Lei Rao

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Lei Rao is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Lei Rao has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Materials Chemistry, 22 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 15 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Lei Rao's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (22 papers), Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties (10 papers) and Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (7 papers). Lei Rao is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (22 papers), Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties (10 papers) and Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (7 papers). Lei Rao collaborates with scholars based in China, India and United States. Lei Rao's co-authors include Peifang Wang, Zhenyu Shi, Yu-Xiong Wang, Lixin Zhang, Yong Guo, Congcong Yan, Chao Wang, Xiang Guo, Ruxia Wang and Chao Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Energy & Environmental Science, The Science of The Total Environment and Applied Catalysis B: Environmental.

In The Last Decade

Lei Rao

57 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Photocatalytic activity of N-TiO2/O-doped N vacancy g-C3N... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Photocatalytic activity of N-TiO2/O-doped N vacancy g-C3N4 and the intermediates toxicity evaluation under tetracycline hydrochloride and Cr(VI) coexistence environment
    2019 505 citations Yu-Xiong Wang, Lei Rao 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
Lei Rao China 19 796 794 337 212 191 62 1.4k
Kaisheng Zhang China 22 801 1.0× 575 0.7× 357 1.1× 634 3.0× 74 0.4× 72 1.7k
Xiaomei Huang China 25 551 0.7× 663 0.8× 653 1.9× 49 0.2× 198 1.0× 76 1.8k
Cheng Cheng China 26 1.5k 1.8× 1.1k 1.4× 1.2k 3.5× 114 0.5× 162 0.8× 59 2.4k
Zhida Li China 24 926 1.2× 678 0.9× 577 1.7× 62 0.3× 118 0.6× 96 2.0k
Sha Li China 21 362 0.5× 311 0.4× 588 1.7× 133 0.6× 80 0.4× 80 1.3k
Pengcheng Wang China 25 891 1.1× 652 0.8× 1.2k 3.7× 167 0.8× 242 1.3× 135 2.5k
Chuang Zhao China 21 735 0.9× 783 1.0× 382 1.1× 47 0.2× 115 0.6× 80 1.5k
Xinlin Liu China 22 656 0.8× 545 0.7× 304 0.9× 114 0.5× 55 0.3× 56 1.4k
Yaqiong Li China 20 514 0.6× 439 0.6× 366 1.1× 46 0.2× 101 0.5× 62 1.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lei Rao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lei Rao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lei Rao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lei Rao 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 Lei Rao. Lei Rao 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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Hong, Lu, Qiaoyu Chen, Lei Rao, et al.. (2025). A Multifunctional Fe‐Based Metal–Organic Framework With Ferroptosis for Synergistic Therapy. Applied Organometallic Chemistry. 39(5).
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Radhakrishnan, P., et al.. (2025). Unveiling Hidden Water Resources: Deep Learning and Remote Sensing for Subsurface Hydrology for Environmental Health. Remote Sensing in Earth Systems Sciences. 8(2). 352–364.
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Lü, Hong, Lei Rao, Yuqian Li, et al.. (2024). A superhydrophobic PVDF-based membrane containing Metal-organic framework for efficient Oil-water separation. Materials Science and Engineering B. 310. 117684–117684. 6 indexed citations
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Shi, Zhenyu, Lei Rao, Peifang Wang, & Yue‐Ming Yu. (2024). Application of multilevel immobilized carbon nanotube/sulfur doped carbon nitride composite photocatalytic coating for Cr6+(aq.) reduction. Chemical Engineering Journal. 497. 154419–154419. 2 indexed citations
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Shi, Zhenyu, Lei Rao, & Peifang Wang. (2024). Multilevel immobilized CNT/SCN purification beads and the removal efficiency over TC HCl/clay composite pollutant in the underwater environment. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 155. 13–24. 1 indexed citations
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Rao, Lei, et al.. (2023). A modification and selective adsorption of cationic dyes based on UiO-67. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 184. 111698–111698. 11 indexed citations
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Shi, Zhenyu, Lei Rao, Peifang Wang, & Lixin Zhang. (2023). The purification performance of S doped g-C3N4 photocatalyst with outstanding reduction efficiency over Cr(VI) under the actual underwater transmission light. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry. 444. 114949–114949. 4 indexed citations
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Wu, Liushun, et al.. (2023). A novel approach to accelerate carbon dioxide sequestration of ladle furnace slag using sodium bicarbonate solution. Minerals Engineering. 204. 108374–108374. 12 indexed citations
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Wu, Meng, et al.. (2023). Urchin-like Fe3O4@C hollow spheres with core–shell structure: Controllable synthesis and microwave absorption. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 649. 313–324. 41 indexed citations
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Shi, Zhenyu, Lei Rao, Peifang Wang, & Lixin Zhang. (2022). The photocatalytic activity and purification performance of g-C3N4/carbon nanotubes composite photocatalyst in underwater environment. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 29(55). 83981–83992. 11 indexed citations
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Wang, Peifang, et al.. (2021). Selective recovery of protonated dyes from dye wastewater by pH-responsive BCN material. Chemical Engineering Journal. 412. 128532–128532. 50 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lixin, et al.. (2020). Superhydrophobic self-floating TiO2-silicone composite aerogels and their air–liquid-solid triphase photocatalytic system. Applied Surface Science. 536. 147726–147726. 38 indexed citations
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Yan, Congcong, Yong Guo, Peifang Wang, et al.. (2020). Improved photoremoval performance of boron carbon nitride–pyromellitic dianhydride composite toward tetracycline and Cr(vi) by itself to change the solution pH. New Journal of Chemistry. 44(26). 11105–11124. 14 indexed citations
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Guo, Yong, Ruxia Wang, Congcong Yan, et al.. (2019). Developing boron nitride-pyromellitic dianhydride composite for removal of aromatic pollutants from wastewater via adsorption and photodegradation. Chemosphere. 229. 112–124. 19 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lixin, Lei Rao, Peifang Wang, Xiang Guo, & Yu-Xiong Wang. (2019). Fabrication and photocatalytic performance evaluation of hydrodynamic erosion–resistant nano-TiO2–silicone resin composite films. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 26(5). 4997–5007. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Peifang, Xiang Guo, Lei Rao, et al.. (2018). A weak-light-responsive TiO2/g-C3N4 composite film: photocatalytic activity under low-intensity light irradiation. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 25(20). 20206–20216. 8 indexed citations
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Rao, Lei, Peifang Wang, Chao Wang, et al.. (2017). Photocatalytic properties of P25-doped TiO 2 composite film synthesized via sol–gel method on cement substrate. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 66. 71–80. 26 indexed citations

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