Yuquan Zou

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Yuquan Zou is a scholar working on Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Organic Chemistry and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Yuquan Zou has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 6 papers in Organic Chemistry and 5 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Yuquan Zou's work include Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (9 papers), Platelet Disorders and Treatments (3 papers) and Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (3 papers). Yuquan Zou is often cited by papers focused on Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (9 papers), Platelet Disorders and Treatments (3 papers) and Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (3 papers). Yuquan Zou collaborates with scholars based in Canada, China and France. Yuquan Zou's co-authors include Jayachandran N. Kizhakkedathu, Donald E. Brooks, Po-Ying Yeh, Eugene Khor, Nicholas A. Rossi, Rajesh K. Kainthan, Mu Chiao, Kai Yu, Suzana K. Straus and Dirk Lange and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Biomaterials and Macromolecules.

In The Last Decade

Yuquan Zou

20 papers receiving 989 citations

Hit Papers

Recent Advances on PEM Fuel Cells: From Key Materials to ... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 50 100 150
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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.

  1. Recent Advances on PEM Fuel Cells: From Key Materials to Membrane Electrode Assembly
    2023 155 citations Lei Du, Ling Meng et al. Electrochemical Energy Reviews profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yuquan Zou Canada 15 330 296 225 210 186 20 1.0k
Varun Sambhy United States 7 515 1.6× 257 0.9× 304 1.4× 235 1.1× 115 0.6× 10 1.2k
Jian Lin China 13 499 1.5× 162 0.5× 150 0.7× 241 1.1× 124 0.7× 28 1.1k
Yan Mei Canada 12 339 1.0× 236 0.8× 284 1.3× 207 1.0× 71 0.4× 15 1.0k
Shuaishuai Yuan China 19 357 1.1× 394 1.3× 294 1.3× 172 0.8× 101 0.5× 51 1.1k
Rachel A. Letteri United States 18 208 0.6× 111 0.4× 130 0.6× 178 0.8× 268 1.4× 37 877
Alex Cavallaro Australia 26 253 0.8× 338 1.1× 626 2.8× 310 1.5× 134 0.7× 53 1.7k
Wenxi Lei China 14 234 0.7× 563 1.9× 877 3.9× 267 1.3× 179 1.0× 19 1.7k
Rebecca van der Westen Netherlands 7 88 0.3× 447 1.5× 400 1.8× 267 1.3× 168 0.9× 8 1.1k
Yangcui Qu China 21 347 1.1× 285 1.0× 576 2.6× 356 1.7× 63 0.3× 33 1.2k
Jonathan P. Salvage United Kingdom 20 326 1.0× 295 1.0× 425 1.9× 229 1.1× 155 0.8× 48 1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yuquan Zou

