Lei Yang

8.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
219 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Lei Yang is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Lei Yang has authored 219 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Materials Chemistry, 61 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 49 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Lei Yang's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (45 papers), ZnO doping and properties (32 papers) and TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (30 papers). Lei Yang is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (45 papers), ZnO doping and properties (32 papers) and TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (30 papers). Lei Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, Sweden and Russia. Lei Yang's co-authors include Pengkang Jin, Erik M. J. Johansson, Anders Hagfeldt, Lu Xu, Gerrit Boschloo, Xue Bai, Dongqin Bi, Xinyu Du, Jiaqi Zhu and Xiaochang C. Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Lei Yang

210 papers receiving 7.0k 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.

Effect of Different Hole Transport Materials on Recombination in CH₃NH₃PbI₃ Perovskite-Sensitized Mesoscopic Solar Cells

2013 482 citations Lei Yang et al. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters profile →
Using a two-step deposition technique to prepare perovskite (CH3NH3PbI3) for thin film solar cells based on ZrO2 and TiO2 mesostructures

2013 413 citations Lei Yang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lei Yang China	40	2.9k	2.5k	2.4k	1.5k	1.4k	219	7.1k
Gong Zhang China	51	3.1k 1.1×	3.1k 1.2×	4.5k 1.9×	1.9k 1.3×	1.1k 0.7×	162	9.9k
Donald W. Kirk Canada	43	1.6k 0.5×	2.5k 1.0×	1.7k 0.7×	789 0.5×	573 0.4×	213	5.9k
Qiwu Zhang China	49	3.4k 1.2×	1.1k 0.4×	2.0k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	331 0.2×	246	7.4k
Baoxue Zhou China	57	5.1k 1.8×	3.2k 1.3×	7.8k 3.2×	2.5k 1.7×	505 0.4×	193	10.9k
Xiaodong Ma China	43	2.3k 0.8×	1.1k 0.5×	1.9k 0.8×	737 0.5×	492 0.3×	197	5.7k
Qi Wang China	54	3.5k 1.2×	2.8k 1.1×	2.5k 1.0×	1.0k 0.7×	762 0.5×	276	9.0k
Guido Saracco Italy	55	6.6k 2.2×	2.7k 1.1×	2.9k 1.2×	566 0.4×	925 0.7×	257	10.5k
Jin Xu China	44	1.9k 0.6×	2.2k 0.9×	1.6k 0.6×	1.0k 0.7×	251 0.2×	175	6.0k
Yanling Yang China	38	1.9k 0.7×	1.7k 0.7×	770 0.3×	957 0.6×	299 0.2×	147	4.5k
Libing Liao China	44	4.0k 1.4×	2.3k 0.9×	892 0.4×	899 0.6×	409 0.3×	260	6.7k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yang, Lei, et al.. (2026). Low Loss and Compact TE-Pass Polarizer on LNOI Platform with Subwavelength Grating Metamaterials. Photonics. 13(1). 64–64.

Liu, Wenjie, Yinghe Zhang, Lei Qian, et al.. (2025). Visible-light-switched radical/non-radical bichannel degradation mechanism via round-the-clock synergistic CDs-BiO1-xCl/PS system. Water Research. 282. 123623–123623. 3 indexed citations

Yang, Lei, et al.. (2025). Synergistic Hydrothermal Treatment of Incineration Fly Ash and Sewage Sludge: Effect of Hydrothermal Solution Circulation. ACS Omega. 10(10). 10506–10514. 1 indexed citations

Huang, Yukuan, et al.. (2024). Microstructural evolution and phase transformation behavior of Al-8.1Zn-2.0Mg-1.0Cu-0.2Ag-0.15Zr alloy during isothermal compression. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 33. 1018–1031. 2 indexed citations

