Wei Shao

5.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
145 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Wei Shao is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Shao has authored 145 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 44 papers in Materials Chemistry and 39 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Wei Shao's work include Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties (17 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (17 papers) and Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (16 papers). Wei Shao is often cited by papers focused on Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties (17 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (17 papers) and Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (16 papers). Wei Shao collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and Spain. Wei Shao's co-authors include Xiufeng Liu, Lei Jiang, Huihua Min, Jimin Wu, Hui Liu, Shuxiao Wang, Shu He, Chaobo Huang, Chungen Zhou and Min Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Functional Materials, Journal of The Electrochemical Society and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Wei Shao

131 papers receiving 4.3k 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.

Electrospun Nanofibers Membranes for Effective Air Filtration

2016 484 citations Wei Shao et al. profile →
Preparation, Characterization, and Antibacterial Activity of Silver Nanoparticle-Decorated Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite

2015 480 citations Wei Shao et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wei Shao China	34	1.8k	1.5k	1.2k	747	497	145	4.3k
Silvia Irusta Spain	42	1.3k 0.7×	1.6k 1.0×	2.7k 2.2×	653 0.9×	785 1.6×	173	6.0k
Shiyan Chen China	50	3.0k 1.6×	2.5k 1.6×	1.1k 0.9×	493 0.7×	984 2.0×	130	6.4k
Dongdong Ye China	29	1.3k 0.7×	1.5k 1.0×	367 0.3×	513 0.7×	381 0.8×	94	3.3k
Hong Xu China	45	1.8k 1.0×	1.8k 1.1×	1.4k 1.1×	465 0.6×	585 1.2×	209	5.9k
Xuejun Cui China	39	1.3k 0.7×	1.5k 1.0×	1.5k 1.3×	227 0.3×	793 1.6×	171	4.6k
K. Manzoor India	28	1.4k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	1.7k 1.4×	164 0.2×	656 1.3×	47	4.1k
Guiping Ma China	49	2.6k 1.4×	2.1k 1.3×	1.1k 0.9×	285 0.4×	1.5k 2.9×	151	6.3k
S. Hajir Bahrami Iran	45	3.1k 1.7×	1.7k 1.1×	1.0k 0.8×	440 0.6×	452 0.9×	164	6.4k
Ahmad Ramazani Iran	35	978 0.5×	1.1k 0.7×	1.8k 1.4×	622 0.8×	537 1.1×	209	4.7k
Hernane da Silva Barud Brazil	44	4.2k 2.3×	2.0k 1.3×	993 0.8×	180 0.2×	491 1.0×	225	6.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Wei Shao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wei Shao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei Shao

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Liu, Z., et al.. (2025). Curcumin-involved self-healing hydrogels as flexible sensors. Polymer. 319. 128047–128047. 6 indexed citations

Shao, Wei, Fei Han, Yin Hu, et al.. (2025). Generation of dynamic oxygen vacancies in graphene quantum dots/NaNbO3 heterojunction for boosting photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 689. 137145–137145.

Shao, Wei, et al.. (2025). Dynamic Bond-Constructed Hydrogel-Triboelectric Systems with Self-Healing, Strain Sensing, and Energy Harvesting Capabilities. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 7(21). 14096–14107.

He, Dingyong, et al.. (2025). Reinforcement mechanism and magnetic properties of Fe-based hardfacing coatings deposited by flux-cored arc welding with multi-boro-carbides addition. Ceramics International. 51(9). 11755–11772.

Shao, Wei, et al.. (2025). Effect of Si-doping on oxidation behavior and mechanical properties of AlTiNbZr refractory high-entropy alloy. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1047. 184488–184488.

Wang, Jinpeng, Wei Shao, Yin Hu, et al.. (2025). Dual-Vacancy-Mediated Charge Separation in Cd_0.5Zn_0.5S/NaNbO₃ S-Scheme Heterojunction for Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. ACS Catalysis. 15(18). 15876–15893. 2 indexed citations

Shao, Wei, et al.. (2025). Stability of discrete-time positive Markov-switching impulse system. International Journal of Control. 98(12). 2847–2857.

Chen, Guanghui, Wei Shao, Yan Zhang, et al.. (2024). Effect of B on hot corrosion behavior of silicide coatings under different corrosive environments at 900 °C. Surface and Coatings Technology. 489. 131160–131160. 4 indexed citations

He, Shu, et al.. (2024). Fabrication of anti-freezing and self-healing hydrogel sensors based on carboxymethyl guar gum and poly(ionic liquid). International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 279(Pt 1). 135112–135112. 8 indexed citations

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Liu, Z., et al.. (2024). Self-Healing and Self-Adhesion Conductive Hydrogels Reinforced by Carboxylated Carbon Nanotubes for High-Performance Wearable Strain Sensors. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 7(7). 7653–7662. 12 indexed citations

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Shao, Wei. (2024). Progress of bipolar plates for proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Advances in Engineering Technology Research. 10(1). 569–569. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Z., et al.. (2024). Flexible, rapid self-healing and ultra-sensitive hydrogel sensor with dynamic multi-interactions for human motion detection. European Polymer Journal. 222. 113612–113612. 3 indexed citations

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Shao, Wei, et al.. (2024). Temperature and Near Infrared Light-Responsive Asymmetric Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-based Hydrogel Tunable Actuators. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 7(23). 27080–27089. 2 indexed citations

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Liu, Z., et al.. (2023). Construction of Multifunctional Hydrogels via a Supramolecular Self-Assembled Strategy with Ultrahigh Sensitivity to Strain Responsiveness. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 5(11). 9385–9394. 3 indexed citations

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Chen, Lei, et al.. (2023). Tunnel Geohazard Evaluation Using Improved Seismic Time-Reversal Mirror. Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics. 28(3). 113–123.

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Shao, Wei, Hongtao Li, Germán F. de la Fuente, et al.. (2022). Highly Regular Hexagonally-Arranged Nanostructures on Ni-W Alloy Tapes upon Irradiation with Ultrashort UV Laser Pulses. Nanomaterials. 12(14). 2380–2380. 11 indexed citations

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Shao, Wei. (2012). Decoupling control for permanent magnet synchronous motor based on single neuron. Control theory & applications. 1 indexed citations

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Shao, Wei. (2012). Surface online measurement planning based on acquired real state information. Manufacturing Technology & Machine Tool. 1 indexed citations

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Shao, Wei. (2006). The Design of Friction Pair on Hydro-viscous Drive. Machine Tool & Hydraulics. 1 indexed citations

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Shao, Wei, et al.. (2004). Modeling and image processing in infrared thermographic NDT of composite materials. Beijing Hangkong Hangtian Daxue xuebao. 30(4). 363–369. 5 indexed citations

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