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yuquan Zou. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yuquan Zou based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Yuquan Zou. Yuquan Zou is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Liu, Yang, Yuquan Zou, Qura Tul Ain, et al.. (2025). Surface Configuration Enables PbSe Quantum Dot Solar Cells with Efficiency beyond 12%. ACS Energy Letters. 10(4). 1806–1812. 1 indexed citations
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Du, Lei, Ling Meng, Ning Wang, et al.. (2023). Recent Advances on PEM Fuel Cells: From Key Materials to Membrane Electrode Assembly. Electrochemical Energy Reviews. 6(1). 155 indexed citations breakdown →
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Paul, Devproshad K., Yuquan Zou, Jing Li, & Kunal Karan. (2014). Direct Imaging of Nanoscale Morphology of Perfluorosulfonic Acid Ionomers. ECS Meeting Abstracts. MA2014-02(21). 1244–1244. 1 indexed citations
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Lai, Benjamin, Yuquan Zou, Xiaoqiang Yang, Xifei Yu, & Jayachandran N. Kizhakkedathu. (2014). Abnormal blood clot formation induced by temperature responsive polymers by altered fibrin polymerization and platelet binding. Biomaterials. 35(8). 2518–2528. 21 indexed citations
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Yu, Xifei, Yuquan Zou, Sonja Horte, et al.. (2013). Thermal Reversal of Polyvalent Choline Phosphate, a Multivalent Universal Biomembrane Adhesive. Biomacromolecules. 14(8). 2611–2621. 28 indexed citations
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Zou, Yuquan, et al.. (2011). Bending and Stretching Actuation of Soft Materials through Surface‐Initiated Polymerization. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 50(22). 5116–5119. 25 indexed citations
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Gao, Guangzheng, Dirk Lange, Kai Hilpert, et al.. (2011). The biocompatibility and biofilm resistance of implant coatings based on hydrophilic polymer brushes conjugated with antimicrobial peptides. Biomaterials. 32(16). 3899–3909. 311 indexed citations
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Zou, Yuquan, et al.. (2011). Bending and Stretching Actuation of Soft Materials through Surface‐Initiated Polymerization. Angewandte Chemie. 123(22). 5222–5225. 5 indexed citations
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Zou, Yuquan, Benjamin Lai, Jayachandran N. Kizhakkedathu, & Donald E. Brooks. (2010). Inhibitory Effect of Hydrophilic Polymer Brushes on Surface‐Induced Platelet Activation and Adhesion. Macromolecular Bioscience. 10(12). 1432–1443. 24 indexed citations
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Lai, Benjamin, Yuquan Zou, Donald E. Brooks, & Jayachandran N. Kizhakkedathu. (2010). The influence of poly-N-[(2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane)methyl]acrylamide on fibrin polymerization, cross-linking and clot structure. Biomaterials. 31(22). 5749–5758. 18 indexed citations
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Zou, Yuquan, Nicholas A. Rossi, Jayachandran N. Kizhakkedathu, & Donald E. Brooks. (2009). Barrier Capacity of Hydrophilic Polymer Brushes To Prevent Hydrophobic Interactions: Effect of Graft Density and Hydrophilicity. Macromolecules. 42(13). 4817–4828. 47 indexed citations
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Zou, Yuquan, Jayachandran N. Kizhakkedathu, & Donald E. Brooks. (2009). Surface Modification of Polyvinyl Chloride Sheets via Growth of Hydrophilic Polymer Brushes. Macromolecules. 42(9). 3258–3268. 59 indexed citations
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Zou, Yuquan & Eugene Khor. (2009). Preparation of sulfated-chitins under homogeneous conditions. Carbohydrate Polymers. 77(3). 516–525. 33 indexed citations
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Zou, Yuquan, Po-Ying Yeh, Nicholas A. Rossi, Donald E. Brooks, & Jayachandran N. Kizhakkedathu. (2009). Nonbiofouling Polymer Brush with Latent Aldehyde Functionality as a Template for Protein Micropatterning. Biomacromolecules. 11(1). 284–293. 22 indexed citations
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Zou, Yuquan, Donald E. Brooks, & Jayachandran N. Kizhakkedathu. (2008). A Novel Functional Polymer with Tunable LCST. Macromolecules. 41(14). 5393–5405. 65 indexed citations
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Rossi, Nicholas A., Yuquan Zou, Mark D. Scott, & Jayachandran N. Kizhakkedathu. (2008). RAFT Synthesis of Acrylic Copolymers Containing Poly(ethylene glycol) and Dioxolane Functional Groups: Toward Well-Defined Aldehyde Containing Copolymers for Bioconjugation. Macromolecules. 41(14). 5272–5282. 40 indexed citations
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Yeh, Po-Ying, Rajesh K. Kainthan, Yuquan Zou, Mu Chiao, & Jayachandran N. Kizhakkedathu. (2008). Self-Assembled Monothiol-Terminated Hyperbranched Polyglycerols on a Gold Surface:  A Comparative Study on the Structure, Morphology, and Protein Adsorption Characteristics with Linear Poly(ethylene glycol)s. Langmuir. 24(9). 4907–4916. 122 indexed citations
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Zou, Yuquan & Eugene Khor. (2004). Preparation of C-6 Substituted Chitin Derivatives under Homogeneous Conditions. Biomacromolecules. 6(1). 80–87. 21 indexed citations

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