Zhi‐Ling Hou

10.7k total citations · 7 hit papers
139 papers, 9.6k citations indexed

About

Zhi‐Ling Hou is a scholar working on Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Aerospace Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhi‐Ling Hou has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 9.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 52 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 43 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zhi‐Ling Hou's work include Electromagnetic wave absorption materials (59 papers), Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies (46 papers) and Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications (37 papers). Zhi‐Ling Hou is often cited by papers focused on Electromagnetic wave absorption materials (59 papers), Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies (46 papers) and Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications (37 papers). Zhi‐Ling Hou collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Zhi‐Ling Hou's co-authors include Mao‐Sheng Cao, Jie Yuan, Wei‐Li Song, Bo Wen, Xiao‐Yong Fang, Haibo Jin, Wenzhong Wang, Song Bi, Haibo Jin and Junying Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Nature Communications and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Zhi‐Ling Hou

129 papers receiving 9.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The effects of temperature and frequency on the dielectric properties, electromagnetic interference shielding and microwave-absorption of short carbon fiber/silica composites

2009 1.7k citations Mao‐Sheng Cao, Wei‐Li Song et al. Carbon profile →
Temperature dependent microwave attenuation behavior for carbon-nanotube/silica composites

2013 1.1k citations Mao‐Sheng Cao, Zhi‐Ling Hou et al. Carbon profile →
Ferroferric Oxide/Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube vs Polyaniline/Ferroferric Oxide/Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Multiheterostructures for Highly Effective Microwave Absorption

2012 841 citations Mao‐Sheng Cao, Wei‐Li Song et al. profile →
Multi-wall carbon nanotubes decorated with ZnO nanocrystals: mild solution-process synthesis and highly efficient microwave absorption properties at elevated temperature

2014 450 citations Wen‐Qiang Cao, Zhi‐Ling Hou et al. profile →
Interface-induced dual-pinning mechanism enhances low-frequency electromagnetic wave loss

2024 185 citations Lu Zhou, Pei‐Yan Zhao et al. profile →
A perspective on impedance matching and resonance absorption mechanism for electromagnetic wave absorbing

2024 165 citations Zhi‐Ling Hou, Xuesong Gao et al. Carbon profile →
Bioinspired Disordered Aerogel for Omnidirectional Terahertz Response

2025 38 citations Huiya Wang, Zhi‐Ling Hou et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Zhi‐Ling Hou	8.2k	5.9k	2.3k	1.5k	1.3k	139	9.6k
Xixi Wang	8.6k 1.0×	6.9k 1.2×	2.3k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	818 0.6×	52	9.7k
Yuping Duan	6.3k 0.8×	4.5k 0.8×	1.7k 0.7×	687 0.5×	924 0.7×	210	7.9k
Wancheng Zhou	5.3k 0.6×	3.5k 0.6×	3.5k 1.5×	1.4k 1.0×	2.3k 1.7×	275	8.2k
Yue Wu	5.2k 0.6×	4.1k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	639 0.4×	578 0.4×	92	6.4k
Faxiang Qin	4.7k 0.6×	2.6k 0.4×	1.7k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	959 0.7×	176	6.6k
Fusheng Wen	3.6k 0.4×	1.7k 0.3×	2.5k 1.1×	678 0.5×	2.3k 1.7×	161	6.0k
Heng Luo	3.4k 0.4×	2.7k 0.5×	1.5k 0.7×	604 0.4×	725 0.5×	157	4.9k
Haibo Jin	2.4k 0.3×	1.2k 0.2×	1.7k 0.8×	473 0.3×	2.0k 1.5×	131	4.7k
Zhicheng Shi	3.5k 0.4×	1.2k 0.2×	2.5k 1.1×	2.5k 1.7×	2.6k 2.0×	173	7.2k
Longjiang Deng	2.9k 0.4×	2.1k 0.4×	943 0.4×	467 0.3×	922 0.7×	125	4.2k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Bai, Yanhua, Lu Zhou, Pei‐Yan Zhao, et al.. (2025). Dielectric Modulation Based on TiO ₂ Phase Transition Engineering. Advanced Functional Materials.

Li, Linhao, et al.. (2025). Cold sintering of Metakaolin: A one-step densification process of amorphous aluminosilicate. Ceramics International. 51(24). 43311–43318.

