Zhifeng Dai

3.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
83 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Zhifeng Dai is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhifeng Dai has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Materials Chemistry, 28 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 25 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Zhifeng Dai's work include Covalent Organic Framework Applications (38 papers), Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (25 papers) and Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis (18 papers). Zhifeng Dai is often cited by papers focused on Covalent Organic Framework Applications (38 papers), Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (25 papers) and Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis (18 papers). Zhifeng Dai collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and New Zealand. Zhifeng Dai's co-authors include Feng‐Shou Xiao, Xiangju Meng, Qi Sun, Xiaolong Liu, Feng Deng, Qi Sun, Liang Wang, Shengqian Ma, Na Sheng and Yubing Xiong and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Zhifeng Dai

73 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Porous polymer catalysts with hierarchical structures 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 2024 100 200 300 400 500
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. Porous polymer catalysts with hierarchical structures
    2015 519 citations Qi Sun, Zhifeng Dai et al. profile →
  2. Enhancing ion selectivity by tuning solvation abilities of covalent-organic-framework membranes
    2024 78 citations Qing-Wei Meng, Weipeng Xian et al. profile →

Peers

Zhifeng Dai
Guoyi Bai China
Carmela Aprile Belgium
Ganggang Chang China
Bibimaryam Mousavi China
Valentina N. Panchenko Russia
Fu‐Min Zhang China
Yongxin Li China
Leiduan Hao China
Jikuan Qiu China
Francisco G. Cirujano Spain
Guoyi Bai China
Zhifeng Dai
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Countries citing papers authored by Zhifeng Dai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhifeng Dai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhifeng Dai

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhifeng Dai. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhifeng Dai 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 Zhifeng Dai. Zhifeng Dai 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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Zhang, Cheng, et al.. (2025). Fluoro-functionalized porous poly(ionic liquid)s for efficient CO2 conversion under mild conditions. Fuel. 389. 134617–134617. 2 indexed citations
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Guo, Yuting, Lei Sun, Ning Zhou, et al.. (2025). Compatibilization of poly(lactic acid) and poly(butylene adipate-co-butylene terephthalate) blends by using epoxidized magnesium hydroxide nanoparticles. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 306(Pt 4). 141838–141838.
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Yang, Yuxiang, Feifei Wang, Xiangyong Zhao, et al.. (2025). A comprehensive review of piezoelectric BaTiO3-based polymer composites for smart tactile sensing. Emergent Materials. 8(8). 6137–6176.
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Qiao, Chunming, Weipeng Xian, Zongyi Huang, et al.. (2025). Covalent Organic Framework Membranes with Asymmetric Wettability for Efficient Photocatalytic H 2 O 2 Synthesis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(52). e202519513–e202519513.
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Qiao, Chunming, Weipeng Xian, Zongyi Huang, et al.. (2025). Covalent Organic Framework Membranes with Asymmetric Wettability for Efficient Photocatalytic H 2 O 2 Synthesis. Angewandte Chemie. 137(52).
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Dai, Zhifeng, et al.. (2025). Dynamic surface reconstruction engineers interfacial water structure for efficient alkaline hydrogen oxidation. Chemical Science. 16(12). 5266–5274. 4 indexed citations
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Meng, Qing-Wei, Jianguo Li, Zhiwei Xing, et al.. (2025). Regulation of Ion Binding Sites in Covalent Organic Framework Membranes for Enhanced Selectivity under High Ionic Competition. ACS Nano. 19(12). 12080–12089. 12 indexed citations
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Dai, Zhifeng, et al.. (2024). Deep oxidation of CH2Cl2 over Mo-doped CoAl2O4 spinel oxides: Unravelling the promoting roles of Brønsted acidity and H2O. Chemical Engineering Journal. 497. 154538–154538. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Yuqing, N. Zhou, Yige Zhang, et al.. (2024). Photo- and thermo-responsive poly(ionic liquid) hydrogel regulated by hierarchical host–guest interactions. Polymer. 311. 127505–127505. 1 indexed citations
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Dai, Zhifeng, et al.. (2024). Synergistic Interaction-regulated selective carbon dioxide adsorption of amino-functionalized porous organic polymers. Separation and Purification Technology. 361. 131257–131257. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Cheng, et al.. (2024). Triazine- and amino-functionalized poly(ionic liquid) heterogeneous catalyst for efficient CO2 conversion under mild conditions. Journal of CO2 Utilization. 88. 102954–102954. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Yuqing, Yige Zhang, Jiaqi Zhang, et al.. (2024). Photo- and thermo-regulated phase inversion of poly(ionic liquid) aqueous two-phase systems via host–guest interaction. Chemical Engineering Journal. 496. 154117–154117. 1 indexed citations
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Huang, Jianjian, Tai‐Ping Zhou, Ningning Sun, et al.. (2024). Accessing ladder-shape azetidine-fused indoline pentacycles through intermolecular regiodivergent aza-Paternò–Büchi reactions. Nature Communications. 15(1). 1431–1431. 25 indexed citations
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Li, Jianguo, Qing-Wei Meng, Weipeng Xian, et al.. (2024). Giant gateable thermoelectric conversion by tuning the ion linkage interactions in covalent organic framework membranes. Nature Communications. 15(1). 8137–8137. 21 indexed citations
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Chen, Yuqing, et al.. (2023). Photo-tunable ultrafast removal of organic dyes by azobenzene and phosphonium functionalized porous organic polymers. Separation and Purification Technology. 335. 126119–126119. 13 indexed citations
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Liu, Chenming, et al.. (2023). Poly(ionic liquid) nanogel with tunable morphologies achieved via cross-linking polymerization induced self-assembly. Polymer. 285. 126371–126371. 1 indexed citations
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He, Chi, et al.. (2013). Divergent Total Synthesis of Indoxamycins A, C, and F. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 52(50). 13256–13260. 51 indexed citations

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