Yaqi Cheng

2.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
57 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Yaqi Cheng is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Yaqi Cheng has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 13 papers in Materials Chemistry and 12 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Yaqi Cheng's work include Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (10 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (8 papers) and Conducting polymers and applications (8 papers). Yaqi Cheng is often cited by papers focused on Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (10 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (8 papers) and Conducting polymers and applications (8 papers). Yaqi Cheng collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and Singapore. Yaqi Cheng's co-authors include Bin Liu, Qilun Wang, Xuehu Ma, Hong Bin Yang, Yuhang Liu, Hua Bing Tao, Paul K. Chu, Zuankai Wang, Dong‐Sheng Li and P.K. Ko and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Yaqi Cheng

51 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Long‐Term Stability Challenges and Opportunities in Acidic Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysis

2022 230 citations Qilun Wang, Yaqi Cheng et al. profile →
Recent Advances in Carbon‐Supported Noble‐Metal Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction: Syntheses, Structures, and Properties

2022 212 citations Yuhang Liu, Qilun Wang et al. profile →
Breaking the linear scaling limit in multi-electron-transfer electrocatalysis through intermediate spillover

2025 35 citations Qilun Wang, Sung‐Fu Hung et al. Nature Catalysis profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yaqi Cheng China	21	736	693	476	293	231	57	1.5k
Xin He China	23	192 0.3×	581 0.8×	647 1.4×	299 1.0×	286 1.2×	75	1.5k
Shuai Yang China	19	248 0.3×	291 0.4×	280 0.6×	707 2.4×	190 0.8×	39	1.3k
Mindaugas Andrulevičius Lithuania	21	198 0.3×	547 0.8×	713 1.5×	115 0.4×	87 0.4×	97	1.3k
Haijun Tao China	21	275 0.4×	452 0.7×	406 0.9×	427 1.5×	203 0.9×	52	1.1k
Daguo Xu Hong Kong	14	357 0.5×	957 1.4×	1.4k 3.0×	73 0.2×	22 0.1×	15	2.1k
Yu Sun China	21	121 0.2×	279 0.4×	522 1.1×	120 0.4×	73 0.3×	76	992
V. Nistor Switzerland	9	168 0.2×	370 0.5×	357 0.8×	92 0.3×	42 0.2×	17	795
Shaochun Tang China	25	396 0.5×	684 1.0×	856 1.8×	91 0.3×	17 0.1×	62	1.7k
Haoqing Jiang China	20	453 0.6×	688 1.0×	520 1.1×	72 0.2×	16 0.1×	55	1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yaqi Cheng

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Cheng, Yaqi, et al.. (2025). Microenvironment Tailoring for Electrocatalytic CO ₂ Reduction: Effects of Interfacial Structure on Controlling Activity and Selectivity. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(15). 12438–12448. 28 indexed citations

Yu, Meng, Jiangting Li, Yaqi Cheng, et al.. (2025). The impact of GaN crystal orientation on the contact properties of single-layer graphene/GaN: a theoretical and experimental study. Applied Surface Science. 713. 164305–164305. 1 indexed citations

Zhou, Shaolin, Jiangting Li, Xinyu Bao, et al.. (2025). Regulating the contact properties of single-layer graphene/GaN heterojunctions via h-BN intercalation. Journal of Applied Physics. 138(22).

Wang, Qilun, Sung‐Fu Hung, Fuhua Li, et al.. (2025). Breaking the linear scaling limit in multi-electron-transfer electrocatalysis through intermediate spillover. Nature Catalysis. 8(4). 378–388. 35 indexed citations breakdown →

Wang, Zhenyue, Yong-Jun Liu, Juan Zhao, et al.. (2025). Multifunctional additives for the enhanced performance of the doctor-blading printed perovskite solar modules. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 109. 368–377.

Feng, Yangyang, et al.. (2025). Investigating the corrosion inhibition mechanism of Eucalyptus citriodora leaf extract on Q235 carbon steel. iScience. 28(11). 113655–113655.

Cheng, Yaqi, et al.. (2025). Microplate - assisted local flow rate adjustment for regulation of droplet formation in coaxial microchannels. Chemical Engineering Journal. 519. 165450–165450.

Liu, Yongjun, Bin He, Yaqi Cheng, et al.. (2025). Alleviation of Precursor Degradation Induced by DMF/DMSO Mixture for Enhanced Performance of Perovskite Solar Cells. Angewandte Chemie. 137(29). 1 indexed citations

Cheng, Yaqi, et al.. (2024). Mass transfer and mixing performance in jet-to-counterflow micromixer. Chemical Engineering Journal. 498. 155348–155348. 5 indexed citations

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Wang, Qilun, Huawei Wang, Ching‐Wei Tung, et al.. (2023). Atomic metal–non-metal catalytic pair drives efficient hydrogen oxidation catalysis in fuel cells. Nature Catalysis. 6(10). 916–926. 124 indexed citations

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Sun, Guangxin, Yaqi Cheng, Caiwei Zhang, et al.. (2023). Nanoscale Management of CO Transport in CO₂ Electroreduction: Boosting Faradaic Efficiency to Multicarbon Products via Nanostructured Tandem Electrocatalysts (Adv. Funct. Mater. 28/2023). Advanced Functional Materials. 33(28). 3 indexed citations

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Liu, Yuanbo, et al.. (2023). Low-pressure steam dropwise condensation on durable PFA-coated horizontal tube: Droplet dynamics in active region. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 214. 124423–124423. 5 indexed citations

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Sun, Guangxin, Xin Wang, Yaqi Cheng, et al.. (2023). Nanoscale Management of CO Transport in CO₂ Electroreduction: Boosting Faradaic Efficiency to Multicarbon Products via Nanostructured Tandem Electrocatalysts. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(28). 36 indexed citations

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Cheng, Yaqi, Mingmei Wang, Jing Sun, et al.. (2021). Rapid and Persistent Suction Condensation on Hydrophilic Surfaces for High-Efficiency Water Collection. Nano Letters. 21(17). 7411–7418. 61 indexed citations

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Chang, Wei, Benli Peng, Karim Egab, et al.. (2021). Few-layer graphene on nickel enabled sustainable dropwise condensation. Science Bulletin. 66(18). 1877–1884. 23 indexed citations

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Jin, Yuankai, Wanghuai Xu, Huanhuan Zhang, et al.. (2020). Complete Prevention of Contact Electrification by Molecular Engineering. Matter. 4(1). 290–301. 29 indexed citations

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Cheng, Yaqi, Kai Wang, Yansong Chen, et al.. (2019). Macrotextures-induced jumping relay of condensate droplets. Applied Physics Letters. 114(9). 55 indexed citations

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Yang, B. L., et al.. (2002). Ultra-shallow n+p junction formed by PH3 and AsH3 plasma immersion ion implantation. Microelectronics Reliability. 42(12). 1985–1989. 4 indexed citations

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Yang, B. L., et al.. (1998). n+/p ultra-shallow junction formation with plasma immersion ion implantation. Microelectronics Reliability. 38(9). 1489–1494. 12 indexed citations

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Cheng, Yaqi, et al.. (1988). Image Potential and Charge-Transfer Phenomena in Atom(Ion)-Surface Collisions. Chinese Journal of Physics. 26(4). 212. 1 indexed citations

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