Zhiping Lai

18.5k total citations · 8 hit papers
208 papers, 15.9k citations indexed

About

Zhiping Lai is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhiping Lai has authored 208 papers receiving a total of 15.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 99 papers in Materials Chemistry, 83 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 74 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zhiping Lai's work include Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (54 papers), Membrane Separation and Gas Transport (51 papers) and Covalent Organic Framework Applications (44 papers). Zhiping Lai is often cited by papers focused on Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (54 papers), Membrane Separation and Gas Transport (51 papers) and Covalent Organic Framework Applications (44 papers). Zhiping Lai collaborates with scholars based in Saudi Arabia, China and United States. Zhiping Lai's co-authors include Yichang Pan, Yunyang Liu, Kuo‐Wei Huang, Michael Tsapatsis, Gaofeng Zeng, Lan Zhao, Tao Li, Digambar Balaji Shinde, Xiang Li and Hae‐Kwon Jeong and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Zhiping Lai

203 papers receiving 15.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Rapid synthesis of zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) nanocrystals in an aqueous system

2011 1.5k citations Zhiping Lai et al. Chemical Communications profile →
Microstructural Optimization of a Zeolite Membrane for Organic Vapor Separation

2003 930 citations Zhiping Lai et al. profile →
Crystalline 2D Covalent Organic Framework Membranes for High-Flux Organic Solvent Nanofiltration

2018 413 citations Digambar Balaji Shinde, Guan Sheng et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Effective separation of propylene/propane binary mixtures by ZIF-8 membranes

2011 407 citations Zhiping Lai et al. Journal of Membrane Science profile →
Carbon dioxide selective mixed matrix composite membrane containing ZIF-7 nano-fillers

2012 396 citations Klaus‐Viktor Peinemann, Zhiping Lai et al. Journal of Membrane Science profile →
High-performance polyamide thin-film-nanocomposite reverse osmosis membranes containing hydrophobic zeolitic imidazolate framework-8

2014 373 citations Zhiping Lai et al. Journal of Membrane Science profile →
Lithium extraction from brine through a decoupled and membrane-free electrochemical cell design

2024 71 citations Zhen Li, Li Cao et al. profile →
Atomically resolved imaging of radiation-sensitive metal-organic frameworks via electron ptychography