Liu, Xuehao, Jianxin Cai, Junying Zhang, et al.. (2025). Surface-state-constrained topological insulator Bi2Te3 nanorods for electromagnetic wave trapping and conversion into electricity. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 244. 149–155. 7 indexed citations

Peng, Hualong, Lu Zhou, Chenming Liang, et al.. (2025). Mechanism Decoupling of Impedance Matching and Attenuation Enhancement via Spatial Distribution of Loading Components. Advanced Functional Materials. 36(10). 3 indexed citations

Ma, Qiang, Ziyu Hu, Junying Zhang, et al.. (2025). Breaking Permittivity‐Loss Constraint via Surface and Bulk Carrier Engineering in Topological Insulator Bi ₂ Te ₃. Advanced Functional Materials. 36(22).

Xu, Mei, et al.. (2025). Standoff α-Radioactive Contamination Imaging via Enhanced Radioluminescence Detection. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 72(11). 3568–3577.

Hou, Zhi‐Ling, Xuesong Gao, Junying Zhang, & Guangsheng Wang. (2024). A perspective on impedance matching and resonance absorption mechanism for electromagnetic wave absorbing. Carbon. 222. 118935–118935. 165 indexed citations breakdown →

Liu, Dapeng, Lu Zhou, Bo Cai, et al.. (2024). High-Performance wave loss capability by Constructing Well-Defined hierarchical aerogel framework with strongly coupled Carbon/CeO2 interface. Chemical Engineering Journal. 504. 158873–158873. 19 indexed citations

Guo, Shiwei, Junying Zhang, Chengyou Lin, et al.. (2024). Multilayer core–shell structured FeNi ₃@C with enhanced interfacial polarization for microwave absorbers. Nano Research. 18(2). 94907151–94907151. 19 indexed citations

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Zhao, Quanliang, et al.. (2023). Olfactory-inspired neuromorphic artificial respiratory perception system with graphene oxide humidity sensor and organic electrochemical transistor. Carbon. 218. 118765–118765. 13 indexed citations

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Li, Linhao, et al.. (2023). High performance selective light absorber based on nickel nanopillar array for photothermal conversion. Journal of Applied Physics. 134(23). 10 indexed citations

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He, Peng, Qingqing Zhou, Hao Wang, et al.. (2023). Hollow magnetic Fe3O4 nanospheres for excellent electromagnetic wave absorption. Ceramics International. 50(3). 4980–4986. 16 indexed citations

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He, Peng, Xiaoyu Zhao, Hao Wang, et al.. (2023). MXene for multifunctional electromagnetic protection. Carbon. 213. 118218–118218. 34 indexed citations

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Li, Chuanjian, Zheng Chen, Dong Wang, et al.. (2023). A Novel Strategy for Detecting Permittivity and Loss Tangent of Low-Loss Materials Based on Cylindrical Resonant Cavity. Sensors. 23(12). 5469–5469. 2 indexed citations

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Gao, Xuesong, et al.. (2023). CNT cluster arrays grown on carbon fiber for excellent green EMI shielding and microwave absorbing. Carbon. 211. 118083–118083. 98 indexed citations

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Wang, Yilin, Yuxuan Tan, Zhao Chen, & Zhi‐Ling Hou. (2023). On-chip plasmonic nanosensor based on multiple Fano resonances in rectangular coupled systems. Optics Communications. 549. 129915–129915. 3 indexed citations

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Chen, Zhao, Yinli Wang, Zhi‐Ling Hou, Pengfei Zhang, & Li Yu. (2022). Loaded Slot Cavity Induced Sensing Enhancement and Transparency Based on Plasmonic Structure. IEEE Sensors Journal. 22(14). 14044–14050. 7 indexed citations

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Hou, Zhi‐Ling, et al.. (2022). Fascinating Electrical Transport Behavior of Topological Insulator Bi₂Te₃ Nanorods: Toward Electrically Responsive Smart Materials. Small. 18(51). e2205624–e2205624. 28 indexed citations

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Xue, Wei, Junying Zhang, Zhi‐Ling Hou, et al.. (2020). A highly directional metamaterial-based terahertz circulator that does not require an external magnetic field. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 54(10). 105103–105103. 6 indexed citations

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Meziani, Mohammed J., Wei‐Li Song, Ping Wang, et al.. (2015). Boron Nitride Nanomaterials for Thermal Management Applications. ChemPhysChem. 16(7). 1339–1346. 131 indexed citations

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