Lu Zhao

3.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
38 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Lu Zhao is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Lu Zhao has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 11 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 9 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Lu Zhao's work include Conducting polymers and applications (8 papers), solar cell performance optimization (5 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (5 papers). Lu Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Conducting polymers and applications (8 papers), solar cell performance optimization (5 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (5 papers). Lu Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Belgium. Lu Zhao's co-authors include Gaoquan Shi, Hua Bai, Chun Li, Yuxi Xu, Wenjing Hong, Thomas Reindl, Haohui Liu, Liang Zhao, Tengfei Qiu and Linjie Zhi and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Applied Physics Letters and Langmuir.

In The Last Decade

Lu Zhao

33 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

Non-covalent functionalization of graphene sheets by sulfonated polyaniline

2009 548 citations Hua Bai, Yuxi Xu et al. Chemical Communications profile →
Chemically Converted Graphene Induced Molecular Flattening of 5,10,15,20-Tetrakis(1-methyl-4-pyridinio)porphyrin and Its Application for Optical Detection of Cadmium(II) Ions

2009 481 citations Yuxi Xu, Lu Zhao et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lu Zhao China	19	1.0k	970	749	657	373	38	2.5k
Junhong Zhao China	32	1.3k 1.3×	896 0.9×	433 0.6×	485 0.7×	304 0.8×	94	3.0k
Xu Wang China	25	1.3k 1.3×	1.1k 1.1×	607 0.8×	557 0.8×	319 0.9×	137	2.7k
Ioan Stamatin Romania	28	705 0.7×	635 0.7×	593 0.8×	401 0.6×	260 0.7×	108	2.1k
Chun Hong Voon Malaysia	27	1.4k 1.4×	2.0k 2.1×	919 1.2×	361 0.5×	450 1.2×	129	3.6k
Chanchana Thanachayanont Thailand	23	1.0k 1.0×	1.4k 1.4×	450 0.6×	240 0.4×	337 0.9×	167	2.2k
Daniela Nunes Portugal	31	1.4k 1.3×	1.9k 1.9×	783 1.0×	480 0.7×	633 1.7×	114	3.3k
Mushtaq Ahmad Dar Saudi Arabia	25	1.4k 1.3×	1.4k 1.4×	349 0.5×	368 0.6×	409 1.1×	114	2.7k
E. Prokhorov Mexico	28	798 0.8×	1.3k 1.3×	715 1.0×	395 0.6×	139 0.4×	121	2.4k
Swatantra P. Singh India	28	1.0k 1.0×	1.0k 1.1×	1.6k 2.2×	202 0.3×	403 1.1×	81	3.1k
Juhyun Park South Korea	28	875 0.9×	819 0.8×	692 0.9×	470 0.7×	452 1.2×	87	2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Lu Zhao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lu Zhao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Lu Zhao. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Lu Zhao. The network helps show where Lu Zhao may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lu Zhao

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

Zhao, Lu, Zitao Chen, Song Hu, et al.. (2025). Ultrahigh through-plane thermal conductivity of graphite by reducing inter-plane twist. Matter. 9(1). 102382–102382. 1 indexed citations

Yang, Qian, et al.. (2024). 1.06 J pulsed LD end-pumped MSMC Tm: YAG laser. Optics Communications. 574. 131070–131070.

Wang, Ying, Chuandi Jin, Hongying Li, et al.. (2024). Gut microbiota-metabolite interactions meditate the effect of dietary patterns on precocious puberty. iScience. 27(6). 109887–109887. 12 indexed citations

Wang, Ke, et al.. (2024). Development of tunable mid‐infrared laser at 10–25 μm. Microwave and Optical Technology Letters. 66(8). 2 indexed citations

Yan, Shushan, Tie Liu, Haobin Zhao, et al.. (2024). Colorectal cancer-specific microbiome in peripheral circulation and cancer tissues. Frontiers in Microbiology. 15. 1422536–1422536.

Zhao, Lu, Jiang Tang, Min Zhou, & Ke Shen. (2022). A review of the coefficient of thermal expansion and thermal conductivity of graphite. Carbon. 197. 580–580.

Cui, Guang, Zhe Peng, Xiaohong Chen, et al.. (2021). Freestanding Graphene Fabric Film for Flexible Infrared Camouflage. Advanced Science. 9(5). e2105004–e2105004. 47 indexed citations

Luo, Wei, Yong Sheng Khoo, Peter Hacke, et al.. (2018). Analysis of the Long-Term Performance Degradation of Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Modules in Tropical Climates. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics. 9(1). 266–271. 52 indexed citations

Liu, Haohui, et al.. (2018). Field experience and performance analysis of floating PV technologies in the tropics. Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications. 26(12). 957–967. 221 indexed citations

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Sakhuja, Mridul, et al.. (2017). The PV System Doctor – Comprehensive diagnosis of PV system installations. Energy Procedia. 130. 108–113. 7 indexed citations

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Zhao, Lu, et al.. (2015). Antireflection silicon structures with hydrophobic property fabricated by three-beam laser interference. Applied Surface Science. 346. 574–579. 35 indexed citations

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Dong, Weilong, Lin Wang, Huimin Ding, et al.. (2015). Substrate Orientation Effect in the On-Surface Synthesis of Tetrathiafulvalene-Integrated Single-Layer Covalent Organic Frameworks. Langmuir. 31(43). 11755–11759. 35 indexed citations

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Zhao, Lu, Yan Hu, Dawei Xu, & Kaiyong Cai. (2014). Surface functionalization of titanium substrates with chitosan–lauric acid conjugate to enhance osteoblasts functions and inhibit bacteria adhesion. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 119. 115–125. 86 indexed citations

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Zhao, Lu, et al.. (2012). Fabrication of Chloramphenicol Molecular Imprinted Composite Film and Its Electrochemistry. Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry. 29(10). 1212–1212. 2 indexed citations

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Chen, Ji, Lu Zhao, Hua Bai, & Gaoquan Shi. (2011). Electrochemical detection of dioxygen and hydrogen peroxide by hemin immobilized on chemically converted graphene. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry. 657(1-2). 34–38. 50 indexed citations

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Bai, Hua, Yuxi Xu, Lu Zhao, Chun Li, & Gaoquan Shi. (2009). Non-covalent functionalization of graphene sheets by sulfonated polyaniline. Chemical Communications. 1667–1667. 548 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tong, Lei, Chun Li, Fengen Chen, et al.. (2009). Flexible Sandwich Photodetectors Based on Thick Polythiophene Films. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 113(17). 7411–7415. 15 indexed citations

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Zhao, Lu, Liang Zhao, Yuxi Xu, et al.. (2009). Polyaniline electrochromic devices with transparent graphene electrodes. Electrochimica Acta. 55(2). 491–497. 234 indexed citations

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Flamand, Giovanni, et al.. (2009). Development of Mechanically Stacked Multi-Junction Solar Cells Applying Thin, One-side Contacted III-V Cells. EU PVSEC. 126–129. 5 indexed citations

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Gao, Yuying, Lu Zhao, Hua Bai, Qi Chen, & Gaoquan Shi. (2006). Electrosynthesis of small polypyrrole microcontainers. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry. 597(1). 13–18. 18 indexed citations

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