Qiaofeng Yao

15.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
155 papers, 13.3k citations indexed

About

Qiaofeng Yao is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Qiaofeng Yao has authored 155 papers receiving a total of 13.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 135 papers in Materials Chemistry, 88 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 21 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Qiaofeng Yao's work include Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications (121 papers), Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis (91 papers) and Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (85 papers). Qiaofeng Yao is often cited by papers focused on Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications (121 papers), Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis (91 papers) and Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (85 papers). Qiaofeng Yao collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, China and France. Qiaofeng Yao's co-authors include Jianping Xie, Xun Yuan, Tiankai Chen, Jim Yang Lee, Zhentao Luo, Tianran Zhang, Yong Yu, Zhennan Wu, Haibin Lin and Nirmal Goswami and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Qiaofeng Yao

152 papers receiving 13.2k citations

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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.

Electrocatalysis of polysulfide conversion by sulfur-deficient MoS₂ nanoflakes for lithium–sulfur batteries

2017 883 citations Qiaofeng Yao et al. profile →
Luminescent Metal Nanoclusters with Aggregation-Induced Emission

2016 649 citations Qiaofeng Yao, Zhentao Luo et al. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters profile →
Toward Total Synthesis of Thiolate-Protected Metal Nanoclusters

2018 503 citations Qiaofeng Yao, Tiankai Chen et al. profile →
Molecule-like synthesis of ligand-protected metal nanoclusters

2024 79 citations Qiaofeng Yao, Moshuqi Zhu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Qiaofeng Yao Singapore	67	9.7k	5.9k	3.4k	1.5k	1.2k	155	13.3k
Dengyu Pan China	55	9.7k 1.0×	2.5k 0.4×	3.7k 1.1×	2.0k 1.4×	3.7k 3.0×	134	12.5k
Jin Zhou China	50	3.1k 0.3×	4.4k 0.7×	4.9k 1.5×	1.4k 1.0×	1.5k 1.2×	253	9.8k
Robert A. W. Dryfe United Kingdom	57	5.4k 0.6×	3.4k 0.6×	6.4k 1.9×	2.8k 1.9×	2.6k 2.1×	270	12.7k
Shaoming Fang China	53	4.1k 0.4×	3.0k 0.5×	4.4k 1.3×	1.7k 1.2×	1.5k 1.2×	288	9.4k
Vijayamohanan K. Pillai India	56	5.5k 0.6×	2.4k 0.4×	5.9k 1.7×	2.3k 1.6×	2.6k 2.1×	268	11.2k
G. Ravi India	55	5.5k 0.6×	4.2k 0.7×	5.6k 1.7×	3.0k 2.1×	1.1k 0.9×	367	10.5k
Muhammad Naeem Ashiq Pakistan	61	7.2k 0.7×	6.2k 1.1×	5.8k 1.7×	4.3k 2.9×	850 0.7×	393	13.0k
Huan‐Ming Xiong China	46	7.3k 0.7×	1.5k 0.3×	2.7k 0.8×	974 0.7×	1.4k 1.2×	98	10.0k
Jian Gao China	51	4.1k 0.4×	2.1k 0.4×	3.6k 1.1×	3.1k 2.1×	1.8k 1.5×	279	9.9k
Yan Lü China	49	4.8k 0.5×	2.7k 0.5×	6.7k 2.0×	3.5k 2.4×	978 0.8×	138	10.8k

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Zhang, Bihan, et al.. (2025). Precision Metal Nanoclusters Meet Proteins: Crafting Next-Gen Hybrid Materials. ACS Nano. 19(4). 3997–4010. 5 indexed citations

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Zhang, Bihan, María Francisca Matus, Qiaofeng Yao, et al.. (2025). Unraveling the Stoichiometric Interactions and Synergism between Ligand-Protected Gold Nanoparticles and Proteins. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(8). 6404–6414. 11 indexed citations

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Zhang, Zhipu, et al.. (2025). Engineering Surface Structure of Atomically Precise Metal Nanoclusters at the Molecular Level. CCS Chemistry. 8(1). 37–59. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Zhihe, et al.. (2025). Engineering Metal Nanoclusters at the Atomic Level for Effective Electrocatalysis. SmartMat. 6(1). 8 indexed citations

