1.0k 0.4×	787 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	1.4k 1.5×	258 0.4×	133	3.2k
Xianming Zhang China	26	1.2k 0.5×	767 0.7×	1.3k 1.2×	299 0.3×	405 0.6×	74	2.6k
Zhiqiao He China	41	3.4k 1.3×	970 0.9×	2.3k 2.2×	2.1k 2.2×	248 0.4×	129	5.3k
Renji Zheng China	29	1.3k 0.5×	966 0.9×	812 0.8×	578 0.6×	217 0.3×	77	2.6k
Satyapaul A. Singh India	25	714 0.3×	560 0.5×	1.1k 1.1×	529 0.5×	504 0.7×	59	2.4k
Shuang Song China	36	1.9k 0.7×	522 0.5×	1.5k 1.4×	1.4k 1.4×	158 0.2×	112	3.6k
Hengjun Gai China	28	832 0.3×	624 0.6×	552 0.5×	279 0.3×	382 0.6×	84	2.1k
Yunqing Zhu China	31	1.6k 0.6×	604 0.6×	1.3k 1.3×	521 0.5×	305 0.4×	84	2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Kun Zhao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kun Zhao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kun Zhao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kun 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 Kun Zhao. Kun 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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20 of 20 papers shown

Chen, Xin, et al.. (2026). Asymmetric hydrophosphination for P-stereogenic phosphines enabled by manganese catalysis. Journal of Catalysis. 455. 116675–116675.

Li, Hongxiang, Kun Zhao, Siming Chen, et al.. (2025). Potential of Tandem Catalysts for Excellent H₂O₂ Electrosynthesis at Industrial-Relevant Current. ACS Nano. 19(32). 29566–29576.

Liu, Jialong, Xiaoming Jin, Hui Zhang, Kun Zhao, & Zhirong Wang. (2025). Thermal runaway and combustion of LiFeO4 lithium-ion battery induced by electric-thermal coupling abuse. Journal of Energy Storage. 141. 119271–119271. 2 indexed citations

Ye, Fei, Yan Liu, Beixue Gao, et al.. (2025). Unveiling the mechanism of efficient detoxification by Pd species in chlorinated pollutant degradation. Chinese Chemical Letters. 37(2). 111136–111136. 8 indexed citations

Chen, Nuo, Jingjing Xia, Longfei Li, et al.. (2024). Comprehensive enhancement of photocatalytic H₂O₂ generation and antibacterial efficacy on carbon nitride through a straightforward polydopamine coating strategy. Surfaces and Interfaces. 56. 105566–105566. 14 indexed citations

Liu, Ning, et al.. (2024). Photocatalytic conversion of CH4 and CO2 to acetic acid over Cu/ZnO catalysts under mild conditions. Chemical Engineering Journal. 487. 150690–150690. 22 indexed citations

Yan, Liming, et al.. (2024). Ion migration mechanism of electrochemical water softening in dual-chamber reactors and their performance for real circulating cooling water. Journal of Cleaner Production. 448. 141700–141700. 4 indexed citations

Cao, Peike, Xueyang Zhao, Yanming Liu, et al.. (2024). Highly Efficient Acidic Electrosynthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide at Industrial‐Level Current Densities Promoted by Alkali Metal Cations. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(30). e202406452–e202406452. 21 indexed citations

Chen, Weiqiang, et al.. (2024). Removal of emulsified oil by monolithic microchannel-carbon cathode via electropolarization-enhanced adsorption-coupled electro-Fenton oxidation. Separation and Purification Technology. 353. 128545–128545.

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Gu, Yuwei, Weiqiang Chen, Lifen Chen, et al.. (2024). Electrochemical coalescence of oil-in-water droplets in microchannels of TiO2-x/Ti anode via polarization eliminating electrostatic repulsion and ·OH oxidation destroying oil-water interface film. Water Research. 255. 121550–121550. 10 indexed citations

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Zhao, Kun, et al.. (2023). High‐Yield Electrosynthesis of Formic Acid from CO₂ Reduction on Single‐Bismuth Catalyst Loaded on N‐Doped Hollow Carbon Nanospheress. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(1). 15 indexed citations

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Cao, Peike, Xie Quan, Xiaowa Nie, et al.. (2023). Metal single-site catalyst design for electrocatalytic production of hydrogen peroxide at industrial-relevant currents. Nature Communications. 14(1). 172–172. 226 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gu, Yuwei, Shuai Wu, Kun Zhao, Meng Liu, & Hongtao Yu. (2023). Electrosynthesis of H2O2 over aerated cathode assembled by aligned titanium hollow fibers. Chemical Engineering Journal. 476. 146703–146703. 3 indexed citations

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Zhao, Xueyang, Kun Zhao, Yanming Liu, et al.. (2022). Highly Efficient Electrochemical CO₂ Reduction on a Precise Homonuclear Diatomic Fe–Fe Catalyst. ACS Catalysis. 12(18). 11412–11420. 92 indexed citations

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Zhao, Kun, et al.. (2022). Photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline hydrochloride with g-C3N4/Ag/AgBr composites. Frontiers in Chemistry. 10. 1069816–1069816. 35 indexed citations

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Xin, Qin, Kun Zhao, Xie Quan, et al.. (2021). Highly efficient metal-free electro-Fenton degradation of organic contaminants on a bifunctional catalyst. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 416. 125859–125859. 88 indexed citations

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Huang, Ying, Tao Huang, Kun Zhao, et al.. (2020). Photolysis and photo-induced toxicity of pyraclostrobin to Vibrio fischeri: Pathway and toxic mechanism. Aquatic Toxicology. 220. 105417–105417. 23 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiyang, Fei Huang, Yang Yu, et al.. (2019). Determination and toxicity evaluation of the generated byproducts from sulfamethazine degradation during catalytic oxidation process. Chemosphere. 226. 103–109. 37 indexed citations

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Cao, Peike, Xie Quan, Kun Zhao, et al.. (2019). Selective electrochemical H2O2 generation and activation on a bifunctional catalyst for heterogeneous electro-Fenton catalysis. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 382. 121102–121102. 206 indexed citations

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Li, Yan, et al.. (2006). Land-cover changes in an urban lake watershed in a mega-city, Central China. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 115(1-3). 349–359. 36 indexed citations

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