Lei Jiang

204.9k total citations · 83 hit papers
2.4k papers, 178.3k citations indexed

About

Lei Jiang is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Surfaces, Coatings and Films. According to data from OpenAlex, Lei Jiang has authored 2.4k papers receiving a total of 178.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 991 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 742 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 715 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films. Recurrent topics in Lei Jiang's work include Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (679 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (358 papers) and Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies (329 papers). Lei Jiang is often cited by papers focused on Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (679 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (358 papers) and Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies (329 papers). Lei Jiang collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Lei Jiang's co-authors include Shutao Wang, Yanlin Song, Xuefeng Gao, Kesong Liu, Lin Feng, Ye Tian, Liping Wen, Yongmei Zheng, Mingjie Liu and Jin Zhai and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Lei Jiang

2.4k papers receiving 176.0k citations

Hit Papers

Water-repellent legs of water striders 2002 2026 2010 2018 2004 2010 2005 2008 2011 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Water-repellent legs of water striders
    2004 2.2k citations Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  2. Directional water collection on wetted spider silk
    2010 1.9k citations Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  3. Bioinspired Surfaces with Special Wettability
    2005 1.8k citations Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  4. Petal Effect:  A Superhydrophobic State with High Adhesive Force
    2008 1.7k citations Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  5. A Novel Superhydrophilic and Underwater Superoleophobic Hydrogel‐Coated Mesh for Oil/Water Separation
    2011 1.5k citations Mingjie Liu, Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  6. Nature-inspired superwettability systems
    2017 1.5k citations Mingjie Liu, Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  7. A Super‐Hydrophobic and Super‐Oleophilic Coating Mesh Film for the Separation of Oil and Water
    2004 1.4k citations Lei Jiang et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  8. Bioinspired Surfaces with Superwettability: New Insight on Theory, Design, and Applications
    2015 1.4k citations Kesong Liu, Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  9. A multi-structural and multi-functional integrated fog collection system in cactus
    2012 1.3k citations Tianyi Zhao, Lei Jiang et al. Nature Communications profile →
  10. Bioinspired Design of a Superoleophobic and Low Adhesive Water/Solid Interface
    2008 1.1k citations Mingjie Liu, Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  11. Reversible Super-hydrophobicity to Super-hydrophilicity Transition of Aligned ZnO Nanorod Films
    2003 1.1k citations Lei Jiang et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  12. Special wettable materials for oil/water separation
    2013 1.1k citations Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  13. Bioinspired Interfaces with Superwettability: From Materials to Chemistry
    2015 1.0k citations Lei Jiang et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  14. Continuous directional water transport on the peristome surface of Nepenthes alata
    2016 1.0k citations Huawei Chen, Deyuan Zhang et al. profile →
  15. Superhydrophobic and Superoleophilic PVDF Membranes for Effective Separation of Water‐in‐Oil Emulsions with High Flux
    2013 1.0k citations Jian Jin, Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  16. Directional adhesion of superhydrophobic butterfly wings
    2006 988 citations Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  17. Reversible Switching between Superhydrophilicity and Superhydrophobicity
    2003 983 citations Lei Jiang et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  18. Applications of Bio‐Inspired Special Wettable Surfaces
    2010 949 citations Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  19. A Lotus‐Leaf‐like Superhydrophobic Surface: A Porous Microsphere/Nanofiber Composite Film Prepared by Electrohydrodynamics
