Zhaokai Yang

609 total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 425 citations indexed

About

Zhaokai Yang is a scholar working on Insect Science, Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhaokai Yang has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 425 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Insect Science, 17 papers in Plant Science and 12 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Zhaokai Yang's work include Insect and Pesticide Research (21 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (10 papers) and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (10 papers). Zhaokai Yang is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Pesticide Research (21 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (10 papers) and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (10 papers). Zhaokai Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and United States. Zhaokai Yang's co-authors include Xinling Yang, Hongxia Duan, Shunhong Chen, Ping Sun, Jian Wu, Yaoguo Qin, Jian Wu, Cheng Qu, Chen Luo and Jing‐Jiang Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Zhaokai Yang

30 papers receiving 422 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.

TMV-CP based rational design and discovery of α-Amide phosphate derivatives as anti plant viral agents

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhaokai Yang China	11	175	150	124	89	80	36	425
Yaoguo Qin China	12	232 1.3×	103 0.7×	85 0.7×	45 0.5×	73 0.9×	38	344
Thomas F. Pahutski United States	11	363 2.1×	249 1.7×	90 0.7×	147 1.7×	187 2.3×	13	617
Xiaoqing Hou China	14	205 1.2×	163 1.1×	51 0.4×	62 0.7×	221 2.8×	21	645
Dingxin Jiang China	11	137 0.8×	127 0.8×	25 0.2×	83 0.9×	88 1.1×	30	326
David M. Withall United Kingdom	12	138 0.8×	125 0.8×	43 0.3×	49 0.6×	120 1.5×	27	418
Mark A. Dekeyser Canada	11	381 2.2×	265 1.8×	126 1.0×	166 1.9×	177 2.2×	22	679
Richard A. Slawecki United States	8	350 2.0×	236 1.6×	124 1.0×	88 1.0×	226 2.8×	9	663
Changhui Rui China	17	579 3.3×	362 2.4×	85 0.7×	73 0.8×	437 5.5×	46	857
Xiangdong Mei China	16	301 1.7×	166 1.1×	116 0.9×	226 2.5×	136 1.7×	54	726
Noriaki Yasokawa Japan	7	287 1.6×	119 0.8×	57 0.5×	43 0.5×	240 3.0×	8	397

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Liu, Yan, Yimeng Zhang, Chen Chen, et al.. (2025). The Hoverfly Attracting Property of a Methyl Salicylate-Containing (E)-β-Farnesene Analog (3e) and Potential Mechanism by Mediating the EcorOBP15 and EcorOR3. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 73(4). 2312–2321. 1 indexed citations

Yang, Zhaokai, et al.. (2025). Plant volatiles: a promising ecofriendly tool for aphid integrated management. Pest Management Science. 82(2). 1196–1212.

Yang, Zhaokai, et al.. (2025). Deep Learning-Driven Discovery of Bee-Safe Isoxazoline Pesticide Candidates. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 73(49). 31190–31202.

Liu, Yan, Chen Chen, Cheng Qu, et al.. (2025). Editing Plant Volatile Isoeugenol for Integrated Aphid Management: Discovering Ecofriendly Insect Behavioral Regulators with Push–Pull Activity Targeting Odorant-Binding Proteins. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 73(33). 20719–20730.

Yang, Zhaokai, et al.. (2024). Design, Synthesis, and Antiviral and Fungicidal Activities of 4-Oxo-4H-quinolin-1-yl Acylhydrazone Derivatives. ACS Omega. 9(34). 36671–36681.

