Shuhuai Yao

8.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
158 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Shuhuai Yao is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Surfaces, Coatings and Films and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Shuhuai Yao has authored 158 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 35 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films and 35 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Shuhuai Yao's work include Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (34 papers), Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications (34 papers) and Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation (26 papers). Shuhuai Yao is often cited by papers focused on Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (34 papers), Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications (34 papers) and Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation (26 papers). Shuhuai Yao collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and Taiwan. Shuhuai Yao's co-authors include Zuankai Wang, Youmin Hou, Xuemei Chen, Ruiyuan Ma, Juan G. Santiago, Miao Yu, Y.L. Su, Jie Feng, Jun Wu and Hongbo Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Shuhuai Yao

152 papers receiving 6.6k citations

Hit Papers

Nanograssed Micropyramidal Architectures for Continuous D... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2014 2022 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. Nanograssed Micropyramidal Architectures for Continuous Dropwise Condensation
    2011 521 citations Shuhuai Yao et al. profile →
  2. Recurrent Filmwise and Dropwise Condensation on a Beetle Mimetic Surface
    2014 464 citations Youmin Hou, Miao Yu et al. profile →
  3. All-weather thermochromic windows for synchronous solar and thermal radiation regulation
    2022 191 citations Chongjia Lin, Shuhuai Yao et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Shuhuai Yao Hong Kong 40 2.7k 2.4k 1.7k 1.5k 1.2k 158 6.7k
Alison Grinthal United States 23 4.6k 1.7× 2.5k 1.0× 1.3k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 1.1k 0.9× 29 7.1k
Sindy K. Y. Tang United States 32 2.9k 1.1× 3.1k 1.3× 1.6k 0.9× 781 0.5× 797 0.7× 84 6.7k
Jiawen Li China 54 2.1k 0.8× 4.1k 1.7× 2.4k 1.3× 1.7k 1.1× 1.3k 1.1× 388 9.6k
Feng Shi China 45 4.1k 1.5× 3.2k 1.4× 1.7k 0.9× 646 0.4× 1.8k 1.6× 171 7.7k
Constantine M. Megaridis United States 50 3.5k 1.3× 3.1k 1.3× 2.0k 1.2× 3.2k 2.1× 1.8k 1.6× 173 9.4k
Ying Zhu China 45 1.7k 0.7× 1.8k 0.7× 1.9k 1.1× 485 0.3× 1.9k 1.6× 172 7.3k
Jiaru Chu China 50 2.0k 0.7× 4.4k 1.8× 2.0k 1.1× 1.6k 1.0× 988 0.8× 313 8.0k
Pavel A. Levkin Germany 48 3.4k 1.3× 4.2k 1.8× 1.6k 0.9× 612 0.4× 1.4k 1.2× 200 8.5k
Yuanxin Li China 35 3.1k 1.2× 2.4k 1.0× 3.0k 1.7× 715 0.5× 2.2k 1.9× 220 8.2k
Philip D. Rack United States 53 1.7k 0.7× 2.2k 0.9× 4.2k 2.4× 2.3k 1.5× 5.2k 4.4× 322 11.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Shuhuai Yao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shuhuai Yao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shuhuai Yao

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chau, Ying, et al.. (2025). Metal–Organic Frameworks-Based Microrockets for Controlled and Sustained Drug Release. Nano Letters. 25(15). 5989–5996. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Ji‐Xiang, et al.. (2025). Sustained and Enhanced Nucleate Boiling Using Hierarchical Architectures at Large Superheats. Exploration. 5(5). 20240137–20240137.
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Song, Ruyuan, et al.. (2025). High-throughput monoclonal antibody screening from immunized rabbits via droplet microfluidics. Lab on a Chip. 25(14). 3482–3494. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Ji‐Xiang, Hongmei Wang, Binbin Cui, et al.. (2025). A Machine Vision Perspective on Droplet‐Based Microfluidics. Advanced Science. 12(8). e2413146–e2413146. 7 indexed citations
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Li, Zexi, et al.. (2025). Achieving kilowatt-scale elastocaloric cooling by a multi-cell architecture. Nature. 639(8053). 87–92. 10 indexed citations
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Saidi, Mohammad Hassan, et al.. (2024). Sustainable drag reduction in Taylor-Couette flow using riblet superhydrophobic surfaces. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science. 161. 111341–111341. 5 indexed citations
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Lin, Chongjia, Muhan Zhang, Lenan Zhang, et al.. (2024). Alleviating heat stress in cultivated plants with a radiative cooling and moisturizing film. Energy Conversion and Management. 315. 118786–118786. 7 indexed citations
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Li, Zexi, et al.. (2024). A multi-material cascade elastocaloric cooling device for large temperature lift. Nature Energy. 9(7). 862–870. 30 indexed citations
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Wang, Ji, Zhihao Wu, Hao Dong, et al.. (2024). NIR‐II emissive biohybrid nanovesicles as mild‐temperature photothermal antibiofilm agents against acute bacterial skin and skin‐structure infections. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 6 indexed citations
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Chen, Rong, Xiao Tang, Yuxuan Zhao, et al.. (2023). Single-frame deep-learning super-resolution microscopy for intracellular dynamics imaging. Nature Communications. 14(1). 2854–2854. 61 indexed citations
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Cheng, Siyuan, et al.. (2023). A numerical study of elastocaloric regenerators of tubular structures. Applied Energy. 339. 120990–120990. 21 indexed citations
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Ma, Wei, Zhen Yang, Muhammad Bilal Asif, et al.. (2022). Scalable-Manufactured Anticorrosion and Wear-Resistant Superhydrophobic Surfaces. ACS Applied Engineering Materials. 1(1). 519–529. 18 indexed citations
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Wang, Ji‐Xiang, Hongmei Wang, Mingliang Zhong, et al.. (2022). Ventilation reconstruction in bathrooms for restraining hazardous plume: Mitigate COVID-19 and beyond. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 439. 129697–129697. 16 indexed citations
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Li, Weihong, Chongjia Lin, Wei Ma, et al.. (2021). Transparent selective photothermal coatings for antifogging applications. Cell Reports Physical Science. 2(5). 100435–100435. 50 indexed citations
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Cho, William C., Miao Yu, K.C. Ngan, et al.. (2019). An electro-osmotic microfluidic system to characterize cancer cell migration under confinement. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 16(155). 20190062–20190062. 14 indexed citations
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Yu, Miao, Youmin Hou, Hongbo Zhou, & Shuhuai Yao. (2015). An on-demand nanofluidic concentrator. Lab on a Chip. 15(6). 1524–1532. 22 indexed citations
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Wang, Weiping, et al.. (2013). Controllable formation of aromatic nanoparticles in a three-dimensional hydrodynamic flow focusing microfluidic device. RSC Advances. 3(39). 17762–17769. 15 indexed citations

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