    2004 944 citations Lei Jiang et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  20. Recent developments in bio-inspired special wettability
    2010 934 citations Kesong Liu, Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  21. Ultrahigh Hydrogen Evolution Performance of Under‐Water “Superaerophobic” MoS2 Nanostructured Electrodes
    2014 897 citations Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  22. The Dry‐Style Antifogging Properties of Mosquito Compound Eyes and Artificial Analogues Prepared by Soft Lithography
    2007 879 citations Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  23. Bio-Inspired Strategies for Anti-Icing
    2014 850 citations Lei Jiang et al. ACS Nano profile →
  24. Two-Dimensional Graphene Bridges Enhanced Photoinduced Charge Transport in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
    2010 850 citations Lei Jiang et al. ACS Nano profile →
  25. Bio‐Inspired, Smart, Multiscale Interfacial Materials
    2008 847 citations Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  26. Definition of Superhydrophobic States
    2007 826 citations Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  27. Nanowire‐Haired Inorganic Membranes with Superhydrophilicity and Underwater Ultralow Adhesive Superoleophobicity for High‐Efficiency Oil/Water Separation
    2013 790 citations Jian Jin, Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  28. Generalized self-assembly of scalable two-dimensional transition metal oxide nanosheets
    2014 776 citations Ziqi Sun, Ting Liao et al. Nature Communications profile →
  29. Salt‐Induced Fabrication of Superhydrophilic and Underwater Superoleophobic PAA‐g‐PVDF Membranes for Effective Separation of Oil‐in‐Water Emulsions
    2013 713 citations Yu Zhu, Lei Jiang et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  30. Evidence of Polyethylene Biodegradation by Bacterial Strains from the Guts of Plastic-Eating Waxworms
    2014 697 citations Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  31. Hierarchically Ordered Macro−Mesoporous TiO2−Graphene Composite Films: Improved Mass Transfer, Reduced Charge Recombination, and Their Enhanced Photocatalytic Activities
    2010 685 citations Lei Jiang et al. ACS Nano profile →
  32. Super-Hydrophobic Surface of Aligned Polyacrylonitrile Nanofibers
    2002 668 citations Lei Jiang et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  33. Biomimetic smart nanopores and nanochannels
    2011 647 citations Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  34. An Intelligent Superwetting PVDF Membrane Showing Switchable Transport Performance for Oil/Water Separation
    2014 631 citations Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  35. Bio-inspired design of multiscale structures for function integration
    2011 629 citations Kesong Liu, Lei Jiang Nano Today profile →
  36. Bioinspired Super‐Wettability from Fundamental Research to Practical Applications
    2015 625 citations Liping Wen, Lei Jiang et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  37. Hollow Micro/Nanomaterials with Multilevel Interior Structures
    2009 612 citations Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  38. Recent progress in developing advanced membranes for emulsified oil/water separation
    2014 597 citations Yu Zhu, Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  39. The Fabrication and Switchable Superhydrophobicity of TiO2 Nanorod Films
    2005 584 citations Lei Jiang et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  40. Polyelectrolyte Multilayer as Matrix for Electrochemical Deposition of Gold Clusters:  Toward Super-Hydrophobic Surface
    2004 584 citations Lei Jiang et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  41. Bioinspired Super-antiwetting Interfaces with Special Liquid−Solid Adhesion
    2009 556 citations Mingjie Liu, Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  42. Superwetting Electrodes for Gas-Involving Electrocatalysis
    2018 542 citations Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  43. Robust Anti‐Icing Performance of a Flexible Superhydrophobic Surface
    2016 542 citations Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  44. Icephobic/Anti‐Icing Properties of Micro/Nanostructured Surfaces
