Yikui Gao

2.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
51 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Yikui Gao is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Polymers and Plastics and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Yikui Gao has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 41 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 17 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Yikui Gao's work include Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (50 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (41 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (17 papers). Yikui Gao is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (50 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (41 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (17 papers). Yikui Gao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and South Korea. Yikui Gao's co-authors include Zhong Lin Wang, Jie Wang, Linglin Zhou, Zhihao Zhao, Di Liu, Shaoxin Li, Xinyuan Li, Yuebo Liu, Shengnan Cui and Yanhong Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Yikui Gao

48 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

Selection rules of triboelectric materials for direct-current triboelectric nanogenerator

2021 304 citations Zhihao Zhao, Linglin Zhou et al. Nature Communications profile →
Standardized measurement of dielectric materials’ intrinsic triboelectric charge density through the suppression of air breakdown

2022 170 citations Di Liu, Linglin Zhou et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yikui Gao China	28	2.1k	1.6k	662	498	440	51	2.3k
Yuebo Liu China	23	1.9k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	695 1.0×	363 0.7×	573 1.3×	50	2.3k
Chuguo Zhang China	28	2.5k 1.2×	1.8k 1.1×	626 0.9×	586 1.2×	891 2.0×	45	2.9k
Xinglin Tao China	25	2.1k 1.0×	1.6k 1.0×	576 0.9×	376 0.8×	287 0.7×	38	2.4k
Jihoon Chung South Korea	27	1.5k 0.7×	921 0.6×	323 0.5×	320 0.6×	445 1.0×	58	1.7k
Kequan Xia China	26	1.8k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	827 1.2×	412 0.8×	362 0.8×	41	2.3k
Yi Xi China	18	1.6k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	521 0.8×	337 0.7×	420 1.0×	36	1.8k
Tianzhao Bu China	28	2.5k 1.2×	1.7k 1.1×	490 0.7×	695 1.4×	782 1.8×	58	2.8k
Jia Yi China	19	1.9k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	327 0.5×	656 1.3×	313 0.7×	44	2.2k
Jinsung Chun South Korea	12	1.9k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	581 0.9×	425 0.9×	454 1.0×	15	2.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yikui Gao

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ye, Cuiying, et al.. (2025). Electrostatic breakdown at liquid-solid-gas triple-phase interfaces owing to contact electrification. Matter. 8(4). 102007–102007. 10 indexed citations

Zhou, Linglin, Di Liu, Yikui Gao, et al.. (2025). Enhancing mechanical-to-charge conversion in triboelectric nanogenerators. Energy & Environmental Science. 18(24). 10403–10412.

Gao, Yikui, Shuncheng Yao, Di Liu, et al.. (2025). A Multifunctional Power Textile Based on Interfacial Electrostatic Breakdown. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(52).

Liu, Di, Yikui Gao, Wenyan Qiao, et al.. (2025). Field emission effect in triboelectric nanogenerators. Nature Communications. 16(1). 4706–4706. 4 indexed citations

Gao, Yikui, Di Liu, Lixia He, et al.. (2025). Regulation of discharge domains and dynamic processes in direct-current triboelectric nanogenerators. Chemical Engineering Journal. 521. 166519–166519.

Li, Xinyuan, Yikui Gao, Yuexiao Hu, et al.. (2024). Efficient energy transport from triboelectric nanogenerators to lithium-ion batteries via releasing electrostatic energy instantaneously. Chemical Engineering Journal. 487. 150449–150449. 5 indexed citations

Luo, Xiongxin, Haixin Li, Andy Berbille, et al.. (2024). Tribovoltaic nanogenerators based on n-n and p-p semiconductor homojunctions. Nano Energy. 129. 110043–110043. 6 indexed citations

Qiao, Wenyan, Linglin Zhou, Di Liu, et al.. (2024). A Highly‐Sensitive Omnidirectional Acoustic Sensor for Enhanced Human–Machine Interaction. Advanced Materials. 36(48). e2413086–e2413086. 23 indexed citations

Liu, Di, Peiyuan Yang, Shengming Li, et al.. (2024). An ultra-high voltage (>10 kV) direct-current triboelectric nanogenerator realized by structural and material optimizations. Nano Energy. 124. 109517–109517. 7 indexed citations

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Cao, Jie, Zhi Zhang, Likun Gong, et al.. (2024). A Power‐Managed Tribovoltaic Nanogenerator and Self‐Powered Wireless Temperature Monitoring System. Advanced Energy Materials. 14(22). 13 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiaoru, Zhihao Zhao, Yikui Gao, et al.. (2024). Triboelectric nanogenerators exhibiting ultrahigh charge density and energy density. Energy & Environmental Science. 17(11). 3819–3831. 37 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiaoru, Zhihao Zhao, Baofeng Zhang, et al.. (2024). Superior Charge Density of Triboelectric Nanogenerator via Trap Engineering. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(14). 11 indexed citations

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Liu, Di, Peiyuan Yang, Yikui Gao, et al.. (2024). A Dual‐Mode Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Efficiently Harvesting Droplet Energy. Small. 20(31). e2400698–e2400698. 25 indexed citations

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Cui, Shengnan, Di Liu, Peiyuan Yang, et al.. (2023). Triboelectric-material-pairs selection for direct-current triboelectric nanogenerators. Nano Energy. 112. 108509–108509. 27 indexed citations

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Yang, Peiyuan, Linglin Zhou, Yikui Gao, et al.. (2023). Achieving High‐Performance Triboelectric Nanogenerator by DC Pump Strategy. Advanced Materials Technologies. 8(9). 19 indexed citations

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Zhang, Baofeng, Zhihao Zhao, Yikui Gao, et al.. (2023). Boosting the Charge Density of Triboelectric Nanogenerator by Suppressing Air Breakdown and Dielectric Charge Leakage. Advanced Energy Materials. 14(8). 61 indexed citations

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Gao, Yikui, et al.. (2023). Discharge domains regulation and dynamic processes of direct-current triboelectric nanogenerator. Nature Communications. 14(1). 3218–3218. 40 indexed citations

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Liu, Di, Shengnan Cui, Linglin Zhou, et al.. (2023). Recent Progress of Advanced Materials for Triboelectric Nanogenerators. Small Methods. 7(10). e2300562–e2300562. 26 indexed citations

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Liu, Di, Linglin Zhou, Shengnan Cui, et al.. (2022). Standardized measurement of dielectric materials’ intrinsic triboelectric charge density through the suppression of air breakdown. Nature Communications. 13(1). 6019–6019. 170 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhou, Han, Guoxu Liu, Yikui Gao, et al.. (2021). Dual Mode Rotary Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Collecting Kinetic Energy from Bicycle Brake. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(6). 28 indexed citations

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