Yan Bao

6.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
174 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Yan Bao is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Polymers and Plastics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yan Bao has authored 174 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Materials Chemistry, 44 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 38 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yan Bao's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (26 papers), Polymer composites and self-healing (23 papers) and Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (19 papers). Yan Bao is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (26 papers), Polymer composites and self-healing (23 papers) and Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (19 papers). Yan Bao collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and Romania. Yan Bao's co-authors include Jianzhong Ma, Na Li, Chao Liu, Wenbo Zhang, Junli Liu, Jinlong Zhang, Mingyang Xing, Chunhua Shi, Ruyue Guo and Yuanxia Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Yan Bao

162 papers receiving 5.0k 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.

Synthesis and swelling behaviors of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose-g-poly(AA-co-AM-co-AMPS)/MMT superabsorbent hydrogel

2010 694 citations Yan Bao, Jianzhong Ma et al. profile →
Generating High‐valent Iron‐oxo ≡Fe^IV=O Complexes in Neutral Microenvironments through Peroxymonosulfate Activation by Zn−Fe Layered Double Hydroxides

2022 227 citations Yan Bao et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yan Bao China	38	2.0k	1.3k	1.1k	951	877	174	5.0k
Saeed M. Alhassan United Arab Emirates	42	1.9k 0.9×	1.6k 1.2×	912 0.8×	1.0k 1.1×	945 1.1×	167	5.9k
Huawen Hu China	40	1.7k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	990 0.9×	403 0.4×	913 1.0×	118	4.4k
Jiuqiang Li China	43	1.4k 0.7×	1.4k 1.1×	687 0.6×	808 0.8×	1.4k 1.6×	159	5.2k
Sha Wang China	36	1.3k 0.7×	1.7k 1.3×	1.1k 0.9×	543 0.6×	1.4k 1.5×	173	5.2k
Qingye Lu Canada	39	1.4k 0.7×	1.0k 0.8×	884 0.8×	312 0.3×	851 1.0×	112	4.6k
Xin Jia China	46	2.2k 1.1×	2.1k 1.6×	1.9k 1.7×	753 0.8×	1.5k 1.7×	255	6.6k
Kunyan Sui China	37	1.8k 0.9×	2.7k 2.1×	386 0.3×	1.3k 1.4×	1.1k 1.2×	135	6.3k
Tao Wu China	38	2.2k 1.1×	1.2k 1.0×	686 0.6×	667 0.7×	1.3k 1.4×	137	5.1k
Hong Xu China	45	1.4k 0.7×	1.8k 1.4×	527 0.5×	1.5k 1.6×	585 0.7×	209	5.9k
Jingjing Wang China	34	984 0.5×	865 0.7×	672 0.6×	545 0.6×	547 0.6×	131	3.7k

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Li, Renhao, Yan Bao, Ruyue Guo, et al.. (2025). Janus-Structured Polyimide Composite Nanofiber Membrane Enabling Integrated Radiative Cooling, Thermal-Shock Resistance, and Thermal Insulation for Efficient Thermal Management in Complex Environments. Advanced Fiber Materials. 8(1). 192–204.

Yang, Hong, Yan Bao, Chao Liu, et al.. (2025). Tailored Architecture for Enhanced Self-Healing: Visible Light-Responsive Polyacrylates with Dynamic Se–Se Bonds and Fluorinated Surfaces. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 7(8). 4944–4954.