Yang, Weiwei, Qingwei Bu, Ruiqing Zhao, et al.. (2024). A novel preparation of trace iron-doped 3D urchin-like TiO2 for efficient degradation and mineralization of trimethoprim under simulated sunlight. Ceramics International. 50(7). 11138–11149. 2 indexed citations

Gao, Gang, Lei Yang, Fei Xia, et al.. (2023). 1.37×102 S·cm-1 p-type conductivity LaCuOS films with a very wide optical transparency window of 400-6000 nm. Materials Today Physics. 35. 101089–101089. 3 indexed citations

Liu, Zhongchuang, Aziz-Ur-Rahim Bacha, & Lei Yang. (2023). Control strategies for microplastic pollution in groundwater. Environmental Pollution. 335. 122323–122323. 16 indexed citations

Wang, Xuhui, Yong Wang, Lei Yang, et al.. (2023). Efficient removal of sulfamethoxazole by biomass phosphorus-derived Cu3P/biochar catalyst combined with persulfate. Separation and Purification Technology. 326. 124768–124768. 18 indexed citations

Bacha, Aziz-Ur-Rahim, Iqra Nabi, Zhiyang Li, et al.. (2023). Environmental application of perovskite material for organic pollutant-enriched wastewater treatment. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 495. 215378–215378. 35 indexed citations

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Li, Zhiyang, Yinghe Zhang, Lei Qian, et al.. (2023). Tuning interfacial charge transfer for efficient visible-light-driven photodegradation and simultaneous H2 evolution. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 168. 35–49. 22 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ruicong, Zhibo Zhang, Jiecai Han, et al.. (2023). Advanced liquid crystal-based switchable optical devices for light protection applications: principles and strategies. Light Science & Applications. 12(1). 11–11. 64 indexed citations

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Yang, Lei, Dahuan Zhu, Changjun Li, et al.. (2023). Damages of TZM as plasma facing material under transient heat load. Fusion Engineering and Design. 194. 113864–113864. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Yingying, Fei Lu, Lei Yang, et al.. (2023). Closed-Loop Recycling of Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Composites Enabled by a Dual-Dynamic Cross-linked Epoxy Network. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 11(4). 1527–1539. 44 indexed citations

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Zhu, Dahuan, Changjun Li, Rui Ding, et al.. (2023). First analysis of in-situ melting on TZM tiles at high field side of the first wall in EAST. Nuclear Materials and Energy. 34. 101377–101377. 11 indexed citations

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Wang, Liangjun, Daniel Splith, Lei Yang, et al.. (2023). (111)‐Oriented Growth and Acceptor Doping of Transparent Conductive CuI:S Thin Films by Spin Coating and Radio Frequency‐Sputtering. Advanced Engineering Materials. 25(11). 8 indexed citations

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Wu, Yu‐Ning, Daniel Splith, Liangjun Wang, et al.. (2023). Amorphous Transparent Cu(S,I) Thin Films with Very High Hole Conductivity. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 14(26). 6163–6169. 13 indexed citations

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Liu, Yingying, Fei Lu, Lei Yang, Yudong Huang, & Zhen Hu. (2023). Recyclable, tough, bioinspired metal-coordination epoxy thermoset capable of intelligent temperature detection. Chemical Engineering Journal. 471. 144746–144746. 12 indexed citations

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Liu, Yingying, et al.. (2022). Recyclable tough thermosets with an imide-hexahydrotriazine structure. Polymer Chemistry. 13(21). 3063–3075. 19 indexed citations

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Yu, Yaowei, Lei Yang, Feifei Long, et al.. (2022). Calorimetry system for heat load in long-pulse discharges on EAST tokamak. Physica Scripta. 97(9). 95602–95602. 4 indexed citations

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Xiang, Di, Hong Liu, Lei Yang, et al.. (2017). From Molecular‐Level Organization to Nanoscale Positioning: Synergetic Ligand Effect on the Synthesis of Hybrid Nanostructures. Advanced Functional Materials. 27(45). 11 indexed citations

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