Ying Yao

9.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
84 papers, 7.9k citations indexed

About

Ying Yao is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Ying Yao has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 7.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 19 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 19 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Ying Yao's work include Advancements in Battery Materials (26 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (25 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (17 papers). Ying Yao is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Battery Materials (26 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (25 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (17 papers). Ying Yao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Ying Yao's co-authors include Bin Gao, Feng Wu, Mandu Inyang, Renjie Chen, Li Li, Yongxin Huang, Ersha Fan, Zhenpo Wang, Jiao Lin and Andrew R. Zimmerman and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Chemical Society Reviews and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Ying Yao

81 papers receiving 7.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Sustainable Recycling Technology for Li-Ion Batteries and Beyond: Challenges and Future Prospects

2020 1.5k citations Ying Yao, Renjie Chen et al. profile →
Effect of biochar amendment on sorption and leaching of nitrate, ammonium, and phosphate in a sandy soil

2012 792 citations Ying Yao, Bin Gao et al. Chemosphere profile →
Effects of feedstock type, production method, and pyrolysis temperature on biochar and hydrochar properties

2013 666 citations Bin Gao, Ying Yao et al. profile →
Horizontally arranged zinc platelet electrodeposits modulated by fluorinated covalent organic framework film for high-rate and durable aqueous zinc ion batteries

2021 643 citations Zedong Zhao, Bo Hu et al. Nature Communications profile →
Preparation and characterization of a novel magnetic biochar for arsenic removal

2012 572 citations Ming Zhang, Bin Gao et al. Bioresource Technology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ying Yao China	35	3.7k	1.9k	1.9k	1.6k	1.1k	84	7.9k
Huijie Hou China	54	2.6k 0.7×	1.8k 1.0×	1.2k 0.6×	2.3k 1.4×	1.5k 1.4×	218	8.6k
Yun Zhu China	46	2.6k 0.7×	625 0.3×	1.2k 0.7×	771 0.5×	1.5k 1.3×	178	7.9k
Ulla Lassi Finland	40	1.2k 0.3×	965 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	1.7k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	256	5.7k
Grzegorz Lisak Singapore	47	1.7k 0.5×	1.5k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	1.3k 0.8×	1.9k 1.7×	255	8.0k
Baolin Xing China	42	2.4k 0.6×	478 0.3×	838 0.5×	1.1k 0.7×	1.6k 1.4×	179	5.5k
Qinghua Tian China	36	1.5k 0.4×	1.5k 0.8×	3.1k 1.7×	1.3k 0.8×	717 0.6×	195	5.2k
Yunbo Zhai China	43	849 0.2×	1.1k 0.6×	1.8k 1.0×	1.5k 0.9×	1.2k 1.1×	139	7.2k
Pritam Singh Australia	35	1.7k 0.5×	462 0.2×	886 0.5×	1.3k 0.8×	735 0.7×	150	4.8k
Fu-Shen Zhang China	41	1.0k 0.3×	2.1k 1.1×	2.2k 1.2×	1.1k 0.7×	548 0.5×	99	5.2k
Sang‐Chul Jung South Korea	46	1.1k 0.3×	661 0.4×	1.9k 1.0×	787 0.5×	2.6k 2.3×	353	8.2k

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Li, Wangchang, Xinyue Xu, Jie Zhang, et al.. (2025). Porous pure magnetic foam with engineered heterointerfaces for enhanced microwave absorption. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 234. 113–121. 6 indexed citations

Yao, Ying, Juan Tian, Ran Zhang, et al.. (2025). Nanobody-based radiotracers in nuclear medicine: Advances, challenges, and future perspectives. Chinese Chemical Letters. 37(6). 111517–111517. 1 indexed citations

Zheng, Jianwei, Jingwu Zheng, Pengfei Yue, et al.. (2025). Microwave Absorption Properties and Characterization of Porous Permanent/Soft Magnetic Composite Iron Nitride with Heterogeneous Interfaces. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(33). 10 indexed citations

Zheng, Jianwei, Pengfei Yue, Jingwu Zheng, et al.. (2024). Preparation and characterization of submicron porous α″-Fe16N2 powders composed of nano-units by spray pyrolysis. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1010. 177260–177260. 2 indexed citations