Zhang, Wenbo, Wen Li, Qianqian Fan, et al.. (2025). Power generation from leather scrap waste: Fabrication and application of a novel self-morphologized collagen fiber-based triboelectric nanogenerator. Chemical Engineering Journal. 510. 161801–161801. 2 indexed citations

Sun, Lulu, Jing Lan, Yan Bao, et al.. (2024). Enhanced sinks of polystyrene nanoplastics (PSNPs) in marine sediment compared to freshwater sediment: Influencing factors and mechanisms. The Science of The Total Environment. 939. 173586–173586. 4 indexed citations

Bao, Yan, et al.. (2024). Polyacrylate modified alkyd hybrid latex with high anti-corrosion performance synthesized via solvent-free and emulsifier-free method. Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy. 39. 101535–101535. 4 indexed citations

Bao, Yan, Jun Wen, Xiaoxiao Huang, et al.. (2024). Enhancement of luminescence properties of broadband NIR Cr3+-activated phosphate phosphors through cationic substitution. Ceramics International. 51(9). 11018–11025. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Jing, et al.. (2024). Preparation and application of waterborne cellulose acetate/waterborne polyurethane nanocomposite emulsion finishing agent for leather. Progress in Organic Coatings. 196. 108707–108707. 5 indexed citations

Guo, Ruyue, Yan Bao, Jie Chen, et al.. (2024). Organohydrogel Based Electronic Skin Reinforced by Dual‐Mode Conduction and Hierarchical Collagen Fibers Skeleton. Advanced Science. 12(6). e2412934–e2412934. 7 indexed citations

Zhang, Wenbo, Li Li, Jianzhong Ma, et al.. (2023). Turning Waste into Treasure: Multicolor Carbon Dots Synthesized from Waste Leather Scrap and their Application in Anti-Counterfeiting. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 11(13). 5082–5092. 53 indexed citations

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Bao, Yan, Ruyue Guo, & Jianzhong Ma. (2020). Hierarchical Flower-Like Hollow SiO₂@TiO₂ Spheres with Enhanced Thermal Insulation and Ultraviolet Resistance Performances for Building Coating. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(21). 24250–24261. 61 indexed citations

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Bao, Yan, Yuanxia Zhang, & Jianzhong Ma. (2020). Reactive amphiphilic hollow SiO₂ Janus nanoparticles for durable superhydrophobic coating. Nanoscale. 12(31). 16443–16450. 42 indexed citations

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Meng, You, Zhengxun Lai, Fangzhou Li, et al.. (2020). Perovskite Core–Shell Nanowire Transistors: Interfacial Transfer Doping and Surface Passivation. ACS Nano. 14(10). 12749–12760. 47 indexed citations

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Wei, Linfeng, Jianzhong Ma, Wenbo Zhang, & Yan Bao. (2017). The Amphipathy Adjustment of Graphene Oxide and Graphene Quantum Dots and Their Application in Pickering Emulsion Polymerization. Huaxue jinzhan. 29(6). 637. 1 indexed citations

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Hui, Aiping, Jianzhong Ma, Junli Liu, Yan Bao, & Jing Zhang. (2016). Morphological evolution of Fe doped sea urchin-shaped ZnO nanoparticles with enhanced photocatalytic activity. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 696. 639–647. 92 indexed citations

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Bai, Yongxiao, et al.. (2013). Synthesis and Characterization of Antimicrobial Materials Derived from Natural Polymers in-situ Copolymerization. Soft Materials. 12(1). 103–112. 6 indexed citations

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Bao, Yan. (2012). Preparation and properties of functionalized fluorine-containing acrylate copolymer. Journal of Functional Biomaterials. 1 indexed citations

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Bao, Yan, et al.. (2012). Preparation of Nanocomposites Containing Montmorillonite and SiO2 Particle for Leather Tanning Agent. Journal of the American Leather Chemists Association. 107(12). 429–434. 5 indexed citations

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Bao, Yan, et al.. (2011). Preparation and properties of a methacrylic acid/maleic anhydride/montmorillonite nanocomposite for tanning. Journal of The Society of Leather Technologists and Chemists. 95(4). 147–151. 2 indexed citations

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Bao, Yan, Jianzhong Ma, & Yanli Wang. (2009). Preparation of acrylic resin/ montmorillonite nanocomposite for leather tanning agent. Journal of the American Leather Chemists Association. 104(10). 352–358. 6 indexed citations

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Bao, Yan. (2009). Development on Modification of Montmorillonite. 1 indexed citations

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