Yaping Zhang

4.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
124 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Yaping Zhang is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Yaping Zhang has authored 124 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 42 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 40 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Yaping Zhang's work include Advanced battery technologies research (33 papers), CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts (27 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (24 papers). Yaping Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Advanced battery technologies research (33 papers), CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts (27 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (24 papers). Yaping Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Yaping Zhang's co-authors include Zhan Lin, Chengdu Liang, Junchao Zheng, Xuehui Gao, Tiefeng Liu, Zeheng Li, Jun Long, Jinchao Li, Jiapeng Ji and Minghao Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Energy & Environmental Science and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Yaping Zhang

113 papers receiving 3.3k 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.

Exploring competitive features of stationary sodium ion batteries for electrochemical energy storage

2019 516 citations Yaping Zhang et al. profile →
Silicon Anode with High Initial Coulombic Efficiency by Modulated Trifunctional Binder for High‐Areal‐Capacity Lithium‐Ion Batteries

2020 356 citations Yaping Zhang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yaping Zhang China	30	2.6k	1.0k	771	747	622	124	3.4k
Hua Cheng China	32	2.3k 0.9×	955 0.9×	757 1.0×	666 0.9×	451 0.7×	79	3.1k
Haipeng Guo China	33	2.3k 0.9×	824 0.8×	731 0.9×	638 0.9×	367 0.6×	57	2.9k
Xiaoyan Liu China	32	2.7k 1.0×	1.0k 1.0×	1.2k 1.6×	802 1.1×	792 1.3×	77	3.6k
Shiyao Lu China	36	2.3k 0.9×	973 1.0×	828 1.1×	602 0.8×	441 0.7×	78	3.4k
Jiyuan Liang China	36	3.1k 1.2×	1.2k 1.2×	1.1k 1.4×	789 1.1×	945 1.5×	70	4.1k
Tao Wei China	33	2.2k 0.8×	988 1.0×	1.2k 1.5×	313 0.4×	542 0.9×	128	3.2k
Guangya Hou China	30	2.0k 0.8×	694 0.7×	752 1.0×	730 1.0×	616 1.0×	100	2.8k
Lelia Cosimbescu United States	23	2.2k 0.9×	522 0.5×	777 1.0×	599 0.8×	532 0.9×	60	3.1k
Xuemin Yan China	29	1.5k 0.6×	501 0.5×	894 1.2×	570 0.8×	384 0.6×	134	2.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yaping Zhang

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Liao, Ming‐Yuan, Zhiying Deng, Hao He, et al.. (2025). PVP-guided precipitant-free synthesis of octahedral-like bimetallic ZnMn2O4 with rich grain boundaries for enhanced lithium storage. Materials Today Chemistry. 45. 102617–102617. 1 indexed citations

Sheng, Qingtao, Yaping Zhang, Xiaofei Zhu, et al.. (2025). Cu ion regulates the stability and oxygen reduction kinetics of Co-based double perovskite as SOFC cathode. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 126. 359–367. 2 indexed citations

Huang, Wenheng, Jun Long, Huiting Li, et al.. (2025). Construction of bSPI/GO@ZIF67 composite membranes with excellent proton conductivity and selectivity for vanadium redox flow battery application. Journal of Membrane Science. 729. 124164–124164. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Xiyang, Wenheng Huang, Liang Chen, et al.. (2025). Porous branched polybenzimidazole membranes with high ion conductivity and selectivity for vanadium flow battery. Journal of Membrane Science. 736. 124725–124725.

Zhang, Xinai, Xueling Liu, Liang Chen, et al.. (2024). Gram-scale synthesis of Ni-Zn diatomic sites catalyst for efficient electrochemical CO2 reduction. Molecular Catalysis. 558. 114050–114050. 7 indexed citations

Zhang, Yaping, Yanan Wang, Jing Chen, et al.. (2024). Crystallization management and defect passivation via additive engineering for efficient and stable carbon-based CsPbI2Br perovskite solar cells. Journal of Power Sources. 609. 234702–234702. 9 indexed citations

Liang, Li‐Li, et al.. (2024). Effect of pore structure regulation on the properties of 3D cellulose nanofiber electret filtration materials. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 699. 134696–134696. 2 indexed citations

Su, Fan, Lili Liang, Zhanguo Li, et al.. (2024). Chemically tailored molecular surface modification of bamboo pulp fibers for manipulating the electret performance of electret filter media. Carbohydrate Polymers. 330. 121830–121830. 2 indexed citations

Luo, Huihua, et al.. (2024). Ultra-stable Ag NWs transparent conductive film protected by AgCl and PbO2 passivation layer. Materials Science and Engineering B. 303. 117304–117304. 3 indexed citations

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Luo, Huihua, Nannan Chen, Kehui Xue, et al.. (2024). Metal-organic frameworks Derived NiFe-hydroxides for efficient Electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution. 1(1). 192–192. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Jinyu, et al.. (2024). Effect of F Doping on CO2 Electrocatalytic Performance of Zinc-Based Rare Earth Layered Double Hydroxides. Catalysis Letters. 154(6). 2687–2700. 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yaping, et al.. (2024). Performance of a nanowire-like aluminium-based organometallic complex with high activity for the electrocatalysis of CO₂ to CO. New Journal of Chemistry. 48(8). 3391–3402. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Jing‐Feng, Jing‐Feng Li, Xinai Zhang, et al.. (2023). Atomically dispersed copper-nickel electrocatalyst for highly selective electroreduction of CO2 at a wide potential range. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 968. 172250–172250.

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Zhang, Ping, Ying Xiong, Qianqian Wu, et al.. (2023). Proton Tunneling Distances for Metal Hydrides Formation Manage the Selectivity of Electrochemical CO₂ Reduction Reaction. Angewandte Chemie. 135(20). 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Qingchun, Di Liu, Yaping Zhang, et al.. (2023). Insight into coupled Ni-Co dual-metal atom catalysts for efficient synergistic electrochemical CO2 reduction. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 87. 509–517. 55 indexed citations

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Liu, Tianxia, et al.. (2023). Lax-Zn3Al2-x-LDO electrocatalyst for effective tunable CO/H2 synthesis gas generation via CO2 reduction. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 51. 848–859.

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Li, Huiting, Jun Long, Wenheng Huang, et al.. (2023). Sulfonated polyimide membranes with branched architecture and unique diamine monomer for implementation in vanadium redox flow battery. Journal of Power Sources. 591. 233892–233892. 16 indexed citations

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Zhang, Hongping, Run Zhang, Chenghua Sun, Yan Jiao, & Yaping Zhang. (2021). CO₂ reduction to CH₄ on Cu-doped phosphorene: a first-principles study. Nanoscale. 13(48). 20541–20549. 11 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yaping, et al.. (2018). Simulation Evaluation of a Label-free Silicon-on-Insulator “Lab on a Chip” Optical Biosensor. 2(5). 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yaping, et al.. (2015). Are Higher-Order Theories and Layer-wise Zig-ZagTheories Necessary for N-Layer Composite Laminates. Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences. 107(2). 155–186. 4 indexed citations

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