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Yang, Zhucheng, et al.. (2025). Glutathione: a naturally occurring tripeptide for functional metal nanomaterials. Chemical Science. 16(16). 6542–6572. 3 indexed citations

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Lin, Hongbin, Xiaorong Song, Osburg Jin Huang Chai, et al.. (2024). Photoluminescent Characterization of Metal Nanoclusters: Basic Parameters, Methods, and Applications. Advanced Materials. 36(25). e2401002–e2401002. 67 indexed citations

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Zhong, Yuan, Tingting Li, Qiaofeng Yao, et al.. (2024). White-Emitting Gold Nanocluster Assembly with Dynamic Color Tuning. Nano Letters. 24(23). 6997–7003. 12 indexed citations

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Dong, Weinan, Fujun Zhang, Tingting Li, et al.. (2024). Triple-Phosphorescent Gold Nanoclusters Enabled by Isomerization of Terminal Thiouracils in the Surface Motifs. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(32). 22180–22192. 15 indexed citations

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Pan, Xinxin, et al.. (2024). Enzyme-mimic catalytic activities and biomedical applications of noble metal nanoclusters. Nanoscale. 16(17). 8196–8215. 21 indexed citations

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Zhu, Moshuqi, Qiaofeng Yao, Zhihe Liu, et al.. (2022). Aggregation-Induced Emission of Gold Nanoclusters by Ionic Liquids for White Light-Emitting Diode and Multiple-Ion Probe Applications. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 13(33). 7722–7730. 13 indexed citations

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Yao, Qiaofeng, Lingmei Liu, Sami Malola, et al.. (2022). Supercrystal engineering of atomically precise gold nanoparticles promoted by surface dynamics. Nature Chemistry. 15(2). 230–239. 116 indexed citations

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Cao, Yitao, Ruili Li, Hongbin Lin, et al.. (2022). Cation polymer-induced aggregation of water-soluble Au(i)–thiolate complexes and their photoluminescence properties. Chemical Communications. 58(59). 8234–8237. 10 indexed citations

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Liu, Fuqiang, Yanbiao Liu, Qiaofeng Yao, et al.. (2020). Supported Atomically-Precise Gold Nanoclusters for Enhanced Flow-through Electro-Fenton. Environmental Science & Technology. 54(9). 5913–5921. 134 indexed citations

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Wu, Zhennan, Yonghua Du, Jiale Liu, et al.. (2019). Aurophilic Interactions in the Self‐Assembly of Gold Nanoclusters into Nanoribbons with Enhanced Luminescence. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 58(24). 8139–8144. 224 indexed citations

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Wu, Zhennan, Yonghua Du, Jiale Liu, et al.. (2019). Aurophilic Interactions in the Self‐Assembly of Gold Nanoclusters into Nanoribbons with Enhanced Luminescence. Angewandte Chemie. 131(24). 8223–8228. 28 indexed citations

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Cao, Yitao, Run Shi, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse, et al.. (2018). Evolution of thiolate-stabilized Ag nanoclusters from Ag-thiolate cluster intermediates. Nature Communications. 9(1). 2379–2379. 67 indexed citations

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Chen, Tiankai, Victor Fung, Qiaofeng Yao, et al.. (2018). Synthesis of Water-Soluble [Au₂₅(SR)₁₈]⁻ Using a Stoichiometric Amount of NaBH₄. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 140(36). 11370–11377. 102 indexed citations

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Chevrier, Daniel M., Viraj Dhanushka Thanthirige, Zhentao Luo, et al.. (2018). Structure and formation of highly luminescent protein-stabilized gold clusters. Chemical Science. 9(10). 2782–2790. 73 indexed citations

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Yao, Qiaofeng, Feng Yan, Victor Fung, et al.. (2017). Precise control of alloying sites of bimetallic nanoclusters via surface motif exchange reaction. Nature Communications. 8(1). 1555–1555. 134 indexed citations

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Yao, Qiaofeng, Xun Yuan, Victor Fung, et al.. (2017). Understanding seed-mediated growth of gold nanoclusters at molecular level. Nature Communications. 8(1). 927–927. 263 indexed citations

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