    2012 535 citations Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  45. High-Performance Ionic Diode Membrane for Salinity Gradient Power Generation
    2014 534 citations Jun Gao, Lei Jiang et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  46. Ultrafast Separation of Emulsified Oil/Water Mixtures by Ultrathin Free‐Standing Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotube Network Films
    2013 530 citations Jian Jin, Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  47. Nanofluidics for osmotic energy conversion
    2021 529 citations Zhen Zhang, Liping Wen et al. profile →
  48. High-strength scalable MXene films through bridging-induced densification
    2021 526 citations Shi Xue Dou, Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  49. Efficient Water Collection on Integrative Bioinspired Surfaces with Star‐Shaped Wettability Patterns
    2014 524 citations Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  50. Bioinspired Multifunctional Foam with Self‐Cleaning and Oil/Water Separation
    2013 520 citations Kesong Liu, Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  51. Rapid prototyping of paper‐based microfluidics with wax for low‐cost, portable bioassay
    2009 520 citations Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  52. Biodegradation and Mineralization of Polystyrene by Plastic-Eating Mealworms: Part 2. Role of Gut Microorganisms
    2015 502 citations Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  53. Bio-Inspired Titanium Dioxide Materials with Special Wettability and Their Applications
    2014 499 citations Kesong Liu, Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  54. Bio-inspired superoleophobic and smart materials: Design, fabrication, and application
    2012 498 citations Kesong Liu, Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  55. Biodegradation and Mineralization of Polystyrene by Plastic-Eating Mealworms: Part 1. Chemical and Physical Characterization and Isotopic Tests
    2015 482 citations Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  56. Ultrafast selective transport of alkali metal ions in metal organic frameworks with subnanometer pores
    2018 478 citations Lei Jiang et al. Science Advances profile →
  57. Interfacial Material System Exhibiting Superwettability
    2014 471 citations Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  58. Super-tough MXene-functionalized graphene sheets
    2020 470 citations Lei Jiang et al. Nature Communications profile →
  59. Current Challenges and Routes Forward for Nonaqueous Lithium–Air Batteries
    2020 467 citations Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  60. Energy Harvesting with Single‐Ion‐Selective Nanopores: A Concentration‐Gradient‐Driven Nanofluidic Power Source
    2010 460 citations Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  61. Efficient metal ion sieving in rectifying subnanochannels enabled by metal–organic frameworks
    2020 451 citations Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  62. Efficient wettability-controlled electroreduction of CO2 to CO at Au/C interfaces
    2020 447 citations Lei Jiang et al. Nature Communications profile →
  63. Reversible Wettability of a Chemical Vapor Deposition Prepared ZnO Film between Superhydrophobicity and Superhydrophilicity
    2004 444 citations Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  64. Structured cone arrays for continuous and effective collection of micron-sized oil droplets from water
    2013 440 citations Lei Jiang et al. Nature Communications profile →
  65. Ultrafast water harvesting and transport in hierarchical microchannels
    2018 437 citations Huawei Chen, Jiajia Zhou et al. profile →
  66. Designing Superhydrophobic Porous Nanostructures with Tunable Water Adhesion
    2009 433 citations Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  67. Bio-Inspired Self-Cleaning Surfaces
    2012 432 citations Kesong Liu, Lei Jiang profile →
  68. Layered nanocomposites by shear-flow-induced alignment of nanosheets
    2020 421 citations Jiajia Zhou, Mingjie Liu et al. profile →
  69. Single-crystalline layered metal-halide perovskite nanowires for ultrasensitive photodetectors
    2018 421 citations Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  70. Bioinspired Designs of Superhydrophobic and Superhydrophilic Materials
