Yun Zhao

7.6k total citations · 7 hit papers
98 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Yun Zhao is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Automotive Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yun Zhao has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 31 papers in Automotive Engineering and 28 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yun Zhao's work include Advancements in Battery Materials (57 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (43 papers) and Advanced Battery Technologies Research (31 papers). Yun Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Battery Materials (57 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (43 papers) and Advanced Battery Technologies Research (31 papers). Yun Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Sweden. Yun Zhao's co-authors include Zheng Liang, Baohua Li, Naser Tavajohi, Yuqiong Kang, Li Wang, Xiangming He, Jilei Liu, Yuqing Chen, Yanxi Li and Jianhua Yan and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Yun Zhao

89 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

A review of lithium-ion battery safety concerns: The issues, strategies, and testing standards

2020 1.5k citations Yuqing Chen, Yuqiong Kang et al. Journal of Energy Chemistry profile →
Solid Polymer Electrolytes with High Conductivity and Transference Number of Li Ions for Li‐Based Rechargeable Batteries

2021 308 citations Yun Zhao, Li Wang et al. profile →
Recycling of sodium-ion batteries

2023 259 citations Yun Zhao, Yuqiong Kang et al. profile →
A nonflammable electrolyte for ultrahigh-voltage (4.8 V-class) Li||NCM811 cells with a wide temperature range of 100 °C

2022 214 citations Peitao Xiao, Yun Zhao et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
Sustainable upcycling of spent LiCoO2 to an ultra-stable battery cathode at high voltage

2023 213 citations Junxiong Wang, Zheng Liang et al. profile →
Breaking solvation dominance of ethylene carbonate via molecular charge engineering enables lower temperature battery

2023 157 citations Qiu He, Yun Zhao et al. Nature Communications profile →
Side Reactions/Changes in Lithium‐Ion Batteries: Mechanisms and Strategies for Creating Safer and Better Batteries

2024 138 citations Yuqiong Kang, Yun Zhao et al. Advanced Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yun Zhao China	35	5.1k	2.4k	1.3k	886	737	98	6.0k
Jianwen Liu China	39	4.3k 0.8×	1.1k 0.5×	1.3k 1.0×	739 0.8×	1.1k 1.5×	132	5.6k
Yongxin Huang China	43	6.5k 1.3×	1.7k 0.7×	1.5k 1.1×	1.1k 1.3×	1.7k 2.4×	114	7.4k
Naser Tavajohi Sweden	32	3.0k 0.6×	1.5k 0.6×	1.2k 1.0×	528 0.6×	389 0.5×	57	4.8k
Yuefeng Su China	54	8.5k 1.7×	3.1k 1.3×	2.0k 1.6×	829 0.9×	3.0k 4.1×	234	9.1k
Tiefeng Liu China	56	8.7k 1.7×	3.1k 1.3×	1.4k 1.1×	1.5k 1.7×	2.5k 3.4×	155	9.8k
K. Karthikeyan South Korea	39	4.3k 0.8×	809 0.3×	847 0.7×	748 0.8×	2.5k 3.4×	85	5.0k
Yu Yao China	48	6.2k 1.2×	1.2k 0.5×	480 0.4×	1.7k 1.9×	1.5k 2.0×	155	6.9k
Chen Wu China	37	4.1k 0.8×	1.1k 0.4×	519 0.4×	949 1.1×	1.7k 2.3×	99	5.0k
Jae‐Kwang Kim South Korea	42	5.0k 1.0×	1.7k 0.7×	560 0.4×	654 0.7×	1.3k 1.7×	208	5.6k

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Du, Hao, Yuqiong Kang, Yao Tian, et al.. (2025). Thermal Runaway Induced Battery Recycling. Advanced Energy Materials. 15(44).

Chen, Yuqing, Aiping Wang, Yun Zhao, et al.. (2025). Decoding polarity gradient enabled ultra-high lithium ion conduction. National Science Review. 13(3). nwaf543–nwaf543.

Meng, Yuefeng, Ran Han, Xiaojing Yao, et al.. (2025). Chlorinated‐Solvent‐Based Electrolyte for Safe and Stable Lithium Battery Chemistry. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 65(1). e16987–e16987.

