Tao Deng

19.9k total citations · 11 hit papers
275 papers, 16.9k citations indexed

About

Tao Deng is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Tao Deng has authored 275 papers receiving a total of 16.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 109 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 82 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 73 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Tao Deng's work include Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (61 papers), Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (36 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (33 papers). Tao Deng is often cited by papers focused on Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (61 papers), Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (36 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (33 papers). Tao Deng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Tao Deng's co-authors include Wen Shang, Peng Tao, Chengyi Song, Jianbo Wu, Kripa K. Varanasi, Ming F. Hsu, Nitin Bhate, Gang Chen, George Ni and Jia Zhu and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Tao Deng

264 papers receiving 16.6k 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.

Solar-driven interfacial evaporation

2018 1.9k citations Peng Tao, Chengyi Song et al. profile →
Temperature effect and thermal impact in lithium-ion batteries: A review

2018 1.1k citations Modi Jiang, Peng Tao et al. Progress in Natural Science Materials International profile →
Hierarchically Ordered Oxides

1998 827 citations Tao Deng et al. profile →
A Bioinspired, Reusable, Paper‐Based System for High‐Performance Large‐Scale Evaporation

2015 748 citations Yanming Liu, Wen Shang et al. Advanced Materials profile →
Frost formation and ice adhesion on superhydrophobic surfaces

2010 656 citations Tao Deng et al. profile →
Bio‐Inspired Evaporation Through Plasmonic Film of Nanoparticles at the Air–Water Interface

2014 469 citations Yanming Liu, Peng Tao et al. Small profile →
High‐Performance Thermally Conductive Phase Change Composites by Large‐Size Oriented Graphite Sheets for Scalable Thermal Energy Harvesting

2019 447 citations Tao Deng et al. Advanced Materials profile →
Spatial control in the heterogeneous nucleation of water

2009 435 citations Tao Deng et al. profile →
Highly conductive phase change composites enabled by vertically-aligned reticulated graphite nanoplatelets for high-temperature solar photo/electro-thermal energy conversion, harvesting and storage

2021 248 citations Tao Deng et al. Nano Energy profile →
Liquid metal-based soft, hermetic, and wireless-communicable seals for stretchable systems

2023 146 citations Qingchen Shen, Modi Jiang et al. profile →
Structurally Colored Radiative Cooling Cellulosic Films

2022 120 citations Qingchen Shen, Tao Deng et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tao Deng China	63	7.9k	4.4k	3.7k	3.0k	2.9k	275	16.9k
Peng Tao China	62	7.5k 0.9×	3.9k 0.9×	3.0k 0.8×	2.9k 1.0×	2.6k 0.9×	383	15.5k
Wen Shang China	53	7.1k 0.9×	3.3k 0.8×	2.1k 0.6×	1.8k 0.6×	1.8k 0.6×	204	12.3k
Chengyi Song China	53	6.9k 0.9×	3.1k 0.7×	2.2k 0.6×	1.9k 0.6×	1.8k 0.6×	183	11.5k
Jia Zhu China	84	15.0k 1.9×	10.2k 2.3×	6.1k 1.7×	2.5k 0.8×	5.0k 1.7×	235	30.3k
Ghim Wei Ho Singapore	74	12.0k 1.5×	5.6k 1.3×	6.6k 1.8×	1.9k 0.6×	3.7k 1.3×	227	18.8k
Frank C. Walsh United Kingdom	74	7.1k 0.9×	11.0k 2.5×	6.9k 1.9×	2.1k 0.7×	3.0k 1.1×	333	20.6k
Nenad Miljkovic United States	59	3.3k 0.4×	4.1k 0.9×	1.6k 0.4×	3.9k 1.3×	2.7k 0.9×	282	15.1k
Zuankai Wang China	85	3.6k 0.5×	6.6k 1.5×	4.8k 1.3×	5.1k 1.7×	10.3k 3.6×	410	27.7k
Wang Zhang China	59	4.3k 0.6×	4.0k 0.9×	4.8k 1.3×	1.3k 0.4×	2.0k 0.7×	406	12.8k
Ronggui Yang United States	82	4.3k 0.5×	4.7k 1.1×	10.5k 2.8×	4.1k 1.4×	3.5k 1.2×	336	27.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tao Deng

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20 of 20 papers shown

Li, Mingyang, Tao Deng, S. S. Jiang, et al.. (2025). A versatile platform based on matrix metalloproteinase-sensitive peptides for novel diagnostic and therapeutic strategies in arthritis. Bioactive Materials. 47. 100–120. 6 indexed citations

Sun, Zhao-Liang, Zhuyong Mei, Tao Deng, et al.. (2025). Triglyceride–glucose index as a prognostic marker of endovascular thrombectomy in patients with ischemic stroke: a retrospective study. Frontiers in Medicine. 12. 1640543–1640543.