    2018 413 citations Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  71. Bioinspired smart asymmetric nanochannel membranes
    2018 412 citations Zhen Zhang, Liping Wen et al. profile →
  72. Osmotic Power Generation with Positively and Negatively Charged 2D Nanofluidic Membrane Pairs
    2016 394 citations Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  73. Preparation of High‐Performance Ionogels with Excellent Transparency, Good Mechanical Strength, and High Conductivity
    2017 390 citations Xiqi Zhang, Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  74. Asymmetric Ion Transport through Ion-Channel-Mimetic Solid-State Nanopores
    2013 388 citations Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  75. Bioinspired Janus Textile with Conical Micropores for Human Body Moisture and Thermal Management
    2019 368 citations Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  76. A Strong Integrated Strength and Toughness Artificial Nacre Based on Dopamine Cross-Linked Graphene Oxide
    2014 366 citations Lei Jiang et al. ACS Nano profile →
  77. Ion Transport in Nanofluidic Devices for Energy Harvesting
    2019 365 citations Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  78. Ultrathin and Ion-Selective Janus Membranes for High-Performance Osmotic Energy Conversion
    2017 353 citations Zhen Zhang, Xiang‐Yu Kong et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  79. Hierarchical Ti3C2Tx MXene/Ni Chain/ZnO Array Hybrid Nanostructures on Cotton Fabric for Durable Self-Cleaning and Enhanced Microwave Absorption
    2020 352 citations Diansen Li, Lei Jiang et al. ACS Nano profile →
  80. Transparent, mechanically robust, and ultrastable ionogels enabled by hydrogen bonding between elastomers and ionic liquids
    2019 345 citations Ziquan Cao, Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  81. Improved osmotic energy conversion in heterogeneous membrane boosted by three-dimensional hydrogel interface
    2020 312 citations Zhen Zhang, Liping Wen et al. Nature Communications profile →
  82. Bioinspired Multiscale Wet Adhesive Surfaces: Structures and Controlled Adhesion
    2019 215 citations Lei Jiang et al. profile →
  83. Extreme Li-Mg selectivity via precise ion size differentiation of polyamide membrane
    2024 165 citations Peng Quan, Ruoyu Wang et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lei Jiang China 196 76.6k 73.6k 53.3k 45.6k 22.2k 2.4k 178.3k
George M. Whitesides United States 212 114.8k 1.5× 22.3k 0.3× 66.8k 1.3× 35.0k 0.8× 4.9k 0.2× 1.2k 215.8k
Seeram Ramakrishna Singapore 169 55.6k 0.7× 7.3k 0.1× 30.5k 0.6× 24.7k 0.5× 16.6k 0.7× 1.9k 138.5k
Younan Xia United States 213 66.0k 0.9× 7.5k 0.1× 46.2k 0.9× 83.1k 1.8× 33.2k 1.5× 999 174.1k
Paul K. Chu Hong Kong 138 34.5k 0.5× 4.0k 0.1× 35.3k 0.7× 50.7k 1.1× 16.2k 0.7× 2.7k 107.4k
Zhong Lin Wang United States 292 261.0k 3.4× 5.9k 0.1× 129.5k 2.4× 120.4k 2.6× 29.4k 1.3× 3.1k 395.1k
Rodney S. Ruoff United States 160 65.4k 0.9× 3.1k 0.0× 73.1k 1.4× 127.4k 2.8× 17.2k 0.8× 604 189.9k
Bharat Bhushan United States 116 15.7k 0.2× 17.8k 0.2× 9.9k 0.2× 14.6k 0.3× 1.4k 0.1× 1.1k 62.1k
Zhanhu Guo China 191 30.6k 0.4× 3.7k 0.1× 75.1k 1.4× 48.6k 1.1× 17.8k 0.8× 1.8k 154.2k
Yanlin Song China 103 15.1k 0.2× 13.9k 0.2× 17.7k 0.3× 12.9k 0.3× 3.3k 0.1× 719 43.1k
A. K. Geǐm United Kingdom 115 67.5k 0.9× 2.7k 0.0× 85.6k 1.6× 196.9k 4.3× 12.9k 0.6× 331 246.7k

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Li, Yanting, Qichao Li, Hao Yin, et al.. (2025). Super P carbon nanoparticles activated hydrogel sensors for developing fully integrated wearable electronics via an in-situ writing strategy. Chemical Engineering Journal. 508. 161060–161060. 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shengbin, Jing Liang, Ke Zhang, et al.. (2025). Self-Assembly of 3D-Printed Multiscale Micropillar-Based Organic Electrochemical Transistors for Ultrasensitive Dopamine Sensing. ACS Nano. 19(46). 39615–39627. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Bin, et al.. (2024). Using rice husk ash in alkali-activated ultra-high-performance concrete: Flowability, early age strength and elasticity modulus. Construction and Building Materials. 443. 137771–137771. 10 indexed citations
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Yang, Xue, Diansen Li, Xiaolong Jia, et al.. (2024). Experimental and numerical validation of high strain rate impact response and progressive damage of 3D orthogonal woven composites. Composites Science and Technology. 258. 110896–110896. 9 indexed citations
