Zhihao Lei

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 796 citations indexed

About

Zhihao Lei is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhihao Lei has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 796 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Materials Chemistry, 9 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 7 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zhihao Lei's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (7 papers), 2D Materials and Applications (4 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (4 papers). Zhihao Lei is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (7 papers), 2D Materials and Applications (4 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (4 papers). Zhihao Lei collaborates with scholars based in Australia, China and Hong Kong. Zhihao Lei's co-authors include Jiabao Yi, Ajayan Vinu, Xinwei Guan, Tom Wu, CI Sathish, Prashant Kumar, Zhixuan Li, Ajay Karakoti, Xun Geng and Jang Mee Lee and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Zhihao Lei

20 papers receiving 775 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.

Emerging Trends of Carbon‐Based Quantum Dots: Nanoarchitectonics and Applications

2023 145 citations Xinwei Guan, Zhixuan Li et al. Small profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhihao Lei Australia	14	454	335	278	114	113	21	796
Xuelin Fan China	14	585 1.3×	475 1.4×	511 1.8×	160 1.4×	127 1.1×	22	1.0k
Miao Cheng China	18	309 0.7×	449 1.3×	479 1.7×	168 1.5×	84 0.7×	34	855
Feifei You China	18	606 1.3×	313 0.9×	689 2.5×	103 0.9×	51 0.5×	32	926
Sandhya Venkateshalu India	15	622 1.4×	480 1.4×	277 1.0×	351 3.1×	145 1.3×	18	930
Lea Pasquale Italy	14	302 0.7×	322 1.0×	166 0.6×	129 1.1×	124 1.1×	34	631
Tuan Van Nguyen South Korea	16	512 1.1×	504 1.5×	387 1.4×	74 0.6×	116 1.0×	36	889
Yuye Zhao China	12	254 0.6×	284 0.8×	103 0.4×	91 0.8×	85 0.8×	23	535
Je Hyun Bae South Korea	15	204 0.4×	331 1.0×	257 0.9×	83 0.7×	171 1.5×	42	702
Pratik V. Shinde India	15	518 1.1×	557 1.7×	316 1.1×	89 0.8×	129 1.1×	33	868
Rini Ravindranath Taiwan	13	296 0.7×	148 0.4×	132 0.5×	62 0.5×	164 1.5×	17	554

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhihao Lei

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20 of 20 papers shown

Liu, Maosong, Zhihao Lei, Xiaoxue Song, et al.. (2025). Enhancing the ORR durability of single atomic Fe-N4 active sites with implanted SiO2 nanoparticles as radical and H2O2 inhibitors. Nature Communications. 16(1). 10178–10178. 3 indexed citations

Ren, Fengzhu, Zhihao Lei, Guozheng Shi, et al.. (2025). Metallene: Ångström‐Scale 2D Metals. Advanced Materials. 38(4). e12683–e12683.

Zhou, Yuman, et al.. (2025). Anti‐Swelling Textile Power Generator with 1D Nanoscale Channel Alignment in Nanofiber/Graphene Hybrid Yarns. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(52). 1 indexed citations

Guan, Xinwei, Xiangwei Zhang, Zhixuan Li, et al.. (2024). Sulfoxide-Functional Nanoarchitectonics of Mesoporous Sulfur-Doped C₃N₅ for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. Chemistry of Materials. 36(9). 4511–4520. 20 indexed citations

Guan, Xinwei, Thi Kim Anh Tran, Zhihao Lei, et al.. (2024). Emerging Multifunctional Carbon‐Nanomaterial‐Based Biosensors for Cancer Diagnosis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(3). 2300221–2300221. 28 indexed citations

Qi, Shuai, Zhihao Lei, Qihua Huo, et al.. (2024). Ultrathin High‐Entropy Fe‐Based Spinel Oxide Nanosheets with Metalloid Band Structures for Efficient Nitrate Reduction toward Ammonia. Advanced Materials. 36(27). e2403958–e2403958. 72 indexed citations

Guan, Xinwei, Chien‐Yu Huang, Long Hu, et al.. (2024). Perovskite quantum dots embedded paper photodetectors with high flexibility and self-powered operation. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 12(16). 5784–5792. 14 indexed citations

Guan, Xinwei, Zhihao Lei, Zhixuan Li, et al.. (2024). Polarization: A Universal Driving Force for Energy, Environment, and Electronics. Advanced Materials. 37(1). e2413525–e2413525. 8 indexed citations

Ahmed, Muhammad Ibrar, Cheng Wang, Yong Zhao, et al.. (2024). Bridging Together Theoretical and Experimental Perspectives in Single‐Atom Alloys for Electrochemical Ammonia Production. Small. 20(13). e2308084–e2308084. 8 indexed citations

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Guan, Xinwei, Mohammed Fawaz, Ranjini Sarkar, et al.. (2023). S-doped C₃N₅ derived from thiadiazole for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 11(24). 12837–12845. 59 indexed citations

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Guan, Xinwei, Zhixuan Li, Xun Geng, et al.. (2023). Emerging Trends of Carbon‐Based Quantum Dots: Nanoarchitectonics and Applications. Small. 19(17). e2207181–e2207181. 145 indexed citations breakdown →

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Guan, Xinwei, Prashant Kumar, Zhixuan Li, et al.. (2023). Borophene Embedded Cellulose Paper for Enhanced Photothermal Water Evaporation and Prompt Bacterial Killing. Advanced Science. 10(7). e2205809–e2205809. 67 indexed citations

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Lei, Zhihao, et al.. (2022). Emerging low-dimensional materials for nanoelectromechanical systems resonators. Materials Research Letters. 11(1). 21–52. 12 indexed citations

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Sathish, CI, Gopalakrishnan Kothandam, S. Premkumar, et al.. (2022). Ordered Mesoporous Boron Carbon Nitrides with Tunable Mesopore Nanoarchitectonics for Energy Storage and CO₂ Adsorption Properties. Advanced Science. 9(16). e2105603–e2105603. 42 indexed citations

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Lei, Zhihao, CI Sathish, Yanpeng Liu, et al.. (2022). Single metal atoms catalysts—Promising candidates for next generation energy storage and conversion devices. EcoMat. 4(3). 41 indexed citations

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Lei, Zhihao, CI Sathish, Xun Geng, et al.. (2022). Manipulation of ferromagnetism in intrinsic two-dimensional magnetic and nonmagnetic materials. Matter. 5(12). 4212–4273. 23 indexed citations

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Wu, Xiaoyue, Yan Wang, Zhihao Lei, et al.. (2022). Surface acoustic wave induced phenomena in two-dimensional materials. Nanoscale Horizons. 8(2). 158–175. 29 indexed citations

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Guan, Xinwei, Zhihao Lei, Xuechao Yu, et al.. (2022). Low‐Dimensional Metal‐Halide Perovskites as High‐Performance Materials for Memory Applications. Small. 18(38). e2203311–e2203311. 82 indexed citations

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Lei, Zhihao, Jang Mee Lee, Gurwinder Singh, et al.. (2021). Recent advances of layered-transition metal oxides for energy-related applications. Energy storage materials. 36. 514–550. 125 indexed citations

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Feng, Qu, et al.. (2019). Effect of Several Processing Factors on Electrochemical Dechlorination Efficiency of Reinforced Concrete. Corrosion Science and Protetion Technology. 31(5). 515–520. 1 indexed citations

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