Yao Chai

777 total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 631 citations indexed

About

Yao Chai is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yao Chai has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 631 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 20 papers in Materials Chemistry and 12 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yao Chai's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (19 papers), Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (7 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (4 papers). Yao Chai is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (19 papers), Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (7 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (4 papers). Yao Chai collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United Kingdom. Yao Chai's co-authors include Jinni Shen, Xuxu Wang, Deli Li, Jun Liang, Zizhong Zhang, Li Li, Min Lin, Rusheng Yuan, Wenxin Dai and Jinlin Long and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Power Sources and Applied Catalysis B: Environmental.

In The Last Decade

Yao Chai

35 papers receiving 622 citations

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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.

Metal to non-metal sites of metallic sulfides switching products from CO to CH4 for photocatalytic CO2 reduction

2023 172 citations Yao Chai, Yuehua Kong et al. Nature Communications profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yao Chai China	14	458	419	242	103	46	35	631
Chenxiao Wu China	10	362 0.8×	277 0.7×	204 0.8×	125 1.2×	20 0.4×	13	542
Yuecong Tong China	8	499 1.1×	468 1.1×	165 0.7×	75 0.7×	35 0.8×	8	617
Tingxia Wang China	15	580 1.3×	383 0.9×	387 1.6×	75 0.7×	45 1.0×	24	722
Mengpei Jiang China	12	505 1.1×	428 1.0×	208 0.9×	48 0.5×	33 0.7×	22	650
Wenchao Ren China	8	510 1.1×	546 1.3×	289 1.2×	71 0.7×	113 2.5×	11	715
Luhong Zhang China	11	368 0.8×	363 0.9×	218 0.9×	69 0.7×	19 0.4×	14	525
Wenkang Miao China	11	306 0.7×	394 0.9×	170 0.7×	71 0.7×	19 0.4×	17	522
Satyanarayana Samireddi Taiwan	8	493 1.1×	368 0.9×	418 1.7×	139 1.3×	19 0.4×	10	702
Chi‐Wen Tsai Taiwan	8	558 1.2×	503 1.2×	264 1.1×	102 1.0×	14 0.3×	8	710
Shengwei Hu China	6	427 0.9×	341 0.8×	346 1.4×	71 0.7×	81 1.8×	10	565

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yao Chai

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Chai, Yao, Yu Du, Huaping Jia, et al.. (2025). CdS nanofeathers enable efficient electron-mediator-free photocatalytic regeneration of coenzyme NAD(P)H via direct electron–proton coupling. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 13(35). 28896–28906. 1 indexed citations

Zhu, Yujiao, Tsz Wing Lo, Yao Chai, et al.. (2025). Packed bed optofluidic microreactors with Au decorated TiO2 nanoflowers for visible light photocatalytic water purification. npj Clean Water. 8(1). 1 indexed citations

Chai, Yao, Yan Gao, Xiong Wang, et al.. (2025). Dynamic Covalent Sulfur‐Selenium Rich Polymers via Inverse Vulcanization for High Refractive Index, High Transmittance, and UV Shielding Materials. Macromolecular Rapid Communications. 46(6). e2400998–e2400998. 2 indexed citations

Tian, Yaling, Tao Liu, Yao Chai, et al.. (2025). Phosphoric acid activation, reduction and transformation processes: efficient preparation of triarylphosphines. Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 12(13). 3799–3806. 3 indexed citations

Shi, Lulu, et al.. (2025). A self-priming digital microfluidic chip for single-cell antibiotic susceptibility testing. Microchemical Journal. 209. 112685–112685. 1 indexed citations

Xu, Wenbo, et al.. (2024). Mild and Catalyst‐Free Phosphination of Isocyanates with [TBA][P(SiCl₃)₂] for the Synthesis of Phosphinecarboxamides. Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry. 13(7). 8 indexed citations

