Zhou Yang

22.7k total citations · 6 hit papers
591 papers, 18.7k citations indexed

About

Zhou Yang is a scholar working on Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhou Yang has authored 591 papers receiving a total of 18.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 259 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 226 papers in Materials Chemistry and 129 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zhou Yang's work include Liquid Crystal Research Advancements (127 papers), Photonic Crystals and Applications (67 papers) and Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry (46 papers). Zhou Yang is often cited by papers focused on Liquid Crystal Research Advancements (127 papers), Photonic Crystals and Applications (67 papers) and Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry (46 papers). Zhou Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Zhou Yang's co-authors include Hui Cao, Wanli He, Huai Yang, Yannick C. Kimmel, Gregory S. Hutchings, Jonathan Rosen, Feng Jiao, Qi Lu, Jingguang G. Chen and Haifeng Dong and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Zhou Yang

568 papers receiving 18.4k 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.

A selective and efficient electrocatalyst for carbon dioxide reduction

2014 1.3k citations Zhou Yang et al. profile →
High performance hybrid solar cells sensitized by organolead halide perovskites

2013 595 citations Zhou Yang et al. profile →
The distribution and morphology of microplastics in coastal soils adjacent to the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea

2018 506 citations Zhou Yang et al. profile →
Two-birds-one-stone: multifunctional supercapacitors beyond traditional energy storage

2021 379 citations Zhou Yang et al. profile →
A solution-processable natural crystal with giant optical anisotropy for efficient manipulation of light polarization

2024 91 citations Zhou Yang, Yipeng Song et al. profile →
Bimetallic Metal–Organic Framework Microneedle Array for Wound Healing through Targeted Reactive Oxygen Species Generation and Electron Transfer Disruption

2025 21 citations Xiangdan Meng, Zhou Yang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhou Yang China	66	6.3k	5.9k	4.4k	4.3k	2.5k	591	18.7k
Qin Li China	74	10.0k 1.6×	4.4k 0.7×	6.2k 1.4×	5.2k 1.2×	3.5k 1.4×	798	24.4k
Qing Chen China	79	13.9k 2.2×	4.4k 0.7×	8.8k 2.0×	5.5k 1.3×	5.1k 2.1×	721	27.8k
Xin Zhang China	74	9.8k 1.6×	4.2k 0.7×	8.8k 2.0×	5.6k 1.3×	5.5k 2.2×	1.1k	26.8k
Chi Zhang China	73	11.4k 1.8×	6.0k 1.0×	7.2k 1.6×	3.4k 0.8×	4.9k 2.0×	811	22.7k
George Z. Chen United Kingdom	79	6.8k 1.1×	6.8k 1.1×	9.6k 2.2×	3.3k 0.8×	2.2k 0.9×	434	22.0k
Ming Li China	66	9.0k 1.4×	6.2k 1.0×	6.0k 1.4×	5.5k 1.3×	5.2k 2.1×	461	19.8k
Yan Li China	85	15.8k 2.5×	5.3k 0.9×	11.2k 2.6×	7.3k 1.7×	4.5k 1.8×	959	30.8k
Limin Wu China	78	12.5k 2.0×	5.6k 1.0×	8.0k 1.8×	4.6k 1.1×	5.5k 2.2×	585	27.0k
Jianping Ge China	70	7.7k 1.2×	2.9k 0.5×	3.7k 0.8×	4.0k 0.9×	3.0k 1.2×	252	18.5k
Hao Zhang China	83	16.6k 2.6×	3.2k 0.5×	10.3k 2.4×	5.7k 1.3×	3.8k 1.5×	619	26.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhou Yang

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yang, Zhou, et al.. (2025). Socioeconomic status, health, subjective well-being and worries about healthcare accessibility among Chinese citizens—based on an age-gender-region stratified model. International Review of Economics & Finance. 102. 104390–104390. 1 indexed citations

Xie, Yaning, et al.. (2025). MOF-derived Pd/CeO ₂ -NC catalyst for efficient electrooxidation of formic acid. Chemical Communications. 61(79). 15421–15424.