Liu, Zeyuan, Shuo‐Qing Zhang, Haikuo Zhang, et al.. (2025). Regulating Solvating Sites for Stable High‐Voltage Lithium Metal Batteries. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(31). e202506395–e202506395. 8 indexed citations

Jiang, Sen, Ruhong Li, Long Chen, et al.. (2025). Deciphering the Purification Additive Chemistries for Ultra‐Stable High‐Voltage Lithium‐Ion Batteries. Advanced Materials. 37(15). e2417285–e2417285. 9 indexed citations

Zheng, Jingbin, et al.. (2024). Calculation method of flow drag around a pile in soft soil considering Bingham fluid properties and analysis of single pile response. Ocean Engineering. 317. 120031–120031.

Nie, Yong, Bo Yuan, Tao Deng, et al.. (2024). Mechanical and functional properties of Fe–Mn–Si biodegradable alloys fabricated by laser powder bed fusion: Effect of heat treatment. Materials Science and Engineering A. 908. 146725–146725. 5 indexed citations

Jiang, Modi, Yanming Liu, Yang Li, et al.. (2024). Large pyroelectric current generation induced by droplet cooling. Progress in Natural Science Materials International. 34(5). 888–894.

Jiang, Modi, Benwei Fu, Chengyi Song, et al.. (2024). Thermal effects of solid-state batteries at different temperature: Recent advances and perspectives. Energy storage materials. 68. 103366–103366. 27 indexed citations

Zhu, Hanrui, Feiyu Zheng, B. Chu, et al.. (2024). Phototaxis Flight of Microdroplets in a Laser. Physical Review Letters. 132(10). 104001–104001.

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Sun, Chuangchao, Ruhong Li, Suting Weng, et al.. (2024). Reduction‐Tolerance Electrolyte Design for High‐Energy Lithium Batteries. Angewandte Chemie. 136(19).

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Ma, Baochen, Ruhong Li, Tao Zhou, et al.. (2024). Stable Oxyhalide‐Nitride Fast Ionic Conductors for All‐Solid‐State Li Metal Batteries. Advanced Materials. 36(30). e2402324–e2402324. 19 indexed citations

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Sun, Chuangchao, Ruhong Li, Suting Weng, et al.. (2024). Reduction‐Tolerance Electrolyte Design for High‐Energy Lithium Batteries. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(19). e202400761–e202400761. 24 indexed citations

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Chu, B., Benwei Fu, Ruitong Wang, et al.. (2023). Recent progress in films with nanoengineered surfaces via bubble-induced self-assembly for energy applications. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 11(35). 18478–18501. 3 indexed citations

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Zheng, Feiyu, Qingchen Shen, Zhiying Wang, et al.. (2023). Lightweight All Graphene‐Based Two‐Phase Heat Transport Devices. Advanced Materials Interfaces. 10(12). 2 indexed citations

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Li, Yanjie, Zhenpeng Yao, Wenpei Gao, et al.. (2023). Nanoscale Design for High Entropy Alloy Electrocatalysts. Small. 20(21). e2310006–e2310006. 27 indexed citations

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Jiang, Modi, Wanying Zhang, Shun An, et al.. (2023). Enhancing electricity generation during water evaporation through a symmetric double Schottky-junction design. Nano Energy. 117. 108916–108916. 7 indexed citations

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Li, Baowen, Jianfang Wang, & Tao Deng. (2023). Introduction: Thermal Materials and Technology. Chemical Reviews. 123(11). 6889–6890. 2 indexed citations

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Chu, B., Benwei Fu, Lining Dong, et al.. (2022). A Graphene Quantum Dot Film with a Nanoengineered Crack-Like Surface via Bubble-Induced Self-Assembly for High-Power Thermal Energy Management Applications. Nano Letters. 23(1). 259–266. 9 indexed citations

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Deng, Tao. (2013). Preparation and Application of Super Hydrophobic Surfaces. 2 indexed citations

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Deng, Tao. (2012). Study on Aging Characteristics of Silicone Rubber Sheds of Composite Insulators Based on TSC Test. Proceedings of the CSEE. 7 indexed citations

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