Yang, Biao, Fangyun Lu, Pengpeng Li, et al.. (2024). An efficient measure for the isolation of chenodeoxycholic acid from chicken biles using enzyme-assisted extraction and macroporous resins refining. Poultry Science. 104(1). 104573–104573. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Qiang, et al.. (2024). Construction of Co_1‐xZn_xFe_2xGa_2–2xO₄ (0<x≤0.6) Solid Solutions for Improving Solar Fuels Production in Photocatalytic CO₂ Reduction by H₂O Vapour. Chemistry - A European Journal. 30(31). e202304148–e202304148. 4 indexed citations

Chai, Yao, Yu Du, Huaping Jia, et al.. (2024). Electron-mediator-free efficient photocatalytic regeneration of coenzyme NAD(P)H via direct electron transfer using ultrathin Bi₂MoO₆ nanosheets. Green Chemistry. 27(3). 623–632. 3 indexed citations

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Chai, Yao, et al.. (2023). Nickel phosphide nanoparticles as a noble-metal-free co-catalyst for the selective photocatalytic aerobic oxidation of CH4 into CO and H2. Journal of Catalysis. 425. 306–313. 5 indexed citations

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Chai, Yao, et al.. (2023). Gold nanoparticles supported on ZnGa2O4 nanosheets as efficient photocatalysts for selective oxidation of methane to ethane under ambient conditions. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 338. 123012–123012. 17 indexed citations

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Chai, Yao, Yuehua Kong, Min Lin, et al.. (2023). Metal to non-metal sites of metallic sulfides switching products from CO to CH4 for photocatalytic CO2 reduction. Nature Communications. 14(1). 6168–6168. 172 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhu, Yujiao, Kecheng Li, Huan Lin, et al.. (2023). Bio‐Inspired Microreactors Continuously Synthesize Glucose Precursor from CO₂ with an Energy Conversion Efficiency 3.3 Times of Rice. Advanced Science. 11(6). e2305629–e2305629. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Dongmiao, Jinni Shen, Jiangjie Zhang, et al.. (2022). Photocatalytic Chlorination of Methane Using Alkali Chloride Solution. ACS Catalysis. 12(12). 7004–7013. 22 indexed citations

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Chai, Yao, Yanmei Chen, Bing Wang, et al.. (2022). Sn²⁺ and Cu²⁺ Self-Codoped Cu₂ZnSnS₄ Nanosheets Switching from p-Type to n-Type Semiconductors for Visible-Light-Driven CO₂ Reduction. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 10(27). 8825–8834. 13 indexed citations

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Chai, Yao, Yanmei Chen, Jinni Shen, et al.. (2021). Distortion of the Coordination Structure and High Symmetry of the Crystal Structure in In₄SnS₈ Microflowers for Enhancing Visible-Light Photocatalytic CO₂ Reduction. ACS Catalysis. 11(17). 11029–11039. 60 indexed citations

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Chai, Yao, Xiaojun Liu, Yaling Tian, Xi‐Cun Wang, & Zheng‐Jun Quan. (2021). Metal‐Free Electrocatalytic C(sp ² )‐H Acyloxylation of Aromatic Ring to Synthesis of Acetoxylated Phenylethers. ChemistrySelect. 6(48). 13851–13855. 1 indexed citations

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Liang, Jun, Yao Chai, Li Li, et al.. (2019). Germanium and iron double-substituted ZnGa2O4 solid-solution photocatalysts with modulated band structure for boosting photocatalytic CO2 reduction with H2O. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 265. 118551–118551. 43 indexed citations

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Chai, Yao, Li Li, Deli Li, et al.. (2019). Germanium-substituted Zn2TiO4 solid solution photocatalyst for conversion of CO2 into fuels. Journal of Catalysis. 371. 144–152. 25 indexed citations

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Liang, Jun, Yao Chai, & Li Li. (2017). Facile fabrication of rod‐shaped Zn₂GeO₄ nanocrystals as photocatalyst for hydrogen production. Crystal Research and Technology. 52(5). 9 indexed citations

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