Yufei Zhao

33.2k total citations · 18 hit papers
335 papers, 29.7k citations indexed

About

Yufei Zhao is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yufei Zhao has authored 335 papers receiving a total of 29.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 177 papers in Materials Chemistry, 175 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 103 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yufei Zhao's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (122 papers), Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications (74 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (62 papers). Yufei Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (122 papers), Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications (74 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (62 papers). Yufei Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, New Zealand and Australia. Yufei Zhao's co-authors include Tierui Zhang, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse, Li‐Zhu Wu, Chen‐Ho Tung, Run Shi, Huijun Yu, Guoxiu Wang, Lu Shang, Chao Zhou and Tong Bian and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Yufei Zhao

322 papers receiving 29.4k 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.

Alkali‐Assisted Synthesis of Nitrogen Deficient Graphitic Carbon Nitride with Tunable Band Structures for Efficient Visible‐Light‐Driven Hydrogen Evolution

2017 2.0k citations Yufei Zhao, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse et al. profile →
Single platinum atoms immobilized on an MXene as an efficient catalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction

2018 1.6k citations Yufei Zhao et al. profile →
Tuning Oxygen Vacancies in Ultrathin TiO₂ Nanosheets to Boost Photocatalytic Nitrogen Fixation up to 700 nm

2019 897 citations Yufei Zhao, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse et al. profile →
Tuning the Coordination Environment in Single-Atom Catalysts to Achieve Highly Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reactions

2019 870 citations Yufei Zhao et al. profile →
Nitrogen‐Doped Porous Carbon Nanosheets Templated from g‐C₃N₄ as Metal‐Free Electrocatalysts for Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction

2016 791 citations Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse, Yufei Zhao et al. profile →
Ni₃FeN Nanoparticles Derived from Ultrathin NiFe‐Layered Double Hydroxide Nanosheets: An Efficient Overall Water Splitting Electrocatalyst

2016 732 citations Yufei Zhao, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse et al. profile →
Well‐Dispersed ZIF‐Derived Co,N‐Co‐doped Carbon Nanoframes through Mesoporous‐Silica‐Protected Calcination as Efficient Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts

2015 701 citations Yufei Zhao, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse et al. profile →
Smart Utilization of Carbon Dots in Semiconductor Photocatalysis

2016 690 citations Yufei Zhao, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse et al. profile →
Defect‐Rich Ultrathin ZnAl‐Layered Double Hydroxide Nanosheets for Efficient Photoreduction of CO₂ to CO with Water

2015 686 citations Yufei Zhao, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse et al. profile →
Ultrafine NiO Nanosheets Stabilized by TiO₂ from Monolayer NiTi-LDH Precursors: An Active Water Oxidation Electrocatalyst

2016 668 citations Yufei Zhao, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse et al. profile →
Defect‐Engineered Ultrathin δ‐MnO₂ Nanosheet Arrays as Bifunctional Electrodes for Efficient Overall Water Splitting

2017 649 citations Yufei Zhao, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse et al. profile →
Carbon quantum dots/TiO2 composites for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

2013 640 citations Yufei Zhao, Yong Peng et al. profile →
Layered‐Double‐Hydroxide Nanosheets as Efficient Visible‐Light‐Driven Photocatalysts for Dinitrogen Fixation

2017 623 citations Yufei Zhao, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse et al. profile →
Ammonia Detection Methods in Photocatalytic and Electrocatalytic Experiments: How to Improve the Reliability of NH₃ Production Rates?

2019 512 citations Yufei Zhao, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse et al. profile →
NiFe Layered Double Hydroxide Nanoparticles on Co,N‐Codoped Carbon Nanoframes as Efficient Bifunctional Catalysts for Rechargeable Zinc–Air Batteries

2017 467 citations Yufei Zhao, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse et al. profile →
Nickel–Cobalt Diselenide 3D Mesoporous Nanosheet Networks Supported on Ni Foam: An All‐pH Highly Efficient Integrated Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution

2017 442 citations Yufei Zhao et al. profile →
A Simple Synthetic Strategy toward Defect‐Rich Porous Monolayer NiFe‐Layered Double Hydroxide Nanosheets for Efficient Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation

2019 432 citations Yufei Zhao, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse et al. profile →
Single Carbon Vacancy Traps Atomic Platinum for Hydrogen Evolution Catalysis

