Yihao Zhu

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 822 citations indexed

About

Yihao Zhu is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yihao Zhu has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 822 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 11 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 9 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yihao Zhu's work include Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies (13 papers), Urban Heat Island Mitigation (9 papers) and Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (6 papers). Yihao Zhu is often cited by papers focused on Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies (13 papers), Urban Heat Island Mitigation (9 papers) and Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (6 papers). Yihao Zhu collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, United States and China. Yihao Zhu's co-authors include Chi Yan Tso, Tsz Chung Ho, Kaixin Lin, Yijun Zeng, Goutam Koley, Christopher Y.H. Chao, Baoling Huang, Fayu Liu, Xiong Wang and Zuankai Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Advanced Materials and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Yihao Zhu

30 papers receiving 807 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Hierarchically structured passive radiative cooling ceramic with high solar reflectivity

2023 322 citations Kaixin Lin, Yijun Zeng et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yihao Zhu Hong Kong	13	417	275	197	172	161	33	822
Tsz Chung Ho Hong Kong	16	544 1.3×	364 1.3×	267 1.4×	144 0.8×	131 0.8×	43	1.1k
Zhenhui Lin China	10	738 1.8×	488 1.8×	286 1.5×	110 0.6×	124 0.8×	12	1.6k
Lan Shi China	8	604 1.4×	446 1.6×	252 1.3×	152 0.9×	290 1.8×	12	952
Chongjia Lin Hong Kong	22	719 1.7×	483 1.8×	253 1.3×	269 1.6×	179 1.1×	33	1.5k
Ningbo Cheng China	7	420 1.0×	272 1.0×	195 1.0×	46 0.3×	171 1.1×	14	616
Wenkai Zhu United States	15	345 0.8×	188 0.7×	121 0.6×	111 0.6×	133 0.8×	32	788
Gongze Liu Hong Kong	9	404 1.0×	244 0.9×	151 0.8×	190 1.1×	168 1.0×	11	847
Lyu Zhou United States	12	883 2.1×	624 2.3×	354 1.8×	99 0.6×	81 0.5×	24	1.3k
Ting Cheng China	12	345 0.8×	164 0.6×	109 0.6×	344 2.0×	190 1.2×	26	975

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yihao Zhu

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lin, Kaixin, et al.. (2025). Electragel for Advanced Static Charge Mitigation and Energy Harvesting. Advanced Science. 12(46). e04600–e04600.

Tang, Pei, Yihao Zhu, Shiyin Xie, et al.. (2025). A Zinc Ion Capacitor‐Based Fluidic Memristor. Advanced Materials. 38(6). e12592–e12592.

Lin, Kaixin, Sai Liu, Lin Liang, et al.. (2025). Bioinspired metafilms for all-weather energy harvesting: Adaptive thermal regulation and raindrop electricity generation. Science Advances. 11(21). eadu2895–eadu2895. 10 indexed citations

Wang, Wenqi, Chuyao Wang, Jianheng Chen, et al.. (2025). Assessment of phase change materials and self-adaptive coatings for mitigating overcooling in radiative cooling roofs across China. Energy Conversion and Management. 346. 120451–120451.

Chen, Xuemei, Wenke Zheng, Wei Wang, et al.. (2025). Optimizing micro-grooved biphilic surfaces for enhanced condensation heat transfer and coalescence-induced droplet jumping. Applied Thermal Engineering. 267. 125839–125839. 6 indexed citations

Lin, Kaixin, Jianheng Chen, Aiqiang Pan, et al.. (2024). Beyond the static: dynamic radiative cooling materials and applications. Materials Today Energy. 44. 101647–101647. 17 indexed citations

Liang, Lin, et al.. (2024). Advancing Sustainable Development: Broad Applications of Passive Radiative Cooling. Sustainability. 16(6). 2346–2346. 6 indexed citations

Liang, Lin, Jianheng Chen, Kaixin Lin, et al.. (2024). Nature-inspired temperature-adaptive module: Achieving all-season passive thermal regulation for buildings. Energy and Buildings. 325. 114949–114949. 4 indexed citations

Chen, Jianheng, Kaixin Lin, Aiqiang Pan, et al.. (2024). Innovating building energy regulations enabled by radiative sky cooling: Enhanced code of practice for overall thermal transfer value (OTTV) of super-cool roofs. Energy Conversion and Management. 306. 118309–118309. 12 indexed citations

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Hasan, K. M. Faridul, Siru Chen, Kaixin Lin, et al.. (2024). Nanotechnology-empowered radiative cooling and warming textiles. Cell Reports Physical Science. 5(9). 102108–102108. 8 indexed citations

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Liu, Sai, Yuwei Du, Rui Zhang, et al.. (2023). Perovskite Smart Windows: The Light Manipulator in Energy‐Efficient Buildings. Advanced Materials. 36(17). e2306423–e2306423. 61 indexed citations

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Lin, Kaixin, et al.. (2023). Study of a passive radiative cooling coating on chemical storage tanks for evaporative loss control. Renewable Energy. 211. 326–335. 16 indexed citations

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Lin, Kaixin, Yuwei Du, Siru Chen, et al.. (2022). Nanoparticle-polymer hybrid dual-layer coating with broadband solar reflection for high-performance daytime passive radiative cooling. Energy and Buildings. 276. 112507–112507. 40 indexed citations

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Zhu, Yihao, et al.. (2022). Polypyrrole-reduced graphene oxide coated delignified wood for highly efficient solar interfacial steam generation. Applied Thermal Engineering. 219. 119686–119686. 31 indexed citations

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Zhu, Yihao, et al.. (2022). Thermal Rectification Enhancement of Coalescence–Jumping Phase Transition Thermal Diodes using Cu–Al₂O₃ Hybrid Nanofluids. Advanced Engineering Materials. 24(6). 4 indexed citations

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Chen, Siru, Yihao Zhu, Tsz Chung Ho, et al.. (2022). A novel composite adsorbent coated superhydrophilic-nanostructured heterogeneous surface for condensation heat transfer enhancement. International Journal of Thermal Sciences. 184. 107978–107978. 4 indexed citations

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Zhu, Yihao, Chi Yan Tso, Tsz Chung Ho, Michael K.H. Leung, & Shuhuai Yao. (2021). Coalescence-Induced Jumping Droplets on Nanostructured Biphilic Surfaces with Contact Electrification Effects. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(9). 11470–11479. 20 indexed citations

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Li, Hongmei, et al.. (2017). Graphene field effect transistors for highly sensitive and selective detection of K+ ions. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 253. 759–765. 73 indexed citations

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Koley, Goutam, et al.. (2016). Epoxy exposure induced electronic properties change of graphene. 1–3. 3 indexed citations

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Walsh, Kenneth B., et al.. (2013). Application of ion-sensitive field effect transistors for ion channel screening. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 54. 448–454. 20 indexed citations

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