Zhao, Yun, Fan Wang, Minxiong Li, et al.. (2025). Ultrasound‐Driven Electric Conversion Hydrogel Coating Enhances Macrophage Efferocytosis for Non‐Invasive Skin Expansion. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(34). 4 indexed citations

Liu, Jibo, Zhenhua Zhu, Yun Zhao, et al.. (2025). Selective oxidation of lignin to aromatic aldehydes and ketones over a spinel Cu-Mn catalyst supported on layered double oxides. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 383. 126033–126033.

Zhou, Zhuo, Yang Shu, Junru Wu, et al.. (2025). Heteroatom-tuned weakly solvating electrolyte with good wettability enriching solid electrolyte interphase chemistry toward stable lithium metal batteries. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 113. 800–810.

Li, Zhongzhe, Weiyu Wang, Yufang Chen, et al.. (2025). Data-Assisted Design of Temperature-Resistant Weakly Solvating Electrolyte for All-Climate 500 Wh/kg Lithium-Metal Batteries. ACS Nano. 19(25). 23294–23305. 4 indexed citations

Ji, Xiaoyu, Yun Zhao, Xiaofeng Chen, et al.. (2025). Correlating halide segregation of wide-bandgap perovskites with the methoxy group in organic hole-selective materials. Chemical Science. 16(19). 8569–8576. 2 indexed citations

Fu, Yajie, Chunguang Li, Yun Zhao, & Derong Cao. (2024). Dopant-free hole transport materials for perovskite solar cells: Isoindigo and dibenzonaphthyridine derivatives. Dyes and Pigments. 235. 112617–112617. 3 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yun, Aiping Wang, Baohua Li, et al.. (2024). Cosolvent occupied solvation tuned anti-oxidation therapy toward highly safe 4.7 V-class NCM811 batteries. Energy & Environmental Science. 17(16). 6113–6126. 28 indexed citations

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Pei, An, Peng Wang, Shiyi Zhang, et al.. (2024). Enhanced electrocatalytic biomass oxidation at low voltage by Ni2+-O-Pd interfaces. Nature Communications. 15(1). 5899–5899. 60 indexed citations

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He, Qiu, Yun Zhao, Wang Zhou, et al.. (2023). Breaking solvation dominance of ethylene carbonate via molecular charge engineering enables lower temperature battery. Nature Communications. 14(1). 8326–8326. 157 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wu, Junru, Ziyao Gao, Yao Tian, et al.. (2023). Unique Tridentate Coordination Tailored Solvation Sheath Toward Highly Stable Lithium Metal Batteries. Advanced Materials. 35(38). e2303347–e2303347. 77 indexed citations

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Wang, Xianshu, Junru Wu, Yun Zhao, et al.. (2023). Non-solvating fluorosulfonyl carboxylate enables temperature-tolerant lithium metal batteries. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 82. 287–295. 13 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yun, Liping Zhang, Ziwei Deng, et al.. (2022). AIEgens in Solar Energy Utilization: Advances and Opportunities. Langmuir. 38(29). 8719–8732. 11 indexed citations

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Chen, Yuqing, Qiu He, Ying Mo, et al.. (2022). Engineering an Insoluble Cathode Electrolyte Interphase Enabling High Performance NCM811//Graphite Pouch Cell at 60 °C. Advanced Energy Materials. 12(33). 113 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yun, Yuqiong Kang, Tao Li, et al.. (2021). Precise separation of spent lithium-ion cells in water without discharging for recycling. Energy storage materials. 45. 1092–1099. 97 indexed citations

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Kang, Yuqiong, Xingang Guo, Jiangang Li, et al.. (2021). Phosphorus-doped lithium- and manganese-rich layered oxide cathode material for fast charging lithium-ion batteries. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 62. 538–545. 42 indexed citations

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Yan, Jianhua, Yun Zhao, Xiao Wang, et al.. (2019). Polymer Template Synthesis of Soft, Light, and Robust Oxide Ceramic Films. iScience. 15. 185–195. 47 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yun, Yuqiong Kang, Yuhong Jin, et al.. (2019). Silicon-Based and -Related Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries. Huaxue jinzhan. 31(4). 613. 7 indexed citations

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