Zechang Wei

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Zechang Wei is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Civil and Structural Engineering and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zechang Wei has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 12 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 9 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zechang Wei's work include Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (13 papers), Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies (12 papers) and Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (9 papers). Zechang Wei is often cited by papers focused on Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (13 papers), Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies (12 papers) and Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (9 papers). Zechang Wei collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and United States. Zechang Wei's co-authors include Chenyang Cai, Yu Fu, Yangze Huang, Swee Ching Tan, Chunxiang Ding, Shuai Guo, Christoph Gerhard, Bianjing Sun, Kai Zhang and Yongqin Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Nano Letters and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Zechang Wei

38 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Dynamically Tunable All-Weather Daytime Cellulose Aerogel... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 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. Dynamically Tunable All-Weather Daytime Cellulose Aerogel Radiative Supercooler for Energy-Saving Building
    2022 169 citations Chenyang Cai, Zechang Wei et al. Nano Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zechang Wei China 22 515 397 309 263 256 40 1.5k
Chenyang Cai China 23 528 1.0× 413 1.0× 635 2.1× 280 1.1× 279 1.1× 64 2.3k
Taisen Yan China 23 1.4k 2.8× 245 0.6× 353 1.1× 54 0.2× 197 0.8× 32 3.0k
Pengcheng Yao China 17 545 1.1× 317 0.8× 142 0.5× 214 0.8× 105 0.4× 25 2.0k
Jingwei Chao China 14 1.1k 2.2× 193 0.5× 245 0.8× 45 0.2× 161 0.6× 17 2.3k
Zhuizhui Fan China 16 99 0.2× 156 0.4× 158 0.5× 101 0.4× 146 0.6× 26 638
Yanlong Luo China 24 63 0.1× 415 1.0× 439 1.4× 306 1.2× 58 0.2× 83 2.0k
Yanqing Zhu China 22 385 0.7× 83 0.2× 266 0.9× 36 0.1× 113 0.4× 75 1.6k
Yonggui Li China 18 124 0.2× 100 0.3× 219 0.7× 192 0.7× 27 0.1× 100 1.1k
Jianming Liao China 21 892 1.7× 88 0.2× 195 0.6× 23 0.1× 134 0.5× 54 1.6k
Xu Zheng China 21 700 1.4× 39 0.1× 332 1.1× 36 0.1× 57 0.2× 49 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Zechang Wei

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zechang Wei

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zechang Wei

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zechang Wei. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zechang Wei 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 Zechang Wei. Zechang Wei is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Wang, Yibo, et al.. (2025). Enhanced heat retention and energy efficiency in photothermal membranes via sealed light-absorbing cavity engineering. Chemical Engineering Journal. 508. 161130–161130.
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Wu, Xiaodan, Jing Liu, Xin Zhao, et al.. (2025). Heat rectification effect enables all-season thermal management-electricity cogeneration using dual-mode metawood bricks with aligned semi-pores design. Chemical Engineering Journal. 513. 162848–162848. 2 indexed citations
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Cai, Bo, Shuiping Ouyang, Jingyao Fan, et al.. (2025). Preparation of highly-efficient Fe, N co-doping biochar from spent coffee grounds for the degradation of antibiotics via Fenton-like reaction. Journal of Environmental Management. 388. 126051–126051. 2 indexed citations
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Cai, Chenyang, et al.. (2024). An engineered superdurable cellulosic radiative cooling – Power generation wearable metafabric. Chemical Engineering Journal. 493. 152599–152599. 15 indexed citations
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Cai, Chenyang, et al.. (2024). Cellulose binary coatings with spherical envelope structure via structure rearrangement in ball milling for integrated radiative cooling-electricity generation. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 277(Pt 3). 134248–134248. 6 indexed citations
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Wei, Zechang, et al.. (2024). Biomass cellulose-based wood adhesive with improved water resistance and bonding strength by esterification reaction. Industrial Crops and Products. 222. 119667–119667. 9 indexed citations
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Cai, Chenyang, Xiaodan Wu, Fulin Cheng, et al.. (2024). Cellulose Metamaterials with Hetero‐Profiled Topology via Structure Rearrangement During Ball Milling for Daytime Radiative Cooling. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(40). 30 indexed citations
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Cai, Chenyang, et al.. (2023). Large scalable, anti-ultraviolet, strong cellulose film with well-defined dual-pores for longtime daytime radiative cooling. Chemical Engineering Journal. 476. 146668–146668. 54 indexed citations
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Cai, Chenyang, Wenbo Chen, Zechang Wei, et al.. (2023). Bioinspired “aerogel grating” with metasurfaces for durable daytime radiative cooling for year-round energy savings. Nano Energy. 114. 108625–108625. 103 indexed citations
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Cai, Chenyang, Jing Liu, Zechang Wei, Yangze Huang, & Yu Fu. (2023). Aestivum-inspired photothermal 3D-MXene-unity membrane-aerogel for flexible supercapacitor with solar enhanced performance. Composites Part B Engineering. 260. 110748–110748. 20 indexed citations
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Wei, Zechang, et al.. (2023). Cellulose-based evaporator with dual boost of water transportation and photothermal conversion for highly solar-driven evaporation. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 242(Pt 3). 125018–125018. 22 indexed citations
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Cai, Chenyang, Zechang Wei, Chunxiang Ding, et al.. (2022). Dynamically Tunable All-Weather Daytime Cellulose Aerogel Radiative Supercooler for Energy-Saving Building. Nano Letters. 22(10). 4106–4114. 169 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wei, Zechang, Chenyang Cai, Yangze Huang, Yongqin Wang, & Yu Fu. (2021). Biomimetic surface strategy of spectrum-tailored liquid metal via blackbody inspiration for highly efficient solar steam generation, desalination, and electricity generation. Nano Energy. 86. 106138–106138. 96 indexed citations
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Wei, Zechang, et al.. (2020). Strong biodegradable cellulose materials with improved crystallinity via hydrogen bonding tailoring strategy for UV blocking and antioxidant activity. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 164. 27–36. 50 indexed citations
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Cai, Chenyang, Zechang Wei, Xing Wang, et al.. (2018). Novel double-networked polyurethane composites with multi-stimuli responsive functionalities. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 6(36). 17457–17472. 28 indexed citations

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