Lei Zhai

19.7k total citations · 8 hit papers
202 papers, 16.7k citations indexed

About

Lei Zhai is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Lei Zhai has authored 202 papers receiving a total of 16.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 59 papers in Materials Chemistry and 57 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Lei Zhai's work include Conducting polymers and applications (35 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (27 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (25 papers). Lei Zhai is often cited by papers focused on Conducting polymers and applications (35 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (27 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (25 papers). Lei Zhai collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and South Korea. Lei Zhai's co-authors include Jayan Thomas, Saiful I. Khondaker, Daeha Joung, Michael F. Rubner, Robert E. Cohen, Zenan Yu, Laurène Tétard, Sudipta Seal, Soumen Das and Virendra Singh and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Society Reviews, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Lei Zhai

192 papers receiving 16.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Graphene based materials: Past, present and future

2011 2.8k citations Lei Zhai, Sudipta Seal et al. profile →
Supercapacitor electrode materials: nanostructures from 0 to 3 dimensions

2014 2.3k citations Zenan Yu, Laurène Tétard et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
Asymmetric Supercapacitor Electrodes and Devices

2017 1.2k citations Lei Zhai, Yeonwoong Jung et al. profile →
Stable Superhydrophobic Coatings from Polyelectrolyte Multilayers

2004 802 citations Lei Zhai et al. Nano Letters profile →
Patterned Superhydrophobic Surfaces: Toward a Synthetic Mimic of the Namib Desert Beetle

2006 666 citations Lei Zhai et al. Nano Letters profile →
Transparent Superhydrophobic Films Based on Silica Nanoparticles

2007 514 citations Lei Zhai et al. profile →
Nanoporosity-Driven Superhydrophilicity: A Means to Create Multifunctional Antifogging Coatings

2006 459 citations Lei Zhai et al. profile →
Stable, high-performance, dendrite-free, seawater-based aqueous batteries

2021 275 citations David W. Fox, Lei Zhai et al. profile →

Peers

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lei Zhai

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lei Zhai. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lei Zhai 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 Zhai. Lei Zhai 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

