Wei Yao

9.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
292 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

Wei Yao is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Yao has authored 292 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Materials Chemistry, 77 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 48 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Wei Yao's work include Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (37 papers), Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research (25 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (22 papers). Wei Yao is often cited by papers focused on Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (37 papers), Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research (25 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (22 papers). Wei Yao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Wei Yao's co-authors include Wei Huang, Zhongfu An, Huifang Shi, Huili Ma, Mingxing Gu, Suzhi Cai, Qinggong Wang, Shu Shang, Long Gu and Guang Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Wei Yao

276 papers receiving 7.7k 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.

Colour-tunable ultra-long organic phosphorescence of a single-component molecular crystal

2019 750 citations Wei Yao et al. profile →
Ultralong Organic Phosphorescence: From Material Design to Applications

2022 187 citations Wei Yao et al. profile →
AI-based performance prediction for 3D-printed concrete considering anisotropy and steam curing condition

2023 95 citations Wei Yao et al. Construction and Building Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wei Yao China	44	4.1k	2.9k	1.4k	1.2k	1.1k	292	7.8k
Xiaofeng Liu China	55	7.6k 1.8×	5.3k 1.8×	1.4k 1.0×	1.9k 1.5×	817 0.7×	470	13.4k
Xiaolong Liu China	50	5.1k 1.2×	3.8k 1.3×	1.8k 1.3×	1.1k 0.9×	609 0.5×	262	9.2k
Huan Wang China	59	6.3k 1.5×	7.3k 2.5×	2.4k 1.7×	3.0k 2.4×	952 0.9×	607	15.8k
Yi Li China	52	4.0k 1.0×	4.0k 1.4×	1.3k 0.9×	1.9k 1.6×	518 0.5×	355	9.6k
Yongfeng Li China	60	4.9k 1.2×	4.4k 1.5×	3.6k 2.6×	2.1k 1.7×	1.1k 1.0×	439	14.6k
Jun Xu China	47	6.7k 1.6×	4.1k 1.4×	1.6k 1.1×	3.0k 2.4×	743 0.7×	377	12.2k
Hongyan Wang China	54	3.8k 0.9×	2.4k 0.8×	2.9k 2.1×	2.0k 1.6×	1.5k 1.3×	500	12.5k
Yan Yan China	45	3.6k 0.9×	4.4k 1.5×	815 0.6×	1.7k 1.4×	504 0.5×	422	8.8k
Zhang Chen China	47	2.4k 0.6×	2.9k 1.0×	1.3k 1.0×	869 0.7×	292 0.3×	364	9.5k
Long Li China	46	2.6k 0.6×	2.6k 0.9×	1.7k 1.2×	2.1k 1.7×	623 0.6×	337	7.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Wei Yao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wei Yao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei Yao

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Yao, Wei, Yan Lin, Xixian Yang, et al.. (2025). A novel cascade high purity hydrogen production via chemical looping reforming of landfill gas with LaFe1-xNixO3 perovskite oxygen carrier. Separation and Purification Technology. 361. 131223–131223. 1 indexed citations

Gu, Junping, Qinggong Wang, Yiyang Zhang, et al.. (2024). Charging Properties and Particle Dynamics of Chang’e-5 Lunar Sample in an External Electric Field. Engineering. 42. 267–277. 3 indexed citations

Liu, Yiwei, Xian Zhang, Chen Wang, et al.. (2024). Melting properties of lunar regolith simulant for in-situ construction. Advances in Space Research. 75(1). 779–789. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Bo, et al.. (2024). Research progress on the adaptability of lunar regolith simulant-based composites and lunar base construction methods. International Journal of Mining Science and Technology. 34(10). 1341–1363. 10 indexed citations

Liu, Yiwei, Xian Zhang, Xiong Chen, et al.. (2024). Boosting the Mechanical and Thermal Properties of CUG-1A Lunar Regolith Simulant by Spark Plasma Sintering. Crystals. 14(12). 1022–1022. 3 indexed citations

Shen, Tianrun, Hui Zhang, Chao Wang, et al.. (2024). Single track deposition of lunar regolith without substrate based on millimeter-sized spot. Construction and Building Materials. 433. 136537–136537. 4 indexed citations

Yao, Wei, et al.. (2023). Characterization of macromixing and micromixing performance of unbaffled U-shaped mesoscale oscillatory flow reactor. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers. 145. 104852–104852. 4 indexed citations

Shen, Tianrun, et al.. (2023). In-situ visualization of powder wrapping behavior in millimeter-scale-beam lunar regolith powder bed fusion. Powder Technology. 425. 118552–118552. 9 indexed citations

Liu, Yiwei, Tianrun Shen, Guang Zhang, et al.. (2023). Investigation on a lunar energy storage and conversion system based on the in-situ resources utilization. Energy. 268. 126681–126681. 24 indexed citations

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Li, Jian, et al.. (2022). Inverse Time Differential Current Protection for Microgrid. 2022 IEEE 5th International Electrical and Energy Conference (CIEEC). 590–595. 3 indexed citations

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Yao, Wei, et al.. (2021). Outbreak of human adenovirus type 7 infection in a hospital in Beijing. Journal of Chemical Biological and Physical Sciences. 11(2). 1 indexed citations

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Li, Long, Wenjun Jiang, Guang Zhang, et al.. (2021). Efficient Mesh Interface Engineering: Insights from Bubble Dynamics in Electrocatalysis. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(38). 45346–45354. 34 indexed citations

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Xiong, Wei, Ping Cheng, Xiaojun Quan, & Wei Yao. (2019). Droplet impact on a layer of solid particles placed above a substrate: A 3D lattice Boltzmann study. Computers & Fluids. 188. 18–30. 14 indexed citations

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Wang, Pengqian, Chang’an Wang, Yongbo Du, et al.. (2019). Experiments and Simulation on Co-Combustion of Semicoke and Coal in a Full-Scale Tangentially Fired Utility Boiler. Energy & Fuels. 33(4). 3012–3027. 49 indexed citations

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Zhang, Guang, Zheng Duan, Xin Qi, et al.. (2019). Harvesting environment energy from water-evaporation over free-standing graphene oxide sponges. Carbon. 148. 1–8. 158 indexed citations

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Dai, Hong, Wei Yao, Yuan Fang, et al.. (2017). Design, Synthesis and Bioactivities of Novel Isoxazole-Containing Pyrazole Oxime Derivatives. Molecules. 22(12). 2000–2000. 10 indexed citations

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Lu, Xiaochen, et al.. (2016). Performance analysis of a lunar based solar thermal power system with regolith thermal storage. Energy. 107. 227–233. 36 indexed citations

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Wang, Chao, et al.. (2015). Altitude control performance of a natural energy driven stratospheric aerostat. Advances in Space Research. 56(11). 2508–2514. 8 indexed citations

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Yao, Wei, Xiaochen Lu, Chao Wang, & Rong Ma. (2014). A heat transient model for the thermal behavior prediction of stratospheric airships. Applied Thermal Engineering. 70(1). 380–387. 47 indexed citations

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Yao, Wei, et al.. (2014). Dynamic modelling and simulation of a heat engine aerobot for atmospheric energy utilization. Energy. 79. 439–446. 3 indexed citations

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