Qu, Cheng, Yan Liu, Zhaokai Yang, et al.. (2024). Sustainable Natural Resources for Aphid Management: β-Ionone and Its Derivatives as Promising Ecofriendly Botanical-Based Products. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 72(40). 22035–22044. 6 indexed citations

Bao, Hongwei, et al.. (2024). Grain boundaries-dominated migration failure of copper interconnect under multiphysics field: Insight from theoretical modeling and finite element analysis. Microelectronics Reliability. 154. 115346–115346. 4 indexed citations

Yang, Zhaokai, Yan Liu, Yaoguo Qin, et al.. (2023). Rational design, synthesis and binding mechanisms of novel benzyl geranate derivatives as potential eco‐friendly aphid repellents. Pest Management Science. 80(3). 1099–1106. 8 indexed citations

Zhu, Ziwei, Jianing Li, Chong Liu, et al.. (2023). Rational design and discovery of novel oxalate-like derivatives as aphid-repellent candidates based on odorant-binding protein 3. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1301. 137336–137336.

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Wang, Chunying, Qi Xiao, Liuyang Wang, et al.. (2023). A Potential Lead for Insect Growth Regulator: Design, Synthesis, and Biological Activity Evaluation of Novel Hexacyclic Pyrazolamide Derivatives. Molecules. 28(9). 3741–3741. 8 indexed citations

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Zhu, Kai, Xiang Li, Qing Han, et al.. (2023). Design and structure optimization of novel butenolide derivatives as low bee-toxicity candidates. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1282. 135257–135257. 5 indexed citations

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Li, Huilin, Ziwei Zhu, Zhaokai Yang, et al.. (2022). Odorant-Binding Protein 3-Oriented Rational Design and Discovery of Novel Jasmonate Derivatives as Potential Aphid-Repellent Agents. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 70(37). 11792–11803. 12 indexed citations

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Qin, Yaoguo, Zhaokai Yang, Jing‐Jiang Zhou, et al.. (2022). Effects of carboxyl and acylamino linkers in synthetic derivatives of aphid alarm pheromone (E)-β-farnesene on repellent, binding and aphicidal activity. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1268. 133658–133658. 6 indexed citations

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Yang, Zhaokai, Cheng Qu, Yan Liu, et al.. (2022). Aphid‐repellent , ladybug‐attraction activities, and binding mechanism of methyl salicylate derivatives containing geraniol moiety. Pest Management Science. 79(2). 760–770. 23 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiaoming, Zhaokai Yang, Huan Xu, et al.. (2022). Synthesis, Antifungal Activity, and 3D-QASR of Novel 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroquinoline Derivatives Containing a Pyrimidine Ether Scaffold as Chitin Synthase Inhibitors. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 70(30). 9262–9275. 31 indexed citations

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Qu, Cheng, Zhaokai Yang, Su Wang, et al.. (2022). Binding Affinity Characterization of Four Antennae-Enriched Odorant-Binding Proteins From Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Frontiers in Physiology. 13. 829766–829766. 20 indexed citations

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Chen, Ling, Zhaokai Yang, Hongxia Duan, et al.. (2021). Design, synthesis and antifungal/anti‐oomycete activity of pyrazolyl oxime ethers as novel potential succinate dehydrogenase inhibitors. Pest Management Science. 77(9). 3910–3920. 39 indexed citations

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Qin, Yaoguo, Zhaokai Yang, Dunlun Song, et al.. (2020). Bioactivities of synthetic salicylate‐substituted carboxyl (E)‐β‐Farnesene derivatives as ecofriendly agrochemicals and their binding mechanism with potential targets in aphid olfactory system. Pest Management Science. 76(7). 2465–2472. 37 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jingpeng, Zhaokai Yang, Yaoguo Qin, & Xinling Yang. (2020). Design, Synthesis and Biological Activity of (E)-β-Farnesene Analogues Containing 1,2,3-Thiadiazole. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry. 40(9). 2971–2971. 1 indexed citations

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Du, Shaoqing, Zhaokai Yang, Yaoguo Qin, et al.. (2018). Computational investigation of the molecular conformation-dependent binding mode of (E)-β-farnesene analogs with a heterocycle to aphid odorant-binding proteins. Journal of Molecular Modeling. 24(3). 70–70. 19 indexed citations

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