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Raining Plastics: Quantification of Atmospheric Deposition of Plastic and Anthropogenic Particles into an Estuary of National Significance with the Assistance of Citizen Scientists 2025 ·Environments ·Linda J. Walters, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Lei Zhai	0
2	A series of thiophene-based π-conjugated chromophores: synthesis, photophysical properties and electrochemiluminescence applications 2025 ·New Journal of Chemistry ·(unknown), Lei Zhai, H. Liao, (unknown), Ke‐Jie Yin, Xiaoyan Lin, J. H. Zou, Xin Lian, Jinling Zhang, (unknown), Peng Xu	0
3	Handheld, Biomimetic, Phase-Change Microsystems for Breath Condensate-Based Point-of-Use Diagnostic Assays 2024 ·IEEE Sensors Journal ·(unknown), Ji Young Chang, (unknown), (unknown), Lei Zhai, Laurène Tétard, (unknown), Swaminathan Rajaraman	0
4	Ultrathin Atomic Layer Deposited Al₂O₃ Overcoat Stabilizes Al₂O₃-Pt/Ni-Foam Hydrogenation Catalysts 2023 ·ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Shaohua Xie, Fudong Liu, (unknown), (unknown), Ali Nazemi, Parag Banerjee, Lei Zhai, Massimiliano Delferro, Jianguo Wen, Titel Jurca	4
5	Contribution of Stormwater Outfalls to Microplastic Pollution in a Subtropical Estuary Using Data Collected with the Assistance of Citizen Scientists 2023 ·Environments ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), David W. Fox, Lei Zhai, Linda J. Walters	4
6	STABLE, ELECTRON-BEAM SUBLIMATED, NANOSTRUCTURED SILICON DIOXIDE ON POLYCARBONATE AND STAINLESS-STEEL AS A BIOADHERENT DIELECTRIC TOWARDS NEURAL MICROPHYSIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS 2022 ·(unknown), David W. Fox, (unknown), (unknown), Nisha Iyer, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Randolph S. Ashton, Michael J. Moore, Lei Zhai, Swaminathan Rajaraman	1
7	Robust palladium catalysts on nickel foam for highly efficient hydrogenations 2022 ·Catalysis Science & Technology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Melanie J. Beazley, Fernando J. Uribe‐Romo, Laurène Tétard, Nicholas G. Rudawski, Shaohua Xie, Fudong Liu, (unknown), Tiow‐Gan Ong, Lei Zhai, Titel Jurca	4
8	Cu–Ag Alloy Nanoparticles in Hydrogel Nanofibers for the Catalytic Reduction of Organic Compounds 2021 ·ACS Applied Nano Materials ·Yuen Yee Li Sip, David W. Fox, (unknown), (unknown), Hee‐Suk Chung, (unknown), Yeonwoong Jung, Titel Jurca, Lei Zhai	27
9	Fabrication and Characterization of a 3D Printed, MicroElectrodes Platform With Functionalized Electrospun Nano-Scaffolds and Spin Coated 3D Insulation Towards Multi- Functional Biosystems 2019 ·Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems ·(unknown), Avra Kundu, (unknown), Yuen Yee Li Sip, Mikaeel Young, Swadeshmukul Santra, Lei Zhai, Swaminathan Rajaraman	21
10	Multifunctional Two-Dimensional PtSe₂-Layer Kirigami Conductors with 2000% Stretchability and Metallic-to-Semiconducting Tunability 2019 ·Nano Letters ·Emmanuel Okogbue, Sang Sub Han, Tae‐Jun Ko, Hee‐Suk Chung, Jinwoo Ma, Mashiyat Sumaiya Shawkat, Jung Han Kim, Jong Hun Kim, Eunji Ji, Kyu Hwan Oh, Lei Zhai, Gwan‐Hyoung Lee, Yeonwoong Jung	61
11	Investigations of different steel layouts on the seismic behavior of transition steel-concrete composite connections 2019 ·Advances in concrete construction ·Liangjie Qi, (unknown), Lei Zhai	2
12	FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF 3D PRINTED, 3D MICROELECTRODE ARRAYS WITH SPIN COATED INSULATION AND FUNCTIONAL ELECTROSPUN 3D SCAFFOLDS FOR "DISEASE IN A DISH" AND "ORGAN ON A CHIP" MODELS 2018 ·Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research ·(unknown), (unknown), Avra Kundu, Lei Zhai, Swaminathan Rajaraman	2
13	Three dimensionally-ordered 2D MoS₂vertical layers integrated on flexible substrates with stretch-tunable functionality and improved sensing capability 2018 ·Nanoscale ·Md Ashraful Islam, Jung Han Kim, Tae‐Jun Ko, Chanwoo Noh, Shraddha Dhanraj Nehate, (unknown), (unknown), David W. Fox, Lei Zhai, Chang‐Hee Cho, Kalpathy B. Sundaram, Tae‐Sung Bae, YounJoon Jung, Hee‐Suk Chung, Yeonwoong Jung	31
14	Field Test of Electrochemical Degradation and Oil-Removal Technology Used the Treatment of Wastewater Containing Polymer in Offshore Oilfield 2015 ·Journal of Water Resource and Protection ·M. H. Yang, Qing Li, (unknown), Lei Zhai, Bo Jing	3
15	Functionalized graphene aerogel composites for high-performance asymmetric supercapacitors 2014 ·Nano Energy ·Zenan Yu, (unknown), Jean Calderon, Sudipta Seal, Lei Zhai, Jayan Thomas	124
16	[Ox-LDL down-regulates expression of pigment epithelium-derived factor in human umbilical vein endothelial cells]. 2014 ·PubMed ·Jie Liu, Shutong Yao, Lei Zhai, (unknown), Guohua Song, Yang Yu, Ping Zhu, Shucun Qin	5
17	Supercapacitor electrode materials: nanostructures from 0 to 3 dimensions breakdown → 2014 ·Energy & Environmental Science ·Zenan Yu, Laurène Tétard, Lei Zhai, Jayan Thomas	2287
18	Stimuli-responsive polymer films 2013 ·Chemical Society Reviews ·Lei Zhai	182
19	The Current Status of the Prevalence and its Prevention and Control of Hypertension,Diabetes and Dyslipidemia among Adults in Haidian District,Beijing 2010 ·Yuan Li, Lei Zhai, (unknown)	2
20	Numerical simulation of weld pool geometry and surfaces deformation in GMAW 2010 ·Transactions of the China Welding Institution ·(unknown), Lei Zhai, (unknown)	1

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