Zhao, Zedong, Ying Yao, Yixiang Zhang, et al.. (2023). Highly fluorinated non-aqueous solid-liquid hybrid interface realizes water impermeability for anti-calendar aging zinc metal batteries. Energy storage materials. 62. 102920–102920. 39 indexed citations

Yao, Ying, Yunkai Xu, Cong Wang, et al.. (2023). Evolution of the porous structure for phosphoric acid etching carbon as cathodes in Li–O₂ batteries: Pyrolysis temperature‐induced characteristics changes. Carbon Energy. 6(1). 14 indexed citations

Wang, Meiling, Ying Yao, Zhenwu Tang, et al.. (2023). Double spatial confinement on ruthenium nanoparticles inside carbon frameworks as durable catalysts for a quasi‐solid‐state Li–O₂ battery. Carbon Energy. 5(8). 14 indexed citations

Song, Guangchun, Qi Zhang, Ying Yao, et al.. (2022). Oxidation activity modulation of a single atom Ce-N-C nanozyme enabling a time-resolved sensor to detect Fe³⁺ and Cr⁶⁺. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 10(41). 15656–15663. 25 indexed citations

Wang, Meiling, Ying Yao, Xuanxuan Bi, et al.. (2020). Optimization of oxygen electrode combined with soluble catalyst to enhance the performance of lithium–oxygen battery. Energy storage materials. 28. 73–81. 16 indexed citations

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Wu, Feng, Tuo Zhao, Ying Yao, et al.. (2019). Recycling supercapacitor activated carbons for adsorption of silver (I) and chromium (VI) ions from aqueous solutions. Chemosphere. 238. 124638–124638. 64 indexed citations

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Sun, Li, Ying Yao, Yanmei Zhou, et al.. (2018). Solvent-Free Synthesis of N/S-Codoped Hierarchically Porous Carbon Materials from Protic Ionic Liquids for Temperature-Resistant, Flexible Supercapacitors. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 6(10). 13494–13503. 53 indexed citations

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Zhao, Tuo, Ying Yao, Danrong Li, et al.. (2018). Facile low-temperature one-step synthesis of pomelo peel biochar under air atmosphere and its adsorption behaviors for Ag(I) and Pb(II). The Science of The Total Environment. 640-641. 73–79. 113 indexed citations

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Wang, Meiling, Ying Yao, Zhenwu Tang, et al.. (2018). Self-Nitrogen-Doped Carbon from Plant Waste as an Oxygen Electrode Material with Exceptional Capacity and Cycling Stability for Lithium–Oxygen Batteries. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 10(38). 32212–32219. 43 indexed citations

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Sun, Li, Hua Zhou, Li Li, et al.. (2017). Double Soft-Template Synthesis of Nitrogen/Sulfur-Codoped Hierarchically Porous Carbon Materials Derived from Protic Ionic Liquid for Supercapacitor. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 9(31). 26088–26095. 155 indexed citations

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Li, Weilun, Ying Yao, & Cunzhong Zhang. (2017). Applications of Carbon Fiber Ultra-microelectrode and Powder Microelectrode in Exploring Influences of Non-aqueous Solvents and Cathode Materials on ORR and OER†. Gaodeng xuexiao huaxue xuebao. 38(4). 642. 1 indexed citations

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Tan, Guoqiang, Feng Wu, Yifei Yuan, et al.. (2016). Freestanding three-dimensional core–shell nanoarrays for lithium-ion battery anodes. Nature Communications. 7(1). 11774–11774. 154 indexed citations

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Wang, Yuqi, Yajuan Yu, Kai Huang, et al.. (2016). Quantifying the environmental impact of a Li-rich high-capacity cathode material in electric vehicles via life cycle assessment. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 24(2). 1251–1260. 42 indexed citations

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Yan, Jinlong, Tao Jiang, Ying Yao, et al.. (2016). Underestimation of phosphorus fraction change in the supernatant after phosphorus adsorption onto iron oxides and iron oxide–natural organic matter complexes. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 55. 197–205. 26 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ming, Bin Gao, Sima Saeidi Varnoosfaderani, et al.. (2012). Preparation and characterization of a novel magnetic biochar for arsenic removal. Bioresource Technology. 130. 457–462. 572 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yao, Ying. (2007). EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON MASS TRANSFER PERFORMANCE IN GASEOUS MEMBRANE PROCESS. 1 indexed citations

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