Yao Zhao

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
64 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Yao Zhao is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yao Zhao has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 26 papers in Materials Chemistry and 14 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Yao Zhao's work include Perovskite Materials and Applications (22 papers), Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (15 papers) and Conducting polymers and applications (14 papers). Yao Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Perovskite Materials and Applications (22 papers), Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (15 papers) and Conducting polymers and applications (14 papers). Yao Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Yao Zhao's co-authors include Qing Zhao, Dapeng Yu, Wenke Zhou, Yicheng Zhao, Qi Li, Xianjin Wang, Feng Gao, Chao Luo, Rui Fu and Rui Fu and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Yao Zhao

62 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

  1. Facet orientation tailoring via 2D-seed- induced growth enables highly efficient and stable perovskite solar cells
    2022 255 citations Xianjin Wang, Yao Zhao et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yao Zhao China 25 1.4k 992 585 270 195 64 2.0k
Seongchan Kim South Korea 28 846 0.6× 1.2k 1.2× 168 0.3× 588 2.2× 142 0.7× 105 2.4k
Haoran Zheng China 20 736 0.5× 882 0.9× 157 0.3× 170 0.6× 188 1.0× 92 1.6k
Zhen Zhu China 24 928 0.7× 583 0.6× 171 0.3× 318 1.2× 78 0.4× 105 2.1k
Lyudmila Turyanska United Kingdom 26 1.2k 0.8× 1.2k 1.3× 114 0.2× 263 1.0× 123 0.6× 90 2.1k
Ruixue Cui China 25 264 0.2× 513 0.5× 176 0.3× 310 1.1× 109 0.6× 94 1.7k
Min Ho Lee South Korea 15 411 0.3× 551 0.6× 190 0.3× 253 0.9× 270 1.4× 42 1.8k
So Youn Kim South Korea 23 281 0.2× 664 0.7× 434 0.7× 146 0.5× 116 0.6× 78 1.5k
Ying Lü China 24 680 0.5× 1.1k 1.1× 62 0.1× 454 1.7× 52 0.3× 99 2.1k
Dongdong Wu China 20 239 0.2× 420 0.4× 102 0.2× 361 1.3× 366 1.9× 65 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Yao Zhao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yao Zhao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Yao Zhao. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Yao Zhao. The network helps show where Yao Zhao may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yao Zhao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yao Zhao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yao Zhao based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Yao Zhao. Yao Zhao is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhao, Yao, et al.. (2025). Factors associated with cervical instability in cervical myelopathy patients. Journal of Neurosurgery Spine. 42(6). 673–678. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Qi, Nan Sheng, Zhiwen Zhang, et al.. (2024). Initial nutrient condition determines the recovery speed of quiescent cells in fission yeast. Heliyon. 10(5). e26558–e26558. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Xianjin, Zhaoyu Wang, Di Wang, et al.. (2024). Fabricating Solid‐Solution‐Type Perovskite/Fluoride Nanocomposites Through Sublattice Interlocking for High‐Performance Photovoltaics. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(27). 4 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yao, Huimin Xie, Yanhong Yang, et al.. (2023). High-cycle fatigue failure behavior of nickel-based single crystal alloys with different deviation angles in a high-temperature environment. Materials Characterization. 203. 113118–113118. 7 indexed citations
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Guan, Yajie, Xiufang Cui, Yao Zhao, et al.. (2023). Enhancement of grain boundary carburization of FeCoCrNiMn high-entropy alloy coating by supersonic fine particle bombarding and rare earth. Materials Today Communications. 35. 106207–106207. 7 indexed citations
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Guan, Yajie, Xiufang Cui, Di Chen, et al.. (2023). Realizing high strength and toughness of gradient high-entropy alloy coating by in-situ interface reaction of FeCoCrNi/FeCoCrAl. Surface and Coatings Technology. 464. 129569–129569. 30 indexed citations
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Wang, Junyan, Guo Jin, Xiangru Feng, et al.. (2023). Al–Cu-based in-situ reinforced gradient coating on aluminum alloy by laser cladding: Tribological behavior under gradient loading and thermal conditions. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 301. 127595–127595. 6 indexed citations
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Guan, Yajie, Xiufang Cui, Di Chen, et al.. (2023). Microstructure and properties analysis of FeCoNiAlCu dual-phase high-entropy alloy coating by laser cladding. Surface and Coatings Technology. 467. 129695–129695. 31 indexed citations
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Zhang, Nan, et al.. (2023). The complete mitochondrial genome of the Siberian Rubythroat (Calliope calliope) from Maorshan, China. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8(1). 110–112. 2 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yao, et al.. (2020). Effects of ion migration and improvement strategies for the operational stability of perovskite solar cells. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 23(1). 94–106. 97 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yao, Wenke Zhou, Qi Li, et al.. (2019). Water‐Based TiO2 Nanocrystal as an Electronic Transport Layer for Operationally Stable Perovskite Solar Cells. Solar RRL. 3(9). 14 indexed citations
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Zhou, Wenke, Shulin Chen, Yicheng Zhao, et al.. (2019). Constructing CsPbBr3 Cluster Passivated‐Triple Cation Perovskite for Highly Efficient and Operationally Stable Solar Cells. Advanced Functional Materials. 29(14). 73 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yao, Yicheng Zhao, Wenke Zhou, et al.. (2018). In Situ Cesium Modification at Interface Enhances the Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 10(39). 33205–33213. 30 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yao, Niancai Peng, Xueyong Wei, et al.. (2015). Mercaptopropionic acid capped ZnS:Mn/ZnS core/shell quantum dots as fluorescence probe for folic acid detection. 306–309. 5 indexed citations
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Zhang, Cheng-Xiang, Weiyu Zhao, Lei Liu, et al.. (2015). A nanostructure of functional targeting epirubicin liposomes dually modified with aminophenyl glucose and cyclic pentapeptide used for brain glioblastoma treatment. Oncotarget. 6(32). 32681–32700. 31 indexed citations
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Yu, Ren, et al.. (2011). Change of bacteria and enzymes in the drainage fluid in patients with intestinal fistulas. 19(6). 383–386. 1 indexed citations
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Duan, Xueying, Wenli Zhu, Yong Li, et al.. (2004). The effect of sterol regulatory element-binding protein 2 polymorphism on the serum lipid in northern Chinese subjects. Journal of Lipid Research. 46(2). 252–257. 16 indexed citations

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