Zhirong Zhao

429 total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 315 citations indexed

About

Zhirong Zhao is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Civil and Structural Engineering and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhirong Zhao has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 315 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 2 papers in Molecular Biology, 2 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 2 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zhirong Zhao's work include Smart Materials for Construction (1 paper), Impact of Technology on Adolescents (1 paper) and Neural dynamics and brain function (1 paper). Zhirong Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Smart Materials for Construction (1 paper), Impact of Technology on Adolescents (1 paper) and Neural dynamics and brain function (1 paper). Zhirong Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Zhirong Zhao's co-authors include Ruping Wang, Jiaming Fang, Chao Wen, Yunpeng Wu, Miao He, Liming Zhou, Yunpeng Zhang, Liwei Wang, Jerome S. Legge and Yongding Tian and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Journal of Controlled Release and Journal of Hepatology.

In The Last Decade

Zhirong Zhao

14 papers receiving 303 citations

Hit Papers

Design and performance attributes driving mobile travel a... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 50 100 150 200 250
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. Design and performance attributes driving mobile travel application engagement
    2017 268 citations Jiaming Fang, Zhirong Zhao et al. International Journal of Information Management profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhirong Zhao China 5 205 161 118 66 28 16 315
Liang Xiao China 9 172 0.8× 108 0.7× 148 1.3× 33 0.5× 10 0.4× 26 351
Helen Robinson United Kingdom 7 209 1.0× 86 0.5× 181 1.5× 49 0.7× 18 0.6× 15 330
Huanzhang Wang China 7 125 0.6× 92 0.6× 238 2.0× 83 1.3× 40 1.4× 12 348
Lifu Li Australia 10 172 0.8× 131 0.8× 104 0.9× 27 0.4× 4 0.1× 30 272
Anton Meyer Germany 9 139 0.7× 55 0.3× 130 1.1× 114 1.7× 20 0.7× 19 296
Ajay Aluri United States 7 226 1.1× 99 0.6× 141 1.2× 93 1.4× 20 0.7× 12 308
Cenk Yüksel Türkiye 5 144 0.7× 115 0.7× 137 1.2× 72 1.1× 47 1.7× 12 308
Taejung Kim South Korea 5 155 0.8× 144 0.9× 117 1.0× 43 0.7× 12 0.4× 7 301
Jewon Lyu United States 11 178 0.9× 113 0.7× 173 1.5× 55 0.8× 16 0.6× 24 303

Countries citing papers authored by Zhirong Zhao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhirong Zhao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Zhirong Zhao. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Zhirong Zhao. The network helps show where Zhirong Zhao may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhirong Zhao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhirong Zhao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhirong Zhao 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 Zhirong Zhao. Zhirong Zhao is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Li, Yiyang, Yannan Qin, Yi Liu, et al.. (2025). Transfersome enhances nail penetration of antifungal drug and photosensitizer for chemo-photodynamic therapy of onychomycosis in a novel rat model. Journal of Controlled Release. 385. 114029–114029. 1 indexed citations
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Zhao, Zhirong, et al.. (2024). Mechanical behavior and waterproof performance of longitudinal section of tunnel segment joint gasket. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 10549–10549. 2 indexed citations
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Zhou, Liming, Liping Zhang, Fei Xu, et al.. (2024). UAV vision-based crack quantification and visualization of bridges: system design and engineering application. Structural Health Monitoring. 24(2). 1083–1100. 10 indexed citations
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Zhao, Zhirong. (2023). Enhancing Dust Removal Efficiency in Electrostatic Precipitators with Homogeneous Flow. Academic Journal of Science and Technology. 7(3). 84–88. 1 indexed citations
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Zhao, Zhirong, Xiaoyu Sun, Chunhui Zhu, et al.. (2023). Salivary Proteome and Intact N-Glycopeptides Analysis Reveal Specific Signatures in Periodontitis. Journal of Proteome Research. 23(1). 25–39. 3 indexed citations
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Zhao, Zhirong, et al.. (2022). Cortical VIP+ Interneurons in the Upper and Deeper Layers Are Transcriptionally Distinct. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience. 72(8). 1779–1795. 4 indexed citations
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Zhao, Zhirong, et al.. (2022). KLF10 upregulates ACSM3 via the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway to inhibit the malignant progression of melanoma. Oncology Letters. 23(6). 175–175. 12 indexed citations
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Zhao, Zhirong, et al.. (2021). Effect of Shallow-Buried High-Intensity Mining on Soil Water Content in Ningtiaota Minefield. Water. 13(3). 361–361. 7 indexed citations
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Liang, Juan, Zhirong Zhao, & Can Li. (2020). Rich Dynamics of a Brucellosis Model with Transport. Complexity. 2020. 1–7. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Yan, et al.. (2020). The electronic and magnetic properties of the Mo doped ZnTe alloys with different configurations. Materials Today Communications. 24. 101258–101258. 1 indexed citations
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Fang, Jiaming, Zhirong Zhao, Chao Wen, & Ruping Wang. (2017). Design and performance attributes driving mobile travel application engagement. International Journal of Information Management. 37(4). 269–283. 268 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhao, Zhirong. (2013). Mathematical modeling and analysis on bank customer churn prediction. 1 indexed citations
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Legge, Jerome S. & Zhirong Zhao. (2004). Morality Policy and Unintended Consequences: China's “One-Child” Policy. Chinese Public Administration Review. 2(3-4). 30–45. 1 indexed citations

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