Weili Zang

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Weili Zang is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Weili Zang has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 9 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 9 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Weili Zang's work include Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (11 papers), Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (9 papers) and ZnO doping and properties (7 papers). Weili Zang is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (11 papers), Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (9 papers) and ZnO doping and properties (7 papers). Weili Zang collaborates with scholars based in China, Mexico and Nepal. Weili Zang's co-authors include Xinyu Xue, Lili Xing, Yongming Fu, Yan Zhang, Ping Deng, Haoxuan He, Qi Wang, Zhong Lin Wang, Dan Zhu and Manglai Gao and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Engineering Journal, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces and The Journal of Physical Chemistry C.

In The Last Decade

Weili Zang

16 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Piezo-potential enhanced photocatalytic degradation of organic dye using ZnO nanowires

2015 411 citations Xinyu Xue, Weili Zang et al. Nano Energy profile →

Peers

Weili Zang

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Saoirse Dervin United Kingdom

Kebena Gebeyehu Motora Taiwan

Won G. Hong South Korea

Fazhe Sun China

Guangchao Yin China

Weiliang Tian China

R. Sankar Ganesh India

Lijia Wan China

Kui Hu China

Saoirse Dervin United Kingdom

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EEE

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499 ×0.9

RESE

191 ×0.6

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16 of 16 papers shown

Yang, Qiang, Manglai Gao, & Weili Zang. (2017). Comparative study of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol adsorption by montmorillonites functionalized with surfactants differing in the number of head group and alkyl chain. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 520. 805–816. 61 indexed citations

Zang, Weili, Manglai Gao, Tao Shen, Fan Ding, & Jie Wang. (2017). Facile modification of homoionic-vermiculites by a gemini surfactant: Comparative adsorption exemplified by methyl orange. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 533. 99–108. 42 indexed citations

Shen, Tao, Manglai Gao, Weili Zang, Fan Ding, & Jie Wang. (2017). Architecting organo silica nanosheets for regenerable cost-effective organics adsorbents. Chemical Engineering Journal. 331. 211–220. 52 indexed citations

Ding, Fan, Manglai Gao, Jie Wang, Tao Shen, & Weili Zang. (2017). Tuning wettability by controlling the layer charge and structure of organo-vermiculites. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 57. 304–312. 21 indexed citations

Fu, Yongming, et al.. (2017). Self-powering/self-cleaning electronic-skin basing on PVDF/TiO 2 nanofibers for actively detecting body motion and degrading organic pollutants. Applied Surface Science. 416. 424–431. 69 indexed citations

Zang, Weili, Xiao Guo, Yongming Fu, et al.. (2016). High Piezo-photocatalytic Efficiency of CuS/ZnO Nanowires Using Both Solar and Mechanical Energy for Degrading Organic Dye. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 8(33). 21302–21314. 293 indexed citations

He, Haoxuan, Yongming Fu, Weili Zang, et al.. (2016). A flexible self-powered T-ZnO/PVDF/fabric electronic-skin with multi-functions of tactile-perception, atmosphere-detection and self-clean. Nano Energy. 31. 37–48. 188 indexed citations

Zang, Weili, Li Pan, Yongming Fu, Lili Xing, & Xinyu Xue. (2015). Hydrothermal synthesis of Co–ZnO nanowire array and its application as piezo-driven self-powered humidity sensor with high sensitivity and repeatability. RSC Advances. 5(102). 84343–84349. 30 indexed citations

Zhu, Dan, Tianxiang Hu, Yayu Zhao, et al.. (2015). High-performance self-powered/active humidity sensing of Fe-doped ZnO nanoarray nanogenerator. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 213. 382–389. 92 indexed citations

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Xue, Xinyu, Weili Zang, Ping Deng, et al.. (2015). Piezo-potential enhanced photocatalytic degradation of organic dye using ZnO nanowires. Nano Energy. 13. 414–422. 411 indexed citations breakdown →

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Li, Qifeng, et al.. (2015). Enhanced piezo-humidity sensing of Sb-doped ZnO nanowire arrays as self-powered/active humidity sensor. Materials Letters. 154. 77–80. 17 indexed citations

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Zhu, Dan, Yongming Fu, Weili Zang, et al.. (2015). Room-temperature self-powered ethanol sensor based on the piezo-surface coupling effect of heterostructured α-Fe2O3/ZnO nanowires. Materials Letters. 166. 288–291. 36 indexed citations

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Zang, Weili, Wei Wang, Dan Zhu, Lili Xing, & Xinyu Xue. (2014). Humidity-dependent piezoelectric output of Al–ZnO nanowire nanogenerator and its applications as a self-powered active humidity sensor. RSC Advances. 4(99). 56211–56215. 29 indexed citations

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Zang, Weili, Yuxin Nie, Dan Zhu, et al.. (2014). Core–Shell In₂O₃/ZnO Nanoarray Nanogenerator as a Self-Powered Active Gas Sensor with High H₂S Sensitivity and Selectivity at Room Temperature. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 118(17). 9209–9216. 124 indexed citations

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Zhu, Dan, Yongming Fu, Weili Zang, et al.. (2014). Piezo/active humidity sensing of CeO2/ZnO and SnO2/ZnO nanoarray nanogenerators with high response and large detecting range. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 205. 12–19. 56 indexed citations

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Fu, Yongming, Weili Zang, Penglei Wang, et al.. (2014). Portable room-temperature self-powered/active H2 sensor driven by human motion through piezoelectric screening effect. Nano Energy. 8. 34–43. 73 indexed citations

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