Yao Zhang

10.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
337 papers, 8.9k citations indexed

About

Yao Zhang is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Catalysis. According to data from OpenAlex, Yao Zhang has authored 337 papers receiving a total of 8.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 189 papers in Materials Chemistry, 120 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 85 papers in Catalysis. Recurrent topics in Yao Zhang's work include Hydrogen Storage and Materials (103 papers), Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction (83 papers) and Advancements in Battery Materials (61 papers). Yao Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Hydrogen Storage and Materials (103 papers), Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction (83 papers) and Advancements in Battery Materials (61 papers). Yao Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Singapore. Yao Zhang's co-authors include Yunfeng Zhu, Liquan Li, Yana Liu, Jiguang Zhang, Xinli Guo, Lixian Sun, Huaijun Lin, Jian Chen, Qifeng Tian and Shu-Sheng Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Yao Zhang

317 papers receiving 8.7k citations

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Fluorinated LDHs for selective sorption of PFOS: Unveiling the roles of increased hydrophobicity and F-F interactions 2025 ·Separation and Purification Technology ·(unknown), (unknown), Zhiwen Tang, Yao Zhang, Qing Wang, Zhiyong Han, Xin Song	6
2	The graphene formation via flash Joule heating: The effect of cooling rate 2025 ·Energy ·(unknown), Dikun Hong, Tong Xu, Yao Zhang, (unknown), Chunbo Wang	1
3	Spontaneous competitive reduction derived PdRu/rGN hybrids as high-efficient bifunctional electrodes for H2O2-based fuel cells 2025 ·Journal of Power Sources ·Limei Sun, (unknown), Lin Li, Haoran Guo, Yao Zhang, Liluo Shi, Xu Yan, Ming Song, Wenchang Zhuang, (unknown)	1
4	Precision modulation of microstructure and mechanical properties in gelcasted fused silica ceramics through coordinated solid loading and sintering strategies 2025 ·Ceramics International ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yao Zhang, Liqiang Liu, Ruzhong Zuo	0
5	Hierarchical CNTs/PyC/SiBCN foam with tunable microwave absorption properties conspired by melamine-derived pyrolyzed carbon and carbon nanotubes 2025 ·Carbon ·Lifei Du, Jinshan Zhang, Qian Zhou, Yuekun Li, Yao Zhang, Xinlei Wang, Mengyao Zhang, Shuling Zhao, Jiong Wang, Xiaomeng Fan	12
6	Aminotriazole isomers functionalized 3D porous MXenes for efficient elimination of U(VI) from wastewater: Performance and mechanism investigation 2024 ·Separation and Purification Technology ·Fenglei Liu, Yao Zhang, Baowei Hu	4
7	Gel properties of mung bean protein‑sodium caseinate hybrid yogurt: Physicochemical properties, microstructure, and intermolecular interactions 2024 ·Food Chemistry X ·Junjian Ran, (unknown), Hongfei Li, (unknown), Yao Zhang, Yongchao Li, Mei Yang	4
8	Rapid and effective removal of PFOS from water using ultrathin MgAl-LDH nanosheets with defects 2024 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·Yao Zhang, Changlong Wei, Xin Song, Zhiwen Tang, Yan-Li Li, Min Zhang	2
9	Reionization relics in the cross-correlation between the Lyα forest and 21 cm intensity mapping in the post-reionization era 2024 ·Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·Paulo Montero-Camacho, (unknown), Yao Zhang, (unknown), Yi Mao	0
10	Highly Efficient and Stable Intermediate-Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Using PrCo_0.5Ni_0.5O_3−δ Cathode 2024 ·The Journal of Physical Chemistry C ·(unknown), Chuan Tian, Junling Meng, Na Xu, Yao Zhang, Lina Zhao, Haixia Zhong	1
11	High-strength and low-dielectric ZrO2 reinforced fused silica ceramics by gelcasting 2024 ·Ceramics International ·(unknown), (unknown), Yao Zhang, Wei Wan, (unknown), Huihua Min, Fang Xia, (unknown), Xinchun Xie, Tianyu Li, Xuewen Jiang, Aiwen Xie, Liqiang Liu, Cong Zhou, Ruzhong Zuo	3
12	Nickel-cobalt layered double hydroxide cathode materials with excellent cycle stability for nickel-metal hydride batteries 2023 ·Journal of Alloys and Compounds ·Min Jiang, Yunfeng Zhu, Yana Liu, Ji‐Guang Zhang, Yao Zhang, Yicheng Sun, Peng Zeng, (unknown), (unknown), Zhixin Ba, Liquan Li	8
13	Plasma enabled in-situ deposition of hybrid structured SiOx/C on polymorphous carbon hosts for superior lithium storage 2023 ·Carbon ·Shangqi Sun, (unknown), Zhen Wang, Yao Zhang, Daming Chen, Jian Chen	22
14	Effect of solid loading on phase composition, microstructure, mechanical and dielectric properties of fused silica ceramics by gecasting 2023 ·Ceramics International ·Shuang Yin, Yao Zhang, (unknown), Fang Xia, Xinchun Xie, Tianyu Li, Xuewen Jiang, Aiwen Xie, Liqiang Liu, Cong Zhou, Ruzhong Zuo	11
15	Ferroelectric Phase Transition Driven by Switchable Covalent Bonds 2023 ·Physical Review Letters ·Han‐Yue Zhang, Nan Zhang, Yao Zhang, (unknown), Yu‐Ling Zeng, Shuyu Tang, Peng‐Fei Li, Yuan‐Yuan Tang, Ren‐Gen Xiong	24
16	Design and Fabrication of Carbon Dots/Semiconductor Photocatalysts with Superior Photocatalytic Activity: A Review 2023 ·Particle & Particle Systems Characterization ·Yao Zhang, Fanyong Yan, (unknown), (unknown)	5
17	High‐performance fiber‐reinforced composites with a polydopamine/epoxy silane hydrolysis‐condensate bilayer on surface of ultra‐high molecular weight polyethylene fiber 2021 ·Journal of Applied Polymer Science ·Yao Zhang, (unknown), Xiaochen Zhou, (unknown), Huaidong Li, (unknown)	7
18	Tuning crystal structure and luminescence of Eu²⁺-activated LiSr_1–xBa_xPO₄ solid solution for white light-emitting diodes 2021 ·Materials Advances ·Shuzhen Liao, Yao Zhang, (unknown), Jilin Zhang, Zhen Chen, Bing Yi	3
19	Electrochemical hydrogen storage properties of Mg Al Mn Ni quaternary alloys 2019 ·International Journal of Hydrogen Energy ·(unknown), Yunfeng Zhu, Yao Zhang, Jiguang Zhang, Yana Liu, (unknown), (unknown), Lei Zhang, Liquan Li	3
20	Beam splitters with triangular blazed gratings 2003 ·Yao Zhang	1

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