Pingan Zhu

4.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
71 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Pingan Zhu is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Surfaces, Coatings and Films and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Pingan Zhu has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 23 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films and 22 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Pingan Zhu's work include Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (23 papers), Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation (19 papers) and Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer (19 papers). Pingan Zhu is often cited by papers focused on Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (23 papers), Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation (19 papers) and Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer (19 papers). Pingan Zhu collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and France. Pingan Zhu's co-authors include Liqiu Wang, Tiantian Kong, Xin Tang, Ye Tian, Chunmei Zhou, Jun Zou, Z. Jiao, Zuankai Wang, Chao Zhang and Yangqiao Lin and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Chemical Reviews and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Pingan Zhu

66 papers receiving 3.5k 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.

Passive and active droplet generation with microfluidics: a review

2016 921 citations Pingan Zhu, Liqiu Wang Lab on a Chip profile →
Three-dimensional capillary ratchet-induced liquid directional steering

2021 379 citations Shile Feng, Pingan Zhu et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Pingan Zhu China	29	2.3k	1.1k	1.0k	624	591	71	3.5k
Shile Feng China	27	993 0.4×	846 0.8×	2.1k 2.0×	870 1.4×	493 0.8×	74	2.9k
Liwen Zhang China	26	1.2k 0.5×	829 0.8×	2.0k 2.0×	647 1.0×	564 1.0×	75	3.2k
Ye Tian China	30	1.3k 0.6×	479 0.4×	568 0.6×	270 0.4×	788 1.3×	77	2.5k
Wei Gao China	28	1.3k 0.5×	763 0.7×	387 0.4×	412 0.7×	646 1.1×	108	3.1k
Sizhu Wu China	25	1.2k 0.5×	566 0.5×	1.3k 1.3×	685 1.1×	265 0.4×	57	2.3k
Claas Willem Visser Netherlands	21	1.5k 0.7×	550 0.5×	399 0.4×	724 1.2×	414 0.7×	41	2.7k
Xuezeng Zhao China	30	1.5k 0.6×	751 0.7×	1.1k 1.1×	298 0.5×	305 0.5×	137	3.0k
Cheng Luo United States	23	680 0.3×	378 0.3×	745 0.7×	371 0.6×	294 0.5×	95	1.6k
Bingpu Zhou Macao	32	2.7k 1.2×	1.1k 1.0×	398 0.4×	89 0.1×	304 0.5×	127	3.8k
Edwin P. Chan United States	31	1.9k 0.8×	739 0.7×	640 0.6×	130 0.2×	1.2k 2.1×	74	3.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Pingan Zhu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Pingan Zhu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pingan Zhu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Pingan Zhu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Pingan Zhu 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 Pingan Zhu. Pingan Zhu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Zhao, Wenchang, et al.. (2025). Bubble‐induced symmetry breaking in droplet impact. CityU Scholars. 4(3). 1 indexed citations

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Tang, Shuxian, Xiang Li, Wanying Wang, et al.. (2025). Droplet Impact-Based Microliter Viscometry. Analytical Chemistry. 97(25). 13076–13085. 1 indexed citations

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Mu, Kai, et al.. (2025). Numerical and theoretical study on the forced breakup of capillary liquid jets in ambient gas. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 1023.

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Zhu, Pingan & Liqiu Wang. (2025). Thermo-induced reversible nanoemulsification. Matter. 8(7). 102103–102103.

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Zhao, Wenchang, et al.. (2025). Programmable assemblies of photothermal anisotropic micromotors for multimodal motion. Materials Horizons. 12(4). 1168–1178. 2 indexed citations

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Liu, Yufang, Wenchang Zhao, Yanhong Li, et al.. (2025). Self-lubricated bouncing of hot droplets. CityU Scholars. 1(1). 100014–100014. 4 indexed citations

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Li, Yanhong, et al.. (2024). Ultrafast bounce of particle-laden droplets. Nature Communications. 15(1). 9943–9943. 5 indexed citations

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Feng, Yawei, Yuxin Song, Zhiran Yi, et al.. (2024). A droplet‐based electricity generator incorporating Kelvin water dropper with ultrahigh instantaneous power density. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 20 indexed citations

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Li, Shucong, et al.. (2024). Programming hierarchical anisotropy in microactuators for multimodal actuation. Lab on a Chip. 24(17). 4073–4084. 3 indexed citations

10.

Zhu, Pingan, Wei Tang, Z. Jiao, et al.. (2023). Liquid Manipulator with Printed Electrode Patterns for Soft Robotic Systems (Adv. Mater. Technol. 18/2023). Advanced Materials Technologies. 8(18). 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Chenguang, et al.. (2023). Suppression of hollow droplet rebound on super-repellent surfaces. Nature Communications. 14(1). 5386–5386. 24 indexed citations

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Zhao, Haibo, Tao Huang, Pingan Zhu, et al.. (2022). Magnetic Field-Assisted Fission of a Ferrofluid Droplet for Large-Scale Droplet Generation. Langmuir. 38(18). 5838–5846. 15 indexed citations

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Feng, Shile, Pingan Zhu, Huanxi Zheng, et al.. (2021). Three-dimensional capillary ratchet-induced liquid directional steering. Science. 373(6561). 1344–1348. 379 indexed citations breakdown →

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Han, Xing, et al.. (2021). Citrus-peel-like durable slippery surfaces. Chemical Engineering Journal. 420. 129599–129599. 32 indexed citations

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Lin, Yangqiao, Chao Zhang, Wei Tang, et al.. (2021). A Bioinspired Stress‐Response Strategy for High‐Speed Soft Grippers (Adv. Sci. 21/2021). Advanced Science. 8(21).

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Han, Xing, Tiantian Kong, Pingan Zhu, & Liqiu Wang. (2020). Microfluidic Encapsulation of Phase-Change Materials for High Thermal Performance. Langmuir. 36(28). 8165–8173. 33 indexed citations

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Wang, Jianmei, Xueying Wang, Pingan Zhu, et al.. (2019). Microfluidic Rapid Fabrication of Tunable Polyvinyl Alcohol Microspheres for Adsorption Applications. Materials. 12(22). 3712–3712. 9 indexed citations

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Tang, Xin, et al.. (2017). Spreading-induced dewetting for monolayer colloidosomes with responsive permeability. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 5(30). 6034–6041. 13 indexed citations

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Zhu, Pingan, Xin Tang, Ye Tian, & Liqiu Wang. (2016). Pinch-off of microfluidic droplets with oscillatory velocity of inner phase flow. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 31436–31436. 31 indexed citations

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Zhu, Pingan, Tiantian Kong, Zhanxiao Kang, Xiaowei Tian, & Liqiu Wang. (2015). Tip-multi-breaking in Capillary Microfluidic Devices. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 11102–11102. 53 indexed citations

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