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Guo, Pu, et al.. (2024). Photoelectric synergy solid slippery surface for all-day contactless evaporation. Chemical Engineering Journal. 497. 154784–154784. 5 indexed citations
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Yu, Xiaodong, Jie Fan, Linlin Ma, et al.. (2024). High strength chitosan-based nanocomposites with aligned nanosheets and crosslinked networks. Nanoscale. 17(6). 3105–3113. 1 indexed citations
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Fu, Jingru, Ying Wang, Saikat Das, et al.. (2024). Ultra-efficient deuterium separation under ambient conditions by a crystalline porous organic framework-Pd nanoparticle hybrid. Matter. 7(7). 2460–2472. 9 indexed citations
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Zhou, Ke, et al.. (2024). Congener-welded crystalline carbon nitride membrane for robust and highly selective Li/Mg separation. Science Advances. 10(24). eadm9620–eadm9620. 23 indexed citations
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Quan, Peng, Ruoyu Wang, Zilin Zhao, et al.. (2024). Extreme Li-Mg selectivity via precise ion size differentiation of polyamide membrane. Nature Communications. 15(1). 2505–2505. 165 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wu, Caiqin, Jian Wang, Rong Wu, et al.. (2024). Three-dimensional hydrogel membranes for boosting osmotic energy conversion: Spatial confinement and charge regulation induced by zirconium ion crosslinking. Nano Today. 58. 102468–102468. 15 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhixin, Zilong Guo, Lingyun Xu, et al.. (2023). Fabrication of submicron linewidth silver grid/ionogel hybrid films for highly stable flexible transparent electrodes via asymmetric wettability template-assisted self-assembly. Chemical Engineering Journal. 469. 144065–144065. 17 indexed citations
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Guo, Shihao, Xixi Liu, Changqing Guo, et al.. (2023). Bioinspired Underwater Superoleophilic Two-Dimensional Surface with Asymmetric Oleophobic Barriers for Unidirectional and Long-Distance Oil Transport. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 15(18). 22684–22691. 13 indexed citations
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Han, Yingdong, Tong Wei, Xingxing Zhang, et al.. (2023). Control upconversion decay dynamics from perspective of collective response. Journal of Rare Earths. 43(1). 57–63.
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Jiang, Lei, et al.. (2023). Correlation Analysis between Uric Acid and Metabolic Syndrome in the Chinese Elderly Population: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Endocrinology. 2023. 1–7. 6 indexed citations
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Chen, Xia‐Chao, Hao Zhang, Shenghua Liu, Yahong Zhou, & Lei Jiang. (2022). Engineering Polymeric Nanofluidic Membranes for Efficient Ionic Transport: Biomimetic Design, Material Construction, and Advanced Functionalities. ACS Nano. 16(11). 17613–17640. 46 indexed citations
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Zhang, Minghui, Xiaozheng Duan, Yunbo Zhu, et al.. (2022). Highly Selective Semihydrogenation via a Wettability-Regulated Mass Transfer Process. ACS Catalysis. 12(14). 8494–8502. 10 indexed citations
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Man, Zengming, Zhen Zhang, Yizhou Wang, et al.. (2021). Serosa-Mimetic Nanoarchitecture Membranes for Highly Efficient Osmotic Energy Generation. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 143(39). 16206–16216. 127 indexed citations
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Shan, Xinyao, Jian Liu, Haoran Mu, et al.. (2019). An Engineered Superhydrophilic/Superaerophobic Electrocatalyst Composed of the Supported CoMoSx Chalcogel for Overall Water Splitting. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59(4). 1659–1665. 372 indexed citations
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Sun, Ziqi, Ting Liao, Jae Geun Kim, et al.. (2013). Architecture designed ZnO hollow microspheres with wide-range visible-light photoresponses. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 1(42). 6924–6924. 28 indexed citations

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