2022 287 citations Yufei Zhao et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Phenanthroline-hexasulfide-metal complex as a redox mediator in aqueous Cu-S batteries 2025 ·Journal of Energy Chemistry ·(unknown), Xinyuan Jiang, Guang Yang, Yi Liu, Mengyao Wang, Yufei Zhao, Huayan Zhang, Zhaojian Niu, Qiu‐Ping Zhou, Zitong Wang, Ju Xie, Yongjun He, Ming Chen, Lubin Ni, Yongge Wei, Guowang Diao	1
2	Photothermal catalytic dry reforming of methane over Ce ‐promoted Ni / NiO heterostructure 2025 ·AIChE Journal ·Xue Yao, Wenjing Dong, (unknown), Jing Ren, Zhijia Yang, Yung‐Kang Peng, Xianguang Meng, Yufei Zhao	4
3	Super-stable mineralization coupled with electrolysis towards the treatment of leather wastewater containing high-concentration organic pollutants 2025 ·Chemical Engineering Science ·Zilong Li, (unknown), Yawen Wang, Rongchang Wang, (unknown), Jing Ren, (unknown), Xiaoyan Jin, Yong Peng, Yufei Zhao	0
4	Stable Manganese-Based High-Entropy Prussian Blue for Enhanced Sodium-Ion Storage 2025 ·Batteries ·Congcong Li, Yang Xiao, Dingyi Zhang, (unknown), Jun Xiao, Yufei Zhao, Hong Gao, Hao Liu	0
5	Super-stable mineralization of arsenic contaminated water using industrialized layered double hydroxides and derivatives 2024 ·Chemical Engineering Science ·(unknown), Zilong Li, (unknown), (unknown), Huijie Liu, (unknown), Yawen Wang, Wa Gao, Qiang Tian, Haigang Hao, (unknown), Vishnu D. Rajput, (unknown), Yufei Zhao	4
6	Thermal decomposition of magnesium carbonate in methane atmosphere for the synthesis of syngas: The effect of O2 2024 ·Journal of environmental chemical engineering ·(unknown), Huiting Song, Xue Yao, (unknown), Huijie Liu, Yang Li, Jingyi Guo, Ming Xu, Hong Yan, Yufei Zhao, Xue Duan	8
7	Recent advances in the treatment of heavy/precious metal pollution, resource recovery and reutilization: Progress and perspective 2024 ·Coordination Chemistry Reviews ·(unknown), Qiuhong Sun, Nuo Xu, Yawen Wang, Yang Li, Jinhao Li, Zilong Li, Vishnu D. Rajput, (unknown), Xianggui Kong, Guangchao Li, Yanjun Lin, Yufei Zhao, Xue Duan	30
8	An oxygen-vacancy-rich polyoxometalate-aided Ag-based heterojunction electrocatalyst for nitrogen fixation 2024 ·CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS (CHINESE VERSION) ·Xinyu Chen, (unknown), Jing Ren, Bo Li, Qianqian Liu, Wei Li, Fan Yang, Siqi Lu, Yufei Zhao, Li‐Kai Yan, Hong‐Ying Zang	5
9	Balancing Activity and Selectivity in Two‐Electron Oxygen Reduction through First Coordination Shell Engineering in Cobalt Single Atom Catalysts 2024 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Kai Sun, Ruihu Lu, Yuge Liu, J. K. G. Webb, Muhammad Hanif, Yufei Zhao, Ziyun Wang, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse	16
10	Pomalidomide sensitizes lung cancer cells to TRAIL/CDDP-induced apoptosis via directly targeting electron transfer flavoprotein alpha subunit 2024 ·Bioorganic Chemistry ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yongkun Li, Xuesong Ma, Pingping Li, (unknown), Hui Wang, Yufei Zhao, (unknown), Yan Peng, Guohai Zhang	1
11	Interplay between Defects and Short-Range Disorder Manipulating the Oxygen Evolution Reaction on a Layered Double Hydroxide Electrocatalyst 2024 ·The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters ·(unknown), Jiangrong Yang, Rui Gao, Simin Xu, Xianggui Kong, Xiao Hua, Pu Zhao, Haigang Hao, Dermot O’Hare, Yufei Zhao	8
12	Superstable Mineralization Coupled with Photocatalysis toward Cr(VI) Remediation Using Layered Double Hydroxide Material 2024 ·Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research ·Yawen Wang, Jing Ren, Huijie Liu, (unknown), (unknown), Xianggui Kong, Vishnu D. Rajput, Yong Peng, Yufei Zhao	1
13	Efficient recovery and treatment of actual electroplating wastewater using stable electrocatalyst-coupled super-stable mineralizer 2023 ·Chemical Engineering Science ·(unknown), (unknown), Wa Gao, Yawen Wang, (unknown), (unknown), Yufei Zhao	14
14	Review of photo- and electro-catalytic multi-metallic layered double hydroxides 2023 ·Coordination Chemistry Reviews ·Chenjun Ning, Sha Bai, Jikang Wang, (unknown), Zhiyue Han, Yufei Zhao, Dermot O’Hare, Yu‐Fei Song	61
15	Mineralization and electroreduction-recycling of toxic Pb2+ ions using memory-effect of layered double hydroxide structure with ultrahigh capacity 2023 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·(unknown), (unknown), Jikang Wang, (unknown), Hong Yan, Yiling Bai, Dermot O’Hare, Yufei Zhao	14
16	Super-stable mineralization of multiple heavy metal ions from wastewater for utilization in photocatalytic CO2 reduction and trace precious metal recovery 2023 ·Chemical Engineering Science ·Jikang Wang, Yawen Wang, (unknown), (unknown), Xianggui Kong, Hong Yan, Yanjun Lin, Haohong Duan, Yufei Zhao	16
17	Tuning excited-state electronic structure in tungsten oxide for enhanced nitrogen photooxidation as fertilizer 2023 ·Applied Catalysis B: Environmental ·Shaoquan Li, Jinjia Liu, Wenli Su, Yi Wang, Jinhao Li, Chenjun Ning, Jing Ren, Xiaodong Wen, Wenkai Zhang, Yuxin Tong, Chong Wang, Lirong Zheng, Wei Zhang, Dermot O’Hare, Yufei Zhao, Xue Duan	9
18	Dynamic threshold integrate and fire neuron model for low latency spiking neural networks 2023 ·Neurocomputing ·(unknown), Yufei Zhao, Yong Song, Yurong Jiang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Xin Yang, Qun Hao	9
19	Effects of nitrogen application on physicochemical properties of rice starch under elevated temperature 2023 ·Food Chemistry ·Wenzhe Liu, Kailu Wang, Yufei Zhao, Yingying Shen, Chen Zhang, Yuxuan Peng, (unknown), Hao Guo, Yanfeng Ding, She Tang	10
20	Understanding porous materials with pair distribution functions 2023 ·Cell Reports Physical Science ·Zhiye Chen, (unknown), He Lin, Zhenduo Wu, Yufei Zhao, Xiao Hua, Pu Zhao	7

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