Cao, Zhipeng, et al.. (2025). Structural Design and Testing of a Corn Header for Soybean–Corn Intercropping. Agriculture. 15(2). 123–123. 3 indexed citations

Chen, Shuhao, Juan Meng, Hongyu Zhang, et al.. (2024). Phosphorus-doped porous carbon with exceptional electrocatalytic performance for oxygen evolution reaction. Diamond and Related Materials. 148. 111373–111373. 2 indexed citations

Yang, Dongliang, Hong Gao, Xin Du, et al.. (2024). Enhanced electro-optical properties of polymer-dispersed liquid crystals co-doped with fluorescent molecules and nanoparticles for multifunctional applications. Chemical Engineering Journal. 485. 149654–149654. 27 indexed citations

Zhang, Ai-Yong, Chi Zhang, Jiaying Li, et al.. (2024). Morphology-dependent piezoelectric decontamination of organoarsenicals on BaTiO3: The governing roles of TiO2 precursor and reaction mechanism tailored by surface chemistry. Separation and Purification Technology. 334. 126268–126268.

Li, Dongyang, et al.. (2024). Near-spherical micron-porous NiTi alloys with high performances fabricated via metal injection molding. Materials Science and Engineering A. 892. 146114–146114. 17 indexed citations

Yu, Xu, Yumin Li, Xinming Wang, et al.. (2024). New measurements reveal a large contribution of nitrogenous molecules to ambient organic aerosol. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science. 7(1). 8 indexed citations

Meng, Xiangdan, et al.. (2024). Ag-decorated multivariate metal-organic frameworks for enhanced sonodynamic therapy of bacterial infections in wound healing. Nano Today. 55. 102181–102181. 26 indexed citations

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Yang, Zhou, et al.. (2024). Hydrochloric acid induced microstructural reconfiguration from bulk α-NiS microspheres to porous/hollow NiSx microspheres for high-performance hybrid supercapacitor. Materials Today Communications. 39. 109336–109336. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Zhidong, Xiaohui Zhao, Hui Cao, et al.. (2024). Flexible, easy-to-produce, gradient distributed pitch broadband infrared reflectors with polymer-stabilized cholesteric liquid crystals. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 408. 125369–125369. 3 indexed citations

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Guo, Chenxu, Miao Li, Hang Qin, et al.. (2023). CuO–ZnO catalyst decorated on porous CeO2-based nanosheets in-situ grown on cordierite for methanol steam reforming. Ceramics International. 49(21). 34129–34138. 9 indexed citations

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Yang, Zhou, et al.. (2023). How does the robot adoption promote carbon reduction?: spatial correlation and heterogeneity analysis. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(53). 113609–113621. 7 indexed citations

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Yu, Jian Zhen, Xu Yu, Yumin Li, et al.. (2023). New measurements reveal a large contribution of nitrogenous molecules to ambient organic aerosol. 1 indexed citations

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Cao, Chenyang, Feng Wang, Ming Lü, & Zhou Yang. (2023). One-step preparation of functionalized superhydrophobic cotton fabric with self-cleaning and oil/water separation ability. Materials Today Communications. 36. 106851–106851. 8 indexed citations

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Yang, Zhou, et al.. (2023). Design and Test of a Low-Loss Soybean Header Based on Synchronous Profiling. Agriculture. 13(8). 1580–1580. 5 indexed citations

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Li, Yanqiang, Zhou Yang, Yipeng Song, et al.. (2023). A UV solar-blind nonlinear optical crystal with confined π-conjugated groups. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers. 10(18). 5462–5467. 11 indexed citations

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He, Zemin, Chunsheng Li, Zongcheng Miao, et al.. (2022). Reflectance-enhanced liquid crystal displays and thermochromic multi-color patterning. Dyes and Pigments. 205. 110598–110598. 6 indexed citations

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Xu, Tianqi, Peng Wu, Yuzhan Li, et al.. (2021). Vitrimer enhanced carbazole-based organic room-temperature phosphorescent materials. New Journal of Chemistry. 46(1). 276–281. 9 indexed citations

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Wang, Xiaofen, Lei Lv, Lingliang Li, et al.. (2016). High‐Performance All‐Polymer Photoresponse Devices Based on Acceptor–Acceptor Conjugated Polymers. Advanced Functional Materials. 26(34). 6306–6315. 97 indexed citations

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