Zifan Zhao

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Zifan Zhao is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zifan Zhao has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 13 papers in Materials Chemistry and 10 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zifan Zhao's work include High-Temperature Coating Behaviors (12 papers), Nuclear materials and radiation effects (8 papers) and High Entropy Alloys Studies (7 papers). Zifan Zhao is often cited by papers focused on High-Temperature Coating Behaviors (12 papers), Nuclear materials and radiation effects (8 papers) and High Entropy Alloys Studies (7 papers). Zifan Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China. Zifan Zhao's co-authors include Fu‐Zhi Dai, Huimin Xiang, Zhijian Peng, Yanchun Zhou, Yanchun Zhou, Kuang Sun, Wei Xu, Yanchun Zhou, Heng Chen and Heng Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Polymer, Journal of the European Ceramic Society and Ceramics International.

In The Last Decade

Zifan Zhao

15 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

(La0.2Ce0.2Nd0.2Sm0.2Eu0.2)2Zr2O7: A novel high-entropy c... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 100 200 300
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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.

  1. (La0.2Ce0.2Nd0.2Sm0.2Eu0.2)2Zr2O7: A novel high-entropy ceramic with low thermal conductivity and sluggish grain growth rate
    2019 346 citations Zifan Zhao, Huimin Xiang et al. Journal of Material Science and Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zifan Zhao China 12 848 835 783 282 134 16 1.3k
Heng Chen China 11 430 0.5× 471 0.6× 571 0.7× 236 0.8× 186 1.4× 14 935
S.J. McCormack United States 14 255 0.3× 554 0.7× 557 0.7× 287 1.0× 94 0.7× 32 946
Jiuyuan Nie United States 11 314 0.4× 929 1.1× 673 0.9× 276 1.0× 195 1.5× 11 1.4k
Jiatong Zhu China 16 412 0.5× 724 0.9× 446 0.6× 209 0.7× 69 0.5× 23 995
Mojtaba Samiee United States 8 596 0.7× 742 0.9× 1.1k 1.4× 114 0.4× 105 0.8× 12 1.6k
M. Calvo-Dahlborg France 21 435 0.5× 631 0.8× 948 1.2× 122 0.4× 65 0.5× 64 1.2k
Marek Zajusz Poland 16 463 0.5× 551 0.7× 714 0.9× 36 0.1× 126 0.9× 34 1.1k
Beilin Ye China 19 751 0.9× 728 0.9× 1.8k 2.2× 361 1.3× 45 0.3× 26 2.0k
Zhaoping Lu China 14 728 0.9× 406 0.5× 1.2k 1.6× 96 0.3× 90 0.7× 29 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Zifan Zhao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zifan Zhao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zifan Zhao

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

All Works

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Zhao, Zifan, Chi Liu, Di Zhang, et al.. (2024). High entropy pyrochlore (La0.3Gd0.3Ca0.4)2(Ti0.2Zr0.2Hf0.2Nb0.2Ta0.2)2O7 ceramic with amorphous-like thermal conductivity for environmental/thermal barrier coating applications. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 205. 315–326. 24 indexed citations
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Chen, Heng, Biao Zhao, Zifan Zhao, et al.. (2020). Achieving strong microwave absorption capability and wide absorption bandwidth through a combination of high entropy rare earth silicide carbides/rare earth oxides. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 47. 216–222. 101 indexed citations
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Chen, Heng, Zifan Zhao, Huimin Xiang, et al.. (2020). High entropy (Y0.2Yb0.2Lu0.2Eu0.2Er0.2)3Al5O12: A novel high temperature stable thermal barrier material. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 48. 57–62. 96 indexed citations
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Zhao, Zifan, Huimin Xiang, Heng Chen, et al.. (2020). High-entropy (Nd0.2Sm0.2Eu0.2Y0.2Yb0.2)4Al2O9 with good high temperature stability, low thermal conductivity, and anisotropic thermal expansivity. Journal of Advanced Ceramics. 9(5). 595–605. 112 indexed citations
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Zhao, Zifan, Heng Chen, Huimin Xiang, et al.. (2020). High entropy defective fluorite structured rare-earth niobates and tantalates for thermal barrier applications. Journal of Advanced Ceramics. 9(3). 303–311. 179 indexed citations
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Zhao, Zifan, Heng Chen, Huimin Xiang, et al.. (2020). High-entropy (Y0.2Nd0.2Sm0.2Eu0.2Er0.2)AlO3: A promising thermal/environmental barrier material for oxide/oxide composites. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 47. 45–51. 104 indexed citations
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Zhao, Zifan, Huimin Xiang, Fu‐Zhi Dai, Zhijian Peng, & Yanchun Zhou. (2019). (TiZrHf)P2O7: An equimolar multicomponent or high entropy ceramic with good thermal stability and low thermal conductivity. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 35(10). 2227–2231. 72 indexed citations
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Zhao, Zifan, Heng Chen, Huimin Xiang, et al.. (2019). (La0.2Ce0.2Nd0.2Sm0.2Eu0.2)PO4: A high-entropy rare-earth phosphate monazite ceramic with low thermal conductivity and good compatibility with Al2O3. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 35(12). 2892–2896. 116 indexed citations
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Zhao, Zifan, Huimin Xiang, Fu‐Zhi Dai, Zhijian Peng, & Yanchun Zhou. (2019). On the potential of porous ZrP2O7 ceramics for thermal insulating and wave-transmitting applications at high temperatures. Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 40(3). 789–797. 18 indexed citations
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Chen, Heng, Zifan Zhao, Huimin Xiang, et al.. (2019). Effect of reaction routes on the porosity and permeability of porous high entropy (Y0.2Yb0.2Sm0.2Nd0.2Eu0.2)B6 for transpiration cooling. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 38. 80–85. 54 indexed citations
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Zhao, Zifan, Huimin Xiang, Fu‐Zhi Dai, Zhijian Peng, & Yanchun Zhou. (2019). (La0.2Ce0.2Nd0.2Sm0.2Eu0.2)2Zr2O7: A novel high-entropy ceramic with low thermal conductivity and sluggish grain growth rate. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 35(11). 2647–2651. 346 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhao, Zifan, Huimin Xiang, Fu‐Zhi Dai, Zhijian Peng, & Yanchun Zhou. (2019). Preparation and mechanical properties of β-Zr2O(PO4)2: A soft and damage tolerant ceramic with machinability and good thermal shock resistance. Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 40(1). 155–164. 5 indexed citations
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Zhao, Zifan, Heng Chen, Huimin Xiang, et al.. (2019). (Y0.25Yb0.25Er0.25Lu0.25)2(Zr0.5Hf0.5)2O7: A defective fluorite structured high entropy ceramic with low thermal conductivity and close thermal expansion coefficient to Al2O3. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 39. 167–172. 113 indexed citations

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