2025 16 citations Guanxing Li, Wen‐Qi Tang et al. Nature Communications profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	High-strength conjugated polymer framework membranes for ultrafast and precise separations 2025 ·Nature Sustainability ·(unknown), Qing Liu, Jie Shen, (unknown), Yichen Cai, Wei Zhou, (unknown), (unknown), Yu Han, Zhiping Lai	0
2	Partially Ordered Mesoporous Zeolite Beta Frameworks as Naphtha-Selective Catalysts in Vacuum Gas Oil Hydrocracking 2025 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Rajesh Kumar Parsapur, Georgian Melinte, Youssef Saih, Edy Abou‐Hamad, Vasilios G. Samaras, Robert P. Hodgkins, Omer Refa Koseoglu, (unknown), Anissa Bendjeriou‐Sedjerari, Zhiping Lai, Magnus Rueping, Kuo‐Wei Huang	0
3	Atomically resolved imaging of radiation-sensitive metal-organic frameworks via electron ptychography breakdown → 2025 ·Nature Communications ·Guanxing Li, (unknown), Wen‐Qi Tang, Ying Liu, Cailing Chen, Daliang Zhang, Lingmei Liu, (unknown), Hui Zhang, Zhi‐Yuan Gu, Zhiping Lai, David A. Muller, Yu Han	16
4	Catalyst Design and Engineering for CO₂‐to‐Formic Acid Electrosynthesis for a Low‐Carbon Economy (Adv. Mater. 51/2024) 2024 ·Advanced Materials ·Karthik Peramaiah, (unknown), Indranil Dutta, Sudipta Chatterjee, Huabin Zhang, Zhiping Lai, Kuo‐Wei Huang	2
5	Low contact resistivity at the 10−4 Ω cm2 level fabricated directly on n-type AlN 2024 ·Applied Physics Letters ·Haicheng Cao, (unknown), Jiaqiang Li, Xiao Tang, (unknown), Zhiyuan Liu, Biplab Sarkar, Zhiping Lai, Ying Wu, Xiaohang Li	5
6	Uniformly porous PVDF-co-HFP membranes prepared by mixed solvent phase separation for direct contact membrane distillation 2024 ·Journal of Membrane Science ·(unknown), Roshni Lilly Thankamony, (unknown), Bingbing Yuan, Zhiping Lai	9
7	Phase Engineering of Zirconium MOFs Enables Efficient Osmotic Energy Conversion: Structural Evolution Unveiled by Direct Imaging 2024 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Cailing Chen, Lingkun Meng, Li Cao, Daliang Zhang, Shuhao An, Lingmei Liu, Jianjian Wang, Guanxing Li, Tingting Pan, Jie Shen, Zhijie Chen, Zhan Shi, Zhiping Lai, Yu Han	22
8	Terbium-Doped CsPbI₃ Glasses for High-Speed Visible-Light Communication 2023 ·The Journal of Physical Chemistry C ·Hong Wang, Yue Wang, Jun Yin, Jianxin Wang, Cailing Chen, Omar Alkhazragi, Jiangtao Jia, Luis Gutiérrez‐Arzaluz, Tien Khee Ng, Osama Shekhah, Zhiping Lai, Mohamed Eddaoudi, Osman M. Bakr, Boon S. Ooi, Omar F. Mohammed	2
9	Next-generation ultrafiltration membranes: A review of material design, properties, recent progress, and challenges 2023 ·Chemosphere ·Irshad Kammakakam, Zhiping Lai	94
10	Highly Efficient Production of Nanoporous Block Copolymers with Arbitrary Structural Characteristics for Advanced Membranes 2022 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Leiming Guo, Κωνσταντίνος Ντέτσικας, George Zapsas, Roshni Lilly Thankamony, Zhiping Lai, Nikos Hadjichristidis	6
11	Covalent Assembly of Two‐Dimensional COF‐on‐MXene Heterostructures Enables Fast Charging Lithium Hosts 2021 ·Advanced Functional Materials ·Dong Guo, Fangwang Ming, Digambar Balaji Shinde, Li Cao, Gang Huang, Chunyang Li, Zhen Li, Youyou Yuan, Mohamed Nejib Hedhili, Husam N. Alshareef, Zhiping Lai	156
12	Precise Sub-Angstrom Ion Separation Using Conjugated Microporous Polymer Membranes 2021 ·ACS Nano ·Zongyao Zhou, Dong Guo, Digambar Balaji Shinde, Li Cao, Zhen Li, Xiang Li, Dongwei Lu, Zhiping Lai	66
13	Exfoliation of surfactant swollen layered MWW zeolites into two-dimensional zeolite nanosheets using telechelic liquid polybutadiene 2021 ·Microporous and Mesoporous Materials ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jiaxin Zhu, Stephen S. Nonnenmann, Guan Sheng, Zhiping Lai, H. Henning Winter, Wei Fan	11
14	Electropolymerization growth of an ultrathin, compact, conductive and microporous (UCCM) polycarbazole membrane for high energy Li–S batteries 2020 ·Nano Energy ·Dong Guo, Xiang Li, Fangwang Ming, Zongyao Zhou, Huifang Liu, Mohamed Nejib Hedhili, Vincent Tung, Husam N. Alshareef, Yangxing Li, Zhiping Lai	38
15	Electropolymerized Conjugated Microporous Nanoskin Regulating Polysulfide and Electrolyte for High-Energy Li–S Batteries 2020 ·ACS Nano ·Dong Guo, Xiang Li, Wandi Wahyudi, Chunyang Li, Abdul‐Hamid Emwas, Mohamed Nejib Hedhili, Yangxing Li, Zhiping Lai	69
16	Modulation of destructive quantum interference by bridge groups in truxene-based single-molecule junctions 2020 ·Chemical Communications ·Lin Wang, Zhihao Zhao, Digambar Balaji Shinde, Zhiping Lai, Dong Wang	8
17	Pore engineering of ultrathin covalent organic framework membranes for organic solvent nanofiltration and molecular sieving 2020 ·Chemical Science ·Digambar Balaji Shinde, Li Cao, A. D. Dinga Wonanke, Xiang Li, Sushil Kumar, Xiaowei Liu, Mohamed Nejib Hedhili, Abdul‐Hamid Emwas, Matthew A. Addicoat, Kuo‐Wei Huang, Zhiping Lai	101
18	Redox-Triggered Buoyancy and Size Modulation of a Dynamic Covalent Gel 2019 ·Chemistry of Materials ·Gobinda Das, (unknown), Vimala Sridurai, Digambar Balaji Shinde, Matthew A. Addicoat, Thirumurugan Prakasam, Felipe Gándara, Florent Ravaux, Sudhir Kumar Sharma, Geetha G. Nair, Zhiping Lai, Ramesh Jagannathan, Mark A. Olson, Ali Trabolsi	21
19	Cyclodextrin polymer networks decorated with subnanometer metal nanoparticles for high-performance low-temperature catalysis 2019 ·Science Advances ·Tiefan Huang, Guan Sheng, Priyanka Manchanda, Abdul Hamid Emwas, Zhiping Lai, Suzana P. Nunes, Klaus‐Viktor Peinemann	48
20	Efficient electrochemical transformation of CO₂ to C₂/C₃ chemicals on benzimidazole-functionalized copper surfaces 2018 ·Chemical Communications ·Shenghong Zhong, Xiulin Yang, Zhen Cao, Xinglong Dong, Sergey M. Kozlov, Laura Falivene, Jing‐Kai Huang, Xiaofeng Zhou, Mohamed Nejib Hedhili, Zhiping Lai, Kuo‐Wei Huang, Yu Han, Luigi Cavallo, Lain‐Jong Li	48

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