Zhen Gao

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
78 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Zhen Gao is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhen Gao has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Materials Chemistry, 18 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 17 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Zhen Gao's work include 2D Materials and Applications (26 papers), MXene and MAX Phase Materials (19 papers) and Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis (11 papers). Zhen Gao is often cited by papers focused on 2D Materials and Applications (26 papers), MXene and MAX Phase Materials (19 papers) and Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis (11 papers). Zhen Gao collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and Germany. Zhen Gao's co-authors include Xuemei Sun, Huisheng Peng, Bo Zhang, Xiang Shi, Yong Zuo, Yinghong Yue, Jiahao Shen, Qi Tong, Peining Chen and Lihua Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Zhen Gao

72 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Large-area display textiles integrated with functional systems
    2021 853 citations Xiang Shi, Yong Zuo et al. Nature profile →

Peers

Zhen Gao
Yoonseob Kim Hong Kong
Chan Wang China
Xinyi Ji China
Yi Ding China
Yufei Lu China
Congyi Wu China
Wenbin Guo China
Kai Qu China
Guoquan Suo China
Baigang An China
Yoonseob Kim Hong Kong
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Countries citing papers authored by Zhen Gao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhen Gao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhen Gao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhen Gao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhen Gao 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 Zhen Gao. Zhen Gao 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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Yang, Guiyan, et al.. (2025). Non-destructive detection of shrimp freshness based on metal-organic framework enrichment-enhanced FTIR spectroscopy. Food Chemistry. 485. 144426–144426. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Xin, et al.. (2025). Isomeric Azulene-Based Carbon-Centered Radicals Derived from N-Heterocyclic Carbenes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(8). 6367–6372. 4 indexed citations
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Chen, Nan, Zhen Gao, Rui He, et al.. (2025). Exploring the synergistic regulation mechanism of N/C coordination and OH ligands on the bifunctional oxygen electrode activity in Co-N-C doped graphene. Applied Surface Science. 702. 163298–163298. 2 indexed citations
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Zheng, Yupeng, Hong Lou, Zhen Gao, et al.. (2025). Progress in the integration of 3D printing technology with photothermal materials for osteosarcoma treatment. Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials. 8(4).
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Chen, Nan, et al.. (2025). Theoretical investigation of N and O coordination effects on the bifunctional oxygen electrocatalytic activity of Co-based single-atom catalysts. New Journal of Chemistry. 49(27). 11667–11676. 2 indexed citations
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Lu, Jiayu, et al.. (2024). Towards multifunctional carbon composites: Rapid fabrication of hollow-skeleton and porous-skin composites derived from waste biomass. Chemical Engineering Journal. 503. 158408–158408. 11 indexed citations
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Gao, Zhen, Fengxian Ma, Ziming Zhu, et al.. (2024). Ultrahigh Néel Temperature Antiferromagnetism and Ultrafast Laser-Controlled Demagnetization in a Dirac Nodal Line MoB3 Monolayer. Nano Letters. 24(35). 10964–10971. 3 indexed citations
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Gao, Zhen, Mudi Xin, Yuping Huang, et al.. (2024). Investigation on Titanium Silicalite-1 Zeolite Synthesis Employing ATPAOH as an Organic Structure Directing Agent. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 63(7). 2932–2942. 2 indexed citations
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Gao, Zhen, Hongbo Wu, Yao He, & Kai Xiong. (2024). 2D Janus TeMoZAZ’ (A = Si,Ge; Z,Z’ = N, P, As; Z ≠ Z'): First‐Principles Insight into the Electronics, and Piezoelectric Properties. Advanced Theory and Simulations. 7(8). 1 indexed citations
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Gao, Zhen, et al.. (2024). Strain-tuning of perpendicular magnetic anisotropy and valley topological phase transition in the SVNH monolayer. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 13(4). 1945–1953.
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Gao, Zhen, Fengxian Ma, Hongbo Wu, et al.. (2023). Two-dimensional ruthenium boride: a Dirac nodal loop quantum electrocatalyst for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 11(7). 3717–3724. 14 indexed citations
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Gao, Zhen, Xin He, Wenzhong Li, Yao He, & Kai Xiong. (2023). Two-dimensional Pd3(AsSe4)2 as a photocatalyst for the solar-driven oxygen evolution reaction: a first-principles study. RSC Advances. 13(17). 11742–11750. 3 indexed citations
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Gao, Zhen, et al.. (2021). Endaural Endoscopic Atticoantrotomy (Retrograde Mastoidectomy) using a Constant Suction Bone-drilling Technique. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 3 indexed citations
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Shi, Xiang, Yong Zuo, Peng Zhai, et al.. (2021). Large-area display textiles integrated with functional systems. Nature. 591(7849). 240–245. 853 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gao, Zhen, Kun Huang, Lin Du, & Huizhou Liu. (2019). Interfacial Behavior of Acidic Organophosphorus Extractant Monolayer at Air-Water Interface: Subphase pH and Spreading Solvent Effect. Acta Chimica Sinica. 77(6). 506–506. 3 indexed citations
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Xi, Wei, et al.. (2018). Ultrathin Ag Nanowires Electrode for Electrochemical Syngas Production from Carbon Dioxide. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 6(6). 7687–7694. 47 indexed citations
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Zhou, Tingting, Zhen Cao, Heng Wang, et al.. (2017). Ultrathin Co–Fe hydroxide nanosheet arrays for improved oxygen evolution during water splitting. RSC Advances. 7(37). 22818–22824. 47 indexed citations
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Gao, Zhen, Jianghua Chen, Shiyun Duan, Xiubo Yang, & Cuilan Wu. (2016). Complex Precipitation Sequences of Al-Cu-Li-(Mg) Alloys Characterized in Relation to Thermal Ageing Processes. Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters). 29(1). 94–103. 41 indexed citations

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