Yufei Gao

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Yufei Gao is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Yufei Gao has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Materials Chemistry, 14 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 11 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Yufei Gao's work include Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research (26 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (10 papers) and Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (9 papers). Yufei Gao is often cited by papers focused on Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research (26 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (10 papers) and Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (9 papers). Yufei Gao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Spain. Yufei Gao's co-authors include Scott A. Chambers, Dongli Yu, Zhisheng Zhao, Julong He, Yongjun Tian, Bo Xu, Kun Luo, Wentao Hu, Bin Wen and Ying‐Bing Jiang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nano Letters and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Yufei Gao

52 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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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.

Ultrahard nanotwinned cubic boron nitride

2013 666 citations Yongjun Tian, Bo Xu et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yufei Gao China	18	1.2k	372	360	236	211	56	1.6k
Julong He China	20	1.7k 1.5×	623 1.7×	411 1.1×	110 0.5×	174 0.8×	62	2.1k
Pinwen Zhu China	23	1.1k 1.0×	261 0.7×	293 0.8×	146 0.6×	78 0.4×	92	1.4k
V. Serin France	23	1.2k 1.0×	261 0.7×	214 0.6×	449 1.9×	263 1.2×	64	1.8k
A. Arya India	26	1.8k 1.6×	242 0.7×	729 2.0×	140 0.6×	364 1.7×	131	2.5k
G. Prìncìpí Italy	25	1.3k 1.1×	179 0.5×	737 2.0×	243 1.0×	93 0.4×	144	2.0k
P. Ch. Sahu India	29	1.6k 1.3×	254 0.7×	976 2.7×	174 0.7×	133 0.6×	142	2.3k
Alan J. Craven United Kingdom	21	685 0.6×	169 0.5×	226 0.6×	130 0.6×	85 0.4×	35	1.2k
Jiřı́ Buršı́k Czechia	20	923 0.8×	315 0.8×	774 2.1×	203 0.9×	62 0.3×	170	1.6k
Erdong Wu China	16	1.6k 1.4×	512 1.4×	500 1.4×	87 0.4×	61 0.3×	44	1.9k
N. I. Medvedeva Russia	23	1.6k 1.4×	320 0.9×	884 2.5×	207 0.9×	67 0.3×	130	2.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yufei Gao

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Pang, Jodie, et al.. (2025). Improving mechanical performance and reducing CO2 emissions of cement-based composites via one-step synthesis of highly dispersed flake g-C3N4. Case Studies in Construction Materials. 23. e04971–e04971.

Ying, Pan, Baozhong Li, Mengdong Ma, et al.. (2025). Enhancing the hardness of diamond through twin refinement and interlocked twins. Nature Synthesis. 4(3). 391–398. 5 indexed citations

Wen, Hongwei, et al.. (2025). Conflict-based strategy combined integrated optimal conflict avoidance algorithm. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 5670–5670.

Gao, Yufei, et al.. (2024). Fractal research on pores in oil and gas reservoirs - Inspirations from over 700 high pressure mercury injection experiments. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 170. 107086–107086. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Bin, Rongxin Sun, Pan Ying, et al.. (2024). Microstructure and mechanical properties of high-pressure sintered B6O-SiC nanocomposites. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 204. 238–244. 3 indexed citations

Liu, Qipeng, Yufei Gao, Pan Ying, et al.. (2024). First-principle calculation of a novel semiconductor carbon allotrope: oc-C24 and its distinct strain response. Results in Physics. 62. 107800–107800. 1 indexed citations

Ying, Pan, Hefei Li, Xiaogang Guo, et al.. (2023). Prediction of a three-dimensional carbon allotrope moC12 with one-dimensional metallicity, superconductivity and mechanical anisotropy. Journal of Materials Science. 58(31). 12664–12672. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Chong, Xiuqing Li, Zhou Wang, et al.. (2023). Prediction of four Si3N4 compounds by first-principles calculations. AIP Advances. 13(4). 1 indexed citations

Pang, Zhibo, Yi Li, Yifan Cheng, et al.. (2023). A new tetragonal superhard carbon allotrope with unusual stress-strain behavior. Solid State Communications. 366-367. 115153–115153. 4 indexed citations

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Sun, Haiming, Qiunan Liu, Lin Geng, et al.. (2021). In situ TEM visualization of single atom catalysis in solid-state Na–O₂ nanobatteries. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 10(11). 6096–6106. 18 indexed citations

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Li, Baozhong, Yang Zhang, Kun Luo, et al.. (2020). Superhard sp²–sp³ hybridized B₂C₃N₂ with 2D metallicity. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 22(40). 22918–22922. 4 indexed citations

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Xiong, Mei, Zhibin Gao, Kun Luo, et al.. (2019). Three metallic BN polymorphs: 1D multi-threaded conduction in a 3D network. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 22(2). 489–496. 5 indexed citations

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Liang, Xiaowei, Cancan Shao, Aitor Bergara, et al.. (2019). First-principles study of crystal structures and superconductivity of ternary YSH6 and LaSH6 at high pressures. Physical review. B.. 100(18). 38 indexed citations

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Gao, Yufei, Yingju Wu, Quan Huang, et al.. (2018). First principles studies of superhard BC6N phases with unexpected 1D metallicity. Computational Materials Science. 148. 157–164. 12 indexed citations

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Li, Xiaochuan, Yang Zhang, Kun Luo, et al.. (2018). Prediction of Li2B novel phases and superconductivity under varying pressures. Computational Materials Science. 158. 255–259. 7 indexed citations

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Tian, Yongjun, Bo Xu, Dongli Yu, et al.. (2013). Ultrahard nanotwinned cubic boron nitride. Nature. 493(7432). 385–388. 666 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gao, Yufei, et al.. (1997). Growth, structure, and magnetic properties of γ-Fe2O3 epitaxial films on MgO. Journal of Applied Physics. 81(7). 3253–3256. 52 indexed citations

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Gao, Yufei, et al.. (1997). Synthesis of epitaxial films of Fe3O4 and α-Fe2O3 with various low-index orientations by oxygen-plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 15(2). 332–339. 76 indexed citations

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Gao, Yufei & Scott A. Chambers. (1996). Effect of substrate orientation on the crystal quality and surface roughness of Nb-doped TiO₂ epitaxial films on TiO₂. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 11(4). 1025–1029. 13 indexed citations

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Gao, Yufei. (1985). Model of Heat Generation Effects During Uniaxial Tensile Test. OhioLink ETD Center (Ohio Library and Information Network). 1 indexed citations

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